(US5023152-A)      Fuel cell assembly comprises: (i) a cell consisting of an electrolytic layer, oxygen electrode attached to one side of electrolytic layer and opposed to O2-contg. gas flow passage, and fuel electrode attached to outer side of electrolytic layer and opposed to fuel flow passage; (ii) separator attached only to O2-electrode and forming the O2-contg. gas flow passage; (iii) O2-contg. gas feed passage communicating with O2-contg. gas flow passage and disposed downwardly from fuel flow passage; and (iv) exhaust passage upwardly form fuel flow passage and communicating with O2-contg. gas flow passage. Cell is disposed in fuel flow passage. Lower end is inserted into recess in partition wall sectioning between fuel flow passage and O2-contg. gas feed passage whilst upper end is insertible into and withdrawable from further partition wall sectioning between fuel flow passage and exhaust passage.    ADVANTAGE -   Fuel cell assembly is improved. Mfr. is easy, cheap and free from breakage due to thermal strain. @(18pp)@    (EP402569-B1)      A fuel cell assembly having a cell C consisting essentially of an electrolytic layer (1), an oxygen electrode (2) attached to one side of the electrolytic layer (1) and opposed to an oxygen-containing gas flow passage (5) and of a fuel electrode (3) attached to the other side of the electrolytic layer (1) and opposed to a fuel flow passage (9), characterised by a separator (4) attached only to the oxygen electrode (2) and for forming therewith and therebetween the oxygen-containing gas flow passage (5); partition walls (8a-8d) forming said fuel flow passages (9); said cell (C) being disposed with a vertical orientation inside said fuel flow passage (9); an oxygen-containing gas feed passage (13) communicting with said oxygen-containing gas flow passage (5) and disposed downwardly of said fuel flow passage (9); and an exhaust passage (15) communicating with said oxygen-containing gas flow passage (5) and disposed upwardly of said fuel flow passage (9); a lower end portion of said cell (C) being inserted into a recess (12) defined in said partition wall (8a) sectioning between said fuel flow passage (9) and said oxygen-containing gas feed passage (13); and an upper end portion of said cell (C) being insertible into and withdrawable from said further partition wall (8b) sectioning between said fuel flow passage (9) and said exhaust passage (15).