EP0230595A1 - Coffin cooling unit - Google Patents

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EP0230595A1
EP0230595A1 EP86117317A EP86117317A EP0230595A1 EP 0230595 A1 EP0230595 A1 EP 0230595A1 EP 86117317 A EP86117317 A EP 86117317A EP 86117317 A EP86117317 A EP 86117317A EP 0230595 A1 EP0230595 A1 EP 0230595A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D15/00—Devices not covered by group F25D11/00 or F25D13/00, e.g. non-self-contained movable devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G17/00—Coffins; Funeral wrappings; Funeral urns
    • A61G17/002—Coffins with cooling arrangements for the corpse

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  • the present invention concerns a cooling unit for coffins, of the type using a refrigerating circuit consisting of a compressor, a condenser, one or more expansion or similar valves and an evaporator, which is in a situation of heat exchange with the interior of the coffin.
  • Similar cooling units are already known and used when it is necessary to delay the final closing of the coffin for whatever reason.
  • these units consist of mobile and re-useable units, with an evaporator consisting of a heat , exchanger which operates in a situation of heat exchange with the interior of the coffin, which obviously remains closed to prevent losses to the exterior.
  • an object of the present invention is a cooling unit of the type and for the application mentioned above, which presents a new and- improved configuration, so as to improve the use and efficiency of the same, avoiding the problems already mentioned.
  • the above object is realized by a cooling unit consisting of a refrigeration circuit as defined above, characterized in that the evaporator of the circuit is composed of at least one circuit permanently installed in the coffin and pre-charged under pressure with the refrigeration fluid, such circuit being equipped with rapid attachment points to connect it to the remaining parts of the refrigeration circuit and to disconnect it from the same parts when the cooling is interrupted.
  • the cooling unit according to the invention consists of two parts, one part composed of all the components of a refrigeration circuit, to be eventually contained in a transportable container, and the other part consisting only of the evaporator, which is connected to the remaining parts to close the refrigeration circuit but which is detachable from them and constitutes a disposable element along with the coffin.
  • the other components of the refrigeration circuit can be afterwards connected to another evaporator permanently connected to another coffin.
  • the components of the said circuit which operate on a new evaporator should include a tank, containing freon under pressure, which allows the loss to be made good at least for a certain number of operations.
  • a flat coil of the type used in domestic refrigerators and called roll-bond could be distributed in the most appropriate way inside the coffin, close to the remains; for example, in the lining of the coffin or below the same, or in a winding sheet, but always as a disposable item.
  • a refrigeration circuit of the classic type consisting of a compressor 10 which sends the gas along the pipe 11 to the condenser 12, which can be cooled by a fan 13.
  • the liquid obtained from the condenser 12 is collected in a tank 14 and sent along the pipe 15 to an expansion valve 16 which in its turn sends the expanded and cooled gas along the pipe 17 to the evaporator, from where the gas returns along the pipe 18 once again to the compressor 10.
  • All the components of the refrigeration circuit could be enclosed in a container 19 and be made transportable.
  • attachments 22 and 23 which can be connected or disconnected to the former, connected respectively to a delivery pipe 24 and a return pipe 25 for the same refrigerating fluid, in general freon, which is made to circulate in an evaporator consisting of a cooling coil 26 fed from the delivery 24 and from which the fluid leaves through the return pipe 25.
  • the pipes 24 and 25 and the coil 26 are themselves filled with the refrigerating fluid under pressure maintained by the attachments 22 and 23. Further, the coil 26 is distributed in the best possible way inside the coffin, for example it could be inserted into the lining of the coffin or even in the winding sheet which is used in these cases, or, anyhow, in an.element 27 of the coffin very close to the remains.
  • the evaporator 26 constitutes a disposable item, which can be connected or disconnected to the other components of the refrigerator circuit, which are re-usable through being connected to another evaporator connected permanently to another coffin, in such a way that those other components can be re-used a number of times, each time serving a new coffin.
  • the highest cost derives from the substitution of the disposable evaporators and is offset by the smaller demands made on the refrigerator circuit, the small size and lower weight, not to mention the ease with which the coffin can be closed when the cooling unit has been disconnected.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a refrigerating circuit for coffins, of the type comprising a compressor (10), a condenser (12), one or more evaporating valves (16), and an evaporator (26) in a situation of heat exchange with the interior of the coffin.
In order to avoid any trouble when the refrigerating circuit is disconnected, the evaporator (26) is in the form of a disposable element fitted with rapid attachment (22, 23) for its connection and disconnection with the remaining circuit parts.

