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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Takuya Kurihara, Miyoshi, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0273 (2016.01); H01M 8/2404 (2016.01); H01M 8/028 (2016.01); H01M 8/0247 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0273 (2013.01); H01M 8/028 (2013.01); H01M 8/0247 (2013.01); H01M 8/2404 (2016.02);
Abstract
A fuel cell stack according to the present disclosure includes a collector configured to collect electric power generated by a plurality of fuel battery cells. The collector includes a structure in which the separator and the collector plate adhere to each other with a seal member interposed therebetween. A space formed by the collector plate, the separator, and the seal member is a closed space. The collector includes a ventilation structure for discharging gas from the closed space to the outside when a pressure in the closed space rises.