Fuel cell stack of fuel cell vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsDuck Whan Kim, Young Bum Kum, Young Woo Noh, Sae Hoon Kim, Kwi Seong Jeong
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of assembling a fuel cell stack, in which a fixing block and a fixing pin are used to assemble the fuel cell stack instead of a bolt, thereby reducing the time and process required for assembly of the fuel cell stack, enabling an assembly process using an automated device to be realized, and facilitating mass production.
Claims9
A fuel cell stack of a fuel cell vehicle, which includes a plurality of unit cells and an end plate disposed on each of both ends thereof, the fuel cell stack comprising:
- a fastening bar between the end plates, which fastening bar contacts a top portion and a side portion of each of the end plates;
- a fixing block penetrating an end portion of the fastening bar, connected to the end plate in a predetermined direction, and having a head portion which supports the fastening bar;
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- a fixing pin penetrating the fastening bar at an angle perpendicular to the predetermined direction and detachably connected to the fixing block.
A method of assembling a fuel cell stack for a fuel cell vehicle, which includes a plurality of unit cells and end plates disposed on each of both ends thereof, the method comprising:
- disposing a fastening bar between the end plates such that the fastening bar contacts at least a top portion and a side portion of each of the end plates;
- allowing a fixing block to penetrate an end of the fastening bar in a predetermined direction to insert the fixing block into each of the end plates;
- allowing a fixing pin to penetrate the fastening bar at an angle perpendicular to the predetermined direction to connect the fixing pin to the fixing block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.