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Patent No.:

US 6648085 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003

Filed:

Nov. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Hidenori Nagura, Saitama, JP;

Nobuaki Komuro, Saitama, JP;

Noboru Yamashita, Saitama, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 ; B60R 1/604 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 ; B60R 1/604 ;
Abstract

A tank is disposed beneath a floor for storing methanol and water. A reforming unit is disposed beneath the floor for generating hydrogen from methanol and water supplied from the tank. A fuel cell is disposed beneath the floor for generating electricity from an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen generated by the reforming unit and oxygen in air. A secondary battery is disposed beneath the floor for storing electricity generated by the fuel cell. In this way, mechanisms for generating electricity from air, methanol, and water are centralized.


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Nagura, Hidenori. (2003). Fuel-cell-powered four-wheel automobile (U.S. Patent No. 6648085). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6648085

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