EP3571963B1 - Thermo adjustable device for receiving and storing a parcel and system including same - Google Patents

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EP3571963B1
EP3571963B1 EP19175967.9A EP19175967A EP3571963B1 EP 3571963 B1 EP3571963 B1 EP 3571963B1 EP 19175967 A EP19175967 A EP 19175967A EP 3571963 B1 EP3571963 B1 EP 3571963B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
    • A47G29/14—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels
    • 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
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
    • A47G29/14—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels
    • A47G29/141—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels comprising electronically controlled locking means
    • A47G2029/147—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels comprising electronically controlled locking means the receptacle comprising heating or cooling means

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  • the present invention relates to the field of the delivery of parcels in a parcel box, and more specifically the delivery of a parcel whose temperature must be maintained below a threshold temperature in order, in particular, not to break the cold chain, and to the subject of a thermoregulated device for receiving parcels, a collective mail distribution system comprising such a device and a method for maintaining the temperature of a parcel stored in said device.
  • the document FR 3 044 886 describes a temperature-controlled reception locker, forming part of a collective mailbox system, comprising means for measuring and managing the internal temperature of the locker associated with means for cooling and/or heating the interior volume of said locker.
  • the temperature of this interior volume is adjustable by a user thanks to a means of communication located either on the parcel box, or at the level of a central interface controlling the entire collective mailbox system.
  • thermoregulated device for receiving and storing parcels according to the preamble of claims 1, 2 and 3.
  • thermoregulated device for receiving parcels allowing, without requiring an electrical power supply, satisfactory storage of a package whose temperature must be maintained below a threshold temperature.
  • thermoregulated device for receiving and storing parcels according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3.
  • the invention further relates to an individual or collective system for receiving and distributing mail and parcels comprising at least one private mailbox and at least one thermoregulated device for receiving and storing parcels according to one of Claims 1 at 13.
  • the invention also relates to a method for maintaining the temperature of a parcel stored in a thermoregulated device for receiving parcels according to one of Claims 1 to 13.
  • this device 1 further comprises a removable thermal insulation surface 7, formed of at least one removable insulating panel 7', cooperating with the fixed insulation surface 6 so as to form a shell or envelope insulating shell 8' delimiting an insulated volume 8 closed in the interior space 3 of the cell 4, said insulated volume 8 being able and intended to receive and store a package whose temperature must be maintained below a threshold temperature, said insulating shell s preferably extending from the access opening 4′ to the wall 4′′ of the cell 4 located opposite said access opening 4′.
  • removable surface 7 or panel 7' is meant in the present description a surface 7 or a panel 7' that can be moved relative to the surface 6 or to a fixed panel 6', while remaining connected to this surface 6 or this panel 6' or by being completely separated from this surface 6 or this panel 6'.
  • this device 1 also comprises housings 9, formed in the insulated volume 8, preferably on the internal faces 16, 16' of the insulating panels 6', 7', each allowing the arrangement of at least one means 10, 10' passive coolant, preferably chosen from passive means 10 and 10' of at least two different types, suitable and intended to at least participate in maintaining the temperature of the package below a predetermined threshold temperature when the latter is stored in the volume 8 thermally insulated from device 1, the type and number of passive cooling means 10, 10' installed inside device 1 being a function of the temperature outside of device 1 and of the threshold temperature.
  • housings 9 within the device 1 makes it possible to produce a plurality of configurations, each having a particular number of means 10 or 10' of the same type and/or means 10 and 10' of different types, each configuration allowing environmental temperature maintaining the temperature of a package below a given threshold temperature.
  • This device 1 therefore makes it possible to maintain the temperature of a package under different threshold temperatures and can thus be adapted to different types of package requiring different storage conditions. In addition, this maintenance is obtained without any electrical power supply. It is thus possible to meet the ecological concerns of reducing electricity consumption while guaranteeing satisfactory conservation of the products contained in the packages.
  • the invention makes it possible to use the cell 4 either as a thermoregulated parcel box 1 or as a usual parcel box (that is to say not thermoregulated), depending on whether the second component 7 is present or not. And when it is absent, the cell 2 can have an available volume which is open and of larger dimensions.
  • the fixed insulation surface 6 and the removable insulation surface 7 are both configured and arranged relatively to one another in such a way that they form, for mutual cooperation with conjugation of shapes of their panels 6', 7', a thermally insulating monolayer closed shell 8' (monolayer of panels 6' and 7').
  • each face delimiting the closed insulated volume 8 there is advantageously one and only one insulating panel 6' or 7'.
  • the fixed insulation surface 6 has, at the edges of the panels 6' concerned, arrangement means or formations 6", for example of the groove, shoulder or notch type, cooperating with means or formations 7" complementary to the respectively cooperating edges of the panel(s) 7' of the removable insulation surface 7, in order to facilitate its arrangement or its removal from the parcel box 2, as well as its assembly with the panels 6' of the surface fixed insulation 6.
  • two opposite fixed side panels 6' can comprise, in the upper part, shoulders for sliding a removable upper panel 7' and, on their front edges, slots in which the ribs of a removable 7' front panel.
  • a leveling panel 15 to be inserted between, on the one hand, at least a portion of a wall 4" of the cell 4 and, on the other hand, at least one removable insulating panel 7′ or fixed 6′
  • This panel 15 can, in addition to its function of bracing and positioning the panels 6′ 7′ concerned, also ensure, if necessary, an additional specific function of thermal insulation.
  • the insulating shell 8' has a rectangular parallelepiped shape
