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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2004
Masaya Yano, Ibaraki, JP;
Masakazu Sugimoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Takuji Okeyui, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshio Araki, Ibaraki, JP;
Masaya Yano, Ibaraki, JP;
Masakazu Sugimoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Takuji Okeyui, Ibaraki, JP;
Toshio Araki, Ibaraki, JP;
Aquafairy Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to and provides a fuel cell in which sealing can be reliably made for each unit cell, thereby, enabling thinning, facilitating maintenance, and enabling miniaturization and weight reduction, and enabling free shape design. A fuel cell of the present invention is characterized by comprising a sheet-like solid polymer electrolyteand a pair of electrode platesarranged on both sides of the solid polymer electrolyte, and further comprising a pair of metallic platesarranged on both sides of the electrode plates, and provided flow path grooves, and inletsand outlets communicating with the flow path grooves, wherein the peripheral edges of the metallic platesare mechanically sealed with an insulation materialinterposed between the metallic plates.