Patent · US Expired

Thermally energy efficient vehicle

US6877786B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 2001
Grant dateApr 12, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60J1/002
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thermally energy efficient vehicle includes a vehicle structure having generally interconnected structural members that form a frame for the vehicle and generally planar interconnected panels that define a shape of the vehicle. The thermally energy efficient vehicle also includes a low transmittance glass window positioned within the vehicle structure which increases a thermal resistance of the vehicle and an energy efficient thermal management system that provides exterior thermal management and interior thermal management for the vehicle, such that the energy efficient thermal management system consumes less thermal energy as a result of the increased thermal resistance of the vehicle.

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