Patent ID: 7816051

Claim:
A fuel cell system, comprising: an electric generator including a membrane-electrode assembly having a plurality of anode electrodes and a plurality of cathode electrodes arranged on opposite surfaces of a proton-exchange membrane and spaced apart from each other; a plurality of anode separators respectively facing the plurality of anode electrodes, each of the anode separators having a fluid channel adapted to receive a hydrogen containing fuel, each of the plurality of anode separators having a first output terminal; a plurality of cathode separators respectively facing the plurality of cathode electrodes, each of the cathode separators having an air ventilating hole, each of the plurality of cathode separators having a second output terminal; a fuel distributor having a plurality of accommodating parts defined by a rib to accommodate each of the plurality of anode separators and adapted to distribute the hydrogen containing fuel to each of the plurality of anode electrodes, the rib being partially cut out to define a plurality of discrete rib cutting parts; and a plurality of sealing members respectively filling each of the plurality of the rib cutting parts.