PATENT DOCUMENT

Abstract:
A reaction device can raise heat use efficiency. The reaction device includes a carbon monoxide remover removing carbon monoxide, and a vaporizer provided inside the carbon monoxide remover to vaporize fuel.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    The present invention relates to a reaction device incorporating a carbon monoxide remover to remove carbon monoxide by oxidizing it and a vaporizer to vaporize fuel and water, and relates to an electronic device. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    In recent years, a fuel cell has attracted attention as a clean power source having high energy conversion efficiency, and it has been developed to put the fuel cell to practical use, such as a fuel cell powered vehicle and electric home. The fuel cell is a device to generate electrical energy by an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, and a reaction device to generate hydrogen from a mixture gas of a fuel and water is connected to such fuel cell. For example, a reaction device (30) described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-118595 includes combustors (50) and (51) each mounted in a ring shape, a vaporizer (35) installed above the combustors (50) and (51), reformers (21) and (32) provided in a scroll pattern above the vaporizer (35), and a carbon monoxide remover (34) communicating with the ends of the reformers (21) and (32) on their peripheral sides. In the reaction device, a heated gas heated by the combustors (50) and (51) flows while touching the outer side of the vaporizer (35) to heat the vaporizer (35). After that, the heated gas flows in a scroll pattern along the reformers (21) and (32) while touching the outer sides of the reformers (21) and (32) to heat the reformers (21) and (32). In the heated vaporizer (35), the fuel and the water are vaporized by being heated, and the mixture gas of the vaporized fuel and water is sent to the reformers (21) and (32). In the reformers (21) and (32), a hydrogen gas, a carbon monoxide gas, and the like, are generated from the fuel and the water, and the generated gases are sent from the reformers (21) and (32) to the carbon monoxide remover (34) In the carbon monoxide remover (34), carbon monoxide is removed by being oxidized. The hydrogen gas obtained by such a way is sent to the fuel cell, and electrical energy can be obtained in the fuel cell. 
         [0005]    On the other hand, the research and development for mounting the fuel cell as a power source have been made also in a cellular phone, a notebook-sized personal computer, and the like, which have been being miniaturized and enhanced in their properties. If the fuel cell is mounted in a small-sized device, such as the cellular phone and the notebook-sized personal computer, not only the fuel cell but also the reaction device must be miniaturized. As a technique to miniaturize the reaction device, for example, there is a technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2005-132712, where the reaction device (1) is formed by stacking a carbon monoxide remover (2c), a reformer (2b), and a vaporizer (2a) from the bottom in order. Any of the carbon monoxide remover (2c), the reformer (2b), and the vaporizer (2a) has a flow path formed by joining two substrates on each of which a groove to be the flow path is formed. Moreover, a heating element, which heats by electricity, is provided to each of the carbon monoxide remover (2c), the reformer (2b), and the vaporizer (2a). Moreover, a vacant space is formed between each of the carbon monoxide remover (2c), the reformer (2b), and the vaporizer (2a), which thereby enables to set them at optimum temperatures individually. 
         [0006]    However, in the reaction device (30) described in the Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-118595, the heat generated by the combustors (50) and (51) is transferred to the vaporizer (35) and the reformers (21) and (32) through the medium of the gas, and the heated gas is ejected after the gas further has heated the vaporizer (35) and the reformers (21) and (32). Consequently, heat use efficiency is bad. 
         [0007]    Moreover, in the reaction device (1) described in the Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2005-132712, the reformer (2b), the carbon monoxide remover (2c), and the vaporizer (2a) are separately heated, and no heat conduction is caused among the reformer (2b), the carbon monoxide remover (2c), and the vaporizer (2a) owing to the vacant spaces formed among them. Consequently, the heat use efficiency is bad. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0008]    The present invention was devised in order to settle the problems mentioned above. 
         [0009]    The present invention is successful in improving heat use efficiency in a reaction device and an electronic device. 
         [0010]    According to a first aspect of the invention, a reaction device comprises: a carbon monoxide remover to remove carbon monoxide; and a vaporizer to vaporize fuel, provided inside the carbon monoxide remover. 
         [0011]    Preferably, the reaction device further comprises a reformer to reform the fuel vaporized by the vaporizer to generate a reformation product. 
         [0012]    Preferably, the carbon monoxide remover includes a flow path to discharge the fuel vaporized by the vaporizer to an outside of the carbon monoxide remover, and a flow path to take in the reformation product from the reformer. 
         [0013]    Preferably, the carbon monoxide remover is structured by stacking a plurality of plate members and frame members put between each of the plate members, and each plate member located between the frame members among the plate members is provided with a plurality of through holes; and wherein the vaporizer is inserted in the carbon monoxide remover in a stacking direction of the plate members and the frame member. 
         [0014]    Preferably, the vaporizer includes a tube section inserted from an outer surface of the carbon monoxide remover into the inside of the carbon monoxide remover, and a liquid absorbing material to absorb liquid, with which the tube section is filled up. 
         [0015]    Preferably, the reaction device further comprises an electric heater to heat the carbon monoxide remover and the vaporizer, the electric heater being provided inside the carbon monoxide remover. 
         [0016]    Preferably, the reaction device further comprises a combustor to heat the carbon monoxide remover and the vaporizer, the combustor being provided inside the carbon monoxide remover. 
         [0017]    Preferably, the reaction device further comprises a combustor provided around an end of the tube section inside the carbon monoxide remover, wherein the liquid absorbing material is filled up to a position corresponding to the combustor. 
         [0018]    According to a second aspect of the invention, an electronic device comprises: a reaction device according to claim  1 ; a reformer to reform the fuel vaporized by the vaporizer to produce a reformation product; a fuel cell to generate electric power by using the reformation product; and an electronic device main body operating by the electric power supplied from the fuel cell. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0019]    The present invention will be fully understood by the following detailed description and the attached drawings, but these are only for illustration and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, in which: 
           [0020]      FIG. 1  is a block diagram showing a generating device using a reaction device of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied; 
           [0021]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view showing the reaction device of the embodiment, to which the present invention is applied; 
           [0022]      FIG. 3  is an exploded perspective view showing the reaction device in the state of being partially decomposed; 
           [0023]      FIG. 4  is an exploded perspective view showing the main body of the reaction device in the state of being decomposed; 
           [0024]      FIGS. 5A to 5F ,  6 A to  6 F,  7 A to  7 F,  8 A to  8 F,  9 A to  9 F,  10 A to  10 F and  11 A to  11 F are bottom views each showing a constituent element of the main body of the reaction device; 
           [0025]      FIG. 12  is a perspective view showing the reaction device in the state of being fractured; 
           [0026]      FIG. 13A  is a schematic perspective view showing the main body of the reaction device principally; 
           [0027]      FIG. 13B  is a schematic sectional view showing the main body of the reaction device principally; 
           [0028]      FIG. 14  is a diagram showing the routes inside the reaction device; 
           [0029]      FIG. 15  is a diagram showing the routes inside the reaction device; 
           [0030]      FIG. 16  is a perspective view showing a two-stage pipe of a reaction device of a modification; and 
           [0031]      FIG. 17  is a longitudinal sectional view of a reaction device of a second embodiment to which the present invention is applied. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0032]    In the following, the preferred embodiments for implementing the present invention are described with reference to the attached drawings. However, technically preferable various limitations for implementing the present invention are applied to the embodiments described in the following, but these limitations are not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the following embodiments and the shown examples. 
       First Embodiment 
       [0033]      FIG. 1  is a block diagram showing the configurations of a reaction device  100 , to which the present invention is applied, and a generating device using the reaction device  100 . The generating device is the one that is equipped in an electronic device, such as a notebook-sized personal computer, a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), an electronic personal organizer, a wrist watch, a digital still camera, a digital video camera, a game device, and an amusement machine. The generating device is used as the power source for operating the main bodies of these electronic devices. 
         [0034]    The generating device includes the small-sized reaction device  100 , a fuel cartridge  101 , and a fuel cell type generator cell  102 . Fuel (such as methanol, ethanol, dimethyl ether, butane, or gasoline) and water are reserved in the fuel cartridge  101  in the state of being separate from each other or being mixed with each other. The fuel and the water are supplied to the reaction device  100  in a mixed state with each other by a not-shown micropump. 
         [0035]    The reaction device  100  includes a vaporizer  111 , a reformer  113 , a carbon monoxide remover  115 , a first combustor  119 , and a second combustor  123 . 
         [0036]    The fuel and the water that have been supplied from the fuel cartridge  101  to the reaction device  100  are sent to the vaporizer  111 . The fuel and the water are vaporized in the vaporizer  111 , and a mixture gas of the fuel and the water is sent from the vaporizer  111  to the reformer  113  through a flow path  112 . The vaporization of the fuel and the water in the vaporizer  111  is brought about by the heat absorption of the combustion heat of the first combustor  119 , the reaction heat of the carbon monoxide remover  115 , and the like. 
         [0037]    The reformer  113  produces a hydrogen gas and the like from the vaporized water and the vaporized fuel by a catalytic reaction, and further produces a carbon monoxide gas, although the quantity thereof is infinitesimal. If the fuel is methanol, then the chemical reactions of the following formulae (1) and (2) are caused in the reformer  113 . Incidentally, a reaction of producing hydrogen is a heat absorption reaction, and the combustion heat of the second combustor  123  or the like is used as the heat. 
         [0000]      CH 3 OH+H 2 O→3H 2 +CO 2   (1) 
         [0000]      H 2 +CO 2 →H 2 O+CO  (2) 
         [0038]    Reformation products such as the hydrogen gas containing the carbon monoxide produced in the reformer  113  are sent to the carbon monoxide remover  115 , and the air in the outside is further sent to the carbon monoxide remover  115  through a flow path  116 . The carbon monoxide remover  115  selectively removes carbon monoxide by preferentially oxidizing the secondarily produced carbon monoxide with a catalyst. The reaction of oxidizing carbon monoxide is an exothermic reaction. Incidentally, the mixture gas from which the carbon monoxide has been removed is called as a reformed gas. 
