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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2011
Masashi Shinohara, Saitama, JP;
Masashi Shinohara, Saitama, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell stack includes a fuel cell. A separator of the fuel cell includes a sandwiching section for sandwiching an electrolyte electrode assembly, a bridge section, and a reactant gas supply section. A fuel gas channel and an oxygen-containing gas channel are formed in the sandwiching section. A fuel gas supply channel, a fuel gas return channel, and an oxygen-containing gas supply channel are formed in the bridge section. A fuel gas supply passage, a fuel gas discharge passage and an oxygen-containing gas supply passage are formed in the reactant gas supply section. The bridge section is provided integrally with the reactant gas supply section, and surrounds the entire outer circumference of the sandwiching section.