Condenser section for container refrigeration unit

Claim 1

A relatively large transport refrigeration unit of the type and size used on large container units typically carried by ship and rail including: a lower condenser section and an upper evaporator section thermally insulated from each; said condenser section being defined by a rear wall, top and bottom walls, and opposite side walls together forming a forwardly open pocket; a U-shaped refrigerant condenser coil in said pocket in inverted disposition and located in the upper central portion of said pocket so that an upwardly open, U-shaped space in said pocket is defined to the sides and bottom of said coil, a number of refrigeration system components including at least an electric-motor-compressor, an electric control box, and an operations recorder in a U-shaped array in said U-shaped space in said pocket; plate means extending between the ends of said condenser coil to block the admission of air from below between said ends; a condenser coil face plate covering the front edge of said coil and defining a generally centered fan ring opening; a propeller fan and motor mounted in said condenser coil with said fan disposed in said opening and operable to draw air into said coil from the top and sides and discharge the air forwardly.