         [0039]    The fuel cell type generator cell  102  includes a fuel electrode  102   a , an oxygen electrode  102   b , and an electrolyte film  102   c  put between the fuel electrode  102   a  and the oxygen electrode  102   b . The reformed gas in the carbon monoxide remover  115  is ejected from the reaction device  100  through a flow path  117  to be supplied to the fuel electrode  102   a  of the fuel cell type generator cell  102 , and the external air is further sent to the oxygen electrode  102   b . The hydrogen in the reformed gas that has been supplied to the fuel electrode  102   a  then electrochemically reacts with the oxygen in the air supplied to the oxygen electrode  102   b  through the electrolyte film  102   c , and thereby electric power is generated between the fuel electrode  102   a  and the oxygen electrode  102   b . The electric power output by the fuel electrode  102   a  and the oxygen electrode  102   b  is standardized through a DC-DC converter  103 , and is output to a load  105  such as the electronic device mentioned above. At this time, a secondary battery  104  may be once charged by the electric power from the fuel cell type generator cell  102 , and the electric power may be output to the load  105  from the secondary battery  104  through the DC-DC converter  103 . 
         [0040]    If the electrolyte film  102   c  is an electrolyte film having hydrogen ion permeability (for example, a solid polymer electrolyte membrane), the reaction of the following formula (3) is caused at the fuel electrode  102   a , and the hydrogen ions generated at the fuel electrode  102   a  permeate the electrolyte film  102   c  to cause the following formula (4) at the oxygen electrode  102   b.    
         [0000]      H 2 →2H + +2 e   −   (3) 
         [0000]      2H + +1/2O 2 +2 e→H   2 O  (4) 
         [0041]    The remaining hydrogen gas and the like that have not electrochemically reacted at the fuel electrode  102   a  are mixed with air. A mixture gas of the hydrogen gas, the air, and the like, is supplied to the first combustor  119  through a flow path  118 , and is supplied to the second combustor  123  through a flow path  122 . The combustors  119  and  123  combust the hydrogen gas by the catalytic reaction. Consequently, combustion heat is produced. Exhaust gas is then ejected to the outside from the second combustor  123  through a flow path  124 . The exhaust gas of the first combustor  119  is sent to the flow path  124  through a flow path  121 , and is further ejected to the outside through the flow path  124 . Incidentally, instead of supplying the hydrogen from the fuel electrode  102   a  to the combustors  119  and  123 , a gaseous fuel (such as hydrogen or methanol vapor) may be mixed with air to be separately supplied to the combustors  119  and  123 . 
         [0042]    Next, the concrete configuration of the reaction device  100  is described.  FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the reaction device  100 , and  FIG. 3  is an exploded perspective view of the reaction device  100 . 
         [0043]    As shown in  FIGS. 2 and 3 , the reaction device  100  includes a heat insulating package  130  shaped in a hexahedron box, a reaction device main body  150  housed in the heat insulating package  130 , and a manifold  140  attached on the under surface of the heat insulating package  130 . 
         [0044]    The manifold  140  is the one made by integrally forming a fuel introducing pipe  141 , an air introducing pipe  142 , a first offgas introducing pipe  143 , a second offgas introducing pipe  144 , a reformed gas exhausting pipe  145 , and an exhaust pipe  146 . The manifold  140  is made of a metal material such as stainless steel (for example, SUS 316L). 
         [0045]    The heat insulating package  130  includes a housing  131  composed of a top plate and four side plates, and a bottom plate  132  covering the opening of the under surface of the housing  131 . The housing  131  and the bottom plate  132  are severally made of a metal material such as stainless steel (for example, SUS 316L). A metallic reflection film made of aluminum, gold, silver, or copper is formed on the inner surface of the heat insulating package  130 , and the heat rays and the electromagnetic waves that have emitted from the reaction device main body  150  are reflected by the metallic reflection film. Moreover, the atmosphere inside the heat insulating package  130  is made to be lower than the atmospheric pressure, and it is preferably set to one Pa or less. 
         [0046]    A fuel introducing hole  132   a , an air introducing pipe  132   b , a first offgas introducing hole  132   c , a second offgas introducing hole  132   d , a reformed gas exhausting hole  132   e , and an exhaust hole  132   f  penetrate the bottom plate  132 . The manifold  140  is attached to the bottom plate  132  by being joined thereto. The fuel introducing pipe  141  communicates with the fuel introducing hole  132   a ; the air introducing pipe  142  communicates with the air introducing pipe  132   b ; the first offgas introducing pipe  143  communicates with the first offgas introducing hole  132   c , the second offgas introducing pipe  144  communicates with the second offgas introducing hole  132   d ; the reformed gas exhausting pipe  145  communicates with the reformed gas exhausting hole  132   e ; and the exhaust pipe  146  communicates with the exhaust hole  132   f.    
         [0047]      FIG. 4  is an exploded perspective view of the reaction device main body  150 . As shown in  FIG. 4 , the reaction device main body  150  is a laminated body of members  1 - 42  made of a metal material such as stainless steel (for example, SUS 316L), and the laminated body is made by stacking the members  1 - 42  from the bottom in order to join them. 
         [0048]      FIGS. 5A-5F  show the bottom views of the members  1 - 6 ;  FIGS. 6A-6F  show the bottom views of the members  7 - 12 ;  FIGS. 7A-7F  show the bottom views of the members  13 - 18 ;  FIGS. 8A-8F  show the bottom views of the members  19 - 24 ;  FIGS. 9A-9F  show the bottom views of the members  25 - 30 ;  FIGS. 10A-10F  show the bottom views of the members  31 - 36 ; and  FIGS. 11A-11F  show the bottom views of the members  37 - 42 . As shown in  FIGS. 5A-5F ,  6 A- 6 F,  7 A- 7 F,  8 A- 8 F,  9 A- 9 F,  10 A- 10 F, and  11 A- 11 F, the member  1  and the member  31  among the members  1 - 42  are integrally formed by bundling a plurality of pipes. The members  2 ,  4 ,  6 ,  8 ,  10 ,  12 ,  14 ,  16 ,  18 ,  20 ,  22 ,  24 ,  26 ,  28 ,  30 ,  32 ,  34 ,  36 ,  38 ,  40 , and  42  (these are hereinafter referred to as “plate members”) are severally a quadrilateral plate member, concretely a regular square plate member, and the quadrilaterals forming their outer edges when they are severally viewed in a plane view mutually coincide. The members  3 ,  5 ,  7 ,  9 ,  11 ,  13 ,  15 ,  17 ,  19 ,  21 ,  23 ,  25 ,  27 ,  29 ,  33 ,  35 ,  37 ,  39 , and  41  (they are hereinafter referred to as “frame members”) are severally a quadrilateral plate-shaped frame body, concretely a regular square plate-shaped frame body, and the shapes and the sizes of the frames of the quadrilaterals forming the external forms of the frame members when they are severally viewed in a plane mutually coincide. The frame members  3 ,  5 ,  7 ,  9 ,  11 ,  13 ,  15 ,  17 ,  19 ,  21 ,  23 ,  25 ,  27 ,  29 ,  33 ,  35 ,  37 ,  39 , and  41  severally function as a gap member for separating a space between each of the plate members  2 ,  4 ,  6 ,  8 ,  10 ,  12 ,  14 ,  16 ,  18 ,  20 ,  22 ,  24 ,  26 ,  28 ,  30 ,  32 ,  34 ,  36 ,  38 ,  40 , and  42 , which are stacked above and below each of the frame members  3 ,  5 ,  7 ,  9 ,  11 ,  13 ,  15 ,  17 ,  19 ,  21 ,  23 ,  25 ,  27 ,  29 ,  33 ,  35 ,  37 ,  39 , and  41 , respectively, by a predetermined space. Furthermore, the quadrilaterals that form the outer edges of the members  2 ,  4 ,  6 ,  8 ,  10 ,  12 ,  14 ,  16 ,  18 ,  20 ,  22 ,  24 ,  26 ,  28 ,  30 ,  32 ,  34 ,  36 ,  38 ,  40 , and  42  in plane view coincide with the quadrilaterals that form the outer edges of the members  3 ,  5 ,  7 ,  9 ,  11 ,  13 ,  15 ,  17 ,  19 ,  21 ,  23 ,  25 ,  27 ,  29 ,  33 ,  35 ,  37 ,  39 , and  41 , respectively. By the stacking of the members  1 - 42 , the upper and lower sides of the frame members  3 ,  5 ,  7 ,  9 ,  11 ,  13 ,  15 ,  17 ,  19 ,  21 ,  23 ,  25 ,  27 ,  29 ,  33 ,  35 ,  37 ,  39 , and  41  among the members  1 - 42  are covered, and a chamber is severally formed inside each of the frame members  3 ,  5 ,  7 ,  9 ,  11 ,  13 ,  15 ,  17 ,  19 ,  21 ,  23 ,  25 ,  27 ,  29 ,  33 ,  35 ,  37 ,  39 , and  41 . 
