Patent ID: 7543454
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: B60H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An air conditioning system for a cabin of a vehicle comprising: an air conditioning compressor having a drive shaft with a hub that is rotated to operate the air conditioning compressor; an electrically operated clutch for coupling a first pulley to the drive shaft of the air conditioning compressor in response to control signals, the first pulley rotated by a first belt coupled to a drive engine of the vehicle; a jackshaft rigidly coupled to the hub of the air conditioning compressor; and a second pulley rigidly coupled to the jackshaft and driven by an electric motor with a second drive belt, wherein an end of the jackshaft not coupled to the hub is rotatably coupled with a bearing to a bearing bracket to reduce side loading on the jackshaft from the second drive belt.