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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
May. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tohru Ono, Wako, JP;
Yozo Kami, Wako, JP;
Norio Igarashi, Wako, JP;
Takeshi Ushio, Wako, JP;
Koji Gouhara, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/00 ;
Abstract
An electric automobile having a fuel cell system. A fuel tank, a fuel reformer, a fuel cell and an electrical energy storage constituting the fuel cell system are installed under the floor of the vehicle in their order as viewed longitudinally of its body. Thus, the components of the fuel cell system are arranged in accordance with its progression. This arrangement enables the shortening of piping and electrical wiring interconnecting the components.