CA2231466A1 - Transport hood/cover and application thereof - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
- B60P7/00—Securing or covering of load on vehicles
- B60P7/02—Covering of load
- B60P7/04—Covering of load by tarpaulins or like flexible members
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/38—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation
Abstract
A transport cover/tarpaulin is described consisting of one or more flexible sheets of insulating material where the outer surface may have a reflective foil or other heat-reflecting material, characterised in that the sheet(s) of insulating material have channels or chambers for a coolant, and in the case of frozen transport for a freezant, and also channels or chambers which can be filled with, e.g., gas. There is further described the use of the transport cover/tarpaulin when transporting goods which during transport require refrigeration, freezing or segregation such as, e.g., foodstuffs and certain types of chemicals and hazardous goods.
Description
WO97/09198 PCT~O95/00153 TRANSPORT HOOD/-COVER AND APPLICATION ~ K~OF
The present application relates to the a transport cover/tarpaulin and use thereof, especially for goods which during transport require refrigeration, freezing or segregation 5 such as, e.g., foodstuffs and certain types of çh~mic~l~ and hazardous goods.
During transport of the aforementioned product groups it is of importance that an even and/or low telll~eldl lre is ~ ed throughout the entire duration of the transport.
10 One of the foodstuffs which is transported within, and exported from, Norway in large quantities is fresh and frozen fish. Fish is also transported in large quantities to remote markets such as, e.g., Japan. The invention will be described below on the basis of this transport of fish. However, it must be stressed that this is merely intçnded to serve as an example and that the transport cover according to the invention is equally suitable for all 15 types of goods as mentioned above.
It is desirable, of course, that it should also be possible to transport fish to remote markets without any reduction in quality. However, on account of the fish being reloaded several times considerable problems are involved here.
Fish is packed for LlollsllOll in cases of cardboard or polystyrene, and these cases are loaded on pallets. The fish is then transported in thermotrucks to an air tçrrnin~l where it is loaded into the cargo hold of a plane.
25 As mentioned above, it is desirable for the fish to be kept in an unbroken cold storage chain throughout the journey from the producer to the retailer.
Critical points in this ll~lSpOlL chain are those where the refrigerated goods and frozen goods pass from controlled refrigerated/deep-freeze points to new Lld~ls~olL or storage 30 places, e.g., from a refrigerated/freezer terrnin~l to the cargo hold of a plane, and where the goods may remain on the runway, at worst for up to several hours. The telllp~l~LIlre on the runway may be very high.
~ Previously, in some cases air freight containers of aluminium or Plexiglas have been 35 used. The problem with these, however, is that large volumes of empties must be transported back to their place of d~pdl Lul~.
WO 97tO91g8 PCT/NO95/00153 By means of the present invention, a transport cover or tarpaulin is provided, consisting of one or more flexible sheets of insulating material, where the outer surface may have a reflective foil or other heat-reflecting material, where the sheet(s) of in~ ting material have ch~nnel~ or chambers for a coolant, and in the case of frozen transport for a S ~,eez~t, char~cteri~ed in that the sheet(s) of inclll~ting material in addition have channels or chambers which are filled with gas, e.g., air or nitrogen.
The channels or chambers which are inten~le~ to be filled with, e.g., gas, are preferably provided with a pressure control valve.
The transport co~ e~ aulin according to the invention may be designed as a complete cover of the desired size. Alternatively, the tarpaulin may be closed around the load by means of a closing device of any type whatever. One example of a simple closing device which may be used in the present case is a Velcro f~tening. The height and the 15 diagonal of the transport cover are adjusted according to the desired type of plane/air freight pallet and height between decks.
The sheet or sheets of inc~ ting material in the transport cover/tarpaulin according to the invention may in principle consist of a number of, preferably soft, materials. In 20 practice, soft plastics, and for special uses also the more tel~l)e,dl lre resistant versions of this type of m~teri~l, have shown th~m~elves to be well-suited.
Similarly, a number of materials may be used as the coolant. However, "Gel-ice" has proven to be a favourable alternative, both with a view to availability and price.
As optional reflective foil on the outside of the sheet of incnl~ting material, alu-lliniulll foil is a preferred material. It would be of advantage to provide clear plastic pockets on the outside of the foil for the insertion of dispatch documents, etc.
30 The invention further comprises the use of the above-mentioned transport co~/elll~paulin as outer p~cl~ging when transporting goods which during transport require refrigeration, freezing or segregation such as, e.g., foodstuffs and certain types of chemicals and hazardous goods.
35 When the transport cover is filled with air, the cover will furthermore support the load and fit tightly around the load to m~int~in the cold, the air chamber functioning as a "vacuum flask" on the outside of the cooling elements and the load.
The load stands on a typical air freight pallet with an in~ ting underlay and iscompletely covered by the cover. The whole air freight pallet is transported in a thermotruck. The tempel~ e is set at -10 to -15~C. During transport, the cooler S element insert is frozen efficiently and rapidly as the air chambers are not filled. On arrival at the airport, the ch~nn~l~ are infl~ted and they function as extra insulation on the outside of the active refrigeration unit at the airport and during the journey. When used for fro~n transport, a fi~ie~ l such as dry ice bars or blocks are put in the chambers in the cover before the gas channels are filled. The requirement for underlay 10 insulation will be greater than it is in the case of refrigerated transport in order to prevent loss of cold through the bottom.
On arrival at the recipient destination, the air is released and the cover is folded.
15 A second major advantage achieved by means ofthe transport cover/tarpaulin according to the invention is that the return logistics for the pa~ ging are rendered far more favourable. Instead of transporting considerable volumes of empties back to their place of de~,~Lule, the cover according to the invention can be transported back in a folded state. A considerable saving is thereby achieved in terlns of both weight and volume in 20 comparison to today's systems.
A second alternative is that the cover during the journey home can function as a regular tarpaulin.
25 As mentioned by way of introduction, the transport of fish is an area where the transport cover/tarpaulin according to the invention would be of great use. One or two other advantageous examples of the use of the present invention are given below.
Fruit and vegetables are transported in great quantities by plane, and here too the 30 cover/tarpaulin according to the invention with its active coolant and in~ ting proptllies will increase the c~llaillly of quality m~intPn~nce and thereby reduce loss.
Also, during the L~ poll of fruit and vegetables the products are often reloaded from one plane to another, and this happens in airports which seldom have the facilities for or possibilities of m~i"t~ ing an unbroken cold storage chain. By means of the present 35 invention, this need for an unbroken cold storage chain is met and the llanspolled goods are able to fulfil very high quality requirements.
A second relevant product group includes chemicals and infl~mm~ble goods which today are required to be ~ ~olled under very restricted conditions. The transport cover/~ulin according to the invention will make it possible to transport these goods in the cargo hold on board passenger planes or on freight planes in larger amounts than 5 today. This is so because the transport cove~ aulin elimin~tes the dangers which present themselves as obstacles to this transport today.
By using an aramide material, e.g., Kevlar, which has been PBI-treated, as a layer in the cover, the protection against generation of heat or fire in the plane prevents the content 10 inside the cover from being ignited owing to the special plop~.lies of the Kevlar layer.
The present application relates to the a transport cover/tarpaulin and use thereof, especially for goods which during transport require refrigeration, freezing or segregation 5 such as, e.g., foodstuffs and certain types of çh~mic~l~ and hazardous goods.
During transport of the aforementioned product groups it is of importance that an even and/or low telll~eldl lre is ~ ed throughout the entire duration of the transport.
10 One of the foodstuffs which is transported within, and exported from, Norway in large quantities is fresh and frozen fish. Fish is also transported in large quantities to remote markets such as, e.g., Japan. The invention will be described below on the basis of this transport of fish. However, it must be stressed that this is merely intçnded to serve as an example and that the transport cover according to the invention is equally suitable for all 15 types of goods as mentioned above.
It is desirable, of course, that it should also be possible to transport fish to remote markets without any reduction in quality. However, on account of the fish being reloaded several times considerable problems are involved here.
Fish is packed for LlollsllOll in cases of cardboard or polystyrene, and these cases are loaded on pallets. The fish is then transported in thermotrucks to an air tçrrnin~l where it is loaded into the cargo hold of a plane.
25 As mentioned above, it is desirable for the fish to be kept in an unbroken cold storage chain throughout the journey from the producer to the retailer.
Critical points in this ll~lSpOlL chain are those where the refrigerated goods and frozen goods pass from controlled refrigerated/deep-freeze points to new Lld~ls~olL or storage 30 places, e.g., from a refrigerated/freezer terrnin~l to the cargo hold of a plane, and where the goods may remain on the runway, at worst for up to several hours. The telllp~l~LIlre on the runway may be very high.
~ Previously, in some cases air freight containers of aluminium or Plexiglas have been 35 used. The problem with these, however, is that large volumes of empties must be transported back to their place of d~pdl Lul~.
WO 97tO91g8 PCT/NO95/00153 By means of the present invention, a transport cover or tarpaulin is provided, consisting of one or more flexible sheets of insulating material, where the outer surface may have a reflective foil or other heat-reflecting material, where the sheet(s) of in~ ting material have ch~nnel~ or chambers for a coolant, and in the case of frozen transport for a S ~,eez~t, char~cteri~ed in that the sheet(s) of inclll~ting material in addition have channels or chambers which are filled with gas, e.g., air or nitrogen.
The channels or chambers which are inten~le~ to be filled with, e.g., gas, are preferably provided with a pressure control valve.
The transport co~ e~ aulin according to the invention may be designed as a complete cover of the desired size. Alternatively, the tarpaulin may be closed around the load by means of a closing device of any type whatever. One example of a simple closing device which may be used in the present case is a Velcro f~tening. The height and the 15 diagonal of the transport cover are adjusted according to the desired type of plane/air freight pallet and height between decks.
