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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Hideyuki Oozu, Yokohama, JP;
Yukinori Akamoto, Chiba-ken, JP;
Yuuichi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Genta Oomichi, Yokohama, JP;
Hirofumi Kan, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Watanabe, Chigasaki, JP;
Nobuyasu Negishi, Yokohama, JP;
Yuichi Yoshida, Tsukuba, JP;
Asako Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Hideyuki Oozu, Yokohama, JP;
Yukinori Akamoto, Chiba-ken, JP;
Yuuichi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Genta Oomichi, Yokohama, JP;
Hirofumi Kan, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Watanabe, Chigasaki, JP;
Nobuyasu Negishi, Yokohama, JP;
Yuichi Yoshida, Tsukuba, JP;
Asako Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell () includes an electromotive unit () having a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) (), a fuel storage unit () storing a liquid fuel, and a fuel supply mechanism () supplying the fuel from the fuel storage unit () to a fuel electrode () of the membrane electrode assembly (). The membrane electrode assembly () has a gas vent hole () provided in a manner to penetrate through at least an electrolyte membrane () to let a gas component generated on a side of the fuel electrode () escape to a side of an air electrode ().