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US 2006/0141324 A1Published application
Manifold gasket accommodating differential movement of fuel cell stack
AssigneesFuelCell Energy, Inc., United States of America Department of Energy
InventorsDana Kelley, Mohammad Farooque
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Abstract
A gasket for use in a fuel cell system having at least one externally manifolded fuel cell stack, for sealing the manifold edge and the stack face. In accordance with the present invention, the gasket accommodates differential movement between the stack and manifold by promoting slippage at interfaces between the gasket and the dielectric and between the gasket and the stack face.
Claims26
An assembly comprising:
- a gasket for sealing a manifold to a fuel cell stack, said gasket having first and second opposing outer surfaces, and a material promotive of slipping disposed on at least a portion of at least one of said first and second outer surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.