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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8302417 | Air conditioning system with cold thermal storage and evaporator temperature control A system and method of operating a vehicle air conditioning system having an engine driven, fixed capacity refrigerant compressor and a compressor clutch is disclosed. The method may comprises setting a preliminary evaporator air temperature target; charging a cold ... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8001799 | Multiple cooling sources for a vehicle air conditioning system In an air-conditioning system for a vehicle, which has multiple heat sources (an evaporator and a heat accumulator), either one of the heat sources, for which the input energy amount for the unit cooling capacity is smaller than that for the other heat source, is pr... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7658083 | Cooling system and method for cooling a battery in a vehicle A cooling system and method for cooling a battery in a vehicle is provided. The method includes determining whether the cooling system is operating to cool a passenger compartment in the vehicle, operating the cooling system to cool the battery when it is determined... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7481072 | Arrangements for and methods of phase change cooling of power electronics Power electronics for electric traction motors used to drive automotive vehicles are cooled in a closed system by spraying a dielectric liquid coolant directly onto inverter circuitry. The liquid coolant changes phase and vaporizes as it absorbs heat from power tran... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7281392 | Beverage-cooling device A beverage-cooling device includes a refrigeration unit, a position unit and a switch unit. The refrigeration unit has a housing with a cavity formed therein and a tube disposed inside the cavity. The tube has an inlet and an outlet both secured to the housing, and ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275379 | Automotive HVAC system and method of operating same utilizing enthalpy-based control The present invention concerns a method for controlling the operation of an automotive HVAC system. The HVAC system includes at least a refrigerant compressor and a refrigerant evaporator. The method includes the steps of calculating an ambient air enthalpy value; c... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7201220 | Air-conditioning unit without air-mix door An air conditioner for automotive vehicles is disclosed. The flow rates of air supplied to an evaporator (4) and a heater (5) are adjusted by rotationally displacing a scroll casing (2b) and thus changing an air flow from a blower (2 | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197927 | Sensor for determining the interior humidity and fogging up tendency and fastening device of the sensor A sensor means is proposed to determine an interior humidity and/or an interior volume delimited by a wall, in particular, of a vehicle passenger compartment 3, and a fogging up tendency of an inner surface of the wall, in particular, of a window 5 of ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197891 | Vehicle cab cooling system A cooling system cools the air for a cab of a vehicle. The system includes a compressor and/or an evaporator, a condenser, an air guidance system and connecting lines. The condenser can be connected with the compressor or the evaporator by means of the connecting li... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191613 | Turbo fan and air conditioner having the same applied thereto Turbo fan having an axial fan flow characteristic, and an air conditioner having the turbo fan applied thereto, the turbo fan including a hub 30 having a boss 33 coupled to driving means, a plurality of blades 40 arranged along an edge of the hu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7098549 | Power control device for construction machine A power control device for a construction machine of the present invention is characterized by including an engine, an actuator adapted to be driven with power of the engine, an engine controller for stopping the engine automatically when it is not necessary to driv... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096683 | Vehicle cooling system An integrated cooling system having two separate evaporator coils is provided. Each evaporator coil has its own shutoff, thereby allowing for individual control over the cooling of each of two vehicle spaces. The evaporator coils may be disposed within the vehicle t... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086241 | Hydraulic power unit for a refrigeration system A hydraulic power unit for a refrigeration system. According to one aspect of the invention, the power unit is provided for driving the refrigeration system of a truck having an engine for propelling the truck and a power take off from the engine. The refrigeration ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7051544 | Modular bus air conditioning system A module for a bus rooftop air conditioner is self contained in that it has all the necessary components including a compressor, if desired, which when supplied with electrical power, can provide conditioned air to the passenger compartment of a bus. In addition, an... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7028767 | Vehicle air conditioner with hot-gas heater cycle A vehicle air conditioner selectively switches one of a cooling mode in which an interior heat exchanger of a refrigerant cycle is operated as an evaporator for cooling air, and a heating mode in which the interior heat exchanger is operated as a radiator for heatin... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017360 | Control method for a vehicle having an engine and an accessory device A method for controlling cycling of an air conditioning compressor coupled to an internal combustion engine interrupts normal cycling based on operation conditions. In addition, normal engaged and disengaged cycling durations are adaptively estimated in real-time. T... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007498 | HVAC cabinet with configurable duct connections A cabinet for air handling equipment includes two similarly sized covers that are each nonsymmetrical about their vertical centerline. Each cover has an original supply or return air duct opening plus space for an alternate opening. The original and alternate openin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007493 | Front-end integral air-conditioning unit A sub-unit for a vehicle air conditioning system is shipped with a condenser, chiller and fluid lines. Snap together couplings are placed on free ends of the fluid lines whereby the sub-unit can be pre-charged, shipped, installed into the front end of a vehicle engi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004245 | System for aiding in prevention of engine overheating in a vehicle A system for aiding an engine in a vehicle includes an air duct operably disposed in the vehicle having a fresh air inlet for receiving fresh air, first outlet for exhausting air outside the vehicle, and second outlet for exhausting air inside a passenger compartmen... