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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1995
Koji Akashi, Osaka, JP;
Naoki Hiro, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Nasako, Hirakata, JP;
Teruhiko Imoto, Kadoma, JP;
Koichi Nishimura, Suita, JP;
Ikuo Yonezu, Hirakata, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Abstract
In a heat exchanger according to the present invention, there are provided a filling container having a first containing section containing a hydrogen-absorbing metal material for middle or high temperature, a second containing section containing a hydrogen-absorbing metal material for low temperature which is higher in equilibrium hydrogen pressure at the same temperature than the hydrogen-absorbing metal material for middle or high temperature, and a hydrogen passage for moving hydrogen between the first containing section and the second containing section; a guiding section having a heating section provided with heating means for heating the filling container, a heat radiating section provided with a heat exchanging section for radiating heat generated in the filling container outward, and a heat absorbing section provided with a heat exchanging section for cooling the outside by absorption of heat in the filling container; and moving means for moving the filling container back and forth in the guiding section, moving the first containing section back and forth between the heat radiating section and the heating section, and moving the second containing section back and forth between the heat absorbing section and the heat radiating section.