DE102018105112B4 - Foldable transport container - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing a thermally insulating transport container (1) at the place of intended use, comprising the following steps: a) Providing a transport container (1) or connectable parts thereof in a folded state, the transport container (1) having a variable transport volume (1) enclosing inner wall (3) and an outer wall (2) surrounding the inner wall (3), a variable insulating volume (I) being created by a variable distance (d) between the inner wall (3) and the outer wall (2) can be brought about, with the maximum distance (d) between the outer and inner walls (2, 3) being defined by connecting elements (4) in at least two spatial directions; b) increasing the insulating volume (I) and the transport volume (T) by unfolding the transport container (1); c) blowing an insulating material into the insulating volume (I) through an inflow opening (5), the insulating volume (I) with insulating material for as long rial is filled until a sufficiently large transport volume (T) is kept in shape to accommodate the transported goods and a sufficiently large insulating volume (I) is kept in shape to keep the transported goods in a specified temperature range for a planned transport time under given transport conditions to keep; A large number of small solid bodies are blown in as insulating material by means of a gaseous transport flow; and the outer wall (2) and / or the inner wall (3) of the transport container (1) has at least one outlet opening (6) and / or wall areas that are permeable to the gas of the transport flow, through which the gas of the transport flow from the insulating volume (I. ) can escape.

Description

The present invention relates to a method for providing a thermally insulating transport container at the site of its use and in particular an inflatable transport container.

Double-walled transport containers are known from the prior art, in which a cavity between the two walls can accommodate an insulating material, so that the transport container has thermally insulating properties.

The previously known systems for thermally insulating transport containers can either be completely manufactured at a central production site for transport containers or can be assembled in a decentralized manner using a plug-in and folding system. The central production of the thermally insulating transport containers has the disadvantage that a finished transport container takes up a large volume and has to be transported at great expense to its first filling point. Decentralized plug-in and folding systems can be transported in the folded state to their filling point, where they can be unfolded and plugged together. The disadvantage here is the high cost and time expenditure at the filling location for the assembly of the transport container.

The object of the invention is to provide a method that overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art, in particular enables space-saving and efficient transport of an empty, thermally insulating transport container and simple and efficient unfolding of the transport container at the point of filling.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by a method for providing a thermally insulating transport container or connectable parts thereof at the place of intended use, comprising the following steps: a) Providing a transport container in a folded state, the transport container having an inner wall enclosing a variable transport volume and a the inner wall enclosing outer wall, wherein a variable insulating volume can be produced by a variable distance between the inner wall and the outer wall, the maximum distance between the outer and inner wall is defined by connecting elements in at least two spatial directions; b) increasing the isolation volume and the transport volume by unfolding the transport container; c) Blowing an insulating material into the insulating volume through an inflow opening, the insulating volume being filled with insulating material until a sufficiently large transport volume is kept in shape to accommodate the goods to be transported and a sufficiently large insulating volume is kept in shape to allow under to keep the transported goods in a specified temperature range for a planned transport time given the transport conditions; A large number of small solid bodies are blown in as insulating material by means of a gaseous transport flow; and the outer wall and / or the inner wall of the transport container has at least one outlet opening or wall regions which are permeable to the gas of the transport flow and through which the gas of the transport flow can escape from the insulating volume.

The unfolding of the transport container, step b, can take place simultaneously with and triggered by the inflow of the insulating material, step c), in one step.

In one embodiment, a hardener and / or a binding agent is added to the transport stream, which combines with the insulating material and connects the plurality of solids in the insulating volume to form one or more larger bodies.

In a further embodiment, in a further step d) after a transport item to be transported has been transported, the inner walls, the outer walls and / or the insulating material are fed to a recycling process for at least partial reuse of the materials used to manufacture the container.

In one embodiment, cellulose-based material is used as the insulating material and / or as the base material for the inner and / or outer wall.

In a further embodiment, at least one of the method steps is only carried out at the location at which the transport container is filled with goods to be transported.

