WO2015064013A1 - 燃料電池用のターミナルプレート、燃料電池用のターミナルプレートの製造方法、および燃料電池 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a terminal plate for a fuel cell, a method for manufacturing a terminal plate for a fuel cell, and a fuel cell.
- the fuel cell has a stack structure in which a plurality of fuel cells serving as power generation units are stacked, and a terminal plate is provided at both ends of the stacked fuel cells in order to extract generated power to the outside.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-187729 has proposed a method in which a terminal plate is constituted by a layer structure of a corrosion-resistant metal plate and a highly conductive metal plate to increase the durability of the terminal plate.
- the terminal plate proposed in the above-mentioned permissible literature incorporates a corrosion-resistant conductive material layer, for example, conductive metal powder, not only on the plate plane (surface) but also on the plate end surface when adopting the layer structure of dissimilar metal plates. It is covered with a thermosetting resin. The plate end face is covered with a corrosion-resistant conductive material layer, and the terminal plate is fixed at the outer periphery of the terminal plate, avoiding displacement between plates due to the difference in the coefficient of linear expansion of each plate and electrolytic corrosion at the contact surface between plates. obtain.
- a corrosion-resistant conductive material layer for example, conductive metal powder
- the dissimilar metal plates constituting the terminal plate have different linear expansion coefficients, the degree of expansion and contraction is different during the power generation operation of the fuel cell, and the plate end surface of the dissimilar metal plate is bonded to the plate end surface. Since the corrosion-resistant conductive material layer that has been subjected to repeated pressing and drawing following the expansion and contraction of the plate, the corrosion-resistant conductive material layer may be deteriorated.
- the above-mentioned document does not sufficiently take measures against such expansion / contraction of the plate, so that it is pointed out that there is room for improvement in improving the durability of the terminal plate having the plate layer structure of the fuel cell and the dissimilar metal. It was. In addition, there is a demand for enabling simple measures for improving durability and reducing the manufacturing cost of fuel cells.
- the present invention can be implemented as the following modes.
- the first aspect provides a terminal plate for a fuel cell.
- a terminal plate for a fuel cell according to a first aspect has a conductive first metal plate having a terminal portion, a corrosion resistance higher than that of the first metal plate, the surface of the first metal plate, and Second and third metal plates respectively disposed on the back surface, the second and third metal plates having outer edge portions extending outward from the outer peripheral edge of the first metal plate; And an elastic sealing material that adheres to the outer edge portions of the second and third metal plates and seals the outer peripheral edges of the first, second, and third metal plates.
- the terminal plate for a fuel cell according to the first aspect is the first sandwiched between the second and third metal plates even if each metal plate repeatedly expands and contracts to a different extent due to the difference in linear expansion coefficient. Since this metal plate is not bonded to the elastic sealing material, the elastic sealing material that follows the contraction of the first metal plate is not attracted. Therefore, according to the terminal plate for a fuel cell according to the first aspect, it is possible to suppress deterioration of the elastic seal material and contribute to improvement in durability.
- the elastic sealing material is bonded to the outer edge portions of the second and third metal plates facing each other in a state of being disposed on the front surface and the back surface of the first metal plate. You may do it. Further, the elastic sealing material may be further bonded to end surfaces of the outer peripheral edges of the second and third metal plates. According to the terminal plate which concerns on these 1st aspects, deterioration of an elastic sealing material can be suppressed, maintaining sealing performance.
- a supply through hole and a discharge through hole for discharging are supplied to the outer edge of each metal plate to supply fuel gas, oxidant gas and cooling water, respectively.
- the first metal plate includes a plate through hole having a diameter larger than the supply through hole and the discharge through hole, and the second and third metal plates include the supply through hole and the discharge through hole.
- a plate through hole having a large diameter and smaller than the plate through hole of the first metal plate is provided.
- the elastic sealing material may be bonded to a peripheral edge portion of the plate through hole in the second and third metal plates facing each other to form the supply through hole and the discharge through hole.
- the elastic sealing material does not adhere to the first metal plate even at the peripheral edge portion around the supply through hole and the discharge through hole.
- the elastic sealing material that follows the shrinkage can be prevented from being attracted, which is preferable from the viewpoint of suppressing the deterioration of the elastic sealing material and improving the durability.
