Bonded sheet and sheet-member bonding method

US9331345B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9331345-B2
Application numberUS-201314416893-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 24, 2013
Priority dateJul 27, 2012
Publication dateMay 3, 2016
Grant dateMay 3, 2016

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Abstract

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A bonded sheet to be applied to a membrane electrode assembly includes gaskets serving as a first sheet member and an electrolyte membrane serving as a second sheet member stacked on the gaskets. The gaskets each include a first bonded portion where grooves provided in a sheet surface direction at least partly face sheet end portions, and a second bonded portion having no groove. The electrolyte membrane is stacked on the gaskets in the first bonded portion and the second bonded portion.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A fuel-cell gasket to be stacked on an outer peripheral edge of an electrolyte membrane, the fuel-cell gasket comprising: a sheet-shaped base material, wherein the base material includes a first bonded portion where grooves provided in a sheet surface direction at least partly face an end portion of the base material and a second bonded portion having no groove, and wherein the fuel-cell gasket is stacked on the electrolyte membrane in the first bonded portion and the second bonded portion of the base material. 2. A fuel-cell gasket to be stacked on an outer peripheral edge of an electrolyte membrane, the fuel-cell gasket comprising: a sheet-shaped base material; and an adhesive layer provided on the base material and containing a bonding member, wherein the adhesive layer includes a first bonded portion where grooves provided in a sheet surface direction at least partly face an end portion of the base material and a second bonded portion having no groove, and wherein the fuel-cell gasket is stacked on the electrolyte membrane in the first bonded portion and the second bonded portion of the adhesive layer. 3. A fuel-cell bonded assembly in which the fuel-cell gasket according to claim 1 is stacked on an outer peripheral edge of an electrolyte membrane.

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  • Permeability to liquids, absorption · CPC title

  • next to a fibrous or filamentary layer · CPC title

  • Seals; Sealing equipment; Gaskets · CPC title

  • Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor · CPC title

  • of synthetic resin · CPC title

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What does patent US9331345B2 cover?
A bonded sheet to be applied to a membrane electrode assembly includes gaskets serving as a first sheet member and an electrolyte membrane serving as a second sheet member stacked on the gaskets. The gaskets each include a first bonded portion where grooves provided in a sheet surface direction at least partly face sheet end portions, and a second bonded portion having no groove. The electrolyt…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nissan Motor
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B32B3/30. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 03 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).