Patent ID: 7946124

Claim:
A temperature controlled storage facility comprising: a room having side walls, end walls, a floor, and a ceiling defining a temperature controlled space; a first plurality of storage zones in the space including a plurality of horizontal storage levels; wherein the storage zones are spaced apart between the side walls to define a first plurality of supply air aisles and a first plurality of return air aisles, the supply air aisles and the return air aisles alternating across the space between the side walls; a first plurality of blower units adjacent to the ceiling, one of the blower units positioned over each storage zone, each blower unit including: a supply of conditioned air; a first supply air duct connected to the supply of conditioned air with a first supply air outlet, and a second supply air duct connected to the supply of conditioned air with a second supply air outlet distal from the supply of conditioned air, the first supply air outlet intermediate the second supply air outlet and the supply of conditioned air; a return air duct; wherein the blower units are arranged front-to-front, and back-to-back across the space; wherein the first supply air outlet is positioned adjacent to an upper middle area of the respective storage zone, the second supply air outlet is positioned adjacent to a supply air aisle, and the return air duct is positioned adjacent to a return air aisle; wherein the first plurality of storage zones includes first, second, third, fourth, and fifth storage zones; wherein the first plurality of blower units includes first, second, third, fourth, and fifth blower units; wherein each of the respective blower units is located over a respective storage zone; wherein the storage zones are located adjacent to one another in a linear array across the space; wherein the second supply air outlets of each of the first and second blower units share a first one of the supply air aisles located between the first and second storage zones; wherein the return air ducts of each of the second and third blower units share a first one of the return air aisles located between the second and third storage zones; wherein the second supply air outlets of each of the third and fourth blower units share a second one of the supply air aisles located between the third and fourth storage zones; wherein the return air ducts of each of the fourth and fifth blower units share a second one of the return air aisles located between the fourth and fifth storage zones.