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US2279272A
US2279272A US309554A US30955439A US2279272A US 2279272 A US2279272 A US 2279272A US 309554 A US309554 A US 309554A US 30955439 A US30955439 A US 30955439A US 2279272 A US2279272 A US 2279272A
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  • the invention relates to mechanicalrefrigerating apparatus and more particularly to the arrangement of the parts and a method for testing the apparatus.
  • the manufacture of domestic mechanical refrigerators frequently includes the step of shipping completely assembled refrigerating units for long distances prior to their installation in cabin nets.
  • One object of the invention is, therefore, to provide refrigerating apparatus which is readily packaged for shipment and easily installed in refrigerating cabinets.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a reinforced plate type condenser to which the refrigerant compressing unit and evaporator. are secured during shipment.
  • a further object is to provide refrigerating apparatus in which the refrigerant compressing unit is supported solely by the condenser during the testing and shipping of the apparatus and during the normal operation thereof in a cabinet, the apparatus being adapted for installation in the cabinet without disturbing the support of the refrigerant compressing unit. 5
  • a still further object is to provide improved means for cooling the compressor unit and the condenser.
  • Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the packaged refrigerating apparatus
  • Fig. 2 is a section on the line 11-11 of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the packaged refrigerating apparatus.
  • Fig. 4 is a view of the apparatus installed in a refrigerating cabinet,- with parts of the cabinet broken away to show the apparatus.
  • reference numeral Ill. designates a plate condenser comprising a channeled metal plate ll formed of a single thickness of metal, two marginal side edges 12 of which are bent outwardly toform attach- I ment flanges.
  • An undulating tube [3 is preferably brazed to the concave or inner surface of V the metal plate H.
  • Brackets l4 are secured by screws to the flanges 12 and support a refrigerant compressor unit 16 by means of a yoke 20 and rubber mountings IS.
  • the refrigerating unitli comprises, for example, a sealed casing which encloses a reciprocating refrigerant pump and a motor (not shown) for driving the same, subplication of Elliott E. Grover et al., filed December 30, 1939, Serial No. 311,880. Both of the above applications are assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
  • the evaporator it is connected with the refrigerant compressing unit l6 bymeans of a suction tube l9, and a pressure tube 2i connects the compressing unit with the upper end of' the undulating tube It.
  • the lower end of the tube 13 connects with a capillary tube 22 through a screening device 23.
  • the other end of the capillary tube 22 connects'to a second tube 24 brazed to the shelf 26 of the evaporator i8.
  • the tube 24 connects with the interior of the bottom of the evaporator 18.
  • the apparatus comprises a refrigerating mechanism in which the refrigerant vaporis compressed in the compressor unit It and isconveyed to the upper portion of the plate condenser 10 wherein the vapor condenses to aliquid which flows through the screening device 23,- through the capillary tube 22 to the shelf 28 of the evaporator, and to the evaporator I 8 where it absorbs heat and-evaporates.
  • the vapor returns through the tube l9 to the compressor unit It.
  • the operation of the compressor unit [6 isgoverned by a controlling device 21 which comprises suitable mechanism (not shown) for establishing electrical contact between a power supply comprising the plug 29 and a conduit 29 which leads to the compressor unit It. 'The controlling a purpose to be described presently.
  • the bulb. 3i containsa volatile liquid, the pressure of which controls the mechanism for establishing electrical contact.
  • the single thickness metal plate I I because of its channeled construction, is sufficiently rigid to support the refrigerant compressing unit 16 during the test run of the apparatus, during the transportation of the packaged apparatus, and during the normal operation of the refrigerating apparatus in a refrigerator cabinet.
  • the cabinet .33 comprises an insulated chamber 36 formed by an. inner metal liner 3! and an outer metal shell 38 between which insulating material, 34 is packed.
  • the insulated chamber 36 is provided with adoor 3,5 and has an opening 42 in its rear wall through which they evaporator l8 may be inserted.
