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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Joji Yoshimura, Toyota, JP;
Tomoyuki Kayama, Nagakute, JP;
Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi, Nagakute, JP;
Ryuichi Iwata, Nagakute, JP;
Takahiro Ikeda, Nagakute, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A water electrolysis cell includes an anode disposed on one side across a solid polymer electrolyte membrane and a cathode disposed on the other side. The anode is configured of an anode catalyst layer, an anode gas diffusion layer, and an anode separator, laminated in that order from a side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane. The cathode is configured of a cathode catalyst layer, a cathode gas diffusion layer, and a cathode separator, laminated in that order from the side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane. A first channel is provided in the anode separator, and a wall face of the first channel in the anode separator is imparted with water repellency. A second channel is provided in the cathode separator, and a wall face of the second channel in the cathode separator is imparted with hydrophilicity.