Fuel cell stack
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsRyoichi YOSHITOMI, Ken TAKAHASHI, Masaharu SUZUKI
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Abstract
A fuel cell stack includes a casing containing a plurality of fuel cell units. A ridge is formed integrally at the center in the width direction of a side panel of the casing. The ridge contacts a load receiver to support the load of the fuel cell units. A plurality of separate reinforcement plates bridging a recess of the back surface of the ridge are provided on the side panel. The reinforcement plates are fixed to the side panel at welding points by spot welding.
Claims9
A fuel cell stack comprising a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of unit cells in a horizontal direction, and a casing containing the stack body, the unit cells each formed by sandwiching an electrolyte electrode assembly between separators, the electrolyte electrode assembly including a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte interposed between the electrodes,
- wherein the casing has a bottom plate member including a ridge for receiving a load of the stack body, and
- a separate reinforcement member bridging a recess of the back surface of the ridge is provided on the bottom plate member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.