Fuel cell module
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorRyoichi Yoshitomi
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Abstract
A fuel cell module is mounted in a fuel cell vehicle. In the fuel cell module, an auxiliary device case is provided on a side part of the fuel cell stack. A hydrogen system auxiliary device for supplying and circulating a hydrogen gas and an oxidizing agent system auxiliary device for supplying and discharging an oxygen-containing gas are placed in the auxiliary device case. A humidifier of the oxidizing agent system auxiliary device includes a fuel gas system protection mechanism. When a load is applied from the front side of the fuel cell vehicle, the fuel gas system protection mechanism prevents interference of the humidifier with the hydrogen system auxiliary device and prevents breakage of the hydrogen system auxiliary device.
Claims10
A fuel cell module comprising:
- a fuel cell stack mounted in a fuel cell vehicle;
- an auxiliary device case provided on a side part of the fuel cell stack;
- a fuel gas system device and an oxygen-containing gas system device stored in the auxiliary device case;
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- a fuel gas system protection mechanism configured to prevent interference of the oxygen-containing gas system device with the fuel gas system device with respect to application of the load to the auxiliary device case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.