Patent ID: 8394554

Claim:
A separator suction device for a fuel cell that attracts, by suction, a fuel cell separator including a groove portion, a ridge portion, and a seal member on a first surface of the fuel cell separator, the fuel cell separator being placed on the separator suction device, the separator suction device for a fuel cell comprising: a suction section including a plurality of suction openings and a suction groove for receiving the seal member both formed within a suction side of the suction section that faces the first surface of the fuel cell separator, the suction groove having one of the plurality of openings formed therein; a hollow portion formed on another side of the suction section opposite to the fuel cell separator; and a suction device configured to suck air through the hollow portion and the suction openings so that the first surface of the fuel cell separator is attracted to the suction device, by suction.