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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Wataru Otsu, Susono, JP;
Naohiro Hoshikawa, Susono, JP;
Masayuki Ito, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Takahiro Kato, Numazu, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A separator for a fuel cell, includes a separator plate provided with a flow path groove group through which the reaction gas flows. The flow path groove group includes a single first flow path groove, a plurality of second flow path grooves, and a branch portion that connects an end portion of the first flow path groove to end portions of the second flow path grooves. The branch portion includes a narrow portion having a narrower groove width than a groove width of a remaining portion of the branch portion. A groove depth of the narrow portion is shallower than a groove depth of the remaining portion of the branch portion.