Structure for mounting fuel cell stack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10090551-B2
Application number	US-201514933790-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2015
Priority date	Apr 17, 2015
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

A structure for mounting a fuel cell stack in an enclosure or a frame includes a first mounting mechanism for fastening and mounting a first mounting part located at a first side of the fuel cell stack in a longitudinal direction of the stack, which is a cell stacking direction, to the enclosure or the frame in a completely fixing fashion, and a second mounting mechanism for mounting a second mounting part located at a second side of the fuel cell stack in the longitudinal direction of the stack to the enclosure or the frame in a state of being movable in the longitudinal direction of the stack.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A structure for mounting a fuel cell stack in an enclosure or a frame, the structure comprising:
a first mounting mechanism for fastening and mounting a first mounting part located at a first side of the fuel cell stack in a longitudinal direction of the stack, which is a cell stacking direction, to the enclosure or the frame in a completely fixing fashion; and
a second mounting mechanism for mounting a second mounting part located at a second side of the fuel cell stack in the longitudinal direction of the stack to the enclosure or the frame in a state of being movable in the longitudinal direction of the stack with respect to the enclosure or the frame installed outside the fuel cell stack.

2. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the first mounting part and the second mounting part are end plates disposed at opposite ends of the fuel cell stack.

3. The structure of claim 1 , wherein
one of the first mounting part and the second mounting part is an end plate disposed at the first side of the fuel cell stack, and
the other of the first mounting part and the second mounting part is a pressure plate for supporting the fuel cell stack in a pressurized fashion in a state in which an elastic member is interposed between the pressure plate and another end plate disposed at the second side of the fuel cell stack to automatically adjust surface pressure and fastening force of the stack.

4. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the second mounting mechanism restricts translation of the second mounting part of the fuel cell stack in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the stack and rotation of the second mounting part.

5. The structure of claim 1 , wherein the second mounting mechanism comprises:
a first component completely fixed to the second mounting part of the fuel cell stack; and
a second component mounted to the enclosure or the frame in a state of being coupled to the first component for guiding the first component in the longitudinal direction of the stack.

6. The structure of claim 5 , wherein the first component is a supporting shaft extending from the second mounting part of the fuel cell stack, and the second component is a linear guide member for guiding sliding of the supporting shaft in an axial direction in a state of being coupled to the supporting shaft.

7. The structure of claim 6 , wherein the linear guide member is a linear ball bush coupled to the supporting shaft such that the supporting shaft extends through the linear ball bush, the linear ball bush having balls contacting the supporting shaft for guiding translation of the supporting shaft.

8. The structure of claim 7 , wherein the linear ball bush is mounted in a mounting hole of the enclosure, and a lip seal for sealing between the supporting shaft and the mounting hole is mounted in the mounting hole in a state in which the supporting shaft is coupled to the mounting hole such that the supporting shaft extends through the mounting hole.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Suh Jung Do

Classifications

• H01M8/2404 Primary

  Processes or apparatus for grouping fuel cells · CPC title

• H01M8/248

  Means for compression of the fuel cell stacks · CPC title

• Y02E60/50

  Fuel cells · CPC title