JP2007186200A - Fuel cell vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel cell vehicle capable of performing the high-performance operation of a power storage device and fuel cells having different working environments. <P>SOLUTION: In a fuel cell vehicle 10, fuel cells 20 are integrally placed in a lower space 15 of a front seat 14, while a secondary battery 40 is integrally placed in a lower space 18 of a rear seat 17. The integral arrangements of the fuel cells 20 and the secondary battery 40 separately in the lower space 15 of the front seat 14 and in the lower space 18 of the rear seat 17 ensure high-performance operations of both the fuel cells 20 and the secondary battery 40 having different working environments. This arrangement also attains the effective use of the generally-dead, lower spaces 15 and 18 of the front and rear seats 14 and 17 to receive the fuel cells 20 and the secondary battery 40. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fuel cell vehicle having a traveling motor, a fuel cell, and a power storage device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a vehicle equipped with a fuel cell, a vehicle having a front seat and a rear seat that have a traveling motor, a fuel cell, and a secondary battery and on which a passenger can sit is known. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a fuel cell-equipped vehicle in which a secondary battery and a fuel cell are arranged in the vehicle longitudinal direction under the vehicle floor.
JP 2001-113960 A

  However, since the secondary battery and the fuel cell having different usage environments are arranged close to each other, it is difficult to say that it is preferable in operating both the batteries. In addition, when the secondary battery and the fuel cell are arranged under the floor of the vehicle, there is a problem that it is difficult to take a sufficient space under the floor of the vehicle and it is difficult to apply to a vehicle having a low ground height such as a sedan or a coupe. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell-equipped vehicle capable of satisfactorily driving a power storage device and a fuel cell having different usage environments. Another object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell-equipped vehicle in which the power storage device and the fuel cell can be arranged by effectively using the dead space. It is another object of the present invention to provide a fuel cell vehicle that can cope with low ground clearance.

  The present invention employs the following means in order to achieve at least a part of the above object.

That is, the present invention is a fuel cell-equipped vehicle that includes a front seat and a rear seat that have a traveling motor, a fuel cell, and a power storage device and that can be seated by an occupant.
The fuel cell is arranged in a lower region of either the front seat or the rear seat,
The power storage device is arranged in a concentrated manner in a lower region of either the front seat or the rear seat.

  In this fuel cell vehicle, the fuel cell is not arranged in both the lower region of the front seat and the lower region of the rear seat, or the power storage device is arranged in both the lower region of the front seat and the lower region of the rear seat. The fuel cells are concentrated and arranged in the lower region of the front seat, and the power storage devices are concentrated and arranged in the lower region of the rear seat, or the fuel cells are concentrated and arranged in the lower region of the rear seat. The power storage devices are concentrated and arranged in the lower region. As described above, since the fuel cell and the power storage device are separately arranged in the lower region of each seat, the fuel cell and the power storage device in different usage environments can be operated satisfactorily. Further, the lower area of the sheet with a lot of dead space can be effectively used.

  Here, “front seat” means a seat on the front side of the vehicle, and “rear seat” means a seat on the rear side of the vehicle.For example, when there are three rows of seats in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the seat in the front row is called the front seat. Then, the middle row or the last row seat becomes the rear seat, and if the middle row seat is the front seat, the last row seat becomes the rear seat. Further, the “travel motor” may use both the fuel cell and the power storage device as a drive source, but may use either the fuel cell or the power storage device as a drive source. Furthermore, the “power storage device” may be any device as long as it is a power storage device capable of charging and discharging, and may be, for example, a secondary battery or a capacitor.

  In the vehicle equipped with the fuel cell of the present invention, the equipment related to the fuel cell and the power storage device includes a lower region of the front seat, a lower region of the rear seat, a vehicle front chamber near the front wheels, and a vehicle rear chamber near the rear wheels. These devices may be arranged in any place, and these devices may be arranged in a lump or may be arranged in a distributed manner. In this way, for the devices related to the fuel cell and the power storage device, the lower region of the seat with a lot of dead space is effectively used, or the vehicle front chamber and the vehicle rear chamber having a relatively large space are effectively used. be able to.

