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US 2018/0026281 A1Published application
Knock-out valve with an extension tube for fuel cell purging
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorSeha SON
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Abstract
A knock-out assembly for a fuel cell purge line includes a separator, a valve and a tube. The separator has a drain fluidly coupled to a body attached to an anode. The valve has a first inlet attached to and in fluid communication with the drain. The tube is disposed within the drain and the first inlet, and is configured to extend into the body and away from the drain.
Claims20
A knock-out assembly for a fuel cell purge line comprising:
- a separator having a drain fluidly coupled to a body attached to an anode;
- a valve having a first inlet attached to and in fluid communication with the drain;
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- a tube disposed within the drain and the first inlet, and being configured to extend into the body and away from the drain.
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A fuel cell system comprising:
- a fuel cell stack;
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- a knock-out assembly in fluid communication with the fuel cell stack and including a separator having a body and first and second drains fluidly coupled to first and second inlets of a valve, respectively, wherein the first inlet and drain includes a tube disposed therein and configured to extend into the body and away from the first drain.
A knock-out assembly for a fuel cell purge line comprising:
- a separator having first and second drains fluidly coupled to a body attached to an anode;
- a first valve having a first inlet attached to and in fluid communication with the first drain;
- a second valve having a second inlet attached to and in fluid communication with the second drain;
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- a tube extending between the drain and the first inlet such that, upon blockage of the second inlet, the tube defines a fluid passageway from the body through the drain into the first valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.