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Air-cooled fuel cell vehicle
US9156331B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9156331-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113701977-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | Jul 26, 2010 |
| Publication date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
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The cooling performance on an air-cooled fuel cell and a radiator for cooling electrical equipment is improved in an air-cooled fuel cell vehicle. The air-cooled fuel cell includes: air inlets respectively at both side portions in a vehicle width direction; and air outlets and an exhaust duct at a central portion in the vehicle width direction, the exhaust duct configured to discharge air flowing out of the air outlets to a rear side of the vehicle. Intake ducts extending toward the front portion of the vehicle are respectively connected to the air inlets. Air intake ports of the intake ducts are respectively opened at both side portions, in the vehicle width direction, of a radiator and at positions closer to the front portion of the vehicle than the radiator.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An air-cooled fuel cell vehicle comprising: an air-cooled fuel cell stack configured to use air as a reacting gas and also as a cooling medium; and a radiator disposed in a space of a vehicle front portion surrounded by a vehicle body panel from an upper portion of the radiator and both side portions, in a vehicle width direction, of the radiator, the radiator configured to cool electrical equipment other than the air-cooled fuel cell stack; and wh…
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- What does patent US9156331B2 cover?
- The cooling performance on an air-cooled fuel cell and a radiator for cooling electrical equipment is improved in an air-cooled fuel cell vehicle. The air-cooled fuel cell includes: air inlets respectively at both side portions in a vehicle width direction; and air outlets and an exhaust duct at a central portion in the vehicle width direction, the exhaust duct configured to discharge air flowi…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Murakami Takanori, Matsumoto Shiro, Ohta Tohru, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60H1/00278. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Oct 13 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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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).