Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Seiji Honda

Tomoki Yamaguchi

Hitoshi Hakamada

Yusuke Fujita

Takuya Hoshi

Shigeki Tanimoto

Tamoki Yamaguchi

A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, an oxidant gas supply piping, an oxidant gas discharge piping, an air compressor, a turbine, a pressure regulating valve, and a check valve. The fuel cell generates electric power through an electrochemical reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidant gas. The oxidant gas supply piping is connected to the fuel cell. The oxidant gas discharge piping is connected to the fuel cell. The air compressor is connected to the oxidant gas supply piping and is rotatable around a rotational shaft. The turbine is connected to the oxidant gas discharge piping and is rotatable around the rotational shaft. The pressure regulating valve is disposed in the oxidant gas discharge piping between the fuel cell and the turbine. The check valve is connected to the oxidant gas discharge piping between the turbine and the pressure regulating valve.

Fuel cell system

A door-equipped vehicle body structure () includes a door opening () provided to a vehicle (), a door () for opening and closing the door opening (), and a grip () provided to the door (). The door () is provided with a general surface () and an upper surface (). The general surface () is a surface extending along a door surface (). The upper surface () is a surface extending from an upper end () of the general surface () toward an outside () of the vehicle. The grip () is provided so as to project upward from the upper surface ().

Door-equipped vehicle body structure

This vehicle has a travel drive system including a travel power source and an energy source for this travel power source, wherein an outlet for discharging waste generated by the travel drive system faces the rear surface of the vehicle body. The outlet is offset in the vehicle width direction relative to a passenger opening. Further, relative to the center line between the center line of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction and the end portion of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction, the outlet is positioned to the end portion side of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction. Relative to the center line between the center line and the end portion in the vehicle width direction, the right and left edges of the passenger opening are positioned to the side of the center line of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction.

Vehicle

In this vehicle, a rear opening is formed across the entire rear surface of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction, a tailgate capable of opening and closing the rear opening is attached to the vehicle body so as to be capable of swinging up and down, a passenger opening is formed that allows passengers to enter and exit through the tailgate, and a seat is provided adjacently to the rear surface. The passenger opening is formed in a portion of the rear surface in the vehicle width direction. One end of the seat in the vehicle width direction is positioned on one end of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction, and the other end of the seat in the vehicle width direction is positioned in a portion overlapping with the passenger opening in the vehicle width direction.

A tailgate-equipped vehicle body structure includes a tailgate for opening and closing a rear opening section provided in a rear section of a vehicle, and a sub door provided on the tailgate for opening and closing a sub door opening section provided in the tailgate. The upper surface of a lower edge portion of the rear opening section and the upper surface of a lower edge portion of the sub door opening section are located in substantially flush with each other.

Tailgate-equipped vehicle body structure

A vehicle having a rear opening formed across the entire rear surface of the vehicle body, a tailgate attached to the vehicle body so as to be capable of swinging up and down and so as to open and close the rear opening, a passenger opening formed in a portion of the tailgate in the vehicle width direction for allowing passengers to board, and a door attached to the tailgate so as to be capable of opening and closing the passenger opening. A door latch which maintains the door in a closed state is attached to the door. A release operation means which can release the door latch is provided on the surface of the door inside of the vehicle.

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