Separator plate with weld sections

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12525622-B2
Application number	US-202218061785-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2022
Priority date	Dec 6, 2021
Publication date	Jan 13, 2026
Grant date	Jan 13, 2026

Abstract

Electrochemical systems comprising separator plates and the separator plates comprising a first individual plate and a second individual plate. The individual plate comprising: an electrochemically active region, at least one through-opening and a sealing bead. Conveying channels adjoin a bead flank of the sealing bead and the conveying channels connecting the through-opening and the sealing bead interior. A plurality of first weld sections connecting the two individual plates and the first weld sections extend in the direction of the first conveying channels and arranged between the first conveying channels.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A separator plate for an electrochemical system, comprising a first individual plate and a second individual plate, which are connected to each other, wherein at least the first individual plate comprises:
an electrochemically active region, at least one through-opening for the passage of a fluid, having an inner edge that bounds the through-opening, a sealing bead arranged around the through-opening for sealing off the through-opening, wherein the sealing bead has a sealing bead interior, a first bead flank facing towards the through-opening, and a second bead flank, a plurality of first conveying channels, which adjoin the first bead flank of the sealing bead, are in fluid connection with the sealing bead interior and extend from the sealing bead in the direction of the through-opening, wherein the through-opening and the sealing bead interior are fluidically connected to each other via the first conveying channels, and a plurality of first weld sections for connecting the two individual plates, which first weld sections extend substantially parallel to the first conveying channels and are arranged in each case between the first conveying channels.

2 . The separator plate according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the respective first weld section facing towards the inner edge reaches closer to the inner edge than an end of the respective first weld section facing away from the inner edge reaches to a nearest bead foot of the sealing bead.

3 . The separator plate according to claim 2 , wherein the end of the respective first weld section facing towards the nearest bead foot is at a distance from the bead foot of no less than 0.2 mm.

4 . The separator plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first weld sections reach to the inner edge.

5 . The separator plate according to claim 1 , wherein at least two of the first weld sections are arranged between two adjacent first conveying channels.

6 . The separator plate according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the first weld sections is greater than 1.0 mm.

7 . The separator plate according to claim 1 , comprising a plurality of second weld sections for connecting the two individual plates, which second weld sections are oriented at an angle to the first weld sections and are arranged in each case between the first conveying channels.

8 . The separator plate according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the second weld sections crosses one of the first weld sections and/or adjoins one of the first weld sections.

9 . The separator plate according to claim 7 , wherein at least two second weld sections are arranged between two adjacent first conveying channels.

10 . The separator plate according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first weld sections and at least one of the second weld sections together form a T-shaped, cross-shaped, L-shaped, rectangularly shaped, H-shaped or approximately U-shaped or C-shaped weld.

11 . The separator plate according to claim 7 , wherein a minimum distance of the second weld sections from the inner edge is in each case at least 0.2 mm.

12 . The separator plate according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing bead has at least in part a wavy course, wherein the wavy course has a plurality of wave periods with convex and concave sections, which in each case merge into each other at a turning point, wherein the respective weld sections in each case face towards a concave section of the sealing bead and/or a convex section of the sealing bead.

13 . The separator plate according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing bead has at least in part a wavy course, wherein the wavy course has a plurality of wave periods with convex and concave sections, which in each case merge into each other at a turning point, wherein the respective weld sections in each case at least approximately face towards a turning point of the sealing bead.

14 . The separator plate according to claim 1 , comprising a plurality of second conveying channels, which adjoin the second bead flank of the sealing bead and are in fluid connection with the sealing bead interior, wherein the electrochemically active region and the sealing bead interior are fluidically connected to each other via the second conveying channels.

15 . The separator plate according to claim 14 , wherein the second conveying channels are fluidically connected to the electrochemically active region via at least one aperture formed in the separator plate.

16 . The separator plate according to claim 1 , wherein the respective weld sections comprise laser-welded joints.

Assignees

• Reinz Dichtungs Gmbh

Inventors

• Kindler Tobias
• Glueck Rainer
• Gruenwald Bernadette
• Gehring Horst
• Oruc Ahmet

Classifications

• H01M8/0263

  having meandering or serpentine paths · CPC title

• H01M8/026

  characterised by grooves, e.g. their pitch or depth · CPC title

• H01M8/0297 Primary

  Arrangements for joining electrodes, reservoir layers, heat exchange units or bipolar separators to each other (H01M8/0271 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01M8/0247

  characterised by the form (characterised by a channel configuration H01M8/0258) · CPC title

• H01M8/0267

  having heating or cooling means, e.g. heaters or coolant flow channels · CPC title