B60H1/00542

Modular HVAC System

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) module, for a HVAC system, mountable to a work machine, the HVAC module comprising a housing having at least one air outlet and at least one air inlet communicable with ducting on the work machine for conveying air into and out of the operator cab of the work machine. The module also includes a mounting assembly for pivotably attaching the housing to the work machine. The housing is moveable between an operating position where the outlet and inlet are in contact with a ducting interface on the work machine, and a maintenance position, where the housing is pivoted upwards to disconnect from ducting interface of the work machine to allow access to underlying components of the work machine.

Adaptable roof-mounted air conditioning system for vehicles

An air conditioning system for mounting on a vehicle roof includes a condenser module and an evaporator module. The condensor module includes an inlet for receiving a compressed fluid, a heat exchanger for condensing the fluid and transferring heat from the fluid, and an outlet for releasing the condensed fluid. The evaporator module includes a deformable base for placement on the roof, that conforms to the roof's curvature. The evaporator module also includes an inlet receiving the cooled condensed fluid from the condensor outlet, an expansion valve for vaporizing the fluid, a heat exchanger for transferring heat to the vaporized fluid, and an outlet for returning the heated vaporized fluid to the condenser module via a compressor. The evaporator module also includes an interchangeable end plate connected to an end of the base, which maintains the base in a shape that conforms to the curvature of the roof.

UNIVERSAL MOUNTING PLATE FOR AN AUXILIARY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM

A mounting structure for a compressor assembly of an auxiliary air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a mounting plate that includes a first surface, a second surface, a first plurality of apertures, and a second plurality of apertures. The mounting structure also includes a plurality of mounts disposed at the first surface, the plurality of mounts including a mount attached to the mounting plate via fasteners extending through the first plurality of apertures. The mounting structure also includes a mounting panel of a compressor unit of the auxiliary air conditioning system. The mounting panel includes a main portion having mounting apertures overlapping the plurality of mounts. Fasteners are disposed at the mounting apertures to attach the mounting panel to the mounting plate via the plurality of mounts.

AIR CONDITIONER AND CLEANING METHOD
20190100076 · 2019-04-04 · ·

A ventilation port is formed in a casing of an air conditioner for railway car use, and communicates with a passenger compartment to be air conditioned. An indoor heat exchanger housed in the casing performs heat exchange with air flowing in and out of the casing through the ventilation port. A return hole cover serving as a ventilation port cover has rigid portions that are rigid and bending portions that bend more easily than the rigid portions, and thus the return hole cover is transformable between a first form and a second form folded more compactly than the first form, the first form being a form in which the return hole cover is detachably fixed to the casing in a state in which the return hole cover covers the ventilation port from an interior of the casing.

VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT
20190084371 · 2019-03-21 ·

A vehicle air-conditioning unit includes a seal compressing portion presses a sealing component against a partition wall that separates an interior and an exterior of a vehicle compartment. The seal compressing portion is positioned in the interior of the vehicle compartment and includes a tubing routing space through which inner tubing extends, and a drain space positioned below the tubing routing space to receive water drained from the tubing routing space. The drain space communicates with the exterior of the vehicle compartment via a through hole of the partition wall to discharge water from the drain space to the exterior of the vehicle compartment.

Parking cooler

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.

Vehicle Air Conditioner
20190047354 · 2019-02-14 ·

An air-conditioner, adapted to be fitted to a roof/wall of a vehicle, comprises: an external unit containing a compressor and at least one heat exchanger element and having air channels respectively for supplying conditioned air and for receiving return air through an opening in a roof or wall of the vehicle, the opening being either of two types of different sizes; a frame to be installed in the opening and between the external unit and the roof/wall and having locating elements, on each of two opposite sides of the frame, configured to locate the frame in the opening and to locate the frame in the external unit, wherein the frame is to be installed with the first side facing the roof or wall for the first type of opening and is to be installed with the first side facing the external unit for the second type of opening.

CONFIGURABLE EVAPORATOR UNIT AIR OUTLETS FOR A SECONDARY HVAC SYSTEM

A configurable evaporator unit for a secondary heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system that provides conditioned air within a cabin portion of a vehicle is provided. The configurable evaporator unit includes an evaporator unit and a blower assembly disposed within a housing. The blower assembly houses an evaporator blower for directing conditioned air out of the configurable evaporator unit. The blower assembly includes a plurality of blower openings for directing conditioned air out of the blower assembly with each of the plurality of blower openings provided on one of a front side surface, a back side surface, a top side surface, a bottom side surface, and an exterior side surface. The housing includes a plurality of housing openings with each of the plurality of housing openings disposed on one of a front side, a back side, a top side, a bottom side, and an exterior side of the housing. One or more of the plurality of housing openings is prevented from directing conditioned air out of the configurable evaporator unit.

MODULAR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
20240270046 · 2024-08-15 · ·

A modular air conditioning system for an electric vehicle is configured as an integrated module that performs in-vehicle air-cooling, in-vehicle air-heating, and battery cooling. The modular air conditioning system includes a dash panel making a division of the vehicle into a power electric (PE) system room in which a PE system for the vehicle is provided and a passenger compartment in which an occupant rides, and a housing provided to pass through the dash panel, wherein a heating and cooling module that supplies conditioned air to the passenger compartment, cools a battery for the electric vehicle, or cools the PE system is provided inside the housing.

THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED MODULE
20240262252 · 2024-08-08 ·

A thermal management integrated module includes a compressor, a first flow channel plate and a compressor bracket. The first flow channel plate includes a body portion and a connecting portion. At least one flow channel is provided in the body portion. The body portion and the connecting portion are of a one-piece configuration. The compressor bracket includes a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion. The first mounting portion and the second mounting portion have different orientations. The compressor is connected to the first mounting portion. The connecting portion is connected to the second mounting portion.