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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Tadashi Tsunoda, Nerima-ku, JP;
Hiroki Homma, Asaka, JP;
Tetsuya Ogawa, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Motor, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a heat exchanger, a reformer, and a casing containing the fuel cell stack, the heat exchanger, and the reformer. A chamber unit is formed at an end plate of the fuel cell stack. The air heated by the heat exchanger temporarily fills the chamber unit. The heat exchanger and the reformer are directly connected to the chamber unit.