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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
May. 21, 2008
Norihiko Saito, Toyota, JP;
Kimihide Horio, Aichi-ken, JP;
Norihiko Saito, Toyota, JP;
Kimihide Horio, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell () includes a fuel cell stack () in which a plurality of fuel cell units are stacked on one another, a pair of end plates () respectively contact both ends of the fuel cell stack in a direction (Ds) in which the plurality of fuel cell units are stacked, and a side member () that extends in the stacking direction and is disposed between the end plates. The fuel cell further includes a connecting bolt portion, having a bolt shank () that penetrates one of the end plates substantially along the stacking direction. The connecting bolt portion connects the one of the end plates and the side member. The fuel cell further includes a cushion joint () disposed between the side member and one of the end plates, and through which the bolt shank passes.