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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Applicant:
Kazutaka Iizuka, Nisshin, JP;
Inventor:
Kazutaka Iizuka, Nisshin, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabshiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plate member for a fuel cell is provided. The plate member for the fuel cell may be laminated together with a membrane-electrode assembly to constitute a fuel cell having cells and may be provided with a channel forming portion which forms a fluid channel to supply and discharge a fluid to/from the membrane-electrode assembly and/or the cells. The plate member for the fuel cell includes a first covering portion which covers the channel forming portion, and a second covering portion which covers an edge of the first covering portion together with a portion around the edge of the first covering portion.