EP3051238B1 - Kühlbox und Verfahren zum Transport von wärmeempfindlichen Produkten in einem Transportfahrzeug und/oder zum Verteilen von Produkten an Endkunden - Google Patents

Kühlbox und Verfahren zum Transport von wärmeempfindlichen Produkten in einem Transportfahrzeug und/oder zum Verteilen von Produkten an Endkunden Download PDF

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EP3051238B1
EP3051238B1 EP15153079.7A EP15153079A EP3051238B1 EP 3051238 B1 EP3051238 B1 EP 3051238B1 EP 15153079 A EP15153079 A EP 15153079A EP 3051238 B1 EP3051238 B1 EP 3051238B1
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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
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/10—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using liquefied gases, e.g. liquid air
    • F25D3/107—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using liquefied gases, e.g. liquid air portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
    • 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
    • F25D2303/00—Details of devices using other cold materials; Details of devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D2303/08—Devices using cold storage material, i.e. ice or other freezable liquid
    • F25D2303/084—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled
    • F25D2303/0844—Position of the cold storage material in relationship to a product to be cooled above the product

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  • the present invention relates to a cooling box for transporting cooled products in a transport vehicle and/or for distributing cooled heat-sensitive products to final customers.
  • the invention also relates to a method for transporting heat-sensitive products together with other transport containers from a supply center to final customers.
  • An additional object of the present invention is to create a method in the sense of a complete supply system for transporting and distributing heat sensitive products from a distribution center to final customers via transport vehicles.
  • a cooling box as solution for the above object is defined in independent claim 1.
  • the corresponding method for transporting and distributing heat-sensitive products is defined in independent claim 11.
  • a cooling box for transporting heat-sensitive products in a transport vehicle and/or for distributing heat-sensitive products to final customers comprises:
  • a first outer surface of the cool pack is in contact with the first storage chamber and a second outer surface of the cool pack is in contact with the second storage chamber, wherein the first and the second outer surfaces have different areas and/or profiles and/or thermal surface insulations.
  • This feature allows keeping the first and the second storage chamber at different temperatures during the transport.
  • the parameters area, profile, and/or thermal insulation of the cool pack allow adapting the heat transfer from the cool pack into both storage chambers to most desired requirements.
  • the above parameters can be adapted.
  • a cooling box according to the invention can be either unpacked with the customer and directly be returned by the transport vehicle or they can be left with the customer until it is returned by the customer to a supply center.
  • the cool pack is integrated in the cover and cannot be removed or manipulated and cannot jeopardize any person handling the cooling box. This is for example not always the case with containers cooled by carbon dioxide snow or by exchangeable cool packs.
  • the integration of the cool pack into the cover makes it desirable that the cool pack can be cooled down in a short period of time, in particular 1 to 15 minutes, preferable 5 to 10 minutes, in a supply center.
  • the heat exchange surfaces of the cool pack are preferably designed and dimensioned to cool the cool pack by vaporizing liquid nitrogen into the cool pack through the coupling.
  • liquid nitrogen seems to be the most appropriate means for cooling down the cool packs in an economic way and without complicated couplings and exhaust systems.
  • a material should be used which is solid after cooling down and remains a gel when warmed up.
  • a non-poisonous material should be used. Such materials are already available and used in exchangeable cool packs.
  • the eutectic material is according to another embodiment of the invention contained in a metallic housing and/or has metallic heat exchange surfaces, preferably the metallic housing forms at least a part of the heat exchange surfaces.
  • This embodiment can be realized for example by heat exchange pipes in the interior of the eutectic material for guiding a cooling fluid or by metallic plates, preferably ripped or otherwise profiled, along which the cooling fluid flows.
  • Internal heat exchange surfaces in the cool pack compared to outer heat exchange surfaces have the advantage that they cannot be damaged during handling and better distribute the cold in the eutectic material. It should be noted that the described concept makes it necessary that the cooling box according to the invention can be transported by a single person like for example beverage boxes.
  • the cool pack has a T-shaped cross section forming an inner part of the cover and perpendicular to this inner part a separating wall between the first and the second storage chamber. In this case the heat exchange surfaces between the cool pack and the storage chambers can be made larger and the lower part of the cooling box needs not to contain a structural wall.
