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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2005
Applicants:
Taisuke Yamamoto, Nara, JP;
Junji Niikura, Osaka, JP;
Nobuhiko Hojo, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 (2006.01); H01M 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cartridge () includes a fuel storage container (), and a fuel supply port () for taking out a fuel stored in the fuel storage container (). The fuel supply port () is provided with a fuel supply port protecting mechanism. The fuel supply port protecting mechanism includes a door () for opening/closing an opening () provided between the fuel supply port () and an outside, and a lock mechanism () for locking the door () so that the door () does not open. This can prevent, with the fuel cartridge not installed on a fuel cell, the leakage of a fuel from the fuel cartridge caused by improper handling by a user, etc.