         [0049]    As shown in  FIG. 5A , the member  1  (hereinafter referred to as “aggregate pipe  1 ”) is a member made by bundling an air introducing pipe  1   b , a first offgas introducing pipe  1   c , a second offgas introducing pipe  1   d , and a reformed gas exhausting pipe  1   e  and exhaust pipe if with a fuel introducing pipe  1   a  put at the center to integrally form them. As shown in  FIG. 3 , the aggregate pipe  1  is joined on the bottom plate  132  on the inside of the heat insulating package  130 . The fuel introducing pipe  1   a  communicates with the fuel introducing hole  132   a ; the air introducing pipe  1   b  communicates with the air introducing pipe  132   b ; the first offgas introducing pipe  1   c  communicates with the first offgas introducing hole  132   c ; the second offgas introducing pipe  1   d  communicates with the second offgas introducing hole  132   d ; the reformed gas exhausting pipe  1   e  communicates with the reformed gas exhausting hole  132   e ; and the exhaust pipe if communicates with the exhaust hole  132   f.    
         [0050]    As shown in  FIG. 5B , a through hole  2   a  is formed at the central part of the plate member  2 , and through holes  2   b - 2   f  are also formed around the through hole  2   a . As shown in  FIG. 4 , the plate member  2  is stacked on the aggregate pipe  1  to be joined to it. The through hole  2   a  communicates with the fuel introducing pipe  1   a ; a through hole  2   b  communicates with the air introducing pipe  1   b ; a through hole  2   c  communicates with the first offgas introducing pipe  1   c ; a through hole  2   d  communicates with the second offgas introducing pipe  1   d ; a through hole  2   e  communicates with the reformed gas exhausting pipe  1   e ; and a through hole  2   f  communicates with the exhaust pipe if. 
         [0051]    As shown in  FIG. 5C , a divider piece  3   g  having the same height as that of the frame member  3  is formed inside the frame member  3 . The divider piece  3   g  projects to the internal edge of the frame member  3 , especially from one corner to the opposite corner thereof, inside the frame body  3 . A through hole  3   a  formed by the divider piece  3   g  is formed at the central part of the space divided inside the frame member  3 ; through holes  3   b - 3   d , a through hole  3   f , and a slit  3   e  are formed around the through hole  3   a ; and a chamber  3   j , which is a space having the height of the frame member  3 , is formed inside the frame body  3 . One end of the slit  3   e  is opened, and the slit  3   e  communicates with the chamber  3   j . The frame member  3  is stacked on the plate member  2  to be joined with it, and the bottom of the slit  3   e  is covered by the plate member  2 . The through hole  3   a  communicates with the through hole  2   a ; the through hole  3   b  communicates with the through hole  2   b ; the through hole  3   c  communicates with the through hole  2   c ; the through hole  3   d  communicates with the through hole  2   d ; and the through hole  3   f  communicates with the through hole  2   f . Moreover, the through hole  2   e  communicates with the other end of the slit  3   e.    
         [0052]    As shown in  FIG. 5D , a through hole  4   a  is formed at the central part of the plate member  4 , and through holes  4   b - 4   d  and a through hole  4   f  are also formed around the through hole  4   a . Moreover, the plate member  4  is formed in a honeycomb and is dotted with a plurality of holes  4   g  penetrating the plate member  4 . The plate member  4  is stacked on the frame member  3  to be joined with it, and the top of the slit  3   e  is covered by the plate member  4 . The through hole  4   a  communicates with the through hole  3   a ; the through hole  4   b  communicates with the through hole  3   b ; the through hole  4   c  communicates with the through hole  3   c ; the through hole  4   d  communicates with the through hole  3   d ; and the through hole  4   f  communicates with the through hole  3   f . The holes  4   g  do not overlap with the slit  3   e , and the top of the slit  3   e  is covered by the plate member  4 . 
         [0053]    As shown in  FIG. 5E , a divider piece  5   g , which projects from a corner of the frame member  5  to the inside of the frame member  5  and has the same height as that of the frame member  5 , is formed inside the frame member  5 . A through hole  5   a  formed by the divider piece  5   g  is formed at the central part of the space divided inside the frame member  5 ; through holes  5   b - 5   d  and a through hole  5   f  are formed around the through hole  5   a ; and a chamber  5   j , which is a space having the height of the frame member  5 , is formed inside the frame member  5 . The frame member  5  is stacked on the plate member  4  to be joined with it. The through hole  5   a  communicates with the through hole  4   a ; the through hole  5   b  communicates with the through hole  4   b ; the through hole  5   c  communicates with the through hole  4   c ; the through hole  5   d  communicates with the through hole  4   d ; and the through hole  5   f  communicates with the through hole  4   f.    
         [0054]    As shown in  FIG. 5F , a through hole  6   a  is formed at the central part of the plate member  6 , and through holes  6   b - 6   d  and a through hole  6   f  are also formed around the through hole  6   a . Moreover, the plate member  6  is formed in a honeycomb and is dotted with a plurality of holes  6   g  penetrating the plate member  6 . The plate member  6  is stacked on the frame member  5  to be joined with it. The through hole  6   a  communicates with the through hole  5   a ; the through hole  6   b  communicates with the through hole  5   b ; the through hole  6   c  communicates with the through hole  5   c ; the through hole  6   d  communicates with the through hole  5   d ; and the through hole  6   f  communicates with the through hole  5   f.    
         [0055]    The frame members  7 ,  9 ,  11 , and  13  shown in  FIGS. 6A ,  6 C,  6 E, and  7 A, respectively, are formed similarly to the frame member  5 . That is, chambers  7   j ,  9   j ,  11   j , and  13   j , which are spaces having the heights of the frame members  7 ,  9 ,  11 , and  13 , respectively, are divided in the frame members  7 ,  9 ,  11 , and  13 , respectively. Through holes  7   a ,  9   a ,  11   a , and  13   a , which severally have a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  5   a  and are formed by divider pieces  7   g ,  9   g ,  11   g , and  13   g , respectively, are formed to communicate with one another including the through hole  5   a . Through holes  7   b ,  9   b ,  11   b , and  13   b , which severally have a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  5   b  and communicate with one another including the through hole  5   a , are formed. Through holes  7   c ,  9   c ,  11   c , and  13   c , which severally have a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  5   c  and communicate with one another including the through hole  5   c , are formed. Through holes  7   d ,  9   d ,  11   d , and  13   d , which severally have a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  5   d  and communicate with one another including the through hole  5   d , are formed. Through holes  7   f ,  9   f ,  11   f , and  13   f , which severally have a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  5   f  and communicate with one another including the through hole  5   f , are formed. Plate members  8 ,  10 , and  12  shown in  FIGS. 6B ,  6 D, and  6 F, respectively, are formed similarly to the plate member  6 . That is, through holes  8   a ,  10   a , and  12   a , which severally have a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  6   a  and communicate with one another including the through hole  6   a , are formed in the plate members  8 ,  10 , and  12 . Through holes  8   b ,  10   b , and  12   b , which severally have a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  6   b  and communicate with one another including the through hole  6   b , are also formed. Through holes  8   c ,  10   c , and  12   c , which severally have a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  6   c  and communicate with one another including the through hole  8   c , are also formed. Through holes  8   d ,  10   d , and  12   d , which severally have a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  6   d  and communicate with one another including the through hole  6   d , are also formed. Through holes  8   f ,  10   f , and  12   f , which severally have a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  6   f  and communicate with one another including the through hole  6   f , are also formed. Through holes  8   g ,  10   g , and  12   g , which severally have a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  6   g  and communicate with one another including the through hole  6   g  through chambers  7   j ,  9   j , and  11   j , respectively, are severally formed. These members  7 - 12  are stacked in the order to overlap with the frame member  5  and the plate member  6  to be joined together. 
         [0056]    As shown in  FIG. 7B , through holes  14   a - 14   d  and a through hole  14   f  are formed in the plate member  14 . Moreover, the plate member  14  is formed in a honeycomb and is dotted with a plurality of holes  14   g  penetrating the plate member  14 . The plate member  14  is stacked on the frame member  13  to be joined with it. The through hole  14   a  communicates with the through hole  13   a ; the through hole  14   b  communicates with the through hole  13   b ; the through hole  14   c  communicates with the through hole  13   c ; the through hole  14   d  communicates with the through hole  13   d ; and the through hole  14   f  communicates with the through hole  13   f . Incidentally, the holes  14   g  are not formed in a surface corresponding to a combustion chamber  15   f , which will be described later, except the through hole  14   f.    
         [0057]    As shown in  FIG. 7C , a divider piece  15   g , which projects from a corner of the frame member  15  to the inside of the frame member  15  and has the same height as that of the frame member  15 , is provided inside the frame member  15 . A through hole  15   a  formed by the divider piece  15   g  is provided at the central part of the space divided inside the frame member  15 , and through holes  15   b - 15   d  are formed around the through hole  15   a . The letter-C-like combustion chamber  15   f  is formed to enclose the through hole  15   a , and a chamber  15   j  is formed inside the frame member  15 . The frame member  15  is stacked on the plate member  14  to be joined with it, and the bottoms of the chamber  15   j  and the combustion chamber  15   f  are covered by the plate member  14 . The through hole  15   a  communicates with the through hole  14   a ; the through hole  15   b  communicates with the through hole  14   b ; the through hole  15   c  communicates with the through hole  14   c ; and the through hole  15   d  communicates with the through hole  14   d . Moreover, the through hole  14   f  communicates with the combustion chamber  15   f . However, none of the holes  14   g  communicates with the combustion chamber  15   f . The gateway of the combustion chamber  15   f  is partitioned with a partition  15   i.    
         [0058]    As shown in  FIG. 7D , through holes  16   a - 16   d , a slit  16   f , and a through hole  16   h  are formed in the plate member  16 . Moreover, the plate member  16  is formed in a honeycomb and is dotted with a plurality of holes  16   g  penetrating the plate member  16 . The plate member  16  is stacked on the frame member  15  to be joined with it, and the tops of the chamber  15   j  and the combustion chamber  15   f  are covered by the plate member  16 . The through hole  16   a  communicates with the through hole  15   a ; the through hole  16   b  communicates with the through hole  15   b ; the through hole  16   c  communicates with the through hole  15   c ; and the through hole  16   d  communicates with the through hole  15   d . The slit  16   f  is situated on the right side of the partition  15   i  and a partition  17   i , which will be described later. Incidentally, none of the holes  16   g  is formed on the surfaces corresponding to the combustion chamber  15   f  and a combustion chamber  17   f , which will be described later, except for the slit  16   f . The slit  16   f  communicates with the combustion chamber  15   f , and the through hole  16   h  communicates with the combustion chamber  15   f . None of the holes  16   g  communicates with the combustion chamber  15   f.    
         [0059]    As shown in  FIG. 7E , a divider piece  17   g , which projects from a corner of the frame member  17  to the inside of the frame member  17  and has the same height as that of the frame member  17 , is formed inside the frame member  17 . A through hole  17   a  situated at the central part of the area formed by the divider piece  17   g  is formed at the central part of a space divided inside the frame member  17 . Through holes  17   b - 17   d  and a through hole  17   h  are formed around the through hole  17   a . The letter-C-like combustion chamber  17   f  is formed to enclose the through hole  17   a . A chamber  17   j  is formed inside the frame member  17 . The frame member  17  is stacked on the plate member  16  to be joined with it. The bottoms of the chamber  17   j  and the combustion chamber  17   f  are covered by the plate member  16 . The through hole  17   a  communicates with the through hole  16   a ; the through hole  17   b  communicates with the through hole  16   b ; the through hole  17   c  communicates with the through hole  16   c ; the through hole  17   d  communicates with the through hole  16   d ; and the through hole  17   h  communicates with the through hole  16   h . The gateway of the combustion chamber  17   f  is partitioned by the partition  17   i . Moreover, the slit  16   f  communicates with the combustion chamber  17   f , but none of the holes  16   g  communicates with the combustion chamber  17   f.    
         [0060]    As shown in  FIG. 7F , through holes  18   a - 18   d , a slit  18   f  and a through hole  18   h  are formed in the plate member  18 . The diameter of the through hole  18   a  is smaller than that of the through hole  17   a . Moreover, the plate member  18  is formed in a honeycomb and is dotted with a plurality of holes  18   g  penetrating the plate member  18 . The plate member  18  is stacked on the frame member  17  to be joined with it. The tops of the chamber  17   j  and the combustion chamber  17   f  are covered by the plate member  18 . The through hole  18   a  communicates with the through hole  17   a ; the through hole  18   b  communicates with the through hole  17   b ; the through hole  18   c  communicates with the through hole  17   c ; the through hole  18   d  communicates with the through hole  17   d ; and the through hole  18   h  communicates with the through hole  18   h . The slit  18   f  is situated on the left side of the partition  17   i  and a partition  19   i , which will be described later. Incidentally, because none of the holes  18   g  is formed on the surfaces corresponding to the combustion chamber  17   f  and a combustion chamber  19   f , which will be described later, except for the slit  18   f , the slit  18   f  communicates with the combustion chamber  17   f , and none of the holes  18   g  communicates with the combustion chamber  17   f.    
         [0061]    As shown in  FIG. 8A , a divider piece  19   g , which projects from a corner of the frame member  19  to the inside of the frame member  19  and has the same height as that of the frame member  19 , is formed inside the frame member  19 . A through hole  19   a  formed by the divider piece  19   g  is formed at the central part in the space divided inside the frame member  17 . Through holes  19   b  and  19   c  and a through hole  19   h  are further formed around the through hole  19   a . The combustion chamber  19   f  is formed to enclose the through hole  19   a , and a chamber  19   j , which is a space of the height of the frame member  19  is formed inside the frame member  19 . The frame member  19  is stacked on the plate member  18  to be joined with it, and the bottoms of the chamber  19   j  and the combustion chamber  19   f  are covered by the plate member  18 . The through hole  19   a  communicates with the through hole  18   a ; the through hole  19   b  communicates with the through hole  18   b ; the through hole  19   c  communicates with the through hole  18   c ; and the through hole  19   h  communicates with the through hole  18   h . The gateway of the combustion chamber  19   f  is partitioned with the partition  19   i . Moreover, although the through hole  18   d  and slit  18   f  communicate with the combustion chamber  19   f , none of the holes  18   g  communicates with the combustion chamber  19   f.    
         [0062]    As shown in  FIG. 8B , through holes  20   a - 20   c  and a through hole  20   h  are formed in the plate member  20 . Moreover, the plate member  20  is formed in a honeycomb and is dotted with a plurality of holes  20   g  penetrating the plate member  20 . The plate member  20  is stacked on the frame member  19  to be joined with it. The tops of the chamber  19   j  and the combustion chamber  19   f  are covered by the plate member  20 . The through hole  20   a  communicates with the through hole  19   a ; the through hole  20   b  communicates with the through hole  19   b ; the through hole  20   c  communicates with the through hole  19   c ; and the through hole  20   h  communicates with the through hole  18   h . Because none of the holes  20   g  is formed in the surface corresponding to the combustion chamber  19   f , none of the holes  20   g  communicates with the combustion chamber  19   f.    
         [0063]    As shown in  FIG. 8C , a divider piece  21   g , which projects from a corner of the frame member  21  to the inside of the frame member  21  and has the same height as that of the frame member  21 , is formed inside the frame member  21 . A through hole  21   a  and slits  21   b ,  21   c , and  21   h  are formed by the divider piece  21   g  in the space divided inside the frame member  21 , and a chamber  21   j  is formed inside the frame member  21 . The frame member  21  is stacked on the plate member  20  to be joined with it, and the bottoms of the slits  21   b ,  21   c , and  21   h  are covered by the plate member  20 . The bottom of the chamber  21   j  is also covered by the plate member  20 . The through hole  21   a  communicates with the through hole  18   a . Moreover, the through hole  20   b  communicates with an end of the slit  21   b ; the through hole  20   c  communicates with an end of the slit  21   c ; and the through hole  20   h  communicates with an end of a slit  21   h . The divider piece  21   g  widely covers the circumference of the slits  21   b ,  21   c , and  21   h  for efficiently propagating the heat of a heating wire  161 , which will be described later, to the vaporizer  111  situated below. 
         [0064]    As shown in  FIG. 8D , through holes  22   a - 22   c  and a through hole  22   h  are formed at the central part of the plate member  22 . Moreover, the plate member  22  is formed in a honeycomb and is dotted with a plurality of holes  22   g  penetrating the plate member  22 . The plate member  22  is stacked on the frame member  19  to be joined with it. The tops of the slits  21   b ,  21   c , and  21   h  are covered by the plate member  22 , and the top of the chamber  21   j  is covered by the plate member  22 . The through hole  22   a  communicates with the through hole  21   a . The through hole  22   b  communicates with an end of the slit  21   b ; the through hole  22   c  communicates with an end of the slit  21   c ; and the through hole  22   h  communicates with an end of the slit  21   h . Moreover, the heating wire  161  is formed around the through holes  22   a - 22   c  and the through hole  22   h  on the top surface (back surface) of the plate member  22 . 
         [0065]    As shown in  FIG. 8E , a divider piece  23   g , which projects from a corner of the frame member  23  to the inside of the frame member  23  and has the same height as that of the frame member  23 , is formed inside the frame member  23 . Through holes  23   a - 23   c  and a through hole  23   h  formed by the divider piece  23   g  is formed in the space divided inside the frame member  23 , and a chamber  23   j  is formed inside the frame member  23 . The frame member  23  is stacked on the plate member  22  to be joined with it, and the bottom of the chamber  23   j  is covered by the plate member  22 . The through hole  23   a  communicates with the through hole  22   a ; the through hole  23   b  communicates with the through hole  22   b ; the through hole  23   c  communicates with the through hole  22   c ; and the through hole  23   h  communicates with the through hole  22   h.    
         [0066]    The plate members  24  and  26  shown in  FIGS. 8F and 9B  are formed similarly to the plate member  22 . That is, through holes  24   a  and  26   a , each of which has a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  22   a  and communicates with one another including the through hole  22   a , are formed in the plate members  24  and  26 , respectively. Through holes  24   b  and  26   b , each of which has a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  22   b  and communicates with one another including the through hole  22   b , are formed in the plate members  24  and  26 , respectively. Through holes  24   c  and  26   c , each of which has a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  22   c  and communicates with one another including the through hole  22   c , are formed in the plate members  24  and  26 , respectively. Through holes  24   h  and  26   h , each of which has a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  22   h  and communicates with one another including the through hole  22   h , are formed in the plate members  24  and  26 , respectively. Through holes  24   g  and  26   g , each of which has a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  22   g  and communicates with one another including the through hole  22   g , are formed in the plate members  24  and  26 , respectively. The frame members  25  and  27  shown in  FIGS. 9A and 9C , respectively, are formed similarly to the frame member  23 . These members  24 - 27  are stacked on the frame member  22  and the plate member  24  to be overlapped on them in the order of the reference numerals, and are joined with one another. That is, through holes  25   a  and  27   a , each of which has a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  23   a  and communicates with one another including the through hole  23   a , are formed in the frame members  25  and  27 , respectively. Through holes  25   b  and  27   b , each of which has a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  23   b  and communicates with one another including the through hole  23   b , are formed in the frame members  25  and  27 , respectively. Through holes  25   c  and  27   c , each of which has a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  23   c  and communicates with one another including the through hole  23   c , are formed in the frame members  25  and  27 , respectively. Through holes  25   h  and  27   h , each of which has a shape and a size similar to those of the through hole  23   h  and communicates with one another including the through hole  23   h , are formed in the frame members  25  and  27 , respectively. 
