Method for fabricating a seal-integrated separator
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasajiro Inoue, Toshihiko Suenaga, Nobuaki Kimura, Keisuke Andou
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AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasajiro Inoue, Toshihiko Suenaga, Nobuaki Kimura, Keisuke Andou
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A method for fabricating a seal-integrated separator for a fuel cell is presented, with which seals can be accurately positioned and the assembling time for the fuel cell units may be greatly reduced. The method comprises the steps of: forming a through hole in the separator body; providing a first mold having grooves respectively positioned corresponding to the inner and outer seals disposed on one side of the separator body, a connecting cavity for forming a seal bridge at least partially connecting the inner and outer seals to each other at a position corresponding to the through hole, and at least one gate communicating with each of the grooves, and a second mold having grooves respectively positioned corresponding to the inner and outer seals disposed on the other side of the separator body, and a connecting cavity for forming a seal bridge at least partially connecting the inner and outer seals to each other at a position corresponding to the through hole; holding the separator body between the first mold and the second mold; and injecting melted seal material to form the seals into each of the grooves in the first mold by supplying the melted seal material into the gate and injecting a portion of the melted seal material into each of the grooves in the second mold via the through hole. Through this method, a seal-integrated separator having first to fourth seals which are integrated on both sides of the separator body is fabricated.
A method for fabricating a seal-integrated separator for a fuel cell, said seal-integrated separator including a separator body and an inner seal and an outer seal which are integrated on both sides of said separator body and which are disposed, on the same surface of said separator body and side by side, around an electrode's reaction surface during use, comprising the steps of:
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