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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yuki Yoshimine, Wako, JP;
Tetsuya Ogawa, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2016.01); H01M 8/0612 (2016.01); H01M 8/04014 (2016.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); H01M 8/04223 (2016.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01); H01M 8/243 (2016.01); H01M 8/124 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0618 (2013.01); C01B 3/38 (2013.01); H01M 8/04022 (2013.01); H01M 8/04126 (2013.01); H01M 8/04223 (2013.01); H01M 8/0631 (2013.01); H01M 8/243 (2013.01); C01B 2203/066 (2013.01); C01B 2203/067 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1247 (2013.01); H01M 8/04268 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0074 (2013.01); Y02E 60/566 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell module includes a first area where an exhaust gas combustor and a start-up combustor are provided, a second area where a reformer and a heat exchanger are provided, and a third area where an evaporator is provided. A stress relaxing portion for relaxing heat stress is provided at least along a border between the first area and the second area, along a border between the second area and the third area, or along an outermost portion of the third area.