Patent ID: 7234315
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: an interior area including a driver compartment and a sleeper compartment; a first air conditioning system adapted to condition at least air in the driver compartment; a ground-engaging wheel; a power source adapted to power the first air conditioning system and the ground-engaging wheel; a second air conditioning system distinct from the first air conditioning system and adapted to operate independently of the first air conditioning system, the second air conditioning system adapted to condition at least air in the sleeper compartment and comprising an exterior assembly mounted to a location outside the interior area, the exterior assembly comprising an auxiliary condenser coil precharged with refrigerant fluid and an auxiliary condenser fan, the exterior assembly further including a low loss quick connect inlet port and a low loss quick connect outlet port; the second air conditioning system further comprising an interior assembly operably connected with the exterior assembly and mounted within the interior area, the interior assembly comprising an auxiliary evaporator coil precharged with refrigerant fluid, an auxiliary evaporator fan and an auxiliary compressor, the interior assembly further including a low loss quick connect inlet port and a low loss quick connect outlet port; and first and second low loss quick connect lines, the first low loss quick connect line for connection between the low loss quick connect inlet port of the exterior assembly and the low loss quick connect outlet port of the interior assembly, and the second low loss quick connect line for connection between the low loss quick connect inlet port of the interior assembly and the low loss quick connect outlet port of the exterior assembly, wherein the precharged refrigerant fluid of the condenser coil is isolated from the precharged refrigerant fluid of the evaporator coil until subsequent operable connection of the exterior assembly with the interior assembly by the use of the first and second low loss quick connect lines; and wherein the low loss quick connect ports and the low loss quick connect lines removably connect so that connection and disconnection can take place multiple times with low loss of the refrigerant fluid.