公开(公告)号：US07220512B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-22

申请号：US10685698

申请日：2003-10-16

申请人： Hideo Ohara ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Nobuhiro Hase ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Katsuzou Kokawa ,  Takayuki Urata ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Soichi Shibata

发明人： Hideo Ohara ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Nobuhiro Hase ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Katsuzou Kokawa ,  Takayuki Urata ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Soichi Shibata

IPC分类号： H01M2/14

CPC分类号： H01M8/0221 ,  H01M8/0213 ,  H01M8/0226 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0271

摘要： A separator plate for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell having excellent conductivity and moldability is provided. The separator plate is injection molded, using different compounds for molding the portion that requires conductivity and the portion that does not require conductivity. The separator plate comprises: an electronic conductor portion containing conductive carbon; and an insulating portion surrounding the electronic conductor portion. The electronic conductor portion has a first flow channel of a gas or cooling water on one side and has a second flow channel of a gas or cooling water on the other side.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有优异的导电性和成型性的固体高分子型燃料电池用隔板。 分隔板是注射成型的，使用不同的化合物来模制需要导电性的部分和不需要导电性的部分。 隔板包括：包含导电碳的电子导体部分; 以及围绕电子导体部分的绝缘部分。 电子导体部分具有在一侧上的气体或冷却水的第一流动通道，并且在另一侧上具有气体或冷却水的第二流动通道。

公开(公告)号：US07029785B2

公开(公告)日：2006-04-18

申请号：US10328624

申请日：2002-12-23

申请人： Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Hisaaki Gyoten ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Yoshiki Nagao

发明人： Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Hisaaki Gyoten ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Yoshiki Nagao

IPC分类号： H01M4/94

CPC分类号： H01M4/8875 ,  H01M4/8605 ,  H01M4/8668 ,  H01M4/8673 ,  H01M4/881 ,  H01M4/886 ,  H01M2008/1095

摘要： Methods are provided for easily obtaining a high performance electrode without using an organic solvent for making an ink of an electrode catalyst or a surfactant for making an ink of a water repellent carbon material. The methods of manufacturing an electrode for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprise (a) a step of adhering a polymer electrolyte or a water repellent material to fine electrically conductive particles, and granulating the electrically conductive particles to obtain multinary granules, and (b) a step of depositing the multinary granules in layer form to obtain a catalyst layer or a water repellent layer of an electrode. Apparatus for manufacturing the electrodes, as well as polymer electrolyte fuel cells using the electrodes are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US06960407B2

公开(公告)日：2005-11-01

申请号：US10635692

申请日：2003-08-06

申请人： Soichi Shibata ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Nobuhiro Hase ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Katsuzou Kokawa ,  Takayuki Urata

发明人： Soichi Shibata ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Nobuhiro Hase ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Katsuzou Kokawa ,  Takayuki Urata

IPC分类号： H01M8/02 ,  H01M4/86 ,  H01M4/94 ,  H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/10

CPC分类号： H01M8/026 ,  H01M4/8605 ,  H01M8/0232 ,  H01M8/0234 ,  H01M8/0245 ,  H01M8/1007

摘要： A fuel cell having high operation performance and reliability is provided by optimizing the shape and properties of a gas diffusion layer and the dimensions of a gas flow channel. The fuel cell evenly supplies a reaction gas to the catalyst of a catalyst layer and promptly discharges excessive water generated therein. The gas diffusion layer of the MEA comprises a first section having a surface A coming in direct contact with a separator plate and a second section having a surface B facing the gas flow channel of the separator plate. The porosity of the first section is lower than the porosity of the second section, and the second section protrudes into the gas flow channel, which has sufficient width and depth for the protrusion of the gas diffusion layer, and the width of a rib formed by the gas flow channel is sufficiently narrow.

摘要翻译： 通过优化气体扩散层的形状和性质以及气体流路的尺寸来提供具有高操作性能和可靠性的燃料电池。 燃料电池将催化剂层的催化剂均匀地供给反应气体，并迅速排出其中产生的过量水。 MEA的气体扩散层包括具有与分隔板直接接触的表面A的第一部分和具有面向隔板的气体流动通道的表面B的第二部分。 第一部分的孔隙率低于第二部分的孔隙率，第二部分突出到气体流动通道中，气流通道具有足够的宽度和深度用于气体扩散层的突起，并且肋的宽度由 气体流动通道足够窄。

