Patent ID: 8076044

Claim:
Fuel cell assembly and inspection device, comprising: a base plate for mounting a fuel cell stack including a first end plate, a current collecting plate placed on the first end plate, and a plurality of unit cells stacked on the current collecting plate; and a pressing device to press the fuel cell stack, wherein the fuel cell assembly and inspection device assembles a fuel cell by fixing a second end plate to a pressed fuel cell stack and comprises a fuel gas supply passage to supply a fuel gas for inspection to the fuel cell stack, a fuel gas discharge passage to discharge a fuel gas for inspection from the fuel cell stack, an oxidizing agent gas supply passage to supply an oxidizing agent gas for inspection to the fuel cell stack, an oxidizing agent gas discharge passage to discharge an oxidizing agent gas for inspection from the fuel cell stack, a cooling medium supply passage to supply a cooling medium for inspection to the fuel cell stack, and a cooling medium discharge passage to discharge a cooling medium for inspection from the fuel cell stack, and wherein the fuel gas supply passage, the fuel gas discharge passage, the oxidizing agent gas supply passage, the oxidizing agent gas discharge passage, the cooling medium supply passage, and the cooling medium discharge passage are connected through an opening provided in the base plate, respectively, with a fuel gas supply port, a fuel gas discharge port, an oxidizing agent gas supply port, an oxidizing agent gas discharge port, a cooling medium supply port, and a cooling medium discharge port, which are provided on the first end plate.