Refrigerated storage container air passage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11046508-B2
Application number	US-201716335137-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2017
Priority date	Oct 12, 2016
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

A refrigerated storage container is provided and includes a container housing defining an interior in which cargo is storable, a condenser configured to receive air to remove heat from a refrigerant passing through the condenser, a condenser air inlet receptive of the air, a condenser air outlet configured to direct air exhausted from the condenser away from the condenser air inlet and a reefer air outlet configured to direct conditioned air exhausted from the interior toward the condenser air inlet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A refrigerated storage container, comprising:
a container housing defining an interior in which cargo is storable;
a condenser configured to receive air to remove heat from a refrigerant passing through the condenser;
a condenser air inlet receptive of the air;
a condenser air outlet configured to direct air exhausted from the condenser away from the condenser air inlet; and
a reefer air outlet configured to direct conditioned air exhausted from the interior toward the condenser air inlet,
wherein the condenser air inlet, the condenser air outlet, and the reefer air outlet are disposed on an end wall of the container housing, the condenser air outlet is in a central region of the end wall, the condenser air inlet comprises first and second condenser air inlets aside the central region and a third condenser air inlet below the central region and the reefer air outlet comprises first and second reefer air outlets outside the first and second condenser air inlets and a third reefer air outlet below the third condenser air inlet.

2. The refrigerated storage container according to claim 1 , wherein the condenser air inlet is configured to be receptive of the conditioned air from the reefer air outlet.

3. The refrigerated storage container according to claim 1 , wherein:
the condenser air outlet comprises louvers angled upwardly,
the first and second condenser air inlets each comprise louvers angled outwardly,
the third condenser air inlet comprises louvers angled downwardly,
the first and second reefer air outlets each comprise louvers angled inwardly, and
the third reefer air outlet comprises louvers angled upwardly.

4. The refrigerated storage container according to claim 1 , further comprising an attachment that is removably attachable to the reefer air outlet and configured to constrain a flow of the conditioned air to remain in a flowpath directed toward the condenser air inlet.

5. The refrigerated storage container according to claim 1 , wherein the condenser air inlet, the condenser air outlet and the reefer air outlet each comprise louvers.

6. The refrigerated storage container according to claim 5 , further comprising a local or remote controller disposed to dependently or independently control an angling of each of the louvers.

7. The refrigerated storage container according to claim 5 , wherein the louvers are movable relative to a plane of a wall.

8. A refrigerated storage container, comprising:
a container housing;
a condenser configured to receive air to remove heat from a refrigerant passing through the condenser; and
a condenser air inlet by which the air is received, a condenser air outlet and a reefer air outlet configured such that air exhausted from the condenser is directed away from the condenser air inlet and conditioned air exhausted from the interior is directed toward the condenser air inlet,
wherein the condenser air inlet, the condenser air outlet, and the reefer air outlet are disposed on an end wall of the container housing, the condenser air outlet is in a central region of the end wall, the condenser air inlet comprises first and second condenser air inlets aside the central region and a third condenser air inlet below the central region and the reefer air outlet comprises first and second reefer air outlets outside the first and second condenser air inlets and a third reefer air outlet below the condenser air inlet.

9. The refrigerated storage container according to claim 8 , wherein:
the condenser air outlet comprises louvers angled upwardly,
the first and second condenser air inlets each comprise louvers angled outwardly,
the third condenser air inlet comprises louvers angled downwardly,
the first and second reefer air outlets each comprise louvers angled inwardly, and
the third reefer air outlet comprises louvers angled upwardly.

10. The refrigerated storage container according to claim 8 , further comprising an attachment that is removably attachable to the reefer air outlet and configured to constrain a flow of the conditioned air to remain in a flowpath directed toward the condenser air inlet.

11. The refrigerated storage container according to claim 8 , wherein the condenser air inlet, the condenser air outlet and the reefer air outlet each comprise louvers.

12. The refrigerated storage container according to claim 11 , further comprising a local or remote controller disposed to dependently or independently control an angling of each of the louvers.

13. The refrigerated storage container according to claim 11 , wherein the louvers are movable relative to a plane of a wall of the container housing.

14. A ship or yard, comprising:
first and second sets of one or more refrigerated storage containers respectively stackable to define a pathway, each one of the first and second sets of the one or more refrigerated storage containers comprising:
a container housing having an end wall facing the pathway;
a condenser configured to receive air to remove heat from a refrigerant passing through the condenser; and
a condenser air inlet by which the air is received, a condenser air outlet and a reefer air outlet configured such that air exhausted from the condenser is directed away from the condenser air inlet and conditioned air exhausted from an interior of the container is directed toward the condenser air inlet,
wherein the condenser air inlet, the condenser air outlet, and the reefer air outlet are disposed on an end wall of the container housing, the condenser air outlet is in a central region of the end wall, the condenser air inlet comprises first and second condenser air inlets aside the central region and a third condenser air inlet below the central region and the reefer air outlet comprises first and second reefer air outlets outside the first and second condenser air inlets and a third reefer air outlet below the condenser air inlet.

15. The ship or yard according to claim 14 , wherein the condenser air inlet, the condenser air outlet and the reefer air outlet each comprise louvers.

16. The ship or yard according to claim 15 , further comprising a local or remote controller disposed to dependently or independently control an angling of each of the louvers.

Assignees

• Carrier Corp

Inventors

• Luo Dong
• Adetola Veronica
• Gerlach David W
• Reeve Hayden M
• Walker Craig R

Classifications

• F25D11/003

  Transport containers · CPC title

• F25D2323/002

  Details for cooling refrigerating machinery · CPC title

• B65D88/745 Primary

  blowing or injecting heating, cooling or other conditioning fluid inside the container · CPC title