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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joachim Seitz, Neu-Ulm, DE;
Jochen Sang, Kirchheim/Teck, DE;
Assignee:
Ballard Power Systems AG, Kirchheim-Nabern, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/120 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/120 ;
Abstract
A device is used to meter a gaseous medium, in particular air, by means of a plurality of metering valves, into a plurality of components of a fuel cell system used in a motor vehicle. All of the metering valves are arranged on a central middle block. The central middle block has at least one inlet opening for the gaseous medium, which is connected, via at least one passage, to in each case one connection point for each of the metering valves.