Patent ID: 7222692
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
1. An auxiliary machine mounting structure of a fuel cell vehicle comprising: a motor, a power supply unit, and auxiliary machines, provided in a motor compartment of the fuel cell vehicle, wherein the motor is disposed at a lower part in the motor compartment, wherein the power supply unit is provided above the motor and provided with a cooling fin for heat radiation, wherein the auxiliary machines are mounted on a frame member, wherein the frame member extends in a vehicle transverse direction in front of the motor and the power supply unit, and wherein the frame member comprises a plurality of cross frames bent to form a lower horizontal portion and an upper horizontal portion connected by an intermediate frame portion, the lower horizontal portion and the upper horizontal portion extending in the vehicle transverse direction at different height levels and in opposite directions of each other from the intermediate frame portion, and wherein the auxiliary machines are connected to the frame member in an arrangement such that a cooling air flow from the front of the fuel cell vehicle is allowed to directly reach the cooling fin of the power supply unit.