  • the removable insulation surface 7 comprises at least two removable insulating panels 7' of rectangular or square shape, connected together at one of their respective edges and suitable to pivot relative to each other at this connection, these two panels 7' preferably forming an upper wall portion and a vertical wall portion covering the internal face of the door 5 in the closed state, forming both part of the insulating shell 8 'of parallelepiped shape formed in the cell 4 by cooperation of the fixed 6 and removable 7 complementary insulation surfaces.
  • the two panels 7' are in this case connected by a hinge connection 17.
  • the insulating shell 8' has a rectangular parallelepipedic shape, and the removable insulation surface 7 comprises a single insulating panel 7' suitable and intended to close the face of the insulated volume 8 located opposite the door 5 in the closed state .
  • the removable insulating panel 7' is connected in an articulated and preferably detachable manner, with the formation of a hinge 17, to one of the thermally insulating fixed panels 6' mounted in the cell 4 and covering its side walls 4", or to a leveling panel 15, the door 5 advantageously comprising on its inner or rear face a housing 9' for storing said panel 7 which is removable when not in use.
  • the articulated and separable connection 17 can for example be made by cooperating strips of the Velcro type (trade name).
  • the insulating panel 7 can be attached to the inner or rear face of the door 5, forming an internal insulating lining of the latter, said insulating panel 7' coming into cooperation of complementary shapes with the fixed insulating panels 6' mounted in the 'cell 4 to form the insulating shell 8' in the closed state of the door 5.
  • the insulating panel 7 ' is connected in an articulated manner, on the one hand, via a hinge 17 with one of the thermally insulating fixed panels 6' mounted in the cell 4 and covering its side walls 4 " , or with a leveling panel 15, and, on the other hand, via a connection 18, for example sliding or elastically deformable, to the door 5.
  • the cell 4 can be used as a conventional parcel box when the second removable component 7 is not in place, with a maximized storage volume.
  • This second component 7 will only be implemented by the intended recipient, when it is detachable, than when reception of a cold or frozen package is expected.
  • the assembly of the two panels 7' being temporarily removed by the deliverer for the removal of the package in volume 8.
  • the device 1 further comprises a transportable container 11, of the bag type, with isothermal or adiabatic properties, preferably with semi-rigid or rigid side walls 12, portable by a user or operator (deliveryman), which can be placed in a removable manner in the interior space 3 of the parcel box 2 so as to present at least one side wall 12 in contact with the cell 4 or, where appropriate, with the fixed insulating surface 6 covering the said side wall 12.
  • Said bag 11 is suitable and intended to receive and store the package whose temperature must be maintained below a threshold temperature and said corresponding additional removable insulation surface 7, covering or being integrated into at least two of the outer faces of said side walls 12 of bag 11.
  • the fact that the bag 11 is portable allows a recipient of a package to transport this package, after extraction of the bag 11 from the cell 4, to a refrigerator or a freezer without taking it out of the bag 11 and without breaking the cold chain.
  • the insulated bag 11 has a profiled shape, preferably a rectangular parallelepiped.
  • said bag 11 and said cell 4 of the parcel box 2 has at least partially complementary shapes resulting in contact, on the one hand, between certain walls 4" of the cell 4 or, where appropriate, with the fixed insulating surface 6 covering one or more walls 4" and substantially all of several side walls 12 of bag 11 and, on the other hand, between door 5 and another wall 12' of said bag 11, when said door 5 is closed , the passive means 10, 10' being integrated or attached to the walls 4" (covered with panels 6'), 12, 12' concerned and preferably directly exposed to the interior volume of the cell 4 or of the bag 11.
  • This configuration makes it possible to optimize the space occupied by the bag 11 and thus makes it possible to store a greater number of parcels or larger parcels.
  • the contact between the cell 4 and some of the side walls 12 of the bag 11 makes it possible to protect the latter against a arrival of air at unregulated temperature caused by the opening of the door 5 of the parcel box 2. The greater the number of side walls 12 in contact with the cell 4, the more the bag 11 is protected against this air unregulated and the easier it is to maintain the temperature of a package below a given threshold temperature.
  • the fixed insulating surface 6 covering the walls 4" of the cell 4 and the removable insulating surface 7 covering the, or integrated into the walls 12, 12' of the insulated bag 11 are arranged according to mutually complementary configurations so that the bag 11 can be introduced by sliding into the cell 4 through its front opening 4', the two surfaces 6 and 7 constituting by cooperation the closed insulating envelope 8' when the bag 11 is completely inserted into cell 4.
  • each parcel box 2 can be manufactured with insulating panels 6', and therefore a fixed insulating surface 6, mounted in the factory.
  • the insulating panels 6' and 7' constituting the two thermal insulation surfaces 6 and 7 form a ready-to-assemble set.
  • the insulated bag 6 can for example be made of a textile material lined with an airtight plastic sheet and covered with a metallic film
  • the housings 9 for receiving the passive cooling means 10, 10' can be in the form of pockets, attached to or placed against the panels 6', 7' of the cell 4 or of the insulated bag 11, allowing the arrangement of means 10, 10' of regulation. These pockets can be pierced with openings or consist of nets allowing the circulation of air and heat transmission between the means 10, 10' and the insulated volume 8 by convection.
  • the pockets 9 can be located so as to be able to be brought into contact with a package stored in the device 1 in order to achieve thermal transmission by conduction. In certain cases, however, it is possible to seek to limit the impact of the cold given off by the means 10, 10' by providing a separating film.
  • the housings 8 can also be formed by partial hollowing in the panels 6', 7'.
  • the at least two passive cooling means 10, 10' placed in one or more housing(s) 9 corresponding to the panels 6', 7' of at least one of the two insulating components 6 and 7, can be in the form of massive material elements, preferably closed tanks containing a cold accumulator material, the duration during which these means 10, 10' are likely to participate actively in regulating the temperature of the package being a function of the type and the quantity of material contained in the various means present.
  • These cold accumulator materials are advantageously composed of phase change materials whose phase change temperature is in agreement with the threshold temperatures to be taken into account. It is thus possible to modulate the temperature inside the closed volume 8 by selecting the composition of the materials contained in the reservoirs.
