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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Fumishige Shizuku, Seto, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
In order to reduce corrosion of metal plates of a current collector which is comprised of the stacked metal plates made of different materials, a current collector for a fuel cell is provided, which includes a first metal plate that has a terminal portion and is conductive, and a second metal plate and a third metal plate that are metal plates having a higher corrosion resistance than the first metal plate and pinch the first metal plate therebetween. The current collector includes a first through-hole penetrating the first metal plate, the second metal plate, and the third metal plate, wherein fluid exists in at least either one of between the first metal plate and the second metal plate, and between the first metal plate and the third metal plate, and the first through-hole guides the fluid outside the current collector, and a first seal member blocking an end face of a perimeter of the current collector. A hole wall surface of the first through-hole is not blocked.