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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Gerald Hornburg, Holzmaden, DE;
Simon Steinhuebl, Holzmaden, DE;
Werner Englert, Kirchheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle drive system comprises an electrical drive motor and a fuel cell system providing the electrical power. According to the invention, the drive motor and the fuel cell are integrated into a unit and firmly joined together. The fuel cell system may comprise two fuel cells or fuel cell stacks, which are arranged relative to each other so as to form a 'V'. Peripheral units for operation of the fuel cell may be arranged in an interior of the V.