Fuel cell power plant provided in vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsHideharu NAITO, Narihiro TAKAGI
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Abstract
A fuel cell power plant provided in a vehicle includes a power plant unit, a frame including a front part of the vehicle, and an impact cushioning member having a protective space therein and surrounding the power plant unit. The power plant unit includes a fuel cell stack, a hydrogen supply device to supply hydrogen to the fuel cell stack to generate electric power, and a high-voltage device to receive and manage the electric power generated. A gap is provided between the power plant unit and the impact cushioning member so that the power plant unit moves in a case where a collision load is applied from an outside of the vehicle.
Claims6
A fuel cell power plant provided in a vehicle, comprising:
- a power plant unit comprising:
- a fuel cell stack;
- a hydrogen supply device to supply hydrogen to the fuel cell stack to generate electric power;
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- a high-voltage device to receive and manage the electric power generated;
- a frame including a front part of the vehicle;
- an impact cushioning member having a protective space therein and surrounding the power plant unit;
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- a gap provided between the power plant unit and the impact cushioning member so that the power plant unit moves in a case where a collision load is applied from an outside of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.