Storage medium and electronic apparatus, and information read-out apparatus
The conventional mobile electronic apparatuses in which a fuel retained in a pack or a fuel cartridge is supplied through a pump to a fuel cell had a defect that, due to the pump incorporated in the apparatus main body, the size and the weight thereof are large, thereby reducing the portability thereof. Moreover, mobile electronic apparatuses in which a liquid fuel is supplied through a dropping pipet to a fuel cell had a defect that a long time is required to the supply work. The present invention provides a storage medium that is detachably mounted in an electronic apparatus equipped with a fuel cell, the storage medium comprising a cartridge in which a fuel for the fuel cell is stored, in order to solve the problem described above.
1 . A storage medium that is detachably mounted in an electronic apparatus equipped with a fuel cell, the storage medium comprising:
a cartridge in which a fuel for the fuel cell is stored.
2 . The storage medium according to claim 1 ,
wherein the storage medium is formed in a flat shape, and a fuel port communicated with the cartridge is formed in a flat surface or a side surface, of the storage medium.
3 . An electronic apparatus in which the storage medium according to claim 1 is mounted, comprising:
a fuel supply section for supplying the equipped fuel cell with the fuel stored in the cartridge incorporated in the storage medium.
4 . An information read-out apparatus in which the storage medium according to claim 1 is mounted, and a read-out device for reading out information stored in a storage section of the storage medium is incorporated, the information read-out apparatus comprising:
a refueling device for refueling the cartridge incorporated in the storage medium.
5 . The storage medium according to claim 2 ,
wherein the fuel port is sealed with a check valve or a membrane.
6 . An electronic apparatus in which the storage medium according to claim 2 is mounted, comprising:
a fuel supply section for supplying the equipped fuel cell with the fuel stored in the cartridge incorporated in the storage medium.
7 . An information read-out apparatus in which the storage medium according to claim 2 is mounted, and a read-out device for reading out information stored in a storage section of the storage medium is incorporated, the information read-out apparatus comprising:
a refueling device for refueling the cartridge incorporated in the storage medium.
8 . An electronic apparatus in which the storage medium according to claim 3 is mounted, comprising:
a fuel supply section for supplying the equipped fuel cell with the fuel stored in the cartridge incorporated in the storage medium.
9 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein the electronic apparatus is a camera in which image information obtained by picking up an image of a photographic subject is stored in a storage section of the storage medium.
10 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein the electronic apparatus is a camera in which image information obtained by picking up an image of a photographic subject is stored in a storage section of the storage medium.
11 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 8 ,
wherein the electronic apparatus is a camera in which image information obtained by picking up an image of a photographic subject is stored in a storage section of the storage medium.
12 . An information read-out apparatus in which the storage medium according to claim 5 is mounted, and a read-out device for reading out information stored in a storage section of the storage medium is incorporated, the information read-out apparatus comprising:
a refueling device for refueling the cartridge incorporated in the storage medium.
13 . The information read-out apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the information read-out apparatus is a printer including a printing section for printing an image based on image information read out from the storage section of the storage medium.
14 . The information read-out apparatus according to claim 7 ,
wherein the information read-out apparatus is a printer including a printing section for printing an image based on image information read out from the storage section of the storage medium.
15 . The information read-out apparatus according to claim 12 ,
wherein the information read-out apparatus is a printer including a printing section for printing an image based on image information read out from the storage section of the storage medium.