公开(公告)号：US09196910B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-24

申请号：US13818376

申请日：2012-04-16

申请人： Masaki Yamauchi ,  Yasushi Sugawara ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yoichiro Tsuji ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Takashi Morimoto

发明人： Masaki Yamauchi ,  Yasushi Sugawara ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yoichiro Tsuji ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Takashi Morimoto

IPC分类号： H01M8/02 ,  H01M8/10

CPC分类号： H01M8/0273 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  Y02E60/50 ,  Y02P70/56 ,  Y02T90/32

摘要： A close attachment region is provided on the outer side relative to an outer edge portion of a gas diffusion layer and on the inner side relative to the inner edge portion of a gasket as seen from the thickness direction of a polymer electrolyte membrane, such that separators and a frame member are closely attached to each other. Thus, it becomes possible to suppress an increase in the manufacturing cost and a reduction in the power generation performance, which is attributed to the impurity eluted from the gasket and flowing toward the gas diffusion layer.

摘要翻译： 在从聚合物电解质膜的厚度方向观察时，相对于气体扩散层的外缘部的外侧和相对于垫圈的内缘部的内侧设置有紧密附接区域，使得隔板 并且框架构件彼此紧密连接。 因此，可以抑制由于从垫圈中洗脱的杂质向气体扩散层流动的制造成本的增加和发电性能的降低。

公开(公告)号：US08492043B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-23

申请号：US12810268

申请日：2009-10-28

申请人： Haruhiko Shintani ,  Yoichiro Tsuji

发明人： Haruhiko Shintani ,  Yoichiro Tsuji

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M4/02

CPC分类号： H01M4/8668 ,  H01M4/8642 ,  H01M4/925 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0271 ,  H01M8/04731 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M8/04835 ,  H01M8/0494 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  Y02T90/32

摘要： A fuel cell of the present invention includes cell blocks (101, 102) each formed by stacking cells (51, 52) and a cooling medium connecting channel (103) connecting a cell block internal cooling medium channel (153A) of the cell block (101) and a cell block internal cooling medium channel (153B) of the cell block (102) in series. A catalyst layer includes a catalyst support and polymer electrolyte adhered to the catalyst support, the catalyst support containing an electrode catalyst and carbon powder supporting the electrode catalyst. The catalyst layer in the cell 52 of the cell block (102) located downstream of the cooling medium connecting channel (103) is higher or larger in at least one selected from the group consisting of a density of an ion exchange group per unit volume of the catalyst layer, an electrode catalyst supporting amount of the catalyst support of the catalyst layer, and a catalyst supporting rate of the catalyst layer, than the catalyst layer of the cell 51 of the cell block 101 located upstream of the cooling medium connecting channel 103.

摘要翻译： 本发明的燃料电池包括通过堆叠电池（51,52）和连接电池块的电池块内部冷却介质通道（153A）的冷却介质连接通道（103）而形成的电池块（101,102） 101）和电池块（102）的电池块内部冷却介质通道（153B）串联。 催化剂层包括催化剂载体和粘附到催化剂载体上的聚合物电解质，催化剂载体含有电极催化剂和支持电极催化剂的碳粉末。 位于冷却介质连接通道（103）下游的电池块（102）的电池52中的催化剂层中的至少一种选自以下组中的至少一种：每单位体积的离子交换基团的密度 催化剂层，催化剂层的催化剂载体的电极催化剂负载量和催化剂层的催化剂负载率比位于冷却介质连接通道103上游的电池块101的电池单元51的催化剂层 。

公开(公告)号：US20130157164A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-20

申请号：US13818376

申请日：2012-04-16

申请人： Masaki Yamauchi ,  Yasushi Sugawara ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yoichiro Tsuji ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Takashi Morimoto

发明人： Masaki Yamauchi ,  Yasushi Sugawara ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yoichiro Tsuji ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Takashi Morimoto

IPC分类号： H01M8/02

CPC分类号： H01M8/0273 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  Y02E60/50 ,  Y02P70/56 ,  Y02T90/32

摘要： A close attachment region is provided on the outer side relative to an outer edge portion of a gas diffusion layer and on the inner side relative to the inner edge portion of a gasket as seen from the thickness direction of a polymer electrolyte membrane, such that separators and a frame member are closely attached to each other. Thus, it becomes possible to suppress an increase in the manufacturing cost and a reduction in the power generation performance, which is attributed to the impurity eluted from the gasket and flowing toward the gas diffusion layer.