公开(公告)号：US20050026009A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-03

申请号：US10873652

申请日：2004-06-23

申请人： Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Soichi Shibata ,  Takeshi Tomizawa ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Eiichi Yasumoto

发明人： Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Soichi Shibata ,  Takeshi Tomizawa ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Eiichi Yasumoto

IPC分类号： H01M8/10 ,  H01M2/00 ,  H01M2/02 ,  H01M2/14 ,  H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/02 ,  H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/18 ,  H01M8/24

CPC分类号： H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/2484

摘要： The polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention is equipped with a cell having an MEA having a hydrogen ion-conducting polymer electrolyte membrane and an anode and a cathode sandwiching the polymer electrolyte membrane; a platelike anode-side separator positioned on one side of the MEA so that the front surface thereof contacts the anode, with fuel gas passages through which fuel gas flows being formed in the front surface; and a platelike cathode-side separator positioned on the other side of the MEA so that the front surface thereof contacts the cathode, with oxidizing gas passages through which oxidizing gas flows being formed in the front surface; a cell stack in which a plurality of said cells is stacked; and a cooling water flow passage, through which cooling water flows, formed on at least the rear surface of one from among the anode-side separator and the cathode-side separator of at least a prescribed cell in said cell stack; where said fuel gas, oxidizing gas, and cooling water flow through said fuel gas passage, oxidizing gas passage, and cooling water passage, respectively, in a manner not running counter to gravity.

摘要翻译： 本发明的高分子电解质型燃料电池装备有具有氢离子传导性高分子电解质膜的MEA的电池和夹着聚合物电解质膜的阳极和阴极， 位于MEA的一侧上的板状阳极侧隔板，使得其前表面接触阳极，燃料气体在其前表面形成的燃料气体通道; 位于MEA的另一侧的板状阴极侧隔板，其前表面与阴极接触，在前表面形成有氧化气体流过的氧化气体通道; 堆叠多个所述单元的单元堆叠; 以及在所述电池组中的至少规定电池的阳极侧隔板和阴极侧隔板的至少后表面上形成冷却水流过的冷却水流路， 其中所述燃料气体，氧化气体和冷却水分别以不重力的方式流过所述燃料气体通道，氧化气体通道和冷却水通道。

公开(公告)号：US20130011769A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-10

申请号：US13549190

申请日：2012-07-13

申请人： Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Yoshiki Nagao ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yasuo Takebe ,  Masaki Nobuoka

发明人： Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Yoshiki Nagao ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yasuo Takebe ,  Masaki Nobuoka

IPC分类号： H01M2/18

CPC分类号： H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/1007 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2483

摘要： A fuel cell separator having a turn portion of a serpentine-shaped reaction gas passage region. In the turn portion, a recessed portion is defined by an outer end of the turn portion and oblique boundaries between the recessed portion and a pair of passage groove group. In the turn portion, a plurality of protrusions, which vertically extend from a bottom face of the recessed portion and are arranged in an island form, are disposed such that one or more protrusions form a plurality of columns lined up and spaced apart from each other with a gap in a direction in which the outer end extends and one or more protrusions form a plurality of rows lined up and spaced apart from each other with a gap in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the outer end extends.

摘要翻译： 一种具有蜿蜒形状的反应气体通路区域的转弯部分的燃料电池隔板。 在转弯部分中，凹部由转弯部分的外端和凹部与一对通道槽组之间的倾斜边界限定。 在转弯部分中，从凹部的底面垂直延伸并以岛状排列的多个突起被设置成使得一个或多个突起形成彼此排列并间隔开的多个列 在外端延伸的方向上具有间隙，并且一个或多个突起形成在垂直于外端延伸的方向的方向上彼此间隔开并间隔开的多个行。

公开(公告)号：US08329322B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-11

申请号：US12443730

申请日：2008-10-10

申请人： Takashi Morimoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Mitsuo Yoshimura

发明人： Takashi Morimoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Mitsuo Yoshimura

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M2/14

CPC分类号： H01M8/1004 ,  H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/0284 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  H01M8/2404 ,  H01M8/242 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： In a solid polyelectrolyte fuel cell, with a frame including a frame body main part placed along a peripheral edge portion of a membrane, a plurality of first retaining portions which are arrayed so as to protrude from an inner edge of the frame body main part and which retain the front surface side of the membrane, and a plurality of second retaining portions which are arrayed so as to protrude from the inner edge of the frame body main part and which retain the back surface side of the membrane, the first retaining portions and the second retaining portions are so arrayed that retaining positions of the membrane by the first retaining portions and retaining positions of the membrane by the second retaining portions are alternately placed. A plurality of front-surface side elastic members are placed on the front surface of the membrane between neighboring ones of the first retaining portions while a plurality of back-surface side elastic members are placed on the back surface of the membrane between neighboring ones of the second retaining portions.

