Patent ID: 7494737

Claim:
A fuel cell comprising: an anode; a cathode; an electrolyte membrane interposed between said anode and said cathode; an anode-side conductive separator having manifold apertures and a flow channel for supplying a fuel to said anode; and a cathode-side conductive separator having manifold apertures and a flow channel for supplying an oxidant to said cathode, wherein, manifold aperture connecting portions formed at an inlet-side end and an outlet-side end of said flow channel, respectively, in each of said anode-side conductive separator and said cathode-side conductive separator, are recessed below the upper surface of said separator, and cover plates for covering each end of said flow channel are fitted and fixed to the recessed portions, respectively, wherein said cover plates have a pair of supporting members facing an upper surface and a bottom surface of the manifold aperture connecting portion.