摘要翻译： 在从聚合物电解质膜的厚度方向观察时，相对于气体扩散层的外缘部的外侧和相对于垫圈的内缘部的内侧设置有紧密附接区域，使得隔板 并且框架构件彼此紧密连接。 因此，可以抑制由于从垫圈中洗脱的杂质向气体扩散层流动的制造成本的增加和发电性能的降低。

公开(公告)号：US08435657B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-07

申请号：US13361496

申请日：2012-01-30

申请人： Shinichi Arisaka ,  Yoichiro Tsuji ,  Eiichi Yasumoto ,  Hatoh Kazuhito ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi

发明人： Shinichi Arisaka ,  Yoichiro Tsuji ,  Eiichi Yasumoto ,  Hatoh Kazuhito ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/043 ,  B60L11/1892 ,  B60L11/1898 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/1007 ,  H01M8/242 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  Y02T90/34

摘要： A preservation assembly of a PEFC stack which is capable of sufficiently inhibiting degradation of performance of the PEFC stack particularly during a time period that elapses from when the stack is placed in the uninstalled state until it is placed in the installation position and is practically used. The PEFC stack is provided with an oxidizing agent passage having an inlet and an outlet and extending through a cathode and a reducing agent passage having an inlet and an outlet and extending through an anode. The PEFC stack is preserved in an uninstalled state in such a manner that an interior of the oxidizing agent passage and an interior of the reducing agent passage are set in a pressure-reduced state.

摘要翻译： PEFC堆叠的保存组件，其能够充分地抑制PEFC堆叠的性能的劣化，特别是在堆叠处于卸载状态直到其被放置在安装位置并被实际使用的时间段内。 PEFC堆叠设置有具有入口和出口并延伸穿过阴极和具有入口和出口并延伸穿过阳极的还原剂通道的氧化剂通道。 将PEFC堆叠保持在卸载状态，使得氧化剂通道的内部和还原剂通道的内部被设定为减压状态。

公开(公告)号：US20130101917A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-25

申请号：US13806657

申请日：2012-04-04

申请人： Takeou Okanishi ,  Masaki Yamauchi ,  Yasushi Sugawara ,  Yoichiro Tsuji

发明人： Takeou Okanishi ,  Masaki Yamauchi ,  Yasushi Sugawara ,  Yoichiro Tsuji

IPC分类号： H01M8/10

CPC分类号： H01M8/1004 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/0284 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M2008/1095

摘要： A polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes: a sealing structure (9) including a substantially rectangular ring-shaped first gasket portion (9a) and a substantially rectangular ring-shaped second gasket portion (9b), the first gasket portion (9a) being positioned outward of a peripheral portion of a first gas diffusion layer (5) and between a first separator (7) and a first catalyst layer (2) positioned at a peripheral portion of a polymer electrolyte membrane 1, the second gasket portion (9b) being positioned outward of the peripheral portion of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) and between the first separator (7) and a second separator (8); and at least the first catalyst layer (2), a second catalyst layer (3), and a swellable resin portion (II) formed of a swellable resin whose volume expands when water is added thereto, the swellable resin portion (11) being positioned between the first gasket portion (9a) and the first catalyst layer (2) positioned at the peripheral portion of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1).

摘要翻译： 聚合物电解质燃料电池包括：密封结构（9），包括大致矩形的环形第一密封部分（9a）和大致矩形的环状第二密封部分（9b），第一密封部分（9a）位于外部 的第一气体扩散层（5）的周边部分和位于高分子电解质膜1的周边部分的第一隔板（7）和第一催化剂层（2）之间的第二密封部（9b） 在高分子电解质膜（1）的周边部分之间和第一分离器（7）和第二分离器（8）之间的外部; 以及至少第一催化剂层（2），第二催化剂层（3）和由可溶胀树脂形成的可溶胀树脂部分（II），其中当添加水时体积膨胀时，可溶胀树脂部分（11）被定位 在第一衬垫部分（9a）和位于聚合物电解质膜（1）的周边部分的第一催化剂层（2）之间。

