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Humidifier, for example for a fuel cell

US9954236B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MANN+HUMMEL GmbH · DE

Inventors

Michael Fasold · Auenwald, DE
Bernd Tippmer · Ludwigsburg, DE
Michael Harenbrock · Ludwigsburg, DE
Heinz Fuchs · Homberg (Efze), DE
Sascha Bauer · Auenwald, DE
Joerg Menssen · Tamm, DE
Thomas Tschech · Erbach, DE
Steffen Schuetz · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 25, 2015
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 25, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A humidifier has a stack unit having a plurality of water-vapor-permeable membranes which are arranged parallel one above the other and spaced apart from one another. Two adjacent membranes are connected to one another via fixing elements, wherein a first fixing element acts on the top membrane from above and a second fixing element acts on the bottom membrane from below.

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