US5021284A
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Electroconductive integrated substrate and process for producing the same
Assignee: Toray Industries Inc
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Filing: 1989-02-24
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Granted: 1991-06-04
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Expires: 2009-02-24
Abstract
Abstract An electroconductive integrated substrate and a process for producing the same, which comprises a porous carbonaceous plate having a large number of pores and gas permeability, and a gas unpermeable electroconductive plate laminated on the porous carbonaceous plate and integrally bonded thereto by thermoplastic resin which is present substantially only in the pores of the porous carbonaceous plate. It is preferred to use thermoplastic resin having a melting viscosity of from 10 2 to 10 6 poises, and a gas permeable porous carbonaceous plate having a mean pore diameter of from 20 to 150 μm and a porosity of from 40 to 85%. The porous carbonaceous plate and the gas impermeable electroconductive plate are laminated one upon the other with a thermoplastic resin film interposed therebetween, and the film is melted to bond the plates together. The integrated substrate obtained has an electrical resistance of not greater than 7 mΩ, preferably not greater than 1.5 mΩ, at the bonded surface in the thickness direction thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Kishio Miwa
- 👤 Hiroaki Fukui
- 👤 Fumiaki Noma
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 07:30
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/86; H01M4/96; H01M8/00; H01M8/02; C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/63; C04B35/632; C04B35/634; C04B35/63404; C04B35/63436; C04B35/63448; C04B35/6346; C04B35/63468; C04B37/00; C04B37/008; H01M8/0202; H01M8/0258; H01M8/026; H01M8/0267; H01M8/0271; H01M8/0276; H01M8/028; H01M8/0284; H01M8/0286; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/02; C04B2235/30; C04B2235/48; C04B2235/50; C04B2235/52; C04B2235/5208; C04B2235/5216; C04B2235/524; C04B2235/5248; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/36; C04B2237/363; C04B2237/38; C04B2237/385; C04B2237/40; C04B2237/402; C04B2237/405; C04B2237/406; C04B2237/407; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24562; Y10T428/2457; Y10T428/24744; Y10T428/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
An electroconductive integrated substrate comprising: at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate; and at least one porous carbonaceous plate having a large number of pores and having gas permeability, said at least one porous carbonaceous plate being laminated over one surface of said at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate and integrally bonded thereto by thermoplastic resin which is present substantially only in the pores of said porous carbonaceous plate, said at least one porous carbonaceous plate comprising short carbon fibers, having a diameter of single fiber of from 4 to 15 μm and a fiber length of from 2 to 20 mm, which are randomly dispersed within a substantially 2-dimensional plane and are bonded with each other by carbonized resin, and said at least one porous carbonaceous plate having a mean pore diameter of from 20 to 150 μm and a porosity of from 40 to 85%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
An electroconductive integrated substrate comprising: at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate; and at least one porous carbonaceous plate having a large number of pores and having gas permeability, said at least one porous carbonaceous plate being laminated over one surface of said at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate and integrally bonded thereto by thermoplastic resin which is present substantially only in the pores of said porous carbonaceous plate, said at least one porous carbonaceous plate comprising short carbon fibers, having a diameter of single fiber of from 4 to 15 μm and a fiber length of from 2 to 20 mm, which are randomly dispersed within a substantially 2-dimensional plane and are bonded with each other by carbonized resin, and said at least one porous carbonaceous plate having a mean pore diameter of from 20 to 150 μm and a porosity of from 40 to 85%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
The electroconductive integrated substrate according to claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic resin consists of one or more selected from the group of a copolymerizate of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoroalkylvinylether, a copolymerizate of tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene, polyether sulfone, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, polysulfone, polyester, polyphenylene sulfide, polyether sulfone, polyetheretherketone, polyvinylidene fluoride, fluorine-contained polyester, and fluorine-contained acrylic acid resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The electroconductive integrated substrate according to claim 1, wherein said porous carbonaceous plate has a mean pore diameter of from 20 to 150 μm and a porosity of from 40 to 85%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
The electroconductive integrated substrate according to claim 3, wherein said porous carbonaceous plate comprises short carbon fibers, having a diameter of single fiber of from 4 to 15 μm and a fiber length of from 2 to 20 mm, which are randomly dispersed within substantially a 2-dimensional plane and are bonded with each other by carbonized resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The electroconductive integrated substrate according to claim 1, which comprises two porous carbonaceous plates and one gas impermeable electroconductive plate, and wherein said two porous carbonaceous plates are integrally bonded to both surfaces of said one gas impermeable electroconductive plate, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
167 words
The electroconductive integrated substrate according to claim 1, which has an electrical resistance ΔR of not greater than 7 mΩ at the bonded surface thereof in the thickness direction, in accordance with the following formula: ##EQU3## wherein R and Ri represent, respectively, the electrical resistance mΩ in the thickness direction of the bonded structure comprising j porous carbonaceous plates, wherein j=1 or more, and k gas impermeable electroconductive plates, wherein k=1 or more, and the electrical resistance mΩ in the thickness direction of an i-th one of the j porous carbonaceous plates and k gas impermeable electroconductive plates constituting said bonded structure, and N represents the total number of the j porous carbonaceous plates and the k gas impermeable electroconductive plates bonded together so that N=j+k, said electrical resistance in the thickness direction being calculated from a voltage drop per unit area of 1 cm 2 measured when a current of 100 mA is passed per unit area between electrodes sandwiching a plate to be measured therebetween.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electroconductive integrated substrate according to claim 6, wherein said electrical resistance ΔR at the bonded surface in the thickness direction is not greater than 1.5 mΩ.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The electroconductive integrated substrate according to claim 1, which comprises gas seal means arranged in parallel with each of at least two opposite side edges of said at least one porous carbonaceous plate, for preventing leakage of gases.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
