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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Seiji Sugiura, Utsunomiya, JP;
Shuhei Goto, Utsunomiya, JP;
Kenichi Murakami, Saitama, JP;
Kentaro Ishida, Utsunomiya, JP;
Keisuke Suda, Utsunomiya, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, a first separator, and a second separator. The second separator has a fuel gas flow field connected to a fuel gas supply passage and a fuel gas discharge passage. The fuel gas flow field includes a plurality of corrugated flow grooves and a flat flow field. The corrugated flow grooves extend in the horizontal direction, respectively, and are arranged in the direction of the gravity. The flat flow field is provided within a power generation area, at the lowermost position in the direction of the gravity, and extends in the horizontal direction.