Distributed refrigeration system
AssigneeThermo King Corporation
InventorHerman H. Viegas
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Abstract
A refrigeration system configured for use with a trailer including a container having a roof, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. The refrigeration system includes a refrigeration unit configured to couple to the trailer and operable to condition the container. The refrigeration system also includes a duct in fluid communication between the refrigeration unit and an opening in the first sidewall. The duct is configured to direct an airflow in at least one of a first direction toward the refrigeration unit and a second direction away from the refrigeration unit.
Claims20
A refrigeration system configured for use with a trailer including a container having a roof, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, the refrigeration system comprising:
- a refrigeration unit configured to couple to the trailer and operable to condition the container;
- a first duct in fluid communication between the refrigeration unit and an opening in the first sidewall, the first duct configured to direct an airflow in a first direction toward the refrigeration unit;
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- a second duct in fluid communication between the refrigeration unit and an opening in the second sidewall, the second duct configured to direct the airflow in a second direction away from the refrigeration unit.
A trailer comprising:
- a container including a roof, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall;
- a refrigeration unit operable to condition the container;
- a first duct in fluid communication between the refrigeration unit and an opening in the first sidewall, the first duct configured to direct an airflow in a first direction toward the refrigeration unit;
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- a second duct in fluid communication between the refrigeration unit and an opening in the second sidewall, the second duct configured to direct the airflow in a second direction away from the refrigeration unit.
A method of conditioning a trailer, the trailer including a container having a roof, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, and a refrigeration unit, the method comprising:
- directing an airflow in a first direction toward the refrigeration unit with a first duct in fluid communication between the refrigeration unit and an opening in the first sidewall;
- conditioning the container with the refrigeration unit;
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- directing the airflow in a second direction away from the refrigeration unit with a second duct in fluid communication between the refrigeration unit and an opening in the second sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.