Patent ID: 7323269

Claim:
A fuel cell including first and second unit cells stacked together in a stacking direction, each of said first and second unit cells comprising: an electrolyte electrode assembly including a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte interposed between said electrodes; a pair of separators for sandwiching said electrolyte electrode assembly; a plurality of metal clip members for holding outer regions of said first and second separators at a plurality of positions; and a clip attachment section for attaching said metal clip member, wherein each of said metal clip members includes a side plate curved at opposite ends, and first and second holding portions extending from the opposite ends of said side plate; a length of said first and second holding portions is greater than a length of said side plate; said first and second separators are tightened together between said first and second holding portions; and said metal clip member attached to said clip attachment section of said first unit cell is not in alignment with said metal clip member attached to said clip attachment section of said second unit cell.