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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2012
Hiroyuki Hasebe, Chigasaki, JP;
Nobuyasu Negishi, Yokohama, JP;
Koichi Kawamura, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeo Fukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Motoi Goto, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Hasebe, Chigasaki, JP;
Nobuyasu Negishi, Yokohama, JP;
Koichi Kawamura, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeo Fukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Motoi Goto, Yokohama, JP;
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a fuel cell includes an electric-power generator, a fuel distribution mechanism, and a pump. The electric-power generator includes a membrane electrode assembly including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolytic membrane. The fuel distribution mechanism includes a container and a thin tube. The container includes a fuel discharge surface, and contains the electric-power generator inside. The thin tube is formed in the container in a manner that a fuel outlet and a fuel inlet communicate with each other. The pump is connected directly to the fuel inlet.