Device and method for removing heat energy from a compartment
First Claim
1. A device for removing heat energy from a compartment of a vehicle comprising at least one continuous duct located within the compartment, a portion of said duct being positioned between a heat engine within the compartment and a hood of the vehicle, said portion of the duct including a forward inlet opening positioned at a front end of the vehicle for forcing air into the duct when the vehicle is moving in a forward direction, a suction intake portion having an inlet opening positioned in a path of air flow from a fan within the compartment for directing air into said portion of the duct, at least one aspirator inlet opening which is configured for aspirating air from within the compartment into the duct, and at least one outlet opening for directing air to an outlet of the compartment and out of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Removal of heat energy from a compartment containing a heat engine is effected by drawing air in from the compartment through at least one opening made in a duct which passes through the compartment and in which air, entering from one face of the compartment and opening to the outside to a reduced-pressure zone, flows.
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10 Claims
- 1. A device for removing heat energy from a compartment of a vehicle comprising at least one continuous duct located within the compartment, a portion of said duct being positioned between a heat engine within the compartment and a hood of the vehicle, said portion of the duct including a forward inlet opening positioned at a front end of the vehicle for forcing air into the duct when the vehicle is moving in a forward direction, a suction intake portion having an inlet opening positioned in a path of air flow from a fan within the compartment for directing air into said portion of the duct, at least one aspirator inlet opening which is configured for aspirating air from within the compartment into the duct, and at least one outlet opening for directing air to an outlet of the compartment and out of the vehicle.
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9. A method for removing heat energy from a compartment containing a heat engine using a device having at least one continuous duct located within the compartment, a portion of said duct being positioned between a heat engine within the compartment and a hood of the vehicle, said portion of the duct including a forward inlet opening positioned at a front end of the vehicle for forcing air into the duct when the vehicle is moving in a forward direction, a suction intake portion having an inlet opening positioning in a path of air flow from a fan within the compartment for directing air into said portion of the duct, at least one aspirator inlet opening which is configured for aspirating air from within the compartment into the duct, and at least one outlet opening for directing air to an outlet of the compartment and out of the vehicle, said method comprising:
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drawing ambient air out of the compartment through the at least one aspirator inlet opening and through the duct; and
directing the air through said at least one outlet opening to the outlet of the compartment where the pressure is lower than or equal to the pressure in the compartment and out of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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