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Air-conditioning device, especially for railroad cars

US4935599A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 13, 1989
Grant dateJun 19, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 13, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61D27/0018
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The air-conditioning device, in particular for a railroad car (2), includes a fan (1) for blowing cold or heated air into a conduit (4), the upper portion of which opens into a space (7) delimited by two parallel walls (8, 9) which are adjacent to the lateral face (5) of the railroad car (2). The space (7) is provided with apertures (10) located substantially at the level of the car windows (11). The conduit (4) is provided on its lateral face with an air discharge vent (13) which extends over the full length of the car. The wall (9) of the space (7) which is adjacent to the interior of the car is provided with a slit (6) located near the conduit (4), the air contained in the car (2) being sucked through the slit (6) into the space 97).

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