Patent ID: 7862952

Claim:
A membrane electrode composite module comprising: a membrane electrode composite formed by sandwiching an electrolyte membrane between gas diffusion electrodes on both surface sides of the electrolyte membrane; an anode current collecting plate having a plurality of fuel flow holes configured to allow fuel to flow therethrough in a direction perpendicular to planes of major surfaces of the anode current collecting plate and the membrane electrode composite; and a cathode current collecting plate having a plurality of oxygen flow holes configured to allow oxygen to flow therethrough in a direction perpendicular to planes of major surfaces of the cathode current collecting plate and the membrane electrode composite, the membrane electrode composite being sandwiched between the anode current collecting plate and the cathode current collecting plate on both surface sides of the membrane electrode composite, wherein the membrane electrode composite further comprises: a first film made of a synthetic resin, which is a base of said anode current collecting plate and has a plurality of fuel flow holes formed in positions corresponding to the plurality of fuel flow holes of the anode current collecting plate; and a second film made of a synthetic resin, which is a base of said cathode current collecting plate and has a plurality of oxygen flow holes formed in positions corresponding to the plurality of oxygen flow holes of the cathode current collecting plate.