Patent ID: 8955341
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: B60H,F25B

Abstract:
1. A method of servicing an air conditioning system in a motor vehicle, comprising: suctioning existing inflammable coolant from the air conditioning system; cleaning the air conditioning system after the suctioning; and subsequently adding, using a filling system, replacement inflammable coolant to the air conditioning system; wherein surrounding areas of the air conditioning system are ventilated such that air in the surrounding areas is suctioned out and discharged from the surrounding areas, wherein the surrounding areas include at least the locations of (i) an engine of the motor vehicle, and (ii) a housing for enclosing at least the filling system; and wherein the vehicle is placed in a service space within the housing, the housing having a suction trough such that the suction trough is positioned directly below the engine of the motor vehicle, wherein the suction trough is connected to a ventilator via an air channel, and wherein air is suctioned out of the service space via the suction trough and the connected air channel by the ventilator.