Patent ID: 8945795
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing fuel cells or parts of the fuel cells wherein layers of material for fabricating the fuel cells or the parts of the fuel cells are provided in rolls and wherein each fuel cell comprises a plurality of component parts assembled together in a stacked configuration comprising at least one cooling chamber and at least one electricity producing basic fuel cell, each basic fuel cell comprising a membrane, a cathode electrode layer, and an anode electrode layer, the method including: a first step of progressively assembling a plurality of separate layers comprising a first structural plate, a packing material plate, sealing gaskets, a cooling mesh, and a second structural plate to form at least a part of the cooling chamber, and a second step of progressively assembling a plurality of separate layers to form the basic fuel cell after completing manufacturing of the at least part of the cooling chamber, and completing manufacture of the stacked configuration by providing either the membrane, the membrane together with at least one of the electrode layers, or one of the electrode layers as a last layer or last combination of layers.