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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Takami Hosoi, Aichi-gun, JP;
Hiroaki Nishiumi, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); H01M 8/04082 (2016.01); B60L 50/71 (2019.01); H01M 8/04858 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04164 (2013.01); B60L 50/71 (2019.02); H01M 8/04201 (2013.01); H01M 8/04925 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack having a hydrogen hole in which hydrogen gas passes, a hydrogen-related auxiliary machine, and a hydrogen pipe that connects the hydrogen hole and the hydrogen-related auxiliary machine. The hydrogen pipe includes a liquid retention part that is located below the hydrogen hole, and a connecting point between the hydrogen pipe and the hydrogen-related auxiliary machine in a gravity direction.