CN112810966A

CN112810966A - Thermal insulation container

Info

Publication number: CN112810966A
Application number: CN202110150168.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 不公告发明人
Original assignee: Shanghai Box Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Box Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-03
Filing date: 2021-02-03
Publication date: 2021-05-18

Abstract

The invention discloses a heat preservation device. In the present invention, the heat-insulating container comprises: the container includes a container body, a partition disposed within the container body and dividing the container body into a plurality of containment regions, and a plurality of lid portions operable to cover the plurality of containment regions, and each lid portion operable to open at least a portion of at least one containment region. Compared with the prior art, the goods can be separately placed among different goods in the heat preservation container, the corresponding goods can be taken out according to the requirement, and other goods can not be interfered by the external temperature.

Description

Thermal insulation container

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to heat preservation equipment, in particular to a heat preservation container.

Background

Insulated containers are an important use tool in cold chain transportation. The existing heat preservation container is used in the scene that goods are sorted and loaded into the heat preservation container, and then the goods are loaded on a truck for distribution after a cover is covered. When various goods are stored in the existing heat-insulating container, the goods are mixed in one chamber, and pollution is easily formed among the goods. When a part of goods in the heat-insulating container needs to be taken out, all the goods in the heat-insulating container are exposed when the cover is opened, so that the ambient temperature outside the heat-insulating container influences other goods which do not need to be taken out, and the goods are not good.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a heat-insulating container, in which different goods can be separately placed in the heat-insulating container, and the corresponding goods can be taken out as required, and the rest of the goods are not interfered by external temperature.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a thermal insulation container, including: the container includes a container body, a divider disposed within the container body and dividing the container body into a plurality of containment regions, and a plurality of lid portions operable to cover the plurality of containment regions, and each of the lid portions operable to open at least a portion of at least one of the containment regions. In one embodiment, the container body is provided with a pair of side plates which are oppositely arranged, and a mounting position is arranged on one side of each side plate facing into the container body;

the two sides of the isolating piece are respectively arranged on the mounting positions of the two side plates.

In an embodiment, the mounting position is a limiting groove formed on the side plate, and the limiting groove extends from the top of the container body towards the bottom of the container body.

In one embodiment, a plurality of limiting grooves are arranged on each side plate,

and the limiting grooves on the side plates are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the side plates.

In one embodiment, the partition is a partition operable to divide the interior of the container body into two of the containment regions.

In one embodiment, the partition has a plurality of partitions, and the number of the receiving areas is greater than two.

In one embodiment, each of the receiving areas and/or the cover portion corresponding to each of the receiving areas has a heat storage member thereon.

In one embodiment, when the accommodating area is provided with the cold accumulation member, at least one wall surface forming the accommodating area is provided with the cold accumulation member.

In one embodiment, when the accommodating area has the cold accumulation member therein, the barrier plate constituting the accommodating area having the cold accumulation member is the cold accumulation member.

In one embodiment, the cover has the heat storage member thereon;

the cover portion includes:

a lid body; and the number of the first and second groups,

a baffle coupled to the cap body and operable to clamp the cold storage member between the cap body and the baffle.

In one embodiment, at least a portion of the cover portion interfaces with a side panel of the container body.

In one embodiment, the edge of the cover part, which is butted with the side plate of the container body, is provided with an extension part which is bent downwards and extends;

the periphery of the top of the container body is provided with a notch which is opened upwards and outwards; wherein the extension is fitted into the notch.

In one embodiment, at least one of the cover portions is hinged to an adjacent one of the cover portions.

In one embodiment, the two hinged cover portions are hinged by a hinge; the hinge comprises: the connecting shaft is hinged with the first mounting part and the second mounting part; wherein the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are connected to the adjacent two cover portions, respectively.

In one embodiment, the two hinged cover parts are provided with hinged sides, the hinged sides are provided with protruding parts, and the hinged sides are also provided with grooves;

one of the projections of the cover part is rotatably arranged in a recess of the cover part which is hinged to the cover part.

