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Device and method for removing heat energy from a compartment

  • US 6,302,228 B1
  • Filed: 08/23/1999
  • Issued: 10/16/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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