Patents Assigned to Kia Corporation Seoul
  • Publication number: 20230024605
    Abstract: An air control valve apparatus for a fuel cell, which controls air that flows into or out of a fuel cell stack, includes a valve housing having an air flow path fluidically-communicating with the fuel cell stack; a valve member configured to selectively open or close the air flow path; a trapping portion provided in the valve housing, disposed adjacent to an internal surface of the valve member, and configured to trap foreign substances discharged from the fuel cell stack; and a siphon guide tube connected between the trapping portion and the outside of the valve member and configured to selectively discharge the foreign substances trapped by the trapping portion to the outside of the valve member, improving stability and reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation Seoul
    Inventors: Sang Woo KIM, Ju Yong LEE, Byeong seung LEE