Fuel cell module and method of mounting the fuel cell module
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorRyoichi Yoshitomi
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Abstract
A fuel cell module includes a case body containing a cell stack body formed by stacking a plurality of power generation cells. The case body includes a plurality of connectors for mounting the fuel cell module into a fuel cell vehicle. The plurality of connectors include a first connector group used for mounting the fuel cell module into a first fuel cell vehicle in a manner that a stacking direction of the fuel cell module is substantially aligned with a first direction, and a second connector group used for mounting the fuel cell module into a second fuel cell vehicle in a manner that the stacking direction of the fuel cell module is substantially aligned with a second direction. Some connectors are common to both the first connector group and the second connector group.
Claims10
A fuel cell module comprising a cell stack body including a plurality of power generation cells stacked together, and a case body containing the cell stack body,
- wherein the case body includes a plurality of connectors configured to mount the fuel cell module into a fuel cell vehicle;
- and
- the plurality of connectors comprise:
- a first connector group configured to be used for mounting the fuel cell module into a first fuel cell vehicle in a manner that a stacking direction of the cell stack body is aligned with a first direction;
- and
- a second connector group configured to be used for mounting the fuel cell module into a second fuel cell vehicle in a manner that the stacking direction of the cell stack body is aligned with a second direction, and
- wherein some connectors are common to both the first connector group and the second connector group.
A method of mounting a fuel cell module into a fuel cell vehicle, the fuel cell module including a case body containing a cell stack body and a plurality of connectors provided on the case body,
- the connectors comprising:
- a first connector group configured to be used for mounting the fuel cell module into a first fuel cell vehicle in a manner that a stacking direction of the cell stack body is oriented in a first direction;
- and
- a second connector group configured to be used for mounting the fuel cell module into a second fuel cell vehicle in a manner that the stacking direction of the cell stack body is oriented in a second direction,
- the method comprising using, as common connectors, connectors that are common to both the first connector group for mounting the fuel cell module into the first fuel cell vehicle and the second connector group for mounting the fuel cell module into the second fuel cell vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.