  Here, the “equipment related to the fuel cell and the power storage device” means, for example, a travel motor that uses at least one of the fuel cell and the power storage device as a drive source, a control unit that controls the driving force of the travel motor, Examples include various auxiliary machines for operating the fuel cell (for example, a fuel gas supply device, an oxidizing gas supply device, a cooling device, etc.).

  In the fuel cell vehicle according to the present invention, the lower region of each seat may be a region that does not interfere with the occupant's foot space. In this way, the comfort of the passengers around the feet will not be impaired.

  In the fuel cell vehicle according to the present invention, the lower region of the front seat is below the front seat and includes a virtual vertical plane including a knee joint position when an occupant is seated on the front seat, and a seat back of the front seat. The lower region of the rear seat is below the rear seat and is behind the virtual vertical surface including the knee joint position when an occupant is seated on the rear seat. It is good also as an area | region. In this way, the occupant seated in the front seat does not lose the comfort around the feet by the battery disposed in the lower region of the front seat, and the occupant seated in the rear seat is disposed in the lower region of the front seat. Neither the battery nor the battery arranged in the lower region of the rear seat will impair the comfort of the feet. When the rear seat is the last row seat, it is not necessary to determine the rear boundary of the lower region of the rear seat. However, when the rear seat is not the last row seat (for example, the middle row seat), the rear seat is seated on the last row seat. In consideration of the occupant's feet, the rear boundary of the lower region of the rear seat is preferably a virtual vertical plane including the lower end of the seatback of the rear seat.

  In the fuel cell-equipped vehicle of the present invention, at least a part of the fuel cell accessories may be disposed in a lower region of a seat on which the fuel cell is disposed. In this way, the fuel cell and some or all of the fuel cell accessories are located in the lower area of the same seat, simplifying the routing of gas pipes, etc., compared to the case where the fuel cell is located elsewhere. can do. At this time, at least a part of the auxiliary devices of the fuel cell may be arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction with the fuel cell in a lower region of the seat where the fuel cell is arranged. In this case, since the lower region of each seat is generally longer in the vehicle width direction than the vehicle front-rear direction, it is easy to store the fuel cell and some or all of its auxiliary equipment in the lower region of the seat. Further, in the fuel cell vehicle according to the present invention, at least a part of the fuel cell auxiliary equipment may be disposed inside the center tunnel. In this way, if the center tunnel already exists, the interior of the center tunnel is effectively used to arrange the auxiliary machinery, so that the passenger's living space is not impaired.

  Here, the “auxiliaries of the fuel cell” refer to devices necessary for the operation of the fuel cell. For example, an oxidizing gas supply device that supplies an oxidizing gas to the fuel cell, or a fuel that supplies the fuel gas to the fuel cell Gas supply device, humidifier that humidifies and supplies fuel gas to the fuel cell, mass flow controller that adjusts the pressure and flow rate of the fuel gas supplied to the fuel cell, and fuel that has been discharged from the fuel cell Examples thereof include a fuel gas circulation pump that supplies gas to the fuel cell again, and a water pump that circulates cooling water through the fuel cell in order to cool the fuel cell.

  In the fuel cell vehicle according to the present invention, a center pillar may be provided between the lower region of the front seat and the lower region of the rear seat. By doing so, the center pillar receives the load at the time of a side collision, so that the fuel cell and the power storage device are protected by the center pillar.

  The present invention is a fuel cell-equipped vehicle having a travel motor, a fuel cell, and a power storage device, and is arranged in the order of the travel motor, the fuel cell, and the power storage device from the front in the vehicle front-rear direction. There may be. In this way, compared to the case where the traveling motor, the power storage device, and the fuel cell are arranged in this order from the front and the rear of the vehicle, the length of the relatively thick wire connecting the traveling motor and the fuel cell is reduced. It can be shortened, and as a result, the overall configuration of the apparatus can be made compact.

  The present invention is a fuel cell-equipped vehicle having a traveling motor, a fuel cell, and a power storage device, which are arranged in the order of the fuel cell cooling device, the fuel cell, and the power storage device from the front in the vehicle front-rear direction. It may be a thing. In this way, the distance between the fuel cell and the cooling device is shortened compared to the fuel cell cooling device, the secondary battery, and the fuel cell arranged in this order from the front and rear of the vehicle. can do.

