Component Mounting In An Integrated Refrigerated Container
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsKenneth Cresswell, Yu H. Chen
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Abstract
A refrigeration system for an interior space (260), includes an evaporator coil (230) and evaporator fan (242) residing within the interior space, the evaporator coil (230) being configured for refrigerating the interior space (260); an evaporator motor (235) coupled to the evaporator fan (242) along an axial shaft; a condenser coil (215) and fan (210) disposed adjacent to the evaporator motor (235); and an insulation panel (250, 255) that separates the evaporator motor (235) from the evaporator fan (242).
Claims19
A transport refrigeration system for an interior space of a cargo container, comprising:
- an evaporator coil and an evaporator fan residing within the interior space of the cargo container, the evaporator coil being configured for refrigerating the interior space;
- an evaporator motor coupled to the evaporator fan along an axial shaft;
- a condenser coil and a condenser fan disposed adjacent to the evaporator motor;
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- an insulation panel configured that separates the evaporator motor from the evaporator fan.
A transport refrigeration system for an interior space of a cargo container, comprising:
- an evaporator coil and an evaporator fan residing within the interior space of the cargo container, the evaporator coil being configured for refrigerating the interior space;
- an evaporator motor coupled to the evaporator fan along an axial shaft;
- a condenser coil and a condenser fan disposed adjacent to the evaporator motor;
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- an insulation panel configured that separates the evaporator motor from the evaporator fan.
A method for refrigerating an interior space of a cargo container including a compressor coupled to a condenser coil and an evaporator coil, comprising:
- providing an evaporator coil and evaporator fan within the interior space, the evaporator coil being configured for refrigerating the interior space of the cargo container;
- coupling an evaporator motor to the evaporator fan along an axial shaft;
- providing a condenser coil and a condenser fan adjacent to the evaporator motor;
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- separating the evaporator motor from the evaporator fan with a thermal insulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.