Humidifier for fuel cell

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9923216-B2
Application number	US-201615196958-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2016
Priority date	Nov 20, 2015
Publication date	Mar 20, 2018
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018

Abstract

A humidifier for a fuel cell includes a connection hose part connected to an air inlet of a fuel cell stack. A humidifier port part is coupled to an inner peripheral surface of the connection hose part and connects the connection hose part to an air outlet of a humidifier housing. A condensate collection part is coupled to an upper portion of the humidifier port part so that a condensate collection space is defined between an outer peripheral surface of the condensate collection part and the inner peripheral surface of the connection hose part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A humidifier for a fuel cell, comprising:
a connection hose part connected to an air inlet of a fuel cell stack;
a humidifier port part coupled to an inner peripheral surface of the connection hose part, the humidifier port part connecting the connection hose part to an air outlet of a humidifier housing; and
a condensate collection part coupled to an upper portion of the humidifier port part so that a condensate collection space is defined between an outer peripheral surface of the condensate collection part and the inner peripheral surface of the connection hose part.

2. The humidifier of claim 1 , wherein the condensate collection part has a same inner diameter as the humidifier port part and has a cylindrical shape in which upper and lower portions of the condensate collection part have the same diameter.

3. The humidifier of claim 1 , wherein the condensate collection part is inclined such that an area of the condensate collection space gradually increases upward from a bottom of the condensate collection part.

4. The humidifier of claim 1 , wherein the humidifier port part has a catch member formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof.

5. The humidifier of claim 1 , wherein the condensate collection part has a discharge hole formed therethrough.

6. The humidifier of claim 1 , wherein the condensate collection space has a heat transfer member formed on the inner peripheral surface of the connection hose part.

7. The humidifier of claim 1 , wherein the connection hose part is connected to the humidifier port part by clamping on an outer peripheral surface of the connection hose part.

8. A humidifier for a fuel cell, comprising:
a humidifier port part connected to an air outlet of a humidifier housing; and
a connection hose part coupled to an outer peripheral surface of the humidifier port part, connecting the humidifier port part to an air inlet of a fuel cell stack, and having a bent end such that a condensate collection space is defined between an inner peripheral surface of the connection hose part and the outer peripheral surface of the humidifier port part.

9. A humidifier for a fuel cell, comprising:
a connection hose part connected to an air inlet of a fuel cell stack;
a humidifier port part coupled to an inner peripheral surface of the connection hose part, the humidifier port part connecting the connection hose part to an air outlet of a humidifier housing; and
a heat transfer member coupled to an inner peripheral surface of the humidifier port part to evaporate condensate which moves along the inner peripheral surface of the humidifier port part.

10. The humidifier of claim 9 , wherein the heat transfer member is coupled to each of the inner peripheral surfaces of the connection hose part and the humidifier port part.

11. The humidifier of claim 9 , wherein the heat transfer member is selectively coupled to the connection hose part or the humidifier port part.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hyun Yoo
• Kwon Hyuck Roul

Classifications

• B01D53/00

  Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols, (recovery of volatile solvents by condensation B01D5/00; sublimation B01D7/00; cold traps, cold baffles B01D8/00; working-up undefined gaseous mixtures obtained by cracking hydrocarbon oils C10G70/00; cleaning coal gas C10K; working-up of natural gas, or synthetic natural gas, C10L3/10; separation of difficult-to-condense gases or air by liquefaction F25J; for investigating materials G01N30/00) · CPC title

• Y02T90/32

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• H01M2250/20

  Fuel cells in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M8/04201

  Reactant storage and supply, e.g. means for feeding, pipes · CPC title

• H01M8/04067

  Heat exchange or temperature measuring elements, thermal insulation, e.g. heat pipes, heat pumps, fins · CPC title