US Patent 10202049 Air-cooled fuel-cell vehicle

An air-cooled fuel-cell vehicle includes: a drive motor for the vehicle; an air-cooled fuel cell; an intake duct which is placed on a vehicle front side relative to the fuel cell and guides air to the fuel cell; an air-intake shutter mechanism which opens and closes the intake duct; a storage chamber provided on the vehicle front side relative to a passenger compartment of the vehicle and accommodates the fuel cell, the intake duct, and the air-intake shutter mechanism; a controlling portion which controls the air-intake shutter mechanism; and a collision detector which detects a front collision of the vehicle. The controlling portion controls the air-intake shutter mechanism to a closed side when the front collision of the vehicle is detected, and the intake duct includes a tubular metal plate portion or a resin portion containing an elastomer component.