Patent ID: 8863871
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: B60L,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A fuel cell apparatus for vehicles including a fuel cell stack arranged in an engine room located in a vehicle front section and partitioned by a panel relative to a passenger room, and adapted to take in air through an air in-taking aperture area to use as a reaction gas and a coolant, and discharge air through an air discharging aperture area communicating with an interior space of an air discharge duct, the fuel cell apparatus comprising: a cowl top member comprising a tubular peripheral wall provided above the panel with an upper portion thereof extending along a lower edge of a front windshield, and a set of communication apertures formed through the upper portion of the tubular peripheral wall for air communication between atmosphere and an interior space of the tubular peripheral wall; and a diluter comprising an air inlet aperture area communicating with the interior space of the air discharge duct, an air outlet aperture area communicating with the interior space of the tubular peripheral wall, and a dilution chamber configured to introduce fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell stack, dilute introduced fuel gas with air introduced through the air inlet aperture area, and discharge diluted fuel gas through the air outlet aperture area.