Fuel cell separator and fuel cell
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakehiro Naoki
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Abstract
A fuel cell separator comprises a first plate and a second plate. The first plate has a plurality of first projections protruded toward the second plate to define reactive gas flow paths, the second plate has a plurality of second projections protruded toward the first plate to define reactive gas flow paths. A top of each of the plurality of first projections is in contact with an intermediate part between adjacent two of the plurality of second projections formed on the second plate, and a top of each of the plurality of second projections is in contact with an intermediate part between adjacent two of the plurality of first projections formed on the first plate.
Claims9
A fuel cell separator, comprising:
- a first plate;
- a second plate;
- a first manifold for first reactive gas supply formed on outer circumferences of the first plate and the second plate;
- a second manifold for first reactive gas exhaust formed on the outer circumferences;
- a third manifold for second reactive gas supply formed on the outer circumferences;
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- a fourth manifold for second reactive gas exhaust formed on the outer circumferences,
- wherein the first plate has a plurality of strip-shaped first projections protruded toward the second plate to define a plurality of second reactive gas flow paths,
- the second plate has a plurality of strip-shaped second projections protruded toward the first plate to define a plurality of second reactive gas flow paths,
- a top of each of the plurality of the first projections is in contact with a bottom of a recess arranged between adjacent two of the plurality of the second projections formed on the second plate,
- a top of each of the plurality of the second projections is in contact with a bottom of a recess arranged between adjacent two of the plurality of the first projections formed on the first plate,
- the first reactive gas flow paths are alternately connected with the first manifold and the second manifold,
- the first reactive gas flow paths have closed ends that are opposite to respective connection ends alternately connecting with the first manifold and the second manifold,
- the second reactive gas flow paths are alternately connected with the third manifold and the fourth manifold, and
- the second reactive gas flow paths have closed ends that are opposite to respective connection ends alternately connecting with the third manifold and the fourth manifold.
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