  In the fuel cell vehicle according to the present invention, the travel motor is disposed in a vehicle front chamber near a front wheel, and a fuel gas supply source for supplying fuel gas to the fuel cell is disposed in a vehicle rear chamber near a rear wheel. It may be. If it carries out like this, weight distribution of the vehicle front-back direction can be optimized. At this time, the control unit for controlling the output of the traveling motor by controlling the electric power from the fuel cell and the power storage device may be disposed in the vehicle front chamber near the front wheels together with the traveling motor. In this way, the weight distribution in the vehicle front-rear direction can be made more appropriate. The fuel gas supply source may be a hydrogen tank (such as a hydrogen cylinder or a hydrogen storage alloy), or a reformer that generates a hydrogen-rich gas by a reaction between a hydrocarbon fuel and water. Good.

  In the fuel cell vehicle according to the present invention, at least a part of the fuel cell may be disposed above the level surface of the vehicle floor. In this way, it is easier to ensure the minimum ground height of the vehicle than when the entire fuel cell is disposed below the level surface of the vehicle floor. The “level surface of the vehicle floor” refers to a horizontal plane including a point where the occupant seated in the driver's seat touches the bag when driving.

  In the fuel cell vehicle according to the present invention, at least a part of the power storage device may be disposed above the level surface of the vehicle floor. In this way, it is easier to secure the minimum ground height of the vehicle as compared with the case where the entire power storage device is disposed below the level surface of the vehicle floor.

  In the vehicle equipped with the fuel cell of the present invention, the fuel cell may be disposed outside the vehicle cabin (the vehicle front chamber, the vehicle rear chamber, or the vehicle floor below), but is disposed within the vehicle cabin (on the vehicle floor). Also good. The same applies to the power storage device.

  In order to further clarify the present invention, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a fuel cell vehicle according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the fuel cell vehicle, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the fuel cell vehicle.

  The fuel cell-equipped vehicle 10 of the present embodiment has a monocoque structure in which a chassis frame and a body are integrally formed, and mainly includes a traveling motor 11, a front seat 14, a rear seat 17, a fuel cell 20, a secondary battery 40, power A control unit (hereinafter referred to as PCU) 50 is provided. In addition, you may employ | adopt a frame structure instead of employ | adopting a monocoque structure.

  The traveling motor 11 is a three-phase synchronous motor, and is disposed together with the inverter 12 in a vehicle front chamber 61 that is separated from the front wheel FW, that is, from the passenger compartment 63 by a dash panel. As shown in FIG. 3, a direct current output from the fuel cell 20 or the secondary battery 40 passes through the distributor 27 and is then converted into a three-phase alternating current by the inverter 12 and supplied to the traveling motor 11. The traveling motor 11 receives such electric power supply to generate a rotational driving force, and this rotational driving force is transmitted to the axle 46 of the front wheel FW via the differential gear 44 to drive the fuel cell vehicle 10 to travel. It becomes.

  The front seat 14 is a front row seat among the two rows of seats installed in the passenger compartment 63, and includes a driver seat and a passenger seat. The rear seat 17 is a rear row seat of these two rows and is a so-called bench seat. Center pillars 60 and 60 are erected between the front seat 14 and the rear seat 17 on the left and right sides of the fuel cell vehicle 10.

