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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 31, 2014
Applicant:

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Stefan Haase, Schwabhausen, DE;

Andreas Buchner, Steinebach, DE;

Michael Bauer, Unterfoehring, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); H01M 8/04089 (2016.01); H01M 8/04014 (2016.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04701 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1892 (2013.01); B60L 11/1898 (2013.01); H01M 8/04014 (2013.01); H01M 8/04074 (2013.01); H01M 8/04097 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0043 (2013.01); H01M 8/04716 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01); Y02T 90/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exhaust-air guide of a fuel cell stack having a cooling structure, in particular in a motor vehicle, is provided. The cooler structure belongs to the functional environment of the fuel cell stack and is in form through which ambient air flows. The exhaust air of the fuel cell stack is guided to a point upstream of the cooler structure such that the exhaust air flows through the cooler structure in a throughflow direction and, in so doing, entrains ambient air in accordance with the jet pump principle. The exhaust air of the fuel cell stack may be cooled before being guided to the cooler structure. The exhaust air of the fuel cell stack is guided to a point upstream of the cooler structure in multiple pipes that are oriented at least approximately parallel to the inflow surface of the cooler structure, from which pipes the exhaust air emerges via outlet openings in the pipe wall. The outlet openings are situated at a suitable angle with respect to the throughflow direction.


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