Global Patent Index - EP 2417663 A1

EP 2417663 A1 20120215 - FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL STACK AND METHOD FOR SEALING A FUEL CELL

Title (en)

FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL STACK AND METHOD FOR SEALING A FUEL CELL

Title (de)

BRENNSTOFFZELLE, BRENNSTOFFZELLENSTAPEL UND VERFAHREN ZUM ABDICHTEN EINER BRENNSTOFFZELLE

Title (fr)

PILE À COMBUSTIBLE, EMPILEMENT DE PILES À COMBUSTIBLE ET PROCÉDÉ D'ÉTANCHÉIFICATION D'UNE PILE À COMBUSTIBLE

Publication

EP 2417663 A1 20120215 (DE)

Application

EP 10713834 A 20100406

Priority

  • EP 2010002155 W 20100406
  • DE 102009016934 A 20090408

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010115605A1] The invention relates to a fuel cell (1) comprising a membrane electrode assembly (2). The membrane electrode assembly (2) is arranged between two bipolar plates (5, 6) and is connected to a sealing element (3). The sealing element (3) and the bipolar plates (5, 6) contact each other while forming a contact region (10). A sliding surface (11), which can be used to apply transverse stress (15) to the membrane electrode assembly (2) arranged between the two bipolar plates (5, 6) when the two bipolar plates (5, 6) are pressed together, is provided in the contact region (10). The invention further relates to a fuel cell stack comprising such a fuel cell (1) and to a method for sealing a fuel cell (1).

IPC 8 full level

H01M 8/02 (2006.01); H01M 8/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01M 8/0247 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/0273 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/0276 (2013.01 - EP); H01M 8/241 (2013.01 - US); H01M 8/248 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010115605A1

Citation (examination)

WO 2008001755 A1 20080103 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102009016934 A1 20101014; CN 102388493 A 20120321; EP 2417663 A1 20120215; JP 2012523656 A 20121004; US 2012034546 A1 20120209; WO 2010115605 A1 20101014

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102009016934 A 20090408; CN 201080014925 A 20100406; EP 10713834 A 20100406; EP 2010002155 W 20100406; JP 2012503916 A 20100406; US 201013263382 A 20100406