  • the cooling box according to the invention is designed to being handled by a single person, having preferably a weight of less than 10 kg when empty and being designed to carry up to 15 kg as transportable load. Handholds or the like should be located at outer side walls of the cooling box in such a way that they do not disturb the loading side by side.
  • the shape and dimensions of the cooling box are adapted to the shape of other transport containers, in particular usual beverage boxes, to be transported together with the cooling box in a transport vehicle.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for transporting cooled heat-sensitive products together with other transport containers from a supply center to final customers according to claim 11.
  • This method comprises:
  • the outer shape of the cooling box allows a safe transport in a transport vehicle similar to the known transport of beverage boxes and the like, which can form stacks, when placed on top of each other.
  • the shape of the cooling box makes it also possible to transport several of them or a mixture of beverage boxes, cooling boxes and other transport containers on a handcar or the like for distributing them to final customers.
  • the empty cooling box is then returned to the supply center either with the transport vehicle or later by the customer, where it can be cleaned to start the whole process again.
  • the cooling fluid is liquid nitrogen, which is widely and economically available and can be released into the environment or into a nitrogen network after use for cooling down the cooling packs.
  • the safest way to transport different goods in a transport vehicle is to place the heavier pieces in a lower level and to form stacks with the light weight containers on top.
  • the present invention allows a safe and economic transport of different goods, including fresh food and deep frozen food to final customers. Especially the handling of heat-sensitive food is improved and the risks during transport and possible handling of cooling boxes by final customers are minimized.
  • the cooling boxes can either be used to unload them directly with the customer or to leave them with the customer for keeping the transported food cool for another few hours and to let the customer return the cooling box. In any case the transport cycle does not require large cooling chambers for exchangeable cool packs nor takes a long time to clean, refill and cool down the returned cooling boxes.

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  1. Kühlbox (1) zum Transport von wärmeempfindlichen Produkten (2) in einem Transportfahrzeug (3) und/oder zum Verteilen wärmeempfindlicher Produkte (2) an Endkunden, wobei die Kühlbox (1) umfasst:
    - ein wärmedämmendes, quaderförmiges Gehäuse (7) mit einer Kommissionsöffnung (8) an einer oberen Seite (11),
    - eine Abdeckung (12) zum Öffnen und Schließen der Kommissionsöffnung (8) des Gehäuses (7), wobei die Abdeckung (12) ein Kühlpaket (13) mit eutektischem Material (14) enthält und wenigstens eine Kupplung (15) zum Koppeln einer Versorgungsleitung (16) für eine Kühlflüssigkeit (17) aufweist und Wärmetauschflächen (19) aufweist, um das Kühlpaket (13) durch die Kühlflüssigkeit (17) abzukühlen,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie weiter umfasst:
    - eine erste (9) und eine zweite (10) Lagerkammer, die beide zusammen an fünf Seiten von dem Gehäuse (7) umgeben und an der oberen Seite (11) offen sind,
    - eine untere Profil-Außenplatte (20), die in einer formschlüssigen Weise mit einem zugrundliegenden Gitter (5; 29) zusammenwirkt, und
    - eine Profil-Außenabdeckplatte (21) zum Tragen anderer Transportbehälter (30).
  2. Kühlbox (1) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Gestalt des Kühlpakets (13) derart ist, dass sie wenigstens einen Teil einer Trennwand (22) zwischen der ersten (9) und der zweiten (10) Lagerkammer bildet.
  3. Kühlbox (1) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei eine erste Außenfläche (23) des Kühlpakets (13), die in Kontakt mit der ersten Lagerkammer (9) steht und eine zweite Außenfläche (24) des Kühlpakets (13), die in Kontakt mit der zweiten Lagerkammer (10) steht, ein(en) unterschiedlichen Bereich und/oder Profil und/oder Oberflächen-Wärmeisolation (25) aufweisen.
  4. Kühlbox (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Wärmetauschflächen (19) des Kühlpakets (13) derart ausgelegt und dimensioniert sind, um das Kühlpaket (13) durch Verdampfen von Flüssigstickstoff (LIN), das durch die Kupplung (15) in das Kühlpaket (13) eintritt, zu kühlen.
  5. Kühlbox (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das eutektische Material (14) in dem Kühlpaket (13) ein Feststoff ist, wenn es abgekühlt ist und bei gewöhnlichen Umgebungstemperaturen (6) ein Gel ist.