  The fuel cell 20 is a well-known solid polymer electrolyte type fuel cell, and has a stack structure in which a plurality of unit cells as a structural unit are stacked. In each single cell constituting the fuel cell 20, as shown in FIG. 3, hydrogen gas (fuel gas) from the hydrogen tank 21 is humidified by the humidifier 23 after the pressure and flow rate are adjusted by the mass flow controller 22, and the anode Compressed air (oxidized gas) whose pressure is adjusted is supplied from the air compressor 13 to the cathode, and an electromotive force is generated by a predetermined electrochemical reaction. That is, at the anode, hydrogen is separated into protons and electrons, and the protons separated at the anode pass through the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and reach the cathode, and the electrons separated at the anode also pass through a wire connected via a load. An electromotive force is generated by the progress of an electrochemical reaction that reaches the cathode and oxygen is combined with protons and electrons to produce water.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fuel cell 20 is arranged in a concentrated manner in a lower region 15 of the front seat 14. Specifically, the lower region 15 is below the front seat 14 and includes a virtual vertical surface 15a including the knee joint position 16 when the occupant is seated on the front seat 14 and a virtual vertical surface 15a including the lower end of the seat back of the front seat 14. This is an area surrounded by the vertical surface 15b. Further, a part of the fuel cell 20 is disposed below a horizontal plane (hereinafter referred to as a level surface FL of the vehicle floor) including a point where the occupant seated in the driver seat of the front seat 14 comes into contact with the bag when driving. The remainder is arranged above the level surface FL of the vehicle floor. In the present embodiment, more than half of the fuel cell 20 is disposed above the level surface FL of the vehicle floor. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle floor is shaped so as to rise above the level surface FL in the lower region of the front seat 14, and the fuel cell 20 is disposed inside the raised portion, thereby A part is disposed below the level surface FL, and the rest is disposed above the level surface FL. However, the vehicle floor has a shape recessed from the level surface FL in the lower region of the front seat 14, and the fuel cell 20 is disposed in the recessed portion, so that a part of the fuel cell 20 is positioned below the level surface FL. You may arrange | position and the remainder may be arrange | positioned above the level surface FL. In this case, the fuel cell 20 is disposed above the vehicle floor, that is, in the vehicle cabin. The knee joint position 16 may be determined by seating a three-dimensional mannequin (adult male) on the front seat 14.

The auxiliary equipment 30 of the fuel cell 20 includes the air compressor 13 described above, the hydrogen tank 21 described above, the mass flow controller 22 described above, the humidifier 23 described above, the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery. A DC / DC converter 24 that lowers the output voltage from 40 to a predetermined voltage, a hydrogen gas circulation pump 25 that supplies unreacted hydrogen gas discharged from the fuel cell 20 to the fuel cell 20 again, and the fuel cell 20 A water pump 26 that circulates cooling water to the fuel cell 20 to cool the fuel cell 20, a distributor 27 that distributes the output of the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40, and a liquid refrigerant (circulated to the fuel cell 20 by the water pump 26 ( A radiator 32 that dissipates (cooling water). The distributor 27 supplies power to the auxiliary machinery 30 and the traveling motor 11 by one or both of the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40 or charges the secondary battery 40 by the fuel cell 20. This is a switching circuit.
The power from the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40 is supplied to the auxiliary machinery 30 after being passed through the distributor 27 and then dropped to a predetermined voltage by the DC / DC converter 24. Among these accessories 30, the air compressor 13 and the radiator 32 are disposed in the vehicle front chamber 61 near the front wheel FW, and the plurality of hydrogen tanks 21 are disposed in the vehicle rear chamber 62 near the rear wheel RW. However, the mass flow controller 22, the humidifier 23, the DC / DC converter 24, the hydrogen gas circulation pump 25, the water pump 26 and the distributor 27 are fueled in the lower region 15 of the front seat 14 where the fuel cell 20 is disposed. Arranged side by side on the left side of battery 20 (left side in the vehicle traveling direction).

  The secondary battery 40 has a structure in which a plurality of known nickel hydrogen secondary batteries are connected in series. The secondary battery 40 is controlled by the PCU 50 to drive the travel motor 11 when the vehicle is started, collect regenerative power during deceleration regeneration, assist the travel motor 11 during acceleration, or according to the load. It is charged by the fuel cell 20. The secondary battery 40 may be a chargeable / dischargeable battery, and is not limited to a nickel hydride secondary battery, and may be, for example, a nickel cadmium secondary battery, a lithium hydrogen secondary battery, or a lead storage battery. Alternatively, it may be a capacitor.

