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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2000
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A mixed gas supply portion for mixing fuel with air, a mixed gas ejection portion for ejecting the mixed gas mixed by the mixed gas supply portion a breathable first catalyst body provided downstream of the mixed gas supply portion a breathable second catalyst body provided downstream of the first catalyst body a separation board a for increasing gas flow resistance provided between the first catalyst body and the second catalyst body a heat exchange portion having a heated fluid passage positioned on the peripheral part, a radiant heat reception portion provided upstream of the first catalyst body and integrated with the heat exchange portion and a separation board b and a separation board c provided downstream of the second catalyst body for increasing flow resistance of the mixed gas and/or the combustion gas thereof are provided, and the separation board a the separation board b the separation board c and the heat exchange portion are integrated.