IP Library Granted Patent US 9,711,819
Granted Patent B2
US 9,711,819 · App. 15/296,746 · Granted Jul 18, 2017

Mount structure for fuel cell stack

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Patent No.
US 9,711,819
App. No.
15/296,746
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mount structure includes a mount member, and a bracket member. An upper surface of the bracket member, which is connected to a lower portion of a fuel cell stack, includes an upper surface cut formed by cutting the bracket member in a depth direction, and the upper surface cut extends in a surface direction. A lower surface of the bracket member, which is opposite to the upper surface, includes a lower surface cut formed by cutting the bracket member in the depth direction, and the lower surface cut extends in the surface direction.

Claims (14)

1. A mount structure for a fuel cell stack for a purpose of arranging the fuel cell stack, which comprises a plurality of stacked power generation cells for generating electrical energy by electrochemical reactions between a fuel gas and an oxygen-containing gas, in a motor room of a fuel cell vehicle,

wherein a motor is disposed below the fuel cell stack;

the mount structure comprising:

a mount member configured to fix the fuel cell stack and the motor to a vehicle body; and

a bracket member configured to connect the mount member and the fuel cell stack; and

wherein an upper surface of the bracket member, which is connected to a lower portion of the fuel cell stack, has an upper surface cut formed by cutting the bracket member in a depth direction, and the upper surface cut extends in a surface direction of the upper surface; and

a lower surface of the bracket member, which is opposite to the upper surface, has a lower surface cut formed by cutting the bracket member in the depth direction, and the lower surface cut extends in a surface direction of the lower surface.

2. The mount structure for the fuel cell stack according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the upper surface cut in the surface direction is shorter than a length of the lower surface cut in the surface direction.

3. The mount structure for the fuel cell stack according to claim 2 , wherein a cut depth of the upper surface cut is smaller than a cut depth of the lower surface cut.

4. The mount structure for the fuel cell stack according to claim 1 , wherein a cut depth of the upper surface cut is smaller than a cut depth of the lower surface cut.

5. The mount structure for the fuel cell stack according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of bolts configured to fix the bracket member and the fuel cell stack,

wherein, among the bolts, a bolt positioned at a rearmost end in a vehicle traveling direction, the upper surface cut, and the lower surface cut are arranged on a same virtual straight line that extends in a vehicle widthwise direction.

6. The mount structure for the fuel cell stack according to claim 1 , further comprising a stack case containing the fuel cell stack,

wherein the bracket member is fixed to the mount member and a lower surface of the stack case.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058951/0705 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2016
From: ISHIKAWA, CHOICHI; YOSHITOMI, RYOICHI; NAITO, HIDEHARU; YODONO, SUSUMU; KUROIWA, TAKASHI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.; NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040047/0869 →