Patent ID: 8278006

Claim:
A fuel cell system for a mobile communication device, the fuel cell system comprising: a cell pack including an anode layer, a cathode layer, and an electrolyte; a fuel tank separated from the cell pack, and having a hole; a fuel mixture unit connected to the cell pack; a fuel storage medium included in the fuel tank, wherein a part of the fuel storage medium is exposed through the hole; and a fuel supplying path having a first end and a second end, wherein the fuel mixture unit and the cell pack are configured to be arranged in a first panel of the mobile communication device, wherein the fuel tank including the fuel storage medium is configured to be arranged in a second panel of the mobile communication device, and the second panel is configured to be moved relative to the first panel between a standby mode and a operating mode of the mobile communication device, wherein the first end of the fuel supplying path is connected to the fuel mixture unit, wherein in an operating mode, the fuel supplying path is moved with the fuel mixture unit and the cell pack and along the surface of the fuel tank so that the second end of the fuel supplying path is connected to the fuel storage medium, and in a standby mode the fuel supplying path is moved with the fuel mixture unit and the cell pack and along the surface of the fuel tank, so that the second end of the fuel supplying path is not connected to the fuel storage medium.