90 words
The electroconductive integrated substrate according to claim 8, wherein said gas seal means comprises a sealing groove formed in said at least one porous carbonaceous plate along said side edge thereof, and a rod-shaped thermoplastic resin filled in said sealing groove, said thermoplastic resin being melted and solidified in such a manner that part of the molten resin is solidified in said sealing groove whereas the remaining molten resin penetrates into regions of said at least one porous carbonaceous plate surrounding said sealing groove and is solidified in said regions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The electroconductive integrated substrate according to claim 1, which is used as a functional element for a fuel cell.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
162 words
An electroconductive integrated substrate comprising: at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate; and at least one porous carbonaceous plate having a large number of pores and having gas permeability, said at least one porous carbonaceous plate being laminated over one surface of said at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate and integrally bonded thereto by thermoplastic resin which is present substantially only in the pores of said porous carbonaceous plate and which has a melting viscosity of from 10 2 to 10 6 poises, said at least one porous carbonaceous plate comprising short carbon fibers, having a diameter of single fiber of from 4 to 15 μm and a fiber length of from 2 to 20 mm, which are randomly dispersed within a substantially 2-dimensional plane and are bonded with each other by carbonized resin, and said at least one porous carbonaceous plate having a mean pore diameter of from 20 to 150 μm and a porosity of from 40 to 85%.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
162 words
An electroconductive integrated substrate comprising: at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate; and at least one porous carbonaceous plate having a large number of pores and having gas permeability, said at least one porous carbonaceous plate being laminated over one surface of said at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate and integrally bonded thereto by thermoplastic resin which is present substantially only in the pores of said porous carbonaceous plate and which has a melting viscosity of from 10 2 to 10 6 poises, said at least one porous carbonaceous plate comprising short carbon fibers, having a diameter of single fiber of from 4 to 15 μm and a fiber length of from 2 to 20 mm, which are randomly dispersed within a substantially 2-dimensional plane and are bonded with each other by carbonized resin, and said at least one porous carbonaceous plate having a mean pore diameter of from 20 to 150 μm and a porosity of from 40 to 85%.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
176 words
A process for producing an electroconductive integrated substrate, comprising the steps of: preparing at least one porous carbonaceous plate having a large number of pores and having gas permeability; preparing at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate; laminating said at least one porous carbonaceous plate over one surface of said at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate with a thermoplastic resin film interposed therebetween; and heating the laminated structure thus obtained under pressure, thereby melting said thermoplastic resin film to bond said at least one porous carbonaceous plate and said at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate together, said at least one porous carbonaceous plate comprising short carbon fibers, having a diameter of single fiber of from 4 to 15 μm and a fiber length of from 2 to 20 mm, which are randomly dispersed within a substantially 2-dimensional plane and are bonded with each other by carbonized resin, and said at least one porous carbonaceous plate having a mean pore diameter of from 20 to 150 μm and a porosity of from 40 to 85%.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
176 words
A process for producing an electroconductive integrated substrate, comprising the steps of: preparing at least one porous carbonaceous plate having a large number of pores and having gas permeability; preparing at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate; laminating said at least one porous carbonaceous plate over one surface of said at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate with a thermoplastic resin film interposed therebetween; and heating the laminated structure thus obtained under pressure, thereby melting said thermoplastic resin film to bond said at least one porous carbonaceous plate and said at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate together, said at least one porous carbonaceous plate comprising short carbon fibers, having a diameter of single fiber of from 4 to 15 μm and a fiber length of from 2 to 20 mm, which are randomly dispersed within a substantially 2-dimensional plane and are bonded with each other by carbonized resin, and said at least one porous carbonaceous plate having a mean pore diameter of from 20 to 150 μm and a porosity of from 40 to 85%.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
58 words
The process according to claim 12, wherein said thermoplastic resin film consists of one or more selected from the group of a copolymerizate of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoroalkylvinylether, a copolymerizate of tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene, polyether sulfone, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, polysulfone, polyester, polyphenylene sulfide, polyether sulfone, polyetheretherketone, polyvinylidene fluoride, fluorine-contained polyester, and fluorine-contained acrylic acid resin.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process according to claim 12, wherein said thermoplastic resin film has a thickness of from 10 to 200 μm.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process according to claim 12, wherein said porous carbonaceous plate has a mean pore diameter of from 20 to 150 μm and a porosity of from 40 to 85%.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
55 words
The process according to claim 15, wherein said porous carbonaceous plate includes short carbon fibers, having a diameter of single fiber of from 4 to 15 μm and a fiber length of from 2 to 20 mm, which are randomly dispersed within substantially a 2-dimensional plane and are bonded with each other by carbonized resin.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process according to claim 12, wherein said porous carbonaceous plate and said electroconductive plate are bonded together under pressure of from 5 to 20 kgf/cm 2 .
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
51 words
The process according to claim 12, wherein thermoplastic resin film has a melting viscosity of 10 2 to 10 6 poises, and, after said heating step, is present substantially only in the pores of said at least one porous carbonaceous plate laminated on said at least one gas impermeable electroconductive plate.
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