A stack (10) of fuel cells (11) is provided with barriers (32) to prevent migration of a liquid electrolyte (such as phosphoric acid) out of the cells (11). The barrier (32) is secured within a step (34) defined within a land region (28) of a separator plate assembly (18) and extends from an edge (30) of the separator plate assembly (18) all or a portion of a distance between the edge (30) and a flow channel (24) defined within the separator plate assembly (18). The barrier (32) also extends away from the edge (30) a distance of between 0.051 and 2.0 millimeters (2 and 80 mils). The barrier (32) includes a hydrophobic, polymeric film (36), a pressure sensitive adhesive (38), as an assembly aid, and a fluoroelastomer bonding agent (40).

A stack (10) of fuel cells (11) is provided with barriers (32) to prevent migration of a liquid electrolyte (such as phosphoric acid) out of the cells (11). The barrier (32) is secured within a step (34) defined within a land region (28) of a separator plate assembly (18) and extends from an edge (30) of the separator plate assembly (18) all or a portion of a distance between the edge (30) and a flow channel (24) defined within the separator plate assembly (18). The barrier (32) also extends away from the edge (30) a distance of between 0.051 and 2.0 millimeters (2 and 80 mils). The barrier (32) includes a hydrophobic, polymeric film (36), a pressure sensitive adhesive (38), as an assembly aid, and a fluoroelastomer bonding agent (40).

A fuel cell stack (11) includes a plurality of contiguous fuel cells (13), each including a unitized electrode assembly (15) sandwiched between porous, anode (22) and cathode water transport plates (18). In areas where silicone rubber (29) or other elastomer covers edges of the fuel cells in order to form seals with an external manifold (27), adjacent edges of the water transport plates are supplanted by, or augmented with, an elastomer-impervious material (34). This prevents infusion of elastomer to the WTPs which can cause sufficient hydrophobicity as to reduce or eliminate water bubble pressure required to isolate the reactant gases from the coolant water, thereby preventing gaseous inhibition of the coolant pump. A preformed insert (34) may be cast into the water transport plates as molded, or a fusible or curable non-elastomer, elastomer-impervious in fluent form may be deposited into the pores of already formed water transport plates, and then fused or cured.

A manufacturing device of a fuel cell component may include: an MEA unwinder on which a fabric panel, in which an MEA including an electrolyte membrane and an electrode is disposed on a protective film, is rolled; an upper sub-gasket unwinder on which an upper sub-gasket to be attached to a surface of the edge of the MEA is rolled; a first hot roller disposed to press the upper sub-gasket supplied to a surface of the edge of the MEA from the upper sub-gasket unwinder; a protective film winder disposed behind the first hot roller and disposed to separate the protective film from the fabric panel; a lower sub-gasket unwinder on which a lower sub-gasket to be attached to another surface of the edge of the MEA is rolled; a second hot roller disposed to press the lower sub-gasket supplied to another surface of the edge of the MEA from the lower sub-gasket unwinder; and an MEA winder winding the MEA to which the upper sub-gasket and the lower sub-gasket are attached, in a roll shape.

An object of the present invention is to provide a photocurable resin composition that can cope with application by screen printing and can be photocured in a short time. The present invention relates to a photocurable resin composition containing the following components (A) to (D): component (A): a polymer having one or more (meth)acryloyl groups and a polyisobutylene skeleton containing —[CH.sub.2C(CH.sub.3).sub.2]— unit, component (B): a monofunctional monomer containing the following component (b1) and component (b2), component (b1): a monofunctional monomer having a (meth)acryloyl group and a hydroxy group, component (b2): a monofunctional monomer having a (meth)acryloyl group and no hydroxy group, component (C): a radical polymerization initiator, and component (D): organic resin particles.

An object of the present invention is to provide a photocurable resin composition that can cope with application by screen printing and can be photocured in a short time. The present invention relates to a photocurable resin composition containing the following components (A) to (D): component (A): a polymer having one or more (meth)acryloyl groups and a polyisobutylene skeleton containing —[CH.sub.2C(CH.sub.3).sub.2]— unit, component (B): a monofunctional monomer containing the following component (b1) and component (b2), component (b1): a monofunctional monomer having a (meth)acryloyl group and a hydroxy group, component (b2): a monofunctional monomer having a (meth)acryloyl group and no hydroxy group, component (C): a radical polymerization initiator, and component (D): organic resin particles.

A bonding device of a fuel cell part is disclosed. The bonding device of the fuel cell part may bond an upper gas diffusion layer and a lower gas diffusion layer to top and bottom surfaces of an MEA base material through adhesive layers, while disposing the MEA base material between the upper gas diffusion layer and the lower gas diffusion layer, and may include: a lower die that supports the MEA base material, the upper gas diffusion layer, and the lower gas diffusion layer to be bonded with each other; an upper die installed in an upper side of the lower die; and an ultrasonic wave vibration source that is installed to be capable of moving in a vertical direction at opposite sides of the upper die, compressing the upper gas diffusion layer, and applying ultrasonic wave vibration energy to the adhesive layer.

An object of the present invention is to provide a photocurable resin composition having a high curing degree after irradiation with light while maintaining cured material characteristics such as high extensibility and high strength.

Provided is a photocurable resin composition including the following ingredients (A) to (C): ingredient (A): a polyisobutylene resin containing one or more (meth)acryloyl groups and a —[CH.sub.2C(CH.sub.3).sub.2]— unit; ingredient (B): ingredient (b1): an acrylate monomer having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 5 to 25 carbon atoms, and ingredient (b2): an acrylate monomer having a linear or branched alkyl group having 11 to 30 carbon atoms; and ingredient (C): a photo-radical polymerization initiator.

An object of the present invention is to provide a photocurable resin composition having a high curing degree after irradiation with light while maintaining cured material characteristics such as high extensibility and high strength.

Provided is a photocurable resin composition including the following ingredients (A) to (C): ingredient (A): a polyisobutylene resin containing one or more (meth)acryloyl groups and a —[CH.sub.2C(CH.sub.3).sub.2]— unit; ingredient (B): ingredient (b1): an acrylate monomer having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 5 to 25 carbon atoms, and ingredient (b2): an acrylate monomer having a linear or branched alkyl group having 11 to 30 carbon atoms; and ingredient (C): a photo-radical polymerization initiator.

The invention relates to a method for sealing a fuel cell (5) and to a fuel cell (5) which is produced using such a method. The fuel cell (5) has at least one membrane-electrode unit (42) and bipolar plates (18, 22). The method has the steps of attaching a seal material (54) to at least one side of the membrane-electrode unit (42) in a bonded manner, attaching a precursor (62) to seal points (58) of the at least one bipolar plate (18, 22), placing the at least one bipolar plate (18, 22) on the membrane-electrode unit (42) such that the seal points (58) together with the precursor (62) come into contact with the seal material (54), and pressing the at least one bipolar plate (18, 22) and the membrane-electrode unit (42) together under the effect of pressure and/or temperature such that the seal material (54) forms a bonded connection to the at least one bipolar plate (18, 22) and to the membrane electrode unit (42).