US2011094617A1PendingUtilityA1

Fuel filling kit and fuel filling method

Assignee: SONY CORPPriority: Jun 16, 2008Filed: Jun 1, 2009Published: Apr 28, 2011
Est. expiryJun 16, 2028(~1.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A fuel filling kit 10 includes a filling nozzle capable of being inserted into an opening of a fuel cartridge, a filling vessel capable of filling liquid fuel reserved in the inside thereof into the fuel cartridge through the filling nozzle, and an opening sealing sheet for sealing the opening. The opening sealing sheet has a methanol blocking portion having a resisting property to liquid fuel and a sticking portion capable of being attached to the fuel cartridge.

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         6 . A fuel filling kit comprising:
 a filling nozzle capable of being inserted into an opening of a fuel cartridge for reserving liquid fuel to be supplied to a fuel cell main body;   a filling vessel capable of filling liquid fuel reserved in an inside thereof into the fuel cartridge through said filling nozzle; and   an opening sealing member for sealing the opening;   said opening sealing member having
 a fuel resisting portion having a resisting property to liquid fuel, and 
 an attaching portion capable of being attached to said fuel cartridge. 
   
     
     
         7 . The fuel filling kit according to  claim 6 , wherein said filling nozzle includes:
 a fuel supplying portion configured to supply the liquid fuel in said filling vessel;   a gas exhausting portion configured to exhaust gas in said fuel cartridge; and   a seal member provided on the outer side of said filling nozzle for sealing, when said filling nozzle is inserted into the opening, a space between said filling nozzle and the opening.   
     
     
         8 . The fuel filling kit according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 an opening forming member for forming an opening into which said filling nozzle can be inserted on said fuel cartridge.   
     
     
         9 . A fuel filling method comprising:
 a filling nozzle insertion step of inserting a fuel nozzle into an opening of a fuel cartridge for reserving liquid fuel to be supplied to a fuel cell main body;   a fuel filling step of filling, after the filling nozzle insertion step, liquid fuel reserved in the inside of a filling vessel into the fuel cartridge through the filling nozzle inserted in the opening; and   an opening sealing step of sealing, after the fuel filling step, the opening of the fuel cartridge in which the liquid fuel is filled with an opening sealing member having a fuel resisting portion having a resisting property to liquid fuel.   
     
     
         10 . The fuel filling method according to  claim 9 , further comprising:
 an opening formation step of forming, before the filling nozzle insertion step, an opening into which the filling nozzle can be inserted on the fuel cartridge.

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