Patent ID: 7533748

Claim:
A vehicle mounting structure including a fuel cell box which accommodates a fuel cell stack, said fuel cell box comprising: a bottom frame on which said fuel cell stack is mounted; a top frame, said bottom frame and said top frame sandwiching said fuel cell stack; a side frame which forms a framework of said fuel cell box and which is connected to said bottom frame and to said top frame; a plurality of bottom holddown members to attach a bottom portion of said fuel cell stack to said bottom frame; a plurality of top holddown members to attach a top portion of said fuel cell stack to said top frame, wherein said fuel cell stack comprises a pair of endplates which sandwich a plurality of fuel cells, said plurality of bottom holddown members attach a bottom portion of said endplates to said bottom frame, said plurality of top holddown members attach a top portion of said endplates to said top frame, said pair of endplates sandwich said fuel cell stack along a longitudinal direction extending from a front of a vehicle to a rear of the vehicle; and the vehicle mounting structure further comprising a plurality of bolts extending in said longitudinal direction, wherein said pair of endplates are attached to said top frame via said top holddown members by said plurality of bolts.