Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spring member, fuel cell unit, fuel cell stack, and method for manufacturing fuel cell stack
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Application No.: US16642419Application Date: 2018-08-28
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Publication No.: US11411275B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Motoki Yaginuma , Norihiro Tajima , Koichi Kawasaki
- Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Yokohama
- Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Yokohama
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Priority: JPJP2017-182981 20170922
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/031819 WO 20180828
- International Announcement: WO2019/058902 WO 20190328
- Main IPC: H01M50/20
- IPC: H01M50/20 ; H01M8/2404 ; H01M8/00 ; H01M8/02

Abstract:
A grid spring is provided with first raised pieces that generate an elastic force for pressing a separator toward a power generation cell and second raised pieces that generate an elastic force independently of the first raised pieces. The spring constant of the first raised pieces decreases as a result of heating of a grid spring. The grid spring functions as a high reaction force spring as a result of a larger spring constant of the first spring member relative to a spring constant of the second spring member before heating. After being heated, the grid spring functions as a low reaction force spring as a result of the smaller spring constant of the first spring member before being heated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200259134A1 SPRING MEMBER, FUEL CELL UNIT, FUEL CELL STACK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL STACK Public/Granted day:2020-08-13
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