Patent ID: 7921948
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: B62J,B62K

Abstract:
1. A saddle seat type fuel-cell electric vehicle comprising: a steering handle; a head pipe for rotatably supporting said steering handle; a body frame connected at one end thereof to said head pipe and extending downward therefrom; a fuel cell for generating electric power by the chemical reaction of a fuel gas and a reactant gas; a plurality of fuel tanks for storing said fuel gas to be supplied to said fuel cell; a seat for supporting an operator; and a low floor type footrest provided between said steering handle and said seat, said fuel cell being located below said seat; wherein said fuel tanks extend substantially vertically along said body frame so as to interpose said body frame in the lateral direction of said vehicle; and the upper end portions of said fuel tanks are located so as to overlap said head pipe as viewed in side elevation of said vehicle with the lower end portions of said fuel tanks being located at a level higher than the level of said footrest, and further comprising: a guard pipe with a linear portion which is located forward of the head pipe which extends in a width direction of the vehicle, and a central reinforcing pipe and a pair of right and left reinforcing pipes each of which is connected to the head pipe and to a front portion of the guard pipe in such a manner so as to form a truss structure.