Saddle seat type electric vehicle
US8056658B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62K2204/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A saddle seat type fuel-cell electric vehicle includes a motor for driving rear wheels, a secondary battery for supplying electric power to the motor, a carrier for carrying luggage and a seat for supporting an operator, the carrier is located behind the seat and above the rear wheels. The secondary battery includes a plurality of cells each having an elongated boxlike shape, and it is stored in the internal space of the carrier, thereby increasing the flexibility of the layout of the vehicle body. Spacings functioning as air passages are defined between the inner wall of the carrier and the secondary battery. The carrier is formed with air inlet openings for introducing an air flow into the internal space and an air outlet opening for discharging the air flow out of the internal space. The plural cells are arranged adjacent to each other with given intervals on the same plane.
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