US 11,870,109 B2
Gasket assembly and fuel cell humidifier including same
Do Woo Kim, Seoul (KR); Woong Jeon Ahn, Seoul (KR); and Jung Kun Her, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/669,643.
Application 17/669,643 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2021/006260, filed on May 20, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0061427 (KR), filed on May 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0181649 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 8/0271 (2016.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); F24F 6/00 (2006.01); F24F 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 8/0271 (2013.01) [F24F 3/14 (2013.01); F24F 6/00 (2013.01); H01M 8/04126 (2013.01); B01D 2313/041 (2022.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gasket assembly for a fuel cell humidifier including a mid-case, a cap fastened to the mid-case, and at least one cartridge disposed in the mid-case and accommodating a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, the gasket assembly comprising:
a packing portion including a body member having a hole into which an end portion of the cartridge is inserted and a protruding member formed at one end of the body member and in contact with the end portion of the cartridge inserted into the hole to prevent a fluid in the mid-case from flowing to the cap side;
an edge portion formed at the other end of the body member and formed in a space formed by a groove formed in the end portion of the mid-case and the end portion of the cap; and
a sealing portion formed to be in contact with the cartridge and the packing portion to prevent the fluid in the mid-case from flowing to the cap side.