Arrangement structure for fuel cell system in vehicle
An arrangement structure for a fuel cell system in a vehicle including a fuel cell box which holds a fuel cell, a sub-frame which holds a fuel gas tank, and a fuel gas dilution box. The sub-frame is placed so as to be aligned with the fuel cell box, and the fuel gas dilution box is disposed between the fuel cell and the sub-frame.
1. An arrangement structure for a fuel cell system in a vehicle, comprising:
a fuel cell box which holds a fuel cell;
a sub-frame which holds a hydrogen tank, said sub-frame being placed so as to be aligned with said fuel cell box; and
a fuel gas dilution box which is disposed between said fuel cell and said sub-frame, wherein
said fuel gas dilution box mixes hydrogen gas, which is discharged when a purging process of water remaining at an anode or of nitrogen contaminating hydrogen gas is carried out, with air exhausted from a cathode so that concentration of hydrogen is reduced;
said sub-frame is a member formed in a rectangular shape and said hydrogen tank is fixed thereto by a band, said sub-frame being fixed to a rear frame and including a flat surface at a front thereof;
said fuel cell box is disposed below a floor so as to extend over left and right floor frames which are connected to the rear frame;
said fuel cell box includes a flat surface at a rear thereof, said fuel cell box being disposed close to said sub-frame with the flat surface at the rear of said fuel cell box facing the flat surface at the front of said sub-frame; and
said fuel gas dilution box is fixed to said fuel cell box in a state such that the fuel gas dilution box contacts a wall portion at the rear of said fuel cell box so that no space is present therebetween.
2. An arrangement structure for a fuel cell system in a vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a stay which is fixed to said fuel gas dilution box, said stay including a base portion having a fragile structure.