Composite cover for transport refrigeration unit

Details Composite cover for transport refrigeration unit Composite cover for transport refrigeration unit

1993-07-27

1995-02-14

Tapolcai, William E.

Refrigeration

With vehicle feature

49381, B60H 132

Patent

active

053884248

ABSTRACT:
According to the present invention a transport refrigeration unit of the type adapted to be mounted on the front wall of and for conditioning the interior of a trailer is provided with a front cover adapted to be attached to a structural framework of the refrigeration unit. The cover includes a plurality of sections formed from a single thickness of polyethylene and also includes a plurality of sections formed from a composite structure. According to a preferred embodiment the composite structure is a twin sheet structure filled with a polyurethane foam. The composite structures comprise doors which are adapted to be hingedly mounted to the refrigeration unit. The hinges are attached to the composite structure by a combination of an interior and exterior support plate arrangement whereby one skin of the twin sheet structure is sandwiched between the plates.

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patent: 5193310 (1993-03-01), Kiel

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