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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2008
Yoshiyuki Horii, Saitama, JP;
Jun Morimoto, Saitama, JP;
Koji Aoki, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Sone, Saitama, JP;
Atsushi Otsu, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Honda, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Horii, Saitama, JP;
Jun Morimoto, Saitama, JP;
Koji Aoki, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Sone, Saitama, JP;
Atsushi Otsu, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Honda, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A saddle seat type fuel-cell electric vehicle includes a motor for driving rear wheels, a secondary battery for supplying electric power to the motor, a carrier for carrying luggage and a seat for supporting an operator, the carrier is located behind the seat and above the rear wheels. The secondary battery includes a plurality of cells each having an elongated boxlike shape, and it is stored in the internal space of the carrier, thereby increasing the flexibility of the layout of the vehicle body. Spacings functioning as air passages are defined between the inner wall of the carrier and the secondary battery. The carrier is formed with air inlet openings for introducing an air flow into the internal space and an air outlet opening for discharging the air flow out of the internal space. The plural cells are arranged adjacent to each other with given intervals on the same plane.