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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2002
Applicants:
Teruyuki Ohtani, Wako, JP;
Makoto Tsuji, Wako, JP;
Masao Utsunomiya, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A separator for fuel cells which has a gold covering layer on the surface of a metal plate and is formed by plastic working, wherein the relationship (R+D)/R≦1.025 (50 μm≦R≦1000 μm) is satisfied assuming the minimum bending radius R at a plastic worked portion is R (μm), and the thickness of the gold covering layer is D (μm). According to the separator for fuel cells, exfoliation or cracking is prevented in the gold covering layer after plastic working, whereby corrosion resistance and durability can be remarkably improved.