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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
Raimund Strobel, Ulm, DE;
Bernd Gaugler, Ulm, DE;
Ludwig Jorissen, Neu-Ulm, DE;
Kurt Hohe, Langenau, DE;
Joachim Scherer, Ulm, DE;
Dominique Tasch, Neu-Ulm, DE;
Raimund Strobel, Ulm, DE;
Bernd Gaugler, Ulm, DE;
Ludwig Jorissen, Neu-Ulm, DE;
Kurt Hohe, Langenau, DE;
Joachim Scherer, Ulm, DE;
Dominique Tasch, Neu-Ulm, DE;
Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH, Neu-Ulm, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a bipolar plate for fuel cells, comprising at least a shaped, at least partially electrically conductive foil (), the bipolar plate having a channel structure () formed by the shaping of the foil (), to convey reactants to electrodes of adjacent fuel cells and to carry away reaction products, and a microstructure () is integrated into the foil () to increase the rigidity of the foil (). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing corresponding bipolar plates.