Golf vehicle accessory
AssigneeTextron Inc.
InventorsJohn Michael Schonewolf, Karan Shenoy Yelthimar, Rohith Rohidas Pai
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Abstract
A cooling assembly for a vehicle includes a housing defining a first opening and a housing volume configured to receive a coolant, a heat exchanger, a fan proximate the heat exchanger, a pump positioned within the housing volume, and a sensor configured to detect a presence of an operator. The fan is configured to selectively provide air through the heat exchanger and out the opening to facilitate providing a cooled airflow to the operator of the vehicle. The pump is fluidly coupled to the heat exchanger. The pump is configured to selectively provide the coolant to the heat exchanger. The sensor provides a signal when the presence of the operator is detected that causes the fan and the pump to operate.
Claims20
A golf vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a seat coupled to the frame, the seat configured to support an operator;
- a cooling assembly including:
- a housing defining a housing volume configured to receive a coolant;
- a heat exchanger;
- a fan proximate the heat exchanger, the fan configured to selectively provide air through the heat exchanger to facilitate providing a cooled airflow to the operator, the fan operable between a first fan state and a second fan state;
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- a pump positioned within the housing volume, the pump fluidly coupled to the heat exchanger, the pump configured to selectively provide the coolant to the heat exchanger, the pump operable between a first pump state and a second pump state;
- and
- a sensor coupled to the cooling assembly, the sensor configured to detect a presence of the operator;
- wherein the sensor provides a first signal when the presence of the operator is not detected that causes the fan to operate at the first fan state and the pump to operate at the first pump state;
- and
- wherein the sensor provide a second signal when the presence of the operator is detected that causes the fan to operate at the second fan state and the pump to operate at the second pump state.
A cooling assembly for a vehicle, the cooling assembly comprising:
- a housing defining an opening and a housing volume configured to receive a coolant;
- a heat exchanger;
- a fan proximate the heat exchanger, the fan configured to selectively provide air through the heat exchanger and the opening to facilitate providing a cooled airflow to an operator of the vehicle;
- a pump positioned within the housing volume, the pump fluidly coupled to the heat exchanger, the pump configured to selectively provide the coolant to the heat exchanger;
- and
- a sensor configured to detect a presence of the operator;
- wherein the sensor provides a signal when the presence of the operator is detected that causes the fan and the pump to operate.
A golf vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a seat coupled to the frame, the seat configured to support an operator;
- a sensor configured to detect a presence of the operator;
- an accessory storage area positioned proximate the seat;
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- a golf vehicle accessory including:
- an upper housing portion;
- a lower housing portion defining a housing volume configured to receive a coolant, the lower housing portion positioned least partially within the accessory storage area;
- a heat exchanger positioned within the upper housing portion;
- a fan proximate the heat exchanger, the fan configured to selectively provide air through the heat exchanger to facilitate providing a cooled air flow to the operator;
- and
- a pump positioned within the housing volume, the pump fluidly coupled to the heat exchanger, the pump configured to selectively provide the coolant to the heat exchanger;
- wherein the sensor provides a signal when the presence of the operator is detected that causes the fan and the pump to operate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.