Fuel cell assembly
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorSoichiro Ogawa
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Abstract
A fuel cell assembly (1) for mounting in a vehicle comprises a fuel cell stack (2) comprising two stack units (2a, 2b) arranged in parallel. Each of the stack units (2a, 2b) comprises a number of fuel cells stacked in a fixed direction. The fuel cell stack (2) is housed in a case (3). The case (3) is supported in the vehicle via a rubber mount (36). The case (3) permits expansion and contraction of the fuel cell stack (2) in the fixed direction so that the expansion and contraction of the fuel cell stack (2) does not exert a force on the rubber mount (36).
Claims13
A fuel cell assembly mounted in a vehicle, comprising:
- a fuel cell stack comprising plural fuel cells stacked in a fixed direction and a pair of end plates which are stacked on both ends of the plural fuel cells;
- a stacking bolt which penetrates the pair of end plates in the fixed direction and maintains the plural fuel cells in a stacked state;
- a case housing the fuel cell stack;
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- a bolt which penetrates an end plate in a direction perpendicular to the fixed direction, wherein both ends of the bolt are fixed to the case to bear a load exerted in the fixed direction by the fuel cell stack.
A fuel cell assembly mounted in a vehicle, comprising:
- a fuel cell stack comprising plural fuel cells stacked in a fixed direction;
- a stacking bolt disposed along the fixed direction to maintain the plural fuel cells in a stacked state;
- a fluid supply/discharge block fitted to an end of the fuel cell stack to supply fluid from outside to each of the plural fuel cells and discharge fluid from each of the plural fuel cells to outside;
- a case housing the fuel cell stack and the fluid supply/discharge block;
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- a bolt which penetrates the fluid supply/discharge block in a direction perpendicular to the fixed direction, wherein both ends of the bolt are fixed to the case to bear a load exerted in the fixed direction by the fuel cell stack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.