Assembly for fuel cell, and laminated body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12448546-B2
Application number	US-202017640971-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2020
Priority date	Sep 26, 2019
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

The invention provides an assembly for fuel cell which has an excellent adhesive force in the presence of hot water, and a laminated body which is used for the assembly for fuel cell. The assembly for fuel cell comprises an adhesive resin layer containing a polyolefin having at least one group selected from the group consisting of an acidic group and an acid anhydride group and having an acid value of 0.01 mgKOH/g to 6.5 mgKOH/g; and two or more members bonded with the adhesive resin layer interposed therebetween, wherein at least one of the members is a metal member having a ratio of a dipole term in surface free energy of 0.01% to 5.0%.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An assembly for fuel cell comprising:
an adhesive resin layer containing a polyolefin having at least one group selected from the group consisting of an acidic group and an acid anhydride group and having an acid value of 0.01 mgKOH/g to 6.5 mgKOH/g; and
two or more members bonded with the adhesive resin layer interposed therebetween,
wherein at least one of the members is a metal member having a ratio of a dipole term in surface free energy of 0.01% to 5.0%, and
wherein a relationship between the surface free energy γ M of the metal member and surface free energy γ A of the adhesive resin layer satisfies γ M −γ A ≥5.0 mN/m.

2. An assembly for fuel cell comprising:
a laminated body including a resin substrate, an easily adhesive layer provided on at least one surface of the resin substrate, and an adhesive resin layer provided on a surface of the easily adhesive layer on a side opposite to the resin substrate, and containing a polyolefin having at least one group selected from the group consisting of an acidic group and an acid anhydride group and having an acid value of 0.01 mgKOH/g to 6.5 mgKOH/g; and
a metal member bonded to at least a part of a surface of the adhesive resin layer of the laminated body and having a ratio of a dipole term in surface free energy of 0.01% to 5.0%,
wherein a relationship between the surface free energy γ M of the metal member and surface free energy γ A of the adhesive resin layer satisfies γ M −γ A ≥5.0 mN/m.

3. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 2 , wherein
a solubility parameter of the easily adhesive layer is larger than a solubility parameter of the adhesive resin layer and smaller than a solubility parameter of the resin substrate, and
an absolute value of a difference between the solubility parameter of the easily adhesive layer and the solubility parameter of the adhesive resin layer is 3.0 (J/cm 3 ) 1/2 or less.

4. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 2 , wherein the easily adhesive layer has a thickness of 8 nm to 200 nm.

5. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 2 , wherein the resin substrate has a glass transition temperature of 90° C. or higher.

6. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 2 , wherein the laminated body includes the easily adhesive layer provided on each of both surfaces of the resin substrate, and the adhesive resin layer provided on each of surfaces of the easily adhesive layer on a side opposite to the resin substrate.

7. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 1 , wherein
the acidic group contains a carboxylic acid group, and
the acid anhydride group contains a carboxylic acid anhydride group.

8. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 1 , wherein
the polyolefin contains a propylene unit, and
a content of the propylene unit is 50% by mass or more with respect to the polyolefin.

9. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 1 , wherein the polyolefin has an acid value of 0.01 mgKOH/g to 3.0 mgKOH/g.

10. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive resin layer further contains a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer.

11. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 10 , wherein a content of the styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer is 20% by mass or less with respect to a total amount of the polyolefin and the styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer.

12. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive resin layer has an acid value of 0.01 mgKOH/g to 6.5 mgKOH/g.

13. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 1 , wherein the metal member is titanium or a titanium alloy.

14. A bonding method comprising bonding (a) a laminated body including a resin substrate, an easily adhesive layer provided on at least one surface of the resin substrate, and an adhesive resin layer provided on a surface of the easily adhesive layer on a side opposite to the resin substrate, and containing a polyolefin having at least one group selected from the group consisting of an acidic group and an acid anhydride group and having an acid value of 0.01 mgKOH/g to 6.5 mgKOH/g to (b) a metal member of a fuel cell in a state where the metal member faces the adhesive resin layer of the laminated body, wherein the metal member has a ratio of a dipole term in surface free energy of 0.01% to 5.0%, and wherein a relationship between the surface free energy γ M of the metal member and surface free energy γ A of the adhesive resin layer satisfies γ M −γ A ≥5.0 mN/m.

15. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 1 , wherein the metal member is titanium, titanium alloy, or iron alloy.

16. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 2 , wherein the metal member is titanium.

17. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 2 , wherein the metal member is titanium alloy.

18. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 2 , wherein the metal member is titanium, titanium alloy, or iron alloy.

19. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 1 , wherein a melt flow rate of the polyolefin is 0.1 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min under measurement conditions of 230° C. and a test pressure of 1.96 MPa.

20. The assembly for fuel cell according to claim 2 , wherein a melt flow rate of the polyolefin is 0.1 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min under measurement conditions of 230° C. and a test pressure of 1.96 MPa.

Assignees

• Toyo Boseki
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd
• Toagosei Co Ltd
• Toyoba Co Ltd

Inventors

• Watanabe Shinya
• Koganemaru Ai
• Okumura Hisao
• SUGIKI Tomoya
• Ito Takahiro
• Imahori Makoto
• Shimmyo Yusuke
• Sato Kenji
• Kurihara Takuya

Classifications

• H01M8/0284 Primary

  Organic resins; Organic polymers · CPC title

• H01M8/0228 Primary

  in the form of layered or coated products · CPC title

• C09J2425/00

  Presence of styrenic polymer · CPC title

• C09J2423/10

  Presence of homo or copolymers of propene · CPC title

• C09J2203/33

  for batteries or fuel cells · CPC title