MEA, MEA MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND HIGH POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL

Title:

MEA, MEA MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND HIGH POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/106908

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

An MEA, an MEA manufacturing method, and a high polymer electrolyte fuel cell. The MEA comprises an MEA body part (5C), a frame body (6) formed of a plate-like thermoplastic resin, and gaskets (7) formed on both faces of the frame body (6) so as to hold the frame body (6). Each of the gaskets (7) comprises an annular part (7A) annularly formed along the inner edges of the frame body (6) and extension parts (7B1) to (7B8) formed so as to be extended from the annular part (7A) and brought into contact with the side faces of an electrode layer (5C) through the inner edge parts of the frame body (6) and the upper sides of the peripheral edge parts (5D) of a high polymer electrolyte membrane.

Inventors:

KUSAKABE HIROKI
HATOH KAZUHITO
MATSUMOTO TOSHIHIRO
KAWABATA NORIHIKO
MATSUOKA HIROAKI
KIJIMA TOMOHIRO

Application Number:

PCT/JP2006/306810

Publication Date:

October 12, 2006

Filing Date:

March 31, 2006

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD (JP)
KUSAKABE HIROKI
HATOH KAZUHITO
MATSUMOTO TOSHIHIRO
KAWABATA NORIHIKO
MATSUOKA HIROAKI
KIJIMA TOMOHIRO

International Classes:

H01M8/02; H01M8/10

Domestic Patent References:

WO2002061869A1

2002-08-08

Foreign References:

JP2004319461A	2004-11-11
JP2002260693A	2002-09-13
JP2003031237A	2003-01-31
JP2003068319A	2003-03-07
JPH0521077A	1993-01-29
JPH10154521A	1998-06-09
JPH07220742A	1995-08-18
JP2004296702A	2004-10-21

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