         [0067]    As shown in  FIG. 9D , through holes  28   a - 28   c  and a through hole  28   h  are formed at the central part of the plate member  28 . Moreover, the plate member  28  is formed in a honeycomb and is dotted with a plurality of holes  28   g  penetrating the plate member  28 . The plate member  28  is stacked on the frame member  27  to be joined with it. The top of a chamber  27   j  is covered by the plate member  28 . A through hole  28   a  communicates with the through hole  27   a ; a through hole  28   b  communicates with the through hole  27   b ; a through hole  28   c  communicates with the through hole  27   c ; and the through hole  28   h  communicates with the through hole  27   h . None of the holes  28   g  is formed on the surface corresponding to a slit  29   b , which will be described later. 
         [0068]    As shown in  FIG. 9E , a divider piece  29   g , which projects from a corner of the frame member  29  to the inside of the frame member  29  and has the same height as that of the frame member  29 , is formed inside the frame member  29 . Through holes  29   a ,  29   c , and  29   h  and the slit  29   b , which are formed by the divider piece  29   g , are formed at the center of the space divided inside the frame member  29 , and a chamber  29   j  is formed inside the frame member  29 . One end of the slit  29   b  is opened to communicate with the chamber  29   j . The frame member  29  is stacked on the plate member  28  to be joined with it, and the bottoms of the chamber  29   j  and the slit  29   b  are covered by the plate member  28 . The through hole  29   a  communicates with the through hole  28   a ; the through hole  29   c  communicates with the through hole  28   c ; and the through hole  29   h  communicates with the through hole  28   h . Moreover, the through hole  28   b  communicates with the other end of the slit  29   b.    
         [0069]    As shown in  FIG. 9F , through holes  30   a - 30   c  and a through hole  30   h  are formed at the central part of the plate member  30 . The plate member  30  is stacked on the frame member  29  to be joined with it. The tops of the chamber  29   j  and the slit  29   b  are covered by the plate member  30 . The through hole  30   a  communicates with the through hole  29   a ; the through hole  30   c  communicates with the through hole  29   c ; and the through hole  30   h  communicates with the through hole  29   h . Moreover, the through hole  29   b  communicates with the other end of the slit  29   b.    
         [0070]    As shown in  FIG. 10A , the member  31  is an aggregate pipe provided between the reformer  113  and the carbon monoxide remover  115 , and through holes  31   a - 31   c  and a through hole  31   h  are formed therein. The plate member  32  shown in  FIG. 10B  is formed similarly to the plate member  30 . A member  31  is put between the central part of the plate member  30  and the central part of the plate member  32 , and the member  31  is joined with the plate member  30  and the plate member  32 . Then, a through hole  32   a , the through hole  31   a , and the through hole  30   a  communicate with one another; a through hole  32   b , a through hole  31   b , and a through hole  30   b  communicate with one another; a through hole  32   c , a through hole  31   c , and the through hole  30   c  communicate with one another; and a through hole  32   h , the through hole  31   h  and the through hole  30   h  communicate with one another. A heating wire  165  connected with lead wires  166  and  167  is provided around the through holes  31   a - 31   c  and the through hole  31   h  on the under surface of the plate member  32 . 
         [0071]    The frame member  33  shown in  FIG. 10C  is formed similarly to the frame member  29 . The frame member  33  is stacked on the plate member  32  to be joined with it. The bottoms of a chamber  33   j  and a slit  33   b  are covered by the plate member  32 . A through hole  33   a  formed by the divider piece  29   g  communicates with the through hole  32   a ; a through hole  33   c  communicates with the through hole  32   c ; and a through hole  33   h  communicates with a through hole  32   h . Moreover, the through hole  32   b  communicates with an end of the slit  33   b.    
         [0072]    As shown in  FIG. 10D , through holes  34   a ,  34   c , and  34   h  are formed at the central part of the plate member  34 . Moreover, the plate member  34  is formed in a honeycomb and is dotted with a plurality of holes  34   g  penetrating the plate member  34 . The plate member  34  is stacked on the frame member  33  to be joined with it. The tops of the chamber  33   j  and the slit  33   b  are covered by the plate member  34 . A through hole  34   a  communicates with the through hole  33   a ; a through hole  34   c  communicates with the through hole  33   c ; and a through hole  34   h  communicates with the through hole  33   h.    
         [0073]    The frame member  35  shown in  FIG. 10E  is formed similarly to the frame member  23 . The frame member  35  is stacked on the plate member  34  to be joined with it, and the bottom of a chamber  35   j  is covered by the plate member  34 . A through hole  35   a  formed by a divider piece  35   g  communicates with the through hole  34   a ; a through hole  35   c  communicates with the through hole  34   c ; and a through hole  35   h  communicates with the through hole  34   h.    
         [0074]    The plate member  36  shown in  FIG. 10F  is formed similarly to the plate member  26 . The plate member  36  is stacked on the frame member  35  to be joined with it. The top of the chamber  35   j  is covered by the plate member  36 . A through hole  36   a  communicates with the through hole  36   a ; a through hole  36   b  communicates with a through hole  35   b ; a through hole  36   c  communicates with the through hole  35   c ; and a through hole  36   h  communicates with the through hole  35   h.    
         [0075]    The frame member  37  shown in  FIG. 11A  is formed similar to the frame member  23 . The frame member  37  is stacked on the plate member  36  to be joined with it. The bottom of a chamber  37   j  is covered by the plate member  36 . A through hole  37   a  formed by a divider piece  37   g  communicates with the through hole  36   a ; a through hole  37   b  communicates with the through hole  36   b ; a through hole  37   c  communicates with the through hole  36   c ; and a through hole  37   h  communicates with the through hole  36   h.    
         [0076]    As shown in  FIG. 11B , through holes  38   a - 38   c  and  38   h  are formed at the central part of the plate member  38 . Moreover, the plate member  38  is formed in a honeycomb and is dotted with a plurality of holes  38   g  penetrating the plate member  38 . The plate member  38  is stacked on the frame member  33  to be joined with it. The top of the chamber  37   j  is covered by the plate member  33 . The through hole  34   a  communicates with the through hole  33   a ; the through hole  34   c  communicates with the through hole  33   c ; and the through hole  34   h  communicates with the through hole  33   h.    
         [0077]    As shown in  FIG. 11C , a divider piece  39   g , which projects from a corner of the frame member  39  to the inside of the frame member  39  and has the same height as that of the frame member  39 , is formed inside the frame member  39 . Through holes  39   b ,  39   c , and  39   h  and a slit  39   a  formed by the divider piece  39   g  are formed in the space divided inside the frame member  39 , and a chamber  39   j  is formed inside the frame member  39 . One end of the slit  39   a  is opened, and the chamber  39   j  and the slit  39   a  communicate with each other. The frame member  39  is stacked on the plate member  38  to be joined with it. The bottoms of the chamber  39   j  and the slit  39   a  are covered by the plate member  38 . A through hole  39   b  communicates with a through hole  38   b ; a through hole  39   c  communicates with a through hole  38   c ; and a through hole  39   h  communicates with a through hole  38   h . Moreover, a through hole  38   a  communicates with the other end of the slit  39   a.    
         [0078]    As shown in  FIG. 11D , through holes  40   c  and  40   h  are formed at the central part of the plate member  40 . The plate member  40  is stacked on the frame member  39  to be joined with it. The tops of the chamber  39   j  and the slit  39   a  are covered by the plate member  40 . A through hole  40   c  communicates with the through hole  39   c , and a through hole  40   h  communicates with the through hole  39   h.    
         [0079]    As shown in  FIG. 11E , a divider piece  41   g , which projects from the internal edge of the frame member  41  to the inside of the frame member  41  is formed inside the frame member  41 . Slits  41   c  and  41   h  are formed on the divider piece  41   g . One ends of the slits  41   c  and  41   h  are opened, and the slits  41   c  and  41   h  communicate with a chamber  41   j  inside the frame member  41 . The frame member  41  is stacked on the plate member  40  to be joined with it. The bottoms of the chamber  41   j  and the slits  41   c  and  41   h  are covered by the plate member  40 . The through hole  40   c  communicates with the other end of the slit  41   c , and the through hole  40   h  communicates with the other end of the slit  40   h.    
         [0080]    As shown in  FIG. 11F , the plate member  42  is a flat plate. The plate member  42  is stacked on the frame member  41  to be joined it. The tops of the chamber  41   j  and the slits  41   c  and  41   h  are covered by the plate member  42 . 
         [0081]      FIG. 12  is a perspective view of a longitudinal section of the reaction device  100 ;  FIG. 13A  is a perspective view principally showing the reaction device main body  150  and the manifold  140  of the reaction device  100 ; and  FIG. 13B  is a side view principally showing the reaction device main body  150  and the manifold  140 .  FIGS. 14 and 15  show correspondence relations between each section of the reaction device  100  shown in  FIG. 1  and the routes formed by the stacking of the members  1 - 42  shown in  FIGS. 5A-5F ,  6 A- 6 F,  7 A- 7 F,  8 A- 8 F,  9 A- 9 F,  10 A- 10 F, and  11 A- 11 F. Incidentally, in  FIGS. 13A and 13B , the reformer  113  and the carbon monoxide remover  115  are shown by alternate long and two short dashes lines in order to make it easy to see the vaporizer  111 , the first combustor  119 , the second combustor  123 , and the like, which are formed inside the reaction device  100 . 
