(DE4208057-C2)      Cell system comprises: (a) diaphragm (3); (b) electrodes (4,5) connected to (a); (c) bipolar cell dividing walls (6) made of metal sheet; (d) spaces between (b) and (c) partially or completely filled with laminated structes (7-10) directly connected to the electrodes; and (e) the lamianted structures being made up of identical layers of wall elements (11-14) with distance spaces (15-21) between them.    USE/ADVANTAGE -   Used in fuel cell construction. The cell has a longer service life.    (JP6096786-A)      Cell array for battery of electrolysis and fuel cells connected electrically and geometrically in series esp. for generating or operating with H2 and O2, is claimed. Each cell has an electrolyte-permeable diaphragm, acting as gas separator, between the anode and cathode compartments, and an electrolyte-permeable metal electrode on both sides of the diaphragm. Adjacent cells are sepd. by a gas-tight, electroconductive bipolar cell wall. Between each electrode and cell wall, there is an electroconductive and elastically deformable structure acting as current lead and spacer, which is electroconductive and permeble to gas and electrolyte. The cells are surrounded by a frame.    The novel features are that: (a) the diaphragm (3) is planar; (b) the electrodes (4,5) are laminated, opt. with macroscopic perforations, and are placed directly on the diaphragm or combined integrally with this (EDE plate 2); (c) the bipolar sepg. walls (6) consist of sheet metal and have a smooth surface or protruding and/or moulded spacers; and (d) the spacers between the electrode (4,5) and bipolar sepg. walls (6), i.e. the anode and cathode compartments, are (partly) filled with lamellar structures (7-10), which are permeable to electrolyte and gas, at least in the axial direction, i.e. perpendicular to the plane of the diaphragm, and in the vertical direction and are bounded by the electrodes (4,5). These lamellae consist of numerous layers of identical construction with axial and vertical wall elements (11-14) with little distance between them and spacers (15-21) between the wall elements.    ADVANTAGE -   This zero-gap array is more efficient and has more favourable operating conditions and a longer lifetime than usual    (US5384208-A)      The cell comprises (a) a gas separator comprising a flat plate diaphragm permeable to an electrolyte, (b) two metal electrodes on opposite sides of the diaphragm and permeable to the electrolyte, (c) two gastight electroconductive bipolar cell partitions of sheet metal parallel to the electrodes at opposite ends of the cell, sepg. the cell from adjacent cells, and (d) elastically deformable spacers mechanically and electrically connected between the electrodes and cell partitions to provide current conducting paths and enclose the cell on lateral sides.    The spacers comprise lamellar structural elements which are gas permeable and electrolyte permeable, at least in an axial direction perpendicular to the diaphragm and vertically parallel to the diaphragm plane. The lamellar elements comprise identical layers of axially and vertically aligned wall elements in close parallel proximity sepd. by spacers.    ADVANTAGE -   Higher efficiency, more favourable operating conditions and a longer service life.