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Fuel cell vehicle
US8985259B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8985259-B2 |
| Application number | US-201214004825-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | Apr 7, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
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In a fuel cell vehicle, the power generation amount of a fuel cell into which air is introduced from a front side of a vehicle and from which air is discharged to a rear side of the vehicle is increased while the fuel cell is protected when an impact force acts on the vehicle. A fuel cell case ( 24 ) is arranged in a cage-shaped sub frame ( 32 ) surrounding a front, rear, left, and right side portions of the fuel cell case ( 24 ), a drive unit ( 7 ) formed by coupling a drive motor ( 5 ) and a gear box ( 6 ) to each other is joined to a rear side portion of the sub frame ( 32 ), and left and right end portions of the sub frame ( 32 ) and the drive unit ( 7 ) are supported on a vehicle body ( 15 ) respectively by mounting devices ( 33, 34, 35 ).
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The invention claimed is: 1. A fuel cell vehicle in which a fuel cell, a drive motor, and a gear box are mounted in a front portion of the vehicle, the fuel cell configured to introduce air from a front side of the vehicle and to discharge air to a rear side of the vehicle, the gear box configured to transmit a drive force to a front wheel, wherein the fuel cell is housed in a fuel cell case with an intake duct and an exhaust duct being attached to side faces of the fuel cell case…
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- What does patent US8985259B2 cover?
- In a fuel cell vehicle, the power generation amount of a fuel cell into which air is introduced from a front side of a vehicle and from which air is discharged to a rear side of the vehicle is increased while the fuel cell is protected when an impact force acts on the vehicle. A fuel cell case ( 24 ) is arranged in a cage-shaped sub frame ( 32 ) surrounding a front, rear, left, and right side p…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ozawa Naoki, Matsumoto Shiro, Suzuki Motor Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60K1/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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