Component for a fuel element and a battery produced with these components

Claim 2

A component for fuel cell element, which operates on gaseous reactants or with a fuel dissolved in electrolyte, which comprises an electrically conducting separating sheet sequentially arranged on at least one side of said separating sheet, at least one metallic spacer net, an electrode and a diaphragm, said diaphragm having a rim tightly connected with said separating sheet and embedded within a synthetic frame, said synthetic frame projecting unilaterally beyond the area of said separating sheet, said frame containing channels covered with synthetic foils forming an inlet and outlet for the electrolyte, said separating sheet, spacer net and diaphragm being each provided with diametrically opposed lugs along the rim, said lugs being in series with one another.

Claim 3

A battery composed of a plurality of components, wherein each component contains a separating sheet, both sides of said separating sheet being provided sequentially with at least one spacer net, an electrode and a diaphragm, said diaphragm having a rim tightly connected with said separating sheet and embedded within a synthetic frame, said synthetic frame projecting unilaterally beyond the area of said separating sheet, said frame containing channels covered with synthetic foils forming an inlet and outlet for the electrolyte, said separating sheet, spacer net and diaphragm being each provided with diametrically opposed lugs along the rim, said lugs being in series with one another, one sIde of the component being provided with a support structure at the diaphragm, the components with the support structure being stacked upon each other and arranged between two end plates, which contain half-cells with electrodes of opposite polarity, one of the half-cells being comprised of at least one spacer net, one electrode and one diaphragm sequentially arranged and the other half-cell comprising at least one spacer net, one electrode and, one diaphragm and one support structure, the end plates together with the half-cells and the interpositioned components including the support structures, being embedded within casting resin so as to form a battery block, said battery block being provided with bores for the inlet and outlet of the electrolyte and the reactants, and with current collectors, said current collectors being electrically connected with the electrode of the half-cell.

Claim 4

A battery composed of a plurality of components, wherein each component contains a separating sheet, both sides of said separating sheet being provided sequentially with at least one spacer net, an electrode and a diaphragm, said diaphragm having a rim tightly connected with said separating sheet and embedded within a synthetic frame, said synthetic frame projecting unilaterally beyond the area of said separating sheet, said frame containing channels covered with synthetic foils forming an inlet and outlet for the electrolyte, said separating sheet, spacer net and diaphragm being each provided with diametrically opposed lugs along the rim, said lugs being in series with one another, one sIde of the component being provided with a support structure at the diaphragm, the components with the support structure being stacked upon each other and arranged between two end plates, which contain half-cells with electrodes of opposite polarity, one of the half-cells being comprised of at least one spacer net, one electrode and one diaphragm sequentially arranged and the other half-cell comprising at least one spacer net, one electrode and, one diaphragm and one support structure, the end plates together with the half-cells and the interpositioned components including the support structures, being embedded within casting resin so as to form a battery block, said battery block being provided with bores for the inlet and outlet of the electrolyte and the reactants, and with current collectors, said current collectors being electrically connected with the electrode of the half-cell.

Claim 5

A battery composed of a plurality of components wherein each component has a separating sheet, one side of said separating sheet being provided sequentially, with at least one spacer net, one electrode and one diaphragm, the other side of the separating sheet being provided, sequentially, with a support structure and an adjacent electrode, the components with the inserted support structures and electrodes being stacked upon each other and positioned between two end plates, which comprise half-cells with electrodes of opposite polarity, one of the half-cells comprising in sequential arrangement a separating sheet, at least one spacer net, an electrode and a diaphragm, and the other half-cell comprising a separating sheet, a support structure and an electrode, and the end plates with the half-cells and the interpositioned components together with the support structures and electrodes, being embedded within casting resin so as to form a battery block, said battery block being provided with bores for the inlet and outlet of the electrolyte and the reactants, and with current collectors, said current collectors being electrically connected with the separating sheet of the half-cells.

Claim 6

A battery composed of a plurality of components wherein each component has a separating sheet, one side of said separating sheet being provided sequentially, with at least one spacer net, one electrode and one diaphragm, the other side of the separating sheet being provided, sequentially, with a support structure and an adjacent electrode, the components with the inserted support structures and electrodes being stacked upon each other and positioned between two end plates, which comprise half-cells with electrodes of opposite polarity, one of the half-cells comprising in sequential arrangement a separating sheet, at least one spacer net, an electrode and a diaphragm, and the other half-cell comprising a separating sheet, a support structure and an electrode, and the end plates with the half-cells and the interpositioned components together with the support structures and electrodes, being embedded within casting resin so as to form a battery block, said battery block being provided with bores for the inlet and outlet of the electrolyte and the reactants, and with current collectors, said current collectors being electrically connected with the separating sheet of the half-cells.