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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Susumu Kobayashi, Nara, JP;
Susumu Hatano, Shiga, JP;
Inventors:
Susumu Kobayashi, Nara, JP;
Susumu Hatano, Shiga, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A separator for use in a humidifying device includes: main surfaces contacting steam permeable membranes (), respectively; a fluid channel () formed by concave portions () of a convex-concave portion formed on each of the main surfaces; and an elastic layer () formed up to at least a certain depth from tip ends of convex portions () of the convex-concave portion.