- the elastic sealing material may be further bonded to the inner peripheral wall of the through hole of the plate of the second and third metal plates. According to the terminal plate which concerns on a 1st aspect, deterioration of an elastic sealing material can be suppressed, maintaining the sealing performance in a through-hole.
- gold plating may be performed on the front and back surfaces of at least the outer edge of the first metal plate and the end surface of the outer peripheral edge.
- adhesion attachment with a 1st metal plate and an elastic sealing material can be suppressed or prevented more easily.
- the second aspect provides a fuel cell.
- a fuel cell according to a second aspect includes a cell stack in which a plurality of fuel cells serving as power generation units are stacked, and a terminal according to the first aspect that is disposed at one end and the other end in the stacking direction of the cell stack. With one of the plates.
- the fuel cell according to the second aspect includes the terminal plate having improved durability through suppression of deterioration of the elastic seal material, and therefore it is possible to improve the durability as a fuel cell and to prolong the battery life.
- the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
- the third aspect provides a method for manufacturing a terminal plate for a fuel cell.
- the first metal plate is subjected to gold plating on at least the outer edge and the outer peripheral edge of the front and back surfaces of the first metal plate.
- the metal plate is placed on the second metal plate, an elastic sealing material is disposed so as to cover the end surface of the outer peripheral edge of the first metal plate that has been subjected to the gold plating process, and the third metal plate is disposed on the second metal plate.
- a terminal plate for a fuel cell Placing on a first metal plate that has been subjected to gold plating, forming a laminate of the first, second and third metal plates, and heating the laminate; According to the method of manufacturing a terminal plate for a fuel cell according to the third aspect, even if each metal plate repeatedly expands and contracts to a different extent due to a difference in linear expansion coefficient, it is sandwiched between the second and third metal plates. Since the first metal plate is not bonded to the elastic seal material, the first metal plate does not attract the elastic seal material following the contraction of the first metal plate. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture a terminal plate for a fuel cell that can suppress deterioration of the elastic sealing material and contribute to improvement in durability.
- the first metal plate has a through hole, and the gold plating treatment is also applied to an inner peripheral wall of the through hole, and the elastic sealing material is disposed. Furthermore, it may be performed so as to cover the inner peripheral wall of the through hole.
- a terminal plate for a fuel cell that can contribute to improvement in durability while suppressing deterioration of the elastic sealing material while maintaining sealing performance around the through hole is manufactured. be able to.
- the present invention can be realized in various forms, for example, in the form of a method of manufacturing a terminal plate for a fuel cell or as a fuel cell.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a terminal plate 160F taken along line 3-3 in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a terminal plate 160E taken along line 4-4 in FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the configuration of a fuel cell 10 as an embodiment of the present invention.
- the fuel cell 10 has a stack structure in which a plurality of unit cells 100 as fuel cells are stacked in the Z direction (hereinafter also referred to as “stacking direction”) and sandwiched between a pair of end plates 170F and 170E.
- the fuel cell 10 has a front end side terminal plate 160F between a front end side end plate 170F and the unit cell 100 with a front end side insulating plate 165F interposed therebetween.
- the fuel cell 10 has a rear end side terminal plate 160E between the rear end side end plate 170E and the unit cell 100 with a rear end side insulating plate 165E interposed therebetween.
- the unit cell 100, the terminal plates 160F and 160E, the insulating plates 165F and 165E, and the end plates 170F and 170E each have a plate structure having a substantially rectangular outer shape, and the long sides are in the X direction (horizontal direction). ) And the short sides are arranged along the Y direction (vertical direction, vertical direction).
- the front end side and the rear end side mean one end side in the longitudinal direction of the fuel cell 10.
- the end plate 170F, the insulating plate 165F, and the terminal plate 160F on the front end side include a fuel gas supply hole 172IN and a fuel gas discharge hole 172OT, an oxidant gas supply hole 174IN and an oxidant gas discharge hole 174OT, a cooling water supply hole 176IN, And a cooling water discharge hole 176OT.
- These supply holes and discharge holes are connected to each other by stacking and connecting supply holes and discharge holes (not shown) provided at corresponding positions of the unit cells 100, respectively. Configure supply and discharge manifolds. On the other hand, these supply / discharge holes are not provided in the end plate 170E, the insulating plate 165E, and the terminal plate 160E on the rear end side.
