Patent ID: 9539730
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B25J,B65H,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Claim:
1. A holding apparatus for fuel cell electrolyte membrane comprising: a rectangular support having a flat surface configured to support an electrolyte membrane on which a catalyst layer is disposed, and which constitutes a membrane electrode assembly; one continuous recess formed in the flat surface, spaced from a periphery of the flat surface and formed along an entire periphery of the flat surface, the recess circumscribing a flat continuous central portion of the flat surface and located and configured such that an entire surface of the catalyst layer of the electrolyte membrane contacts the flat continuous central portion circumscribed by the recess during use but will not be exposed to the recess; and an air-sucking section positioned on the rectangular support on a side opposite the flat surface having the recess, the air-sucking section in communication with the recess through an opening between the recess and the air-sucking section, the recess configured to attract the electrolyte membrane surrounding the catalyst layer when the air-sucking section sucks air through the recess.