In one embodiment, the outer surface of the protruding member is a circular arc surface.

In one embodiment, one side of each cover portion is hinged to an adjacent cover portion.

In an embodiment, at least one of the cover parts is a separate part.

In one embodiment, at least one of the cover portions is hinged to one of the side panels of the containment body.

In one embodiment, the number of the cover parts is the same as the number of the receiving areas, and one cover part corresponds to one receiving area.

In an embodiment, the heat-insulating container is a rectangular heat-insulating container, and the rectangular heat-insulating container further includes a reinforcing member covering corners of the bottom side of the container body.

Compared with the prior art, the container body is divided into the plurality of containing areas by the partition pieces, so that goods can be placed in different containing areas, and the goods in different containing areas cannot influence each other. In addition, can open the district that holds that corresponds through the lid according to the demand and get the goods, let other goods that hold the district can not influenced by external environment temperature, and then make the heat preservation container use and satisfy more demands, it is more reliable.

Drawings

One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, which correspond to the figures in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and which are not to scale unless otherwise specified.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the construction of an insulated container according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of an insulated container according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a partial schematic view of an insulated container with a cover portion open according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a partial exploded view of an insulated container according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a hinged connection of two cover portions according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged view of B in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of an insulated container according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 9 with one of the cover portions open;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a container body of an insulated container according to another embodiment of the present invention.

100, a heat preservation container; 1. a base; 20. a container body; 41. a lid body; 42. a baffle plate; 43. a hinged side; 44. an extension portion; 5. a spacer; 6. a cold storage member; 7. a containment region; 8. an articulation member; 81. a connecting shaft; 82. a first mounting portion; 83. a second mounting portion; 9. clamping into a zone; 90. a reinforcement; 2. a side plate; 3. a side plate; 51. a partition plate; 52. a partition plate; 53. a partition plate; 201. a notch; 21. a limiting groove; 401. a cover portion; 402. a cover portion; 403. a cover portion; 404. a cover portion; 44. a protruding member; 45. a groove; 4. a cover portion; 80. a protrusion; 901. a projecting member.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that numerous technical details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present application in various embodiments of the present invention. However, the technical solution claimed in the present application can be implemented without these technical details and various changes and modifications based on the following embodiments.

In the following description, for the purposes of illustrating various disclosed embodiments, certain specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the various disclosed embodiments. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the embodiments may be practiced without one or more of the specific details. In other instances, well-known devices, structures and techniques associated with this application may not be shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the description of the embodiments.

Throughout the specification and claims, the word "comprise" and variations thereof, such as "comprises" and "comprising," are to be understood as an open, inclusive meaning, i.e., as being interpreted to mean "including, but not limited to," unless the context requires otherwise.

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to more clearly understand the objects, features and advantages of the present invention. It should be understood that the embodiments shown in the drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but are merely intended to illustrate the spirit of the technical solution of the present invention.

Reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should be noted that the term "or" is generally employed in its sense including "and/or" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following description, for the purposes of clearly illustrating the structure and operation of the present invention, directional terms will be used, but terms such as "front", "rear", "left", "right", "outer", "inner", "outer", "inward", "upper", "lower", etc. should be construed as words of convenience and should not be construed as limiting terms.

Embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the thermal container 100 includes: a container body 20, a partition 5 disposed within the container body 20 and dividing the interior of the container body 20 into a plurality of containment regions 7, and a plurality of lid portions operable to cover the plurality of containment regions 7, and each operable to open at least a portion of at least one of the containment regions 7. . The housing sections 7 each have a heat storage member 6 therein, or the housing sections 7 each have a heat storage member 6 on the cover portion. The cold accumulating member 6 may be a cold accumulating plate containing a refrigerant therein. The container body 20 may be rectangular, cylindrical, or other shape. The number of the accommodating sections 7 is 2, 3 or 4, etc.