- reaction gas fuel gas, oxidant gas
- cooling water are supplied from the front end plate 170F to each unit cell 100 via the supply manifold, while the exhaust gas from each unit cell 100 is discharged.
- the fuel cell is a type that discharges discharged water from the front end side end plate 170F to the outside through a discharge manifold.
- the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a type in which reaction gas and cooling water are supplied from the end plate 170F on the front end side, and exhaust gas and discharge water are discharged to the outside from the end plate 170E on the rear end side. Can be of various types.
- the oxidant gas supply hole 174IN is disposed along the X direction (long side direction) at the outer edge of the lower end of the front end plate 170F, and the oxidant gas discharge hole 174OT is formed at the outer edge of the upper end in the X direction. Are arranged along.
- the fuel gas supply hole 172IN is disposed at the upper end in the Y direction (short side direction) of the outer edge at the right end of the front end plate 170F, and the fuel gas discharge hole 172OT is disposed in the Y direction at the outer edge at the left end. It is arranged at the lower end.
- the cooling water supply hole 176IN is disposed along the Y direction below the fuel gas supply hole 172IN, and the cooling water discharge hole 176OT is disposed along the Y direction above the fuel gas discharge hole 172OT.
- each above-mentioned supply / discharge hole is divided into a plurality of supply / discharge holes as described later.
- the outer edge means an outer edge region located between the outer peripheral edge of each plate and the central region.
- the front end side terminal plate 160F and the rear end side terminal plate 160E are current collecting plates for the generated power of each unit cell 100, and output the power collected from the current collecting terminals 161 to the outside. Both terminal plates will be described later.
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing the arrangement of the terminal plate 160F, the unit cell 100, and the terminal plate 160E.
- the unit cell 100 includes an anode-side separator 120, a cathode-side separator 130, and an adhesive seal 140.
- the adhesive seal 140 extends across the separator central region 101 shown in the figure.
- MEGA Membrane (Electrode) & Gas (Diffusion (Layer Assembly) 110) is held, and the outer periphery of MEGA 110 is sealed.
- the unit cell 100 sandwiches the MEGA 110 in the separator central region 101 by sandwiching the adhesive seal 140 holding the MEGA 110 between the anode-side separator 120 and the cathode-side separator 130, and the outer edge portion around the separator central region 101.
- the separators are sealed with an adhesive seal 140.
- the MEGA 110 includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA: Membrane Electrode Assembly) in which a pair of catalyst electrode layers are formed on both surfaces of an electrolyte membrane, and the MEA is a gas diffusion layer (Gas Diffusion Layer / GDL) that allows gas diffusion through the MEA. It is a power generator configured to be sandwiched. Note that MEGA may be referred to as MEA.
- MEA Membrane Electrode Assembly
- the anode-side separator 120 and the cathode-side separator 130 are composed of members having gas barrier properties and electronic conductivity, for example, carbon members such as dense carbon that compresses carbon particles and makes gas impermeate, It is made of a press-molded metal member such as stainless steel or titanium steel. In this embodiment, the anode side separator 120 was produced by press molding stainless steel.
- the anode-side separator 120 includes a plurality of groove-shaped fuel gas flow paths on the MEGA 110 side surface, and a plurality of groove-shaped cooling water flow paths on the opposite surface. They are arranged alternately on the back side.
- the unit cell 100 includes a fuel gas supply hole 102IN and a fuel gas discharge hole 102OT penetrating the anode side separator 120, the adhesive seal 140 and the cathode side separator 130, and a plurality of oxidant gas supply holes 104IN and oxidant gas discharge holes 104OT. And a plurality of cooling water supply holes 106IN and cooling water discharge holes 106OT.
- the adhesive seal 140 is formed of a resin or rubber having sealing properties and insulating properties, and has a power generation area window (not shown) that fits the rectangular shape of the MEGA 110 at the center, and the MEGA 110 is incorporated and attached to the power generation area window.
- the adhesive seal 140 seals the anode-side separator 120 and the cathode-side separator 130 including their respective supply / discharge holes in a state where the MEGA 110 is incorporated in the power generation region window.
