Carrying container for a power supply unit with fuel cells

摘要

The invention presents a possible way of converting power supply units, in particular compact power supply units, which are critical for safety into stable, impact-resistant fuel cell units by using expanding plastic.

主权项

1. Carrying container in the form of a rectangular elongated container for containing an operating compact power supply unit,
wherein said power supply unit comprises a fuel cell stack and additional components for making the fuel cell stack operable as a power supply unit, so that said power supply unit supplies power from the fuel cell stack, and said additional components are offset with respect to each other and with respect to the fuel cell stack, a plastic material in a state of being an expanded plastic material forms the carrying container and at least one channel is formed in the expanded plastic material, wherein the channel comprises a reactant-guiding channel and the channel forms an outflow opening which is depleted of reactants and enriched with products, and the carrying container comprises cut-outs in which individual components of said additional different components including corresponding cabling between the components are situated without further fastening measures, wherein the fuel cell stack and additional components are disposed within the expanded plastic material of the carrying container.