Fuel cell
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki Tanaka, Seiji Sugiura
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AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki Tanaka, Seiji Sugiura
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A fuel cell stack comprising a second metal separator set to have an external dimension larger than a first metal separator, wherein the second metal separator comprises, formed integrally, a first seal member in contact with the peripheral edge of a first electrolyte membrane/electrode structure, a second seal member in contact with the peripheral edge of the first metal separator, and a third seal member in contact with the peripheral edge of an adjoining fourth metal separator. Since the first seal member, the second seal member and the third seal member are integrally formed on one surface of the second separator or one surface of the first separator, a seal-forming step can be carried out at one effort, simply and economically. In addition, use of a triple seal structure containing the first through the third seal members can favorably improve the sealing feature of reaction gas and minimize reaction gas leakage.
A fuel cell comprising an electrolyte electrode assembly and first and second separators sandwiching the electrolyte electrode assembly, the electrolyte electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the second electrode having a surface area smaller than that of the first electrode, the first separator facing the first electrode, the second separator having outer dimensions different from those of the first separator, and facing the second electrode,
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