Patent ID: 7544219
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gasketed membrane-electrode assembly comprising: a membrane-electrode assembly including a cathode, an anode vertically corresponding to the cathode and a polymer electrolyte membrane having a first portion interposed between the cathode and the anode and a second portion surrounding the first portion; and a gasket including a first multilayer structure having a first adhesive layer, a first support layer and a first elastic layer that are sequentially stacked and a second multilayer structure having a second adhesive layer, a second support layer and a second elastic layer that are sequentially stacked, wherein the first adhesive layer includes a first part and a second part, and the second adhesive layer includes a third part and a fourth part, wherein the first part is adhered to one face of the second portion of the polymer electrolyte membrane, and the third part is adhered to the other face of the second portion of the polymer electrolyte membrane such that the second portion of the polymer electrolyte membrane is interposed between the first part of the first adhesive layer and the third part of the second adhesive layer, and wherein the second part and the fourth part are adhered to each other.