Ventilation module for a rail vehicle

A ventilation module for a rail vehicle, the ventilation module comprising:

• a housing with a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a rear side opposite said front side and two side walls, said housing further having an air inlet, an air outlet and a dust discharge opening formed therein;
• a first cleaning stage disposed in an upper region of said housing, said first cleaning stage having a cyclone separator with a dust outlet and a cyclone air outlet formed therein;
• a second cleaning stage disposed in a central region of said housing, said second cleaning stage being disposed below said first cleaning stage in such a way that air from said cyclone air outlet can pass to said second cleaning stage, wherein said second cleaning stage having a surface filter and/or a depth filter, wherein said surface filter and/or said depth filter facing toward said front side of said housing;
• a dust discharge channel connected to said dust outlet of said cyclone separator, wherein said dust discharge channel is disposed in said central region of said housing, wherein said dust discharge channel facing toward said rear side of said housing;
• a dust discharge fan configured to draw in the air and dust from said dust discharge channel and to remove the air and the dust from said housing through said dust discharge opening;
• and
• a machine room fan disposed in a lower region of said housing below said second cleaning stage, wherein said machine room fan being configured to draw in the air through said second cleaning stage and to release the air via said air outlet.