Method and apparatus for cooling interior spaces of vehicles
AssigneePACCAR Inc
InventorLew Plummer
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Abstract
A vehicle interior cooling system (100) for a vehicle having a cabin (108) and an engine (107) for providing propulsion power is disclosed. The vehicle interior cooling system includes a cabin cooling system (102) driven by the engine of the vehicle and an electrically driven cooling system (103) having a cold storage device (110) coupled to the vehicle. The electrically driven cooling system selectively thermally charges the cold storage device when the engine is in an on and/or off position.
Claims25
A vehicle interior cooling system for a vehicle having a cabin and an engine for providing propulsion power, the vehicle interior cooling system comprising:
- (a) a cabin cooling system driven by the engine of the vehicle;
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- (b) an electrically driven cooling system having a cold storage device coupled to the vehicle, the electrically driven cooling system selectively thermally charging the cold storage device when the engine is in an on position.
A vehicle interior cooling system for a vehicle having a cabin and an engine for providing propulsion power, the vehicle interior cooling system comprising:
- (a) a first cooling system disposed within the vehicle and driven by the engine;
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- (b) a second cooling system having a cold storage device coupled to the vehicle, the second cooling system being selectable to thermally charge the cold storage device when the engine is in an off position.
A vehicle mounted cooling system for cooling an interior space of a vehicle, the vehicle having an engine for providing propulsion power to the vehicle, the vehicle mounted cooling system comprising:
- (a) a cabin cooling system powered by the engine for cooling the interior space of the vehicle;
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- (b) a cold storage system operable independently of the cabin cooling system, the cold storage system having a cold storage device thermally chargeable and dischargeable by the cold storage system for cooling the interior space of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.