The object is also achieved by a thermally insulating transport container or connectable parts thereof and for use in the method according to the invention, the transport container comprising an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall enclosing a transport volume and an insulating volume between the outer wall and the inner wall is enclosed, wherein the inner wall is connected to the outer wall via connecting elements, wherein the connecting elements can be bent relative to the inner wall and relative to the outer wall and wherein individual, mutually angled walls of the outer and inner wall can be bent against each other, wherein the transport container furthermore has an inflow opening through which the insulating volume between the outer and inner wall can be filled with an insulating material, with the insulating volume being filled with insulating material and the transport container being a dimensionally stable transport volume when the insulating volume is filled and has a defined isolation volume and wherein in an unfilled state of the isolation volume the walls and connecting elements of the transport container can be bent against each other in such a way that the transport volume and the isolation volume are smaller than in the filled state of the isolation volume, the outer wall and / or the inner wall of the transport container has at least one outlet opening or wall areas permeable to the gas of the transport flow, through which the gas of the transport flow can escape from the insulating volume.

In one embodiment, the inner wall encloses the transport volume on four or five sides and at least one cover is provided over which a fifth and / or sixth side of the transport volume can be closed in a thermally insulating manner.

In a further embodiment, the connecting elements are ropes, bands, quilts, walls or webs.

In one embodiment, the transport container consists of several segments, each segment having an insulating volume ( I. ), which is sealed with respect to the insulating material tightly opposite (to) the other segment (s), each segment having an inflow opening through which the segment can be filled with insulating material.

According to the method according to the invention, a thermally insulating transport container is inflated with an insulating material at the point of filling. The thermally insulating transport container consists of an outer and an inner wall which together form an insulating volume. The insulating material can be blown into the insulating volume via an inlet opening. Connection elements which can be located completely within the insulating volume are preferably provided between the inner and outer walls. The connecting elements contribute to the dimensional stability of the transport container. The transport container can preferably be unfolded by a simple pulling movement and then filled with the insulating material or can be unfolded directly by inflating with the insulating material. The unfolding creates a transport volume which can be enclosed by the inner wall on at least four sides, preferably on at least five sides. By filling the insulating volume with insulating material, dimensional stability of the transport volume and a dimensionally stable outer shape of the transport container can be brought about. For this purpose, the insulating volume can be filled with a pressure that is greater than the ambient pressure, so that the connecting elements are subjected to tensile stress. The position of the inner wall relative to the outer wall in the unfolded state can be defined by means of connecting elements which are subjected to tensile stress. The thickness of the insulating material or the insulating volume can thus also be defined. A transport stream is used to fill the isolation volume. The transport stream can be purely gaseous.

After the insulating volume has been filled with insulating material, the inlet opening can be closed.

The advantage of the method described is that the transport container can be transported in the folded state to the place of its use / provision / filling and can be brought into the desired transport form there quickly and easily by means of inflation.

The isolation volume can also be divided into several segments. The segments can be connected to one another via passages so that they can be filled via a common inlet opening. Alternatively, each segment can have its own inlet opening. Particularly preferably, each wall forms its own segment. A common cuboid transport container thus has four segments for the side walls, and possibly a floor segment and a cover segment. It is possible that all segments are materially connected to one another or all or some segments, that is to say in one embodiment all or some walls, are not materially connected to one another. In this case the segments / walls can be connected to one another at the point of filling.

For this purpose, force and / or form-fitting connection methods can be used. The segments can preferably be glued to one another. For this purpose, prefabricated adhesive strips can be provided on the edges of the segments. It is also possible for the transport container to consist of a combination of materially interconnected segments and separate segments. For example, the segments of the side walls can be materially connected to one another and the cover and / or the base plate can be designed as a separate component. The position of the individual side walls to one another can be fixed via the base plate and / or the cover plate. The bottom and / or cover plate can each also be inflatable or transported as a finished component. If the side walls of the transport container have at least one side edge at which two side walls abut, this connection can also be made via the fixation by means of the top and / or bottom plate. For this purpose, the cover and / or base plate can have a groove into which the side walls can be inserted. Alternatively, the cover and / or base plate can have a protrusion that can reach around the side walls.

