Vehicle roof-mounted air conditioning unit
US4134275A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H2001/00235
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air conditioning unit having a housing providing support structure for supporting the unit on a relatively thin sheet metal roof of a bus or the like. The housing includes two opposed upright side panels which provide the support for the air conditioning components housed therein and which also in turn are supported on the bus roof, generally adjacent the sidewalls of the bus to utilize the greater load bearing capability of the roof in this vicinity. The housing is separated into an evaporator compartment and a condenser compartment by an internal bulkhead extending between and supported by the side panels. The unit includes a single condenser fan motor and a single evaporator fan motor which are each cantilevered from the bulkhead in their respective compartments to generally counterbalance one another while transferring their weight through the bulkhead to the sidewalls of the housing.
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