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Fuel cell stack
US2018034091A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2018034091-A1 |
| Application number | US-201715657629-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Publication date | Feb 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | — |
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A fuel cell stack comprises a stacked body, an end plate and a case configured such that the stacked body is placed therein. The end plate is arranged to cover an end face of the stacked body in a stacking direction and an end face of the case in the stacking direction and is fastened to the end face of the case. A placement groove is formed in at least one surface out of two surfaces of the end plate and the case opposed to each other, such that a seal member is placed in the placement groove. The end plate includes a resin layer formed to continuously cover an inner circumferential wall surface of the fluid flow path hole, a surface of the end plate opposed to the stacked body, and an outer circumferential side end of the placement groove.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A fuel cell stack, comprising: a stacked body configured to include a plurality of unit cells that are stacked; an end plate located outside of the stacked body in a stacking direction of the plurality of unit cells and configured to include a fluid flow path hole that is arranged to pass through in the stacking direction; and a case configured such that the stacked body is placed therein, wherein the end plate is arranged to cover an end face of the stacked body in the stacking direction and an end face of the case in the stacking direction and is fastened to the end face of the case, a placement groove is formed in at least one surface out of two surfaces of the end plate and the case that are opposed to each other, such that a seal member used to seal the end plate and the case is placed in the placement groove, and the end plate includes a resin layer formed to continuously cover an inner circumferential wall surface of the fluid flow path hole, a surface of the end plate opposed to the stacked body, and an outer circumferential side end of the placement groove.
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with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes · CPC title
Arrangements for sealing external manifolds; Arrangements for mounting external manifolds around a stack · CPC title
Fuel cells with polymeric electrolytes · CPC title
comprising two or more groupings of fuel cells, e.g. modular assemblies · CPC title
- H01M8/2483Primary
characterised by internal manifolds · CPC title
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- What does patent US2018034091A1 cover?
- A fuel cell stack comprises a stacked body, an end plate and a case configured such that the stacked body is placed therein. The end plate is arranged to cover an end face of the stacked body in a stacking direction and an end face of the case in the stacking direction and is fastened to the end face of the case. A placement groove is formed in at least one surface out of two surfaces of the en…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd, Taiho Kogyo Co Ltd, Toyoda Gosei Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01M8/2483. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Feb 01 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).