Fluid flow plate having a bridge piece
US6410179B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bridge piece for a fuel cell fluid flow plate having a face and a fluid opening for receiving a fluid, at least one flow channel in the face for distributing a fluid in a fuel cell, and a first groove defined within the face, the groove adapted to receive a sealing member, includes a body having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having at least one channel for fluidly connecting the fluid opening to the at least one flow channel. The second surface has a second groove defined therein. The second groove is adapted to receive the sealing member.
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