  • the composition of a phase change material can be selected to exhibit a desired phase change threshold temperature.
  • the endothermic reaction caused by the phase change of the material makes it possible to absorb the surrounding heat, thus regulating the temperature around said material, absorption being added to that due to the calorific value of the material itself.
  • the passive cooling means 10, 10' it is also advantageous for the passive cooling means 10, 10' to have sufficient mechanical strength to be handled without the risk of being pierced, to have dimensions allowing them, on the one hand, to contain enough product to maintain the temperature at inside the volume 8 under a threshold temperature for a satisfactory duration, for example a day, and, on the other hand, to limit the space generated.
  • the interior space 3 of the parcel box 2 further comprises a mail reception space 13 cooperating with a mail reception opening 14 formed in the door 5 of the parcel box 2, said mail reception space mail 13 being advantageously separated from the insulating space 8 by a dedicated wall and located above the closed insulating shell 8', and thus forms a mailbox.
  • This space 13 is added, by extending it upwards, to the volume 8 delimited between the panels 6' and 7', when the removable insulating component 7 is removed.
  • the upper wall of cell 4 ( figure 1 and 2 ) can be tilted towards the door 5 so as to form a slope reducing the impact of any bad weather on the parcel box 2 and/or allowing the positioning of a solar panel capable of powering certain devices of said parcel box 2.
  • the insulating panels 6', 7', 12, 12' can be formed from an expanded material or from a double wall in which there is a relative vacuum, or even from a combination of these two technologies.
  • the device 1 comprises at least one temperature monitoring sensor making it possible to read the temperature inside the bag 11 and/or the isolated volume 8, this sensor possibly being associated with communication or display means making it possible to indicate to a user if this temperature has exceeded the threshold temperature.
  • this sensor can be provided with means allowing to adjust the temperature from which it indicates a malfunction of the device 1.
  • the means of communication may be capable of providing visual information making it possible to indicate the malfunction of the device 1.
  • said means may take the form of a diode which lights up in the event of exceeding the threshold temperature at inside of the bag 11 or even in the form of a chemical ink label visible from the outside of the device 1 making it possible, for example, to indicate an overrun of the threshold temperature inside the bag 11 by a change in its color .
  • the means of communication can be capable of providing a user with a curve of the change in temperature inside the bag 11 or the isolated volume 8 as a function of time.
  • the user can be informed of the moment at which the temperature inside the volume 8 and therefore of the package has exceeded the threshold temperature and of the duration of this overrun and can thus decide whether or not to keep the product stored in the package. based on this information.
  • the sensor can for example be in the form of a thermistor associated with an ohmmeter, with a memory and with communication means advantageously able to communicate the information collected by the sensor to an external portable device by the intermediary of a radio frequency communication of the RFID or WIFI type.
  • the invention also relates to a ready-to-assemble assembly (or "kit”) as defined in claim 14.
  • the fixing of the panels 6' can be of different natures (gluing, snap-fastening, hooking, screwing, etc.) and, if necessary, implementing an assembly structure (frame, framework) also forming part of said assembly.
  • assembly structure frame, framework
  • these fixed 6' panels can be arranged and secured in a removable manner in the compartment 4 of the parcel box 2 in question.
  • Leveling panels 15 may also form part of said assembly.
  • the invention further relates to a system as defined in claim 15.
  • This heat-regulating device 1 is intended to be used by at least the people associated with at least one private mailbox present in the individual or collective system for receiving and distributing mail and parcels, for example the residents of a building comprising such a system. It can be used to receive a package left by a delivery person, but can also be used to exchange products between several residents of the same building or between a resident and a local merchant.
  • the invention also relates to a method as defined in claim 16.
  • the temperatures below which a package can be maintained using this process are, for example, around -18°C for the storage of frozen products, around 2°C for the storage of fresh products and of 16°C for the conservation of products requiring a temperate temperature.
  • the method according to the invention makes it possible to obtain these temperatures when the temperature outside the device is negative, when the latter exceeds 30° C. or even during occasional phenomena of temperature variation, such as extreme cold or heat waves.
  • the choice of the type(s) of passive means 10, 10', of the number of means 10, 10' used and, where applicable, of the temperature to which these means 10, 10' are heated, is made at the using a chart making it possible to associate, on the one hand, a temperature outside the device 1 and a threshold temperature below which a package must be maintained with, on the other hand, a particular configuration of means 10, 10' placed inside the device 1 and making it possible to maintain said package below the desired threshold temperature.
  • any user is able to implement the method in a simple manner, by following the instructions noted on the chart.
  • the temperature setting step is carried out either by bringing the means 10, 10' into contact with the air outside the device 1, in the case in particular where the package must be maintained at a temperate temperature and that the outside temperature is sufficiently low, either by using a domestic refrigerator or freezer or alternatively a deep freezer or a blast chiller.
  • the latter selects for example four cold accumulators 10 of a first type and places them in the domestic refrigerator for a given period, preferably of at least 48 hours.
  • the user installs them in housings 9 provided for this purpose located in the bag 11.
  • the passive cooling means in the form of cold accumulators , regulate the temperature inside the bag, which keeps it below a threshold temperature of 16°C.
  • the latter is placed inside the bag 11 and its temperature is lowered, if necessary, and maintained at a temperature below 16° C. for a given period allowing the user to come collect the package later, without risking breaking the cold chain of the product.
  • a mixture of the two types of passive cooling means 10 and 10' may be implemented, depending on the data of the chart made available ( figure 9 ), some 10 of said means being refrigerated and others 10' being deep-frozen or deep-frozen.

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La présente invention concerne le domaine de la livraison de colis dans une boîte à colis, et plus précisément la livraison d'un colis dont la température doit être maintenue sous une température seuil pour, notamment, ne pas briser la chaîne du froid, et a pour objet un dispositif thermorégulable de réception de colis, un système collectif de distribution de courrier comprenant un tel dispositif et un procédé de maintien en température d'un colis stocké dans ledit dispositif.The present invention relates to the field of the delivery of parcels in a parcel box, and more specifically the delivery of a parcel whose temperature must be maintained below a threshold temperature in order, in particular, not to break the cold chain, and to the subject of a thermoregulated device for receiving parcels, a collective mail distribution system comprising such a device and a method for maintaining the temperature of a parcel stored in said device.

La livraison de colis contenant des produits frais ou congelés, par exemple des viandes, des poissons, des légumes ou encore des vins ou du chocolat, nécessite des réceptacles permettant de maintenir la température du produit livré sous une température seuil afin de prévenir la dégénérescence dudit produit ou le développement de germes pendant toute la durée de son stockage avant son retrait par son destinataire. Sans ces réceptacles particuliers, de telles livraisons ne seraient pas envisageables.The delivery of parcels containing fresh or frozen products, for example meat, fish, vegetables or even wine or chocolate, requires receptacles making it possible to maintain the temperature of the product delivered below a threshold temperature in order to prevent the degeneration of said product. product or the development of germs throughout the duration of its storage before its withdrawal by its recipient. Without these particular receptacles, such deliveries would not be possible.

