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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Takayasu Sato, Toyota, JP;
Hidenori Obayashi, Toyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Takayasu Sato, Toyota, JP;
Hidenori Obayashi, Toyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/14 (2006.01); H01M 8/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0206 (2013.01); H01M 8/0226 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); H01M 8/0228 (2013.01); H01M 8/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a fuel cell separator having a coating layer on a metal substrate. The coating layer is provided with an amorphous carbon layer and a conductive section. The conductive section is composed of graphite particles, which are preferably dispersed in the manner of islands each of which has at least a part exposed from the surface of the amorphous carbon layer.