IP Library Granted Patent US 12,545,129
Granted Patent B2
US 12,545,129 · App. 18/206,827 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Fuel cell vehicle

Inventor: Aiko Hirawaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
B60L50/71B60K1/04B62D21/152B60K2001/0411B60L2210/40
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Patent No.
US 12,545,129
App. No.
18/206,827
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell, a drive motor, and a drive unit. The drive motor is configured to be driven with electricity of the fuel cell. The drive unit is configured to transmit driving force from the drive motor. The fuel cell, the drive motor, and the drive unit are disposed in a front space of the vehicle. The fuel cell is mounted via a first frame coupled to a body. The drive motor and the drive unit are mounted via a second frame that is coupled to the body and that is different from the first frame.

Claims (59)

1 . A fuel cell vehicle comprising:

a fuel cell;

a drive motor configured to be driven with electricity of the fuel cell; and

a drive unit configured to transmit driving force from the drive motor, wherein

the fuel cell, the drive motor, and the drive unit are disposed in a front space of the vehicle,

the fuel cell is mounted via a first frame coupled to a body,

the drive motor and the drive unit being mounted via a second frame that is coupled to the body and that is different from the first frame, the second frame being disposed behind the first frame in a longitudinal direction of the body.

2 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the fuel cell, the drive unit, and the drive motor are disposed in this order from a front to a rear of the fuel cell vehicle,

the first frame is disposed so as to be capable of being downsized and deformed in a longitudinal direction of the fuel cell vehicle when a rear bracket is broken at a time of a front collision, and

the second frame is disposed so as to turn around a coupling part that is coupled to the body and that is located closer to the front of the fuel cell vehicle when a coupling part that is coupled to the body and that is located closer to the rear of the fuel cell vehicle is broken at the time of the front collision.

3 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the second frame is disposed obliquely under a floor tunnel of the body.

4 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

accessories are disposed below a portion of the first frame on which the fuel cell is provided, and

an electrical accessory of the accessories is disposed such that a position where the drive unit is installed and a position where the electrical accessory is installed are shifted from each other in a width direction of the fuel cell vehicle so as not to overlap each other in a longitudinal direction of the fuel cell vehicle.

5 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the second frame is disposed obliquely under a floor tunnel of the body.

6 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein

the second frame is disposed behind the first frame in a longitudinal direction of the body from a front to a rear of the fuel cell vehicle.

7 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the fuel cell, the drive unit, and the drive motor are disposed in this order from a front to a rear of the fuel cell vehicle.

8 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the first frame is disposed so as to be capable of being downsized and deformed in a longitudinal direction of the fuel cell vehicle when a rear bracket is broken at a time of a front collision.

9 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the second frame is disposed so as to turn around a coupling part that is coupled to the body and that is located closer to the front of the fuel cell vehicle when a coupling part that is coupled to the body and that is located closer to the rear of the fuel cell vehicle is broken at the time of the front collision.

10 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the fuel cell, the drive unit, and the drive motor are disposed in this order from a front to a rear of the fuel cell vehicle,

the first frame is disposed so as to be capable of being downsized and deformed in a longitudinal direction of the fuel cell vehicle when a rear bracket is broken at a time of a front collision.

11 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the fuel cell, the drive unit, and the drive motor are disposed in this order from a front to a rear of the fuel cell vehicle, and

the second frame is disposed so as to turn around a coupling part that is coupled to the body and that is located closer to the front of the fuel cell vehicle when a coupling part that is coupled to the body and that is located closer to the rear of the fuel cell vehicle is broken at the time of the front collision.

12 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

accessories are disposed below a portion of the first frame on which the fuel cell is provided.

13 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

an electrical accessory of the accessories is disposed such that a position where the drive unit is installed and a position where the electrical accessory is installed are shifted from each other in a width direction of the fuel cell vehicle so as not to overlap each other in a longitudinal direction of the fuel cell vehicle.

14 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the fuel cell is mounted ahead of the drive unit and the driver motor from a front to a rear of the fuel cell vehicle.

15 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein a start of the second frame is disposed behind a start of the first frame in a longitudinal direction of the body.

16 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the second frame being disposed entirely behind the first frame in a longitudinal direction of the body.

17 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the second frame is disposed behind the first frame in a longitudinal direction of the body from a front to a rear of the fuel cell vehicle.

18 . A fuel cell vehicle comprising:

a fuel cell;

a drive motor configured to be driven with electricity of the fuel cell;

a drive unit configured to transmit driving force from the drive motor, wherein

the fuel cell, the drive motor, and the drive unit are disposed in a front space of the vehicle,

the fuel cell is mounted via a first frame coupled to a body,

the drive motor and the drive unit being mounted via a second frame that is coupled to the body and that is different from the first frame; and

a third frame on which a high-voltage component configured to drive the drive motor is mounted, the third frame being fixed onto the second frame via a fixing member.

19 . The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 18 , wherein the second frame is disposed obliquely under a floor tunnel of the body.

20 . A fuel cell vehicle comprising:

a fuel cell;

a drive motor configured to be driven with electricity of the fuel cell; and

a drive unit configured to transmit driving force from the drive motor, wherein

the fuel cell, the drive motor, and the drive unit are disposed in a front space of the vehicle,

the fuel cell is mounted via a first frame coupled to a body,

the drive motor and the drive unit being mounted via a second frame that is coupled to the body and that is different from the first frame, and

the second frame is disposed obliquely under a floor tunnel of the body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2023
From: HIRAWAKI, AIKO
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063934/0954 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-109036 · Jul 6, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240010080A1 · Jan 11, 2024
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