Patent ID: 9725316
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B01J,C01B,H01M,Y02E

Claim:
1. A hydrogen generator comprising: a housing having a door; a cavity within the housing; a fuel unit removably disposed within the cavity and containing a hydrogen-containing material that can release hydrogen gas when heated; and a heater assembly comprising a heater disposed in the cavity for heating the fuel unit; wherein: the fuel unit is removable when the door is in an open position, and the housing is sealed when the door is in a closed position; the heater assembly is in a retracted position in which a gap is present between the heater assembly and the fuel unit when the door is in the open position; the heater assembly is in an extended position in which the heater assembly is disposed against the fuel unit when the door is in the closed position; the hydrogen generator further includes a mechanism for moving the heater assembly between the retracted and extended positions, the motion of the heater assembly being actuated by a motion of the door between the open and closed positions; wherein the heater assembly includes a heater support to which the heater is secured, and the heater support is movable by the mechanism: and, wherein the mechanism includes a cam bar with an angled surface that deflects the heater support in a direction normal to a lateral motion of the cam bar.