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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
May. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Masaharu Suzuki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Naoyuki Enjoji, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Masaharu Suzuki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Naoyuki Enjoji, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 (2006.01); H01M 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell () is formed by sandwiching a membrane electrode assembly () between first and second separators (). An oxygen-containing gas supply passage () extends through the fuel cell () in a stacking direction. The oxygen-containing gas passage () includes first and second straight sections () to form a single opening. The first and second straight sections are elongated in directions indicated by arrows B and C around a corner at an upper portion of one end of the first separator ().