Patent ID: 9692190
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H01M,H01R,Y02E

Claim:
1. A fuel cell stack assembly comprising: a plurality of fuel cells disposed in a stacked configuration, each cell parallel to an x-y plane and including an electrical tab extending laterally from an edge of a plate in the cell in the x-direction to form an array of tabs extending along a side face of the fuel cell stack in a z-direction orthogonal to the x-y plane; a connector device comprising a planar member having a plurality of spaced-apart slits formed in an edge of the planar member, each slit having an electrically conductive material on an inside face of the slit; the slits forming unobstructed channels in the x-direction that are spaced along the edge of the planar member and configured to receive the tabs by sliding engagement in the y-direction, the slits of the connector device each having a profile in the form of an ‘S’ shape along the y-direction.