So that the individual segments or walls of the transport container are thermally tightly connected to one another in the unfolded state, the edges of the individual segments or walls can be designed as bevels. Each edge of a segment preferably has a 45 ° bevel which, in the unfolded state of the transport container, rests against a 45 ° bevel of another segment. For a better thermal sealing effect, flexible materials can also have on the bevels. Sealing lips can be attached to the bevels (for example made of rubber) or the bevels can have a roughened surface, so that especially with cellulose-based material a slightly flexible surface is created that has an increased sealing effect.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, solid bodies are used as insulating material. For this purpose, the solid must have a shape which is suitable for being blown in through the inlet opening of the transport container. The insulating volume, which is filled via an inlet opening, is preferably a concave space; it also preferably encloses at least three, four or five sides of the transport volume. In this case, the solids can be distributed by means of a single transport flow through a single inlet opening in all sides of the insulating volume, so that the insulating volume can be completely filled with insulating material. The insulating material can be dust-like or granular, or it can be in the form of powder, particles or granules. Other forms of solids can also be used.

An insulating material is preferably used which is recyclable and / or compostable and at the same time has a low weight, good thermal insulation properties and high mechanical stability. Such a material can comprise cellulose, at least one natural, starch-free binder and optionally at least one additive, the material having a cellulose content of at least 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the material. Cardboard, paper, in particular waste paper or plant materials consisting predominantly of cellulose or paper dust can be used as cellulose.

Binders which require a trigger to activate the binding properties can also be used as binders. Furthermore, insulating materials that already contain a binding agent can be used for filling. In particular, starch-based binders can be activated by means of a warm, moist air stream. In this case, insulating material can be used that is starchy anyway and therefore already has a binding agent.

It is also conceivable that the isolation volume from the outset, so z. B. already in the production plant, is filled with an insulating material. In this embodiment, the insulating material can be inflated via a trigger. This means that the action of a certain physical trigger on the insulating material increases its volume. Heat or moisture can preferably serve as a trigger here.

In one embodiment, the transport container has at least one outlet opening or one or more wall areas that are permeable to the transport gas. Gas that is not necessary for insulation can escape from the insulation volume through the outlet opening / the permeable walls. Preferably, an outlet opening / a gas-permeable wall area is as far away as possible from the inlet opening in relation to the distance covered by the transport flow in the insulating volume.

Cellulose-based walls in particular, but also other textile walls, can be gas-permeable anyway. Alternatively or additionally, sieves or the like can be used as outlet openings at certain points, which allow the gas to flow to the outside, but hold back the insulating material. The sieve can be used as a separate component or it can be created by perforating the wall (i.e. by piercing it).

In order to achieve a comprehensive, high insulating effect in all wall areas, all areas of the insulating volume are preferably evenly energized with insulating material. For this purpose, the inlet opening and outlet opening for a gas flow for filling the transport container are preferably as far apart as possible in the direction of flow. In addition, sharp edges, stagnation points and undercuts as well as other geometries which have a disadvantageous effect on a uniform flow of the insulating volume are avoided.

The use of solid bodies as insulating material offers the advantage of a very cost-effective insulating material and high dimensional stability. The dimensional stability and the load-bearing capacity of the transport container can be further increased by using binders or hardeners. The use of biodegradable insulating material enables a simple Recycling after using the shipping container.

In one embodiment, the insulating material can be drained out of the transport container again after the transport container has been used to transport a transport item. This enables the transport container to be folded up again so that it can be transported in a space-saving manner in the event of a further empty transport and can thus be reused in a flexible manner.

The transport container can have a dispensing opening for removing the insulating material from the insulating volume.

