Title:
VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR LOADING GASEOUS FUEL TANK
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/073193
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A vehicle, wherein a hydrogen tank (30) is loaded on the roof (22) thereof in such a manner that a valve unit (32) attached to one end portion of the tank in the longitudinal direction is located as apart as possible from a front doorway (26) and a central doorway (28) of a bus (20) equipped with a fuel cell, and that the longitudinal direction of the hydrogen tank is the right and left direction of the vehicle. The above vehicle can reduce the influence of the leaked or discharged hydrogen on the front doorway portion (26) and a central doorway portion (28), even when hydrogen is leaked from the valve unit (32) or a fusible plug valve of the valve unit (32) is fused and hydrogen is discharged.
Inventors:
MIZUNO HIDEAKI (JP)
NAGANUMA YOSHIAKI (JP)
NAGANUMA YOSHIAKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/300108
Publication Date:
July 13, 2006
Filing Date:
January 06, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
MIZUNO HIDEAKI (JP)
NAGANUMA YOSHIAKI (JP)
MIZUNO HIDEAKI (JP)
NAGANUMA YOSHIAKI (JP)
International Classes:
B60K15/03; B60H1/00; B62D25/06; B62D31/02
Foreign References:
| JP2000225855A | 2000-08-15 | |||
| JP2001239845A | 2001-09-04 | |||
| JP2000170606A | 2000-06-20 | |||
| JPH11245672A | 1999-09-14 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ITEC INTERNATIONAL PATENT FIRM (3-3 Uchisaiwai-cho 1-chom, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 11, JP)
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