Patent ID: 9401516
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A fuel cell comprising: a membrane electrode assembly including an electrolyte, an anode catalyst, and a cathode catalyst; and a plurality of frame-gaskets, each frame-gasket of the plurality of frame-gaskets being disposed between an anode-side separator and the membrane electrode assembly or between a cathode-side separator and the membrane electrode assembly, wherein the membrane electrode assembly is provided with an aperture which allows the membrane electrode assembly to be integrated with the frame-gasket, wherein the frame-gaskets include a first frame-gasket made up of an anode-side frame and an anode-side gasket and a second frame-gasket made up of a cathode-side frame and a cathode-side gasket, wherein any one of the anode-side frame and the cathode-side frame has a concave portion, and a position of the concave portion corresponds to a position of the aperture of the membrane electrode assembly, and wherein any one of the frames other than the frame with the concave portion has a convex portion to be engaged with the concave portion.