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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
Goro Fujita, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Suzuki, Hyogo, JP;
Goro Fujita, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Suzuki, Hyogo, JP;
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi-shi, JP;
Abstract
An electrolyte membraneconstituting a membrane electrode assembly includes thick portionshaving a relatively large thickness. The thick portionshave a strip shape and are disposed at a predetermined distance from each other along the electric conduction direction. The thick portionsextend from one side Lof the electrolyte membraneextending in a direction perpendicular to the electric conduction direction to the other side Lof the electrolyte membraneextending in the direction perpendicular to the electric conduction direction. The thick portionshave a convex shape with respect to the anode side surface and the cathode side surface of the electrolyte membrane