The sheet or sheets of inc~ ting material in the transport cover/tarpaulin according to the invention may in principle consist of a number of, preferably soft, materials. In 20 practice, soft plastics, and for special uses also the more tel~l)e,dl lre resistant versions of this type of m~teri~l, have shown th~m~elves to be well-suited.
Similarly, a number of materials may be used as the coolant. However, "Gel-ice" has proven to be a favourable alternative, both with a view to availability and price.
As optional reflective foil on the outside of the sheet of incnl~ting material, alu-lliniulll foil is a preferred material. It would be of advantage to provide clear plastic pockets on the outside of the foil for the insertion of dispatch documents, etc.
30 The invention further comprises the use of the above-mentioned transport co~/elll~paulin as outer p~cl~ging when transporting goods which during transport require refrigeration, freezing or segregation such as, e.g., foodstuffs and certain types of chemicals and hazardous goods.
35 When the transport cover is filled with air, the cover will furthermore support the load and fit tightly around the load to m~int~in the cold, the air chamber functioning as a "vacuum flask" on the outside of the cooling elements and the load.
The load stands on a typical air freight pallet with an in~ ting underlay and iscompletely covered by the cover. The whole air freight pallet is transported in a thermotruck. The tempel~ e is set at -10 to -15~C. During transport, the cooler S element insert is frozen efficiently and rapidly as the air chambers are not filled. On arrival at the airport, the ch~nn~l~ are infl~ted and they function as extra insulation on the outside of the active refrigeration unit at the airport and during the journey. When used for fro~n transport, a fi~ie~ l such as dry ice bars or blocks are put in the chambers in the cover before the gas channels are filled. The requirement for underlay 10 insulation will be greater than it is in the case of refrigerated transport in order to prevent loss of cold through the bottom.
On arrival at the recipient destination, the air is released and the cover is folded.
15 A second major advantage achieved by means ofthe transport cover/tarpaulin according to the invention is that the return logistics for the pa~ ging are rendered far more favourable. Instead of transporting considerable volumes of empties back to their place of de~,~Lule, the cover according to the invention can be transported back in a folded state. A considerable saving is thereby achieved in terlns of both weight and volume in 20 comparison to today's systems.
A second alternative is that the cover during the journey home can function as a regular tarpaulin.
25 As mentioned by way of introduction, the transport of fish is an area where the transport cover/tarpaulin according to the invention would be of great use. One or two other advantageous examples of the use of the present invention are given below.
Fruit and vegetables are transported in great quantities by plane, and here too the 30 cover/tarpaulin according to the invention with its active coolant and in~ ting proptllies will increase the c~llaillly of quality m~intPn~nce and thereby reduce loss.
Also, during the L~ poll of fruit and vegetables the products are often reloaded from one plane to another, and this happens in airports which seldom have the facilities for or possibilities of m~i"t~ ing an unbroken cold storage chain. By means of the present 35 invention, this need for an unbroken cold storage chain is met and the llanspolled goods are able to fulfil very high quality requirements.
A second relevant product group includes chemicals and infl~mm~ble goods which today are required to be ~ ~olled under very restricted conditions. The transport cover/~ulin according to the invention will make it possible to transport these goods in the cargo hold on board passenger planes or on freight planes in larger amounts than 5 today. This is so because the transport cove~ aulin elimin~tes the dangers which present themselves as obstacles to this transport today.
By using an aramide material, e.g., Kevlar, which has been PBI-treated, as a layer in the cover, the protection against generation of heat or fire in the plane prevents the content 10 inside the cover from being ignited owing to the special plop~.lies of the Kevlar layer.
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Patent claims 1.
A transport cover/tarpaulin, consisting of one or more flexible sheets of insulating material where the outer surface may have a reflective foil or other heat-reflecting material, where the sheet(s) of insulating material have channels or chambers for a coolant, and in the case of frozen transport for a freezant, characterised in that the sheet of insulating material in addition has channels or chambers which can be filled with gas, e.g., air or nitrogen.
2.
The use of the transport cover/tarpaulin according to the preceding claim as outer packaging when transporting goods which during transport require refrigeration, freezing or segregation such as, e.g., foodstuffs and certain types of chemicals and hazardous goods.
A transport cover/tarpaulin, consisting of one or more flexible sheets of insulating material where the outer surface may have a reflective foil or other heat-reflecting material, where the sheet(s) of insulating material have channels or chambers for a coolant, and in the case of frozen transport for a freezant, characterised in that the sheet of insulating material in addition has channels or chambers which can be filled with gas, e.g., air or nitrogen.
2.
The use of the transport cover/tarpaulin according to the preceding claim as outer packaging when transporting goods which during transport require refrigeration, freezing or segregation such as, e.g., foodstuffs and certain types of chemicals and hazardous goods.
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| CA002231466A CA2231466A1 (en) | 1995-09-07 | 1995-09-07 | Transport hood/cover and application thereof |
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| CA002231466A CA2231466A1 (en) | 1995-09-07 | 1995-09-07 | Transport hood/cover and application thereof |
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