Rear door inflatable device for an integrated refrigerated container
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsKenneth Cresswell, Yu H. Chen, Wolfgang Graaff
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Abstract
A method for reducing air leakage from a refrigerated container includes positioning at least one inflatable device about a rear end of the refrigerated container; coupling the at least one inflatable device to one end of an elongated duct located within an interior space of the refrigerated container; coupling a second end of the elongated duct to an outlet port of the evaporator fan; circulating, via the evaporator fan, air through the interior space; and extracting the circulated air through the elongated duct and into the at least one inflatable device.
Claims20
An air sealing system for a refrigerated container, comprising:
- an evaporator fan configured for circulating air flow through an interior space of the refrigerated container;
- at least one inflatable device that is flexible and is configured to be positioned about a rear end of the refrigerated container;
- and
- an elongated duct coupled at a first end to the at least one inflatable device and a second end to an outlet port of the evaporator fan, the elongated duct being configured for extracting the circulated air flow and communicating the extracted air flow into the at least one inflatable device.
A method for reducing air leakage from a refrigerated container, comprising:
- positioning at least one inflatable device about a rear end of the refrigerated container;
- coupling the at least one inflatable device to one end of an elongated duct located within an interior space of the refrigerated container;
- coupling a second end of the elongated duct to an outlet port of the evaporator fan;
- circulating, via the evaporator fan, air through the interior space;
- and
- extracting the circulated air through the elongated duct and into the at least one inflatable device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.