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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2007
Applicant:
Masahiro Takeshita, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Masahiro Takeshita, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04089 (2016.01); H01M 2/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/126 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/1262 (2013.01); H01M 8/04089 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An outlet shutoff valve where pressing surfaces, which press against each other, of a valve member and a valve seat are tilted relative to the vertical direction and where a drive shaft can be driven in a direction tilted relative to the vertical direction. In the outlet shutoff valve, the pressing surfaces are set high on the upstream side of gas flowing in a flow-path-forming pressure chamber, where the gas flows, and low on the downstream side.