US4592208A
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Heating or cooling apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-05-16
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Granted: 1986-06-03
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Expires: 2005-05-16
Abstract
Abstract A heating or cooling apparatus which is enclosed in a housing, having a compression heat pump and an absorption heat pump which are selectively drivable by an internal combustion engine (1) and an electric motor (6), is described. The housing is in the form of a double-walled heat storage means (17), with a heat carrier being stored between the inner and outer walls thereof. The internal combustion engine (1) is insulated from the working medium of the heat pump by the internal combustion engine (1) being enclosed in an engine enclosure (11).
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Sollner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 13:04
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01P; F01P3/00; F02; F02G; F02G5/00; F24; F24D; F24D11/00; F24D11/02; F24D11/0214; F24D11/0235; F25; F25B; F25B27/00; F25B29/00; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B10/00; Y02B10/70; Y02B30/00; Y02B30/52; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
In a heating or cooling apparatus of the type including a housing having therein at least one heat pump, an internal combustion engine for driving said heat pump, a heating circuit, and means for transferring heat from said engine and said heat pump to said heating circuit, the improvement comprising: means for preventing gas leaking from said heat pump from contacting said engine and comprising an enclosure surrounding said engine in a gas-tight manner; said engine including a crankshaft and a flywheel connected thereto, said crankshaft and flywheel being entirely enclosed within and surrounded by said enclosure; drive means for transmitting rotation of said crankshaft to drive said heat pump, said drive means comprising a shaft separate from said crankshaft and connected to said heat pump, said shaft extending rotatably through said enclosure, means for sealing said shaft with said enclosure, and transfer means for imparting rotational movement from said crankshaft to said shaft, thereby driving said heat pump; and means for resiliently suspending said engine in said enclosure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
In a heating or cooling apparatus of the type including a housing having therein at least one heat pump, an internal combustion engine for driving said heat pump, a heating circuit, and means for transferring heat from said engine and said heat pump to said heating circuit, the improvement comprising: means for preventing gas leaking from said heat pump from contacting said engine and comprising an enclosure surrounding said engine in a gas-tight manner; said engine including a crankshaft and a flywheel connected thereto, said crankshaft and flywheel being entirely enclosed within and surrounded by said enclosure; drive means for transmitting rotation of said crankshaft to drive said heat pump, said drive means comprising a shaft separate from said crankshaft and connected to said heat pump, said shaft extending rotatably through said enclosure, means for sealing said shaft with said enclosure, and transfer means for imparting rotational movement from said crankshaft to said shaft, thereby driving said heat pump; and means for resiliently suspending said engine in said enclosure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improvement claimed in claim 1, wherein said engine includes cooled exhaust pipes supported by said suspending means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The improvement claimed in claim 2, further comprising auxiliary burner means in one of said exhaust pipes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
185 words
In a heating or cooling apparatus of the type including a housing having therein at least one heat pump, an internal combustion engine for driving said heat pump, a heating circuit, and means for transferring heat from said engine and said heat pump to said heating circuit, the improvement comprising: means for preventing gas leaking from said heat pump from contacting said engine and comprising an enclosure surrounding said engine in a gas-tight manner; said engine including a crankshaft and a flywheel connected thereto, said crankshaft and flywheel being entirely enclosed within and surrounded by said enclosure; drive means for transmitting rotation of said crankshaft to drive said heat pump, said drive means comprising a shaft separate from said crankshaft and connected to said heat pump, said shaft extending rotatably through said enclosure, means for sealing said shaft with said enclosure, and transfer means for imparting rotational movement from said crankshaft to said shaft, thereby driving said heat pump; a supply tank within said enclosure for housing a supply of lubricating oil for said engine; and a lubricating oil heat exchanger positioned within said enclosure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
185 words
In a heating or cooling apparatus of the type including a housing having therein at least one heat pump, an internal combustion engine for driving said heat pump, a heating circuit, and means for transferring heat from said engine and said heat pump to said heating circuit, the improvement comprising: means for preventing gas leaking from said heat pump from contacting said engine and comprising an enclosure surrounding said engine in a gas-tight manner; said engine including a crankshaft and a flywheel connected thereto, said crankshaft and flywheel being entirely enclosed within and surrounded by said enclosure; drive means for transmitting rotation of said crankshaft to drive said heat pump, said drive means comprising a shaft separate from said crankshaft and connected to said heat pump, said shaft extending rotatably through said enclosure, means for sealing said shaft with said enclosure, and transfer means for imparting rotational movement from said crankshaft to said shaft, thereby driving said heat pump; a supply tank within said enclosure for housing a supply of lubricating oil for said engine; and a lubricating oil heat exchanger positioned within said enclosure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The improvement claimed in claim 4, further comprising means connecting said lubricating oil heat exchanger to cylinders and main bearing blocks of said engine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improvement claimed in claim 5, wherein said connecting means comprises a hollow member defining an oil pump casing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement claimed in claim 6, wherein said hollow member defines means for feeding oil to cylinder heads of said engine.
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