Evaporative cooler
Abstract
Abstract THIS DISCLOSURE RELATES TO A ROOF TOP EVAPORATIVE COOLER FOR COOLING THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS AND TRAILERS, WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STATIONARY. THE UNIT INCLUDES A REAR FACING STREAMLINED HOUSING DISPOSED OVER A ROOF TOP REGISTER, WITH A WIND DEFLECTOR SUCH AS A SPOILER FOR DIRECTING THE AIR STREAM PASSING OVER THE UNIT INTO A LOUVERED ENTRANCE PORT. A SUCTION FAN IS DISPOSED WITHIN THE HOUSING BETWEEN THE ENTRANCE PORT AND THE REGISTER FOR PULLING AIR INTO THE HOUSING, THROUGH AN EVAPORATIVE PAD AND FOR EXPELLING THE COOLED AIR, GUIDED BY THE CONFIGURATION OF THE HOUSING, THROUGH THE REGISTER AND INTO THE VEHICLE. THE COOLING MEDIUM IS PUMPED FROM A SUPPLY TANK TO A DISTRIBUTOR OVER THE PAD AND COLLECTED AFTER IT PASSES THROUGH THE PAD FOR RECIRCULATION. THE SUPPLY TANK MAY BE EITHER INCORPORATED WITHIN THE COOLER HOUSING OR EXTERNALLY DISPOSED THERETO AND MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE BODY. THE PAD IS CONSTRUCTED FROM A SUITABLE POROUS MATERIAL AND THE COOLING MEDIUM IS TYPICALLY WATER.
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- 👤 Les Anderson
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