Patent ID: 11888186
Assignee: HYZON MOTORS INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A bipolar plate assembly comprising:
a first frame member including a first side and a second side, the first side having a first side protuberance;
a second frame member including a first side and a second side, the second side having a second side recess;
a bipolar plate including an anode plate and a cathode plate, a portion of the anode plate and a portion of the cathode plate disposed between the first frame member and the second frame member;
a membrane electrode assembly including a proton exchange membrane disposed between an anode catalyst layer and a cathode catalyst layer, the membrane electrode assembly disposed adjacent one of the anode plate and the cathode plate of the bipolar plate;
wherein the first side protuberance of the first frame member deforms the portion of the anode plate and the portion of the cathode plate into the second side recess of the second frame member, thereby forming a seal therebetween.