公开(公告)号：US20120315571A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-13

申请号：US13579661

申请日：2011-11-24

申请人： Jun Matsumura ,  Yoichiro Tsuji

发明人： Jun Matsumura ,  Yoichiro Tsuji

IPC分类号： H01M4/88

CPC分类号： H01M8/1004 ,  H01M4/881 ,  H01M4/8814 ,  H01M4/8817 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： According to a method for producing a catalyst-coated membrane in the present invention, in order to prevent a polymer electrolyte membrane 1 from being curled when catalyst ink is dried to form a catalyst layer 4a, a membrane-shape retaining film-assembly is prepared such that a shape retaining film 2 is attached on one surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane 1 so as to protrude from both sides of the polymer electrolyte membrane 1 in a width direction, and then the catalyst layer 4a is formed on another surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane 1.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的催化剂涂膜的制造方法，为了防止在将催化剂油墨干燥形成催化剂层4a时聚合物电解质膜1发生卷曲，制作膜状保持膜组件 使得形成保持膜2在宽度方向上从聚合物电解质膜1的两侧突出地附着在高分子电解质膜1的一个表面上，然后在聚合物的另一个表面上形成催化剂层4a 电解质膜1。

公开(公告)号：US08182958B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-22

申请号：US12524835

申请日：2008-01-29

申请人： Takeou Okanishi ,  Atsushi Nogi ,  Yoichiro Tsuji

发明人： Takeou Okanishi ,  Atsushi Nogi ,  Yoichiro Tsuji

IPC分类号： H01M8/10

CPC分类号： H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M8/1053 ,  H01M8/1062 ,  H01M8/1065 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： A membrane membrane-reinforcement-member assembly, membrane catalyst-layer assembly, membrane electrode assembly, and polymer electrolyte fuel cell are provided, which are so configured as to ensure sufficient durability and a cost reduction in unit cells and be suited for mass production. To this end, a membrane membrane-reinforcement-member assembly (20) of a membrane catalyst-layer assembly (30) provided in an MEA (5) of a cell (100) has a polymer electrolyte membrane (1), a pair of first membrane reinforcement members (10a) and a pair of second membrane reinforcement members (10b) which members (10a), (10b) are embedded in the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) such that their main surfaces are not exposed therefrom. The first and second membrane reinforcement members (10a), (10b) are embedded in a parallelogrammatic fashion so as to overlap each other in the four corners of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) when viewed in a thickness direction of the polymer electrolyte membrane.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种膜增强件组件，膜催化剂层组件，膜电极组件和聚合物电解质燃料电池，其被构造成确保单元电池的足够的耐久性和成本降低并且适合于批量生产。 为此，设置在电池（100）的MEA（5）中的膜催化剂层组件（30）的膜增强部件组件（20）具有聚合物电解质膜（1），一对 第一膜增强构件（10a）和一对第二膜增强构件（10b），其中构件（10a），（10b）嵌入在聚合物电解质膜（1）中，使得它们的主表面不暴露于其中。 当在聚合物电解质膜的厚度方向上观察时，第一和第二膜增强构件（10a），（10b）以平行四边形方式被嵌入，以便在聚合物电解质膜（1）的四个角部彼此重叠。

公开(公告)号：US08158294B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-17

申请号：US12160618

申请日：2007-01-12

申请人： Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yoichiro Tsuji

发明人： Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yoichiro Tsuji

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

CPC分类号： H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/242 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M2008/1095

摘要： Provided is a fuel cell system which is capable of suppressing deterioration in the performance and durability of a fuel cell stack or restoring deterioration in performance of the fuel cell stack. In addition, provided is a method of operating the fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack in which a gas passage for an anode and a cathode and a heat transmission medium passage have a structure in which inlet-side regions of each of the passages substantially overlap with each other. Outlet-side regions of the anode gas passage, the cathode gas passage, and the heat transmission medium passage substantially overlap with each other as viewed from a direction in which the unit cells are stacked. The fuel cell system also includes at least one anode gas flow inverting device and a cathode gas flow inverting device.

