Environmentally controlled sleeping zone and thermal barrier
US6681588B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D33/0612
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An environmentally controlled sleeper area of a vehicle that is contained within a bunk area (that is in turn adjacent to a cab area of the vehicle). The bunk area has an end wall and a pair of side walls extending generally perpendicular to the end wall. The side walls and the end wall encompass or surround three sides of a bed. Along the remaining open side of the bed, the vehicle operator can maneuver in and out of the bed. An extendible and retractable thermal barrier is provided along the remaining open side of the bed. The thermal barrier rises above the top surface of the bed and thermally separates the sleeping area from a remainder of the bunk area. An environmental control unit provides thermally conditioned air that becomes trapped between the back wall and thermal barrier by virtue of the thermal barrier.
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