US 12,138,985 B2
Trailer compartment transportation refrigeration unit operation visualization
Patrick McDonald, Athens, GA (US); John F. Hannon, Pennellville, NY (US); Mark Fragnito, Watkinsville, GA (US); Deborah A. Champagne, North Syracuse, NY (US); Thaison Phan, Syracuse, NY (US); Ken Shuart, Danielsville, GA (US); and Vohn McLeish, Athens, GA (US)
Assigned to CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Appl. No. 17/255,194
Filed by Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 27, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/043701
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 22, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/021711, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/880,365, filed on Jul. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/882,739, filed on Aug. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0297498 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 33/04 (2006.01); F25D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00014 (2013.01) [B62D 33/042 (2013.01); F25D 11/003 (2013.01); F25D 2400/36 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transport refrigeration system comprising:
a refrigerated cargo space subdivided into one or more compartments comprising a first compartment;
a transportation refrigeration unit configured to provide conditioned air to each of the one or more compartments; and
a display configured to generate a graphical user interface comprising one or more graphical user interface sections, wherein the one or more graphical user interface sections comprises a first graphical user interface section associated with the first compartment,
wherein the first graphical user interface section displays operating parameters for the first compartment, and
wherein the first graphical user interface section displays a compartment icon illustrating a current compartment layout of the one or more compartments and identifies the first compartment;
wherein the one or more compartments further comprises a second compartment, wherein the one or more graphical user interface sections further comprises a second graphical user interface section associated with the second compartment, wherein the second graphical user interface section displays operating parameters for the second compartment;
wherein the second graphical user interface section displays a compartment icon illustrating a current compartment layout of the one or more compartments and identifies the second compartment;
wherein the current compartment layout of the one or more compartments includes the number and arrangement of the compartments.