IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,634,026
Granted Patent B2
US 11,634,026 · App. 17/228,097 · Granted Apr 25, 2023

Transport vehicle

Inventors: Tomoki Nakashima (Nagoya, JP); Toshiyuki Kondo (Chiryu, JP); Yukihide Yokoyama (Toyota, JP)
Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha; Hino Motors, Ltd.
B60K15/07B60K15/03006B60K2015/03118B60L50/71
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Patent No.
US 11,634,026
App. No.
17/228,097
Granted
Apr 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transport vehicle configured to run on electricity generated by a fuel cell includes: a body having a cargo space for freight; a chassis frame located below the body and supporting the body; and a tank unit including a plurality of tanks that stores fuel gas to be used for power generation by the fuel cell and a connecting portion connecting the tanks, the tank unit being located between the cargo space and the chassis frame.

Claims (18)

1. A transport vehicle configured to run on electricity generated by a fuel cell, comprising:

a body having a cargo space for freight;

a chassis frame located below the body and supporting the body; and

a tank unit including a plurality of tanks that stores fuel gas to be used for power generation by the fuel cell and a connecting portion connecting the tanks, the tank unit being located between the cargo space and the chassis frame.

2. The transport vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the tank unit is located between a bottom surface of the body and an upper surface of the chassis frame.

3. The transport vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the body has a tank storage space below the cargo space; and

the tank unit is located in the tank storage space.

4. The transport vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

each of the tanks has a cylindrical portion; and

the cylindrical portion of each of the tanks has a same outer diameter.

5. The transport vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

each of the tanks has a cylindrical portion; and

the cylindrical portion of each of the tanks is arranged parallel to each other.

6. The transport vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a cooling device configured to cool the cargo space.

7. The transport vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a slide mechanism configured to move the tank unit between a first position and a second position, wherein:

the first position is a position where the tank unit is located when the fuel gas is supplied from the tank unit to the fuel cell; and

the second position is a position where the tank unit is located when loading the tank unit onto the transport vehicle or when unloading the tank unit from the transport vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2021
From: NAKASHIMA, TOMOKI; KONDO, TOSHIYUKI; YOKOYAMA, YUKIHIDE
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; HINO MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 055893/0980 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-108502 · Jun 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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