[특허]Laser welding of conductive coated metallic bipolar plates

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Laser welding of conductive coated metallic bipolar plates

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B23K-026/00
미국특허분류(USC)	219/121.64; 219/121.66; 219/121.65
출원번호	US-0842788 (2004-05-11)
등록번호	US-8089027 (2012-01-03)
발명자 / 주소	Newman, Keith E Budinski, Michael K Brady, Brian K
출원인 / 주소	GM Global Technology Operations LLC
대리인 / 주소	Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 5 인용 특허 : 4

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The present invention discloses a method of efficiently manufacturing fuel cells having coated bipolar plates. The present invention contemplates the laser welding together of individual plates already having a coating thereon to form the bipolar plates that are used in a fuel cell. The laser welding of the coated plates together does not result in sensitization of the plates to a magnitude sufficient to cause an undesirable level of corrosion resistance. This result is achieved regardless of the presence of the organic coating in the region of the plate...

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A method of making a fuel cell stack having at least two metallic members that are attached together, each of the metallic members having opposite major surfaces separated by a peripheral edge and at least one of the metallic members having an electrically conductive coating thereon, the method comprising: (a) positioning a first one of the metallic members adjacent a second one of the metallic members with one of said major surfaces of each of said metallic members facing one another, said first metallic member having a first electrically conductive coating thereon;(b) melting adjacent intermediate portions of said major surfaces of each of said adjacent metallic members and contemporaneously removing a portion of said first electrically conductive coating proximate to said melting portions of said adjacent metallic members, thereby resulting in at least one area on at least one of the major surfaces of said first metallic member where previously present first electrically-conductive coating has been removed, said intermediate portions being disposed between the associated peripheral edge; and(c) solidifying said melted portions of said adjacent metallic members thereby forming a fusion bond through said intermediate portions of said adjacent metallic members. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying a second electrically conductive coating to at least a portion of said at least one area over said fusion bond. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said melting and said removing are performed by applying focused radiation to said intermediate portions of said adjacent metallic members and said portion of said first electrically conductive coating. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein said melting and said removing are performed by contacting said intermediate portions of said adjacent metallic members and said portion of said first electrically conductive coating with a laser beam. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said metallic members are plates that when attached together form a bipolar plate. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said metallic members are stainless steel. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said coating is an organic coating. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein said first electrically conductive coating has a resistivity of less than about 50 Ohm-cm2. 9. A method of making a fuel cell stack having metallic bipolar plates with an internal flow passageway, the method comprising: (a) positioning a first metallic plate having opposite major surfaces and a peripheral edge and with at least a portion of one of said major surfaces coated with a first electrically conductive coating adjacent a second metallic plate having opposite major surfaces and a peripheral edge in an arrangement wherein one of said major surfaces of each of said first and second metallic plates face one another and said coated portion faces away from said second plate;(b) applying focused radiation to adjacent intermediate portions of said major surfaces of said adjacent plates including a portion of said first coating thereby removing said portion of said first coating and melting said adjacent intermediate portions of said adjacent plates resulting in at least one area on said first metallic plate where previously present first conductive coating has been removed;(c) removing said focused radiation;(d) allowing said melted portions to solidify and fuse together thereby forming a through weld and one of the bipolar plates; and(e) applying a second electrically conductive coating to at least a portion of said at least one area over said through weld. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein said second coating is a same type of coating as said first coating. 11. The method of claim 9, further comprising: applying said first coating to portions of a major surface of a sheet of metallic material; andforming said first plate from said coated sheet of metallic material. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of one of said major surfaces of said second plate is coated with said first coating and (a) includes positioning said second plate adjacent said first plate with said coated portion of said second plate facing away from said first plate and further comprising forming said second plate from said coated sheet of metallic material. 13. The method of claim 9, wherein: at least a portion of one of said major surfaces of said second plate is coated with a third electrically conductive coating;(a) includes positioning said second plate adjacent said first plate with said coated portion of said second plate facing away from said first plate; and(b) includes removing a portion of said third coating on said second plate with said fobused radiation resulting in at least one area on said second plate where previously present third coating has been removed. 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising applying a fourth electrically conductive coating to at least a portion of said at least one area on said second plate over said through weld opposite said second coating. 15. The method of claim 9, wherein said first coating is an organic coating. 16. The method of claim 9, wherein said plates are stainless steel plates. 17. The method of claim 9, wherein said first coating has a resitivity of less than about 50 Ohm-cm2. 18. The method of claim 9, wherein said focused radiation is a laser beam. 19. The method of claim 9, wherein said plates are at least one of stainless steel, aluminum and alloys thereof, titanium and alloys thereof, nickel based alloys, tantalum, niobium, and zirconium. 20. A method of making a bipolar plate for a fuel cell stack, the method comprising: (a) applying an electrically conductive organic coating to a first metallic plate of the bipolar plate;(b) positioning said first plate adjacent a second metallic plate of the bipolar plate in a stacked arrangement wherein said first plate is on top of said second plate with peripheral edges of said first and second plates substantially aligned;(c) applying focused radiation to adjacent intermediate portions of said adjacent plates including a portion of said coating thereby removing said portion of said coating from at least one area of said first plate and melting said adjacent intermediate portions of said adjacent plates, said adjacent intermediate portions being located interiorly to said peripheral edges;(d) removing said focused radiation; and(e) allowing said melted portions to solidify and fuse together thereby forming a through weld and the bipolar plate. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein said coating is a first coating and further comprising applying a second electrically conductive coating to at least a portion of said at least one area of said first plate over said through weld. 22. The method of claim 20, wherein (a) includes: applying said coating to portions of a surface of a sheet of metallic material; andforming said first plate from said coated sheet of metallic material. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein at least a portion of one surface of said second plate is coated with said coating and (b) includes positioning said first plate adjacent said second plate with said coated surface of said second plate facing away from said first plate and further comprising forming said second plate from said coated sheet of metallic material. 24. The method of claim 20, wherein: at least a portion of one surface of said second plate is coated with said coating;(b) includes positioning said first plate adjacent said second plate with said coated surface of said second plate facing away from said first plate; and(c) includes removing a portion of said coating on said second plate with said focused radiation. 25. The method of claim 20, wherein said plates are stainless steel plates.

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