Housing for Accommodating a Stack of Fuel Cells, Batteries or Capacitors
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsThomas HOEFLER, Paul EITZENBERGER, Martin MOSER, Lukas WITTCHEN
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Abstract
A housing is provided for accommodating a stack of fuel cells, batteries or capacitors, including a first half-shell and a second half-shell opposite the first half-shell, a first pressure plate arrangement and a second pressure plate arrangement opposite the first pressure plate arrangement, the stack being accommodated between the two half-shells and between the two pressure plate arrangements, each half-shell gripping each pressure plate arrangement on the outer face thereof.
Claims20
A housing for receiving a fuel cell stack or battery stack or capacitor stack, comprising:
- a first half shell and a second half shell that lies opposite the first half shell;
- a first pressure plate arrangement and a second pressure plate arrangement that lies opposite the first pressure plate arrangement;
- wherein the stack is receivable between the first and second half shells and between the first and second pressure plate arrangements,
- wherein the first and second half shells engage around the first and second pressure plate arrangements on an outer side thereof;
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- wherein a strap arrangement, straps of which extend over the outer side of the first and second half shells or the straps of which are integrated into the first and second half shells, assists the first and second half shells in functioning as tie rods.
An energy supply unit for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a stack configured as a fuel cell stack, a battery stack or a capacitor stack;
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- a housing in which the stack is disposed, the housing including:
- a first half shell and a second half shell that lies opposite the first half shell;
- a first pressure plate arrangement and a second pressure plate arrangement that lies opposite the first pressure plate arrangement;
- wherein the stack is disposed between the first and second half shells and between the first and second pressure plate arrangements,
- wherein the first and second half shells engage around the first and second pressure plate arrangements on an outer side thereof;
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- wherein a strap arrangement, straps of which extend over the outer side of the first and second half shells or the straps of which are integrated into the first and second half shells, assists the first and second half shells in functioning as tie rods.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.