JP4733915B2 - 燃料電池 - Google Patents
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Description
16…電解質膜・電極構造体 18、20…金属セパレータ
30a…酸化剤ガス入口連通孔 30b…酸化剤ガス出口連通孔
32a…冷却媒体入口連通孔 32b…冷却媒体出口連通孔
34a…燃料ガス入口連通孔 34b…燃料ガス出口連通孔
36…固体高分子電解質膜 38…アノード側電極
40…カソード側電極 42…酸化剤ガス流路
44…燃料ガス流路 46…冷却媒体流路
50、56…シール部材 52、54…平面部
58a、58c…外側シール 58b、58d…内側シール
60、72、84…入口流路機能部 62、74、86…出口流路機能部
64、66、76、78、88、90…受部
68、70、80a、80b、82a、82b、92a、92b、94a、94b…シール重合部
96…供給孔部 98…排出孔部
Claims (2)
- 電解質膜の両側に第1の電極と該第1の電極よりも大きな、かつ前記電解質膜と同一の表面積を有する第2の電極とを配設した電解質膜・電極構造体を備え、前記電解質膜・電極構造体を第1および第2のセパレータ間に配設する発電セルを設けるとともに、互いに対向する前記第1の電極と前記第2のセパレータとの間、及び互いに対向する前記第2の電極と前記第1のセパレータとの間に、それぞれの電極面に沿って反応ガスを供給する反応ガス流路が形成される燃料電池であって、
前記第1のセパレータには、外周端部を周回して両面に第1のシール部材が設けられ、前記第2のセパレータには、外周端部を周回して両面に第2のシール部材が設けられるとともに、
前記第2のシール部材の前記第1の電極に対向する一方の面には、前記電解質膜に直接接触する内側シールと、
前記電解質膜・電極構造体の外周端部から外方に位置して前記第1のシール部材に接触する外側シールと、
が設けられ、
前記内側シールと前記外側シールとは、形状およびシール線圧が同一に設定されることにより、積層方向の荷重に対して積層方向の初期高さからの弾性変形量が同一に設定されることを特徴とする燃料電池。 - 請求項1記載の燃料電池において、前記発電セルの間に、セパレータ面に沿って冷却媒体を供給する冷却媒体流路が形成され、
前記第2のシール部材の前記一方の面とは反対の他方の面、または前記第1のシール部材の前記第2の電極に対向する面とは反対の面には、前記冷却媒体流路をシールしかつ前記外側シールに対応して冷却媒体シールが設けられるとともに、
前記内側シール、前記外側シールおよび前記冷却媒体シールは、積層方向の荷重に対して積層方向のシール線圧が略同一に設定されることを特徴とする燃料電池。
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