Title:
FUEL CELL
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009146637
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a fuel cell with dead space reduced when providing a sensor at a gas flow channel of a separator.
The fuel cell includes a separator which includes a flow channel 30a formed for supplying at least one of either hydrogen-containing gas or oxygen-containing gas to an MEA, and a parting rib 30b wider than ribs partitioning the flow channel 30a, and a sensor 40 is provided at the parting rib 30b. The parting rib includes a cavity on an opposite side face with the flow channel of the separator provided. The sensor is arranged inside the cavity and fixed by resin.
Inventors:
KONNO CHIKASHIGE
Application Number:
JP2007320521A
Publication Date:
July 02, 2009
Filing Date:
December 12, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
H01M8/02; H01M8/04; H01M8/10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenji Yoshida
Jun Ishida
Jun Ishida