34th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080196337 | Slotted track with double-ply sidewalls - A slotted upper track ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196338 | Mounting member for wallboard panel - The mounting member ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196339 | Construction System For Constructing Plane Structures - The invention relates to a plane structure, such as a wall, floor, ceiling or roof, comprising profiles ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196340 | Arch drywall trim product - A notched drywall trim piece that can take the form of a bead, hinged trim piece or bullnose piece that generally is constructed from a semi-rigid core that forms two flanges. At least one of the flanges is notched allowing the piece to follow the shape of an arch or arbitrarily curved corner. The product can generally be installed without any mechanical fasteners since the inner or wall-facing surface of the product is prepared or treated to bond directly with drywall mud or other mastic. In this manner, the piece can be installed using only wet mud or other mastic. The installation process can be aided by the used of a corner roller common in the industry to help set and align the material with the corner being trimmed. The outer or room-facing surface can optionally be treated or prepared to bond with the mud or can be prepared to directly receive paint or texture. The preparation of the flange surface can take the form of a paper or other fibrous layer, scoring, frocking (bonding a powered fibrous material), roughing, protrusions, or a water-activated adhesive or pressure sensitive (or any other) adhesive may be used. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196341 | Modular Column System Using Internally Confined Hollow Column Unit and Method of Constructing the Same - A modular column system and a method of constructing the same are constructed by stacking at least one precast unit between a foundation section and a coping section. The precast unit makes use of an internally confined hollow column unit fabricated in advance, and joint sections between the precast units are firmly formed. Thereby, the modular column system can realize a short construction period and economy because reinforcement bars and forms are not used, as well as high resistance to bending moment and reduction in cross section and self-weight of the precast unit, and thus the modular column system can provide easier and more economical assembly, and prevent brittle fracture of the joint section between the precast units. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196342 | Thermal composite window - A composite window includes an exterior frame having a metal portion. An interior frame is spaced apart from the exterior frame and has a wooden portion. A thermal barrier interconnecting the exterior frame and the interior frame has an uninterrupted wall defining a cavity in cross-section to restrict the flow of heat between the exterior frame and the interior frame. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196343 | STRUCTURAL COLUMN WRAP ASSEMBLY - A wrap assembly for a structural column extending between a bottom support and an overhead support includes a pair of similar, mating, elongated, molded plastic shaft sections each section having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a pair of side edges extending between those surfaces and an integral flange projecting from the exterior surface at one end of that shaft section. The shaft sections are shaped and dimensioned so that when the sections are juxtaposed with their interior surfaces facing one another and their side edges in abutment, the sections form a substantially continuous tubular shaft with an integral fastening cleat, defined by the flanges, at one end of the shaft by which the shaft may be secured to one of the supports. An annular fastening cleat surrounds the other end of the shaft for fastening to the other support to fix the other end of the shaft. Mating molded plastic base and capitol sections surround the shaft sections adjacent to the flanges and cleat, respectively, to add decoration and to cover the fasteners. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196344 | Fireproof board - A fireproof board includes a fireproof layer comprised a mixture of expandable graphite and fibers, and a decoration layer laminated on one side of the fireproof layer, and a substrate layer disposed to the other side of the fireproof layer. In case of a fire, the expandable graphite will expand rapidly and grow into vermicular intumescence, tangling with fibers to form a fire resistant layer can stop the flame spread and reduce the smoke development for achieving fireproof purpose to protect the objects covered over by the fireproof board. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196345 | CONNECTOR FOR TUBULAR MUNTIN BARS - The present invention discloses a connector | 2008-08-21 |
20080196346 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR ROOFS AND THE LIKE - A mounting system for mounting a plurality of panels to a roof structure includes a plurality of rows of panels wherein at least some of the rows are arranged in overlapping fashion. Spacer structure is provided between the rows of panels to maintain vertically adjacent panels out of contact with each other to create an open area for an air layer between the vertically adjacent panels. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196347 | Combinable floor board - A combinable floor board includes a square body made of plastic. The body is provided with an L-shaped upper connecting side extending from an upper section of two adjacent sides, and an L-shaped lower connecting side extending from a lower section of other two adjacent sides. The upper and the lower connecting side have the same width. The upper connecting side has a plurality of female fitting members, and the lower connecting side has a plurality of male fitting members to correspond to the female fitting members. Thus, one floor board can be assembled with another floor board by fitting together the upper connecting side with the lower connecting side. So a large number of the floor boards can be assembled on a large area of the ground with fastness, convenience and a decent appearance. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196348 | Structural Member For Buildings and Methods of Use - The present invention provides structural members for buildings, methods for using the same, and building structures comprising such structural members. In particular, the present invention provides buildings that can withstand natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, high winds such as hurricanes and tornadoes, and other natural disasters. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196349 | CONNECTED STRUCTURAL PANELS FOR BUILDINGS - The present invention relates to the design, development and implementation of a building system using connected structural panels to form walls, floor slabs, stairs and other minor elements in buildings; characterised in that it is made up of a frame defined by peripheral trusses, wherein each truss consists of a metal structure based on two parallel rods tangentially joined to a zigzag rod by the corresponding peaks and troughs thereof; a plurality of vertical trusses thus formed are distributed equidistantly or not at a predetermined distance, acting as structural elements, and a plurality of horizontal and/or diagonal transversal rods are fastened to both the front and back sides distributed equidistantly or not at a predetermined distance as reinforcement elements to stiffen the panel, the assembly defining a hollow three-dimensional box; a tightened metal framework is joined to both the front and back sides as a means of support for the mortar that is applied to the front and back sides as a covering to form the wall. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196350 | Method For Guiding Contact Strips on Solar Modules and a Solar Module - The invention relates to a method for guiding contact strips on solar modules which comprise a laminate of a glass plate facing towards the light and a glass plate facing away from the light, and a laminated solar module produced by the method, the photovoltaically active layer of which between the glass plates is connected to contact strips in an electrically conducting manner. It is proposed that the contact strips are led out from the upper side of the glass plate facing away from the light around the edges of this glass plate, are covered with a laminating medium to the underside of this glass plate and with an insulating film to at least over the upper edge of this glass plate and are held in this position for laminating the two glass plates. In the case of a corresponding solar module, the contact strips ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196351 | Temporarily Adhered Mechanically Attached Weather Barrier Material - Disclosed is a method of installing a flashing tape onto a building surface proximate to an opening in a building structure. The method includes: providing a roll of flexible flashing tape, wherein the flexible flashing tape comprises a flexible substrate with an adhesive layer on one surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the adhesive layer has sufficiently low adhesion such that the flashing tape may be easily unrolled without the need for a release liner and may be removably adhered to the building surface; unrolling a portion of the flexible flashing tape and positioning it onto the building surface such that the adhesive layer contacts the building surface and removably adheres the flashing tape to the building surface until the flashing tape can be permanently fastened thereto; and permanently fastening the flashing tape to the building surface with mechanical fasteners. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196352 | Interlocking continuous roof assembly and method for wind resistant roofing - An Interlocking Continuous Roof Assembly and Method for Wind Resistant Roofing is presented, whereby continuous double lock seams are used exclusively to join panels together. This roof manufacturing methodology results in a roof that possesses improved resistance to wind and water during storm conditions and thereby decreases the chances of the roof being damaged or destroyed by severe weather. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196353 | Device For Fixing An Ornamental Profiled Section On A Shaped Band - A device for attaching a profiled trim to a portion of a shaped bead mounted on a glazing, for example mounted on at least part of the periphery of a glazing. The device includes at least one rigid clip including at least an upstream interacting part configured to allow interaction with the shaped bead and a downstream interacting part configured to allow interaction with the profiled trim. The upstream interacting part includes at least one protruding male element or a hollow female element, this element interacting respectively with a corresponding hollow female element or a protruding male element arranged in the shaped bead. The hollow female element has internal dimensions at least partially less than external dimensions of the protruding male element. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196354 | Fiber Reinforced Concrete Exterior Wall System - A method of forming an exterior wall of a building, including the finished wall, includes the steps of mounting a cementitious, fiber-reinforced panel to the wall, such as the studs thereof, and then applying cementitious mortar to the panel. The cementitious mortar can be stucco, which is typically painted, or a base to which masonry units, such as stones or bricks, are mounted. The preferred panel is a glass fiber reinforced concrete panel. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196355 | Building system utilizing integrated technology with molded expanded polystryrene cores - The disclosure pertains to a method of constructing structures and the resulting structures with SEP technology but with additional building components that create very strong buildings, including the ability to withstand high winds. The disclosure includes the option of constructing vertical concrete columns and horizontal concrete beams within the joined panel walls. This results in combining structural insulated panel technology with insulated concrete form technology. The disclosure also teaches use of compression fasteners that extend through both layers of the panel skin to achieve a mechanical attachment of the panel skins and not relying totally on the adhesive bond found on the typical SIP thus creating a “true” box beam effect of the panel itself. The fasteners have large chambered heads. These fasteners can be used at the junction of abutting panels. The panels are block lap cut and the fastener extends through both block extensions. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196356 | I-BEAM WITH CURVED FLANGES - An I-beam ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196357 | Purlin Beam with Connectable Terminals - The beam has end terminals which can be connected to one another, such that one of the terminals is provided with front projections for guiding in vertical displacement of the other terminal, which has guides with a form which mates with the said projections, one of the terminals also having projecting lower arms to support the other terminal after it has been put into position, thus determining a single area of contact in order to permit disconnection of the supported terminal during dismantling, by turning on the said area of contact. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196358 | System and Assembly for Sealing Containers - The invention is based on the objective of disclosing a method for sealing containers, particularly bottles, in a mechanized fashion by means of rigid closures, particularly rigid glass stoppers that require careful handling. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196359 | Unit For Feeding Infusion Material To A Machine Producing Filter Packs - Described is a unit ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196360 | Machine For Packaging Articles into Boxes - In a machine for packaging articles into boxes, a magazine of flat folded tubular blanks is shifted with respect to a conveying line of boxes obtained in an inlet station, by a roto-translating arm for withdrawing blanks and introducing the withdrawn blanks into holding modules, associated to the conveying line. The initial part of the conveying line is situated at an inlet station, while the terminal part of the conveying line corresponds to a discharge station of the boxes already filled with articles. Along the conveying line, a pick-and-place system picks up articles from a feeding line and introduces the articles into the boxes, which are closed before reaching a discharge station. The feeding line and the articles outlet line are arranged, during the machine construction, according to a position of the same machine with respect to the production line, that is in order to allow coupling of the machine with working units, arranged aligned or perpendicular with respect to the machine. The described arrangement of the magazine and of the conveying line allows reducing machine height and improving the accessibility to parts of the machine, as well as improving ergonomic characteristics. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196361 | Stackable shipping and display box - An elongate, rectangular box ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196362 | Machine For Packaging Articles into Boxes With Variable Arrangement With Respect To The Production Line - In a machine for packaging articles into boxes, an articles feeding line is formed by two runs and extends beside the machine according to different possible configurations. The runs can be oriented on a horizontal plane, independently, so as to allow different possible arrangements of the machine with respect to a production line. Likewise, an articles outlet line can be arranged in alignment with longitudinal extension of the machine or perpendicular to longitudinal extension of the machine, to allow the machine to be connected with working units arranged either in alignment or perpendicular to the machine. