Patent ID: 7534520

Claim:
A fuel cell system for a vehicle, comprising: fuel cell stacks for generating electrical power upon receipt of hydrogen gas and oxidized gas; hydrogen system parts for supplying hydrogen gas to the fuel cell stacks; a stack case for housing at least the fuel cell stacks and the hydrogen system parts, a support member on which the hydrogen system parts are mounted, the hydrogen system parts are mounted to the support member via joints; an end plate having the support member connected at one end and the fuel cell stacks connected at another end; and hydrogen gas inlet and outlet pipes which are located outside of the stack case, wherein the hydrogen system parts include a hydrogen inlet valve, a regulator, a hydrogen pump, a gas-liquid separator, and a hydrogen discharge valve, the parts are located inside the stack case so that they can be protected even in the event of a vehicle crash, and wherein the end plate and support member provide rigidity to the system so that even in the event of a vehicle crash the joints of the hydrogen system parts are prevented from being cracked or moved due to an unbalanced load imposed thereon.