Apparatus and method for separating a fuel cell assembly from a bonding fixture
CA 2480967 A1 · Owner: 3M Innovative Properties Company · Inventors: Mlinar, John R.
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A method and apparatus for separating a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) from a fixture assembly subsequent to MEA bonding within the fixture assembly involves stabilizing the first fixture of the fixture assembly. The second fixture of the fixture assembly is stabilized. While the second fixture is stabilized, the first fixture is pressurized to cause the first surface of the MEA to separate from the first fixture. While the first fixture is stabilized the second fixture is pressurized to cause the second surface of the MEA to separate from the second fixture. The second fixture is then moved out of proximity with the first fixture to permit removal of the MEA from the first …
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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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