The transport container can be fed to a recycling process after its last use. It is particularly advantageous if the insulating material and the inner and outer walls consist of the same recyclable or similar recyclable materials. Cellulose-based material, in particular paper-based material, can be used as the recyclable material. In order to enable the transport container to be folded up properly, the connecting elements can be flexible in compression (that is to say only absorb tensile forces, but not compressive or transverse forces) and the individual walls of the inner and outer walls can be pivotable relative to one another. The connecting elements are preferably ropes, belts, quilts, walls or webs. The connecting elements can be arranged in the insulating volume in such a way that a supplied transport stream and the entrained insulating material can flow around them or have openings through which the transport stream with the insulating material can flow.

The inner wall of the transport container can enclose the transport volume on four or five sides. The remaining one or two sides of the transport volume can be covered by a cover. The cover is either attached to the walls of the transport container so as to be pivotable or is designed as a separate component. The cover can also be inflatable or already have a sufficient insulating effect in the factory production and can be transported as a finished component even if it is transported empty. The transport container is preferably a cuboid. The transport volume can also be cuboid. A cuboid outer shape of the transport container enables efficient and flexible use of storage space.

The transport boxes can have different geometries and dimensions depending on the area of application. However, the containers are preferably designed in the geometries and dimensions that are used as standard in the respective area of application. This enables simple combinability with already existing transport containers. The wall thickness is also preferably dependent on the application. It depends in particular on the temperature of the goods to be transported, the environmental conditions and the duration of the transport. In most applications (for food transport), a wall thickness between 2 and 10 cm can be assumed.

For easy stackability of the transport containers, cover and / or base plates can have projections which can engage in depressions which are embedded in the respective adjoining cover and / or base plate. It is also possible that a top and / or bottom plate serves as a top plate for a lower transport container and at the same time as a base plate for an upper transport container.

In an alternative embodiment, the inner and / or outer walls can consist of a textile material. In order to shape the transport container, strips can also be attached to the edges of the walls.

All embodiments can consist of separately deployable and inflatable segments. The segments can be materially connected to one another and each have their own inlet opening for inflating the segment. Alternatively, the segments can be components that are designed separately from one another and can be put together via a force and / or form-fitting connection. In this way, the size of the transport volume of the transport container is variable.

• 1 zeigt einen erfindungsgemäßen Transportbehälter in einer perspektivischen Darstellung;
• 2 zeigt eine Detailansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Transportbehälters im Querschnitt;
• 3 zeigt einen weiteren Querschnitt des Transportbehälters aus 2;
• 4a ist ein Schnitt einer perspektivischen Darstellung eines erfindungsgemäßen Transportbehälters im entfalteten Zustand;
• 4b zeigt den Transportbehälter aus 4a während des Faltprozesses;
• 5a zeigt eine Frontansicht eines Deckels für den Transportbehälter;
• 5b zeigt eine perspektivische Darstellung des Deckels aus 5a;
• 6a zeigt eine Querschnittsansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Deckels und Transportbehälters;
• 6b zeigt eine alternative Querschnittansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Deckels und Transportbehälters;
• 7 zeigt die Faltlinien eines gerafften Verbindungselementes;
• 8 zeigt ein Beispiel für Faltlinien in einem unterhalb entfalteten Transportbehälter/ -wand;
• 8a zeigt einen zusammengefalteten Transportbehälter oder eine Transportbehälterwand, undig. 8c zeigt ein Beispiel für Faltlinien einer/-es entfalteten Transportbehälterwand

In the case of textile walls, segments that have not been unfolded can be lashed together using straps and the transport container can thus be kept in a stable form, even if not all segments are inflated.