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  • The present invention concerns a cooling unit for coffins, of the type using a refrigerating circuit consisting of a compressor, a condenser, one or more expansion or similar valves and an evaporator, which is in a situation of heat exchange with the interior of the coffin.
  • Similar cooling units are already known and used when it is necessary to delay the final closing of the coffin for whatever reason. In general these units consist of mobile and re-useable units, with an evaporator consisting of a heat , exchanger which operates in a situation of heat exchange with the interior of the coffin, which obviously remains closed to prevent losses to the exterior.
  • It is accepted that the efficiency of these known cooling units has never been completely satisfactory, esentially because the evaporator, which constitutes the cooling element, is located in the coffin in such a way as to limit its range of action and therefore a more powerful cooling circuit is required to fulfill the requirements. Other problems are caused by the fact that when the coffin has to be finally closed all the cooling circuit has to be removed from the coffin and it is necessary to to have a perfect seal of that part of the coffin previously occupied by the evaporator.
  • With the above as premise, an object of the present invention is a cooling unit of the type and for the application mentioned above, which presents a new and- improved configuration, so as to improve the use and efficiency of the same, avoiding the problems already mentioned.
  • According to the invention, the above object is realized by a cooling unit consisting of a refrigeration circuit as defined above, characterized in that the evaporator of the circuit is composed of at least one circuit permanently installed in the coffin and pre-charged under pressure with the refrigeration fluid, such circuit being equipped with rapid attachment points to connect it to the remaining parts of the refrigeration circuit and to disconnect it from the same parts when the cooling is interrupted.
  • In other words, the cooling unit according to the invention consists of two parts, one part composed of all the components of a refrigeration circuit, to be eventually contained in a transportable container, and the other part consisting only of the evaporator, which is connected to the remaining parts to close the refrigeration circuit but which is detachable from them and constitutes a disposable element along with the coffin. The other components of the refrigeration circuit can be afterwards connected to another evaporator permanently connected to another coffin.
  • In this way, it is possible to have optimum cooling conditions inside the coffin because the cooling coil can be located in optimum position, and there exist no problems about the closure of the coffin when the components of the refrigeration circuit, with the exception of the evaporator, are detached, because it is simply a matter of disconnecting the rapid attachment connectors and of providing for the sealing of the same in the coffin.
  • Since the attachment and disconnection of the rapid attachment connectors always involves a loss, however small, of refrigeration fluid , generally freon, the components of the said circuit which operate on a new evaporator should include a tank, containing freon under pressure, which allows the loss to be made good at least for a certain number of operations.
  • As far as the evaporator coil is concerned, it would be advantageous to have a flat coil of the type used in domestic refrigerators and called roll-bond. Such a coil could be distributed in the most appropriate way inside the coffin, close to the remains; for example, in the lining of the coffin or below the same, or in a winding sheet, but always as a disposable item.
  • The aforesaid is illustrated schematically in the single drawing attached.
  • With reference to that drawing, a refrigeration circuit of the classic type is shown consisting of a compressor 10 which sends the gas along the pipe 11 to the condenser 12, which can be cooled by a fan 13. The liquid obtained from the condenser 12 is collected in a tank 14 and sent along the pipe 15 to an expansion valve 16 which in its turn sends the expanded and cooled gas along the pipe 17 to the evaporator, from where the gas returns along the pipe 18 once again to the compressor 10. All the components of the refrigeration circuit could be enclosed in a container 19 and be made transportable.
  • The pipes 17 and 18, respectively the delivery and return of the expanded gas, end in the rapid attachments 20 and 21, of a type already known, which are able to guarantee the seal on the pipes 17 and 18 conserving the pressure in the tract of circuit which goes from one to the other of the said rapid attachments.
  • Corresponding to the attachments 20 and 21 are attachments 22 and 23, which can be connected or disconnected to the former, connected respectively to a delivery pipe 24 and a return pipe 25 for the same refrigerating fluid, in general freon, which is made to circulate in an evaporator consisting of a cooling coil 26 fed from the delivery 24 and from which the fluid leaves through the return pipe 25.
  • The pipes 24 and 25 and the coil 26 are themselves filled with the refrigerating fluid under pressure maintained by the attachments 22 and 23. Further, the coil 26 is distributed in the best possible way inside the coffin, for example it could be inserted into the lining of the coffin or even in the winding sheet which is used in these cases, or, anyhow, in an.element 27 of the coffin very close to the remains.
  • In any case, the evaporator 26 constitutes a disposable item, which can be connected or disconnected to the other components of the refrigerator circuit, which are re-usable through being connected to another evaporator connected permanently to another coffin, in such a way that those other components can be re-used a number of times, each time serving a new coffin. The highest cost derives from the substitution of the disposable evaporators and is offset by the smaller demands made on the refrigerator circuit, the small size and lower weight, not to mention the ease with which the coffin can be closed when the cooling unit has been disconnected.

