Vehicle with electric motor mounted thereon
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNaoyuki Enjoji, Masaharu Suzuki, Hideaki Kikuchi, Yoshinori Wariishi, Masaru Oda
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Abstract
A fuel cell system incorporated in a vehicle has a main electric motor, a drive power transmitting mechanism for engaging and disengaging a fuel gas pump, a coolant fluid pump, a supercharger, and a compressor, which serve as auxiliary equipment, and transmitting a drive power to the auxiliary equipment, and an auxiliary electric motor coaxially connectable to the main electric motor for transmitting a drive power to the auxiliary equipment depending on the manner in which the vehicle is operated.
Claims13
A vehicle which can be propelled by an electric motor mounted thereon, comprising:
- a drive power transmitting mechanism for engaging and disengaging a main electric motor and auxiliary equipment, and transmitting a drive power from said main electric motor to said auxiliary equipment;
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- an auxiliary electric motor connectable coaxially or parallel to said main electric motor for transmitting a drive power to said auxiliary equipment depending on the manner in which the vehicle is operated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.