Patent ID: 7850749

Claim:
A fuel reformer, comprising: a reforming element comprising at least one reforming catalyst passage supporting a reforming catalyst which generates reformate gas from fuel; a reformate gas manifold communicating with said at least one reforming catalyst passage and collecting the generated reformate gas; and plural supply passages communicating with said at least one reforming catalyst passage and collecting the generated reformate gas; and plural supply passages communicating with the reformate gas manifold, said at least one reforming catalyst passage being disposed parallel to the supply passages; wherein said at least one reforming catalyst passage and the supply passages are installed substantially in the same plane in the reforming element; a combustion element having at least one combustion gas passage, which heats the reforming element by the heat of combustion gas generated by burning the generated reformate gas with air in said at least one combustion gas passage, the reforming element and combustion element being laminated in the fuel reformer; and plural supply holes arranged in a line in the direction of combustion gas flow along said at least one combustion gas passage and provided between the reforming element and the combustion element, each supply hole communicating with said at least one combustion gas passage and one of the plural supply passages, wherein at least part of the generated reformate gas is supplied to said at least one combustion gas passage via each supply hole from said one of the plural supply passages of the reforming element, and is burnt downstream of each supply hole.