Il est ainsi connu de munir une boîte à colis de moyens réfrigérants permettant de contrôler la température interne de ladite boîte.It is thus known to provide a parcel box with cooling means making it possible to control the internal temperature of said box.

Ainsi, le document FR 3 044 886 décrit un casier de réception thermorégulé, faisant partie d'un système collectif de boîtes aux lettres, comprenant des moyens de mesure et de gestion de la température interne du casier associés à des moyens de refroidissement et/ou de chauffage du volume intérieur dudit casier. La température de ce volume intérieur est réglable par un utilisateur grâce à un moyen de communication situé soit sur la boîte à colis, soit au niveau d'une interface centrale contrôlant tout le système collectif de boîtes aux lettres.Thus, the document FR 3 044 886 describes a temperature-controlled reception locker, forming part of a collective mailbox system, comprising means for measuring and managing the internal temperature of the locker associated with means for cooling and/or heating the interior volume of said locker. The temperature of this interior volume is adjustable by a user thanks to a means of communication located either on the parcel box, or at the level of a central interface controlling the entire collective mailbox system.

Cependant, les moyens de mesure et de gestion de la température interne ainsi que les moyens de refroidissement et/ou de chauffage décrits dans ce document nécessitent une alimentation électrique pour fonctionner, donc un raccordement adapté et une commande adéquate, et augmentent la consommation totale du système collectif de boîtes aux lettres. Dans un contexte de réduction de la consommation, notamment dans l'optique des préoccupations environnementales, cette consommation supplémentaire n'est pas satisfaisante. Le document GB 2 333 095 A décrit un dispositif thermorégulable de réception et de conservation de colis suivant le préambule des revendications 1,2 et 3.However, the means for measuring and managing the internal temperature as well as the cooling and/or heating means described in this document require an electrical power supply to operate, therefore a suitable connection and an adequate control, and increase the total consumption of the collective mailbox system. In a context of reduced consumption, particularly from the perspective of environmental concerns, this additional consumption is not satisfactory. The document GB 2 333 095 A describes a thermoregulated device for receiving and storing parcels according to the preamble of claims 1, 2 and 3.

