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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2022
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Minamiura, Osaka Fu, JP;
Kenichi Ezaki, Osaka Fu, JP;
Shinichiro Imura, Hyogo Ken, JP;
Tsutomu Kawashima, Nara Ken, JP;
Miyuki Yoshimoto, Osaka Fu, JP;
Abstract
A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell, the membrane electrode assembly including an electrolyte membrane, and a first electrode and a second electrode sandwiching the electrolyte membrane, wherein the first electrode includes a first catalyst layer and a first gas diffusion layer in order from the electrolyte membrane side, the first gas diffusion layer includes a first fibrous conductive member and a first resin material, the first catalyst layer includes a second fibrous conductive member, catalyst particles, and a second resin material, when viewed from a stacking direction of the membrane electrode assembly, a first angle formed by the first fibrous conductive member and a main flow path of a gas supplied to the membrane electrode assembly is arbitrary, and a second angle formed by the second fibrous conductive member and the main flow path is 45° or less.