Solid oxide fuel cell device and method for manufacturing same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10044049
APP PUB NO 20150255805A1
SERIAL NO

14641085

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To provide SOFC and method for manufacturing same, capable of preventing breakage of fuel cell electrodes, and of securing an electrical connection between fuel cells and a current collector. SOFC 1 comprising a cell array composed of fuel cells 16, and current collector 82 connected to electrodes formed on fuel cells 16, wherein current collector 82 is a metal plate on which attaching holes 84 are formed; elastic pieces 84a are provided on each attaching hole 84; current collector 82 is attached to the cell array using elastic pieces 84a, by the insertion of fuel cell 16 into attaching holes 84; and elastic pieces 84a are affixed to fuel cells 16 by electrode protective layer 152 so that the positions of elastic pieces 84a are not displaced relative to the electrodes on fuel cells 16.

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TOTO LTDFUKUOKA PREFECTURE FUKUOKA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ando, Shigeru Odawara, JP 78 561
Furuya, Seiki Fujisawa, JP 23 20
Hayama, Kiyoshi Fujisawa, JP 21 20
Hoshiko, Takuya Kanagawa, JP 19 21
Isaka, Nobuo Chigasaki, JP 28 51
Kakinuma, Yasuo Ayase, JP 19 20
Momiyama, Yutaka Yokohama, JP 50 40
Okamoto, Osamu Chigasaki, JP 65 894
Sato, Masaki Fujisawa, JP 226 2656
Tanaka, Shuhei Chigasaki, JP 77 487
Watanabe, Naoki Chigasaki, JP 375 4361

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