In different embodiments, the number of the cover part which can cover the accommodating area can also be different. The cover parts may be the same number as the receiving sections, one cover part for each receiving section 7 and one cover part for opening or closing one receiving section 7. The cover parts may be different in number from the receiving sections 7, one cover part may correspond to a plurality of receiving sections 7, and one cover part opens or closes a plurality of receiving sections 7 at a time. Alternatively, a cover portion may open or cover a portion of one of the receiving sections 7. Take two receiving areas 7 as an example. Specifically, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the number of the partition 5 is 1, the container body 20 has two pairs of

side plates

2 and 3 oppositely disposed, and the partition 5 is connected to the side plate 2 inside the container body 20 to divide the container body 20 into two accommodation areas 7. The side plate 2 is provided with a mounting position on one side facing the inside of the container body 20, and the two sides of the partition 5 are provided on the mounting position. The mounting position is a limiting groove 21 formed on the side plate 2, and the limiting groove 21 extends from the top of the container body 20 toward the bottom of the container body 20. The both sides of separator 5 all insert spacing groove 21, carry out spacing fixed to separator 5 through spacing groove 21. When the isolating piece 5 needs to be installed, the isolating piece slides downwards from the top of the limiting groove 21 and pushes against the bottom of the container body 20 when sliding to the isolating piece 5. When the spacer 5 is removed, it slides upward from the bottom of the stopper groove 21, and the spacer 5 slides away from the stopper groove 21. The partition can be a vertical plate or an arc panel.

Further, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, a plurality of limiting grooves are formed in each of the two side plates 2, and the limiting grooves 21 of the side plates 2 are sequentially arranged in the longitudinal direction of the side plates 2. When the partition 5 is installed, the partition 5 can be inserted into a proper limiting groove 21 according to the size of the required accommodating area 7, and the space between the partition 5 and the side plate 3 is adjusted, so that the sizes of the two accommodating areas 7 are changed. The fixing of the isolation piece 5 and the side plate 2 can also be realized by other modes, for example, a protrusion is arranged on the side plate 2, a concave groove is arranged on the isolation piece 5, and the protrusion is inserted into the concave groove to fix the isolation piece 5. Alternatively, the spacer 5 and the side plate 2 may be fixed by adhesion.

It will be appreciated that the partition 5 has a plurality of partitions, the number of containment zones 7 being greater than 2. For example, two partition plates are arranged and are opposite to the side plates 3, the two partition plates are mutually separated to form an accommodating area 7, and the two partition plates are respectively separated from the two side plates 3 to form the accommodating area 7. In this case, there are 3 receiving

areas

7, 3 cover parts 4 are also provided, and one cover part 4 covers one receiving area 7. It will be appreciated that the number of partitions can also be varied from 3, 4, etc., with the number of receiving areas 7 and cover parts 4 being varied accordingly.

In some embodiments, when there are a plurality of partition plates, a part of the partition plates may be disposed opposite to the side plate 3, and a part of the partition plates may be disposed opposite to the side plate 2. As shown in fig. 9, 10, and 11, there are 4 accommodation areas 7, and there are 3 partitions, namely, a partition 51, a partition 52, and a partition 53. The partition board 51 is disposed opposite to the side board 3, and is inserted into the side board 2 to divide the interior of the container body 20 into two containing areas 7. The

partition plates

52 and 53 are disposed opposite to the side plate 2, the partition plate 52 is connected to the side plate 3 and the partition plate 51 to divide one accommodation area 7 into two, the partition plate 53 is connected to the side plate 3 and the partition plate 51 to divide the other accommodation area 7 into two, and at this time, the total number of the accommodation areas 7 in the container body 20 is 4. In dividing the accommodation region 7, more than one partition plate may be provided opposite the side plate 2, and more than one partition plate may be provided opposite the side plate 3. In order to fix the

partition plates

53, 52, the

partition plates

53 and 52 may be glued to the partition plate 51, or a groove may be provided in the partition plate 51 and a projection may be provided on the

partition plates

53, 52 to be inserted into the groove. The fixing of the

partition plates

53, 52 to the side plate 3 may be the same as the fixing of the partition plate 51 to the side plate 2, and will not be described in detail. It will be appreciated that the

partitions

51, 52, 53 may also be integrally formed and inserted directly into the container body 20, or two of them may be integrally formed. That is, the partition 5 may be a single plate member, or may be a member having other shapes, and may divide the interior of the container body 20 into the appropriate accommodation regions 7. When the inside of the container body 20 has other shapes such as a circle, a triangle, etc., the shape and structure of the spacer 5 can be changed as required.

