Electrochemical Device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023265570-A1
Application number	US-202217831737-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 3, 2022
Priority date	Feb 22, 2022
Publication date	Aug 24, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

An embodiment electrochemical device includes a first separator including a first channel and a first land disposed in a first direction, a second separator including a second channel and a second land disposed in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the second separator being stacked on the first separator, and contact patterns provided on the first separator and disposed on the first channel so as to be in contact with the second separator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electrochemical device comprising:
a first separator comprising a first channel and a first land disposed in a first direction; a second separator comprising a second channel and a second land disposed in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the second separator being stacked on the first separator; and contact patterns provided on the first separator and disposed on the first channel so as to be in contact with the second separator.

2 . The electrochemical device of claim 1 , wherein the contact patterns are in contact with a rear surface of the second land that faces the first separator.

3 . The electrochemical device of claim 1 , wherein the contact patterns are integrated with the first separator.

4 . The electrochemical device of claim 1 , wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

5 . The electrochemical device of claim 1 , wherein the contact patterns have a continuous straight shape in the second direction.

6 . The electrochemical device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first separator is 0.08 to 0.6 mm.

7 . The electrochemical device of claim 1 , wherein a width of the first channel in the second direction is 1.5 to 7 mm.

8 . The electrochemical device of claim 1 , wherein the first channel and the contact patterns satisfy 0.2 mm c′=(a−c)/2≤2 mm, wherein a represents a width of the first channel in the second direction, c represents a contact length of the contact patterns that is in contact with the second separator in the second direction, and c′ represents a length defined as (a−c)/2.

9 . The electrochemical device of claim 1 , wherein the first channel and the contact patterns satisfy 0.2 mm d′=(b−2e−d)/2≤2 mm, wherein b represents a distance between a first reference line and a second reference line spaced apart from each other at two opposite ends of the contact patterns in the first direction based on the contact patterns, e represents an interval between the contact patterns disposed adjacent to each other in the first direction, d represents a contact width of the contact patterns that are in contact with the second separator in the first direction, and d′ represents a length defined as (b−2e−d)/2.

10 . The electrochemical device of claim 9 , wherein the interval between the contact patterns is 1.5 mm or more.

11 . The electrochemical device of claim 9 , wherein the contact patterns and the second separator satisfy d<i, wherein i represents a width of the second land in the first direction.

12 . The electrochemical device of claim 1 , wherein the first channel and the contact patterns satisfy 0.4 mm≤h−g≤1.5 mm, wherein g represents a thickness defined as a sum of a thickness of the first separator and a thickness of the first channel, and h represents a thickness defined as a sum of a thickness of the first separator, a thickness of the first channel, and a thickness of the contact patterns.

13 . The electrochemical device of claim 1 , wherein the first channel comprises:
an inlet part; a central part disposed at a downstream side from the inlet part; and an outlet part disposed at a downstream side from the central part; and wherein the contact patterns are provided on at least any one of the inlet part, the central part, and the outlet part.

14 . An electrochemical device comprising:
a first separator comprising a first channel and a first land disposed in a first direction; a second separator comprising a second channel and a second land disposed in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the second separator being stacked on the first separator; and contact patterns provided on the first separator and disposed on the first channel so as to be in contact with the second separator, wherein each of the contact patterns comprises:
a contact portion spaced apart from the first separator and in contact with the second separator; and
a connection portion connecting the contact portion and the first separator.

15 . The electrochemical device of claim 14 , wherein the connection portion is in contact with the second separator.

16 . The electrochemical device of claim 14 , wherein the connection portion is in surface contact with the second separator.

17 . The electrochemical device of claim 16 , wherein the second land comprises:
a land contact portion spaced apart from the second separator; and a land connection portion connecting the land contact portion and the second separator.

18 . The electrochemical device of claim 17 , wherein a boundary edge between the contact portion and the connection portion has a first radius, a boundary edge between the land contact portion and the land connection portion has a second radius smaller than the first radius, a boundary edge between the connection portion and the first separator has a third radius, and a boundary edge between the land connection portion and the second separator has a fourth radius larger than the third radius.

19 . An electrochemical device comprising:
a first separator comprising a plurality of first channels and a plurality of first lands disposed in a first direction; a second separator comprising a second channel and a second land disposed in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the second separator being stacked on the first separator, wherein the plurality of first channels and the plurality of first lands are alternately disposed in the second direction; and contact patterns provided on the first separator and disposed at least any one of the plurality of first channels so as to be in contact with the second separator.

20 . The electrochemical device of claim 19 , wherein a first one of the contact patterns provided on any one of the plurality of first channels is spaced apart, in the first direction, from a second one of the contact patterns provided on another one of the plurality of first channels.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kai Corp
• Sambo Motors Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yu Jung Han
• Suh Chung Ho
• Kim Joo Young
• Jeong Kwi Seong
• Do Young Jae
• Park Sang Muk
• Kim Jae Man
• Bak June

Classifications

• C25B9/77 Primary

  having diaphragms · CPC title

• C25B13/02

  characterised by shape or form · CPC title

• H01M8/026

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

• C25B1/04 Primary

  by electrolysis of water · CPC title

• C25B9/75

  having bipolar electrodes · CPC title