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1. A cooling unit for coffins, consisting of a refrigerating circuit with a compressor, a condenser, one or more expansion or similar valves and an evaporator in a situation of heat exchange with the interior of the coffin, characterized in that the evaporator is composed of at least one coil permanently installed in the coffin and pre-charged with refrigeration fluid under pressure, such coil being fitted with rapid attachments for its attachment to the remaining components of the refrigerating circuit and for its disconnection from those said components when the cooling is interrupted.
2. A cooling unit according to Claim 1, characterized in that the refrigerating circuit includes a tank for the fluid used in the cycle, so as to compensate for the losses during the connection and disconnection of various disposable evaporators.
3. A cooling unit according to Claim 1, characterized in that the evaporator coil is a flat coil (roll-bond) distributed in the coffin close to the remains.
4. A cooling unit according to Claim 3, characterized in that the flat coil is incorporated into the lining of the coffin.
5. A cooling unit according to Claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the flat coil is incorporated into a winding sheet.
EP86117317A 1985-12-20 1986-12-12 Coffin cooling unit Expired - Lifetime EP0230595B1 (en)

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AT86117317T ATE66585T1 (en) 1985-12-20 1986-12-12 REFRIGERATOR FOR COFFINS.

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IT8524225U IT209042Z2 (en) 1985-12-20 1985-12-20 COOLING GROUP FOR DEAD BONNETS.
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EP0631097A1 (en) * 1993-06-22 1994-12-28 NUOVA ZORSOL S.r.l. Cooling unit for coffins with detachable refrigerating plate and liquid recovery
EP0809937A1 (en) * 1996-05-21 1997-12-03 Colpo Company Limited Method and apparatus for conserving a cadaver
DE19948782A1 (en) * 1999-10-08 2001-05-10 Ulrich Jahn Heating/cooling device for interior of coffin has external transportable heating/cooling device coupled to heat exchanger within coffin internal space
FR2810396A1 (en) 2000-06-16 2001-12-21 Zorsol Srl Cooling circuit for coffin has cooling panel in coffin which can be disconnected from external cooling circuit
EP1192926A1 (en) * 2000-09-27 2002-04-03 Jan Willem Van Willegen Apparatus for cooling a dead body
EP3412271A1 (en) 2017-06-07 2018-12-12 Zorsol S.r.l. Portable cooling apparatus with refrigerant liquid recovery

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DE10055788C1 (en) * 2000-11-10 2002-12-19 Johann Unterpaintner Coffin provided with internal cooling via re-usable insert fitted between base part and coffin lid

