Apparatus and method for automatically stacking fuel cell material layers
CA 2480950 A1 · Owner: Schukar, Gary W. · Inventors: Mlinar, John R.; Schukar, Gary W.
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Stacking porous and non-porous material layers involves applying vacuum to a first porous layer to stabilize same relative to a support structure. The support structure and/or a non-porous layer are moved to establish contact between the non-porous layer and the first porous layer. The first porous and non-porous layers define a sub-assembly. While applying vacuum to the subassembly, one or both of the support structure and a second layer are moved to establish contact between the second layer and the non-porous layer. Vacuum applied to the sub-assembly maintains positional stability of the sub-assembly layers relative to the support structure while the second layer is moved into …
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- Filed February 11, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 11, 2023.
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