Air conditioning system for an open motorized vehicle
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1. A system comprising:
- a cab assembly configured to be attached to a vehicle lacking an enclosed cab, said cab assembly comprising;
a lower frame configured to be attached to a vehicle frame of the vehicle;
an upper frame connected to the lower frame;
a first side panel secured between the upper frame and the lower frame to define a first sidewall;
a second side panel secured between the upper frame and the lower frame opposite the first side panel to define a second sidewall;
a roof panel secured to a top of the upper frame to define a ceiling,wherein the ceiling spans between the first sidewall and the second sidewall; and
a door hingedly attached to the upper frame such that the door is positioned between the first sidewall and the second sidewall,wherein the door defines a front wall spanning between the lower frame and the roof panel when the door is placed in a closed configuration;
an air conditioning unit having a front side and a back side,wherein the front side is positioned between the first sidewall and the second sidewall and the back side is opposite the front side, and wherein the air conditioning unit is configured to emit conditioned air from the front side; and
a panel extending downwardly from a bottom edge of the front side of the air conditioning unit such that the front side of the air conditioning unit and the panel at least partially define a rear wall opposite the front wall,wherein the rear wall, the front wall, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the ceiling define an interior volume to be occupied by an operator of the vehicle, and wherein the panel is configured to insulate the interior volume from heat generated by said air conditioning unit.
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Abstract
An air conditioning system for an open motorized vehicle can include a cab assembly defining an interior volume, the cab assembly includes an enclosed frame configured to be attached to an open vehicle, and an air conditioning unit positioned at least partially within the cab assembly, the air conditioning unit being configured to deliver conditioned air to the interior volume of the cab assembly.
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1. A system comprising:
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a cab assembly configured to be attached to a vehicle lacking an enclosed cab, said cab assembly comprising; a lower frame configured to be attached to a vehicle frame of the vehicle; an upper frame connected to the lower frame; a first side panel secured between the upper frame and the lower frame to define a first sidewall; a second side panel secured between the upper frame and the lower frame opposite the first side panel to define a second sidewall; a roof panel secured to a top of the upper frame to define a ceiling, wherein the ceiling spans between the first sidewall and the second sidewall; and a door hingedly attached to the upper frame such that the door is positioned between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, wherein the door defines a front wall spanning between the lower frame and the roof panel when the door is placed in a closed configuration; an air conditioning unit having a front side and a back side, wherein the front side is positioned between the first sidewall and the second sidewall and the back side is opposite the front side, and wherein the air conditioning unit is configured to emit conditioned air from the front side; and a panel extending downwardly from a bottom edge of the front side of the air conditioning unit such that the front side of the air conditioning unit and the panel at least partially define a rear wall opposite the front wall, wherein the rear wall, the front wall, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the ceiling define an interior volume to be occupied by an operator of the vehicle, and wherein the panel is configured to insulate the interior volume from heat generated by said air conditioning unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17)
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8. A system comprising:
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a cab assembly configured to be attached to a vehicle lacking an enclosed cab, said cab assembly comprising; an upper frame; a lower frame connected to said upper frame, wherein at least a portion of said lower frame is configured to be attached to a vehicle frame of said vehicle; a first panel secured between the upper frame and the lower frame to define a first sidewall; a second side panel secured between the upper frame and the lower frame opposite the first side panel to define a second sidewall; a roof panel secured to a top of the upper frame to define a ceiling, wherein the ceiling spans between the first sidewall and the second sidewall; and a door hingedly attached to said upper frame such that the door is positioned between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, wherein the door defines a front wall spanning between the lower frame and the roof panel when the door is placed in a closed configuration; a roll bar secured to the vehicle frame of the vehicle, wherein the roll bar has a first vertical member, a second vertical member, and a horizontal member that is secured to an end of the first and second vertical members; a support shelf having a first end secured to the first vertical member of the roll bar and a second end secured the second vertical member of the roll bar; an air conditioning unit having a front side and a back side opposite the front side, wherein the air conditioning unit is secured between the horizontal member of the roll bar and the support shelf such that the front side is positioned between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, said air conditioning unit being configured to emit conditioned air from the front side, and said air conditioning unit comprising; a condenser; an evaporator; and a condenser fan to direct ambient air over said condenser as heated exhaust air delivered outside said cab assembly; a panel extending downwardly from a bottom edge of the front side of the air conditioning unit such that the panel spans an opening defined by the first vertical member of the roll bar, the second vertical member of the roll bar, the shelf, and a floor, of the vehicle, wherein the front side of the air conditioning unit and the panel at least partially define a rear wall that is opposite the front wall and from which conditioned air is emitted directly into an interior volume to be occupied by an operator, and wherein the interior volume is defined by the rear wall, the front wall, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the ceiling; a transmission mechanically interconnected between said air conditioning unit and an output shaft of an engine of said vehicle, wherein said transmission is configured to transmit rotary motion of said engine to said air conditioning unit; an electrical power connection electrically interconnected between an electrical power source of said vehicle and said air conditioning unit, wherein said electrical power connection is configured to draw electrical power from said electrical power source and direct said electrical power to said air conditioning unit; and a control switch assembly electro-mechanically connected to said air conditioning unit and said transmission, wherein said control switch is configured to selectively activate and de-activate said air conditioning unit and said transmission. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a cab assembly configured to be attached to a vehicle lacking an enclosed cab, the cab assembly comprising; a lower frame configured to be attached to a vehicle frame of the vehicle; an upper frame connected to the lower frame; a first side panel secured between the upper frame and the lower frame to define a first sidewall; a second side panel secured between the upper frame and the lower frame opposite the first side panel to define a second sidewall, wherein the first side panel and the second side panel are each constructed of at least one of a continuous transparent material and a continuous semitransparent material; a roof panel secured to a top of the upper frame to define a ceiling, wherein the ceiling spans between the first sidewall and the second sidewall; and a door hingedly attached to the upper frame such that the door is positioned between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, wherein the door defines a front wall spanning between the lower frame and the roof panel when the door is placed in a closed configuration; and an air conditioning unit having an evaporator unit disposed beneath the ceiling, wherein the evaporator unit at least partially defines a rear wall opposite the front wall and is configured to emit conditioned air, wherein the rear wall, the front wall, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the ceiling define an interior volume to be occupied by an operator of the vehicle, and wherein the evaporator unit is arranged within the back wall such that conditioned air emitted from the evaporator unit directly enters the interior volume.
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