Self-contained refrigeration unit
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsPhilippe Matonog, Xavier Petit
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Abstract
A removable self-contained refrigeration unit is mounted within a vehicle, and is removable from a vehicle as a unit. The casing mounts both the evaporator and the condenser, and in one embodiment also mounts the compressor. With the embodiment that mounts the compressor, no refrigerant lines need be found anywhere except on the casing. The casing is removable from the vehicle as a one piece unit merely by connecting or disconnecting electrical connections. In a second embodiment the compressor is mounted remotely from the casing but the evaporator and condenser are still changeable as a one piece unit. In this embodiment a refrigerant connection need also be connected or disconnected to change the unit.
Claims8
A refrigeration system comprising:
- at least one refrigeration unit comprising,
- an evaporator;
- a condenser communicating a refrigerant to said evaporator;
- a compressor communicating said refrigerant to said condenser;
- a casing of a predetermined size supporting at least said evaporator and said condenser;
- a frame on a vehicle refrigeration compartment, having an opening of about said predetermined size to receive said casing wherein said refrigerant is substantially communicated within said casing;
- and
- said casing being removable as a unit with said condenser and said evaporator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.