Title:
FUEL CELL SEAL WITH INTEGRAL BRIDGE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004061338
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
The invention is drawn to a gasket (34) for use in an individual fuel cell (20). The gasket (34) includes at lest one generally rigid bridge (44) or (46) that extends across the fluid flow channels in adjacent separator plates (38) and (40). The bridge (44) or (46) assures that the fluid flow channels are not blocked or restricted in the cell (20). Each bridge (44) or (46) may be integral with its corresponding gasket (34). The gasket (34) may be a multi-piece gasket with a carrier material having an elastrometric seal portion (74) secured to it.
Inventors:
KOCH STEVE GEORGE (US)
SMITH JEFFREY ALAN (US)
SMITH JEFFREY ALAN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/041287
Publication Date:
October 07, 2004
Filing Date:
December 23, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FREUDENBERG NOK GP (US)
KOCH STEVE GEORGE (US)
SMITH JEFFREY ALAN (US)
KOCH STEVE GEORGE (US)
SMITH JEFFREY ALAN (US)
International Classes:
F16J15/06; H01M8/02; H01M8/24; (IPC1-7): F16J15/02; H01M2/14; H01M8/02
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