Transport refrigeration unit adapter frame for railway car installation
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsMichael Stockbridge, Raymond L. Senf, JR.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an adapter frame for attaching a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) to a railway car, the adapter frame having a window and a supporting section, the window having a rectangular shape, the supporting section extending from an edge of the window and comprising two or more truss members spanning from an edge of the window to a corresponding edge of the supporting section, wherein the adapter frame is configured for installation between the TRU and the railway car such that a distal end of a protruding evaporator section of the TRU protrudes into the window.
Claims16
An adapter frame for attaching a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) to a railway car, the adapter frame comprising:
- a window and a supporting section,
- the window having a rectangular shape,
- the supporting section extending from an edge of the window and comprising two or more truss members spanning from an edge of the window to a corresponding edge of the supporting section,
- wherein the adapter frame is configured for installation between the TRU and the railway car such that a distal end of a protruding evaporator section of the TRU protrudes into the window.
A method of installing a TRU onto a railway car comprising:
- attaching an adapter frame onto the TRU using a plurality of fastening features disposed along a surface of the adapter frame to form a combined adapter frame and TRU, and
- attaching the combined adapter frame and TRU onto a railway car using a plurality of fastening features disposed along an opposing surface of the adapter frame thereby securing the TRU, adapter frame and railway car together.
A method of installing a TRU onto a railway car comprising:
- attaching an adapter frame onto the railway car using a plurality of fastening features disposed along a surface of the adapter frame to form a combined adapter frame and railway car, and
- attaching the TRU onto the combined adapter frame and railway car using a plurality of fastening features disposed along an opposing surface of the adapter frame thereby securing the TRU, adapter frame and railway car together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.