(19)
(11) EP 2 230 709 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/15

(43) Date of publication:
22.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/38

(21) Application number: 08856895.1

(22) Date of filing: 03.12.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01M 8/04(2006.01)
F24F 6/04(2006.01)
 F24F 6/00(2006.01)
H01M 8/10(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2008/003580
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/072283 (11.06.2009 Gazette 2009/24)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 04.12.2007 JP 2007313330

(71) Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • KOBAYASHI, Susumu
    Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • HATANO, Susumu
    Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-6207 (JP)

(74) Representative: Ehlers, Jochen 
Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner Johannes-Brahms-Platz 1
20355 Hamburg
20355 Hamburg (DE)

   


(54) HUMIDIFIER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE SAME


(57) A humidifier (16) includes a hollow fiber module (42) in which a gas to be humidifier flows, and a tubular casing (30) that houses the hollow fiber module (42). An inlet port (32) for introducing a humidifying gas into a flow path (30h) is formed on the peripheral surface on one end side of the casing (30), and an outlet port for discharging the humidifying gas from the flow path 30h is formed on the peripheral surface of the other end side of the casing 30. The casing (30) includes a curved portion (37), and the hollow fiber module (42) is curved along the shape of the curved portion (37).