Fuel cell stack
US10658682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fuel cell stack FS includes: a stack A that includes a single cells C that are stacked, each of the single cells including a frame 2 that holds an outer periphery of a membrane electrode assembly 1 and a pair of separators 3, 4 sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly 1 and the frame 2; and a case 50 that houses the stack A. The frame 2 comprises a protrusion 11 that protrudes outward from an outer periphery of a frame body 2A beyond an outer peripheral edge of the pair of separators 3, 4. A protrusion length of the protrusion 11 is greater than at least a gap between the frame 2 and one of the pair of separators 3, 4, and the protrusion 11 is bendable with respect to the frame body 2A. The protrusions prevent a contact between the separators 3, 4 of the single cell C and a contact between the end faces of the separators 3, 4 and the case 50 so as to prevent a short circuit of the single cell C.
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