  The secondary batteries 40 are collectively arranged in the lower region 18 of the rear seat 17. Specifically, the lower region 18 is a region below the rear seat 17 and behind the virtual vertical surface 18a including the knee joint position 19 when the occupant is seated on the rear seat 17. Further, a part of the secondary battery 40 is disposed below the level surface FL of the vehicle floor, and the rest is disposed above the level surface FL of the vehicle floor. In the present embodiment, more than half of the secondary batteries 40 are disposed above the level surface FL of the vehicle floor. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle floor is shaped so as to rise above the level surface FL in the lower region of the rear seat 17, and the secondary battery 40 is disposed inside the raised portion, thereby providing the secondary battery 40. Is disposed below the level surface FL and the rest is disposed above the level surface FL. However, the vehicle floor is recessed in the lower region of the rear seat 17 from the level surface FL, and the secondary battery 40 is disposed in the recessed portion, so that a part of the secondary battery 40 is disposed below the level surface FL. The rest may be arranged above the level surface FL. In this case, the secondary battery 40 is arranged above the vehicle floor, that is, in the vehicle cabin. The knee joint position 19 may be determined by seating a three-dimensional mannequin (adult male) on the rear seat 17. Further, in this embodiment, the rear side of the lower region 18 of the rear seat 17 and the vehicle rear chamber 62 overlap, but the lower region 18 of the rear seat 17 is below the rear seat 17 and the virtual vertical surface 18a and the rear seat 17 are. A region surrounded by a virtual vertical plane including the lower end of the seat back may be used, and the rear side of the region may be the vehicle rear chamber 62.

  The PCU 50 controls the driving force of the traveling motor 11 and is configured as a logic circuit centered on a microcomputer. The PCU 50 includes a well-known CPU, ROM, RAM and input / output ports (not shown). The PCU 50 inputs the pedal position of the accelerator pedal sensor, the output current / output voltage of the inverter 12, the residual capacity value of the secondary battery 40, and detection values of various sensors (not shown), and based on the input values, A control signal for controlling the amount of supplied gas is output to the controller 22 and the air compressor 13 or a control signal to the inverter 12 and the distributor 27 is output.

  Here, the operating temperature of the fuel cell 20 is around 80 ° C., whereas the operating temperature of the secondary battery 40 is 60 ° C. or less. The fuel cell 20 is liquid-cooled (for example, water-cooled), whereas the secondary battery 40 is air-cooled rather than liquid-cooled. As described above, the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40 have different use environments such as a use temperature and a cooling method.

  In the fuel cell-equipped vehicle 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the fuel cell 20 is arranged in both the lower regions 15 and 18 of the seats 14 and 17, or the lower regions 15 and 15 of the seats 14 and 17 are arranged. The secondary battery 40 is not disposed in both of the front seats 14, but the fuel cells 20 are concentrated in the lower region 15 of the front seat 14 and the secondary batteries 40 are concentrated in the lower region 18 of the rear seat 17. Arranged. Thus, since the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40 are separated and concentrated in the lower regions 15 and 18 of the respective sheets 14 and 17, the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40 having different usage environments can be favorably provided. You can drive. Further, the lower areas 15 and 18 of the respective sheets 14 and 17 having a large dead space can be effectively used as a space for arranging the fuel cell 20, the secondary battery 40, and devices related thereto.

  In addition, the occupant seated on the front seat 14 is not affected by the fuel cell 20 or the like disposed in the lower region 15 of the front seat 14, so that the occupant seated on the rear seat 17 can move under the front seat 14. Neither the fuel cell 20 or the like disposed in the region 15 nor the secondary battery 40 disposed in the lower region 18 of the rear seat 17 impairs the comfortability around the feet. That is, since the lower region 15 of the front seat 14 and the lower region 18 of the rear seat 17 are regions that do not interfere with the foot space of the occupant, the comfortability around the feet of the occupant is not impaired.

  Further, since the traveling motor 11 and the PCU 50 are disposed in the vehicle front chamber 61 and the hydrogen tank 21 for supplying hydrogen gas to the fuel cell 20 is disposed in the vehicle rear chamber 52, the weight distribution in the vehicle longitudinal direction is optimized. can do. Since the fuel cell-equipped vehicle 10 of the present embodiment is a front-wheel drive vehicle, it is arranged so that the front of the vehicle is slightly heavier than the rear of the vehicle from the viewpoint of efficiently collecting regenerative power.

  Furthermore, some of the auxiliary devices 30 of the fuel cell 20 (the mass flow controller 22, the humidifier 23, the DC / DC converter 24, the hydrogen gas circulation pump 25, the water pump 26, and the distributor 27) Since it arrange | positions in the lower area | region 15 of the arrange | positioned front seat 14, routing of gas piping etc. can be simplified compared with the case where these are arrange | positioned in another place. Further, since these are arranged in the lower region 15 of the front seat 14 side by side with the fuel cell 20 in the vehicle width direction longer than the vehicle front-rear direction, they are easily housed in the lower region 15 of the front seat 14 together with the fuel cell 20. .

