Patent ID: 8250881
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: F25B,F25D,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A temperature maintenance storage unit, said temperature maintenance storage unit comprising: a goods storage member, said goods storage member including a fan assembly, an evaporator coil assembly having a plurality of fins, a compressor unit, and an interior within which goods may be stored, said fan assembly and said evaporator coil assembly being located within said interior with said fan assembly configured to selectively generate air currents over said evaporator coil assembly and within said interior; an insulation pack assembly, said insulation pack assembly comprising a sealed generally flexible insulation pack containing a temperature control fluid; a refrigerant line for conducting a refrigerant, said refrigerant line extending from said compressor unit, through said insulation pack assembly, and to said evaporator coil assembly, with said refrigerant line contacting said insulation pack of said insulation pack assembly; an insulation thermostat probe and an interior thermostat probe, said insulation thermostat probe monitoring the temperature of said insulation pack assembly and said interior thermostat probe monitoring the temperature of said interior; said insulation pack assembly being mounted directly to said evaporator coil assembly, and wherein said compressor unit is selectively activated in response to monitored temperatures of said insulation pack assembly by said insulation thermostat probe, and wherein said fan assembly is selectively activated in response to monitored temperatures of said interior by said interior thermostat probe.