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196363 | Stirrup safety structure - The present invention relates to a stirrup safety structure, which is integrally formed and mainly composed of pedals and inverted U-shaped suspension locking racks. Wherein, appropriate number and shape of troughs are engraved on the pedal to limit the sticking on of mud. Moreover, a stopper ring is respectively set at the prefixed position of the lower section lying in between both ends of the suspension rack; appropriate numbers of movable pulleys are set at the lower rod between said stopper ring and pedal; said movable pulleys have the effect of free rotating. Hence, when a horse-rider falls down from the horseback, said movable pulley can enable the rider to free slip and withdraw his feet from stirrup smoothly, by means of said movable pulley's rubbing and revolving with the rider's feet and the momentum caused by the horse's running, to avoid his feet being hooked by the stirrup. Therefore the present invention can solve the problem of a horse-rider's being dragged along by the horse and get hurt when he falls down from the horseback and, therefore, becomes a simple and effective safety protection device. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196364 | Oil Separating Apparatus and Cylinder Head Cover for an Internal Combustion Engine - An oil separating apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprises an upstream oil-separating element for through flowing blow-by gas, a downstream oil-separating element for through flowing blow-by gas connected in series with said upstream oil-separating element, and a hollow space on the outlet side of the upstream oil-separating element, wherein in an oil drain path of the downstream oil-separating element an oil return closed by means of a reed valve is provided, wherein the oil return on the outlet side terminates in said hollow space, wherein the hollow space comprises a further oil return which is closed by a further reed valve. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196365 | Adjustable dual-blade dust filter using granular bed flow - A dust filter has adjustable sub-blades between blades. By adjusting the blades' distanced and the sub-blades positions and angles, stagnation area of filtration material on the blades are removed. Furthermore, space in the dust filter is fully used. Thus, a filtering efficiency is improved. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196366 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS ADAPTED FOR USE WITH LINER - A surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. In some embodiments, the surface cleaning apparatus comprises a member having a dirty fluid inlet. A fluid flow path extends from the dirty fluid inlet to a clean air outlet of the surface cleaning apparatus, and includes a suction motor. At least a first air cleaning unit comprising a cyclonic cleaning stage is positioned in the fluid flow path. A material collection chamber is in flow communication with the at least one cyclone and is adapted to receive a liner bag. A vacuum line extends between the fluid flow path and an interior of the material collection chamber and is connectable in flow communication with the fluid flow path. A valve is associated with the vacuum line and moveable between a first position in which the vacuum line is open and a second position wherein the line is closed. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196367 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND REMOVING AIRBORNE IMPURITIES WITHIN AN ENCLOSED CHAMBER - An apparatus for detecting and removing airborne impurities within an enclosed chamber is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The enclosed chamber includes a chamber housing and an opening in the chamber housing for introducing airborne impurities. The enclosed chamber also includes a meter for detecting the airborne impurity level within the enclosed chamber. At least one air cleaner located within the chamber housing is provided for removal of airborne impurities. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196368 | Filter Element and Filter Housing Suitable for Accommodation the Same - Disclosed is a filter element ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196369 | Vehicle engine air intake filter - A filter for a vehicle engine air intake; the filter has an undulated filtering element, and a rigid peripheral frame surrounding and supporting the filtering element, and having a C-shaped annular seat housing the peripheral edge of the filtering element; the peripheral edge of the filtering element is secured inside the annular seat by a layer of glue completely filling the annular seat; and the peripheral frame is made of composite material, and formed by gluing together a flat top annular border, made from a single sheet of material, and an S-shaped bottom annular border, also made from a single sheet of material. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196370 | PLEATED DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER ASSEMBLY - A filter assembly is configured to be incorporated into an exhaust treatment device. The filter assembly comprises a frame, a filter media element, and a plurality of dividers supporting the filter media element within the frame. The frame has a first end and a second end defining a frame length therebetween. The filter media element is disposed within the frame and extends generally perpendicular to the frame length as a series of pleated contours. The plurality of dividers includes a first divider and a second divider. The first divider is disposed adjacent to the filter media element at the first end of the frame. The second divider is disposed adjacent to the filter media element at the second end of the frame. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196371 | Electrically Driven, Reel-Mower Accessories - Real-mower accessories according to the present teachings are electrically driven. The electrically powered accessories use electric motors that can be operated independently of the transport wheels of the mower. Electrically powered accessories can use the on-board power source of the mower to which it is attached along with the control assembly thereon. The electrically powered accessories enable rotational rates and direction of rotation of the components of the electrically powered accessories to be easily adjusted and changed independently of other components of the mower. The electrically powered accessories can provide a more efficiently powered accessory. The electrically powered accessories can allow a user to independently verify the speed and direction of the electrically powered accessory relative to the other electrically powered accessories or other electrically driven components of the mower. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196372 | Cutting Unit with Moveable Groomer - A turf cutting unit includes a reel assembly having a plurality of blades rotatable relative to the ground. A groomer includes a plurality of spaced apart and vertically oriented cutting plates fixed to a driven shaft. The groomer is moveable between a first position where the cutting plates engage the turf and a second position where the cutting plates are spaced apart from the turf. A method of operating a turf cutting unit is also described. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196373 | Controlling Groomer Assembly Depth Penetration - A turf cutting unit includes a reel assembly mounted to a frame and having a plurality of reel blades rotatable about a reel axis extending substantially parallel to the ground. A drivingly rotatable groomer includes a plurality of spaced apart and substantially vertically oriented cutting plates. An adjustment mechanism is operable to move the reel assembly relative to the turf to set a turf cutting height. The adjustment mechanism is operable to adjust the position of the cutting plates to set a depth of cut that the groomer cutting plates engage the turf. The adjustment mechanism limits a maximum depth of cut of the groomer cutting plates based on the cutting height of the reel assembly. A method of operating a turf cutting unit is also discussed. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196374 | Mower with cushioned suspension for operator support platform having stowed and deployed positions - A stand-on riding mower has a support platform at the rear thereof for supporting an operator who stands during operation of the mower. The support platform is pivotally connected to the traction frame of the mower by a suspension that includes pivotal support plates at each side of the platform. At least one spring is arranged to push against the pivotal support plates in a direction causing the platform to rise such that the weight of the operator atop the platform causes the platform to lower until increasing biasing force in the spring balances the operator's weight. The spring ensures that impact shocks and the like on the traction frame of the mower are cushioned before reaching the operator's platform. In addition, the operator's platform is pivotal relative to the support plates to allow the operator's platform to be disposed in both a vertical stowed position and a horizontal deployed position. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196375 | LUBRICATION RETENTION APPARATUS FOR POWER TOOL - A gearbox is provided for a handheld power tool. The gearbox includes a housing including a recess having a wall section, a main gear disposed within the recess and including a plurality of gear teeth, and a drive gear engaged with the main gear for driving the main gear. The gearbox also includes means for retaining lubricant within the housing for improved retention of the lubricant on the main gear. The means for retaining is configured to create a localized pressure reduction within the housing during operation of the power tool. In one example, a portion of the wall section curves towards the main gear, and a localized pressure reduction is formed proximate the minimum distance between the curving wall section and the main gear during operation of the power tool. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196376 | SEPARATOR PLATE FOR POWER TOOL - A gearbox for a handheld power tool is provided, including a housing, a main gear disposed within the housing and including a plurality of cams attached thereto. A drive gear is engaged with the main gear for driving the main gear. The gearbox also includes a plurality of cutting members configured to engage the plurality of cams. Rotation of the main gear causes rotation of the cams to thereby cause the cutting members to move in a reciprocal manner. The gearbox also includes a separator plate attached to the housing. A portion of the separator plate is disposed between the plurality of cutting members to inhibit contact between the cutting members. In one example, the separator plate includes a leg section configured to be secured to a portion of the power tool. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196377 | HEIGHT OF CUT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR REEL MOWER - A height of cut adjustment system for a reel type grass cutting unit includes adjustment screw mechanisms mounted at each corner of the cutting unit. Linkages between the adjustment screw mechanisms permit driving all of the adjustment screw mechanisms synchronously from a single adjustment point to change the cutting height. The linkages may be worm gear drives or other mechanical linkages. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196378 | Rotary lawn mower cutting blade - A rotary lawn mower cutting blade with reduced drag and improved cutting ability includes a central mounting section, intermediate sections, and outboard sections along a common longitudinal axis and disposed about a common center of rotation. The outboard sections includes downward and inward projecting sections. The cutting blade also preferably includes cutting edges on the full extent of the leading edge of the outboard section including the downward and inward projecting sections. Additionally, the outer section can be twisted slightly to enhance airflow upward. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196379 | CROP LIFTING APPARATUS - A flexing crop lifter apparatus includes a finger recess portion configured to receive a forward end of a guard finger, and a securing portion is adapted for attachment to the cutting header. A ski mounting plate extends rearward and downward from the finger recess portion under an attached guard finger. A ski member is attached at a rear end thereof to a rear end of the ski mounting plate and extends forward under the ski mounting plate and curves upward at a front end thereof. A lifting arm extends rearward from the front end of the ski member back and over a knife of the cutting header when the apparatus is attached to the guard finger. The ski member and the ski mounting plate are configured to flex. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196380 | SHIFT MECHANISM FOR TRIM MOWER CUTTING UNITS - A shift mechanism for trim mower cutting units includes a pair of slidable carriers. Each slidable carrier can slide along a pair of guide rods mounted to a mower frame. A hydraulic extension cylinder is connected to each slidable carrier and independently extends to move the slidable carrier laterally outward from the mower frame or retracts to move the slidable carrier laterally inward in relation to the mower frame. A hydraulic shifting cylinder is mounted between the two extension cylinders and extends to shift both slidable carriers laterally inward toward a center position, and retracts to move both slidable carriers laterally outward toward an extended position. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196381 | Method of manufacturing power transmission chain and pretension load device used in manufacture of power transmission chain - In the state where plural sheets of link plates which are single parts are laminated, tension for widening a distance between through-holes is loaded by a pair of pins which are inserted through the through-holes of the link plates so as to load pretension serving as a predetermined compressive residual stress on the link plates. Subsequently, the pair of pins are extracted from the link plates. Consequently, connection members are inserted through the corresponding through-holes of the plurality of link plates so as to assemble a chain with an endless shape. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196382 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING JEWELRY CHAINS FORMED FROM LINKS - A method and apparatus for reducing the amount of metal used in a chain as compared to a chain formed of a round wire, the method including the steps of forming a wire having a non-round shape, wrapping the wire around a mandrel to form a spiral of the wire, the mandrel formed such that it supports the non-round shape of the wire with a longer dimension of the wire extending radially from an axis of the mandrel, cutting the spiral of wire to form individual links of wire, and forming a chain from said links. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196383 | Airframe mounted electric motor driven lubrication pump control deoil system - A system for controlling lubricant displacement from a machine during turbomachine shutdown sequence includes a motor, a pump, a control valve, and a motor control unit. The motor is selectively energized from a power bus to rotate at a rotational speed and supply a drive force to the pump. The pump, in response to the drive force, draws fluid from a fluid and supplies the fluid to the machine. The control valve is movable between at least a first position, in which the control valve fluidly communicates the pump with a lubrication fluid source, and a second position, in which the control valve fluidly communicates the pump with a gaseous fluid source. During the shutdown sequence, the motor control unit controllably energizes the motor from the power bus to thereby control its rotational speed in accordance with a schedule that will displace at least a substantial volume of lubricant in the rotating machine with fluid from the gaseous fluid source. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196384 | RECIPICATING COMPRESSOR WITH INLET BOOSTER FOR CNG STATION AND REFUELING MOTOR VEHICLES - The present invention provides a natural gas compression system, comprising a gas inlet component for the entrance of natural gas into the system, a booster component for increasing the pressure of the natural gas, a drying component for drying the natural gas, a compressor component including a reciprocating compressor for further increasing the pressure of the natural gas, a valve control panel and storage component, and a dispensing component. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196385 | GAS TURBINE SYSTEM - A gas turbine uses a first fuel at full load and an improved emission behavior is achieved by operating the gas turbine ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196386 | Connection Element Arranged Between a Housing and an Exhaust Pipe - A connecting element between a housing and an exhaust pipe, particularly a cone, is characterized in that the connecting element is provided at its interior with at least one guide surface capable of pulsing the exhaust gas flow into rotation. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196387 | Method and Device for Managing the Operation of a Nitrogen Oxide Trap, and Diagnosing its Ageing Condition - The invention concerns a method which consists in arranging a oxygen probe ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER WITH ENGINE HEAT - An apparatus, including a diesel particulate filter, at least one sensor for sensing information associated with operation of an engine, an engine brake configured to brake the engine, and a controller electrically coupled to the at least one sensor and the engine brake, to determine if the engine is operating in a manner that does not generate enough engine heat to activate the diesel particulate filter, and if the engine is so operating, operate the engine brake so as to brake the engine to cause the engine to generate enough engine heat to activate the diesel particulate filter. An associated method is disclosed. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196389 | Soot filter regeneration software, methods and systems - One embodiment is a method including maintaining a count based upon an engine operating condition, determining a soot level based upon a characteristic of a diesel particulate filter, and requesting deSoot based upon the count meeting or exceeding a threshold, or the soot level meeting or exceeding a threshold, or both. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196390 | DETERIORATION-DETERMINATION APPARATUS FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING SYSTEM - A main feedback control based on an output of an upstream sensor, and a sub-feedback control based on an output of a downstream sensor are executed. A specified fuel disturbance is inputted and an output of the downstream sensor is measured to derive a characteristic value. Based on the characteristic value, it is determined whether a purifying capacity of the exhaust gas purifying system including the catalyst, the upstream sensor, and the downstream sensor is deteriorated. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196391 | Apparatus And Method For Regenerating Exhaust Treatment Devices - A method and apparatus for regenerating exhaust treatment devices. Incomplete combustion products may be selectively provided in at least one cylinder of multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. This may then be followed by directing the products to an engine exhaust treatment device. The temperature of the engine exhaust treatment device may then be increased due to exposure to the products of incomplete combustion. The catalyst in the converter may then be regenerated due to the temperature increase. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196392 | Flexible fuel injection for multiple modes of diesel engine exhaust aftertreatment - One embodiment is a system including a controller operable to control fuel injection events. The system is operable in a base mode, and at least one of a deNOx mode, a deSOx mode, and a deSoot mode. The base mode includes a pilot injection pulse, a main injection pulse, a post injection pulse, and a second post injection pulse. The deNOx mode includes a pilot injection pulse, a main injection pulse, and a post injection pulse. The deSOx mode includes a pilot injection pulse, a main injection pulse, a post injection pulse, a second post injection pulse, and a third post injection pulse. The deSoot mode includes a pilot injection pulse, a main injection pulse, a post injection pulse, a second post injection pulse, and a third post injection pulse. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196393 | Device for restraining the deterioration of a catalytic apparatus of an internal combustion engine - In a device for restraining the deterioration of a catalytic apparatus of an internal combustion engine of the present invention, when the temperature of the catalytic apparatus arranged in the engine exhaust system is higher than a predetermined temperature in a vehicle deceleration, a fuel-cut of the engine is prohibited and a first motor-generator MG | 2008-08-21 |
20080196394 | System For Assisting Regeneration Of Pollution Management Means For Motor Vehicle Engine - The invention concerns a system for assisting regeneration of pollution management means ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196395 | Exhaust Gas Purification System For Internal Combustion Engine - The present invention is directed to an exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine that performs high pressure PM filter regeneration process by decreasing the degree of opening of an exhaust throttle valve in regenerating the particulate matter trapping capacity of a particulate filter and has as an object to provide a technology that enables to perform the high pressure PM filter regeneration process while suppressing excessive temperature rise of the particulate filter even while the vehicle is moving. According to the invention, a prediction is made, when the high pressure PM filter regeneration process is performed, as to whether there is a possibility that the temperature of the particulate filter will reach a predetermined upper limit temperature, and the pressure inside the particulate filter is controlled in accordance with the prediction. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196396 | Catalyst and method for purification of diesel engine exhaust gas - The invention provides a catalyst for catalytically reducing nitrogen oxides in diesel engine exhaust gas by use of unburnt carbon contained in the diesel engine exhaust gas as a reducing agent, the catalyst comprising: | 2008-08-21 |
20080196397 | LNT regeneration strategy to reduce NOx spike - Systems and methods are disclosed for ameliorating NOx slip from a lean NOx trap by reducing the amount of hydrocarbons reaching the lean NOx trap during the early stages of, or in a period immediately preceding, a rich regeneration. In one embodiment, a hydrocarbon absorber is configured downstream from a fuel reformer, but upstream from the lean NOx trap, in order to reduce the quantity of hydrocarbons that reach the lean NOx trap during lean reformer warm-up and rich regeneration phases. In another embodiment, the fueling rate to a fuel reformer configured in an exhaust line upstream from the lean NOx trap is limited to reduce NOx slip. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196398 | HC mitigation to reduce NOx spike - Systems and methods are disclosed for ameliorating NOx slip from a lean NOx trap by reducing the amount of hydrocarbons reaching the lean NOx trap during the early stages of, or in a period immediately preceding, a rich regeneration. In one embodiment, a hydrocarbon absorber is configured downstream from a fuel reformer, but upstream from the lean NOx trap, in order to reduce the quantity of hydrocarbons that reach the lean NOx trap during lean reformer warm-up and rich regeneration phases. In another embodiment, the fueling rate to a fuel reformer configured in an exhaust line upstream from the lean NOx trap is limited to reduce NOx slip. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196399 | Catalyst and method for purification of diesel engine exhaust gas - The invention provides a catalyst for catalytically reducing nitrogen oxides in diesel engine exhaust gas by use of unburnt carbon contained in the diesel engine exhaust gas as a reducing agent, the catalyst comprising:
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20080196400 | Process and Apparatus for Treating Exhaust Gas of an Internal Combustion Engine and Vehicle Having the Apparatus - A process and an apparatus for treating exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine include at least two exhaust-gas treatment modules. An exhaust gas stream can be at least partly deflected depending on a load state of the internal combustion engine in such a way that at least parts of the exhaust gas flow through one or more modules. This makes it possible to advantageously construct and operate even an exhaust gas system of large-volume internal combustion engines, in which conversion and treatment of the exhaust gas is carried out in individual modules, even in no-load operation, basically at very low exhaust gas mass flow rates. The individual modules can be adapted to various load levels of the internal combustion engine. A rail-borne vehicle and a water-borne vehicle having the apparatus are also provided. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196401 | Exhaust heat recovery apparatus - An exhaust heat recovery apparatus includes an evaporation unit, a condensation unit, an evaporation-side communication part and a condensation-side communication part. The evaporation unit is disposed in an exhaust gas passage through which an exhaust gas flows and performs heat exchange between the exhaust gas and an operation fluid flowing therein, thereby evaporating the operation fluid. The condensation unit is disposed in a coolant passage through which an engine coolant flows and performs heat exchange between the operation fluid and the engine coolant, thereby condensing the operation fluid. The evaporation-side communication part connects the evaporation unit and the condensation unit for introducing evaporated operation fluid to the condensation unit. The condensation-side communication part connects the condensation unit and the evaporation unit for introducing condensed operation fluid to the evaporation unit. The condensation-side communication part is provided with a throttle part. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196402 | Hydraulic Master Cylinder And Vehicle Provided With The Same - A rear brake control hydraulic master cylinder that dispenses with adjustment work to decrease a clearance between a piston and a push member. A master cylinder | 2008-08-21 |
20080196403 | Master Cylinder - The present invention is directed to apparatus, systems, and methods for incorporating a master cylinder into a hydraulic brake system. An embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a bore extending through the housing, a cover, and a groove formed in the cover. The housing includes a fluid reservoir formed therein. The bore is capable of supporting a movable piston to actuate the hydraulic braking system. The cover is secured to the housing and the groove in the cover descends away from the center of the cover such that the groove is capable of directing fluid away from the center of the cover. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196404 | Method And Device For Controlling Or Regulating The Boost Pressure Of An Internal Combustion Engine Having A Compressor - A method and a device for regulating the boost pressure of an internal combustion engine having a compressor, which set a setpoint boost pressure in a rapid manner and without overshooting. An actuator is provided by which the boost pressure of the compressor is set. An actuating variable for the actuator is determined as a function of a rotational speed of the compressor. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196405 | Internal Combustion Engine Control Method - The invention relates to a method for controlling an internal combustion engine ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196406 | Homogeneous charge compression ignition engine and air intake and exhaust system thereof - An EGR passage partially refluxes exhaust gas to a combustion chamber as an EGR gas. A heat exchanger cools the EGR gas. A heating intake passage branches off from a branching portion formed in a portion of an intake passage on an upstream side of a downstream end of the EGR passage, and its downstream end communicates with a portion of the EGR passage on an upstream side of the heat exchanger. A switch valve adjusts respective amounts of intake air passing through the intake passage and through the heating intake passage. When an EGR valve is closed, an ECU switches the switch valve such that the intake air passes through one of the intake passage and the heating intake passage; when the EGR valve is open, the ECU switches the switch valve such that the intake air passes solely through the intake passage. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196407 | Method and an Arrangement in Connection with a Turbocharged Piston Engine - The invention relates to a method and an arrangement in connection with a piston engine provided with a turbocompressor. In the method, combustion air from the engine is pressurized by the compressor of the turbocompressor, pressurized combustion air is humidified, fuel is combusted in the cylinder of the engine by means of combustion air and the exhaust gases generated during the combustion are conveyed by means of combustion air to the turbine of the turbocompressor. A partial flow is separated from the pressurized combustion air flow, conveyed past the engine and combined with the exhaust gas flow going to the turbine. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196408 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY EXHAUST COOLER - The present invention provides an exhaust cooler mounted to a tailpipe for receiving exhaust gas. The exhaust cooler includes a jet pump connectable to the tailpipe and a nozzle connectable to the tailpipe. The nozzle defines a nozzle opening between the tailpipe and the jet pump for communicating the exhaust gas from the tailpipe to the jet pump. A first member is included that is moveable between a closed position and an open position, the open position defining a first opening between the tailpipe and the jet pump for communicating the exhaust gas from the tailpipe to the jet pump. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196409 | Parallel-Sequential Turbocharging for Improved Exhaust Temperature Control - An exhaust system for an engine having a first set and a second set of cylinders and an emission control device comprising of a first turbocharger coupled to the first set of cylinder(s); a second turbocharger coupled to the second set of cylinder(s); a crossover pipe coupled between and upstream of the first and second turbochargers; a mechanism for adjusting exhaust flow through the crossover pipe; a lower heat loss path coupled between the first turbocharger and the emission control device; and a higher heat loss path coupled between the second turbocharger and the emission control device. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196410 | Power generating systems and methods - A power-generating system is provided for operating adiabatically and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. The system may include gas reactors and/or combustors that burn a fuel and an oxygen-containing gas under substantially adiabatic conditions such that high-pressure combustion products and low pressure combustor housing cooling air are combined to produce a medium pressure working fluid. Higher thermal efficiencies reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Products of combustion can be processed to further reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from portable and stationary exhaust-producing devices using different fuels. The system may also include solar collectors that pick up a spectrum of solar energy by means of cells containing fluids, aligned to concentrate the solar rays. The collectors may pick up direct and/or diffused solar radiation and can be used to power self-propelled vehicles or function as a roof of a building. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196411 | Nuclear Power Plant and a Steam Turbine - The group of inventions relates to nuclear techniques and to power industry. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196412 | Engine - An engine is provided that utilizes an active heat exchanger such as a heat pump to transfer heat into and remove heat from a low boiling point liquid that is disposed in a pair of diametrically opposed containers. The addition of heat into the low-boiling point liquid causes the liquid to move vertically from a bottom container to a top container, transforming the transferred heat energy into potential energy. The top container is allowed to fall under the weight of the transferred liquid, transforming the potential energy to kinetic energy which is used to perform the desired work. The expanding low-boiling point liquid can also be used to advance a magnetic back and forth through a wire coiling to produce an electric current, converting the transferred heat energy into electrical energy. The use of an active heat exchanger such as a heat pump permits the use of one unit of electrical energy to transfer 3 to 5 units of heat energy. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196413 | Cogeneration system - In a cogeneration system having a first power plant connected to an AC power feed line between a power network and an electrical load and a first internal combustion engine for driving the first power plant such that exhaust heat of the first engine is supplied to a thermal load, power supply from the first power plant to the power network is interrupted by turning off a switch installed in the feed line, when outage of the power network is detected and a second power plant is operated, such that outputs of the first and second power plants are supplied to the electrical load. With this, it becomes possible to respond to a commercial power network outage for preventing reverse flow of the power output by the cogeneration system into the power network and supplying as much electric power as possible to the electrical load. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196414 | Strut cavity pilot and fuel injector assembly - A ramjet engine has an inlet, an outlet, and a gas flowpath from the inlet to the outlet. A pilot recess is along the flowpath. A plurality of struts extend within the flowpath. Each strut has first and second side surfaces extending between leading and trailing ends the trailing end sweeping away from the recess in a downstream direction across from the pilot recess. Each strut has first and second distributed fuel outlets positioned to discharge fuel from the first and second side surfaces respectively. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196415 | Beverage sip cooling system - A sip cooling system for a personal drinking vessel or container including a block of thermally conductive material with a cooling chamber through which drinking liquid flows when the user draws liquid from a flexible tube connected to the chamber outlet. A flexible supply tube connected to the chamber inlet has the remote end immersed in the liquid in the drinking container. A solid state thermo electric cooling device is attached to the block for, upon energization from a battery, cools only the liquid passing through the chamber. In one embodiment, the cooling unit and battery are contained in a cap fitting over an opening in a personal drinking container. In another embodiment, the system is connected in line in a flexible drinking tube connected to a personally carried supply of drinking liquid. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196416 | Method and system for liquid cryogen injection in mixing or blending devices - A liquid cryogen based blending system and method is provided. The disclosed embodiment of the system includes a liquid cryogen flow circuit, a heated fluid circuit, and a plurality of injectors or nozzles disposed adapted for injection of a liquid cryogen into or near a product to be cooled. The disclosed system and method also includes a controller adapted to operatively control the injection of liquid cryogen and concurrently control the flow warm fluid, such as nitrogen vapor, to and thru the plurality of injectors. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196417 | FLUID RECIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR LOCALIZED TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND CHILLING OF COMPRESSED ARTICLES - Systems and methods compress, freeze and store forms at sufficiently low temperatures. A system provides a storage tank of liquefied gas, a gas-liquid separation tank, and a compression chamber. The compression chamber provides compression plates chilled by flow of liquefied gas through conduits traversing an interior volume of the plates. The method comprises recirculating liquefied gas to improve cooling efficiency while lowering operation costs. The system and method further provide for integrated measurement and control of the flow of liquefied gas through the primary components of the system. In one embodiment, the forms are rubber cylinders utilized in the production of torsion axels. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196418 | Method and Control for Preventing Flooded Starts in a Heat Pump - A heat pump is provided with an improvement while switching from heating/cooling mode to a defrost mode. Prior to initiation of a defrost mode, an electronic expansion device is moved to an open position such that refrigerant can migrate between the indoor-outdoor heat exchangers. When the operation of the defrost cycle is initiated, there is a lower likelihood and severity of flooded starts, as the refrigerant, under existing pressure differential at system shutdown, will move to the heat exchanger that will be downstream of the compressor in the defrost mode. Thus, no flooded start will occur on the subsequent compressor start-up. After completion of the defrost cycle, the electronic expansion device is again opened prior to return to operation in the conventional heating/cooling mode. In case subsequent starts are in an identical mode of operation, the electronic expansion valve is kept closed during shutdown to minimize cyclic performance losses. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196419 | BUILD-UP MONITORING SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATED ENCLOSURES - A build-up monitoring system in combination with a refrigerated enclosure comprises a refrigerated enclosure having a drain, a drain basin and a refrigeration unit adapted to maintain refrigerating conditions in the refrigerated enclosure. A build-up detector is positioned with respect to the refrigerated enclosure so as to monitor a level of build-up in the drain/drain basin. A condition analyzer receives detection data from the build-up detector, the condition analyzer identifying from the detection data a build-up in the drain/drain basin requiring an intervention. An interface indicates the requirement for the intervention. A method is provided to identify a build-up requiring an intervention in a drain/drain basin of a refrigerated enclosure. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196420 | Flashgas Removal From a Receiver in a Refrigeration Circuit - Refrigeration circuit ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196421 | Method for determining evaporator airflow verification - A method of providing a field test protocol for determining evaporator airflow verification for existing vapor compression cycle equipment. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196422 | Refrigerator and method of controlling the same - Disclosed are a refrigerator for discharging water contained in a water tank when a predetermined time has passed to supply fresh water to a user and a method of controlling the same. The refrigerator includes a main body, a door pivotally mounted to the main body, a dispenser provided in the door to dispense water to the exterior, a water tank connected to the dispenser to accommodate the water, a water supply valve connected to the water tank to control a flow of the water to be supplied to the water tank, and a controller connected to the water supply valve and the dispenser to control the same and to discharge the water to the exterior when the water is accommodated in the water tank for a predetermined time. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196423 | Refrigerator and/or freezer - The present invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer, comprising a liquefier, an evaporator and a compressor, wherein the refrigerator and/or freezer includes means by which a pressure compensation between liquefier and evaporator is prevented or slowed down during the standstill of the compressor, and that the refrigerator and/or freezer includes a means for effecting the compressor start-up, wherein the means for effecting the compressor start-up comprise means for increasing the starting torque of the compressor and/or means for increasing the starting current of the compressor motor and/or means which ensure that the crank shaft of the compressor stops in a preferred position after shutting off the compressor motor, and/or means for the at least partial pressure compensation between the pressure side and the suction side of the compressor and/or means for reducing the initially required starting torque. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196424 | REAR EVAPORATOR CORE FREEZE PROTECTION METHOD - One embodiment relates to a method for preventing evaporator core freezing in an air conditioning system, comprising determining the occurrence of an evaporator core freezing condition for a first one of a plurality of evaporators. Determining the occurrence of an evaporator core freezing condition may be done without measuring the air out temperature first evaporator. The method also comprises adjusting an operating parameter of the air conditioning system to eliminate the core freezing condition. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196425 | Method for evaluating refrigeration cycle performance - The present invention discloses a method for field testing refrigeration cycle equipment to evaluate condenser and evaporator performance. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196426 | System Reheat Control by Pulse Width Modulation - A refrigerant system is provided with a reheat circuit. A pulse width modulation control is provided to achieve variable reheat capacity and thus to satisfy a wide spectrum of temperature and humidity levels in an environment conditioned by a refrigerant system. The pulse width modulation signal provided for the reheat flow control device achieves incremental amounts of reheat while avoiding temperature and humidity variations in the conditioned space. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196427 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HUMIDITY IN A DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR, AND REFRIGERATOR ADAPTED TO CARRY OUT SUCH METHOD - A method for controlling the humidity inside a refrigerator, having at least a cavity and a refrigeration circuit including an evaporator and a compressor, comprising the step of measuring the relative humidity level inside the cavity, measuring the temperature of the evaporator and feeding the above measured values to a control algorithm capable of driving the refrigeration circuit in order to maintain substantially constant the average level of relative humidity and corresponding to a set value. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196428 | Device and Method For Controlling the Temperature Inside a Refrigerating Unit of a Combined Refrigerator-Freezer - A refrigerator-freezer of the combined type comprises a first and a second refrigerating units and a single cooling circuit for both units, which are fluid-dynamically and reciprocally connected by an air passage conduit; the temperature inside the first unit is controlled by a device comprising motorised interception means of the passage conduit; electronic control means of the motorised interception means, directly carried aboard a supporting body adapted in use to be arranged along the passage conduit; an electronic temperature sensor operatively and directly connected to the electronic control means, carried aboard the supporting body; and ventilator means, carried aboard the supporting body, operated by the electronic control means of the motorised interception means for selectively ensuring circulation of air by forced convection between the first and second refrigerating units along the passage conduit. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196429 | Pulse Electrothermal And Heat-Storage Ice Detachment Apparatus And Method - Systems and methods for pulse electrothermal and heat-storage ice detachment. A pulse electrothermal ice detachment apparatus includes one or more coolant tubes, and optionally, fins in thermal contact with the coolant tubes. The tubes and/or fins form a resistive heater. Apparatus applies electrical power to the resistive heater, generating heat to detach ice from the tubes and/or the fins. A freezer unit forms a heat-storage icemaking system having a compressor and a condenser for dissipating waste heat, and coolant that circulates through the compressor, the condenser and a coolant tube. The coolant tube is in thermal contact with an evaporator plate. A tank, after the compressor and before the condenser, transfers heat from the coolant to a heating liquid. The heating liquid periodically flows through a heating tube in thermal contact with the evaporator plate, detaching ice from the evaporator plate. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196430 | VARIABLE RESTRICTOR - A variable restrictor including a tube with first and second ends of a first cross-sectional area and a region between the ends of reduced cross-sectional area. The region comprises a flattened portion of the tube where the tube has been permanently deformed such that opposed wall portions of the tube are much closed together than in the remainder of the tube. An actuator is arranged to selectively alter the separation of the opposed wall portions of the flattened section. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196431 | Heating Installation and Heating Method - A heating installation is provided with | 2008-08-21 |
20080196432 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus has plural indoor units having: plural heat exchangers; and flow controllers respectively corresponding to the heat exchangers. In each of the indoor units, one heat exchanger is used as a condenser, and another heat exchanger is used as an evaporator, thereby causing the indoor unit to perform a temperature and humidity controlling operation. An indoor unit(s) which is not set to perform the temperature and humidity controlling operation may be caused to perform a heating operation or a cooling operation. Capacity controls on the condensers and the evaporators are performed by corresponding flow controllers. Gas refrigerants ejected from plural heat exchangers serving as evaporators are joined together, and then distributed to plural heat exchangers serving as condensers. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196433 | Supply Air Terminal Unit - A supply air terminal unit ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196434 | Beverage Cooling Device - A device for cooling beverages comprises a body and a clip connected to the body via an articulated arm. In use, the clip is engaged with the rim of a drinking vessel such that the arm extends into the drinking vessel and holds the body near the bottom of the vessel. The body contains a material which absorbs heat and thereby cools the beverage. The arm and clip help to keep the body immersed and prevent it from floating. | 2008-08-21 |
20080196435 | Condensation Plant - A condensing system has a plurality of heat exchanger elements ( | 2008-08-21 |
20080196436 | Truck Electrified Engine-Off Air Conditioning System - An air conditioning system for cooling an environment in an over-the-road vehicle is provided. The air conditioning system includes an electrically driven, variable speed compressor, which enables operation of the system when the engine of the over-the-road vehicle is not running. The system is modular and is adapted to be installed in the side luggage compartment of the vehicle to enable existing vehicles to be retrofitted to provide no-idle air conditioning. The housing of the system defines two flow paths therethrough; one cold air path and one hot air path. The hot air path is configured to intersect the condenser at least two times, and draws and expels the air through the same wall of the housing. An air direction device is used to reduce the amount of air recirculation through the hot air path to increase the efficiency of the system. | 2008-08-21 |