Fuel cell separator conveyance apparatus and fuel cell separator conveyance method

A fuel cell separator conveyance apparatus configured to convey a separator for a fuel cell, the separator being stacked through a protective sheet and having an upper surface and a lower surface, a flow path for a reaction gas being formed in the separator, a plurality of through-holes through which the reaction gas and a cooling medium pass are provided in the separator, the fuel cell separator conveyance apparatus comprising:

• a movable body including an opposing surface extending in a substantially horizontal direction and facing the upper surface of the separator;
• a suction part provided on the movable body and configured to generate a suction so as to hold the separator on the movable body;
• and
• a support part configured to movably support the movable body, wherein
• a first communication hole communicating with the flow path and a second communication hole communicating with at least one of the plurality of through-holes are provided in the movable body,
• the suction part includes a first suction part configured to hold the separator on the movable body through the suction via the first communication hole, and a second suction part configured to hold the protective sheet on the movable body through the suction via the second communication hole, and
• the fuel cell separator conveyance apparatus further comprises
• an air blowing part configured to blow an air to the protective sheet through the second communication hole.

A fuel cell separator conveyance apparatus configured to convey a separator for a fuel cell, the separator being stacked through a protective sheet and having an upper surface and a lower surface, a flow path for a reaction gas being formed in the separator, a plurality of through-holes through which the reaction gas and a cooling medium pass are provided in the separator, the fuel cell separator conveyance apparatus comprising:

• a movable body including an opposing surface extending in a substantially horizontal direction and facing the upper surface of the separator;
• a suction part provided on the movable body and configured to generate a suction so as to hold the separator on the movable body;
• and
• a support part configured to movably support the movable body, wherein
• a first communication hole communicating with the flow path and a second communication hole communicating with at least one of the plurality of through-holes are provided in the movable body,
• the suction part includes a first suction part configured to hold the separator on the movable body through the suction via the first communication hole, and a second suction part configured to hold the protective sheet on the movable body through the suction via the second communication hole,
• the separator includes a first seal portion protruded upward from the upper surface so as to surround a region where the flow path is provided, and second seal portions protruded upward from the upper surface so as to surround each of the plurality of through-holes separately,
• the first suction part is configured to generate a negative pressure in a space inside the first seal portion between the opposing surface of the movable body and the upper surface of the separator, and
• the second suction part is configured to generate a negative pressure in spaces inside the second seal portions between the opposing surface of the movable body and the upper surface of the separator.