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Combination vehicle, trailer, and tractor

A technology of the headstock and automobile, applied in the direction of tractor-trailer combination, electric vehicle, traction connector, etc., which can solve the problems of large energy, insufficient guarantee of driving distance, consumption, etc.

Pending Publication Date: 2021-04-02
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK +1
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Tractor vehicles carry a large amount of cargo to travel, so compared with passenger cars, they consume a lot of energy
Therefore, in the case where the tractor locomotive that tows a trailer is configured as a fuel cell vehicle, hydrogen stored in a tank that can be mounted on a tractor locomotive that is relatively small compared to the trailer may not be able to sufficiently ensure the primary hydrogen filling. Possibility of being able to travel distance

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no. 1 Embodiment approach

[0029] figure 1 It is a side view showing the towing vehicle 10 of this embodiment. In this specification, the front of the tractor vehicle 10 is referred to as the Y direction. Let the right direction of the tractor vehicle 10 be the X direction. Let the upper side of the tractor vehicle 10 be the Z direction. exist figure 1 In , the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction are shown. exist image 3 The X direction, Y direction, Z direction shown in the figure 1 The X-direction, Y-direction, and Z-direction shown in are the same.

[0030] The tractor truck 10 is a vehicle loaded with cargo to be transported and transported. The tractor vehicle 10 includes a tractor head 11 and a trailer 12 .

[0031] The tractor head 11 is connected to the trailer 12 and tows the trailer 12 . The tractor head 11 uses hydrogen to travel. More specifically, the tractor head 11 is driven by supplying hydrogen gas from the tank 32 included in the tractor head 11 and the tank 25...

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[0075] In the above embodiments, the fuel is hydrogen. However, the fuel may be, for example, other hydrocarbons such as methane, ethane, and natural gas. When the fuel is used as the fuel gas of the fuel cell, it is preferable that the tractor vehicle is provided with a reformer for reforming hydrocarbons to generate hydrogen. In addition, instead of the fuel cell, an internal combustion engine or an external combustion engine that burns fuel gas to obtain kinetic energy may be provided on the tractor head.

[0076] In the above embodiment, the tanks 25 and 32 can store hydrogen gas at a maximum pressure of 70 MPa. However, the tank for storing high-pressure gas may also be in the form of storing liquefied gas instead of compressed gas. In this manual, "high-pressure gas" refers to high-pressure gas specified in Article 2 of the High-pressure Gas Safety Act (Showa 26 Law No. 204, April 1, 2013 Enforcement Law). That is, in this specification, "high-pressure gas" belongs to...

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[0084] In the above embodiment, the first piping P21 is made of stainless steel (refer to figure 2 ). However, the first piping P21 may also be made of other materials. In addition, the first piping P21 may have a structure having a plurality of layers.

[0085] In the above-mentioned embodiment, the portion connecting the decompression portion 27 and the outlet-side connection portion P22o in the second pipe P22 is made of rubber. However, the second pipe P22 may be made of other materials such as resin. In addition, the second piping P22 may have a structure having a plurality of layers. However, it is preferable that the second piping P22 has a lower rigidity than the first piping P21. It is preferable that the second pipe P22 has a structure that is more easily elastically deformed than the first pipe P21.

[0086] In the above-described embodiment, the portion connecting the decompression portion 27 and the outlet-side connection portion P22o in the second piping P2...

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Abstract

A combination vehicle includes a tractor and a trailer towed by the tractor. The trailer includes a first tank that is configured to store a high-pressure gas as a fuel used by the tractor to travel.The tractor includes a second tank that is configured to store a high-pressure gas as a fuel used by the tractor to travel. The combination vehicle is configured to travel using the fuel supplied fromthe first tank and the second tank.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to a tow vehicle, a trailer, and a tow locomotive. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, there has been a fuel cell vehicle including a tank storing hydrogen gas, a fuel cell system generating electricity from the hydrogen gas supplied from the tank, and a motor driven by electric power supplied from the fuel cell system (JP 2018-114816). [0003] The towing vehicle is composed of a tractor head and a trailer. The trailer itself that loads the cargo to be conveyed does not generate driving force. The tractor head equipped with an engine and pulling a trailer does not carry cargo to be transported. Therefore, the tractor head is relatively small compared with the trailer. Tractor vehicles travel with a large load of cargo, and therefore consume a large amount of energy compared to passenger vehicles. Therefore, in the case where the tractor locomotive that tows a trailer is configured as a fuel cell vehicle, hy...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60K15/07B60K15/03B60K15/01B62D53/06
CPCB60K15/07B60K15/03B60K15/013B62D53/06B60K2015/03315B60Y2200/142B60Y2400/202B60Y2200/147B60Y2200/148B60K15/03006B60K15/063B60K2015/0634B60K2015/0638B60K2015/0639B60K2015/03026B60K2015/03013B62D53/04Y02T90/40Y02E60/32B60D1/62B60L2200/28B60L2200/30B60L50/70B60L50/71B60L50/72B62D53/0842B60K15/01F16L37/127F16L37/40B60L2200/36
Inventor 近藤俊行横山幸秀
Owner TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK