Patent ID: 8256483

Claim:
An apparatus for automatically punching and bonding membrane electrode assembly (MEA) materials for a fuel cell, the apparatus comprising: an automatic punching device in which a supplied 3-layer MEA material passes through a punch press to form a manifold opening thereon, and a cutting process for cutting the punched 3-layer MEA material into individual materials; a first turntable device for continuously supplying the 3-layer MEA material after the automatic punching device to a second turntable device of an automatic bonding device; and the automatic bonding device comprising the second turntable device, on which a receiving frame for receiving the material is mounted, and a hot press device for a hot press bonding process, and performing the hot press bonding process wherein the 3-layer MEA material and a gas diffusion layer (GDL) are stacked on the receiving frame.