- Patent Title: Gas flow passage formation plate for fuel cell and fuel cell stack
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Application No.: US16138803Application Date: 2018-09-21
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Publication No.: US11145881B2Publication Date: 2021-10-12
- Inventor: Hirotaka Nakayama , Yoshinori Shinozaki , Satoshi Futami
- Applicant: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Kariya
- Assignee: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kariya
- Agency: Maschoff Brennan
- Priority: JPJP2017-194382 20171004
- Main IPC: H01M8/04291
- IPC: H01M8/04291 ; H01M8/04119 ; H01M8/0258

Abstract:
A gas flow passage formation plate includes a plurality of projections arranged in a first direction and a second direction. The projections project toward a membrane electrode assembly. The gas flow passage formation plate further includes a gas flow passage, a water flow passage, and a plurality of openings. The gas flow passage is formed by a portion of the gas flow passage formation plate at a side opposing the membrane electrode assembly including regions between two adjacent projections. The water flow passage is formed by a portion of the gas flow passage formation plate at a side opposing a partition plate including the inside of the projections. The openings are each formed in a side wall of the projection connecting inside and outside of the projection. Each opening is arranged at only one location in one projection.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190103617A1 GAS FLOW PASSAGE FORMATION PLATE FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK Public/Granted day:2019-04-04
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