  • the outer metal shell 38 is continued downwardly beyond the insulated chamber 35 to provide a machine compartment 39.
  • the machine compartment 39 is provided with an opening 4! in its rear portion for a purpose presently to be described.
  • the evaporator supporting brackets When assembling the refrigerating unit in the cabinet, the evaporator supporting brackets if are removed, and the evaporator is inserted through the opening 42 of the insulated chamber 36 and is secured to the upper wall thereof.
  • the various tubes connected to the evaporator are of suflicient length to permit this installation.
  • the plate condenser ii! is then secured by screws to the rear wall of the cabinetflin such a manner that the refrigerant compressing unit It enters through the opening I and projects into the machine compartment 39.
  • the condenser i and the rear wall of the cabinet 33 form a closed vertical duct 50.
  • the controlling device 21 is removed from the plate ii and secured to an intermediate wall 44 in the machine compartment 39, the tube 32, because of its convolutions when packaged, being of suflicient length to permit such mounting.
  • the controlling device 2! includes an adjustment which comprises a shaft 45 which projects through an opening 46 in the intermediate wall 44.
  • a large disc 41 is secured to the shaft 45, the edge of which disc 4'! projects through a slit 48 in the machine compartment 33 located directly below the door 35 so that, when the door 35 is opened, the disc l'i may be turned to the desired position.
  • the edge of the disc 41 is provided with markings showing the degrees of temperature which will be maintained in the insulated chamber 36 at the various settings of the disc 41.
  • the opening 42 in the rear wall of the refrigerated chamber is closed by an inner cover 52 and an outer cover 53, between which covers insulating material is packed.
  • the cooling air for the compressor unit l6 enters through a grille 49 at the lower front edge of the machine compartment 39 and passes out through the opening ll in the rear wall of the machine compartment and then rises upwardly through the duct formed by the channeled plate condenser I0 and the rear wall 38 of the cabinet.
  • the cooling air for the condenser enters at the' lower end of the duct formed by the channeled plate condenser i0 and flows upwardly and passes out through the upper end of this duct.
  • the refrigerant compressing unit to the plate condenser also permits testing the vibration and noise damping characteristics of the mounting of the compressor unit at the place of manufacture.
  • a cabinet comprising an insulated chamber, an evaporator associated therewith for cooling said chamber, a, compressor for withdrawing refrigerant vapor from the evaporator and compressing said vapor, and a condenser comprising a sheet of metal and a convoluted metal tube bonded integrally and substantially throughout its length to the surface of said sheet to provide a good metallic heat-conducting path therebetween, said plate being secured to an outer wall of said cabinet, said compressor discharging the compressed'va'por into said tube to liquefy the vapor.
  • a cabinet comprising an insulated chamber, an evaporator associated therewith for cooling the chamber, a compressor for withdrawing refrigerant vapor from the evaporator and compressing said vapor, a condenser comprising a sheet of metal bent into the form of a channel and secured to an outer wall of said cabinet to form a vertical duct, and a convoluted tube integrally bonded substantially throughout its length to the surface of said sheet of metal to provide a good metallic.
  • a cabinet having at least one vertical wall.
  • said cabinet comprising a food storage compartment in the upper portion and a machine compartment in the lower portion thereof, said machine compartment having an opening in said vertical wall, a condenser comprising a metal plate and a convoluted metal tube bonded thereto throughout its length, said plate being bentinto the shape of a single channel and secured at its edges to said vertical wall to form a vertical air duct therewith, said plate overlying the opening in the machine compartment, a support secured at each vertical edge of the plate, said supports extending through the opening into the machine compartment, and a housing for a motor-compressor unit secured to said supports.
  • a cabinet having at least one vertical wall, said cabinet comprising a food-storage compartment in the upper portion and a machine compartment in. the lower portion thereof, said machine compartment having an opening in said vertical wall, a condenser comprising a metal plate and a convoluted metal tube bonded thereto throughout its length, said plate being bent into the shape of a single channel and secured at its edges to said vertical wall to form avertical air duct therewith, said plate overlying the opening in the machine compartment, supporting means secured at each vertical edge of the plate, said supporting means extending through the opening in the machine compartment, and a motor-compressor unit secured to said supportmg means. 7

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April 7, 1 942.
