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July 7, 1936,

J. C. RAISLEY
COOLING SYSTEM

Filed Jan. 8, 1934

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attests
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.llohn l0.

isley, New Haven, Conn, assior to

Cool-Rite Products l?orporation, New


Conn, a corporation of melaware

aven,

Application".lanuary d, 1934, Serial No. t5?lll2 _

d lUlailms. (till. Mew-W3)


Figure 5 is an enlarged or exaggerated vertical
The present invention has relation to cooling
or refrigerating systems of a common type em
ploying apparatus comprising a compressor or

pump which is under control of suitable means,


5 such for example as an expansion valve, for forc
ing circulation of the refrigerant contained in
a coil located within the cooling chamber through
which circulation of air is induced by means of
a motor driven fan.

10

A cooling system as above generally referred


to is employed with a refrigerator used for the
preservation of food products or in other in
stances when it is desirable to maintain a given
degree of humidity in the air and the main object
15 of this invention is to provide improved means

section of the ?n. _

In the embodiment shown in the drawing re


ferred to the invention is applied to a cooling
system of a common type which requires a cool
ing chamber such as l enclosing the coil 2 there
in and a drain ii is usually provided to carry o?
excess moisture. A fan d driven by a motor 5

is employed to induce circulation of air through

the cooling chamber.

10

The'refrigerant is given a forced circulation


through the coil 2 and conductor 6 by means
of the compressor or pump i which is under
control of the thermostatic expansion valve t in
the usual way.

15

whereby the required relative degree of humidity

The ?ns or plates d are threaded on the tubes


can be maintained at different temperatures of . oi the coil t spaced apart and as said ?ns are

the air.
In practically all systems where a cooling coil
20 is employed the surface of radiation thereof is
increased by ?ns in the form of plates threaded
on the coil.

According to the present invention the ?ns are


employed to also regulate or give the correct
25 degree of relative humidity when the system is
in use for the preservation or cooling of food

composed of comparatively thin sheet metal a


bearing for the fins is provided by drawing out the
stock around the central hole to provide the boss
it and which boss also may operate as the spac
ing means for the ?ns. The ?ns are formed with
a series of indentations preferably square and lo
cated on both sides of the ?ns. The purpose of
the indentations is to provide pockets or reser
voirs on the surfaces of. the ?ns to collect and

It is understood that in the refrigeration of


food, at different temperatures, more or less mois
30 ture in the food is caused to evaporate thereby
the food may become undesirably dried because

retain the drops or particles of. condensed mois


ture separated during the defrosting cycle of the
coil 2 so that the current of air from the fan will
blow the moisture back into the air in a ?nely
atomized state. The edge of the indentations has

- the moisture so evaporated passes away. With


the improved means now introduced the moisture

a tendency to hold the condensed moisture and


without these indentations the drops would run

products.

is condensed, collected and retained on said ?ns

35 in the tormlof drops or particles on substan

tially the entire surface of both sides of the ?ns

together and drip off the bottom edge of the fins


and pass away through the drain 3. The pockets 35
H, as stated hereinbefore, collect the condensed

thereby holding the condensed moisture in sus


pended position and materially increasing the

moisture which is held suspended over a compara

area of evaporation.
An embodiment of the invention as applied to

the area of evaporation. Furthermore, the sur


i'ace of the ?ns being broken by the pockets, a 40

a cooling or refrigerating system is more fully


described hereinafter with reference to the ac
companying drawing wherein-

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Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the ar


rangement of the apparatus of a cooling system
_ for which the invention is applicable;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same ap

paratus;
50
Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-4
V of Figure 4 looking in the direction of the indi

cating arrow:
Figure 4 is a side elevation of a ?n or mois

ture collecting and distributing plate with the


5'5 tube supporting the fin shown in section, and '

tively large surface thereby materially increasing


turbulence is caused in the forced air current
passing over the surface oi the ?ns.
The improvement hereinbefore described pro
vides means for determinably maintaining the

required relative degree of humidity under proper 45


control regardless of external atmospheric con
ditions.

It will be understood the fins may be variably


spaced apart, with the pockets of any suitable
shape and located on one side only, therefore it
is to be understood, such modi?cations or any
others coming fairly within the terms of claims

hereunto appended shall be covered thereby.


I claim:
1. In a system of cooling or refrigeration, a 55

noiseless
refrigerating coil, a plurality oi ?ns or pistes hav
' ing a central perforation with turnedein edges

or
forming
pistesahaving
boss threaded
a series on
of said
indentations
coil and said
on Tooth

sides

thereof

alternately

wronged

forming

pockets adapted for the collection and distrliiw


tion of moisture.
refrigerating
2. In a system
coil, of
a. plurality
cooling orofrefrigeration,
?ns or plat-es
10 threaded on said coil one above the other and said

fins or pistes apart and said'flns or plates


having a series of substantially square shaped
indentations on both sides thereof forming
pockets adapted for the collection and distribu
tion of moisture.
1i. in combination with a system of and means
for cooling or refrigeration comprising a refrig~
erant coil and a ion for causing forced ?ow of air,
a plurality of ?ns 01' plates threaded on said coll
one above the other to form a broken column and

?ns or plates having a, series oi indentations on

spaced apart from an adjacent column by bosses

both sides, surfaces thereoi forming pockets

on said ?ns or plates, said fins or plates having a


series of indentations on both sides forming

adapted for the collection and distribution oi


moisture.
3. In a system of cooling or refrigeration, a

pockets to receive and suspend collected moisture


over an extended surface to increase the area 15

refrigerating coil, a plurality of ?ns or pistes

of evaporation under action of the current of

threaded one above the other on said coil, means

air from said fan.

comprising a boss on each tin or plate for spacing

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JOHN C. RAISLEY;

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