METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL

Organization Name

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Kaoru Minagawa of Toyota-shi (JP)

Yuki Mimura of Okazaki-shi (JP)

Kazutaka Tachibana of Nagoya-shi (JP)

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18668362 titled 'METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL

Original Abstract Submitted

A method for manufacturing a fuel cell in which the bonding strength between a separator and a sealing member is high, and provides such a fuel cell are provided. A method for manufacturing a fuel cell according to the present disclosure is a method for manufacturing a fuel cell, the fuel cell including: a plurality of stacks each including a membrane electrode assembly and a pair of separators holding the membrane electrode assembly therebetween; and a sealing part provided so as to form a sealed space for a gap formed between stacks adjacent to each other in a stacking direction as the plurality of stacks are stacked at predetermined intervals. The sealing part is formed by melting a resin layer provided between the separator and a sealing member and thereby bonding the separator and the sealing member to each other.