Further, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, in order to allow each of the housing areas 7 to store cold, a cold storage member 6 may be provided in the housing area 7, and the cold storage member 6 may be provided on at least one wall surface constituting the housing area 7. The cold accumulation member 6 may be mounted on the side plate 2, the side plate 3, or the partition 5. When cold-storage member 6 is installed on curb plate 3, can paste mutually with curb plate 3 and establish, fixed through glue, also can bolt-on, or set up the spacing groove of fixed card cold-storage member 6 on curb plate 3. The cold accumulation member 6 provided on the side plate 2 or the partition 5 may be provided in the same manner as the cold accumulation member 6 provided on the side plate 3. The cold accumulating member 6 may be provided on the base 1. Each side plate and the base 1 can be integrally formed, or the side plates and the base 1 can be spliced to form the container body 20.

In addition, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the partition 5 may itself be a cold storage member 6, so that the cold storage member 6 partitions the inside of the container body 20 into a plurality of accommodation regions 7, and stores cold for each accommodation region 7.

Further, as shown in fig. 6, 7 and 8, the cover 4 has the heat storage member 6. The cover portion 4 includes: a cover body 41 and a baffle plate 42, the baffle plate 42 being connected to the cover body 41 and being operable to sandwich the cold storage member 6 between the cover body 41 and the baffle plate 42.

In each housing section 7, the wall surface of the housing section 7 is provided with the cold storage material 6, the lid section 4 corresponding to the housing section 7 may be provided with the cold storage material 6, or the wall surfaces of both the lid section 4 and the housing section 7 may be provided with the cold storage material 6.

Further, at least a portion of the lid portion 4 abuts against the side panel of the container body 20. As shown in fig. 1, the accommodation section 7 is provided with two, two cover portions 4, one cover portion 4 opens or covers one accommodation section 7, and when the cover portion 4 covers the accommodation section 7, the cover portion 4 catches the upper edge of the side plate 3. The edge of the lid portion 4 that abuts against the side plate of the container body 20 has an extension 44 that extends while being bent downward. The top of container body 20 is provided with notch 201 with an upward opening, wherein extension 44 is embedded into notch 201, and extension 44 has a hook for hooking the wall of notch 201, so that lid 4 can be fastened and fixed on container body 20 after lid 4 covers accommodation area 7, and is not easy to open without external force.

It will be understood that one cover 4 may be provided, directly covering or uncovering the two receiving areas 7. Alternatively, more than 2 cover parts 4 are provided, wherein at least one receiving area 7 corresponds to a plurality of cover parts, and one cover part 4 can open a part of one receiving area 7. When a plurality of cover parts 4 are provided on one receiving section 7, a lattice frame may be provided on the top of the receiving section 7, and the cover parts may be lapped on the lattice frame. When one accommodating area corresponds to a plurality of cover parts, the plurality of cover parts corresponding to one accommodating area can be partially provided with the cold accumulation parts and partially provided with no cold accumulation parts.

