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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd., Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tatsuhiko Shimizu, Toyota, JP;
Hitoshi Hamada, Gotenba, JP;
Yutaka Hotta, Toyota, JP;
Tatsuya Tokumasu, Toyota, JP;
Tadanobu Ota, Kiyosu, JP;
Yoshiki Nakamura, Kiyosu, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd., Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell stackincludes a fuel cell stack, and an end plateplaced at an end of the fuel cell stack. The end plateincludes a metallic plate-like body, and a resin layerformed on a surfaceof the plate-like body. The plate-like bodyincludes flow holesfor a reactant gas and a cooling medium, and a stripe-shaped protrusionprotruding from the surfaceand which divides the surfaceinto an inner area containing the flow holesand an outer area outside the inner area. The protrusionincludes a vertical portionprotruding from the surface, and a jutted portionjutted from a distal end of the vertical portiontoward the inner area. The resin layeris formed in the inner area to cover a surfaceof the vertical portionfacing the inner area as well as at least part of the jutted portion