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An air conditioner unit mounted on or within the roof of a vehicle. The frame of the unit functions as a substantially flat support pan for the air conditioning components, while having a lower portion which accommodates a generic curved contour of most vehicles the unit will be associated with, suc

An air conditioner unit mounted on or within the roof of a vehicle. The frame of the unit functions as a substantially flat support pan for the air conditioning components, while having a lower portion which accommodates a generic curved contour of most vehicles the unit will be associated with, such as buses. The frame is devoid of upstanding wall portions on the sides adjacent to the sides of the vehicle, and on the ends of the frame which approach the sides. This frame structure facilitates the manufacture of the frame, the assembly of components on the frame, and servicing of the unit, and it enables the manufacturer of the vehicle to provide a bubble or skin for the air conditioner unit which accommodates the design and aesthetics of the vehicle.

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An air conditioner unit mounted on or within the roof of a vehicle, with the vehicle having a front and back, first and second sides, and a longitudinal axis which extends between the front and back, comprising: a plurality of refrigeration components, including first and second condenser sections a

An air conditioner unit mounted on or within the roof of a vehicle, with the vehicle having a front and back, first and second sides, and a longitudinal axis which extends between the front and back, comprising: a plurality of refrigeration components, including first and second condenser sections and first and second evaporator sections, and a frame for supporting said refrigeration components, said frame having an outer periphery which includes first and second longitudinal ends, and a longitudinal axis between the first and second longitudinal ends which is parallel with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, said outer periphery of the frame further including first and second side edges which are adjacent the first and second sides, respectively, of the vehicle, said frame including an intermediate section which defines a substantially flat upwardly facing intermediate support surface which extends between the first and second ends of the frame, in inwardly spaced relation from the first and second edges of the frame, said intermediate support surface supporting said first and second condenser sections, said intermediate section further including first and second upturned side portions which extend between the first and second longitudinal ends of the frame, first and second upstanding walls on said intermediate section disposed adjacent to the first and second longitudinal ends of the frame, which cooperate with the upturned side portions of the intermediate section to define a condenser plenum, said frame further defining first and second substantially flat upwardly facing lateral support surfaces respectively adjacent to the first and second side edges of the frame, said first and second lateral support surfaces respectively supporting said first and second evaporator sections, a major portion of the outer periphery of said frame being devoid of upstanding wall portions, including the entire first and second edges of the frame, and portions of the first and second longitudinal ends of the frame.