Hydrogen storage apparatus
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasashi Nakamura
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Abstract
A hydrogen storage apparatus of a vehicle driven by a fuel cell comprising hydrogen storage tank holding apparatuses 8, 9 having pluralities of hydrogen storage tank insert parts 10. When the replaceable hydrogen storage tank 20 is inserted into the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10, the hydrogen outflow part 28 of the hydrogen storage tank 20 is coupled with the hydrogen inflow part 23 connected to the fuel cell 40. The grippable handle 24 is formed at the end portion of the hydrogen storage tank 20. A work of inserting the hydrogen storage tank 20 into the hydrogen storage tank insert part 10 and a work of coupling the hydrogen inflow part 23 and the hydrogen outflow part 28 is performed by gripping the handle 24.
Claims14
A hydrogen storage apparatus of a vehicle driven by a fuel cell, comprising:
- a hydrogen storage tank holding apparatus supported by the vehicle and having a plurality of hydrogen storage tank insert parts;
- replaceable hydrogen storage tanks inserted in the hydrogen storage tank insert parts for supplying hydrogen to the fuel cell of the vehicle;
- a hydrogen inflow part, connected to the fuel cell, protruding from an end wall of each hydrogen storage tank insert part toward an inside of the hydrogen storage tank insert part;
- a hydrogen outflow part, which is coupled with the hydrogen inflow part when a replaceable hydrogen storage tank among the replaceable hydrogen storage tanks is inserted into the hydrogen storage tank insert part, that is a recess formed at one end portion of a casing of the replaceable hydrogen storage tank;
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- a grippable handle formed at another end portion of the replaceable hydrogen storage tank, the grippable handle being configured to couple the hydrogen inflow part and the hydrogen outflow part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.