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Bus air conditioning unit

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6912112
A bus air conditioning unit suitable for roof mounting adjacent to the rear of a bus is described comprising: an elongated support frame having a base, first and second ends each defining openings, front and rear portions each defining openings, with the rear portion adapted for mounting in general alignment with the rear of a bus, and a substantially open top portion, an upstanding wall portion on the base which extends between the first and second units, dividing the frame from front to rear into first and second chambers, respectively, which respectively function as evaporator and condenser plenums, a condenser supported by the substantially open top portion of the frame, an evaporator in the evaporator plenum, adjacent to the front of the frame, and air conditioning system components mounted on the frame in both the evaporator and condenser plenums.
Assignee:
Thermo King Corp., Minneapolis, MN
Patent Number(s):
US 4748825
OSTI ID:
6912112
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English