Patent ID: 7445865

Claim:
A fuel cell comprising a plurality of unit cells stacked together, each unit cell comprising: an electrolyte electrode assembly including a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte interposed between said electrodes; first and second separators for sandwiching said electrolyte electrode assembly; and first and second insulating positioning members formed separately from said first and second separators, wherein said first separator has a first positioning hole, and said second separator has a second positioning hole; said first insulating positioning member is attached to said first positioning hole, and said second insulating positioning member is attached to said second positioning hole; and said first insulating positioning member comprises a wall and said second insulating positioning member comprises a wall, said wall of said first insulating positioning member having a first face fitted to said first positioning hole and a second face fitted to said wall of said second insulating positioning member, said wall of said second insulating positioning member having a first face fitted to said second positioning hole and a second face fitted to said second face of said wall of said first insulating positioning member, for positioning said first and second separators such that said first and second separators are insulated from each other, wherein said second face of said wall of said first insulating positioning member and said second face of said wall of said second insulating positioning member extend in a stacking direction of said plurality of unit cells.