Patent ID: 7572537
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A fuel cell comprising: a joint body produced by interposing an electrolyte member between a pair of electrodes; a separator which, on a first surface thereof, holds the joint body, and on a second surface thereof opposite to the first surface, holds an adjacent joint body produced by interposing an electrolyte member between a pair of electrodes; a rib portion which is formed on respectively on the first and the second surfaces of the separator, divides the first and second surfaces of the separator into a plurality of regions, and forms passages through which fluid flows on the separator, and which communicate with each other in series; and a gas supply inlet which connects to a fluid passage and supplies a gas to the fluid passage, wherein the gas supply inlet is located so that the gas enters into a first of the plurality of regions in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first region.