Patent ID: 8142724
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A hydrogen sensor mounting structure for a fuel cell vehicle, comprising: a fuel cell system installed under a floor panel; and a hydrogen sensor located above the fuel cell system, wherein the floor panel includes a floor tunnel portion protruding into a cabin of the vehicle, the floor tunnel portion comprising a top wall, the top wall having an opening thereon, the fuel cell system is located on an outer side of the cabin of the floor tunnel portion, the hydrogen sensor is mounted from an inner side of the cabin of the floor tunnel portion at the opening of the top wall, wherein the hydrogen sensor includes a detecting surface, and the entire detecting surface is located at a level the same as or higher than the top wall of the tunnel portion, and the hydrogen sensor is removably mounted from an inner side of the cabin to a mounting base which projects upward and is provided around the opening of the top wall, the opening being formed in the mounting base.