Patent ID: 8728683
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A fuel cell formed by stacking a membrane electrode assembly and separators in a stacking direction, the membrane electrode assembly including a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte membrane interposed between the electrodes, the fuel cell comprising: a plurality of resin connecting sections provided in an outer circumferential end of each of the separators for tightly connecting the separators provided at opposite ends in the stacking direction by a first resin coupling member, wherein each resin connecting section in the plurality of resin connecting sections additionally includes at least a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion for allowing insertion of resin coupling members for tightly connecting the separators at opposite ends in the stacking direction, and wherein, in operation of the fuel cell, at least one of the first connecting portion or the second connecting portion is without a resin coupling member to allow insertion of a replacement resin coupling member.