Patent ID: 6543827
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A truck, comprising a vehicle body, a heat exchanger mounted in a front wall of the vehicle body having partitioning defining a number of bays within an interior space of the vehicle body, bay doors being provided in side walls of the vehicle body for providing exterior access to the bays, and an air distribution system which delivers supply air to a floor area of each bay near a respective one of the bay doors in an unducted manner, and a return flow air path being provided from the floor area near the respective bay door through the partitioning back to and through the front wall to the heat exchanger, return air openings being provided in said partitioning at locations and of sizes coordinated with respect to size, insulation properties and irregularities of the vehicle body so as to provide a uniform temperature distribution throughout the bays of the truck.