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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2022
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Haruki Kondoh, Okazaki, JP;
Koji Inagaki, Toyota, JP;
Keiji Kuroda, Toyota, JP;
Kazuaki Okamoto, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A film formation apparatus includes an anode, a solid electrolyte membrane between the anode and a substrate, a power supply that applies voltage between the anode and the substrate as a cathode, and a liquid reservoir that holds the anode and the solid electrolyte membrane while separating them apart from each other, the liquid reservoir storing electrolyte solution including metal ions between the anode and the solid electrolyte membrane. The solid electrolyte membrane includes a central portion that comes in contact with the substrate and the electrolyte solution, and an outer edge portion outside the central portion. The apparatus includes a membrane tensioning mechanism to apply a tensile force to the central portion toward the outer edge portion while storing the heated electrolyte solution in the liquid reservoir, to elongate the central portion.