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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2017
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Dainichi Co., Ltd., Niigata, JP;
Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Kirishima, JP;
Mitsutaka Shimada, Kirishima, JP;
Kyosuke Yamauchi, Kirishima, JP;
Naoki Yokoo, Niigata, JP;
Takayuki Maruyama, Niigata, JP;
Tatsuya Kanbayashi, Niigata, JP;
KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell module includes: a cell stack apparatus including a cell stack including an array of a plurality of fuel cells, a manifold which feeds a fuel gas to each of the fuel cells, and a reformer which reforms a raw fuel; an oxygen-containing gas introduction plate which feeds an oxygen-containing gas to each of the fuel cells; and a housing which houses the cell stack apparatus and the oxygen-containing gas introduction plate. The housing includes a box having an open side and a lid which closes the open side of the box, and the box has a length of the open side which is greater than a maximum length of a projected plane of the cell stack apparatus as viewed from a lateral side of the cell stack apparatus.