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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Yasuo Okuyama, Kasugai, JP;
Takayuki Kumakiri, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuo Okuyama, Kasugai, JP;
Takayuki Kumakiri, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD., Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0247 (2016.01); H01M 8/0206 (2016.01); H01M 8/0254 (2016.01); H01M 8/02 (2016.01); H01M 8/12 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0247 (2013.01); H01M 8/0206 (2013.01); H01M 8/0254 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y02E 60/525 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solid oxide fuel cell includes a fuel cell body and an inter-connector. The inter-connector has a base portion and a plurality of projecting portions projecting from the base portion toward the fuel cell body and electrically connected to the fuel cell body, and is integrally formed from a metallic material. Each of the projecting portions has a contour composed of a pair of linear portions which are disposed parallel to each other and each of which includes a straight line, and a pair of curved portions which connect opposite ends of the linear portions.