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Method and apparatus for moving air through a heat exchanger

US6694765B1 · kind B1 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 30, 2002
Grant dateFeb 24, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2317/0665
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A transport temperature control apparatus includes a refrigeration circuit and a heat exchanger having an air inlet and an air outlet in fluid communication with a conditioned space. An evaporator coil extends through the heat exchanger between the inlet and air outlet and is fluidly connected to the refrigeration circuit. A divider defines a first portion of the evaporator coil and a second portion of the evaporator coil. A first fan is housed in the heat exchanger and is adjacent the first portion. The first fan has a first operating condition for directing air across the evaporator coil in a first direction and a first non-operating condition. A second fan is housed in the heat exchanger and is adjacent the second portion. The second fan has a second operating condition for directing air across the evaporator coil in a second direction and a second non-operating condition.

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