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Patent No.:

US 9283838 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016

Filed:

May. 28, 2009

Fuel cell system protection in a vehicle

Applicant:

Yasuhiko Ohashi, Toyota, JP;

Inventor:

Yasuhiko Ohashi, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-Shi, JP;

Attorney:

Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

Primary Examiner:

Raymond Alejandro

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); H01M 8/24 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 1/003 (2013.01); B60L 3/0053 (2013.01); B60L 7/16 (2013.01); B60L 11/1803 (2013.01); B60L 11/1877 (2013.01); B60L 11/1881 (2013.01); B60L 11/1887 (2013.01); B60L 11/1892 (2013.01); B60L 11/1896 (2013.01); B60L 11/1898 (2013.01); B62D 25/2072 (2013.01); H01M 8/247 (2013.01); H01M 8/2475 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01); B60L 2200/26 (2013.01); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/36 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y02T 10/642 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7216 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7241 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01); Y02T 90/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a protective structure for a fuel cell system in a vehicle. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell unit accommodating a fuel cell and a related device disposed adjacently to the fuel cell unit. The protective structure enables effective protection of the fuel cell unit and the related device from impacts from below the vehicle. The fuel cell unit and the related device are provided at respective protective structural bodies. An under-panel is provided on at least one of the bottom surfaces of the protective structural bodies. A floor panel covers commonly the bottom surface sides of the fuel cell unit and the related device.

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