         [0082]    As shown in  FIG. 14 , the route in the range from the fuel introducing pipe  141  to the through hole  17   a  corresponds to the vaporizer  111 . That is, as shown in  FIGS. 12 ,  13 A, and  13 B, the members  1 - 17  are stacked; the member  1  (aggregate pipe  1 ) is joined on the top surface of the bottom plate  132  of the heat insulating package  130 ; and the manifold  140  is joined on the under surface of the bottom plate  132 . Thereby, the fuel introducing pipe  141 , the fuel introducing hole  132   a , the fuel introducing pipe  1   a , and the through hole  2   a - 17   a  are ranged to be a cylindrical tube, and the vaporizer  111  is hereby constructed. A liquid absorbing material  111   a  is filled up in this tube section, that is, in the rage from the fuel introducing pipe  141  to the through hole  16   a . The upper end of the liquid absorbing material  111   a  is separated from the under surface of the plate member  18 , and an internal space is formed between the upper end of the liquid absorbing material  111   a  and the under surface of the plate member  18  in the through hole  17   a . Incidentally, the region in which the liquid absorbing material  111   a  is filled up is not especially limited. The region may be the one from the fuel introducing pipe  141  to the through hole  15   a , the one from the fuel introducing pipe  141  to the through hole  14   a , or the one from the fuel introducing pipe  141  to the through hole  13   a.    
         [0083]    The liquid absorbing material  111   a  is the one absorbing liquid. The liquid absorbing material  111   a  may be the one made by fixing inorganic fibers or organic fibers with a binder, the one made by sintering inorganic powder, the one made by fixing inorganic powder with a binder, or the one that is a mixture of graphite and glassy carbon. To put it concretely, a felt material, a ceramic porous material, a fiber material, and a carbon porous material are used as the liquid absorbing material  111   a . The fuel and the water that have been sent from the fuel cartridge  101  are absorbed by the liquid absorbing material  111   a  from the lower end of the liquid absorbing material  111   a , and permeate to the upper end of the liquid absorbing material  111   a  by the capillary phenomenon of the liquid absorbing material  111   a . The mixed liquid of the fuel and the water that has been absorbed by the liquid absorbing material  111   a  vaporizes by heat in the neighborhood of the upper end inside liquid absorbing material  111   a , and the mixture gas of the fuel and the water is emitted from the upper end of the liquid absorbing material  111   a.    
         [0084]    In order to heat the upper side of the vaporizer  111 , the second combustor  123  is constructed around the top end of the vaporizer  111 . As shown in  FIG. 15 , the range from the combustion chamber  19   f  to the combustion chamber  15   f  corresponds to the second combustor  123 . That is, as shown in  FIGS. 12 ,  13 A, and  13 B, the members  14 - 20  are stacked, and the upper and lower sides of the combustion chambers  15   f ,  17   f , and  19   f  are covered. The combustion chamber  15   f  and the combustion chamber  17   f  communicate with each other with the slit  16   f , and the combustion chamber  17   f  and the combustion chamber  19   f  communicate with each other with the slit  18   f . Thereby, the second combustor  123  is constructed. Moreover, a combusting catalyst (for example, platinum) is carried at the parts facing the combustion chambers  15   f ,  17   f , and  19   f  (for example, the central part of the under surface of the plate member  20 , the central parts of both the surfaces of the plate members  18  and  16 , and the central part of the top surface of the plate member  14 ). The gaseous fuel (hydrogen and the like) supplied to the second combustor  123  is combusted (oxidized) by the combusting catalyst, and combustion heat is thereby generated. The operating temperature of the vaporizer  111  is made to be the one within a range of 130-150° C. by the combustion heat of the second combustor  123 . 
         [0085]    If the liquid absorbing material  111   a  is filled up from the fuel introducing pipe  141  to the through hole  16   a  or the through hole  15   a , then the upper end of the liquid absorbing material  111   a  is situated inside the second combustor  123 . Moreover, if the liquid absorbing material  111   a  is filled up from the fuel introducing pipe  141  to the through hole  14   a , through hole  13   a , or a lower part than the through hole  13   a , then the upper end of the liquid absorbing material  111   a  is situated on the lower outside of the second combustor  123 . 
         [0086]    The heating wire  161  (shown in  FIG. 8D ) is subsidiarily provided besides the second combustor  123 . The heating wire  161  is the one made by patterning an electric heating material (electric resistance material), such as gold, and is formed at the central part of the top surface of the plate member  22 . Lead wires  162  and  163  are connected to both the ends of the heating wire  161 , respectively. As shown in  FIGS. 2 ,  3 , and the like, the lead wires  162  and  163  penetrate the bottom plate  132  to be extended to the outside of the heat insulating package  130 . Incidentally, because the electric resistance of the heating wire  161  depends on temperature, the heating wire  161  also functions as a temperature sensor to measure the temperature on the basis of the electric current and the voltage thereof. The second combustor  123  and the heating wire  161  are used for heating the vaporizer  111  and the carbon monoxide remover  115  to a predetermined temperature. 
         [0087]    As shown in  FIG. 15 , the range from the offgas introducing pipe  144  to the through hole  18   d  corresponds to the flow path  122 , and a mixture gas of a gaseous fuel and air is sent to the second combustor  123  with the flow path  122 . The range from the through hole  14   f  to the exhaust pipe  146  corresponds to the flow path  124 , and exhaust gasses such as carbon dioxide and water vapor are sent with the flow path  124  to be ejected to the outside. That is, as shown in  FIGS. 12 ,  13 A, and  13 B, the stacking of the members  1 - 18 , the joining of the bottom plate  132  with the aggregate pipe  1 , and the joining of the bottom plate  132  with the manifold  140  range the offgas introducing pipe  144 , the offgas introducing hole  132   d , the offgas introducing pipe  1   d , and the through hole  2   d - 18   d . The flow path  122  is hereby constructed, and the flow path  122  communicates with the combustion chamber  19   f  through a through hole  19   d . Similarly, the ranging of the exhaust pipe  146 , the exhaust hole  132   f , the exhaust pipe if, and the through hole  2   f - 14   f  constructs the flow path  124 , and the flow path  124  communicates with the combustion chamber  15   f  through the through hole  14   f.    
         [0088]    As shown in  FIG. 14 , the range from the through hole  18   a  to the slit  39   a  corresponds to the flow path  112 . That is, as shown in  FIGS. 12 ,  13 A, and  13 B, the members  18 - 40  are stacked, and the through holes  18   a - 38   a  and the slit  39   a  are ranged to construct the tubular flow path  112 . The flow path  112  communicates with the vaporizer  111  through the through hole  18   a . The mixture gas of water and fuel that has vaporized in the vaporizer  111  is sent to the reformer  113  through the flow path  112 . 
         [0089]    As shown in  FIG. 14 , the range from the chamber  39   j  to the chamber  33   j  corresponds to the reformer  113 . That is, as shown in  FIGS. 12 ,  13 A, and  13 B, the member  32 - 40  are stacked; the upper and lower sides of the chambers  33   j ,  35   j ,  37   j , and  39   j  are covered; the chambers  33   j  and  35   j  communicates with each other through the holes  34   g ; the chambers  35   j  and  37   j  communicate with each other through the holes  36   g ; the chambers  37   j  and  39   j  communicates with each other through the holes  38   g ; and the reformer  113  is hereby constructed. A reforming catalyst (such as a Pd/ZnO catalyst in the case where the fuel is methanol) is carried on the parts facing the chambers  33   j ,  35   j ,  37   j , and  39   j  (for example, the under surface of the plate member  40 , both the surfaces of the plate members  38 ,  36 , and  34 , and the top surface of the plate member  32 ). The mixture gas of the fuel and the water sent from the vaporizer  111  receives a reforming reaction by the reforming catalyst in the reformer  113 , and hydrogen and the like are generated. 
         [0090]    Because heat is necessary for the reforming reaction, the first combustor  119  heating the reformer  113  is provided on the reformer  113 , and the heating wire  165  is subsidiarily provided at the bottom part of the reformer  113 . The heating wire  165  is made by patterning an electric heating material (electric resistance material), such as gold, in a meandering shape, and is formed on the under surface of the plate member  32 . The lead wires  166  and  167  are connected to both the ends of the heating wire  165 , respectively. The lead wires  166  and  167  penetrate the bottom plate  132  to extend to the outside of the heat insulating package  130 . Incidentally, because the electric resistance of the heating wire  165  depends on temperature, the heating wire  165  also functions as a temperature sensor for measuring temperature on the basis of the electric current and the voltage thereof. 
         [0091]    As shown in  FIG. 15 , the chamber  41   j  corresponds to the first combustor  119 . That is, as shown in  FIGS. 12 ,  13 A, and  13 B, the stacking of the members  40 - 42  covers the upper and lower sides of the chamber  41   j  to construct the first combustor  119 . A combusting catalyst (such as platinum) is carried on the parts facing the chamber  41   j  (the top surface of the plate member  40 , and the under surface of the plate member  42 ). The gaseous fuel (of hydrogen and the like) supplied to the first combustor  119  is combusted by the combusting catalyst, and combustion heat is hereby generated. The operating temperature of the reformer  113  is made to be the one within the range of 360-380° C. by the combustion heat of the first combustor  119  and the heating of the heating wire  165 . 
         [0092]    As shown in  FIG. 15 , the range from the offgas introducing pipe  143  to the slit  41   c  corresponds to the flow path  118 , and the mixture gas of the gaseous fuel and the air which gas is the remainder of the hydrogen that has been supplied from the flow path  117  to the fuel cell type generator cell  102  and has not been subjected to the electrochemical reaction in the fuel cell type generator cell  102  is sent to the first combustor  119  through the flow path  118 . Moreover, the chamber  41   j  corresponds to the first combustor  119 . The range from the slit  41   h  to the through hole  16   h  corresponds to the flow path  121 . The exhaust gases of water, carbon dioxide, and the like, are sent to the flow path  124  through the flow path  121 , and are ejected to the outside from the flow path  124 . That is, as shown in  FIGS. 12 ,  13 A, and  13 B, the stacking of the members  1 - 42 , the joining of the bottom plate  132  with the aggregate pipe  1 , and the joining of the bottom plate  132  with the manifold  140  range the offgas introducing pipe  143 , the offgas introducing hole  132   c , the offgas introducing pipe  1   c , the through holes  2   c - 20   c , the slit  21   c , the through holes  22   c - 40   c , and the slit  41   c . The flow path  118  is hereby constructed, and the flow path  118  communicates with the chamber  41   j  at an end of the slit  41   c . Similarly, the ranging of the through holes  16   h - 20   h , the slit  21   h , the through holes  22   h - 40   h , and the slit  41   h  constructs the flow path  121 . The flow path  121  communicates with the chamber  41   j  at an end of the slit  41   h.    