- both the anode-side separator and the separator-side separator are provided with a fuel cell, an oxidant gas, and a cooling water for each of the separators, in order to ensure the sealing performance of the supply / discharge holes for each separator.
- a gas sealing material 300, an oxidant sealing material 301, and a cooling water sealing material 302 are provided.
- the front end side terminal plate 160F and the rear end side terminal plate 160E in the fuel cell 10 differ depending on the presence or absence of the supply / discharge holes, and the other configurations are substantially the same.
- 3 is a cross-sectional view of the terminal plate 160F taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the terminal plate 160E taken along line 4-4 in FIG.
- the terminal plate 160F includes a core plate 181 having a current collecting terminal 161 (see FIG. 1-2), a cell side plate 182, an end plate side plate 183, a plate adhesive sealing material 184, and a space between the plates. Pin 185. Further, the terminal plate 160F includes a fuel gas supply hole 162IN and a fuel gas discharge hole 162OT, an oxidant gas supply hole 164IN and an oxidant gas discharge hole 164OT, a cooling water supply hole 166IN, and a cooling water discharge that pass through the plates. Hole 166OT. These supply / discharge holes are connected to the fuel gas supply hole 172IN and the like in the end plate 170, the fuel gas supply hole 102IN and the like of the unit cell 100, and function as a gas / cooling water manifold to the unit cell.
- the core plate 181 is a metal plate having conductivity, for example, a metal plate such as gold, silver, copper, and aluminum.
- the core plate 181 is used from the viewpoint of cost reduction and weight reduction.
- Both the cell-side plate 182 and the end plate-side plate 183 are metal plates (thickness 0.1 to 1.0 mm) made of titanium, etc., which have higher corrosion resistance than the core plate 181, and are larger than the core plate 181. It has an outer shape. Therefore, the plate outer peripheral edge, which is the outer peripheral edge of both the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183, extends outward from the outer peripheral edge of the core plate 181.
- the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183 are disposed on the front and back surfaces of the core plate 181 in a state of protruding outward from the outer peripheral edge of the core plate 181.
- the core plate 181 includes a plate through hole 181h having a diameter larger than that of a cooling water supply hole 166IN formed by a plate adhesive sealing material 184 described later.
- the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183 include plate through holes 182h and 183h having a diameter larger than that of the cooling water supply hole 166IN and smaller than that of the plate through hole 181h of the core plate 181, respectively.
- the plate adhesive sealing material 184 is formed from rubber having sealing properties and elasticity, for example, ethylene / propylene / diene rubber (EPDM), nitrile rubber (NBR), fluorine rubber (FKM), or the like.
- EPDM ethylene / propylene / diene rubber
- NBR nitrile rubber
- FKM fluorine rubber
- the plate adhesive sealing material 184 is an outer edge portion of the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183 that protrudes from the outer peripheral edge of the core plate 181, and adheres to the opposing outer edge portion, Cover and seal the outer perimeter of each plate.
- the core plate 181 is maintained in a state of being sandwiched between the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 186.
- the plate adhesive sealing material 184 forms a cooling water supply hole 166IN, and the plate through-holes 181h in both the core plate 181, the cell side plate 182, and the end plate side plate 183 also around the supply hole.
- the inner peripheral walls of ⁇ 183h and the plate surfaces of the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183 corresponding to the peripheral edge portions of the plate through-holes 182h ⁇ 183h are bonded to cover these end surfaces.
- the coating with the plate adhesive seal material 184 around the cooling water supply hole 166IN is a fuel gas supply hole 162IN, a fuel gas discharge hole 162OT, an oxidant gas supply hole 164IN, an oxidant gas discharge hole 164OT and other supply / discharge holes. The same applies to the periphery of the cooling water discharge hole 166OT.
- the plate-to-plate pin 185 has a hooked pin shape, is driven from the end plate side plate 183 side, and engages the core plate 181 and the end plate side plate 183 at the small-diameter pin portion, thereby shifting the displacement between both plates. Suppress mechanically.
- the end plate 170F overlaps the terminal plate 160F so as not to interfere with the inter-plate pin 185. The same applies to the end plate 170E.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the manufacturing process of the terminal plate.