  In this embodiment, since the radiator 32, the fuel cell 20, and the secondary battery 40 are arranged in this order from the front in the vehicle front-rear direction, the radiator 32, the secondary battery 40, and the fuel cell 20 are arranged in this order. The distance between the fuel cell 20 and the radiator 32 is shorter than that of the existing one, and the configuration can be made compact.

  In the present embodiment, since the traveling motor 11, the fuel cell 20, and the secondary battery 40 are disposed in this order from the front in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the traveling motor 11, the secondary battery 40, and the fuel cell 20 are disposed in this order. Compared with the case where it is arranged, the length of the relatively thick wire connecting the traveling motor 11 and the fuel cell 20 can be shortened, and thus the configuration of the entire apparatus can be made compact.

  Furthermore, since more than half of the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40 are disposed above the level surface FL of the vehicle floor, the entire fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40 are located above the level surface FL of the vehicle floor. Compared to the case where the vehicle is disposed below, it is easy to ensure the minimum ground height of the vehicle.

  Furthermore, at the time of a side collision, center pillars 60 and 60 erected between the lower region 15 of the front seat 14 and the lower region 18 of the rear seat 17 on the left and right side surfaces of the fuel cell vehicle 10 receive the load. Therefore, the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40 are protected by the center pillars 60 and 60.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various modes as long as it belongs to the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the embodiment described above, two rows of seats are provided in the vehicle front-rear direction of the passenger compartment 63, but three or more rows of seats may be provided. For example, when three rows of seats are provided, if the front row seat is a front seat, the middle row or the last row seat is a rear seat, and if the middle row seat is a front seat, the last row seat is a rear seat. Here, when the rear seat is the last row seat, it is not necessary to determine the rear boundary of the lower region of the rear seat. However, when the rear seat is not the last row seat (for example, the middle row seat), the rear seat is seated on the last row seat. The rear boundary of the lower region of the rear seat is preferably a virtual vertical plane including the lower end of the seat back of the rear seat in consideration of the area around the feet of the occupant.

  In the above-described embodiment, the hydrogen tank 21 is used as a supply source for supplying hydrogen gas (fuel gas) to the fuel cell 20. However, a hydrogen storage alloy may be used instead of the hydrogen tank 21 or a hydrocarbon system. You may use the reformer which produces | generates hydrogen-rich gas by reaction of fuel (for example, gasoline, methanol, etc.) and water.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the front wheel drive vehicle is illustrated, and thus the hollow center tunnel raised from the level surface FL of the vehicle floor is not included. However, for the vehicle having the center tunnel, the auxiliary device of the fuel cell 20 is provided. At least a part of the class 30 may be arranged inside the center tunnel. In this way, since the auxiliary machines are arranged by effectively using the inside of the existing center tunnel, the occupant's living space is not impaired.
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the fuel cell 20 and the like are disposed in the lower region 15 of the front seat 14 and the secondary battery 40 is disposed in the lower region 18 of the rear seat 17, but the fuel cell 20 and the like are disposed below the rear seat 17. The secondary battery 40 may be disposed in the region 18 and the secondary battery 40 may be disposed in the lower region 15 of the front seat 14.

  In the above-described embodiment, a part of the auxiliary machinery 30 (the air compressor 13 and the hydrogen tank 21) is distributed in the vehicle front chamber 61 and the vehicle rear chamber 62. You may arrange | position in the area | region 15 or the lower area | region 18 of the rear seat | sheet 17. FIG.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a configuration in which both the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40 can be used as the drive source of the traveling motor 11 is adopted (in terms of control, the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40 (Including the case where both the driving motor 11 is driven, the case where the driving motor 11 is driven only by either one of the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40), or one of the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40. For example, one battery may be used as a drive source for the travel motor 11 and the other battery may be used as another device (for example, a supplementary device). It is good also as a structure which can be utilized as a power supply of (machine). Alternatively, a drive source for the traveling motor 11 may be provided in addition to the batteries 20 and 40, and one or both of the batteries 20 and 40 may serve to assist the drive source. Thus, the traveling motor 11 only needs to be configured so that at least one of the fuel cell 20 and the secondary battery 40 can be used as a drive source.

