Patent ID: 9738389
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B64D,Y02T

Claim:
1. A cooling system for use with a galley monument of an aircraft having at least one galley compartment, the cooling system comprising: a heat exchanger mounted in proximity to the galley monument of the aircraft and configured to supply cooled air to the at least one galley compartment for cooling galley carts having items for passengers of the aircraft; an airflow supply and return system having a supply duct passing through the galley monument, the supply duct coupling the heat exchanger in flow communication with the at least one galley compartment to supply cooled air to the galley carts in the galley compartment of the aircraft; and a diverter mechanism positioned at least partially within the supply duct for controlling flow of the cooled air through the airflow supply and return system, the diverter mechanism movable between a first position in which the cooled air flows from the heat exchanger through the supply duct to the at least one galley compartment and a second position in which at least a portion of the cooled air from the heat exchanger is discharged from the supply duct to a passenger compartment of the aircraft.