MANIFOLD OF FUEL CELL STACK, AND FUEL CELL STACK

• Main Authors: TSUCHIYA ATSUSHI, MAEKAWA TAKESHI, TANAKA KAZUHISA, SHIMOTORI SOICHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 22.08.2019
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRICITY; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

To provide a manifold for fuel cell capable of providing multiple space regions in the manifold in the lamination direction of a cell laminate, and to provide a fuel cell.SOLUTION: A manifold placed on the lateral face of a cell laminate where multiple cells having a polymer electrolyte, an oxidant electrode flow passage plate and a fuel electrode flow passage plate are laminated, and supplying reaction gas to the cell laminate, has multiple space regions placed from a first end face of the cell laminate in the lamination direction to a second end face on the opposite side, a first pipeline joint projecting from the first end face to the opposite side to the second end face, and a first pipeline connected with the first pipeline joint, penetrating one or more space regions from the first end face in the lamination direction, and communicates with a space region on the second end face side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6 【課題】マニホールド内に複数の空間領域部をセル積層体の積層方向に沿って順に設けることが可能な燃料電池のマニホールド、及び燃料電池を提供する。【解決手段】本実施形態によれば、電解質膜と酸化剤極流路板と燃料極流路板とを有する複数のセルが積層されたセル積層体の側面に配置され、セル積層体に反応ガスを供給するマニホールドであって、セル積層体の積層方向の第１端面から反対側の第２端面にかけて配置される複数の空間領域部と、第１端面から、第２端面とは反対側に突き出した第１配管継ぎ手部と、第１配管継ぎ手部に接続され、第１端面から積層方向に１以上の空間領域部を貫通して、第２端面側の空間領域部に連通する第１配管部と、を有する。【選択図】図６