US 12,442,581 B2
Modular refrigeration system for storing products
Minjun Huang, Garnerville, NY (US); Cheuk Chi Lau, White Plains, NY (US); Xuejun Li, Pleasantville, NY (US); and Naga Srinivas Vankadari, White Plains, NY (US)
Assigned to PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed by PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/930,613.
Prior Publication US 2024/0085087 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. F25D 17/06 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 17/062 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular storage unit for a refrigeration system, the modular storage unit comprising:
an interior volume defined by:
a door, the door being movable from a closed position to an open position;
a back wall;
side walls; and
a base;
an air inlet for receiving chilled air from the refrigeration system;
a temperature sensor configured to detect the temperature within the interior volume;
an insulating wall comprising a phase change material disposed within the insulating wall, wherein the insulating wall is oriented in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the back wall and substantially parallel to the side walls;
a locking system configured to lock the door,
wherein the modular storage unit is removably coupled to an interior storage compartment of the refrigeration system, wherein the interior storage compartment is defined by walls and a refrigeration system door that is movable from a closed position to an open position.