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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2010
Yasuhiro Izawa, Mishima, JP;
Satoshi Shiokawa, Fuji, JP;
Takashi Ono, Kirishima, JP;
Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Kirishima, JP;
Yasuhiro Izawa, Mishima, JP;
Satoshi Shiokawa, Fuji, JP;
Takashi Ono, Kirishima, JP;
Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Kirishima, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell module includes in a casing: a fuel cell stack that is formed by stacking a plurality of unit cell; an oxidant gas distributing member that is disposed at a side surface, that extends in a stack direction of the unit cells, of the fuel cell stack that extends in a direction from one end to another end of each of the unit cells, and that supplies the oxidant gas to the another end of each unit cell after supplying the oxidant gas through the oxidant gas distributing member from the one end to the another end; a reformer disposed at the one end; and a combustion portion that is disposed between the one end and the reformer. The oxidant gas distributing member has a higher thermal conductivity at the one end side of the unit cells than at the another end side of the unit cells.