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US4612975A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Air conditioning device installed in a cabin of an earth-moving vehicle

Assignee: Komatsu Ltd
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Filing: 1985-02-04
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Granted: 1986-09-23
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Expires: 2005-02-04
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Abstract

Abstract An air conditioning device installed in a cabin of an earth-moving vehicle is equipped with a housing which has internal and external air intake ports to intake the internal air and the external air, a housing for containing cooling units and heating units, and a housing for mixing the air, that are located at the back of the driver's seat in the cabin, on either one side of the driver's seat, and under the driver's seat, respectively. The air is blown by a blower provided in the housing which intakes the internal air and the external air. The cold air or the hot air which has passed through the cooling units or the heating units is blown from the blow ports provided on the front side of the housing for mixing the air, and from the blow ports provided in the dash board in the cabin.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masanori Ikari

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 14:11
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/00357; B60H1/00378

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 261 words
In an air conditioning device installed in a cabin of an earth-moving vehicle, said cabin having an operator's seat and a dashboard, said air conditioning device comprising air cooling means, air heating means, and a blower having intake and outlet sides for blowing internal air and external air to intake sides of said cooling means or said heating means, the improvement wherein internal air intake means communicating with said intake side of said blower are formed on both the right and left sides in the cabin at the back of said operator's seat; blower means are formed in said dashboard positioned in front in said cabin to blow cold air or hot air supplied from said cooling means or said heating means; a first housing for intaking internal air and external air is located at the back of said operator's seat, said housing enclosing said internal air intake means, said external air intake means, filter means for internal air and external air, and said blower; a second housing is located by one side of said operator's seat containing said air cooling means and said air heating means; and a third housing for mixing air is located under said operator's seat containing blower means for blowing said cold air or said hot air; wherein said outlet side of said blower is opened into said second housing so as to communicate with said air cooling means and said air heating means, and outlet sides of said cooling means and said heating means are opened into said third housing so as to communicate therewith.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 261 words
In an air conditioning device installed in a cabin of an earth-moving vehicle, said cabin having an operator's seat and a dashboard, said air conditioning device comprising air cooling means, air heating means, and a blower having intake and outlet sides for blowing internal air and external air to intake sides of said cooling means or said heating means, the improvement wherein internal air intake means communicating with said intake side of said blower are formed on both the right and left sides in the cabin at the back of said operator's seat; blower means are formed in said dashboard positioned in front in said cabin to blow cold air or hot air supplied from said cooling means or said heating means; a first housing for intaking internal air and external air is located at the back of said operator's seat, said housing enclosing said internal air intake means, said external air intake means, filter means for internal air and external air, and said blower; a second housing is located by one side of said operator's seat containing said air cooling means and said air heating means; and a third housing for mixing air is located under said operator's seat containing blower means for blowing said cold air or said hot air; wherein said outlet side of said blower is opened into said second housing so as to communicate with said air cooling means and said air heating means, and outlet sides of said cooling means and said heating means are opened into said third housing so as to communicate therewith.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1989-09-22 1990-03-24 1990-09-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1993-09-22 1994-03-24 1994-09-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1997-09-22 1998-03-24 1998-09-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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