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US 10,612,858 B2Granted
Evaporator
AssigneeHeatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC
InventorsScott Seccuro, Todd Collins, Subodh Sharma
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Abstract
The present application provides an evaporator. The evaporator may include a housing, a coil assembly mounted within the housing, and a replaceable fan module positioned within the housing. The replaceable fan module may include a fan mounted therein.
Claims20
A cooler comprising:
- an enclosure comprising a ceiling;
- an evaporator positioned on the ceiling and comprising:
- an evaporator housing, the evaporator housing comprising a top panel and a bottom drain pan, wherein the top panel comprises a plurality of top panel rails;
- a coil assembly mounted within the evaporator housing;
- a fan housing positioned within the evaporator housing, wherein the fan housing comprises a grill and a plurality of mounting rails;
- a drain line extending to an exterior of the cooler;
- wherein the fan housing comprises a replaceable fan;
- and
- wherein the plurality of mounting rails of the fan housing mate with the plurality of top panel rails of the evaporator housing allowing the fan housing to slide in and out of the evaporator housing.
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A cooled enclosure comprising:
- an interior surface;
- an evaporator positioned on the interior surface and comprising:
- an evaporator housing, the evaporator housing comprising a top panel and a bottom drain pan, wherein the top panel comprises a plurality of top panel rails;
- a coil assembly mounted within the evaporator housing;
- a fan housing positioned within the evaporator housing, wherein the fan housing comprises a grill and a plurality of mounting rails;
- wherein the plurality of mounting rails of the fan housing mate with the plurality of top panel rails of the evaporator housing allowing the fan housing to slide in and out of the evaporator housing;
- and
- a replaceable fan positioned within a fan aperture of the fan housing, wherein the replaceable fan is configured to direct airflow out of the fan housing through the grill.
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A freezer comprising:
- an interior surface;
- an evaporator positioned on the interior surface and comprising:
- an evaporator housing, the evaporator housing comprising a top panel and a bottom drain pan, wherein the top panel comprises a plurality of top panel rails;
- a coil assembly mounted within the evaporator housing;
- a fan housing positioned within the evaporator housing, wherein the fan housing comprises a grill and a plurality of mounting rails;
- wherein the plurality of mounting rails of the fan housing mate with the plurality of top panel rails of the evaporator housing allowing the fan housing to slide in and out of the evaporator housing;
- and
- a replaceable fan positioned within a fan aperture of the fan housing, wherein the replaceable fan is configured to direct airflow out of the fan housing through the grill;
- and
- wherein the fan housing is configured to accommodate a differently sized replaceable fan.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.