Sealing assembly for a fuel cell stack having a coated metallic sheet intermediate element

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PATENT NO 9812716
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13999163

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In order to provide a sealing assembly for a fuel cell stack comprising a plurality of fuel cell units, which are arranged consecutively in a stacking direction, wherein each of the fuel cell units comprises a housing with at least one housing part made of a metallic material, which also has an adequate electrical insulation effect and an adequate mechanical strength at a high operating temperature of the fuel cell stack, it is proposed that the sealing assembly comprises at least one intermediate element made of a metallic material, wherein the intermediate element is soldered to a housing part of a first fuel cell unit at at least one location by means of a metal solder and is secured to a housing part of a second fuel cell unit at at least another location, wherein the intermediate element and/or the housing part of the first fuel cell unit is provided with a coating made of a ceramic material.

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ELRINGKLINGER AG72581 DETTINGEN/ERMS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Diez, Armin Lenningen, DE 51 373
Fritz, Wolfgang Metzingen, DE 51 356
Lamp, Peter Kaufering, DE 14 51
Schenk, Peter Hohenstein, DE 95 802
Tachtler, Joachim Ismaning, DE 12 50
Wier, Manfred Munich, DE 26 206
Zerfass, Hans-Rainer Taunusstein, DE 29 241

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