US3233424A
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Frost collecting means for refrigerated structures
Assignee: Dual Jet Refrigeration Co
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Filing: 1964-08-14
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Granted: 1966-02-08
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Expires: 1984-08-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert E Vogel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:47
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F3/00; A47F3/04; A47F3/0439; A47F3/0443; A47F3/0447
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
IN A REFRIGERATED CABINET OF THE TYPE WHICH DEFINES AN ACCESS OPENING IN ONE WALL COMMUNICATING AN OTHERWISE ENCLOSED SPACE WITH THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHER, AND WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE INNER COLD AIR INLET AND AT LEAST ONE OUTER WARMER AIR INLET, AT LEAST ONE INNER COLD AIR NOZZLE AND AT LEAST ONE OUTER WARMER AIR NOZZLE, SAID INLETS AND NOZZLES EXTENDING IN SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP ACROSS OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID ACCESS OPENING, PASSAGES COMMUNICATING EACH OF THE CORRESPONDING INLETS AND NOZZLES, CIRCULATING MEANS IN AT LEAST SOME OF THE PASSAGES FOR FORCING AIR THROUGH THE PASSAGES AND OUT OF SAID NOZZLES FOR MOVEMENT IN THE FORM OF PANELS ACROSS SAID ACCESS OPENING, AND REFRIGERATION MEANS DISPOSED IN AT LEAST SOME OF SAID PASSAGES AND ADAPTED TO REFRIGERATE AT LEAST THE INNERMOST STREAM OF AIR TO MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE IN THE INNERMOST STREAM BELOW 32*F., THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING SCREEN MEANS LOCATED IN THE PASSAGE THROUGH WHICH THE REFRIGERATED AIR STREAM MOVES, SAID SCREEN MEANS BEING POSITIONED BETWEEN THE INLETS FOR SAID PASSAGE AND THE REFRIGERATION MEANS THEREIN WHEREBY THE MOISTURE IN THE AIR CONTACTING SAID SCREEN MEANS CAN BE COLLECTED THEREON IN THE FORM OF FROST TO PROVIDE FOR REMOVAL OF SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONS OF THE MOISTURE FROM THE AIR BEFORE CONTACT OF THE AIR WITH THE EVAPORATOR COILS OF SAID REFRIGERATION MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
223 words
IN A REFRIGERATED CABINET OF THE TYPE WHICH DEFINES AN ACCESS OPENING IN ONE WALL COMMUNICATING AN OTHERWISE ENCLOSED SPACE WITH THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHER, AND WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE INNER COLD AIR INLET AND AT LEAST ONE OUTER WARMER AIR INLET, AT LEAST ONE INNER COLD AIR NOZZLE AND AT LEAST ONE OUTER WARMER AIR NOZZLE, SAID INLETS AND NOZZLES EXTENDING IN SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP ACROSS OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID ACCESS OPENING, PASSAGES COMMUNICATING EACH OF THE CORRESPONDING INLETS AND NOZZLES, CIRCULATING MEANS IN AT LEAST SOME OF THE PASSAGES FOR FORCING AIR THROUGH THE PASSAGES AND OUT OF SAID NOZZLES FOR MOVEMENT IN THE FORM OF PANELS ACROSS SAID ACCESS OPENING, AND REFRIGERATION MEANS DISPOSED IN AT LEAST SOME OF SAID PASSAGES AND ADAPTED TO REFRIGERATE AT LEAST THE INNERMOST STREAM OF AIR TO MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE IN THE INNERMOST STREAM BELOW 32*F., THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING SCREEN MEANS LOCATED IN THE PASSAGE THROUGH WHICH THE REFRIGERATED AIR STREAM MOVES, SAID SCREEN MEANS BEING POSITIONED BETWEEN THE INLETS FOR SAID PASSAGE AND THE REFRIGERATION MEANS THEREIN WHEREBY THE MOISTURE IN THE AIR CONTACTING SAID SCREEN MEANS CAN BE COLLECTED THEREON IN THE FORM OF FROST TO PROVIDE FOR REMOVAL OF SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONS OF THE MOISTURE FROM THE AIR BEFORE CONTACT OF THE AIR WITH THE EVAPORATOR COILS OF SAID REFRIGERATION MEANS.
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