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Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2022
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventor:

Katsuhiko Kinoshita, Nisshin, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/1004 (2016.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); H01M 8/0297 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); H01M 4/8807 (2013.01); H01M 4/8875 (2013.01); H01M 8/0297 (2013.01);
Abstract

A manufacturing method for a fuel cell may comprise preparing an electrode sheet including at least an electrolyte membrane; arranging a joining material constituted of a thermoplastic resin in a frame shape on the electrolyte membrane; arranging a support frame having an opening on the joining material arranged on the electrolyte membrane; performing a first laser irradiation process in which the support frame is irradiated with a laser beam such that a first portion of the joining material between the support frame and the electrolyte membrane melts and the electrolyte membrane and the support frame are welded to each other; and performing a second laser irradiation process in which a second portion of the joining material that is positioned inside the opening of the support frame is irradiated with a laser beam such that the second portion of the joining material melts and is welded to the electrolyte membrane.


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