Patent ID: 8298697
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02W

Abstract:
1. An MEA member comprising: an MEA including a polymer electrolyte membrane and a pair of electrodes respectively disposed on both main surfaces of the polymer electrolyte membrane; a plate-shaped resin frame configured to sandwich and hold a peripheral portion of main surfaces of the MEA from both sides of the MEA such that the MEA is located inside the frame; and a separating portion configured to separate the MEA from the frame, wherein the separating portion includes a plurality of slits which are linearly aligned and formed on the frame to divide the frame into two or more parts, and wherein when viewed from the thickness direction of the polymer electrolyte membrane, the plurality of slits are formed at a portion of the frame at which portion the frame and the peripheral portion of the MEA overlap each other and each of the plurality of slits reaches the peripheral portion of the MEA.