KR20110045770A - Solid gasket of fuel cell separator fabricating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device for attaching a solid gasket to a fuel cell separator is provided to prevent the waste of a separator caused by gasket defects and the deformation of the separator. CONSTITUTION: A device for attaching a solid gasket to a fuel cell separator includes a cartridge type gasket supply unit(120), a cartridge type separator supply unit(140), a transport unit(160) and a pneumatic device unit. The gasket supply unit accommodates a plurality of solid gaskets to which a release paper is attached in a vertically arranged state. The separator supply unit accommodates a plurality of fuel cell separators in a vertically arranged state. The transport unit comprises a gasket groove, adsorption jig(162) and slider(164). The pneumatic device unit is connected to a first air hole and absorbs or discharges the air.

Description

Separator and Solid Gasket Bonding Device for Fuel Cell {SOLID GASKET OF FUEL CELL SEPARATOR FABRICATING DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a separator for fuel cells and a solid state gasket bonding apparatus, and more particularly, to an automated apparatus for separately preparing a solid state gasket and attaching it to the separator plate.

In general, a fuel cell is a device that converts chemical reaction energy of hydrogen extracted from fuel and oxygen in air into electric energy and generates and distributes power cleanly. The difference from battery is that it does not need recharging. It is a power generation device that can continuously generate electricity as long as fuel is supplied.

Therefore, fuel cells are attracting attention as a next-generation power source to replace the current internal combustion engine in all industries as an environmentally friendly power source.

Among them, a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC) is a fuel cell using a polymer membrane having a cation exchange property as an electrolyte, and a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell (SPEFC) and a cation exchange membrane fuel cell. (PEMFC, Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells) are known by various names.Polyelectrolyte fuel cells have a low operating temperature of about 80 ° C, high efficiency, high current density and high output density, and start up compared to other types of fuel cells. At the same time, there is a characteristic that the response to load changes is short. In particular, since the polymer membrane is used as the electrolyte, there is no need for corrosion and electrolyte control and is less sensitive to changes in the pressure of the reactor. In addition, the polymer electrolyte fuel cell can be applied to a wide variety of fields such as power source, pollution-free power generation, mobile power, military power, etc. Therefore, active research in the global automotive industry is ongoing.

The power generation principle of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell is as follows. When hydrogen flows to the anode side, the hydrogen is decomposed into electrons and hydrogen ions in the catalyst layer, and the hydrogen ions pass through the polymer electrolyte membrane located at the center of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA). When moved, with the help of a catalyst, electrons, oxygen and transferred hydrogen ions react at the cathode to produce water.

Here, electrons generated at the cathode are not moved through the electrolyte membrane, but are moved to the anode through an external circuit. As a result, electrons and water are generated. On the other hand, as a component of the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, a flow path is formed so that fuel gas (hydrogen and oxygen) supplied from the outside can be effectively introduced into the electrode, and serves to move generated electrons to an external electric circuit. Separator, Gas Diffusion Media, which distributes the introduced fuel gas uniformly to the electrode membrane and effectively discharges the generated water produced by the electrochemical reaction, Electrodes carrying a catalyst layer to cause an electrochemical reaction, and become a mobile medium of hydrogen ions, prevents the fuel gas from cross-over (electrically short circuit) It protects the electrolyte membrane (Membrane) and the fuel cell (Cell) from the outside to prevent generation, and the fuel gas and other harmful substances inside the cell is leaked to the outside It consists of a gasket etc. which serve to prevent it.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a fuel cell separation plate and a solid state gasket bonding apparatus for forming a gasket separately from the method of integrally injecting the gasket into the separation plate, and then supplying the cartridge by a cartridge method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a separator for a fuel cell and a solid state gasket adhering apparatus which forms an adhesive layer on a solid state gasket and supplies the release paper with the release paper attached thereto, thereby separating the release paper and attaching it to the separator plate.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a separator for a fuel cell and a gasket bonding apparatus for applying an adhesive in a state where the solid gasket is fixed one by one and attaching the adhesive to the separator.

