Air-conditioning system for a commercial vehicle

US6470960B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Behr GmbH & Co. · DE

Inventors

• Hans Kampf · Bad Marienberg, DE
• Dietrich Klingler · Heubach, DE
• Dieter Schmadl · Erbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 20, 2001
• Grant date: Oct 29, 2002
• Expiry date: Apr 20, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60H2001/00099
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An air-conditioning system is disclosed for a cab of a commercial vehicle, which has a driver's area, a front-passenger's area and a sleeping area in the cab interior. The system is constructed as simply and cost-effectively as possible and permits more economical air-conditioning of the individual areas of the cab interior. The air-conditioning system has at least two fans (30, 32, 34) and a central control unit (16) that contains at least one heater and at least one cooling heat exchanger. Air temperature is controlled individually for each area and is guided via individual air ducts (20, 22, 24, 26, 28) into the respective areas. A first fan (30) is assigned to the drivers and front-passenger's area, and at least one second fan (32, 34) is assigned to the sleeping area.