Trailer refrigeration unit with pivotally mounted compressor and engine/generator set
US5960637A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H1/00014
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A trailer refrigeration unit has a pivotally mounted engine driven generator unit and a pivotally mounted compressor unit that combine to form a structure that minimizes the spatial "real estate" occupied by the refrigeration unit. A single common rotatable shaft operates the integrally mounted engine and generator to form a unitary unit. The engine driven generator and compressor units can be pivoted out of the refrigeration unit frame to a fully serviceable position that provides easy access to the rear portions of the engine, generator and compressor units without requiring removal of those units from the refrigeration unit.
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