Parking cooler

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10589593-B2
Application number	US-201715407709-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2017
Priority date	Jan 19, 2016
Publication date	Mar 17, 2020
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020

Abstract

A parking cooler which is capable of battery powered operation during engine off operation. The parking cooler or air conditioning system may vary in cooling capacities to maximize cooling or maximize battery life. The parking cooler includes one or more condensers and a housing to accommodate such variation of cooling capacity.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mobile air conditioning system, comprising:
cooling mechanicals including at least a variable speed compressor having a DC brushless motor, an expansion valve, an evaporator, and at least one condenser;
a housing having a base and a shroud which form an interior space for positioning of cooling mechanicals;
said housing being configured to house a first one of said at least one condenser arranged at one side of the interior space of the housing, with additional space set aside within the interior space of the housing to house an additional one of said at least one condenser on a symmetrically opposite side of said interior space such that the additional one of said at least one condenser can be provided within the housing to increase cooling capacity of the mobile air conditioning system.

2. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 1 wherein said housing is a single housing.

3. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 2 further comprising an air distribution assembly connected to said housing.

4. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 3 said air distribution assembly having an air intake register and an air output vent.

5. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 1 wherein said housing is two housings.

6. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 5 wherein said evaporator is mounted in a first housing of said two housings.

7. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 6 , wherein said variable speed compressor and said at least one condenser are mounted in a second of said two housings.

8. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 6 further comprising an air distribution assembly connected to said first housing.

9. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 5 wherein a first housing of said two housings is adjacent to a second housing.

10. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 5 wherein a first housing of said two housings is spaced from a second housing.

11. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 10 wherein one of said first and second housings is located inside a cab of a vehicle.

12. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 1 further comprising a controller mounted on a printed circuit board.

13. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 1 , further comprising said second condenser.

14. The mobile air conditioning system of claim 1 wherein said second symmetrically opposite side of said interior space is empty.

Assignees

• Dometic Sweden Ab

Inventors

• Westendarp Daniel Fedor
• Wichert Thorsten
• Dunkel Michael

Classifications

• B60H1/00542

  Modular assemblies · CPC title

• B60H1/00521

  Mounting or fastening of components in housings, e.g. heat exchangers, fans, electronic regulators · CPC title

• B60H2001/00235

  Devices in the roof area of the passenger compartment · CPC title

• B60H1/00428

  electric · CPC title

• Y02T10/88

  Optimized components or subsystems, e.g. lighting, actively controlled glasses · CPC title