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Granted Patent B2
US 7,618,733 · App. 10/594,891 · Granted Nov 17, 2009

Fuel cell

Assignee: NEC Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,618,733
App. No.
10/594,891
Granted
Nov 17, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fuel cell has a fuel electrode and an oxidizing agent electrode, a fuel supply path that supplies a liquid fuel to the fuel electrode, an oxidizing agent supply path that supplies an oxidizing agent to the oxidizing agent electrode, and an opening/closing member that, by changing its shape, opens and closes the oxidizing agent supply path. The change in the shape of the opening/closing member regulates the opening and closing of the oxidizing agent supply path.

Claims (16)

1. A fuel cell comprising:

a fuel electrode and an oxidizing agent electrode;

a fuel supply path configured to supply a liquid fuel to the fuel electrode; an oxidizing agent supply path configured to supply an oxidizing agent to the oxidizing agent electrode; and

an opening/closing member configured to open and close said oxidizing agent supply path by changing its shape,

wherein said opening/closing member is configured to cover said oxidizing agent electrode by changing its shape.

2. The fuel cell according to claim 1 , further comprising;

a gas guide unit configured to input gas into a closed space formed by said opening/closing member and said oxidizing agent electrode,

wherein said opening/closing member is separated from said oxidizing agent electrode by the gas being inputted to said closed space to open said oxidizing agent supply path.

3. The fuel cell according to claim 1 , wherein said opening/closing member is a bag unit configured to be able to expand and shrink.

4. The fuel cells according to claim 3 , further comprising;

a gas guide unit configured to input gas into said bag unit.

5. The fuel cells according to claim 3 , wherein said gas guide unit is configured to input said oxidizing agent into said bag unit.

6. The fuel cells according to claim 1 , wherein said opening/closing member is a plate configured to be combined at least two plate-like members, and

coefficient of thermal expansion of said at least two plate like-members are different.

7. The fuel cells according to claim 6 , wherein said plate is combined a metal plate-like member and a resin plate-like member.

8. The fuel cells according to claim 6 , wherein said plate is combined metal plate-like members.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2007
From: AKIYAMA, EIJI; TOMOEDA, SATOSHI; MANAKO, TAKASHI; YOSHITAKE, TSUTOMU; KUBO, YOSHIMI
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019145/0277 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-104624 · Mar 31, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070218340A1 · Sep 20, 2007