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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yuji Okamura, Wako, JP;
Tetsuya Fukuda, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04291 (2016.01); H01M 8/04701 (2016.01); F16K 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04291 (2013.01); F16K 49/00 (2013.01); F16K 49/002 (2013.01); H01M 8/04716 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a gas liquid separator and a valve device. The gas liquid separator separates water from a fuel off gas discharged from a fuel cell stack. The valve device is provided in a discharge channel for discharging water separated from the gas liquid separator. The valve device includes a fluid inlet for guiding fluid at least containing water in the gas liquid separator toward the valve main body. A heating device is provided at an inner hole of the fluid inlet.