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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Daisuke Hayashi, Nissin, JP;
Daisuke Kanno, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A power generation cell of a fuel cell stack has a plurality of first introduction flow paths arranged along a direction of gravity to introduce the reaction gas to a power generation region. The dummy cell has a plurality of second introduction flow paths arranged along the direction of gravity to introduce the reaction gas to a central region. The fuel cell stack has at least one of a first configuration in which the flow path width of the second introduction flow path at a lowermost end in the direction of gravity is narrower than the average flow path width of the second introduction flow paths, and a second configuration in which the flow path width of the first introduction flow path at a lowermost end in the direction of gravity is wider than the average flow path width of the first introduction flow paths.