Further, as shown in fig. 6, 7 and 8, each cover portion 4 is hinged to an adjacent cover portion 4 by a hinge 8. As shown in fig. 1, the hinge 8 includes: a connecting shaft 81, and a first mounting portion 82 and a second mounting portion 83 both hinged to the connecting shaft 81, wherein the first mounting portion 82 and the second mounting portion 83 are connected to two adjacent lid portions 4, respectively. The first mounting portion 82 and the second mounting portion 83 are each provided with a boss 80, and the boss 80 is fitted in the cover portion 4. The first mounting portion 82 and the second mounting portion 83 may be both made of metal plates or plastic plates that are adhered to the corresponding lid portions 4, or may be fastened by locking members such as bolts. The hinge member 8 may also be a flexible plate, two cover portions are connected to both sides of the flexible plate, respectively, and the flexible plate is also bent when the cover portions are opened. The two hinged cover parts 4 each have a hinge side 43, the hinge side 43 having a protrusion 44, the hinge side 43 further having a groove 45, wherein the protrusion 44 of one of the cover parts 4 is rotatably disposed in the groove 45 of the cover part 4 hinged to the cover part 4, thereby realizing the hinge joint of the two cover parts 4. The cover part 4 is also allowed to cover the openings of the receiving sections 7 over the whole surface. Understandably, the cover parts 4 and the adjacent cover parts 4 can be connected through a connecting plate to realize hinge joint, and the connecting plate is a flexible plate which can be bent; or the two hinged cover parts are integrated, the two cover parts are connected through a thin wall, the thin wall is one part of the cover part, and the cover part can be a plastic cover, a foam plastic cover or a rubber cover and the like. Two adjacent cover parts 4 can also be independent component plates, are not connected, and one cover part 4 is separated from the box body independently, so that the replacement and the cleaning are convenient.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, 6, 7 and 8, the hinged sides of the two cover parts are partially overlapped on the partition 5. In order to more stably overlap the cover part on the sub-baffle plate, the side of the baffle plate 42 facing the baffle plate is bent downwards, a clamping area 9 is formed between the baffle plates 42 of two adjacent cover parts 4, and the top of the isolating piece 5 is clamped in the clamping area 9.

It will be appreciated that the cover body 41 may have a downwardly projecting wall surface with the baffle being located between the two downwardly projecting wall surfaces.

Alternatively, the cover parts may be hinged to the side panels by hinges 8, the two cover parts being adjacent and unconnected, and the opening direction of the cover parts being changed accordingly.

In addition, in order to make the two hinged lid portions 4 more flexible to be turned over, the outer surface of the protruding member 44 is a circular arc surface.

In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 9, 10 and 11, when there are 4 receiving areas 7, there are 4 cover parts, namely cover

parts

401, 402, 403 and 404, wherein the cover part 401 is hinged to the cover part 403 by a hinge 8, and the cover part 402 is hinged to the cover part 404 by the hinge 8. The construction of the hinge 8 is the same as described above and will not be described in detail here.

It will be appreciated that the number of cover portions may be less than 4, 3, 2 or 1, at least one cover portion corresponding to at least two receiving areas, the cover portions corresponding to the plurality of receiving areas opening or covering their corresponding plurality of receiving areas at a time. Or more than 4 cover parts 4 are provided, wherein at least one receiving area corresponds to a plurality of cover parts, and one cover part 4 can open a part of one receiving area. When a plurality of cover parts 4 are provided on one receiving section 7, a lattice frame may be provided on the top of the receiving section 7, and the cover parts may be lapped on the lattice frame.

The lid portion 401 may also be hinged to the lid portion 402, the lid portion 403 may also be hinged to the lid portion 403, or the lid portion may be hinged to the side panels. Understandably, one side of one cover part and the adjacent cover part can be connected through a connecting plate to realize hinge joint, and the connecting plate is a flexible plate which can be bent; or the two hinged cover parts are integrated, the two cover parts are connected through a thin wall, and the thin wall is a part of the cover parts. The

cover parts

401, 402, 403 and 404 may be independent parts, which are not connected, and one cover part can be separated from the box body independently, so that the cover parts are convenient to replace and clean. Alternatively, at least one of the

