Fuel cell
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorKeita Iritsuki
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Abstract
A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly with a frame at a peripheral portion, and a separator disposed on both sides of the frame and the membrane electrode assembly. A protrusion and a counterpart groove where a tip of the protrusion is inserted are respectively formed on portions of the frame and the separator facing each other, and the tip of the protrusion is immersed in an adhesive that is injected in the groove such that the groove and the protrusion are joined to each other. A room is formed between the frame and the separator on the groove at least at a side of the protrusion closer to the membrane electrode assembly.
Claims6
A fuel cell, comprising:
- a membrane electrode assembly with a frame at a peripheral portion;
- and
- a separator disposed on both sides of the frame and the membrane electrode assembly,
- wherein a protrusion and a counterpart groove where a tip of the protrusion is inserted are respectively formed on portions of the frame and the separator facing each other, and the tip of the protrusion is immersed in an adhesive that is injected in the groove such that the groove and the protrusion are joined to each other, and
- a room is formed between the frame and the separator on the groove at least at a side of the protrusion closer to the membrane electrode assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.