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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Kazuhisa Sato, Saitama, JP;
Yukio Hiruta, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhisa Sato, Saitama, JP;
Yukio Hiruta, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell for generating electric power by electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, and a hydrogen tank which stores pressurized hydrogen to supply hydrogen to the fuel cell, the fuel cell and the hydrogen tank being arranged at an underfloor region of the vehicle. Based on the detection results in a side G sensor arranged on the side of the fuel cell and a rear G sensor arranged on the side of the hydrogen tank, a side air bag device is made expandable and a cut-off valve and a contactor are operated to cut off.