US 8,182,559 B2 · Fuel reformer housing container and fuel reforming apparatus

Abstract

There are provided a fuel reformer housing container and a fuel reforming apparatus, which are capable of maintaining a level of vacuum inside the fuel reformer housing container favorably and which have less power generation loss. A fuel reformer housing container includes a base having a concave portion for housing a fuel reformer in which reformed gas containing hydrogen gas is generated from fuel, a discharge pipe for communicating inside of the concave portion with outside thereof to discharge the reformed gas from the fuel reformer, a supply pipe for communicating inside of the concave portion with outside thereof to supply the fuel to the fuel reformer, and a gas adsorbent housed in the concave portion, for adsorbing gas in the concave portion.

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Dependent claims

A fuel reformer housing container comprising:

a base having a concave portion for housing a fuel reformer in which gas containing hydrogen is generated from fuel;
a discharge pipe operably allowing an inside of the concave portion to communicate with an outside thereof so as to discharge the gas from the fuel reformer;
a supply pipe operably allowing the inside of the concave portion to communicate with the outside thereof so as to supply the fuel to the fuel reformer;
a lid body joined to the base, the lid covering the concave portion of the base;
a gas adsorbent housed in the concave portion, for adsorbing gas in the concave portion, and
a lead terminal attached to the base, led from inside of the concave portion to outside thereof,
wherein the gas adsorbent is on the lead terminal and apart from the base, inside the concave portion.

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Fuel reformer housing container and fuel reforming apparatus

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Fuel reformer housing container and fuel reforming apparatus

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