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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2008
Applicant:
Kentaro Hatta, Yokosuka, JP;
Inventor:
Kentaro Hatta, Yokosuka, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valve for a fluid passage in a vehicle fuel cell system. A housing includes an inflow passage connected to an upstream side of the fluid passage and an outflow passage connected to a downstream side of the fluid passage. A valve body is disposed in the housing and includes an intermediate fluid passage configured to provide fluid communication between the inflow passage and the outflow passage. A heating element is configured to apply heat directly to the valve body.