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US2612761A (en) * 1950-06-19 1952-10-07 Raymond C Hilker Refrigerated case
FR1246267A (en) * 1959-10-05 1960-11-18 Device for the conservation on their deathbed of the bodies of deceased persons between their death and their putting into coffin
FR1288373A (en) * 1961-04-11 1962-03-24 Funeral chest
US3122006A (en) * 1962-05-24 1964-02-25 Gen Motors Corp Refrigerating apparatus including cabinet structure
US3507322A (en) * 1969-05-08 1970-04-21 Freez Porter Systems Inc Apparatus for handling perishable materials
US3618336A (en) * 1970-05-21 1971-11-09 James R Palma Cooled coffin structure
FR2206485A1 (en) * 1972-11-10 1974-06-07 Aurore
FR2292941A1 (en) * 1974-11-29 1976-06-25 Briaud Albert Individual transportable refrigerator unit - for lowering temp around a corpse during lying in state
DE2516156A1 (en) * 1975-04-14 1976-10-28 Buderus Eisenwerk Refrigerating container for coupling to external refrigerator - has lightweight construction with refrigerant evaporator plate and selffllf sealing couplings
DE2549922A1 (en) * 1975-11-06 1977-05-18 Nethery Howard J Cryoanaesthesia of gangrenous extremities - using freezing pad connected to cooling component with compressor
US4103510A (en) * 1976-12-13 1978-08-01 Hall Roger W Portable cooling chest operatively attachable to an automobile air conditioning system
DE2943251A1 (en) * 1979-10-26 1981-05-14 Arie Paul 6239 Eppstein Groenewegen Coffin inside cooling plant - with twin hose to refrigerator compressor for air recirculation
FR2539620A1 (en) * 1983-01-26 1984-07-27 Hamel Marc Refrigerating covering

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US2612761A (en) * 1950-06-19 1952-10-07 Raymond C Hilker Refrigerated case
FR1246267A (en) * 1959-10-05 1960-11-18 Device for the conservation on their deathbed of the bodies of deceased persons between their death and their putting into coffin
FR1288373A (en) * 1961-04-11 1962-03-24 Funeral chest
US3122006A (en) * 1962-05-24 1964-02-25 Gen Motors Corp Refrigerating apparatus including cabinet structure
US3507322A (en) * 1969-05-08 1970-04-21 Freez Porter Systems Inc Apparatus for handling perishable materials
US3618336A (en) * 1970-05-21 1971-11-09 James R Palma Cooled coffin structure
FR2206485A1 (en) * 1972-11-10 1974-06-07 Aurore
FR2292941A1 (en) * 1974-11-29 1976-06-25 Briaud Albert Individual transportable refrigerator unit - for lowering temp around a corpse during lying in state
DE2516156A1 (en) * 1975-04-14 1976-10-28 Buderus Eisenwerk Refrigerating container for coupling to external refrigerator - has lightweight construction with refrigerant evaporator plate and selffllf sealing couplings
DE2549922A1 (en) * 1975-11-06 1977-05-18 Nethery Howard J Cryoanaesthesia of gangrenous extremities - using freezing pad connected to cooling component with compressor
US4103510A (en) * 1976-12-13 1978-08-01 Hall Roger W Portable cooling chest operatively attachable to an automobile air conditioning system
DE2943251A1 (en) * 1979-10-26 1981-05-14 Arie Paul 6239 Eppstein Groenewegen Coffin inside cooling plant - with twin hose to refrigerator compressor for air recirculation
FR2539620A1 (en) * 1983-01-26 1984-07-27 Hamel Marc Refrigerating covering

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EP0631097A1 (en) * 1993-06-22 1994-12-28 NUOVA ZORSOL S.r.l. Cooling unit for coffins with detachable refrigerating plate and liquid recovery
EP0809937A1 (en) * 1996-05-21 1997-12-03 Colpo Company Limited Method and apparatus for conserving a cadaver
DE19948782A1 (en) * 1999-10-08 2001-05-10 Ulrich Jahn Heating/cooling device for interior of coffin has external transportable heating/cooling device coupled to heat exchanger within coffin internal space
DE19948782C2 (en) * 1999-10-08 2001-09-13 Ulrich Jahn Device for cooling the interior of a coffin
FR2810396A1 (en) 2000-06-16 2001-12-21 Zorsol Srl Cooling circuit for coffin has cooling panel in coffin which can be disconnected from external cooling circuit
DE10126550B4 (en) * 2000-06-16 2010-01-28 Zorsol S.R.L., Cornovecchio Cooling group for coffins with a separable cooling element and use of polymers for the production of the cooling element
EP1192926A1 (en) * 2000-09-27 2002-04-03 Jan Willem Van Willegen Apparatus for cooling a dead body
EP3412271A1 (en) 2017-06-07 2018-12-12 Zorsol S.r.l. Portable cooling apparatus with refrigerant liquid recovery

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