Apparatus for the automatic starting, running, and stopping of an internal combustion engine
This paper describes an apparatus for maintaining a comfortable truck sleeper unit temperature of a truck having a truck engine, and reducing idling time of the truck engine. It comprises: temperature sensing means within the truck sleeper unit, means for starting, running and stopping the truck engine in accordance with the temperature sensing means thereby supplying heating or cooling only as needed, means for detecting when the truck is safely parked and idling, means for automatically enabling the staring means after the means for detecting when the truck is safely parked and idling indicates the truck has been safely parked and idling for a predetermined amount of time, and means for automatically disabling the starting, running, and stopping means.
- Assignee:
- Thermo King Corp., Minneapolis, MN (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5072703; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-600406
- OSTI ID:
- 5581092
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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