Patent ID: 6338912
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: F01C,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A fuel cell system comprising:a fuel cell having an air feeding passage and a gas exhaust passage; a scroll compressor arranged in the air feeding passage, said compressor including a stationary scroll and a movable scroll; a scroll regenerator arranged in the gas exhaust passage, said regenerator including a stationary scroll and a movable scroll; a motor having an output shaft; the movable scroll of the compressor being integrally formed with the movable scroll of the regenerator such that the movable scroll of the compressor and the movable scroll of the regenerator have a common base plate, a first scrolling wall extending on one side of the common base plate and a second scrolling wall extending on the opposite side of the common base plate; the first scrolling wall being engaged with the stationary scroll of the compressor, the second scrolling wall being engaged with the stationary scroll of the regenerator; and the common base plate being operatively coupled to the output shaft of the motor.