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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2004
Sean M. Mackinnon, Burnaby, CA;
Lynn C. Erickson, Vancouver, CA;
Ayesha Rashid, Vancouver, CA;
Christopher T. Kirby, Burlington, CA;
Sean M. MacKinnon, Burnaby, CA;
Lynn C. Erickson, Vancouver, CA;
Ayesha Rashid, Vancouver, CA;
Christopher T. Kirby, Burlington, CA;
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a fuel cell metallic separator, wherein the metallic plate's edges include a resin portion comprising the communication ports. The resin portion around the communication ports is shaped so as to be capable of interlocking with a fuel cell stack component adjacently located in a fuel cell system. The invention also provides a resin portion capable of press fitting or thermal bonding with adjacent a fuel cell stack components.