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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideyuki Tanaka, Kariya, JP;
Toru Bisaka, Kariya, JP;
Akira Aoto, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroaki Nishiumi, Toyota, JP;
Yutaka Hotta, Toyota, JP;
Shunichi Shibasaki, Toyota, JP;
Susumu Oda, Seto, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 ; H01M 2/08 ; H05K 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 ; H01M 2/08 ; H05K 7/02 ;
Abstract
A housing case that houses a fuel cell is provided with mounts for fixing two ends of a lower surface of an end plate that retains stacked unit cells of the fuel cell, and a mount for fixing a central portion of a lower surface of another end plate. Using these three mounts, the fuel cell is fixed to the housing case.