| US 7,484,582 B2 | ||
| Suspension system in fuel cell electric vehicle | ||
| Kanau Iwashita, Saitama (Japan); and Shinji Takayanagi, Saitama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 11, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/201,298. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-240698 (JP), filed on Aug. 20, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0060400 A1, Mar. 23, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B62D 61/02 (2006.01); B62K 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 180—65.1 [180/220; 180/218] | 12 Claims |
| 7. A suspension system in a fuel cell electric vehicle comprising:
a fuel cell mounted adjacent to a floor portion of a vehicle;
a motor unit supported by a body frame wherein the motor unit can be pivoted relative to the body frame; and
a shock absorber provided between the motor unit and the body frame, wherein the shock absorber is arranged under the fuel
cell, and
further comprising:
a shock absorber rod, one end side of which is coupled to the motor unit, and another end side of which extends toward a front
of the vehicle; and
a shock absorber arm which is coupled to another end side of the shock absorber rod, an upside of which is supported by the
body frame so that the shock absorber arm can be rocked, and a downside of which is coupled to a front end of the shock absorber,
wherein:
the rear end of the shock absorber is coupled to the body frame.
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