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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2003
Applicants:
Satoshi Kawasaki, Saitama, JP;
Tohru Ono, Saitama, JP;
Yukio Hiruta, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell vehicle driven by generated electric power of a fuel cell comprises a fuel cell box disposed underneath a floor for storing therein the fuel call, G sensors for detecting a deformation of a vehicle body sideward of the fuel cell box, and a shut-off valve for closing a supply side piping of a hydrogen gas supplied to the fuel cell when a predetermined amount of deformation or the vehicle body is detected by the G sensors.