摘要翻译： 提供一种燃料电池系统，其能够抑制燃料电池堆的性能和耐久性的劣化或恢复燃料电池堆的性能劣化。 此外，提供了操作燃料电池系统的方法。 燃料电池系统包括燃料电池堆，其中用于阳极和阴极的气体通道和传热介质通道具有其中每个通道的入口侧区域彼此基本重叠的结构。 阳极气体通道，阴极气体通道和传热介质通路的出口侧区域从单元电池堆叠的方向观察时基本上彼此重叠。 燃料电池系统还包括至少一个阳极气流反转装置和阴极气流反转装置。

公开(公告)号：US20110033768A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-10

申请号：US12937510

申请日：2009-05-18

申请人： Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yoichiro Tsuji ,  Takashi Nakagawa

发明人： Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yoichiro Tsuji ,  Takashi Nakagawa

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/026 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/0265 ,  H01M2008/1095

摘要： A fuel cell separator of the present invention is a plate-shaped fuel cell separator including a reaction gas supply manifold hole 21, a reactant gas discharge manifold hole 22, a groove-shaped first reactant gas channel 131, and one or more groove-shaped second reaction gas channels 132 and 133, wherein the first reactant gas channel 131 includes a first portion 41 and a second portion 51 located upstream of the first portion 41, and a cross-sectional area of a first specified portion 81 which is a continuous portion including at least the first portion of the first reactant gas channel 131 and/or a cross-sectional area of a second specified portion 82 which extends continuously from at least a downstream end of the first reactant gas channel 131 is/are smaller than cross-sectional areas of the second reactant gas channels 132 and 133.

摘要翻译： 本发明的燃料电池用隔板是具有反应气体供给歧管孔21，反应气体排出歧管孔22，槽状第一反应气体通道131以及一个以上的槽状的板状燃料电池隔板 第二反应气体通道132和133，其中第一反应气体通道131包括位于第一部分41上游的第一部分41和第二部分51，以及作为连续部分的第一特定部分81的横截面积 包括至少第一反应物气体通道131的第一部分和/或从第一反应气体通道131的至少下游端连续延伸的第二规定部分82的横截面面积小于交叉点， 第二反应气体通道132和133的横截面积。

公开(公告)号：US20100248087A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-30

申请号：US12745743

申请日：2008-12-04

申请人： Yoichiro Tsuji ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Takashi Morimoto

发明人： Yoichiro Tsuji ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Takashi Morimoto

IPC分类号： H01M8/00

CPC分类号： B29C45/1671 ,  B29C45/14065 ,  B29C45/14836 ,  B29C2045/1673 ,  B29L2031/3468 ,  H01M8/0202 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： In the method of the invention for producing an electrode-membrane-frame assembly, its principal part is formed by laying a first catalyst layer onto one of surfaces of an electrolyte membrane, arranging a first gas diffusion layer onto the surface of the first catalyst layer and inside the circumferential region of the electrolyte membrane, laying a second catalyst layer onto the other surface of the electrolyte membrane, and arranging a second gas diffusion layer onto the surface of the second catalyst layer and inside the circumferential region of the electrolyte membrane so as to make the position of the outer circumference of the second gas diffusion layer different from that of the outer circumference of the first gas diffusion layer. Then, in the state that an outer circumferential portion of either the first gas diffusion layer or the second gas diffusion layer, the portion being positioned outside a region of the first and second gas diffusion layers wherein the two layers are opposed to each other, is opposed to a portion of a flat region located inside the frame of a frame-form primary molded body, the circumferential region of the principal part is arranged on the flat region, and subsequently a secondary molded body is formed to cover the circumferential region of the electrolyte membrane with the second molded body together with the primary molded body, in order to prevent the polymer electrolyte membrane from being broken or deformed.

摘要翻译： 在制造电极 - 膜框架组件的本发明的方法中，其主要部分是通过在电解质膜的一个表面上铺设第一催化剂层而形成的，第一气体扩散层设置在第一催化剂层的表面上 并且在所述电解质膜的周向区域的内部，在所述电解质膜的另一个表面上设置第二催化剂层，在所述第二催化剂层的表面和所述电解质膜的周向区域内配置第二气体扩散层， 使第二气体扩散层的外周的位置与第一气体扩散层的外周的位置不同。 然后，在第一气体扩散层或第二气体扩散层的外周部分，位于第一和第二气体扩散层的其中两层彼此相对的区域之外的部分是 与位于框架一次成型体的框架内的平坦区域的一部分相对，主要部分的周向区域布置在平坦区域上，随后形成二次成型体以覆盖 电解质膜与第一成型体一起具有第二成型体，以防止聚合物电解质膜破裂或变形。