US 12,469,862 B2
Fuel cell
Hyun Woong Ko, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/960,931.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0014077 (KR), filed on Feb. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0246206 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); H01M 8/04223 (2016.01); H01M 8/04701 (2016.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01); H01M 8/241 (2016.01); H01M 8/2465 (2016.01)
CPC H01M 8/04037 (2013.01) [H01M 8/04701 (2013.01); H01M 8/241 (2013.01); H01M 8/2465 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fuel cell, comprising:
a cell stack comprising a plurality of unit cells stacked in a first direction;
a plate disposed on at least one of two end portions of the cell stack;
a heating element disposed between the at least one of the two end portions of the cell stack and the plate, the heating element comprising a first connector including a first terminal protruding in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the first connector being coupled to the plate in the first direction; and
a second connector including a second terminal, the second terminal being coupled to the first connector in the second direction and configured to be electrically connected to the first terminal,
wherein the heating element further comprises a heating part connected to the first connector and configured to generate heat,
wherein the heating part comprises a first surface facing the plate and a second surface facing opposite the first surface,
wherein the first terminal has an end contacting a terminal area located at a peripheral portion of the first surface, and
wherein the first connector further comprises:
a first body including a first portion having a recess formed therein to connect at least a portion of the terminal area to the first terminal in the first direction and a second portion having a first receiving recess formed therein to receive an opposite end of the first terminal protruding in the second direction, the second portion being adjacent to the first portion in the second direction.