Arrangement of intake and exhaust system components in a fuel cell powered vehicle

A fuel cell powered vehicle which is operable to be driven by electric power obtained by a reaction between a reactive gas and a fuel gas in a fuel cell, the vehicle comprising:

• a fuel cell;
• an air cleaner for taking in and cleaning ambient air, wherein an intake duct connected with said air cleaner is located above said air cleaner and opens rearwardly;
• and
• a compressor for compressing the air cleaned by said air cleaner to generate said reactive gas, and which supplies said reactive gas to said fuel cell,
• wherein said compressor lies substantially on a straight line connecting said air cleaner and said fuel cell.

A fuel cell powered vehicle which is operable to be driven by electric power obtained by a reaction between a reactive gas and a fuel gas in a fuel cell, the vehicle comprising:

• a fuel cell;
• an air cleaner for taking in and cleaning ambient air;
• a compressor for compressing the air cleaned by said air cleaner to generate said reactive gas, and which supplies said reactive gas to said fuel cell,
• an intercooler for cooling reactive gas compressed by said compressor;
• and
• a humidifier for exchanging moisture between unused reactive gas to be supplied to said fuel cell and used reactive gas,
• wherein said compressor lies substantially on a straight line connecting said air cleaner and said fuel cell;
• and
• wherein said air cleaner, said compressor, said intercooler, said humidifier and said fuel cell are arranged sequentially and substantially in line in the order mentioned.

An arrangement of intake and exhaust system components in a fuel cell powered vehicle, the vehicle comprising:

• a fuel cell which is operable to generate power from a reaction between hydrogen and oxygen;
• an intake system component comprising an intake port and which supplies air taken in through said intake port to said fuel cell,
• an air cleaner for taking in and cleaning ambient air, and
• a compressor for compressing the air cleaned by said air cleaner to generate said reactive gas and supplies it to said fuel cell,
• an intercooler for cooling reactive gas compressed by said compressor;
• and
• a humidifier for exchanging moisture between reactive gas to be supplied to said fuel cell and used reactive gas, and
• an exhaust system component comprising an exhaust port and which exhausts emission gas from said fuel cell through said exhaust port,
• wherein said intake system component and said exhaust system component are disposed on opposite sides of a wheel, such that the wheel is positioned therebetween;
• wherein said compressor lies along a substantially straight line connecting said air cleaner and said fuel cell;
• wherein the arrangement includes disposing both the intake system component and the exhaust system component on the vehicle behind the fuel cell, and
• wherein said air cleaner, said compressor, said intercooler, said humidifier and said fuel cell are arranged sequentially and substantially in line in the order mentioned.