IP Library Granted Patent US 8,283,887
Granted Patent B2
US 8,283,887 · App. 12/582,899 · Granted Oct 9, 2012

Portable device

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Patent No.
US 8,283,887
App. No.
12/582,899
Granted
Oct 9, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable device includes a case configuring the body of the portable device and a fuel cell system included in the case and having air inlets formed in the surface of the case, and also has a solar cell disposed on a portion on the surface of the case, in which the air inlets are provided. The solar cell has holes corresponding to the air inlets.

Claims (15)

1. A portable device comprising:

a case configuring a body of the portable device;

a fuel cell system included in the case and having a plurality of air inlets provided on a surface of the case; and

a solar cell disposed on the surface of the case, the solar cell having a plurality of holes corresponding to the air inlets, wherein the plurality of holes have an aperture ratio of approximately 40%, wherein

the plurality of holes are provided in series on the surface of the case,

the surface of the case includes protrusions between each of the plurality of holes, and

each of the protrusions have shape that tapers as the protrusions extend away from the surface of the case.

2. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein the fuel cell system comprising;

a fuel cell including an air electrode, a fuel electrode, and an electrolyte film disposed between the air electrode and the fuel electrode;

a fuel tank storing fuel used for electric power generation in the fuel cell;

a fuel feeding section feeding the fuel to the fuel cell; and

a secondary cell charged with electric power generated by the fuel cell, the secondary cell being connected with the fuel cell in parallel.

3. The portable device according to claim 2 , wherein the fuel feeding section is driven by outputs from the secondary cell and the solar cell.

4. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein a camera and a predetermined functional section are disposed on a portion other than the portion where the air inlets are formed and the solar battery is disposed.

5. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein the solar cell has a three dimensional shape that covers each of the protrusions included on the surface of the case.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION; SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
To: SNAPTRACK, INC.
Reel/Frame 037027/0399 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 13, 2015
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 036842/0923 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 20, 2012
From: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
Reel/Frame 028078/0247 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2009
From: SUZUKI, KATSUYA; SUZUKI, KUNIHARU; KATO, HIROSHI; YAMAZAKI, MANABU; TAKENAKA, MIKIO; TAKAGI, YUTO
To: SONY CORPORATION; SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
Reel/Frame 023403/0098 →