- gold plating is applied to the front and back surfaces of the core plate 181, the outer peripheral edge surface, and the inner peripheral wall defining the plate through hole 181 h (step S 10).
- the terminal plate 160F in which three plates of the core plate 181, the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183 are laminated by the gold plating applied to the front surface and the back surface has corrosion resistance and good conductivity over the entire plate surface. Demonstrate.
- the gold plating process may be performed on the front and back surfaces of at least the outer edge portion of the core plate 181, the outer peripheral edge surface, and the inner peripheral wall of the plate through hole.
- the gold-plated core plate 181 is placed on the end plate side plate 183 (step S20).
- the plates are arranged so that the plate through hole 181h of the core plate 181 and the plate through hole 183h of the end plate side plate 183 are substantially concentric.
- the plate adhesive seal material 184 is attached (step S30).
- the plate adhesive seal material 184 is a frame-shaped seal that covers the inner peripheral wall of the frame-shaped seal portion that surrounds the outer peripheral edge of the core plate 181, the fuel gas supply hole 162 IN, the cooling water supply hole 166 IN, and the like. A part. These seal portions are configured to be fitted into the outer peripheral edge of the core plate 181 and the plate through hole.
- the cell side plate 182 is overlaid on the core plate 181 so that the plate through hole 182h is concentric with the plate through hole 181h of the core plate 181 (step S40).
- each plate is placed under a pressing condition, and the plate is bonded from the side of the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183 at the periphery of the supply / discharge holes such as the fuel gas supply hole 162IN and the cooling water supply hole 166IN.
- the sealing material 184 is heated for a predetermined time, and cooling curing is performed (step S50). Thereafter, the core plate 181 and the end plate side plate 183 are engaged with each other by the inter-plate pin 185.
- the plate adhesive sealing material 184 covers the outer peripheral edge of each plate in a state where the core plate 181 is sandwiched between both the cell-side plate 182 and the end plate-side plate 183 so that the plate clamping state is maintained. maintain.
- the plate adhesive sealant 184 is also provided around each of the plate through holes 181h to 183h in both the core plate 181, the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183 around the supply / discharge holes such as the cooling water supply hole 166IN.
- the inner peripheral wall of the hole and the plate surfaces of the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183 at the peripheral edge of the plate through holes 182h to 183h are covered.
- the plate adhesive seal material 184 is bonded to the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183 in the region indicated by dots in FIG. 3, that is, in the hole peripheral portions of the plate through holes 182h to 183h, through thermal melting. To do.
- the core plate 181 has been plated with gold
- the end surface of the outer periphery of the plate which is the interface with the plate adhesive seal material 184, becomes less active due to the plated gold, and is bonded to the plate adhesive seal material 184. Without being in a non-adhesive state.
- the core plate 181 is also in a non-adhered state in which the inner peripheral wall 181hs of the gold plated plate through hole 181h becomes low activity due to the gold plated on the inner peripheral wall and does not adhere to the plate adhesive seal material 184. is there.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 it is not clearly shown that the outer peripheral edge portions of the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183 are bonded to the plate adhesive seal material 184.
- the outer edge of the cell side plate 182 and the outer edge of the end plate side plate 183 that face each other, and the outer peripheral edge surfaces of the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183 are bonded to the plate adhesive seal material 184. ing.
- the core plate 181 is sandwiched between both the cell side plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183 as shown in FIG.
- the plate adhesive sealing material 184 covers the outer peripheral edge of each plate and maintains the plate clamping state. Since the core plate 181 has been gold-plated, the core plate 181 is not bonded to the plate bonding seal material 184 at the end surface of the outer periphery of the plate, which is an interface with the plate bonding seal material 184.
- the terminal plate 160F and the terminal plate 160E included in the fuel cell 10 of the present embodiment are the same as the core plate 181 that is a conductive aluminum plate having the current collecting terminal 161, but on the side of the titanium cell having high corrosion resistance.
- the plate is sandwiched between the plate 182 and the end plate side plate 183.
- the plate outer peripheral edges of both the cell-side plate 182 and the end plate-side plate 183 are extended outward from the outer peripheral edge of the core plate 181, and the plate adhesive seal material 184 extends the outer peripheral edge of each plate including the core plate 181. Cover and maintain the clamped state of the plate.