         [0093]    As shown in  FIG. 14 , the range from the slit  33   b  to the slit  29   b  corresponds to a flow path  114 . That is, as shown in  FIGS. 12 ,  13 A, and  13 B, the members  28 - 34  are stacked, and through holes  30   b - 32   b  are ranged. Furthermore, the slit  29   b  is ranged with the through hole  30   b ; the slit  33   b  is ranged with the through hole  32   b ; and the flow path  114  is constructed. The flow path  114  communicates with the reformer  113  at an end of the slit  33   b , and communicates with the carbon monoxide remover  115  at an end of the slit  29   b . The hydrogen, the carbon monoxide, and the like, which have been generated at the reformer  113 , are sent to the carbon monoxide remover  115  through the flow path  114 . 
         [0094]    As shown in  FIG. 14 , the range from the air introducing pipe  142  to the through hole  28   b  corresponds to the flow path  116 , and the range from the chamber  29   j  to the chamber  3   j  corresponds to the carbon monoxide remover  115 . That is, as shown in  FIGS. 12 ,  13 A, and  13 B, the members  1 - 30  are stacked, and the upper and lower sides of the chambers  3   j - 29   j  are covered. These chambers  3   j - 29   j  communicate with each other through the hole of the plate member between each of them, and the carbon monoxide remover  115  is hereby constructed. Moreover, the stacking of the members  1 - 30 , the joining of the bottom plate  132  with the aggregate pipe  1 , and the joining of the bottom plate  132  with the manifold  140  range the air introducing pipe  142 , the air introducing hole  132   b , the air introducing pipe  1   b , the through holes  2   b - 20   b , the slit  21   b , and the through holes  22   b - 28   b . The flow path  116  is hereby constructed. The flow path  116  communicates with the chamber  29   j  through the slit  29   b , and air is sent to the carbon monoxide remover  115  through the flow path  116 . A selectively oxidizing catalyst (such as platinum) is carried on the parts facing the chambers  3   j - 29   j  (for example, the under surface of the plate member  30 , both the surfaces of the plate members  28 ,  26 ,  24 ,  22 ,  20 ,  18 ,  16 ,  14 ,  12 ,  10 ,  8 ,  6 , and  4 , and the top surface of the plate member  2 ). The hydrogen, the carbon monoxide, and the like, sent from the reformer  113  are mixed with the air sent through the flow path  116 , and flow in the carbon monoxide remover  115 . In the carbon monoxide remover  115 , the carbon monoxide is preferentially oxidized by the selectively oxidizing catalyst, and the carbon monoxide is hereby removed. 
         [0095]    As shown in  FIG. 14 , the range from the slit  3   e  to the reformed gas exhausting pipe  145  corresponds to the flow path  117 , and a reformed gas such as the hydrogen and the like is sent from the carbon monoxide remover  115  to the outside through the flow path  117 . That is, as shown in  FIGS. 12 ,  13 A, and  13 B, the stacking of the members  1 - 3 , the joining of the bottom plate  132  with the aggregate pipe  1 , the joining of the bottom plate  132  with the manifold  140  range the reformed gas exhausting pipe  145 , the reformed gas exhausting hole  132   e , the reformed gas exhausting pipe  1   e , the through hole  2   e , and the slit  3   e . The flow path  117  is hereby constructed, and the flow path  117  communicates with the chamber  3   j  at an end of the slit  3   e.    
         [0096]    As described above, the stacking of the members  1 - 30  constructs the carbon monoxide remover  115 , the vaporizer  111 , and the second combustor  123 . As shown in  FIG. 12 , the vaporizer  111  is provided by being inserted from the lower part of the carbon monoxide remover  115  into the inside of the carbon monoxide remover  115 ; the second combustor  123  is provided around the top end of the vaporizer  111  inside the carbon monoxide remover  115 ; and the heating wire  161  is provided on the second combustor  123  inside the carbon monoxide remover  115 . Such an arrangement relation improves the balance among the heat generated by the second combustor  123 , the heat generated by the carbon monoxide remover  115 , and the heat to be used for the vaporization in the vaporizer  111 . Consequently, the carbon monoxide remover  115  and the vaporizer  111  can be operated in a suitable temperature range (130-150° C.), and the efficiency of using heat is also improved. Incidentally, the tubular flow path  112  for ejecting the mixture gas vaporized in the vaporizer  111  to send the mixture gas from the vaporizer  111  to the reformer  113  is provided to be inserted from the upper part of the carbon monoxide remover  115  into the inside of the carbon monoxide remover  115  adversely to the vaporizer  111 , and the flow path  112  communicates with the vaporizer  111  inside the carbon monoxide remover  115 . 
         [0097]    In particular, the heat generated in the carbon monoxide remover  115  easily fills the inside of the carbon monoxide remover  115 , and the temperature inside the carbon monoxide remover  115  easily rises. However, because the vaporizer  111  is provided to be inserted to the inside of the carbon monoxide remover  115 , the temperature inside the carbon monoxide remover  115  does not become a too high temperature. 
         [0098]    Moreover, the temperature of the carbon monoxide remover  115  tends to be distributed in such a way that the temperature in the inside thereof is higher and that in outer side thereof is lower. The temperature of the vaporizer  111  also tends to be distributed in such a way that the temperature at the top end thereof is higher and that in the bottom end is lower. Consequently, the mixed liquid of the fuel and the water that has been absorbed by the liquid absorbing material  111   a  is vaporized in the inside and the surface on the top end side of the liquid absorbing material  111   a , and the vaporizing of the mixed liquid is scarcely caused in the inside and the surface of the bottom end thereof. Consequently, the gas vaporized in the liquid absorbing material  111   a  does not flow backward to be discharged from the lower end of the liquid absorbing material  111   a  to the lower part. Consequently, the permeation quantity of the mixed liquid into the liquid absorbing material  111   a  is stabilized, and the quantity of the gasses transpired from the upper end side of the liquid absorbing material  111   a  can also be stabilized in its turn to make it possible to reduce the changes of the flow rate by bumping. 
         [0099]    Moreover, the operating temperature of the upper part laminated body (members  32 - 42 ) including the reformer  113  and the first combustor  119  and the operating temperature of the lower part laminated body (members  1 - 30 ) including the carbon monoxide remover  115 , the vaporizer  111 , and the second combustor  123  differ from each other. The operating temperature of the upper part laminated body is within a range of 360-380° C., and the operating temperature of the lower part laminated body is within the range of 130-150° C. A space is here formed between the upper part laminated body at a higher temperature and the lower part laminated body at a lower temperature, and the member  31  in the shape of the aggregate pipe, which is thinner than each of the upper part laminated body and the lower part laminated body, connects the upper part laminated body with the lower part laminated body. Consequently, because the heat conduction route from the upper part laminated body to the lower part laminated body is limited to the member  31 , a temperature difference can be generated between the upper part laminated body and the lower part laminated body. 
         [0100]    Incidentally, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, but various improvements and the changes of the design thereof may be performed within a range of not-departing from the sprit and the scope of the present invention. 
         [0101]    In the embodiment described above, the through holes  2   a - 17   a  are ranged by stacking the members  2 - 31  to form the vaporizer  111 , and the through holes  18   a - 31   a  are ranged to form the flow path  112 . Instead, it is possible to make a two-stage pipe  170  as shown in  FIG. 16  penetrate the lower part laminated body of the members  2 - 30  from the lower part thereof to the upper part thereof without providing the things enclosing the through holes  2   a - 31   a  in the members  2 - 31 . In this case, a part  171  having a larger diameter in the two-stage pipe  170  corresponds to the through holes  2   a - 17   a , and a part  172  having a smaller diameter in the two-stage pipe  170  corresponds to the through holes  18   a - 38   a . The top end of the two-stage pipe  170  is joined with the under surface of the plate member  31 , and the hollow in the part  172  having the smaller diameter communicates with the through hole  32   a  of the plate member  32 . Furthermore, a selectively oxidizing catalyst is carried on the periphery of the two-stage pipe  170 , and consequently the selectively oxidizing catalyst faces the chambers  3   j - 29   j . Moreover, the selectively oxidizing catalyst joins the contact surface of the periphery of the two-stage pipe  170  and the members  2 - 31 . 
       Second Embodiment 
       [0102]      FIG. 17  is a longitudinal sectional view of a reaction device  200  of a second embodiment. 
         [0103]    Also the reaction device  200  has a small size similarly to the reaction device  100  of the first embodiment, and is mounted on an electronic device together with a fuel cell type generator cell and a fuel cartridge. 
         [0104]    The reaction device  200  includes a heat insulating package  230  having an inside hollow, and a reaction device main body  250  housed in the heat insulating package  230 . The heat insulating package  230  is made of a metal material, such as stainless steel (for example, SUS 316L), and a metallic reflection film of aluminum, gold, silver, or copper is formed on the inner surface of the heat insulating package  230 . The inside of the heat insulating package  230  is made to be in a vacuum state. 
         [0105]    The reaction device main body  250  includes a lower part laminated body  251 , an upper part laminated body  252 , a vaporizer pipe  270  penetrating the lower part laminated body  251  from the lower part thereof to the upper part thereof. 
