Patent ID: 8783047

Claim:
An installation for freezing and cold storage of palletized product, comprising: a cold storage warehouse space; at least one chiller in said warehouse space that produces freezing air and maintains the temperature of ambient air in the warehouse space below freezing; an air flow chamber in the cold storage warehouse space air flow chamber including a plurality of air intake openings on opposite sides thereof, at least one fan in fluid communication with the air flow chamber and an air outlet opening, said at least one fan positioned and configured to draw freezing air in the cold storage warehouse space into the chamber through the air intake openings and exhaust into the warehouse space through the air outlet; and a plurality of pallet guides, each of the plurality of pallet guides sized, shaped and positioned for supporting a pallet supporting a quantity of palletized product to be frozen in sealing engagement with one of the plurality of air intake openings, whereby freezing air is drawn through the palletized product to thereby quickly freeze the product; wherein the at least one chiller is mounted in the warehouse space remotely from the chamber.