Patent ID: 6339934
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: B60H,Y10S

Abstract:
Apparatus for installing an air conditioning unit having a return air inlet and a supply air outlet upon the roof of a vehicle that includesa mounting frame located within an opening in the roof of a vehicle whereby the frame extends into the comfort region of said vehicle, means for supporting an air conditioning unit upon the top of said frame so that the return air inlet and supply air outlet are in fluid flow communication with the interior of said frame, a floor panel enclosing said bottom of said frame, a partition extending across the width of said frame for dividing the frame into a return air compartment that communicates with the return air inlet of said air conditioning unit and a supply air compartment that communicates with the supply air outlet of said air conditioning unit, said partition further including a stationary base that is mounted in an upright position upon said floor panel and which extends between two side walls of said frame, and a movable top plate slidably retained upon said base for movement in a vertical direction, said top plate being arranged to close against said air conditioning unit between the return air inlet and the supply air outlet, said means mounted upon said partition for preventing air from moving across said partition between compartments, and means for placing each frame compartment in further communication with the interior comfort region of said vehicle.