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US 7,682,715 B2Granted
Vehicle equipped with fuel cell system
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTetsuo Uozumi
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Abstract
A vehicle equipped with a fuel cell system is disclosed including a vehicle body having a floor, and a fuel cell system disposed below the floor and including a fuel cell stack and a water supply device connected to a water storage tank. The water supply device includes component elements (a pump, a water supply conduit and a water recovery conduit) that are disposed below the floor of the vehicle body in a higher area than the water storage tank.
Claims11
A vehicle equipped with a fuel cell system, comprising:
- a vehicle body having a floor panel having a tunnel section projecting into a vehicle compartment;
- a casing disposed below the floor panel, said casing having an embossed section projecting into the tunnel section of the floor panel;
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- a fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack and a water supply device configured for supplying water to the fuel cell stack, said water supply device being connected to a water storage tank,
- wherein said fuel cell system is housed in said casing, and
- wherein the water supply device is disposed in the embossed section of the casing below the floor panel of the vehicle body in a higher area than the water storage tank.
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A vehicle equipped with a fuel cell system, comprising:
- a vehicle body having a floor panel having an embossed portion projecting toward a vehicle seat mounted on the floor panel;
- a casing having an embossed section projecting into the embossed portion of the floor panel, said casing being disposed below the floor panel;
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- a fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack and a water supply device configured for supplying water to the fuel cell stack, said water supply device being connected to a water storage tank,
- wherein said fuel cell system is housed in said casing, and
- wherein the water supply device is disposed in the embossed section of the casing at a higher level than the water storage tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.