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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2019
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Duck Whan Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Yong Suk Heo, Seoul, KR;

Suk Min Baeck, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/2475 (2016.01); H01M 8/2484 (2016.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/2475 (2013.01); H01M 8/2484 (2016.02); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y02P 70/50 (2015.11);
Abstract

A fuel cell includes a cell stack including a plurality of unit cells stacked in a first direction; a first end plate including a guide through-hole formed therein, the first end plate being disposed on one end of two ends of the cell stack; a second end plate including a guide support hole formed therein, the guide support hole overlapping the guide through-hole in the first direction, the second end plate being disposed on an opposite end of the two ends of the cell stack; and an enclosure surrounding a side portion between the two ends of the cell stack together with the first end plate and the second end plate, the enclosure being formed as a unitary structure. The enclosure includes a body surrounding the side portion of the cell stack and first and second ends coupled to the first end plate and the second end plate, respectively.


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