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US 9,312,548 B2Granted
Fuel cell plate bonding method and arrangement
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorsKristoffer Ridgeway, Christopher John Carnevale, Michael D. Harrington
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Abstract
An example method of securing a bond film to a fuel cell component includes positioning the bond film adjacent the fuel cell component and melting the bond film using thermal energy from an injection molded seal.
Claims13
A method, comprising:
- securing a bond film to a first fuel cell component, the securing including:
- forming an injection molding material on a first side of a first fuel cell plate;
- positioning the bond film adjacent to a second side of the first fuel cell plate;
- and
- sealing an interface between the fuel cell plate and the first fuel cell component with the injection molded material using thermal energy;
- melting the bond film with the thermal energy from the sealing.
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A fuel cell component arrangement, comprising:
- a first fuel cell plate;
- an injection molded seal on a first side of the first fuel cell plate, the injection molded seal having a sealing surface configured to seal an interface between the first fuel cell plate and another fuel cell component;
- and
- a bond film secured to a second side of the first fuel cell plate that is opposite the first side, and secured to a second fuel cell plate, the bond film completely encased between the first fuel cell plate and the second fuel cell plate.
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A fuel cell assembly, comprising:
- an anode plate;
- a cathode plate arranged in a stacked relationship with the anode plate;
- a bond film completely encased between the anode plate and the cathode plate and configured to secure the anode plate to the cathode plate;
- and
- an injection molded seal positioned near at least one of the anode plate or the cathode plate, the injection molded seal having a sealing surface configured to contact another fuel cell component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.