摘要翻译： 在固体聚电解质燃料电池中，具有框架，该框架包括沿着膜的周边部分放置的框架主体部分，多个第一保持部分，其排列成从框架主体的内部边缘突出; 保持膜的前表面侧的多个第二保持部和从框体主体的内缘突出并保持膜的背面侧的多个第二保持部，第一保持部和 第二保持部被排列成使得通过第一保持部保持膜的位置并且通过第二保持部保持膜的位置交替放置。 多个前表面侧弹性构件被放置在相邻的第一保持部分之间的膜的前表面上，而多个背面侧弹性构件被放置在膜的相邻侧 第二保持部。

公开(公告)号：US20100196774A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-05

申请号：US12595141

申请日：2009-04-10

申请人： Norihiko Kawabata ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Hiroyuki Nagai ,  Yoshiki Nagao

发明人： Norihiko Kawabata ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Hiroyuki Nagai ,  Yoshiki Nagao

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/10 ,  H01M8/24

CPC分类号： H01M8/242 ,  H01M8/0247 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/1007 ,  H01M8/248 ,  H01M8/2483

摘要： A fuel cell using metal separators in which reactive gas leakage is reliably suppressed without requiring excessive fastening force, while employing a simple structure. The present invention is a solid polymer unit fuel cell having a frame holding an MEA and metal separators, in which 1) the central part of a separator faces an electrode and has linear a channel formed therein, and the peripheral part of a separator is a flat structure having a manifold hole; 2) the frame holding an MEA has a sealant that is provided around the respective electrodes, is in contact with a rib at the boundary of the central part and peripheral part of a separator, and regulates the flow of reactive gas; and 3) contact surfaces of the sealant provided around an electrode and ribs at the boundary between the central part and peripheral part of a separator, are respectively inclined with respect to the stacking direction from the frame toward the separator.

摘要翻译： 使用金属隔板的燃料电池，其中采用简单的结构，其中可靠地抑制反应性气体泄漏而不需要过大的紧固力。 本发明是一种具有保持MEA的框架和金属隔板的固体聚合物单元燃料电池，其中1）隔板的中心部分面对电极并且具有形成在其中的直线形通道，并且隔膜的周边部分为 具有歧管孔的平面结构; 2）保持MEA的框架具有围绕各个电极设置的密封剂，与分隔件的中心部分和周边部分的边界处的肋接触，并且调节反应气体的流动; 和3）在电极周围设置的密封剂的接触表面和分隔件的中心部分和周边部分之间的边界处的肋分别相对于从框架朝向隔板的层叠方向倾斜。

公开(公告)号：US20090246586A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-01

申请号：US12096842

申请日：2007-06-14

申请人： Norihiko Kawabata ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Takashi Morimoto ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Masatoshi Teranishi

发明人： Norihiko Kawabata ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Takashi Morimoto ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Masatoshi Teranishi

IPC分类号： H01M8/10 ,  H01M4/88 ,  H01M8/02

CPC分类号： H01M4/8896 ,  H01M4/886 ,  H01M4/8882 ,  H01M8/0247 ,  H01M8/026 ,  H01M8/0271 ,  H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/0284 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M8/1023 ,  H01M8/1039 ,  H01M8/2404 ,  H01M8/242 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  Y02P70/56 ,  Y10T29/49114 ,  Y10T29/49115

摘要： There is provided a film electrode assembly for a fuel cell capable of preventing a polymer electrolyte film from being exposed. The film electrode assembly includes: a main body portion of a film electrode assembly having a polymer electrolyte film, and a pair of electrode layers having catalyst layers placed on the two surfaces of the polymer electrolyte film on the inner side from the peripheral edge portion thereof and diffusion layers each having a peripheral edge protruding from the catalyst layer, which are laminated on one another, with a gap being formed between the protruding portion of the diffusion layer and the peripheral edge portion of the polymer electrolyte film; a frame member that sandwiches the peripheral edge portion of the polymer electrolyte film between the paired electrode layers with a gap therebetween, and is formed so as to surround an outer edge of the polymer electrolyte film; and gaskets made of a thermoplastic resin, which are placed on the two surfaces of the frame member. Each gasket includes an annular portion that covers the peripheral edge portion of the main body portion of the film electrode assembly over the entire circumference thereof along the inner edge of the frame member and a gap filling portion that fills the gap.

