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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2010
Takanao Tomura, Nishio, JP;
Hironori Noto, Tokai, JP;
Takanao Tomura, Nishio, JP;
Hironori Noto, Tokai, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes: a gas exhaust flow path extended in a stacking direction of laminates and configured to have one end located inside a fuel cell stack and the other end located outside the fuel cell stack; and a water discharge flow path provided at a lower position than the gas exhaust flow path and formed to pass through at least part of the laminates. The gas exhaust flow path is interconnected with the water discharge flow path via at least one connecting section in the fuel cell stack. The gas exhaust flow path includes a narrowed flow path having the smaller sectional area than the sectional area of an adjacent flow path in downstream of the connecting section. The water discharge flow path has a downstream end connecting with the narrowed flow path.