Patent ID: 7736816

Claim:
A fuel cell stack comprising a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of unit cells in a stacking direction, and a box-shaped casing containing said stack body, said unit cells each including an electrolyte electrode assembly and separators sandwiching said electrolyte electrode assembly, said electrolyte electrode assembly including a pair of electrodes, and an electrolyte interposed between said electrodes, said casing comprising: end plates provided at opposite ends of said stack body in the stacking direction; a plurality of side plates provided on sides of said stack body; and coupling pins connecting said end plates and said side plates, wherein separate cylindrical insertion portions are fixed separately to at least one of said side plates and said end plates, for inserting one of said coupling pins into said cylindrical insertion portions; and said fuel cell stack further comprising: a mounting plate member, said cylindrical insertion portions being fixed separately to said mounting plate member, wherein said mounting plate member is at least fixed to said side plate or said end plate.