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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Applicant:
Hiroki Homma, Asaka, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroki Homma, Asaka, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/24 (2006.01); H01M 2/08 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a fluid unit, and a load applying mechanism. The fluid unit includes a heat exchanger and a reformer provided on one side of the fuel cell stack, and the load applying mechanism is provided on the other side of the fuel cell stack. The load applying mechanism includes first and second tightening units for applying different loads to desired regions of the fuel cell stack in the stacking direction.