The present invention provides a cartridge-type gasket supply unit for receiving a plurality of solid gaskets with a release paper attached in a vertically aligned state; A cartridge type separation plate supply unit accommodating a plurality of fuel cell separation plates in a vertically aligned state; A gasket groove corresponding to the shape of the solid gasket and a plurality of first air holes to suck air into the first air holes to fix the gasket and the separator plate, and to move in the horizontal direction. A transfer unit including a slider for lifting and lowering; And a pneumatic device portion connected to the first air hole of the adsorption jig to suck or discharge air.

The suction jig has an operating piece that is raised and lowered in the gasket groove, the operating piece is provided with a second air hole connected to the pneumatic device, by adjusting the height of the operating piece in the suction jig to adjust the receiving depth of the gasket. It is desirable to.

And, the present invention is a cartridge type gasket supply unit for receiving a plurality of solid state gaskets in a vertically aligned state; A separation plate supply unit accommodating a plurality of fuel cell separation plates in a vertically aligned state; A gasket groove for accommodating the gasket and a plurality of first air holes are formed on a surface thereof, the suction jig fixing the gasket and the separator plate by sucking air in the air hole, and movable in a horizontal direction. A conveying unit including a slider for elevating a lowering unit; An adhesive coating unit for applying an adhesive to the attachment surface of the suction gasket of the suction jig; And a pneumatic device portion connected to the first air hole of the suction jig to suck or discharge air.

The suction jig has an operating piece that is raised and lowered in the gasket groove, the operating piece is provided with a second air hole connected to the pneumatic device, by adjusting the height of the operating piece in the suction jig to adjust the height of the protruding gasket. It is desirable to.

According to the present invention, by separately preparing a solid gasket and attaching the separator to the separator, waste of the separator due to the gasket defect, which is a problem caused by the conventional gasket is integrally injected onto the separator, separation occurs during gasket molding. It brings the effect of solving problems such as deformation of the plate.

In addition, the present invention improves productivity and shortens the process time by providing a separator for a fuel cell and a solid state gasket bonding apparatus capable of automating the gasket attachment.

Hereinafter, a separator and a solid state gasket bonding apparatus for a fuel cell of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, only the present embodiments to make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

In addition, the size of the components constituting the invention in the drawings are exaggerated for clarity of the specification, when any component is described as "exists inside, or is installed in connection with" other components, any of the above configuration An element may be installed in contact with the other component, may be installed at a predetermined distance, and when installed at a distance, a third element for fixing or connecting the component to the other component The description of the means may be omitted.

1 is a front view showing the configuration of a separator for fuel cells and a solid state gasket bonding apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Separator and solid-state gasket bonding apparatus for a fuel cell according to the present invention does not directly injection-molded the solid-state gasket on the separation plate, the device for attaching in position after aligning the solid-state gasket prepared by a separate process with the separation plate to be.

To this end, the present invention is a gasket supply unit 120, a separator plate supply unit 140, a transfer unit 160 for sequentially adsorbing and moving the gasket and the separator plate, and a loading unit for storing the separator plate with a gasket ( 180).

The gasket supplying unit 120 is configured in a cartridge type in which the gaskets are stored in multiple layers in a state in which the gaskets are aligned and then supplied one by one. Here, the gasket stored in the gasket supply unit 120 has an adhesive layer formed on an adhesive surface (a surface bonded to the separator plate), and a release paper is attached to protect the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is formed by applying an adhesive or adhesive.

Since the gasket is made of elastic material and has a band shape, it is difficult to maintain a constant shape of the gasket itself. Therefore, for continuous and rapid operation in an automated device, it is preferable to attach a release paper to the gasket so that the gasket is kept in a constant shape by the release paper. In addition, the release paper also has the effect of preventing the sticking between the gaskets stacked in a plurality of layers.

