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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2004
Nobuyasu Tajima, Ome, JP;
Nobuo Shibuya, Hiratsuka, JP;
Eiichi Sakaue, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A generator section of a fuel cell comprises an electromotive unit, a fuel tank, a passage through which fluids, including fuel, water, and air, are circulated, and a valve mechanism in the passage. A control section has a connector connectable to an electronic device and controls operation of the generator section. A locking mechanism has a locking member, movable between a locking position in which the electronic device connected to the connector is locked in a connected position and a release position in which the electronic device is unlocked, and an eject member which moves the locking member to the release position. The control section has a detector which detects movement of the eject member and a valve drive unit which closes the valve mechanism of the generator section when the movement of the eject member is detected by the detector.