DEVICE FOR REFILLING A FUEL CARTRIDGE FOR A FUEL CELL

摘要

A refillable fuel supply assembly for a fuel cell is disclosed herein. Th e assembly includes a refillable fuel supply adapted to supply fuel to a fue l cell, a refilling fuel cartridge containing fuel to be transferred to the refillable fuel supply, and a lock-and-release device connecting the refilli ng fuel cartridge to the refillable fuel supply to transport fuel from the r efilling fuel cartridge to the refillable fuel supply. The lock-and-release device also retains the refilling fuel cartridge to the refillable fuel supp ly until the refilling fuel cartridge is substantially free of fuel.