Similar to the gasket supply unit 120, the separator plate supply unit 140 is configured by a cartridge method of aligning the separator plate and storing the separator plate in a plurality of layers. The separator plates are stacked with the gaskets attached to face up.

The separation plate has a shape of a thin plate and thus maintains its own shape, so that the separation plate is easier to transfer or align with the gasket. In the case of the separating plate supply unit 140 may be conveyed by a conveyor belt method, but not a cartridge method, it is more efficient to apply the cartridge method because the thin plate is thin and accurate alignment of the position is essential. It is not essential to insert the release paper between the separators, but when the separators stick to each other and the release between the separators is not easy, it is preferable to insert the release paper to facilitate the release between the separators.

The transfer unit 160 passes through the gasket supply unit 120, the separator plate supply unit 140, and serves to bond the uppermost gasket and the separator plate by loading them.

To this end, the transfer unit 160 is provided with a suction jig 162 for fixing the gasket and the separator plate by suction force of air, and the suction jig 162 is installed to move up and down on the slider 164, and the slider 164. ) Is formed to be movable in the horizontal direction on the feed shaft (166). In addition, the transfer unit 160 is connected to a pneumatic device (not shown), the pneumatic device to generate a negative pressure (suction input) or positive pressure (blowing pressure), to generate a suction force to the suction jig, or to blow air It is to release the fixing force. The suction jig 162 is connected to the slider 164 by a hydraulic cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder to move up and down from the slider 164.

The stacking unit 180 stores a separator plate to which a gasket is attached.

Since the separator plate to which the gasket is bonded is to be laminated by a separate stacking device in a subsequent process, the separator plate to which the gasket is bonded is also aligned in the form of a multilayer and stored in the loading unit 180.

In the illustrated embodiment, the gasket supply unit 120, the stacking unit 180, and the separator plate supply unit 140 are arranged in this order.

This is to minimize the movement of the transfer unit 160, the transfer unit 160 loads the gasket attached to the release paper from the gasket supply unit 120, and then moves to the loading unit 180 to remove the release gasket in a fixed state After removal, the separator plate is moved to the supply plate 140, and the separator is attached to the adhesive surface of the gasket. At the same time, the separator is adsorbed to complete the separator plate with the gasket attached thereto, and the finished product is lowered to the loading unit 180. In the above, the gasket supply unit 120 moves again to absorb the next gasket and repeat the same process.

That is, the transfer unit 160 is configured such that one gasket and one separator plate are attached every time the gasket supply unit 120 reciprocates between the separator plate supply unit 140.

However, the present invention is not limited to this arrangement, and may be arranged in the order of the gasket supply unit 120, the separator plate supply unit 140, and the mounting unit 180, or may be arranged in another manner.

2 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a gasket supply unit according to the present invention.

As shown, the gasket supply unit 120 has a receiving groove 122 is formed so that the plurality of gaskets 10 are stacked and stored in the vertical direction in the aligned state, the bottom surface of the receiving groove 122 In the gasket chuck 124 is formed to push the stacked gaskets.

When the contact piece 124 rises, all the gaskets stored in the accommodation groove 122 rise. Each time the gasket 10 of the uppermost layer is conveyed by the transfer unit 160 one by one, the piece 124 operates to ascend by the thickness of one gasket.

The gasket 10 accommodated in the gasket supply unit 120 has a release paper 12 attached thereto. An adhesive layer 10a is formed on the bottom surface of the gasket 10, and a release paper 12 is attached to protect the adhesive layer 10a. In addition, the release paper 12 also serves to prevent the up and down adjacent gaskets to stick to each other, and also serves to support the gasket 10 to maintain a constant shape.

The gasket 10 is produced in a separate process and stored in the cartridge type gasket supply unit 120 in a state where the adhesive layer and the release paper are attached. The gasket supply unit 120 is formed to accommodate several tens to hundreds of gaskets 10.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the separator plate supply unit according to the present invention.

The separator plate supply unit 140 is also configured in a cartridge manner similar to the gasket supply unit 120.

