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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2002
Manabu Tanaka, Utsunomiya, JP;
Shigeru Inai, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Yuya Sato, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Minoru Koshinuma, Utsunomiya, JP;
Masanori Hayashi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Minoru Uoshima, Utsunomiya, JP;
Shuhei Goto, Utsunomiya, JP;
Manabu Tanaka, Utsunomiya, JP;
Shigeru Inai, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Yuya Sato, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Minoru Koshinuma, Utsunomiya, JP;
Masanori Hayashi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Minoru Uoshima, Utsunomiya, JP;
Shuhei Goto, Utsunomiya, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A bypass plate and an intermediate plate are interposed between a stack body and a negative electrode terminal of a fuel cell stack. An oxygen-containing gas passage extends through the bypass plate and the stack body. The intermediate plate has a small opening. The opening has a cross sectional area smaller than a cross sectional area of the oxygen-containing gas supply passage. The opening is formed by an extension extending into the oxygen-containing gas supply passage. The extension removes water in the oxygen-containing gas, and discharges the water into a bypass flow passage.