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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2006
Masahiro Shimizu, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Horii, Saitama, JP;
Jun Morimoto, Saitama, JP;
Ranju Imao, Saitama, JP;
Masahiro Shimizu, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Horii, Saitama, JP;
Jun Morimoto, Saitama, JP;
Ranju Imao, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An intake structure in a fuel cell powered vehicle including a fuel cell using air and hydrogen as fuels, a supercharger for compressing the outside air and outputting the compressed air, a humidifier for humidifying the air compressed by the supercharger, a bypass passage for connecting the supercharger and the fuel cell to each other, and a bypass valve for opening and closing the bypass passage. The bypass valve is disposed on the outside relative to a straight line Tconnecting between the supercharger and the humidifier, and is disposed in the vicinity of the supercharger and the humidifier. With this configuration supercooling of a humidifier can be prevented, while eliminating the need for a warming member for the humidifier. Further, the intake system members can be efficiently arranged in the vehicle, while suppressing the pressure loss in the intake system.