Patent ID: 7765824
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: B60H,F25B,F25D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle interior cooling system for a vehicle having a cabin and an engine for providing propulsion power, the vehicle interior cooling system comprising: (a) a first cabin cooling system driven by the engine of the vehicle having a first condenser; (b) a second cabin cooling system driven by electrical power having a cold storage device and a second condenser, the second cabin cooling system selectively thermally charging the cold storage device when the engine is in an on position and being selectable to thermally cool the cabin when the engine is in an off position and selectable to thermally cool the cabin when the engine is in the on position; and (c) the first condenser and the second condenser being arranged in a parallel configuration in an airflow line of under-vehicle airflow traveling substantially from the front end of the vehicle to the rear end of the vehicle when the vehicle is traveling in a substantially forward motion such that airflow flows through either of the first and second condensers but not through the other of the first and second condensers, wherein the first and second condensers are adjacent to one another in a substantially V-shaped, angular configuration such that the first and second condensers are in a diverging configuration along the airflow line.