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REFRIGERATING APPARATUS 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 16.
INULUO INVENTORS E. Grover Ell/4ft d Wl/l/Om B. Anderson.
' ATTOR EY Patented Apr. 7, 1942 REFRIGERATING APPARATUS William B. Anderson, West Springfield, and Elliott E. Glover, Springfield, Mass'., assignora to Westinghouse Electric 8; Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania Pa., a corporation of Application December 16, 1939, set-m No. 309,554 4' Claims. (01. 62-116) The invention relates to mechanicalrefrigerating apparatus and more particularly to the arrangement of the parts and a method for testing the apparatus. v
The manufacture of domestic mechanical refrigerators frequently includes the step of shipping completely assembled refrigerating units for long distances prior to their installation in cabin nets.
One object of the invention is, therefore, to provide refrigerating apparatus which is readily packaged for shipment and easily installed in refrigerating cabinets.
Another object of the invention is to provide a reinforced plate type condenser to which the refrigerant compressing unit and evaporator. are secured during shipment.
A further object is to provide refrigerating apparatus in which the refrigerant compressing unit is supported solely by the condenser during the testing and shipping of the apparatus and during the normal operation thereof in a cabinet, the apparatus being adapted for installation in the cabinet without disturbing the support of the refrigerant compressing unit. 5
A still further object is to provide improved means for cooling the compressor unit and the condenser.
These and other objects are effected by my invention as will be apparent from the following description and claims taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in which:
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the packaged refrigerating apparatus;
Fig. 2 is a section on the line 11-11 of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the packaged refrigerating apparatus; and,
Fig. 4 is a view of the apparatus installed in a refrigerating cabinet,- with parts of the cabinet broken away to show the apparatus.
Referring specifically to the drawings for a detailed description of the invention, reference numeral Ill. designates a plate condenser comprising a channeled metal plate ll formed of a single thickness of metal, two marginal side edges 12 of which are bent outwardly toform attach- I ment flanges. An undulating tube [3 is preferably brazed to the concave or inner surface of V the metal plate H. Brackets l4 are secured by screws to the flanges 12 and support a refrigerant compressor unit 16 by means of a yoke 20 and rubber mountings IS. The refrigerating unitli comprises, for example, a sealed casing which encloses a reciprocating refrigerant pump and a motor (not shown) for driving the same, subplication of Elliott E. Grover et al., filed December 30, 1939, Serial No. 311,880. Both of the above applications are assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
A second set of brackets l1, secured to the other end of the plate condenser In by means of screws, support an evaporator Ill. The evaporator it is connected with the refrigerant compressing unit l6 bymeans of a suction tube l9, and a pressure tube 2i connects the compressing unit with the upper end of' the undulating tube It. The lower end of the tube 13 connects with a capillary tube 22 through a screening device 23. The other end of the capillary tube 22 connects'to a second tube 24 brazed to the shelf 26 of the evaporator i8. The tube 24 connects with the interior of the bottom of the evaporator 18.
As thus far described, the apparatus comprises a refrigerating mechanism in which the refrigerant vaporis compressed in the compressor unit It and isconveyed to the upper portion of the plate condenser 10 wherein the vapor condenses to aliquid which flows through the screening device 23,- through the capillary tube 22 to the shelf 28 of the evaporator, and to the evaporator I 8 where it absorbs heat and-evaporates. The vapor returns through the tube l9 to the compressor unit It.
The operation of the compressor unit [6 isgoverned by a controlling device 21 which comprises suitable mechanism (not shown) for establishing electrical contact between a power supply comprising the plug 29 and a conduit 29 which leads to the compressor unit It. 'The controlling a purpose to be described presently. The bulb. 3i containsa volatile liquid, the pressure of which controls the mechanism for establishing electrical contact.
