- Patent Title: Fuel cell electrode structure, metal separator, fuel cell employing said fuel cell electrode structure and said metal separator, and die for fabricating said fuel cell electrode structure
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Application No.: US15736105Application Date: 2016-05-26
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Publication No.: US10256476B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Takanori Oku , Shinichi Miyazaki , Ryan Blunt
- Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Yokohama-Shi
- Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Yokohama-Shi
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Priority: JP2015-120347 20150615
- International Application: PCT/JP2016/065616 WO 20160526
- International Announcement: WO2016/203926 WO 20161222
- Main IPC: H01M8/00
- IPC: H01M8/00 ; H01M8/0206 ; H01M8/02 ; H01M8/0271 ; H01M8/0247 ; H01M8/0273 ; H01M8/0276 ; H01M8/1004 ; H01M8/1018 ; H01M8/0286 ; H01M8/10

Abstract:
A fuel cell electrode structure includes a membrane electrode assembly including an electrolyte membrane between a pair or electrodes, and a frame being integrally formed with the membrane electrode assembly supporting the membrane electrode assembly from the peripheral side.The membrane electrode assembly includes a gas diffusion layer on the surface, and a sealing member for sealing the periphery of the membrane electrode assembly is provided on the frame.The sealing member includes a lip portion, and at least partly includes extended portion that extends to the membrane electrode assembly. The extended portion is thinner than the lip portion of the sealing member, and the end face of the extended portion is in contact with the end face of the gas diffusion layer.
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