Refrigerated container provided with ventilation system
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsJason D. Scarcella, Kurt Handley
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Abstract
A ventilation system includes a leak sensor (52), a controller (56), and at least one of an injection port (70) and a vent door. The leak sensor (52) is disposed within an interior space of a refrigerated container (10) and is arranged to provide a signal indicative of a concentration of a refrigerant (18) within the interior space. The controller (56) is arranged to receive the signal. At least one of the injection port (70) and the vent door is disposed on at least one of a floor (30), a front wall (32), and a side wall (38) of the refrigerated container (10).
Claims19
A refrigerated container, comprising:
- an interior space defined by a floor, a top disposed opposite the floor, a front wall extending between the floor and the top, a rear wall disposed opposite the front wall and extending between the floor and the top, and a pair of side walls extending between the floor and the top and extending between the front wall and the rear wall;
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- a ventilation system, comprising:
- a vent door being movably disposed on at least one of the floor, the front wall, and a side wall of the pair of side walls, the vent door being movable between a closed position and an open position.
A refrigerated container, comprising:
- a front wall extending between a floor and a top, a rear wall disposed opposite the front wall and extending between the floor and the top, and a pair of side walls extending between the floor and the top and extending between the front wall and the rear wall;
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- a ventilation system, comprising:
- an injection port extending through at least one of the front wall, the rear wall, and a side wall of the pair of side walls, and
- a vent port spaced apart from the injection port, the vent port extending through at least one of the front wall, the rear wall, and a side wall of the pair of side walls.
A ventilation system, comprising:
- a leak sensor disposed within an interior space of a refrigerated container and arranged to provide a signal indicative of a concentration of a refrigerant within the interior space;
- a controller arranged to receive the signal;
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- at least one of an injection port and a vent door disposed on at least one of a floor, a front wall, and a side wall of the refrigerated container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.