The single thickness metal plate I I, because of its channeled construction, is sufficiently rigid to support the refrigerant compressing unit 16 during the test run of the apparatus, during the transportation of the packaged apparatus, and during the normal operation of the refrigerating apparatus in a refrigerator cabinet.
In assembling the refrigerator, the apparatus is installed in a cabinet 33 asshown in Fig. 4. The cabinet .33 comprises an insulated chamber 36 formed by an. inner metal liner 3! and an outer metal shell 38 between which insulating material, 34 is packed. The insulated chamber 36 is provided with adoor 3,5 and has an opening 42 in its rear wall through which they evaporator l8 may be inserted. The outer metal shell 38 is continued downwardly beyond the insulated chamber 35 to provide a machine compartment 39. The machine compartment 39 is provided with an opening 4! in its rear portion for a purpose presently to be described.
When assembling the refrigerating unit in the cabinet, the evaporator supporting brackets if are removed, and the evaporator is inserted through the opening 42 of the insulated chamber 36 and is secured to the upper wall thereof. The various tubes connected to the evaporator are of suflicient length to permit this installation. The plate condenser ii! is then secured by screws to the rear wall of the cabinetflin such a manner that the refrigerant compressing unit It enters through the opening I and projects into the machine compartment 39. The condenser i and the rear wall of the cabinet 33 form a closed vertical duct 50.. The controlling device 21 is removed from the plate ii and secured to an intermediate wall 44 in the machine compartment 39, the tube 32, because of its convolutions when packaged, being of suflicient length to permit such mounting. The controlling device 2! includes an adjustment which comprises a shaft 45 which projects through an opening 46 in the intermediate wall 44. A large disc 41 is secured to the shaft 45, the edge of which disc 4'! projects through a slit 48 in the machine compartment 33 located directly below the door 35 so that, when the door 35 is opened, the disc l'i may be turned to the desired position. To facilitate the proper setting of the regulator, the edge of the disc 41 is provided with markings showing the degrees of temperature which will be maintained in the insulated chamber 36 at the various settings of the disc 41. The opening 42 in the rear wall of the refrigerated chamber is closed by an inner cover 52 and an outer cover 53, between which covers insulating material is packed.
The cooling air for the compressor unit l6 enters through a grille 49 at the lower front edge of the machine compartment 39 and passes out through the opening ll in the rear wall of the machine compartment and then rises upwardly through the duct formed by the channeled plate condenser I0 and the rear wall 38 of the cabinet.
The cooling air for the condenser enters at the' lower end of the duct formed by the channeled plate condenser i0 and flows upwardly and passes out through the upper end of this duct. A Sim1-.
the refrigerant compressing unit to the plate condenser also permits testing the vibration and noise damping characteristics of the mounting of the compressor unit at the place of manufacture.
While we have shown our invention in. but one form, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit thereof, and I desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall be placed thereupon as are specifically set forth in the appended claims.
What we claim is:
1. In a mechanical refrigerator, th combination of a cabinet comprising an insulated chamber, an evaporator associated therewith for cooling said chamber, a, compressor for withdrawing refrigerant vapor from the evaporator and compressing said vapor, and a condenser comprising a sheet of metal and a convoluted metal tube bonded integrally and substantially throughout its length to the surface of said sheet to provide a good metallic heat-conducting path therebetween, said plate being secured to an outer wall of said cabinet, said compressor discharging the compressed'va'por into said tube to liquefy the vapor.
2. In a mechanical refrigerator, the combination of a cabinet comprising an insulated chamber, an evaporator associated therewith for cooling the chamber, a compressor for withdrawing refrigerant vapor from the evaporator and compressing said vapor, a condenser comprising a sheet of metal bent into the form of a channel and secured to an outer wall of said cabinet to form a vertical duct, and a convoluted tube integrally bonded substantially throughout its length to the surface of said sheet of metal to provide a good metallic. heat-conducting passage therebetween, the convolution of said tube conducting the refrigerant substantially horizontally back and forth across said plate and downwardly from one of said back and forth passages to another, thereby avoiding the formation of pockets between adjacent convolutions of said tube wherein refrigerant liquid can collect.
