AIR COOLER Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; vehicle air conditioning plants. SUBSTANCE: air cooler panel has cooled air distributor made integral with panel, cavity accommodating detachable reservoir with drinking water, and two air channels providing delivery of cooled air from distributor for cooling drinking water. Detachable reservoir with drinking water is installed in cavity forming slot channel. Cooled air flowing along slot channel owing to heat exchange with reservoir walls, decreases temperature of walls and temperature of water in reservoir. If detachable reservoir is not installed in cavity, outlet of one of air channels is overlapped by valve arrangement whose shutoff member engages with detachable reservoir. Cooled air distributor has branch pipes providing delivery of cooled air through air ducts in different directions to consumers. EFFECT: reduced required cooling capacity of air cooler, its mass, overall dimensions and power consumption. 4 cl, 3 dwg