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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2022
Thermo King Llc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inaki Fernandez Blanco, Barcelona, ES;
Santiago Martinez Ballester, Pallejá, ES;
Joan Vila Soler, Terrassa, ES;
THEMRO KING LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed a transport refrigeration unit comprising an enclosed cargo space, an outer refrigeration cycle configured to transfer heat from the cargo space exteriorly of the cargo space, to cool the cargo space; a container installed within the cargo space; and an inner refrigeration cycle configured to transfer heat from an interior of the container, to cool the interior of the container. There is also disclosed a portable refrigeration device for use in such nested cooling arrangements, methods of adapting a transport refrigeration unit and/or portable refrigeration device for such use, a refrigeration module for such use, and an associated method of operating a transport refrigeration unit.