Separator plate supply unit 140 also includes a receiving groove 142 for loading a plurality of separation plate 20, the bottom surface of the receiving groove 142 is provided with a push piece 144 to move up and down.

The separator plate supply unit 140 also operates in such a way that the wheat flakes 144 rise by the thickness of one sheet of the separator plate 20 as the separator 20 of the uppermost layer is consumed through the transfer unit 160.

As shown on the right side of the drawing, the separator 20 has a plurality of through holes 20a for communicating gas or water therein, which are inserted into the through holes in the separator plate supply unit 140. It is desirable to have an inkey so that the separator plate 20 can be constantly aligned. In this case, it is preferable that the alignment key is formed so as not to be influenced by the rise of the compact.

4 is a rear perspective view showing the structure of the adsorption jig of the transport unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the structure of the adsorption jig of the transport unit according to the present invention.

As shown, the suction jig 162 has a plurality of first air holes 162a formed on the surface thereof. The first air hole 162a is collected in one place from the inside of the suction jig and connected to a separate pneumatic device (not shown). The pneumatic device unit sucks the air in the first air hole 162a to fix the separator 20 on the surface of the suction jig with negative pressure. When releasing the fixing, the pneumatic device blows air into the first air hole 162a to separate the gasket 10 and the separation plate 20.

In addition, a gasket groove 163 on which the gasket 10 is seated is formed on a surface of the suction jig 162.

Referring to Figure 5, the gasket groove 163 of the suction jig 162 is formed deeper than the thickness of the gasket 10, the upper surface of the gasket groove 163, the operation piece 163a movable in the vertical direction Formed.

A second air hole 163b for adsorbing and fixing the gasket 10 is formed in the operation piece 163a formed on the upper surface of the gasket groove 163. Here, it is preferable that the first air hole 163b formed in the gasket groove 163 and the second air hole 162a formed on the surface of the suction jig 162 be controlled separately.

This is because when the suction gasket 10 is applied to the first air hole 162a formed on the surface of the suction jig 162, the release paper is fixed to the suction force and is not separated smoothly.

That is, the gasket is fixed to the operation piece 163, and the separator plate is fixed to the surface of the suction jig, and the operation piece 163 is formed to be movable up and down to adsorb the gasket to which the release paper is attached to the operation piece 163. When the operating piece 163 is raised in a fixed state, the release paper is separated.

6 is a view illustrating a gasket adsorption and release paper removal process of the separator and solid-state gasket bonding apparatus for a fuel cell according to the present invention.

The transfer unit 160 is positioned above the gasket supply unit 120 and then the adsorption jig 162 is lowered so that the adsorption jig 162 is in close contact with the uppermost gasket of the gasket supply unit 120. A suction force is provided to the air hole 163b provided at the gasket so that the gasket is in close contact with the suction jig 162.

At this time, the operation piece 163a is kept in a lowered state so that the release paper is not separated so that the adhesive layer 10a of the gasket 10 does not rise above the surface of the suction jig 162.

Next, the transfer unit 160 is transferred to the mounting unit 180, and then the release paper 12 is separated. When the operation piece 163a is raised, the adhesive surface 10a of the gasket is raised above the surface of the suction jig, and the release paper 12 is not caught by the surface of the suction jig 162, so the release paper 12 is separated. Will be.

7 is a process flowchart showing an operation process of a separator and a solid state gasket bonding apparatus for a fuel cell according to the present invention.

First, the transfer unit 160 is operated so that the suction jig 162 is disposed above the gasket supply unit 120. At this time, the operation piece 163a of the suction jig 162 is kept in the lowered state. Next, the suction jig 162 is lowered and a suction force is applied to the second air hole 163b of the operation piece 163a.

When the suction jig 162 adsorbs the uppermost gasket of the gasket supply unit 120, the suction jig 162 is raised and then moved to the loading unit 180.