- the core plate 181 is gold-plated on the outer peripheral edge, the core plate 181 is in a non-adhered state in which the core plate 181 is not bonded to the plate adhesive seal material 184.
- the outer peripheral edge of the core plate 181 extends outward and is bonded to the plate adhesive sealing material 184 at the opposing outer edge and the outer peripheral edge.
- the cell temperature has changed with the power generation operation of the fuel cell 10 and / or with the change in the outside air temperature.
- the core plate 181, the upper and lower cell side plates 182 and the end plate side plate 183 (hereinafter, both the cell side and end plate side plates are referred to as outer plates) are linearly expanded.
- the expansion and contraction are repeated at different levels depending on the difference in coefficients, and in particular, the degree of expansion and contraction of the core plate 181 having a large linear expansion coefficient increases.
- the plate adhesive seal material 184 following the contraction of the core plate 181 is drawn, Does not invite pushback. Therefore, according to the terminal plate 160F and the terminal plate 160E for the fuel cell of the present embodiment, the deterioration of the plate adhesive seal material 184 that maintains the plate clamping state is suppressed, and the terminal plate, and by extension, the fuel incorporating this The durability of the battery 10 can be increased.
- the terminal plate 160F included in the fuel cell 10 of the present embodiment has a fuel gas supply hole 162IN that is involved in supply and discharge of the fuel gas, oxidant gas, and cooling water of the unit cell 100 inside the outer peripheral edge of the plate, and a fuel gas discharge.
- a supply through hole such as the hole 162OT and a discharge through hole (hereinafter, both are collectively referred to as a “supply / discharge through hole”) are provided.
- the core plate 181 has a larger diameter than the supply / discharge through holes such as the fuel gas supply hole 162IN and the fuel gas discharge hole 162OT around the supply / discharge through holes.
- the outer plate includes plate through holes 182h to 183h having a diameter larger than that of the supply and discharge through holes such as the fuel gas supply hole 162IN and the fuel gas discharge hole 162OT and smaller than that of the plate through hole 181h.
- the plate adhesive seal material 184 is interposed between the outer plates to form supply and discharge through holes such as the fuel gas supply hole 162IN and the fuel gas discharge hole 162OT, and each metal plate
- the plate inner holes 181h to 183h are covered with the inner peripheral walls of the holes. At this time, since the inner peripheral wall 181hs of the plate through-hole 181h has been processed by gold plating, the core plate 181 is not bonded to the plate bonding seal material 184.
- the outer plates of the cell-side plate 182 and the end plate-side plate 183 are the plate surfaces facing each other at the hole peripheral portions of the plate through holes 182h and 183h, the inner peripheral walls of the plate through holes 182h and 183h, and the plate outer peripheral edge described above. At the end face of the plate, it is bonded to the plate bonding seal material 184.
- the terminal plate 160F in addition to avoiding the drawing of the plate adhesive seal material 184 at the outer peripheral edge of the core plate 181, the fuel gas supply hole 162IN, the fuel gas Even around the supply / discharge through hole such as the discharge hole 162OT, it is possible to prevent the plate adhesive sealing material 184 from following the large contraction of the core plate 181.
- the terminal plate 160F for a fuel cell of this embodiment deterioration of the plate adhesive seal material 184 can be suppressed with high effectiveness, and it is preferable from the viewpoint of improving the durability of the fuel cell 10.
- the terminal plate 160F and the terminal plate 160E included in the fuel cell 10 of the present embodiment mechanically suppress the displacement between the core plate 181 and the end plate side plate 183 by the inter-plate pin 185. Therefore, when the fuel cell 10 is mounted on a vehicle, for example, the core plate 181 and the end plate side plate 183 are not inadvertently displaced even if an impact due to a collision is applied to each part of the fuel cell 10. it can.
- a plurality of unit cells 100 that are fuel cells serving as power generation units are stacked, and a terminal plate 160F and a terminal plate 160E are disposed on one end side and the other end side in the stacking direction.
- the durability of the fuel cell 10 can be improved and the battery life can be improved. Long life can be achieved.