3. In a mechanical refrigerator the combination of a cabinet having at least one vertical wall. said cabinet comprising a food storage compartment in the upper portion and a machine compartment in the lower portion thereof, said machine compartment having an opening in said vertical wall, a condenser comprising a metal plate and a convoluted metal tube bonded thereto throughout its length, said plate being bentinto the shape of a single channel and secured at its edges to said vertical wall to form a vertical air duct therewith, said plate overlying the opening in the machine compartment, a support secured at each vertical edge of the plate, said supports extending through the opening into the machine compartment, and a housing for a motor-compressor unit secured to said supports.
4. In a mechanical refrigerator the combination of a cabinet having at least one vertical wall, said cabinet comprising a food-storage compartment in the upper portion and a machine compartment in. the lower portion thereof, said machine compartment having an opening in said vertical wall, a condenser comprising a metal plate and a convoluted metal tube bonded thereto throughout its length, said plate being bent into the shape of a single channel and secured at its edges to said vertical wall to form avertical air duct therewith, said plate overlying the opening in the machine compartment, supporting means secured at each vertical edge of the plate, said supporting means extending through the opening in the machine compartment, and a motor-compressor unit secured to said supportmg means. 7
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US2558345A (en) * 1948-06-30 1951-06-26 Harold G Dickman Condenser coil assembly
US2610039A (en) * 1948-06-30 1952-09-09 Harold G Dickman Refrigerator condenser coil assembly
US2637178A (en) * 1949-03-17 1953-05-05 Liquid Carbonic Corp Refrigerated storage, dispensing, and display cabinet
US2646259A (en) * 1950-02-02 1953-07-21 Houdaille Hershey Corp Condenser
US2666301A (en) * 1949-02-11 1954-01-19 Nash Kelvinator Corp Mounting refrigerating apparatus
US2772077A (en) * 1951-03-15 1956-11-27 Rudy Mfg Company Tube enveloping plate condenser having rolled ends, and method of its construction
US3216217A (en) * 1964-07-29 1965-11-09 Gen Motors Corp Refrigerating apparatus
US3225562A (en) * 1964-03-06 1965-12-28 Kramer Trenton Co Roof top refrigeration unit
NL1018537C2 (en) * 2001-07-13 2003-01-14 Cool Events V O F Mobile cooled trolley for dispensing drinks at festivals, garden parties, etc., has refrigerated container for barrels, CO2 cylinders, etc., linked to serving taps on outside panel

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US2558345A (en) * 1948-06-30 1951-06-26 Harold G Dickman Condenser coil assembly
US2610039A (en) * 1948-06-30 1952-09-09 Harold G Dickman Refrigerator condenser coil assembly
US2666301A (en) * 1949-02-11 1954-01-19 Nash Kelvinator Corp Mounting refrigerating apparatus
US2637178A (en) * 1949-03-17 1953-05-05 Liquid Carbonic Corp Refrigerated storage, dispensing, and display cabinet
US2646259A (en) * 1950-02-02 1953-07-21 Houdaille Hershey Corp Condenser
US2772077A (en) * 1951-03-15 1956-11-27 Rudy Mfg Company Tube enveloping plate condenser having rolled ends, and method of its construction
US3225562A (en) * 1964-03-06 1965-12-28 Kramer Trenton Co Roof top refrigeration unit
US3216217A (en) * 1964-07-29 1965-11-09 Gen Motors Corp Refrigerating apparatus
NL1018537C2 (en) * 2001-07-13 2003-01-14 Cool Events V O F Mobile cooled trolley for dispensing drinks at festivals, garden parties, etc., has refrigerated container for barrels, CO2 cylinders, etc., linked to serving taps on outside panel

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