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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2009
Glenn Dicostanzo, Woodbury, CT (US);
Dana Kelley, New Milford, CT (US);
Louis Ernst, Jr., Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Glenn DiCostanzo, Woodbury, CT (US);
Dana Kelley, New Milford, CT (US);
Louis Ernst, Jr., Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
A manifold seal for a fuel cell system includes a sealing area defined by a peripheral portion of a fuel cell stack of the fuel cell system and a portion of an end plate positioned on the fuel cell stack. The manifold seal includes a manifold frame defining a mating surface which sealingly engages the sealing area. The manifold seal also includes a bracket defining a base portion and having a lip projecting from an edge thereof. The base portion is moveably secured to a face of the end plate so that the edge is positioned on the sealing area. The lip is moveably engaged in and cooperates with a slot formed in the mating surface to seal a gap between the mating surface and the sealing area caused by movement of the fuel cell stack.