摘要翻译： 提供了能够防止高分子电解质膜露出的燃料电池用膜电极接合体。 膜电极组件包括：具有聚合物电解质膜的膜电极组件的主体部分和在其周边部分的内侧的聚合物电解质膜的两个表面上设置有催化剂层的一对电极层 以及扩散层，其各自具有从所述催化剂层突出的周缘，所述扩散层彼此层叠，在所述扩散层的所述突出部与所述高分子电解质膜的周缘部之间形成间隙; 框架构件，其在所述一对电极层之间夹着所述高分子电解质膜的周边部分之间具有间隙，并且形成为围绕所述高分子电解质膜的外缘; 以及由热塑性树脂制成的垫圈，其被放置在框架构件的两个表面上。 每个垫片包括一个环形部分，该环形部分沿着框架构件的内边缘覆盖胶片电极组件的主体部分的周边边缘部分的整个周边，以及填充间隙的间隙填充部分。

公开(公告)号：US20090202884A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-13

申请号：US12306986

申请日：2008-03-27

申请人： Takashi Morimoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Atsushi Murata

发明人： Takashi Morimoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Atsushi Murata

IPC分类号： H01M8/10 ,  H01M8/02

CPC分类号： H01M8/0273 ,  B29C45/0046 ,  B29C45/14336 ,  B29C45/14344 ,  B29C45/14836 ,  B29C2045/14942 ,  B29L2031/3468 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  H01M8/242 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： A MEA-frame assembly is arranged in a mold for injection molding to form a first flow passage arranged so as to extend along the outer periphery of an electrode between the outer periphery of the electrode and the inner periphery of a frame, a second flow passage arranged so as to extend along an inner elastic member between the inner periphery and outer periphery of the frame and a plurality of connecting flow passages which communicate the first flow passage with the second flow passage. An elastic resin is injected into the first flow passage to fill the first flow passage with the elastic resin and to fill the second flow passage with the elastic resin through each of the communicating flow passages, thereby an elastic member which hermetically seals the space between the MEA-frame assembly and the separator is integrally formed.

公开(公告)号：US20090136823A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-28

申请号：US12159926

申请日：2006-12-27

申请人： Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Yoshiki Nagao ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yasuo Takebe ,  Masaki Nobuoka

发明人： Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Yoshiki Nagao ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yasuo Takebe ,  Masaki Nobuoka

IPC分类号： H01M2/02

CPC分类号： H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/1007 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2483

摘要： A fuel cell separator (2) of the present invention has a turn portion of a serpentine-shaped reaction gas passage region (101). In the turn portion, a recessed portion (28) is defined by an outer end (28a) of the turn portion and oblique boundaries between the recessed portion (28) and a pair of passage groove group. In the turn portion, a plurality of protrusions (27), which vertically extend from a bottom face of the recessed portion (28) and are arranged in an island form, are disposed such that one or more protrusions (27) form a plurality of columns lined up and spaced apart from each other with a gap in a direction in which the outer end (28a) extends and one or more protrusions (27) form a plurality of rows lined up and spaced apart from each other with a gap in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the outer end (28a) extends; and the plurality of protrusions (27) are configured such that flow of the reaction gas is guided by protrusions (27) forming one row in the direction in which the outer end (28a) extends and is disturbed by protrusions forming a row adjacent the one row.

摘要翻译： 本发明的燃料电池用隔板（2）具有蜿蜒形状的反应气体通路区域（101）的转弯部。 在转弯部分中，凹部（28）由转弯部分的外端（28a）和凹部（28）与一对通道槽组之间的倾斜边界限定。 在转弯部分中，从凹部（28）的底面垂直延伸并以岛状排列的多个突起（27）被设置成使得一个或多个突起（27）形成多个 排列成彼此间隔开的列，在外端（28a）延伸的方向上具有间隙，并且一个或多个突起（27）形成彼此间隔开并且间隔开的多个行 方向垂直于外端（28a）延伸的方向; 并且所述多个突起（27）被构造成使得所述反应气体的流动由在所述外端（28a）延伸的方向上形成一排的突起（27）引导，并且被形成邻近所述一个的行的突起所扰乱 行。