Vehicle and fuel supply module
AssigneeKawasaki Motors, Ltd.
InventorKyohei Izumi
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Abstract
A vehicle is driven by energy generated from a drive unit supplied with gas fuel, and includes a fuel supply module that includes a fuel tank in which the gas fuel is stored, a regulator that is connected to the fuel tank and adjusts the gas fuel output from the fuel tank to predetermined pressure, a fuel output port through which the gas fuel adjusted by the regulator is output, and a support that supports devices including the fuel tank, the regulator, and the fuel output port, and includes an attachment portion detachably attached to the vehicle while supporting the devices.
Claims16
A fuel supply module that supplies gas fuel to a drive unit of a vehicle, the fuel supply module comprising:
- a fuel tank in which the gas fuel is stored;
- a regulator that is connected to the fuel tank and adjusts the gas fuel output from the fuel tank to predetermined pressure;
- a fuel output port through which the gas fuel adjusted by the regulator is output;
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- a support that supports devices including the fuel tank, the regulator, and the fuel output port, and includes an attachment portion detachably attached to the vehicle while supporting the devices, wherein
- the fuel supply module further includes
- an electrical component that electronically controls operation of the fuel supply module, and
- a module-side connector that electrically connects the electrical component to the vehicle, and
- the electrical component and the module-side connector are supported by the support, and
- the module-side connector is located on a side where the fuel output port is arranged with respect to the fuel tank.
A fuel supply module that supplies gas fuel to a drive unit of a vehicle, the fuel supply module comprising:
- a fuel tank in which the gas fuel is stored;
- a regulator that is connected to the fuel tank and adjusts the gas fuel output from the fuel tank to predetermined pressure;
- a fuel output port through which the gas fuel adjusted by the regulator is output;
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- a support that supports devices including the fuel tank, the regulator, and the fuel output port, and includes an attachment portion detachably attached to the vehicle while supporting the devices, wherein
- the fuel supply module further includes a fuel filler connected to the fuel tank and to which the gas fuel is supplied, and
- the fuel filler is located on a side opposite to the regulator with respect to the fuel tank.
A fuel supply module that supplies gas fuel to a drive unit of a vehicle, the fuel supply module comprising:
- a fuel tank in which the gas fuel is stored;
- a regulator that is connected to the fuel tank and adjusts the gas fuel output from the fuel tank to predetermined pressure;
- a fuel output port through which the gas fuel adjusted by the regulator is output;
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- a support that supports devices including the fuel tank, the regulator, and the fuel output port, and includes an attachment portion detachably attached to the vehicle while supporting the devices, wherein
- the fuel tank includes a tank inlet and outlet port through which the gas fuel is supplied and/or output, and
- the support includes a cover portion that covers the tank inlet and outlet port.
A vehicle driven by energy generated from a drive unit supplied with gas fuel, the vehicle comprising a fuel supply module including
- a fuel tank in which the gas fuel is stored,
- a regulator that is connected to the fuel tank and adjusts the gas fuel output from the fuel tank to predetermined pressure,
- a fuel output port through which the gas fuel adjusted by the regulator is output, and a support that supports devices including the fuel tank, the regulator, and the fuel output port, and includes an attachment portion detachably attached to the vehicle while supporting the devices,
- wherein the support includes a grounding portion that is grounded so as to maintain a posture in which the fuel supply module is mounted on the vehicle as a single body.
A fuel supply module that supplies gas fuel to a drive unit of a vehicle, the fuel supply module comprising:
- a fuel tank in which the gas fuel is stored;
- a regulator that is connected to the fuel tank and adjusts the gas fuel output from the fuel tank to predetermined pressure;
- a fuel output port through which the gas fuel adjusted by the regulator is output;
- and
- a support that supports devices including the fuel tank, the regulator, and the fuel output port, and includes an attachment portion detachably attached to the vehicle while supporting the devices,
- wherein the support includes a grounding portion that is grounded so as to maintain a posture in which the fuel supply module is mounted on the vehicle as a single body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.