• 1 shows a transport container according to the invention in a perspective view;
• 2 shows a detailed view of a transport container according to the invention in cross section;
• 3 shows a further cross section of the transport container from 2 ;
• 4a is a section of a perspective view of a transport container according to the invention in the unfolded state;
• 4b shows the transport container 4a during the folding process;
• 5a shows a front view of a lid for the transport container;
• 5b shows a perspective view of the cover from 5a ;
• 6a shows a cross-sectional view of a lid and transport container according to the invention;
• 6b shows an alternative cross-sectional view of a lid and transport container according to the invention;
• 7th shows the fold lines of a gathered connector;
• 8th shows an example of fold lines in a transport container / wall unfolded below;
• 8a shows a folded transport container or a transport container wall, undig. 8c shows an example of fold lines of an unfolded transport container wall

The 1 to 7th show a transport container for use in a method according to the invention for providing a transport container at the location of its use. In 1 is a transport container 1 shown, the one inner wall 3 and an outer wall 2 includes. The inner wall 3 is with the outer wall 2 by means of five connecting elements 4th connected. The transport container is shown in an unfolded state, so that a transport volume T inside the inner wall 3 is ready to pick up a transport item. The inner wall 3 is from the outer wall 2 spaced at a distance d. This results in an insulating volume I. between the outer and inner walls 2 , 3 . The isolation volume I. can be filled with an insulating material (not shown). The fasteners 4th are shown as steppes in this case, but can also be, for example, webs, walls, bands or ropes. In the outer wall 2 is an inlet port 5 provided over which the insulating material in the insulating volume I. can be filled. The entire shipping container 1 has a contiguous isolation volume I. and can use a single inlet port 5 be filled. On the side of the transport container opposite the inlet opening 1 is an outlet port 6 provided, through which a transport gas can flow, but not the insulating material.

If the fasteners 4th are designed as webs, as in 2 , holes can 7th in the piers 4th be provided to enable the insulating material to be optimally located in the insulating volume I. can distribute.

The fasteners 4th are preferably foldable or foldable with respect to the inner wall 3 and the outer wall 2 , as in 3 shown. There are also angled walls of the outer and inner walls 2 , 3 can be foldable against one another, it is advantageous to have no connecting elements at the transition points between two walls that are angled to one another 4th to be provided as in 2 shown.

In the 4a and 4b Figure 3 is a sectional view of a shipping container according to the invention 1 with bars as connecting elements 4th shown. 4a shows the transport container 1 in the unfolded state, with all webs 4th are arranged parallel to each other. This enables the transport container to be easily folded up 1 in a folding direction orthogonal to the longitudinal alignment of the webs. 4b shows the transport container 1 in the folding direction during the folding process.

For closing the transport container 1 can a lid 8th be provided over the one opening 9 in the transport container 1 is lockable. The cover preferably has 8th a paragraph 8b on that on the baseplate 8a of the lid 8th is formed. Paragraph 8b closes when the opening is closed 9 with the lid 8th either with the inner wall 3 or with the outer wall 2 from.

To prevent a wall of the outer and / or inner wall from having to be kinked (has to be folded against itself) around the transport container 1 to fold up, it is possible to have one or two sides of the shipping container 1 with removable or pivoting lids 8th are formed. Become two sides by removable or hinged lid 8th formed, the two sides are preferably opposite each other. The 6a and 6b put lid 8th represents, in such an embodiment, both the transport volume T as well as the isolation volume I. can complete. The lid shows this 8th several circumferential seals 10a , 10b on, of which at least one seal 10a with the inner wall 3 and at least one seal 10b with the outer wall 2 concludes. Becomes the isolation volume I. over a lid 8th sealed, it is necessary to transport the container 1 in a first step to equip the transport goods, then the transport container with the lid 8th to close and only then the isolation volume I. to be filled with the insulating material.

In one embodiment of the invention, the transport container 1 Walls of the inner and / or outer wall 2 , 3 and / or connecting elements 4th on, which are so with their main expansion area to the folding direction that a folding of the transport container 1 only by kinking the corresponding wall and / or the corresponding Connecting element 4th is possible. The 7th , 8a and 8b show one possibility of such a wall or such a connecting element 4th to design. In the embodiment shown, the corresponding walls or connecting elements are 4th gathered and / or have pre-made fold lines 11 . The walls or connecting elements have 4th along the fold line 11 have a lower strength and can be folded in a kink direction. In particular the fasteners 4th , as in 7th shown can have a variety of corresponding fold lines 11 have that run parallel to each other. By slightly gathering the corresponding connecting elements 4th folding is made easier and the direction of the kink is determined. This in 7th shown connecting element 4th serves in this case to the inner wall 3 so with the outer wall 2 to connect that isolation volume I. is closed to the outside.