In the present invention, instead of removing and discarding the release paper 12 of the gasket 10, the release paper 12 is separated from the loading unit 180 in order to reuse the release paper of the separating plate to which the gasket is attached.

Separation of the release paper is performed by raising the operation piece 163a of the suction jig 162, as described above with reference to FIG. When the operation piece 163a is raised, the release paper 12 is separated from the gasket 10 and placed on the loading unit 180.

Next, the suction jig 162 is transferred to the upper side of the separator plate supply unit 140 while only the gasket 10 is fixed, and then the suction jig 162 is lowered to closely adhere to the uppermost separator plate of the separator plate supply unit 140. Do it. At this time, the working piece is lowered to allow the adhesive surface 10 of the gasket 10 to be in close contact with the surface of the separator plate 20, and to adsorb the separator plate 20 on the surface of the suction jig 162. The suction force is provided to the air hole 162a. At the same time as the separator 20 is adsorbed on the suction jig 162, the adhesive surface 10a of the gasket 10 is in close contact with the surface of the separator 20, and the gasket 10 is fixed to the separator 20.

When the gasket 10 and the separation plate 20 are attached to each other on the suction jig, the suction jig 162 is transferred to the loading unit 180, and the gasket is separated from the gasket 10 on the release paper 12. By attaching the attached separating plate, one piece of attaching work is completed.

The adsorption jig is moved back to the gasket supply unit 120 to adsorb the next gasket and repeat the same process to continuously adhere the gasket to the separator.

8 is a front view showing a separator for a fuel cell and a solid state gasket bonding apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The second embodiment is characterized in that the adhesive layer is not formed on the solid gasket stored in the gasket supply part, and is applied to the separator plate after the adhesive is applied to the solid gasket by a separate adhesive applying part.

To this end, this embodiment is characterized in that it further comprises an adhesive coating.

The present invention, the gasket supply unit 220, the adhesive coating unit 230, the separator plate supply unit 240, the transfer unit 260 for moving and adsorbing and moving the gasket and the separation plate in sequence, and the gasket is separated It includes a stack 280 for storing the plate.

As in the previous embodiment, the transfer unit 260 is a suction jig 262 for fixing the gasket and the separator plate with suction force, a slider 264 to which the suction jig 262 is liftable and lowered, and the slider 264. It includes a horizontal axis (266) to be movable in the horizontal direction.

The gasket supplying unit 220 is configured in a cartridge type in which the gasket is stored in a plurality of layers in an aligned state and then supplied one by one. The solid gasket to be stored is aligned with the side attached to the separator facing downward.

The adhesive coating unit 230 applies an adhesive to the bottom surface of the gasket fixed to the transfer unit 260. The gasket 10 is fixed to the adsorption jig 262 of the transfer unit 260 in a protruding state on the bottom surface, and an adhesive is applied to the bottom surface protruding in the state.

Similarly to the gasket supply unit 220, the separator plate supply unit 240 is configured in a cartridge manner in which the separator plates are aligned and stored in a plurality of layers.

The transfer unit 260 sucks and fixes the gasket in the gasket supply unit 220, passes through the adhesive coating unit 230, applies an adhesive to the bottom surface of the gasket, and then absorbs and separates the separator plate of the separator plate supply unit 240. The plate and the gasket are attached, and the separator plate with the gasket is transferred to the loading unit 280.

The suction jig 262 of the transfer unit 260 includes a gasket groove 263 corresponding to the shape of the gasket, and includes an operation piece 263a that moves up and down on the gasket groove 263 to operate the operation piece 263a. It can be raised and lowered to protrude the gasket from the surface of the suction jig or to adjust the gasket to coincide with the surface of the suction jig.

Pneumatic device portion having the same configuration and operation as the previous embodiment, and overlapping description will be omitted.

