Patent ID: 8273494

Claim:
A fuel cell stack comprising: a stack of fuel cells, each of the fuel cells including a membrane electrode assembly and a separator that are stacked, the membrane electrode assembly including an electrolyte membrane and a pair of electrodes sandwiching the electrolyte membrane therebetween; a terminal plate including a first plate portion, a second plate portion, and a first partition wall, the first plate portion being provided at an end of the stack of the fuel cells, the second plate portion being spaced from the first plate portion in a stacking direction of the fuel cells, the first partition wall being provided between the first and second plate portions and connecting the first plate portion to the second plate portion, the terminal plate including a plurality of spaces provided between the first and second plate portions, the spaces being separated from each other by the first partition wall, the terminal plate including a first plate surface and a second plate surface opposite to the first plate surface, the first plate surface being provided on the first plate portion, the second plate surface being provided on the second plate portion; an insulation plate provided on the second plate portion of the terminal plate; an end plate provided on the insulation plate, the insulation plate being provided between the terminal plate and the end plate; and a connection terminal disposed on the second plate surface of the terminal plate at a position at which the connection terminal does not overlap the first partition wall in the stacking direction, the second plate surface facing the insulation plate, the connection terminal protruding outward from the end plate in the stacking direction.