In the 8th and 9 examples are illustrated of how a transport container according to the invention can be unfolded or folded. In the 8a to 8c the process of unfolding a body is shown as an example. This procedure can be applied both to entire transport containers and to individual walls of the transport container. In the method shown, two opposing walls of the body remain unfolded while the walls orthogonal to them are folded into one another. In the 8a to 8c the unfolded walls are exemplary than the outer wall 2 and the inner wall 3 referred to to illustrate how individual walls of the transport container can be foldable. Of the folded walls of the body, two opposing walls are folded inward and two opposing walls are folded outward. For this purpose, the walls each have a fold line that runs circumferentially around the foldable walls and in the middle between the unfolded walls 2 , 3 is arranged. At the point where the fold lines of two adjacent walls of the body meet, further fold lines are necessary to compensate for a distance that is created between the adjacent walls by folding along the fold line described above at this point. The additional fold lines form a triangular shape so that part of the outwardly folded wall can also be folded inward, as in FIG 8b shown.

Will the 8a to 8c If the folding technique shown is used for individual walls, the walls can either be connected to one another after they have been unfolded or they can be connected to one another at certain edges beforehand. In addition, the individual walls can have 45 ° phases in order to seal better with the adjacent walls.

If the fold shown is used to fold or unfold an entire transport container, the inner wall is preferably already in the outer wall before it is unfolded and the fold lines and walls of the inner wall are parallel to the fold and the walls of the outer wall. In 9 a further example of a possible folding is shown. The folding blank shown is used to produce a rectangular transport container. In the unfolded state, the transport container is essentially a flat, cross-shaped surface. Along the folding edges 11 the blank can be folded up. The individual side walls or the cover and the base each have an outer wall 2 and an inner wall 3 on that via partition walls 12th are connected to each other. The partition walls each form a 45 ° phase to the plane of extension of the respective wall. This is how the transport container is folded along the fold lines 11 a thermally insulating sealing surface between the side lines or the base and the cover element. The partitions 12th that form the thermally insulating sealing surface either border on a fold line 11 or, in the unfolded state, to the free space. In particular, the areas that border on the free space in the unfolded state can be equipped with adhesive elements in order to keep the transport container in shape in the folded state. Also the one on the fold lines 11 bordering partition walls 12th can have appropriate adhesive elements. The adhesive elements can be formed by double-sided adhesive tape, peel-off adhesive tapes, two-component adhesives, heat-activated adhesives or moisture-activated adhesives. The partitions 12th of the lid 8th can be removed from the adhesive elements so that the lid can be opened and closed easily even when unfolded. The individual walls can also be used as in 8th shown to be foldable.

In a further embodiment it is the cover 8th opposite wall of the inner wall 3 and the outer wall 2 only on one edge with the rest of the inner and outer walls 2 , 3 pivotally attached. The correspondingly pivotable wall can be opened along the pivotable edge in order to allow the transport container to be folded up 1 to allow and foldable along the pivoting edge and fastened to the rest of the wall on at least one further edge via plug-in elements, around the inner wall 3 and the outer wall 2 to close in the unfolded state, and then to allow an inflation or filling of the insulating volume with insulating material.

The features of the invention disclosed in the above description and in the claims can be essential both individually and in any combination for realizing the invention in its various embodiments.