9 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the suction jig according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the adsorption jig 262 according to the present embodiment has a gasket groove 263 corresponding to the shape of the gasket 10, and on the gasket groove 263 on the upper surface of the gasket groove 263. An actuating piece 263a that can be lifted and lowered is provided. In addition, a second air hole 263b may be formed in the operation piece 263a to fix the gasket 10 with a suction force. The second air hole 263b is connected to the pneumatic device unit (not shown) to generate a suction force to fix the gasket 10 or to inject air to separate the gasket.

The first air hole 262a formed on the surface of the suction jig 262 is for adsorption fixing / release of the separating plate 20, and the second air hole 263b of the operating piece 263a is the gasket 10. It is to fix / release the adsorption, these are preferably controlled independently.

When the suction jig 262 fixes the gasket 10, the suction force is provided only to the second air hole 263b formed in the operation piece 263a. After fixing the gasket 10, the adhesive coating unit 230 is passed through. At this time, the working piece 263a is lowered so that the bottom surface of the gasket 10 protrudes from the surface of the suction jig 262. .

FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of the adhesive coating unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 shows another embodiment of the adhesive coating unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The adhesive coating unit 230 may apply the adhesive to the bottom surface of the gasket and may take a stamp method as shown in FIG. 10 or an application roll method as shown in FIG. 11.

Referring to FIG. 10, the adhesive stamp 232 having a liquid adhesive is formed of an elastic porous material to maintain a state of containing an adhesive.

Therefore, when the adsorption jig is brought into close contact with the adhesive stamp 232 in a state where the lower part of the gasket protrudes from the surface of the adsorption jig, the adhesive is applied to the bottom surface of the gasket 10.

Referring to FIG. 11, the application roll 234 is in a state where an adhesive is applied to the surface, and the application roll 234 is brought into contact with the bottom surface of the gasket 10 exposed to the bottom surface of the suction jig 262. To apply.

After applying the adhesive in this manner, the operating piece 263a is raised to prevent the gasket 10 from protruding to the bottom surface of the suction jig, and then the separator is adsorbed to attach the gasket to the separator plate. Be sure to

The separator plate with the gasket is sequentially stacked on the stacking portion 280.

Referring to FIG. 7 again, the process sequence of the separator plate for fuel cell and the solid state gasket bonding apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, the transfer unit 260 moves to the gasket supply unit 220 to adsorb the gasket of the uppermost layer, and is transferred to the adhesive coating unit 230. In the adhesive coating unit 230, the working piece is lowered so that the lower part of the gasket protrudes, and then the adhesive is applied to the bottom surface of the gasket.

Next, the gasket is raised to match the bottom surface of the gasket with the surface of the suction jig, and then the separator is adsorbed to attach the gasket and the separator. Next, the moving plate 280 is moved to release the suction force, and the separator plate with the gasket is stacked on the loading unit 280.

The adhesive can also be applied to the separator rather than the gasket.

As a method of applying the gasket to the separator plate, a silk screen method, a discharge method, or an inkjet method may be used. The adhesive spray nozzle may be formed to correspond to the shape of the adhesive part of the separator plate and then sprayed only on the portion. It is not limited to this method. Here, the inkjet method refers to applying an adhesive in such a manner that a nozzle ejects a liquid only at a specific position like an inkjet printer.

12 is a perspective view illustrating a discharger for applying an adhesive to a separator plate by a discharge method.

The ejector 300 is a device for applying the adhesive to a desired portion by moving the nozzle portion 302 for discharging the adhesive by a predetermined amount on the separation plate or the gasket.

The ejector 300 includes a nozzle portion 302 for discharging the adhesive and a conveyance table 304 on which a gasket is mounted, and moves the nozzle portion 302 or the conveyance table 304 to a desired portion of the object to be coated. The adhesive will be applied.