  6. Kühlbox (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das eutektische Material (14) in einem Metallgehäuse (26) enthalten ist und/oder Wärmetauschflächen (19) aus Metall aufweist, wobei das Metallgehäuse (26) bevorzugt wenigstens einen Teil der Wärmetauschflächen (19) bildet.
  7. Kühlbox (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Außendimensionen Länge (L), Breite (W) und Höhe (H) der Kühlbox (1) 500 x 300 x 500 mm [Millimeter] plus/minus 20 % für jedes einzelne Maß, bevorzugt 10 %, betragen.
  8. Kühlbox (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Kühlpaket einen T-förmigen Querschnitt, der ein Innenteil (27) der Abdeckung (12) bildet und rechtwinklig zu diesem Innenteil (27) eine Trennwand (22) zwischen der ersten (9) und der zweiten (10) Lagerkammer aufweist.
  9. Kühlbox (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Kühlbox (1) derart ausgelegt ist, um von einer einzigen Person gehandhabt zu werden, bevorzugt ein Gewicht von weniger als 10 kg [Kilogramm] aufweist und derart ausgelegt ist, um bis zu 15 kg als transportierbare Last zu tragen.
  10. Kühlbox (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Gestalt und Dimensionen der Kühlbox (1) der Gestalt von anderen Transportbehältern (31) angepasst sind, insbesondere von gewöhnlichen Getränkekästen (29), um zusammen mit der Kühlbox (1) transportiert zu werden.
  11. Verfahren zum Transport von wärmeempfindlichen Produkten (2) zusammen mit anderen Transportbehältern (31) von einer Versorgungszentrale (32) zu Endkunden, wobei das Verfahren umfasst:
    - Kommissionierung wenigstens einer Kühlbox (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10 mit gekühlten, wärmeempfindlichen Produkten (2) in der Versorgungszentrale (32),
    - Abkühlen des Kühlpakets (13) der Kühlbox (1) vor oder während der Kommission durch Anschließen seiner Kupplung (15) an eine Versorgungsleitung (16), die Kühlflüssigkeit (17) für ein vorbestimmtes Zeitintervall (T) liefert,
    - Abtrennen der Kupplung (15) und Schließen der Abdeckung (12) der Kühlbox (1),
    - Platzieren der Kühlbox (1) in ein Transportfahrzeug (3), das einen Boden (4) mit einem Gitter (5) aufweist, welcher der unteren Profilplatte (20) der Kühlbox (1) entspricht oder bereits andere Transportbehälter (31) oder Rahmen (33) enthält, die eine obere Fläche (34) mit einem Gitter aufweisen, das der unteren Profilplatte (20) der Kühlbox (1) entspricht,
    - Platzieren anderer Behälter (31) oder Rahmen (33), die eine Gestalt entsprechend der Profil-Außenabdeckplatte (21) der Kühlbox (1) an der Oberseite der Kühlbox (1) oder mehreren ähnlichen Kühlboxen (1) aufweisen,
    - Transportieren und Verteilen der gekühlten Produkte (2) an Endkunden,
    - Zurückbringen der Kühlbox (1) an die Versorgungszentrale (32), und
    - Reinigen der Lagerkammern (9, 10) des Gehäuses (7) der Kühlbox (1) und erneutes Starten des beschriebenen Verfahrens.
  12. Verfahren nach Anspruch 11, wobei Flüssigstickstoff (LIN) oder flüssiges Kohlendioxid als Kühlflüssigkeit (17) verwendet wird.
  13. Verfahren nach Anspruch 11 oder 12, wobei das Transportfahrzeug (3) mit wenigstens einer unteren Schicht (28) aus Getränkekästen (29) versehen ist, die eine obere Seite aufweisen, die ein Gitter (29) bildet, das der unteren Profil-Außenplatte (20) der Kühlbox (1) entspricht, bevor die Kühlboxen (1) geladen werden und wobei andere Transportbehälter (31), bevorzugt mit leichterem Gewicht als das der Kühlboxen (1), auf die Oberseite der Kühlboxen (1) geladen werden.
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DK15153079.7T DK3051238T3 (en) 2015-01-29 2015-01-29 Cooling box and method for transporting heat sensitive products in a transport vehicle and / or distributing products to end customers
PT151530797T PT3051238T (pt) 2015-01-29 2015-01-29 Caixa de refrigeração e método para transportar produtos sensíveis ao calor num veículo de transporte e/ou para distribuir produtos para clientes finais
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