Modular roof-mounted radiator compartment and other roof-mounted utility compartments for buses
First Claim
1. A cooling system for a vehicle wherein said vehicle is provided with a roof, side walls, front and rear end walls enclosing a passenger section, a motive power source, transmission and electronic control package, the combination therewith comprising:
- a modular, low profile compartment mounted on said roof including at least one radiator core mounted in a substantially horizontal position in said compartment, said radiator core(s) being spaced above said roof;
means for drawing air through said compartment; and
wherein at least one of said radiator cores along one side of said roof is divided into separate radiator sections, first coolant lines extending between one of said radiator cores and said transmission, and second coolant lines extending between another of said radiator cores and said electronic component package.
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Abstract
A cooling system for vehicles having a modular roof-mounted, low profile compartment and at least one radiator core mounted for horizontal extension but at a slight angle to the roof as well as being spaced above the roof with fans arranged alongside each radiator core for drawing air into the compartment and across the cores, then upwardly and away from the cores and compartment; and coolant lines extend between the cores and different components to be cooled in the vehicle. The radiator cores may be arranged to extend lengthwise along opposite sides of the roof or may extend transversely, and a battery system for a hybrid engine may also be mounted alongside the radiator compartment and in the same manner as described with respect to the radiator cores, the battery compartment being representative of other utility components that may be similarly mounted in low profile compartments.
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1. A cooling system for a vehicle wherein said vehicle is provided with a roof, side walls, front and rear end walls enclosing a passenger section, a motive power source, transmission and electronic control package, the combination therewith comprising:
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a modular, low profile compartment mounted on said roof including at least one radiator core mounted in a substantially horizontal position in said compartment, said radiator core(s) being spaced above said roof; means for drawing air through said compartment; and wherein at least one of said radiator cores along one side of said roof is divided into separate radiator sections, first coolant lines extending between one of said radiator cores and said transmission, and second coolant lines extending between another of said radiator cores and said electronic component package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14)
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9. In a cooling system for a vehicle wherein said vehicle is provided with a roof, side walls, front and rear end walls enclosing a passenger section, a plurality of modular, low profile roof-mounted compartments in end-to-end relation to one another, a motive power source, transmission and electronic control package, the combination therewith comprising:
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each of said compartments having opposite side and end walls and a cover; at least one radiator core mounted in one of said compartments and in substantially horizontal, spaced relation to and above said roof; means for drawing air through inlet openings at least along one side of said one compartment across said radiator core(s) and upwardly through outlet openings in said cover, and coolant lines extending between said radiator core and said motive power source; and wherein at least one of said radiator cores along one side of said roof is divided into separate radiator sections, and coolant lines extending between one of said radiator sections and said transmission, and coolant lines extending between another of said radiator sections and said electronic component package. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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