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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Shingo Morishima, Toyota, JP;
Masahiko Suzuki, Hoi-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Shingo Morishima, Toyota, JP;
Masahiko Suzuki, Hoi-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell system is provided which includes an off-gas recirculating mechanism working to mix an off-gas discharged from a fuel cell with a hydrogen gas supplied to the fuel cell. The off-gas recirculating mechanism is implemented by an ejector vacuum pump which is controllable of an area of an outlet thereof to bring an output pressure into agreement with a target one. Use of such a type of ejector vacuum pump ensures desired accuracy of recirculation of the off-gas and regulation of the pressure of fuel supplied to the fuel cell.