cover parts

401, 402, 403, 404 is a separate part. One side of at least one cover part is hinged with the adjacent cover part. Further, as shown in fig. 1 and 5, the thermal insulation container 100 is a rectangular thermal insulation container, and the container body 20 and the lid body 41 are made of EPS or EPP foam. The rectangular incubator further includes a reinforcement 90, and the reinforcement 90 covers corners of the bottom side of the container body 20. The reinforcing member 90 may be a metal member or a plastic member, and the reinforcing member 90 may be adhered to the container body 20, or the protruding member 901 on the reinforcing member 90 is inserted into the container body 20. In the above embodiments, 2 or 4 receiving areas are taken as an example, in other embodiments, there are other numbers of receiving areas, and there are also multiple numbers of corresponding cover portions matching with the receiving areas, and the embodiments are not limited to the above embodiments.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, it should be understood that aspects of the embodiments can be modified, if necessary, to employ aspects, features and concepts of the various patents, applications and publications to provide yet further embodiments.

These and other changes can be made to the embodiments in light of the above detailed description. In general, in the claims, the terms used should not be construed to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification and the claims, but should be construed to include all possible embodiments along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.

It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the foregoing embodiments are specific examples for carrying out the invention, and that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in practice.

Claims

1. An insulated container, comprising: the container includes a container body, a divider disposed within the container body and dividing the container body into a plurality of containment regions, and a plurality of lid portions operable to cover the plurality of containment regions, and each of the lid portions operable to open at least a portion of at least one of the containment regions.

2. The thermal insulation container according to claim 1, wherein the container body is provided with a pair of oppositely arranged side plates, and a mounting position is arranged on one side of each side plate facing into the container body;

3. The thermal container according to claim 2, wherein the mounting position is a limiting groove formed in the side plate, and the limiting groove extends from the top of the container body toward the bottom of the container body.

4. The thermal insulation container of claim 3, wherein a plurality of limiting grooves are formed in each of the side plates,

5. The insulated container of claim 1, wherein the partition is a partition operable to divide the interior of the container body into two of the containment regions.

6. The thermal container according to claim 1, wherein said partition member has a plurality of partitions, and the number of said receiving areas is more than two.

7. A thermal insulating container according to claim 1, wherein each of said receiving sections and/or said lid section corresponding to each of said receiving sections has a cold accumulating member thereon.

8. The thermal container according to claim 7, wherein when said cold storage member is provided in said housing section, at least one wall surface constituting said housing section is provided with said cold storage member.

9. The thermal container according to claim 7, wherein, when the cold storage member is provided in the housing section, the barrier plate constituting the housing section having the cold storage member is the cold storage member.

10. The thermal container according to claim 7, wherein the heat-accumulative member is provided on the lid portion;

the cover portion includes:

a lid body; and the number of the first and second groups,

11. The insulated container of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the cover abuts against the side panel of the container body.

12. The insulated container of claim 11, wherein the edge of the cover portion that is opposite to the side plate of the container body has an extension portion that is bent and extended downward;

13. The insulated container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the cover portions is hingedly connected to an adjacent cover portion.

14. The insulated container of claim 13, wherein the two hinged cover portions are hinged by a hinge; the hinge comprises: the connecting shaft is hinged with the first mounting part and the second mounting part; wherein the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are connected to the adjacent two cover portions, respectively.

15. The insulated container of claim 13, wherein each of the two hinged lid portions has a hinged side with a protrusion and a recess;

16. The insulated container of claim 15, wherein the outer surface of the projection is a circular arc surface.

17. A thermal container according to claim 13, wherein each cover portion is hingedly connected at one side thereof to an adjacent cover portion.

18. The insulated container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the cover portions is a separate component.

19. The insulated container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the cover portions is hingedly connected to one of the side panels of the containment body.

20. The thermal container according to claim 1, wherein the number of said cover portions is the same as the number of said receiving sections, one cover portion corresponding to each of said receiving sections.

21. The thermal container of claim 1, wherein said thermal container is a rectangular thermal container, said rectangular thermal container further comprising a reinforcement member covering a corner of the bottom side of said container body.