Patent ID: 7323266

Claim:
A sheet chemical cell comprising an electrolyte membrane having slots, a plurality of anode plates for oxidizing fuel, formed on one face of the membrane, each of the plurality of anode plates having an anode planar shape, a plurality of cathode plates for reducing oxygen, formed on the other face of the membrane, each of the plurality of cathode plates constituting a pair with a respective anode plate of the plurality of anode plates, the sheet chemical cell additionally having a plurality of first electrically conductive current-collecting plates, each having substantially a same planar shape as the anode planar shape of said each of the plurality of anode plates, and covering all of the plurality of anode plates, and a plurality of second electrically conductive current-collecting plates covering all of the plurality of cathode plates, and wherein the plurality of first electrically conductive current-collecting plates and the plurality of second electrically conductive current-collecting plates are electrically connected through said slots of said electrolyte membrane.