In the illustrated embodiment, the nozzle unit 302 is formed to move left and right, and the feed tray 304 is formed to move in the front-back direction, but the feed tray 304 is fixed and the nozzle unit 302 May be configured to move forward, backward, left, and right, or may be configured such that the nozzle unit 302 is fixed and the conveyance table 304 can move forward, backward, left, and right.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but may be manufactured in various forms, and having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

1 is a front view showing the configuration of a separator and a solid state gasket bonding apparatus for a fuel cell according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a gasket supply unit according to the present invention;

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a separator plate supply unit according to the present invention;

Figure 4 is a rear perspective view showing the structure of the adsorption jig of the transfer unit according to the present invention,

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of the adsorption jig of the transfer unit according to the present invention;

6 is a view showing a gasket adsorption and release paper removal process of the fuel cell separator and the solid state gasket bonding apparatus according to the present invention,

7 is a process flowchart showing an operation process of a separator and a solid state gasket bonding apparatus for a fuel cell according to the present invention;

8 is a front view showing a separator and a solid state gasket bonding apparatus for a fuel cell according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a suction jig according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a view showing an embodiment of an adhesive coating unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

11 is a view showing another embodiment of the adhesive coating unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention

12 is a perspective view showing an ejector for applying an adhesive to a separator plate by a discharging method.

Claims (10)

A cartridge type gasket supplying unit for accommodating a plurality of solid gaskets having release paper attached thereto in a vertically aligned state; A cartridge type separation plate supply unit accommodating a plurality of fuel cell separation plates in a vertically aligned state; A gasket groove corresponding to the shape of the solid gasket and a plurality of first air holes to suck air into the first air holes to fix the gasket and the separator plate, and to move in the horizontal direction. A transfer unit including a slider for lifting and lowering; And And a pneumatic device unit connected to the first air hole of the suction jig to suck or discharge air. The method of claim 1, The suction jig has a working piece that is raised and lowered in the gasket groove, the working piece has a second air hole connected to the pneumatic device, Separation plate and solid-state gasket bonding apparatus for a fuel cell, characterized in that to adjust the receiving depth of the gasket by adjusting the height of the working piece in the suction jig. A cartridge type gasket supply unit for accommodating a plurality of solid state gaskets in a vertically aligned state; A separation plate supply unit accommodating a plurality of fuel cell separation plates in a vertically aligned state; A gasket groove for accommodating the gasket and a plurality of first air holes are formed on a surface thereof, the suction jig fixing the gasket and the separator plate by sucking air in the air hole, and movable in a horizontal direction. A conveying unit including a slider for elevating a lowering unit; An adhesive coating unit for applying an adhesive to an adhesion surface of the adsorption gasket of the adsorption jig or the surface of the separation plate; And And a pneumatic device portion connected to the first air hole of the suction jig to suck or discharge air. The method of claim 3, wherein The suction jig has a working piece that is raised and lowered in the gasket groove, the working piece has a second air hole connected to the pneumatic device, Separation plate and solid-state gasket bonding device for the fuel cell, characterized in that to adjust the height of the gasket by adjusting the height of the working piece in the suction jig. The method according to claim 2 or 4, The first air hole formed in the suction jig and the second air hole formed in the operating piece are independently controlled. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The gasket supply unit, Separation plate and solid-state gasket bonding apparatus for a fuel cell, characterized in that it comprises an accommodating groove for loading a plurality of gaskets, and a pressing piece formed on the bottom surface of the accommodating groove. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The separator plate supply unit, Separation device and solid-state gasket bonding apparatus for a fuel cell, characterized in that it comprises a receiving groove for loading a plurality of separator plates, and the pressing piece formed on the bottom surface of the receiving groove to move up and down. The method according to claim 1 or 3, Separation plate and solid-state gasket bonding apparatus for a fuel cell, characterized in that further comprising a loading portion for storing the separator plate attached to the gasket. The method of claim 3, wherein The adhesive coating unit is a separator for a fuel cell and solid-state gasket bonding apparatus comprising an adhesive stamp or an application roll for applying an adhesive to the attachment surface of the gasket. The method of claim 3, wherein The adhesive coating unit is a separator for a fuel cell and solid gasket, characterized in that for applying the adhesive on the surface of the separator by any one of a silk screen method, a discharge method and an inkjet method.

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