Fuel cell system with a deflection means in the anode path

A fuel cell system (100) comprising:

• at least one fuel cell (101)
• and an anode path (10) configured for providing a fuel-containing reactant to the at least one fuel cell (101),
• wherein the anode path (10) has
• an inlet line (11) configured for providing the fuel-containing reactant to the at least one fuel cell (101)
• and an outlet line (12) configured for discharging the fuel-containing reactant from the at least one fuel cell (101),
• and wherein a recirculation apparatus (14) is provided between the inlet line (11) and the outlet line (12) in order to return unused fuel to the fuel cell (101),
• wherein a deflection means (20) is provided in the inlet line (11) at a fuel cell inlet (E) in order to separate off water;
• wherein a collecting channel (22) configured for water trickling in a direction away from the fuel cell inlet (E) and toward a first drain bore (A1) is provided on the deflection means (20), wherein the collecting channel (22) has a smaller diameter at a narrowest point than the fuel cell inlet (E) and a fuel cell outlet (A);
• and
• wherein the collecting channel (22) is arranged coaxially with the inlet line (11) in an area of the deflection means (20);
• wherein the deflection means 20 is an inverted funnel and/or an inverted truncated cone, which points with a narrowest point toward a fuel cell inlet (E) and faces with a widest point away from the fuel cell inlet (E), and
• wherein the collecting channel (22) and the inlet line (11) form a double-walled tube section in the area of the deflection means (20).