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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 12, 2006
Momoe Katsumata, Niiza, JP;
Momoe Katsumata, Niiza, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus using a fuel cell as at least one electric power source. The fuel cell has an electric power output unit for outputting an electric power through a chemical reaction between fuel gas and oxidant gas, a purge device for purging the electric power output unit and a purge control unit for issuing a purge instruction to the purge device. The electronic apparatus has a monitor unit for monitoring a consumption power, an operation state or a manipulated state of the electronic apparatus, and a purge permission unit for judging from an output of the monitor unit whether the purge control unit is permitted to issue the purge instruction, and outputting a judgment result to the purge control unit.