Patent ID: 8663865
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a fuel cell comprising: a cell laminate obtained by stacking a plurality of cells, and a casing in which the cell laminate is contained in a compressed state in a stacking direction, wherein the casing includes a casing body having a first wall member that has a first opening and is arranged to intersect with the stacking direction and a second wall member that is arranged to face the first wall member, and an end wall member attached to the first wall member to close the first opening, the method of manufacturing the fuel cell comprising the steps of: (a) providing an extendable stacking reference member structured to extend and contract in the stacking direction; (b) arranging the stacking reference member in an extended setting via the first opening, such that one end of the stacking reference member is located inside the casing body and the other end of the stacking reference member is located outside the casing body; (c) after the step (b), mounting the plurality of cells of the cell laminate on the stacking reference member from inside to outside of the casing body; (d) contracting the stacking reference member and compressing the mounted cell laminate in the stacking direction, so as to locate the stacking reference member and the cell laminate inside the casing body; and (e) after the step (d), attaching the end wall member to the first wall member to close the first opening and maintaining the cell laminate under a load in the stacking direction.