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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hanon Systems, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, KR;
Ju Han Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sun Heum Baek, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young Bum Kum, Seoul, KR;
Dae Jong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Kil Sang Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
An end cell heater assembly includes: a case which has a first surface joined to an end plate of a fuel cell stack; a planar heating element installed in an accommodating groove formed in a second surface of the case; a terminal plate which is stacked and interposed between the planar heating element and an end cell of the fuel cell stack, joined and electrically connected to the end cell, and transferring heat generated by the planar heating element to the end cell; and a terminal which is integrally formed with the terminal plate so as to output electrical energy generated by the fuel cell stack and transferred through the terminal plate, to the outside.