         [0106]    The vaporizer pipe  270  is formed to be two stages. That is, the vaporizer pipe  270  includes a large diameter cylindrical tube section  271  at the lower part and a small diameter cylindrical tube section  272 , which has a diameter smaller than that of the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271  and is connected to the upper end of the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271 . The vaporizer pipe  270  is the one forming the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271  and the small diameter cylindrical tube section  272  to be one body. A heating wire is patterned on the periphery of the top end of the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271 , or a combustor is provided at the circumference of the top end of the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271  inside the lower part laminated body  251 . The upper part of the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271  is heated by the heating wire and the combustor. 
         [0107]    A liquid absorbing material  273  is filled up in the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271  of the vaporizer pipe  270 , and the upper end of the liquid absorbing material  273  is separated from the lower end of the small diameter cylindrical tube section  272 . An internal space is formed at the hollow upper part of the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271 . The liquid absorbing material  273  absorbs liquid. The liquid absorbing material  273  may be the one made by fixing inorganic fibers or organic fibers with a binder, the one made by sintering inorganic powder, the one made by fixing inorganic powder with a binder, or the one of a mixture of graphite and glassy carbon. The liquid absorbing material  273  is filled up into the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271  of the vaporizer pipe  270  in this way, and a vaporizer is configured from the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271 , a liquid supplying material  273 , and the like. 
         [0108]    The lower part laminated body  251  is one made by putting each of frame members  202 ,  204 ,  206 ,  208 ,  210 , and  212  between each of a plurality of plate members  201 ,  203 ,  205 ,  207 ,  209 ,  211 , and  213 , respectively, and by joining them. By the stacking of the plate members and the frame members  201 - 213 , the upper and lower sides of the frame members  202 ,  204 ,  206 ,  208 ,  210 , and  212  are covered, and chambers  202   j ,  204   j ,  206   j ,  208   j ,  210   j , and  212   j  are formed inside the frame members  202 ,  204 ,  206 ,  208 ,  210 ,  212 , respectively. 
         [0109]    Moreover, each of the plate members  203 ,  205 ,  207 ,  209 , and  211  is formed in a honeycomb, and a plurality of holes  203   g ,  205   g ,  207   g ,  209   g , and  211   g  is formed in the plate members  203 ,  205 ,  207 ,  209 , and  211 , respectively. 
         [0110]    A selectively oxidizing catalyst (for example, platinum) is carried on both the surfaces of each of the plate members  203 ,  205 ,  207 ,  209 , and  211 ; the selectively oxidizing catalyst is carried on the top surface of the plate member  201 ; and the selectively oxidizing catalyst is carried on the under surface of the plate member  213 . The selectively oxidizing catalyst is carried on the periphery of the vaporizer pipe  270 . By the carrying of the selectively oxidizing catalyst in such a way, the lower part laminated body  251  functions as a carbon monoxide remover. 
         [0111]    Through holes are formed at the central parts of the plate members  201 ,  203 ,  205 ,  207 , and  209 , and the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271  of the vaporizer pipe  270  is inserted into the through holes. Moreover, through holes are also formed at the central parts of the plate members  211  and  213 , and the small diameter cylindrical tube section  272  of the vaporizer pipe  270  is inserted into the through holes, too. By the penetration of the vaporizer pipe  270  into the lower part laminated body  251  from the lower part thereof, the vaporizer made of the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271  and the like is provided to be inserted into the inside of the lower part laminated body  251  (carbon monoxide remover), and a combustor and a heater are provided around the top end of the vaporizer inside the lower part laminated body  251 . 
         [0112]    The large diameter cylindrical tube section  271  of the vaporizer pipe  270  penetrates the heat insulating package  230  to extend to the outside of the heat insulating package  230 . A reformed gas exhausting pipe  245  is joined with the under surface of the plate member  201 , and the chamber  202   j  communicates with the hollow of the reformed gas exhausting pipe  245 . The reformed gas exhausting pipe  245  penetrates the heat insulating package  230  to extend to the outside of the heat insulating package  230 . An air introducing pipe  242  is joined with the top surface of the plate member  213 , and a chamber  212   j  communicates with the hollow of the air introducing pipe  242 . The air introducing pipe  242  penetrates the heat insulating package  230  to extend to the outside of the heat insulating package  230 . 
         [0113]    The upper part laminated body  252  is made by putting each of frame members  215  and  217  between each of a plurality of plate members  214 ,  216 , and  218 , respectively, and by joining them. By the stacking of the plate members and the frame members  214 - 218 , the upper and lower sides of the frame members  215  and  217  are covered, and chambers  215   j  and  217   j  are formed inside the frame members  215  and  217 , respectively. 
         [0114]    The plate member  216  is formed in a honeycomb, and a plurality of holes  216   g  are formed in the plate member  216 . A reforming catalyst (for example, Pd/ZnO catalyst) is carried on both the surfaces of the plate member  216 ; the reforming catalyst is carried on the under surface of the plate member  218 ; and the reforming catalyst is carried on the top surface of the plate member  214 . The upper part laminated body  252  is hereby functions as a reformer. 
         [0115]    The upper end of the small diameter cylindrical tube section  272  is joined with the under surface of the plate member  214 , and a chamber  215   j  communicates with the hollow of the small diameter cylindrical tube section  272 . A pipe  231  intervenes between the plate member  214  and the plate member  213 , and the chamber  215   j  and the chamber  212   j  communicate with each other through the pipe  231 . 
         [0116]    Moreover, a heating wire is patterned on the under surface of the plate member  214 , and a combustor is provided at the upper part of the plate member  218 . Thereby, the upper part laminated body  252  is heated by the heating wire and the combustor. 
         [0117]    Next, the operation of the reaction device  200  is described. 
         [0118]    The upper part laminated body  252  is heated by the combustor and the heating wire provided on the upper part laminated body  252 , and the vaporizer pipe  270  and the lower part laminated body  251  are heated by the combustor and the heating wire provided around the vaporizer pipe  270 . 
         [0119]    Moreover, when a mixed liquid of a fuel and water is sent from the fuel cartridge  101  to a lower part opening of the vaporizer pipe  270 , the mixed liquid is absorbed by the liquid absorbing material  273 . The mixed liquid absorbed by the liquid absorbing material  273  permeates to the upper end of the liquid absorbing material  273  by the capillary phenomenon, and vaporizes by heat in the inside and the surface of the upper end in the neighborhood of the upper end of the liquid absorbing material  273 . The mixture gas of the fuel and the water transpires from the upper end side of the liquid absorbing material  273  to the upper part. 
         [0120]    The mixture gas that has transpires from the upper end side of the liquid absorbing material  273  passes through the small diameter cylindrical tube section  272  to be sent to the inside of the upper part laminated body  252 . When the mixture gas is flowing in the chambers  215   j  and  217   j  of the upper part laminated body  252 , hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and the like, are generated from the mixture gas by the operation of the reforming catalyst (if the fuel is methanol, the hydrogen, the carbon monoxide, and the like are generated in accordance with the chemical reaction formulae (1) and (2)). 
         [0121]    The hydrogen gas and the like generated by the upper part laminated body  252  pass through the pipe  231  to be sent to the inside of the lower part laminated body  251 . Furthermore, the external air passes through the air introducing pipe  242  to be sent to the inside of the lower part laminated body  251 . When the gases sent from the upper part laminated body  252  to the lower part laminated body  251  are flowing through the chambers  202   j ,  204   j ,  206   j ,  208   j ,  210   j , and  212   j , carbon monoxide in the gases is preferentially oxidized by the catalyst, and the carbon monoxide is removed. The gases in the state in which the carbon monoxide has been removed pass through the reformed gas exhausting pipe  245  to be ejected. The gases are then sent to the fuel cell type generator cell. 
         [0122]    By the insertion of the top end of the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271 , which is a vaporizer, from the lower end of the lower part laminated body  251  to the inside thereof, the balance of the heat generated by the oxidization of carbon monoxide inside the lower part laminated body  251  and the heat used for vaporization in the liquid absorbing material  273  becomes good. Consequently, the lower part laminated body  251  and the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271  can be operated in a suitable temperature range (for example, 130-150° C.), and the temperature inside the lower part laminated body  251  does not become too hot to improve the efficiency of using heat. Moreover, a temperature distribution in which the temperature at the top end of the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271  is higher and the temperature at the bottom end is lower is produced in the large diameter cylindrical tube section  271 , and the mixed liquid of the fuel and the water absorbed by the liquid absorbing material  273  becomes easy to evaporate in the neighborhood of the top end of the liquid absorbing material  273 . Consequently, the quantity of the gas that has transpired from the liquid absorbing material  273  is stabilized. 
         [0123]    As described above, because heat is generated by the oxidization of carbon monoxide in the carbon monoxide remover and the vaporizer is provided to be inserted inside the carbon monoxide remover, the heat generated in the carbon monoxide remover is used for the vaporization in the vaporizer, and the balance of the heat generation of the carbon monoxide remover and the heat absorption of the vaporizer becomes better. The heat generated by the carbon monoxide remover easily fills the inside of the carbon monoxide remover, and the temperature inside the carbon monoxide remover becomes easy to rise. But, because the vaporizer is provided to be inserted into the inside of the carbon monoxide remover, the temperature inside the carbon monoxide remover does not become a too high temperature. Consequently, the efficiency of using heat is improved. 
         [0124]    The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-263127 filed on Sep. 27, 2006 including description, claims, drawings, and abstract are incorporated herein by reference. 
         [0125]    Although various exemplary embodiments have been shown and described, the invention is not limited to the embodiments shown. Therefore, the scope of the invention is intended to be limited solely by the scope of the claims that follow.