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US 2025/0060146 A1Published application
Reducing cooling loss from a walk-in refrigerator
AssigneeAnthony, Inc.
InventorAlexander Khusit
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Abstract
A refrigeration system having a refrigerated enclosure and a door coupled to the refrigerated enclosure. The door controls access to the refrigerated enclosure. The door has a glass assembly, an outer frame surrounding an outer perimeter of the glass assembly, an insulation assembly coupled to the outer frame on an interior surface of the outer frame, and a heater system configured to heat the outer frame.
Claims20
A refrigeration system comprising:
- a refrigerated enclosure;
- and
- a door coupled to the refrigerated enclosure, the door configured to control access to the refrigerated enclosure, the door comprising:
- a glass assembly;
- an outer frame surrounding an outer perimeter of the glass assembly;
- an insulation assembly coupled to the outer frame on an interior surface of the outer frame;
- and
- a heater system configured to heat the outer frame.
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A refrigerator door comprising:
- an outer frame;
- a fixed door positioned in the outer frame, the fixed door comprising a first glass assembly having three glass panes separated by gas layers;
- a sliding door positioned in the outer frame, the sliding door configured to slide relative to the fixed door between a first position preventing a flow of air through the outer frame and a second position allowing the flow of air through the outer frame, the sliding door comprising a second glass assembly having three glass panes separated by gas layers;
- a center wiper extending between from a top portion of the outer frame to bottom portion of the outer frame, the center wiper extending between the fixed door and the sliding door, the center wiper configured to reduce a flow of air between the fixed door and the sliding door;
- a bottom wiper coupled to the outer frame and extending in an upward direction interior the outer frame, the sliding door in contact with the bottom wiper, the bottom wiper configured to reduce a flow of air between the sliding door and the outer frame;
- a heater system comprising a plurality of heater wires coupled to the outer frame;
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- a insulation kit comprising:
- a top insulation panel coupled to an inner top surface of the outer frame;
- a pair of side insulation panels positioned on outer side surfaces of the outer frame;
- a bottom insulation panel extending along an inner bottom portion of the interior surface of the fixed door;
- a top insulation panel extending along an inner top panel of the interior surface of the fixed door;
- a first insulation side panel extending along an outer side portion of the interior surface between the top insulation panel and the bottom insulation panel;
- a second insulation side panel extending along an inner side portion of the interior surface corresponding to a mullion of the fixed door, opposite the first insulation side panel;
- a bottom insulation panel extending along an inner bottom portion of the interior surface of the sliding door;
- an inner side panel extending along an inner side of the sliding door;
- and
- a plurality of fasteners comprising at least one of a plurality of push-in plastic rivets and a double-sided tape, the plurality of fasteners coupling each panel to the respective outer frame, the fixed door, and the sliding door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.