JP5214281B2 - 燃料電池スタック及び燃料電池スタック用ターミナルの製造方法 - Google Patents
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14…積層体 16a、16b…ターミナル
18a、18b…絶縁プレート 20a、20b…エンドプレート
22…電解質膜・電極構造体 24、26…セパレータ
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- 一対の電極が電解質の両側に設けられた電解質・電極構造体とセパレータとを有する発電セルを設け、前記発電セルが複数積層された積層体の積層方向両端に電力取り出し用ターミナルが配設される燃料電池スタックであって、
前記ターミナルは、導電性プレート部材と、
前記導電性プレート部材の平面に一体に接合される導電性棒状端子と、
を備えるとともに、
前記導電性プレート部材と前記導電性棒状端子との接合部位は、摩擦撹拌接合により形成される一方、前記導電性プレート部材の前記平面とは反対の内側平面は、前記接合部位に対応する部分が他の内側平面から段差を介して前記導電性プレート部材の厚さ方向に入り込んで形成されることを特徴とする燃料電池スタック。 - 請求項1記載の燃料電池スタックにおいて、前記接合部位は、回転するプローブを前記導電性プレート部材に押し付けて前記導電性棒状端子の外周形状に沿って移動させた後、該導電性棒状端子の中央部で前記導電性プレート部材から離脱することにより形成されることを特徴とする燃料電池スタック。
- 請求項1又は2記載の燃料電池スタックにおいて、前記導電性棒状端子の周面には、前記摩擦撹拌接合時に該導電性棒状端子の回転を阻止するための平面部が設けられることを特徴とする燃料電池スタック。
- 一対の電極が電解質の両側に設けられた電解質・電極構造体とセパレータとを有する発電セルを設け、前記発電セルが複数積層された積層体の積層方向両端に電力取り出し用ターミナルが配設される燃料電池スタックにおいて、前記ターミナルを製造するための燃料電池スタック用ターミナルの製造方法であって、
前記ターミナルは、導電性プレート部材と、前記導電性プレート部材の平面に一体に接合される導電性棒状端子とを有し、
前記導電性プレート部材の前記平面とは反対の内側平面は、前記導電性棒状端子との接合部位に対応する部分が他の内側平面から段差を介して前記導電性プレート部材の厚さ方向に入り込んで形成されるとともに、
摩擦撹拌接合により、前記導電性プレート部材の前記平面に前記導電性棒状端子を一体に接合することによって前記ターミナルを製造することを特徴とする燃料電池スタック用ターミナルの製造方法。 - 請求項4記載の製造方法において、回転するプローブを前記導電性プレート部材に押し付けて前記導電性棒状端子の外周形状に沿って移動させた後、該導電性棒状端子の中央部で前記導電性プレート部材から離脱することを特徴とする燃料電池スタック用ターミナルの製造方法。
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