It is a top view of the fuel cell mounting vehicle of this embodiment. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the vehicle equipped with a fuel cell of this embodiment. It is a block diagram of the fuel cell loading vehicle of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Fuel cell-equipped vehicle, 11 Driving motor, 12 Inverter, 13 Air compressor, 14 Front seat, 15 Lower region, 15a Virtual vertical surface, 15b Virtual vertical surface, 16 Knee joint position, 17 Rear seat, 18 Lower region, 18a Virtual Vertical plane, 19 Knee joint position, 20 Fuel cell, 21 Hydrogen tank, 22 Mass flow controller, 23 Humidifier, 24 Converter, 25 Hydrogen gas circulation pump, 26 Water pump, 27 Distributor, 30 Auxiliary equipment, 32 Radiator , 40 secondary battery, 44 differential gear, 46 axle, 50 PCU, 52 vehicle rear chamber, 60 center pillar, 61 vehicle front chamber, 62 vehicle rear chamber, 63 passenger compartment.

Claims (17)

A fuel cell-equipped vehicle having a front seat and a rear seat on which a occupant can sit while having a traveling motor, a fuel cell, and a power storage device,
The fuel cell is arranged in a lower region of either the front seat or the rear seat,
The power storage device is arranged in a lower region of either the front seat or the rear seat in a concentrated manner. The equipment relating to the fuel cell and the power storage device is disposed in any one of a lower region of the front seat, a lower region of the rear seat, a vehicle front chamber near the front wheels, and a vehicle rear chamber near the rear wheels. 1. A vehicle equipped with a fuel cell according to 1. The fuel cell-equipped vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a lower region of each seat is a region that does not interfere with a passenger's foot space. The lower region of the front seat includes a virtual vertical surface below the front seat and including a knee joint position when an occupant is seated on the front seat and a virtual vertical surface including a lower end of a seat back of the front seat. The lower region of the rear seat is an enclosed region, and is a region behind the virtual vertical plane below the rear seat and including a knee joint position when an occupant is seated on the rear seat. A fuel cell vehicle according to any one of the above. The fuel cell-equipped vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least a part of the auxiliary devices of the fuel cell is disposed in a lower region of a seat where the fuel cell is disposed. 6. The fuel cell-equipped vehicle according to claim 5, wherein at least a part of the fuel cell auxiliaries are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction with the fuel cell in a lower region of a seat on which the fuel cell is disposed. . The fuel cell-equipped vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein at least a part of the fuel cell auxiliary machine is disposed inside a center tunnel. The fuel cell-equipped vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a center pillar is erected between a lower region of the front seat and a lower region of the rear seat. A fuel cell-equipped vehicle having a traveling motor, a fuel cell, and a power storage device,
A vehicle equipped with a fuel cell, which is arranged in the order of the traveling motor, the fuel cell, and the power storage device from the front in the vehicle longitudinal direction. A fuel cell-equipped vehicle having a traveling motor, a fuel cell, and a power storage device,
The fuel cell-equipped vehicle is arranged in the order of the fuel cell cooling device, the fuel cell, and the power storage device from the front in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The vehicle equipped with a fuel cell according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the fuel cell and the power storage device is arranged in a vehicle cabin. The travel motor is disposed in a vehicle front chamber near the front wheel,
The fuel cell-equipped vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein a fuel gas supply source that supplies fuel gas to the fuel cell is disposed in a vehicle rear compartment near a rear wheel. A control unit that controls output of the traveling motor by controlling electric power from the fuel cell and the power storage device, and the control unit is disposed in a vehicle front chamber near a front wheel together with the traveling motor. Item 13. A vehicle equipped with a fuel cell according to Item 12. The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the fuel gas supply source is a hydrogen tank. The fuel cell-equipped vehicle according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the fuel cell is disposed above a level surface of a vehicle floor. The fuel cell vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein at least a part of the power storage device is disposed above a level surface of a vehicle floor. The fuel cell vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the power storage device is a secondary battery or a capacitor.

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