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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2000
Hideki Itou, Hiroshima, JP;
Toshirou Kobayashi, Hiroshima, JP;
Takuya Moriga, Hiroshima, JP;
Tomoyuki Kajiwara, Hiroshima, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a fuel cell stack, comprising a fuel cell laminate body prepared by laminating a plurality of unit cells each having a solid polymer membrane sandwiched between electrodes and a fastening means for fastening the fuel cell laminate body in the direction of lamination of the unit cells, wherein the fastening means includes support members equipped with flanges and arranged at the upper and lower edges of the fuel cell laminate body, thin plates joined to the support members at the upper and lower end portions of the fuel cell laminate body, and fastening bolts for fastening the support members in the vertical direction of the fuel cell laminate body.