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986385 | Heating/air conditioning installation for motor vehicle including main module forming fluid-carrying heat exchanger A heating/air-conditioning installation for a motor vehicle has a thermal loop which includes a refrigerating compressor, a gas cooler, a pressure-reducing valve, an evaporator, and a heating element. The gas cooler and the heating element are grouped together into ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6973799 | Distributed refrigeration system for a vehicle A distributed refrigeration system for a vehicle includes a vapor compression primary cooling circuit and a separate secondary cooling circuit. The secondary cooling circuit utilizes a non-toxic cooling fluid that is pumped to remote locations in the vehicle through... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6945071 | Linearly actuated automatic fresh air exchange Fresh air exchange is achieved by uncovering two ports which, respectively, allow stale air to leave the trailer through a high pressure duct and fresh outside air to enter the trailer through a low pressure duct. The trailer end of the ducts are connected to the re... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6928830 | Linearly actuated manual fresh air exchange A refrigeration unit is provided with a manually operated fresh air vent made up of a cap assembly and a handle assembly which move together in a linear/axial direction. The handle assembly is rotatable to change the position of the fresh air vent. The fresh air ven... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923418 | Engine auxiliary equipment mounting construction An auxiliary equipment bracket is formed into a substantially U-shaped configuration having a pair of stays which face each other with a support portion of an engine main body and a supported portion of auxiliary equipment being interposed therebetween and a connect... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915651 | Horizontal rotary compressor in a bus air conditioner A bus air conditioning system with at least one air conditioning module installed on a bus roof. The air conditioning system having a pair of supply air openings for conducting the flow of conditioned air downwardly near the outer side of the roof and a return air o... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6820438 | Vehicle air conditioner In a vehicle air conditioner, a compressor is driven by a vehicle engine when an actual temperature of an evaporator is higher than a basis temperature that is higher than a target temperature by a predetermined temperature, and is driven by an electrical motor when... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6796367 | Vehicle battery charging and air conditioning operating unit An auxiliary engine generates electricity through an alternator, to charge the vehicle battery and selectively run an electric motor for air conditioning when the vehicle's primary engine is not operating. Operation of the electric motor produces rotation of the dri... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6662586 | Method and device for transporting a container A method and a vehicle for the transport by road of a container fitted with an electrically driven plant, in particular a refrigerating or freezing plant. The container is placed on the vehicle and the driving motor of the vehicle drives a hydraulic pump,... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6665200 | Air conditioner including a control unit powered by a switching power supply In an air conditioner including a control unit receiving a power from a switching power supply, the switching power supply is connected to a DC power source without passing through a switch device or power application device. The output of the switching p... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6622506 | Transportable ice maker A portable ice making unit including a housing adapted for stacking with cargo containers for land or sea transport. The housing is also capable of being to be attached to the bed of an over land transporter. The ice making unit may be 100% self contained... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6516621 | Air conditioner for hybrid vehicle In a hybrid vehicle including an engine and an electric motor both for running the vehicle, an air conditioner includes a compressor driven by the engine, and an engine controller controls the operation of the engine based on a condition of the air condit... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6477850 | Air conditioner The air conditioner comprises heat transfer medium temperature adjusting device 1 for adjusting the temperature of a heat transfer medium, an absorption chiller 5 having as a heat source the heat transfer medium supplied from the heat transfer medium temp... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6470694 | Method and device for automatic detection of the equipment status of an automobile A method and a device for automatic detection of an equipment status of optional power consuming components, such as an air conditioning compressor, for an automobile are described. A signal formed in the automotive controller is monitored as a function o... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6405793 | Secondary loop system for passenger compartment heating and cooling A vehicle climate control system having a separate control for first and second separate areas of the vehicle. The climate control system includes a three-fluid heat exchanger having a first path with a first inlet and first outlet, and a second path with... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6367270 | Vehicle air-conditioning system The present invention balances power consumption reduction and a cooling in a vehicle air-conditioning system having a compressor selectively driven by a vehicle engine or a motor while the compressor is driven by the motor. At least one of a capacity of ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6357248 | Compact transport temperature control unit A compact transport temperature control unit includes an electrically-powered condenser assembly, an electrically-powered evaporator assembly and an electrically-powered compressor. The electrical power is supplied from a source external to the transport ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6351957 | Automotive air conditioning system An air conditioning system for use in a motor vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine is described. The system comprises an electric motor powered by a battery; a compressor arranged to be powered by at least one of the internal combustion engine... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6336335 | Engine control apparatus of vehicle having air conditioner An engine control apparatus of a vehicle having an air conditioner that has a variable displacement compressor is disclosed. The pressure difference between two points in a refrigeration circuit is monitored. The pressure difference represents the compres... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6332497 | Vehicular air conditioner An air conditioner for a vehicle having an engine that serves as a drive source for a compressor arranged in a rear part of the vehicle. The air conditioner includes the compressor, and further includes an air intake unit having an inside air intake, an o... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6321549 | Electronic expansion valve control system A process and method for monitoring and selectively controlling the capacity and operating conditions of a refrigeration unit is disclosed. Specifically, the present invention includes the adjustment of the electronic expansion valve, and the compressor c... | 11/27/2001 |
