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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Toshiyuki Inagaki, Toyota, JP;
Tadahiro Ichioka, Kasugai, JP;
Mikio Wada, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/08 (2006.01); H01M 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seal arrangement for a fuel cell structure is provided which includes a seal portion in the form of a gasket between adjacent fuel cells in a stack of fuel cells. In the seal arrangement, a portion of the fuel cell structure that overlaps the gasket as viewed in a direction of lamination of the cells has a constant-thickness structure having a substantially constant thickness. The seal arrangement may further be arranged to seal fuel cell coolant passages and manifolds from fuel cell gas passages.