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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Masahiro Shimizu, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Saitama, JP;
Junya Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
Tomoyuki Sahata, Saitama, JP;
Jun Morimoto, Saitama, JP;
Masahiro Shimizu, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Saitama, JP;
Junya Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
Tomoyuki Sahata, Saitama, JP;
Jun Morimoto, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell two-wheel vehicle is provided with: a fuel cell, fuel tanks, a supercharger, a pipe line, an in-wheel motor, and a motor driver. The fuel cell generates electric power using hydrogen and air as reaction sources. The fuel tanks supply hydrogen to the fuel cell through a hydrogen supply path. The supercharger supplies air from the outside air to the fuel cell. Through the pipe line, an exhaust from the fuel cell is discharged to the outside. The in-wheel motor serves as a driving source of the fuel cell two-wheel vehicle, and the motor driver drives the in-wheel motor. In an air system, a route and an outlet of the pipe line are arranged to be directed toward the motor driver. Thus, a heat sink is exposed to the discharged air having passed through the fuel cell, and thereby the motor driver is cooled.