Global Patent Index - EP 2416866 A1

EP 2416866 A1 20120215 - FILTER HOUSING FOR A FUEL CELL

Title (en)

FILTER HOUSING FOR A FUEL CELL

Title (de)

FILTERGEHÄUSE FÜR EINE BRENNSTOFFZELLE

Title (fr)

BOÎTIER DE FILTRE POUR PILE À COMBUSTIBLE

Publication

EP 2416866 A1 20120215 (DE)

Application

EP 10717529 A 20100409

Priority

  • EP 2010002211 W 20100409
  • DE 102009016739 A 20090409

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010115631A1] A housing (2, 2') for filtering the supply air of a fuel cell, comprising a lower part (3, 3') of the housing and an upper part (2, 2') of the housing which jointly delimit a chamber (4), wherein the chamber (4) is separated by at least one filter element (5, 5a) into a raw air chamber (6) and a clean air chamber (7), and wherein an air passage nozzle (8, 8', 8", 8'") for guiding supply air into the chamber (4) or out of the chamber (4) is associated with both the lower part (3, 3') of the housing and the upper part (2, 2') of the housing, is characterized by, with regard to the object of providing a filter system for the supply air of a fuel cell, which filter system operates continuously in a reliable manner after being assembled without problems, the filter element (5, 5a) being at least partially embedded in a sealing mass (9).

IPC 8 full level

B01D 46/12 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/52 (2006.01); F02M 35/024 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01D 46/0015 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 46/12 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 46/521 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/0687 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 2265/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 2279/60 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010115631A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102009016739 A1 20101014; CN 102365121 A 20120229; EP 2416866 A1 20120215; US 2010304232 A1 20101202; WO 2010115631 A1 20101014

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102009016739 A 20090409; CN 201080013504 A 20100409; EP 10717529 A 20100409; EP 2010002211 W 20100409; US 85435810 A 20100811