US2230020A

US2230020A - Air conditioning attachment for automobiles

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Publication number: US2230020A
Application number: US240382A
Authority: US
Inventors: Roger G Webster
Original assignee: BLANCHE S WEBSTER
Current assignee: BLANCHE S WEBSTER
Priority date: 1938-11-14
Filing date: 1938-11-14
Publication date: 1941-01-28
Anticipated expiration: 1958-01-28

Description

W 2, 11. a gs- R 2,23%(9211 AIR CONDITIONING ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Nov. 14, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet l A; 7.9 In uentor A iiorneys 1941- R. G. WEBSTER AIR CQNDITIONING ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 14, 1958 Inventor Atiomeys Jan. 28, 1941. R Q WEBSTER 2,230,,Q2U"

AIR CONDITIONING ATTACHMENT FORAUTOMOBILES Filed Nov. 14, 1938 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor Attorneys Patented Jar 1.128,:

PATENT OFFICE AIR CONDITIONING ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES Roger G. Webster, Long Beach, Calif., assignor to Blanche S Webster, Long Beach, Calif.

Application November 14, 1938, Serlal No. 240,382

'5 Claims.

The present invention relates to air conditioning attachments for automobiles and similar vehicles, and has for its primary object to provide a device of this character which. is detachably secured to the window of the vehicle and including a rotor arranged for partial submersion in. a receptacle containing water, and arranged to cause the passage of air through the saturatedcan be installed in operative position upon the window of a vehicle without necessitating any changes or alterations in theconstruction thereof, and which is otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which the same is intended.

. Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an automobile window showing the air conditioning attachment in position thereon.

Figure 2 is an end elevational view of the attachment showing the same mounted in position on the window.

Figure His 'a transverse sectional view.

. Figure 4 is a longitudinal horizontal sectional view. an Figure 5 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary. sectional view of the discharge-throat, and

Figure 'l is a perspective view of one of the deflectors mounted in the throat.

Referring now to th drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the

' numeral 5 designates a casing generally which is closed at 'one end by a rear wall 6,-the other end ofthe casing having a'lower' front wall "I and provided. with a funnel 8 above the front wall for admitting air into the casing.

ported at its ends by the rear wall 6 and front wall 1, is a rod 9 upon which a rotor indicated generally at I 0 is mounted for'free rotation. The rotor is of generally cylindrical form and closed at its rear end by a rear end wall H, the side walls of the rotor being formed of concentrically 5 spacedforaminous material l2, preferably formed of wire screening to form inner and outer walls and between which is positioned a loose filler l3, such as excelsior or the like. The front end of the rotor is open and the inner end of the funnel 10 B is inserted into. the open endthereof for admltting air directly into the interior of the rotor. The end wall ll of the rotor is formed with an openingld through which. the rod 9 is inserted for rotatably supporting 'the'rear end of the rotor 1| and adjacent the front end of the rotor and positioned between the inner and outer walls thereof is an annular spacing ring l5 and to diametricalv ly opposite sides of which is secured the opposite ends of-a tubular member'lfi positioned trans-- 2o versely within the rotor and having an opening 11 in its intermediate portion through which the rod 9 is also freely inserted to rotatably support the forward end ofthe rotor on said rod. f

A longitudinally extending opening |8- is 25 formed in one of the sidewalls of thef-casing to form a discharge throat, the ends of the opening l8 being formed with extensions I9 and the top of the opening being formed with an extension 20 and cooperating withv the extension l9 to form 30 a hood for the throat. The .bottom edge of the opening is provided with a downturned lip 2| forming an inverted channel 22 with the adjacent side wall of the casing and adapted to accommodatethe. upper edge of a window 23 of an 35 automobile or other vehicle body '24, whereby to support the casing upon the upper edge of said window with the casing proper positioned outside of the window and the throat l8 projecting into the interior of the vehicle, as' will be clearly ap- 4o parent from an inspection-of Figure 2 of the drawings.

