Fuel cell system protection in a vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYasuhiko Ohashi
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Abstract
Provided is a protective structure for a fuel cell system in a vehicle. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell unit accommodating a fuel cell and a related device disposed adjacently to the fuel cell unit. The protective structure enables effective protection of the fuel cell unit and the related device from impacts from below the vehicle. The fuel cell unit and the related device are provided at respective protective structural bodies. An under-panel is provided on at least one of the bottom surfaces of the protective structural bodies. A floor panel covers commonly the bottom surface sides of the fuel cell unit and the related device.
Claims8
A fuel cell system comprising:
- a fuel cell unit accommodating a fuel cell;
- and
- a related device disposed adjacently to the fuel cell unit, wherein the related device is an active, constituent element of the fuel cell system, wherein
- the fuel cell unit is provided above a first protective structural body,
- the related device is provided above a second protective structural body,
- an under-panel is provided on at least one of a bottom surface of the first protective structural body and a bottom surface of the second protective structural body and a first gap is provided between at least one of the bottom surfaces of the fuel cell unit and related device and the under-panel, and
- a floor panel below the under-panel, which covers commonly the fuel cell unit and the related device, is provided below the fuel cell unit and the related device and a second gap is provided between the under-panel and the floor panel.
A vehicle configured to be capable of moving on a travel surface, the vehicle comprising:
- a fuel cell unit accommodating a fuel cell;
- and
- a related device disposed adjacently to the fuel cell unit, wherein the related device is an active, constituent element of the fuel cell system, wherein
- the fuel cell unit is provided above a first protective structural body,
- the related device is provided above a second protective structural body,
- an under-panel is provided on at least one of a bottom surface of the first protective structural body and a bottom surface of the second protective structural body and a first gap is provided between at least one of the bottom surfaces of the fuel cell unit and related device and the under-panel, and
- a floor panel below the under-panel, which covers commonly the fuel cell unit and the related device, is provided below the fuel cell unit and the related device and a second gap is provided between the under-panel and the floor panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.