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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederic Gagnon, Chatham, CA;
Assignee:
Siemens VDO Automotive Inc., Chatham, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/110 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/110 ;
Abstract
A diffuser for an air mass flow controller for fuel cells that includes a housing, an inlet, a first bank of outlets, and a second bank of outlets. The housing has walls, which define a volume. The inlet is disposed along a first axis and is coupled to a first one of the walls. The first bank of outlets is disposed along a second axis and is coupled to a second one of the walls. The first bank of outlets is in fluid communication with the inlet. The second bank of outlets is disposed along a third axis and is coupled to the second wall. The second bank of outlets is in fluid communication with the inlet and the first bank of outlets.