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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Takami Hosoi, Aichi-gun, JP;
Hiroaki Nishiumi, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Mishima, Kariya, JP;
Hitoshi Okuno, Kariya, JP;
Toshihide Yamada, Kariya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
ASIN CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a cathode off-gas discharge channel, a gas-liquid separator, and a cover member. The gas-liquid separator includes a body, a first discharge channel including a first valve seat at an end, and a first valve device including a first valve element and a first driver. The cover member covers at least the first discharge channel and the first valve seat in the gas-liquid separator, and includes a gas channel defining portion that defines a gas channel communicating with the cathode off-gas discharge channel between the cover member and the gas-liquid separator. The gas channel is configured such that a cathode off-gas flowing into the cover member comes into contact with the first discharge channel and the first valve seat and does not come into contact with the first driver.