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US 11,600,829 B2Granted
Fuel cell separator member and fuel cell
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorSuguru Ohmori
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Abstract
A fuel cell separator member forming a power generation cell includes a first separator, and a load receiver member disposed in a manner to protrude outward from the first separator. Reinforcement ribs extending in a direction in which the load receiver member protrudes are provided in a part of an outer peripheral portion of the first separator, the part being adjacent to a joint portion.
Claims18
A fuel cell separator member comprising:
- a separator;
- a load receiver member disposed in a manner to protrude outward from the separator;
- and
- a joint portion configured to join an outer peripheral portion of the separator and the load receiver member together,
- wherein:
- a reinforcement rib extending in a direction in which the load receiver member protrudes is provided in a part of the outer peripheral portion of the separator, the part being adjacent to the joint portion;
- the outer peripheral portion of the separator is provided with a width direction rib;
- and
- a protruding height of the reinforcement rib is smaller than a protruding height of the width direction rib.
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A fuel cell comprising:
- a membrane electrode assembly including an electrolyte membrane, and electrodes provided on both sides of the electrolyte membrane;
- and
- a pair of separators provided on both sides of the membrane electrode assembly,
- wherein:
- at least one of the separators of the pair forms a fuel cell separator member,
- the fuel cell separator member comprises a load receiver member disposed in a manner to protrude outward from the separator, and a joint portion configured to join an outer peripheral portion of the separator and the load receiver member together,
- a reinforcement rib extending in a direction in which the load receiver member protrudes is provided in a part of the outer peripheral portion of the separator, the part being adjacent to the joint portion;
- the outer peripheral portion of the separator is provided with a width direction rib;
- and
- a protruding height of the reinforcement rib is smaller than a protruding height of the width direction rib.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.