- the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be realized with various configurations without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
- the technical features of the embodiments corresponding to the technical features in each embodiment described in the summary section of the invention are intended to solve part or all of the above-described problems, or part of the above-described effects. Or, in order to achieve the whole, it is possible to replace or combine as appropriate. Further, if the technical feature is not described as essential in the present specification, it can be deleted as appropriate.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a terminal plate 160F of another embodiment.
- the terminal plate 160F according to this embodiment engages the core plate 181 and the end plate side plate 183 with two inter-plate pins 185 (see FIG. 3), and mechanically displaces the two plates. To suppress. By doing so, it is possible to suppress a deviation called rotational deviation between both plates.
- a metal plate for forming the flow path is used as the cell. What is necessary is just to provide in the side plate 182.
- the core plate 181 is gold-plated to be non-adhered to the plate bonding seal material 184 on the outer peripheral edge face and the hole inner peripheral wall 181hs. You may make it take the plating process and the oxide film formation process of chromium etc. which bring about low activation.
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- 燃料電池用のターミナルプレートであって、
端子部を有する導電性の第1の金属プレートと、
前記第1の金属プレートより高い耐食性を有し、前記第1の金属プレートの表面および裏面にそれぞれ配置されている第2および第3の金属プレートであって、前記第1の金属プレートの外周縁より外側に延伸している外縁部を有する第2および第3の金属プレートと、
前記第2および第3の金属プレートの前記外縁部と接着し、前記第1、第2および第3の金属プレートの前記外周縁をシールする弾性シール材とを備える、
ターミナルプレート。 - 請求項1に記載のターミナルプレートにおいて、
前記弾性シール材は、前記第1の金属プレートの表面および裏面に配置されている状態で対向する前記第2および第3の金属プレートの前記外縁部と接着する、ターミナルプレート。 - 請求項2に記載のターミナルプレートにおいて、
前記弾性シール材はさらに、前記第2および第3の金属プレートの前記外周縁の端面と接着する、ターミナルプレート。 - 請求項1に記載のターミナルプレートにおいて、
前記各金属プレートの外縁部に、燃料ガス、酸化剤ガスおよび冷却水を供給するための供給貫通孔および排出するための排気貫通孔をそれぞれについて備え、
前記第1の金属プレートは、前記供給貫通孔および排出貫通孔より大径のプレート貫通孔を備え、
前記第2および第3の金属プレートとは、前記供給貫通孔および排出貫通孔より大径で前記第1の金属プレートの前記プレート貫通孔よりは小径のプレート貫通孔をそれぞれ備え、
前記弾性シール材は、対向する前記第2および第3の金属プレートにおける前記プレート貫通孔の孔周縁部と接着し、前記供給貫通孔および排出貫通孔を形成する、
ターミナルプレート。 - 請求項4に記載のターミナルプレートにおいて、
前記弾性シール材はさらに、前記第2および第3の金属プレートの前記プレート貫通孔の孔内周壁と接着する、ターミナルプレート。 - 請求項1から5のいずれか一項に記載のターミナルプレートにおいて、
前記第1の金属プレートの少なくとも外縁部における表面および裏面、前記外周縁の端部には金メッキ処理が施されている、ターミナルプレート。 - 燃料電池であって、
発電単位となる燃料電池セルを複数積層したセルスタックと、
前記セルスタックの積層方向の一端と他端とに配設される請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載のターミナルプレートとを備える、
燃料電池。 - 燃料電池用のターミナルプレートの製造方法であって、
第1の金属プレートの表面および裏面における少なくとも外縁部および外周縁の端面に金メッキ処理を施し、
前記金メッキ処理が施された第1の金属プレートを第2の金属プレートに載置し、
前記金メッキ処理が施された第1の金属プレートの前記外周縁の端面を覆うように弾性シール材を配置し、
第3の金属プレートを前記金メッキ処理が施された第1の金属プレートに載置して、前記第1、第2および第3の金属プレートの積層体を形成し、
前記積層体を加熱すること、
を備える製造方法。 - 請求項8に記載の製造方法において、
前記第1の金属プレートは貫通孔を有しており、前記金メッキ処理は、前記貫通孔の孔内周壁に対しても施され、
前記弾性シール材の配置はさらに、前記貫通孔の孔内周壁を覆うように実行される、
製造方法。
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