发明名称 Design for Manufacturing/Assembly of a Fuel Distributor Assembly
摘要 A fuel distributor assembly for a fuel cell stack that includes an inner shell positioned within an outer shell. The outer shell is curved to define a central longitudinal chamber, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge. The outer shell also has an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface. The first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge in combination define a longitudinal slot. The first longitudinal edge is bent inwardly towards the longitudinal chamber to form a longitudinal lip. The inner shell includes a plurality of ribs extending outwardly and contacting the inner wall surface of the outer shell. The inner shell, the outer shell, the lip, and the ribs define a plurality of flow channels. The inner shell has a length along which a plurality of apertures are positioned in a partial helical pattern. A method of forming the fuel distributor is also provided.
申请公布号 US2014170520(A1) 申请公布日期 2014.06.19
申请号 US201213716904 申请日期 2012.12.17
申请人 GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 发明人 Pernot Matthew T.;Brisbane Roger M.;Reich Courtney E.;Groninger Edward D.
分类号 H01M8/24 主分类号 H01M8/24
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A fuel distributor assembly for a fuel cell stack, the fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cells, the fuel distributor comprising: an outer shell comprising a sheet, the sheet curved to define a central longitudinal chamber, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, the outer shell having an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface, the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge defining a longitudinal slot, the first longitudinal edge being bent inwardly towards the longitudinal chamber to form a longitudinal lip; and an inner shell positioned within the outer shell, the inner shell including a plurality of ribs extending outwardly and contacting the inner wall surface of the outer shell wherein the inner shell, the outer shell, the lip, and the ribs define a plurality of flow channels, the inner shell having a length along which a plurality of apertures are positioned in a partial helical pattern, the inner shell receiving fuel that is provided to the plurality of apertures such that fuel flows within the flow channels and emerges from the slot.
地址 Detroit MI US