Patent ID: 6389840
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
A cooling device for cooling an interior of a vehicle, comprising:a primary refrigerating circuit comprising an evaporator for providing a temperature conditioned flow; and a secondary circuit operatively coupled to said primary refrigerating circuit, said secondary circuit carrying a refrigerating medium to which the temperature conditioned flow from said evaporator is provided, said secondary circuit comprising: a main circuit; an auxiliary circuit operatively coupled with said main circuit; and an adjustable valve for controlling flow of the refrigerating medium between said main circuit and said auxiliary circuit, wherein said auxiliary circuit comprises (i) at least one heat transfer device for receiving said refrigerating medium and cooling air to be feed into the vehicle interior, and (ii) an inner heat exchanger operatively coupled with said heat transfer device for increasing the temperature of the refrigerating medium provided to said heat transfer device.