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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Christian Lucas, Braunschweig, DE;
Natalja Ermatschenko, Wolfsburg, DE;
Assignee:
AUDI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); B01D 45/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); H01M 8/04291 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04156 (2013.01); B01D 45/00 (2013.01); H01M 8/04164 (2013.01); H01M 8/04291 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a water separator for separating product water from a fuel cell, a fuel cell including a water separator and a motor vehicle including a fuel cell. To design the water separator to be as compact as possible and to be able to operate it in a frost-proof manner, it is provided according to the invention that the water separator has a sealing element and a riser pipe extending through the sealing element.