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Sealing system for fuel cells

US6261711A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 1999
Grant dateJul 17, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/50
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fluid seal for a fuel cell includes a compressible member on a first fluid flow plate and a gasket disposed within a groove on a second fluid flow plate. The compressible member conforms to a surface of the gasket to form the fluid seal as the two fluid flow plates are compressed together.

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