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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2010
Soichi Shibata, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Kusakabe, Osaka, JP;
Shigeyuki Unoki, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiki Nagao, Osaka, JP;
Norihiko Kawabata, Osaka, JP;
Yusuke Ikeshima, Osaka, JP;
Soichi Shibata, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Kusakabe, Osaka, JP;
Shigeyuki Unoki, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiki Nagao, Osaka, JP;
Norihiko Kawabata, Osaka, JP;
Yusuke Ikeshima, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A cell stack of a fuel cell comprises a cell stack body including a cell stack structure including plural cells stacked together; an elastic member disposed at an end of the cell stack structure in a direction in which the plural cells are stacked, and a pair of end plates sandwiching the cell stack structure and the elastic member, and a fastener band extending to surround the cell stack body and to cover a pair of end surfaces and a pair of opposing side surfaces of the cell stack body, the fastener band including a first band engagement portion and a second band engagement portion at both end portions thereof, respectively, and the cell stack body is fastened by the fastener band by direct or indirect engagement between the first band engagement portion and the second band engagement portion.