Claims (10)

A method for providing a thermally insulating transport container (1) at the place of intended use, comprising the following steps: a) Providing a transport container (1) or connectable parts thereof in a folded state, the transport container (1) having an inner wall (3) enclosing a variable transport volume (1) and an outer wall (2) enclosing the inner wall (3) with a variable distance (d) between the inner wall (3) and the outer wall (2) being able to produce a variable insulating volume (I), the maximum distance (d) between the outer and inner walls (2, 3) is defined by connecting elements (4) in at least two spatial directions; b) increasing the isolation volume (I) and the transport volume (T) by unfolding the transport container (1); c) Blowing an insulating material into the insulating volume (I) through an inflow opening (5), the insulating volume (I) being filled with insulating material until a sufficiently large transport volume (T) is kept in shape to accommodate the goods to be transported and a sufficiently large insulating volume (I) is kept in shape to keep the transported goods in a specified temperature range for a planned transport time under given transport conditions; A large number of small solid bodies are blown in as insulating material by means of a gaseous transport flow; and the outer wall (2) and / or the inner wall (3) of the transport container (1) has at least one outlet opening (6) and / or wall areas that are permeable to the gas of the transport flow, through which the gas of the transport flow from the insulating volume (I. ) can escape. Method for providing a thermally insulating transport container (1) or connectable parts thereof according to Claim 1 , characterized in that the unfolding of the transport container, step b, takes place simultaneously with and triggered by the inflow of the insulating material, step c), in one step. Method for providing a thermally insulating transport container (1) or connectable parts of the same according to one of the Claims 1 or 2 , whereby a hardener and / or a binding agent is added to the transport stream, which connects to the insulating material and connects the multitude of solids to one or more larger bodies in the isolating volume (I). Method for providing a thermally insulating transport container (1) or connectable parts thereof according to one of the preceding claims, wherein in a further step d) after a transport item has been transported, the inner walls (3), the outer walls (2) and / or the insulating material (I) are fed to a recycling process for at least partial reuse of the materials used to manufacture the container. Method for providing a thermally insulating transport container (1) or connectable parts thereof according to one of the preceding claims, wherein cellulose-based material is used as the insulating material and / or as the base material for the inner and / or outer wall. Method for providing a thermally insulating transport container (1) or connectable parts thereof according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the method steps is only carried out at the location at which the transport container is filled with goods to be transported. Thermally insulating transport container (1) for use in one of the methods according to Claims 1 to 6 , the transport container (1) comprising an inner wall (3) and an outer wall (2), the inner wall (3) enclosing a transport volume (T) and an insulating volume between the outer wall (2) and the inner wall (3) (I) is enclosed, the inner wall (3) being connected to the outer wall (2) via connecting elements (4), wherein the connecting elements (4) can be bent relative to the inner wall (3) and relative to the outer wall (2) and wherein individual, mutually angled walls of the outer and inner walls (2,3) can be bent or separated from one another, the transport container (1) also having an inflow opening (5) through which the insulating volume (I) between the outer and the inner wall (2,3) can be filled with an insulating material, the insulating volume (I) being filled with insulating material in a filled state of the insulating volume and the transport container being a dimensionally stable transport volume (T) and has a defined isolation volume (I) and wherein, in an unfilled state of the isolation volume (I), the walls and connecting elements (4) of the transport container (1) can be bent against one another in such a way that the transport volume (T) and the insulating volume (I) are smaller than when the insulating volume (I) is filled, the outer wall (2) and / or the inner wall (3) of the transport container (1) having at least one outlet opening (6) and / or for the gas of the Transport stream has permeable wall areas through which the gas of the transport stream can escape from the insulating volume (I). Transport container (1) Claim 7 , the inner wall (3) enclosing the transport volume (T) on four or five sides, and at least one cover (8) being provided over which a fifth and / or sixth side of the transport volume (T) can be closed in a thermally insulating manner. Transport container (1) after one of the Claims 7 or 8th , wherein the connecting elements (4) are ropes, bands, steppes, walls or webs. Transport container (1) after one of the Claims 7 to 9 , wherein the transport container (1) consists of several segments, each segment having an insulating volume (I) which is sealed off with respect to the insulating material close to the other segment (s), each segment having an inflow opening (5), over which the segment can be filled with insulating material.

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