Self-contained power supply and support therefor

• US 4,593,786 A
• Filed: 11/22/1982
• Issued: 06/10/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carrier Corporation (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Original Assignee: John Tate
• Inventors: Tate, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Love, John J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/443,487
• Time in Patent Office: 1,296 Days
• Field of Search: 180/291, 180/298, 180/299, 180/312, 180/69.6, 280/5 A, 280/782, 280/789, 280/769, 296/37.4, 296/37.6, 224/42.41, 224/42.23, 62/239, 123/196 AB, 123/557, 248/228, 108/51.1
• US Class Current: 180/291
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 5/10 providing for ready detachment of engine
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/28 Trailers
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/36 Temperature of vehicle components or parts
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/40 related to technical updates when adding new parts or software
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/62 charged by low-power generators primarily intended to support the batteries, e.g. range extenders
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/66 Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/14 Trucks; Load vehicles, Busses
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors

Abstract

A low profile support for releasably mounting a portable power supply on a vehicle chassis. The support comprises a framework adapted to be secured beneath the vehicle chassis so as to dispose the power supply between the longitudinal frame members of the chassis. The lowermost member of the framework is a closed tubular frame which may provide an oil reservoir for the lubrication system of the power supply. In one embodiment, the support is extended to provide for suspension of a fuel tank therein. In another embodiment, a chassis mountable fuel tank separate from the power supply support is provided.

Claims

1. In combination with a wheel supported vehicle chassis having transversely spaced longitudinally extending frame members, an improved support for a power supply having an engine with an oil reservoir, said support comprising:

longitudinally extending upper members spaced from one another by approximately the same distance as the longitudinally extending frame members of the chassis, said upper members defining therebetween an open space through which a power supply unit may extend;

a downwardly depending framework carried by and rigidly interconnected with said longitudinally extending upper members, said framework having mounting means to mount a power supply within the framework with the upper end of the supply extending upwardly between the upper members;

a closed loop tubular member included within and forming at least a portion of said framework to provide a supplemental oil reservoir for said engine;

conduit means to establish fluid communication between the reservoir of the engine and said supplemental oil reservoir;

thermostatic control means to control the flow of oil from said supplemental reservoir to the oil reservoir of the engine; and

clamp means carried by said upper members to releasably clamp said members to the longitudinally extending frame members of the chassis.

2. In a combination according to claim 1, the improved power supply support wherein the closed loop tubular member is a rectangular frame which comprises the lowermost structural element of the framework.