A plurality of deflectors 25 are secured to the top of the casing by bolts 26, the deflectors being substantially of angle iron. form including the 45 flange 21 through which the bolt 26 are inserted at an intermediate portion of the flange whereby to pivotally support the deflectors in the top of the casing. The deflectors extend transversely of the casingwith their izmer ends overlying the upper surface of the rotor, as clearly shown in Figure'3 of the drawings, and with their outer i ends projecting through the throat and terminat- Extending longitudinally of the casing and suping at the open end thereof. By pivotally adjusting the-deflectors on the supporting bolts 20, air

'throat ill for discharge into the vehicle.

discharged from the throat may be directed in a desired manner into the interior of the vehicle. With the device mounted in position as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, and with the funnel 8 positioned in a forward direction, the movement of the vehicle'will force air into the rotor l2 and out through the side walls' thereof through'the The 'bottom of the casing 5 is adapted to contain a suitable quantity of water in which the lower edge of the rotor is submerged, whereby the filler l3 will become saturated and as the air is forced through the saturated filler the same will become cool by reason of the evaporation of the moisture therein.

In order to maintain all parts of the rotor in a moistened condition suitable means is provided for rotating the rotor upon the rod 9 which includes an endless cord 28 which has a portion wound once completely around the rotor as shown at 29 and separate flights of the cord '30 and 3| are fed through tubular guides 32 positioned in the throat l8, the cord terminating in a loop 33 positioned on the inside of the window in convenient position for manipulation by a person in a manner as will be apparent.

It is believed the details of construction and manner of operation of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without fur- .ther detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is;

1. An air conditioning attachment for vehicles comprising a casing having an air intakeopening at one end provided with an inwardly ex-= "tending funnel and an air discharge opening in one side wall, said casing being adapted to contain a quantity of water, means for rotatably supporting a porous rotor at one end and at an intermediate portion in a partially submerged condition in the casing said funnel projecting into the rotor at its other end and means for supporting the casing on the upper edge of a window of the vehicle.

2. An air conditioning attachment for vehicles comprising a casing having an air intake opening at one end provided with an inwardly extending funnel and an air discharge opening in one side wall, said casing being adapted to contain a quantity of water, meansfor rotatably supporting a porous rotor at one end and at an intermediate portion in a partially submerged porting the casing on the upper edge of a win-' dow ofthe vehicle and means for rotating the rotor.

3. An air conditioning attachment for vehicles comprising a casing having an air intake opening at one end provided with an inwardly extending funnel and an air discharge opening in one side wall, said casing being adapted to contain a quantity of water, means for rotatably supporting a porous rotor at one end and at an intermediate portion in a partially submerged condition in the casing said funnel projecting into the rotor at its other end, means for supporting the casing on the upper edge of a window of the vehicle and flexible means for manually rotating the rotor.

4. An air conditioning attachment for vehicles comprising a casing having an air intake opening at one end and an air discharge opening in one side wall, said casing being adapted to contain a quantity of water, means for rotatably supporting a porous rotor in a partially submerged condition in the casing, means for supporting the casing on the outside of the vehicle with the-discharge opening inwardly thereof and flexible operating means for the rotor including a circumferentially extending portion surrounding the rotor and an operating end extending into the vehicle. a

5. An air conditioning device for motor vehicles comprising a casing provided with an outlet passage along one side thereof for fitting a window opening of a motor vehicle, said casing having an open forward end, a funnel shaped member mounted in said end and extending inwardly thereof, a drum rotatably mounted in said casing and having an open forward end communicating with the inner end of said funnel member, said drum having an absorbent porous annular wall, a pan formed in the bottom of said casing for containing water and into which a portion of said drum extends, the forward end of said casing extending toward the front of the vehicle whereby air will be directed inwardly through said funnel shaped member and into the drum during the forward motion of the vehicle, and means for rotating said drum for moistening its porous wall to cool and cleanse the air passing through said wall to said outlet passage.

ROGER G. WEBSTER.