Apparatus and method for disposing of condensate from evaporator drip pans
OwnerJoseph R. Tippmann, Vincent P. Tippmanninventors
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for disposing of the condensate collected in the drip pan of the evaporator coil of a refrigeration system located within a storage enclosure. An air pump is used to withdraw the condensate by aspiration from the drip pan and deposit it in a storage container outside of the enclosure. The stored condensate is subsequently transferred to a pan open to the atmosphere from which the condensate evaporates.
Claims15
In a refrigerated storage enclosure of the type having a plurality of insulated upstanding side wall members at least one of which has a doorway therethrough, a floor member beneath said side wall members and a roof member over said side wall members, a refrigeration compressor and condenser mounted on the outside of said enclosure operatively connected to an evaporator coil mounted on the inside of said enclosure for cooling the inside of said enclosure, and drip pan means beneath said evaporator coil for collecting condensation dropping from said coil, said improvement comprising:
- a) open means adjacent said outside of said enclosure for receiving said collected condensation,
- b) air pump means mounted on said outside of said roof for withdrawing said collected condensate from said drip pan,
- c) means for storing said withdrawn condensate, and
- d) means for transferring said stored condensate to said open means adjacent the outside of said roof for evaporation into the atmosphere.
A method for disposing of condensate from the drip pan of an evaporator coil of the refrigeration system of a refrigerated storage enclosure comprising the steps of:
- a) providing an air pump means for withdrawing said collected condensate from said drip pan,
- b) providing container means for storing said withdrawn condensate,
- c) providing open means exposed to the atmosphere for receiving said stored condensate, and
- d) providing means for transferring said stored condensate to said open means for evaporation into said atmosphere.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.