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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kyoji Hayashi, Hidaka, JP;
Nobutaka Nakamura, Hidaka, JP;
Naoki Fujiwara, Akiruno, JP;
Fumitaka Sato, Ome, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 ; H01M 2/02 ; H01M 2/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 ; H01M 2/02 ; H01M 2/08 ;
Abstract
In this invention, a fuel cell assembly and an air channel for supplying air to the fuel cell assembly are arranged in a display unit of an electronic apparatus. A drain hole for draining water produced by the fuel cell assembly is formed in a side surface of the display unit. When a drain tool is connected to the drain hole and the electronic apparatus is in the OFF state, the operation mode switches to a fuel cell assembly mode for using the fuel cell assembly.