Cooling unit including an evaporator and a vibration absorption mechanism therefor
AssigneeSanden Corporation
InventorShimazaki, Seiji
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Abstract
A cooling unit suitable for use in an automobile air conditioning system. The cooling unit includes an evaporator disposed in a casing having air inlet and air outlet openings to permit air passage through the evaporator. A vibration absorbing mechanism comprising an elastic material surrounds a peripheral surface of the evaporator and is disposed between the evaporator and the casing to prevent the transfer of vibration from the evaporator to the casing. Accordingly, the vibration absorption mechanism reduces or eliminates noise related to evaporator vibration from reaching the automotive passenger compartment.
Claims20
A cooling unit suitable for use in an automotive air conditioning system, said cooling unit comprising a casing and an evaporator disposed within said casing, said casing including air inlet and air outlet opening to permit air flow through said evaporator, the improvement comprising:
- vibration absorbing means for absorbing vibration produced by said evaporator, said vibration absorbing means comprising an elastic member surrounding a peripheral surface of said evaporator.
A cooling unit for an automotive air conditioning system, said cooling unit comprising a casing and an evaporator disposed within said casing, said casing including air inlet and air outlet openings to permit air flow through said evaporator, the improvement comprising:
- vibration absorbing means for absorbing vibration produced by said evaporator, said vibration absorbing means being in the form of an endless belt surrounding a peripheral surface of said evaporator, and said vibration absorbing means forming a plurality of vacant portions sealed from said air flow.
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