Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel cell component having a retrieval code
- Patent Title (中): 具有检索码的燃料电池部件
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Application No.: US10485471Application Date: 2002-07-31
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Publication No.: US07754358B2Publication Date: 2010-07-13
- Inventor: Toshiyuki Inagaki , Tsuyoshi Takahashi , Haruhisa Niimi , Mikio Wada , Toshiyuki Suzuki , Yixin Zeng , Kouetsu Hibino , Tsutomu Ochi , Yasuyuki Asai , Katsuhiro Kajio , Yuichi Yagami
- Applicant: Toshiyuki Inagaki , Tsuyoshi Takahashi , Haruhisa Niimi , Mikio Wada , Toshiyuki Suzuki , Yixin Zeng , Kouetsu Hibino , Tsutomu Ochi , Yasuyuki Asai , Katsuhiro Kajio , Yuichi Yagami
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota-shi
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota-shi
- Agency: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
- Priority: JP2001-233250 20010801; JP02211374 20020719
- International Application: PCT/IB02/02962 WO 20020731
- International Announcement: WO03/012902 WO 20030213
- Main IPC: H01M8/00
- IPC: H01M8/00 ; H01M8/10

Abstract:
A fuel cell (10) includes a lamination (11) of a plurality of unit cells (30), current collector plates (12, 12) arranged at both ends of the lamination (11), end plates 16, 16 respectively provided outside the current collector plates (12, 12) with 5 insulating plates (14, 14) interposed therebetween, and fastening members (18) for fastening the end plates (16, 16) in the laminating direction to apply desired pressing force to the lamination (11). A barcode (41) corresponding to particular information relating to a unit cell (30) is provided on the exposed side surface of a separator (38) of the unit cell (30). According to this fuel cell (10), the barcode 41 can be easily read requiring no disassembly of the fuel cell (10). Moreover, as the information relating to the fuel cell can be obtained from the barcode (41), the information that cannot be determined from outer appearance can be obtained, resulting in improved service operations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040247951A1 Fuel cell component Public/Granted day:2004-12-09
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