La présente invention a pour but de pallier ces inconvénients en proposant un dispositif thermorégulable de réception de colis permettant, sans nécessiter d'alimentation électrique, le stockage satisfaisant d'un colis dont la température doit être maintenue sous une température seuil.The purpose of the present invention is to overcome these drawbacks by proposing a thermoregulated device for receiving parcels allowing, without requiring an electrical power supply, satisfactory storage of a package whose temperature must be maintained below a threshold temperature.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un dispositif thermorégulable de réception et de conservation de colis suivant la revendication 1, la revendication 2 ou la revendication 3.To this end, the subject of the invention is a thermoregulated device for receiving and storing parcels according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3.

L'invention porte en outre sur un système individuel ou collectif de réception et de distribution de courrier et de colis comprenant au moins une boîte aux lettres privative et au moins un dispositif thermorégulable de réception et de conservation de colis selon l'une des revendications 1 à 13.The invention further relates to an individual or collective system for receiving and distributing mail and parcels comprising at least one private mailbox and at least one thermoregulated device for receiving and storing parcels according to one of Claims 1 at 13.

L'invention porte également sur un procédé de maintien en température d'un colis stocké dans un dispositif thermorégulable de réception de colis selon l'une des revendications 1 à 13.The invention also relates to a method for maintaining the temperature of a parcel stored in a thermoregulated device for receiving parcels according to one of Claims 1 to 13.

Ce procédé est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend essentiellement les étapes suivantes :

  • une étape de fourniture d'un dispositif de thermorégulable de réception de colis selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13,
  • une étape de fourniture d'au moins un moyen passif réfrigérant, le type et le nombre des moyens fournis étant choisis en fonction de la température à l'extérieur du dispositif et en fonction de la température seuil,
  • éventuellement une étape de mise en température des moyens passifs réfrigérants fournis, lors de laquelle lesdits moyens sont portés à une température définie en fonction de la température à l'extérieur du dispositif et en fonction de la température seuil,
  • une étape d'installation lors de laquelle lesdits moyens fournis sont positionnés chacun dans un logement,
  • une étape de livraison avec mise en place du colis dans l'alvéole et avec constitution de la coquille isolante et du volume isolé clos logeant le colis, soit simultanément avec la mise en place du colis présenté dans un sac isotherme comprenant des parois latérales formant panneaux isolants amovibles, soit postérieurement à la mise en place du colis par installation de panneaux isolants amovibles, complémentaires par rapport à la surface isolante fixe déjà présente dans l'alvéole pour former ensemble la coquille isolante close.
This method is characterized in that it essentially comprises the following steps:
  • a step of supplying a thermoregulatory device for receiving parcels according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
  • a step of supplying at least one passive cooling means, the type and number of means supplied being chosen according to the temperature outside the device and according to the threshold temperature,
  • possibly a step of warming up the passive cooling means provided, during which said means are brought to a temperature defined according to the temperature outside the device and according to the threshold temperature,
  • an installation step during which said provided means are each positioned in a housing,
  • a delivery stage with placement of the package in the cell and with constitution of the insulating shell and of the closed isolated volume housing the package, or simultaneously with the placement of the package presented in an insulated bag comprising side walls forming panels removable insulators, or after placing the package by installing removable insulating panels, complementary to the fixed insulating surface already present in the cell to together form the closed insulating shell.

L'invention sera mieux comprise, grâce à la description ci-après, qui se rapporte à des modes de réalisation préférés, donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, et expliqués avec référence aux dessins schématiques annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un exemple de réalisation d'un dispositif thermorégulable de réception de colis selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, comprenant une boîte à colis partiellement isolée et un sac isotherme intégrant une isolation complémentaire ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en perspective de l'exemple de réalisation du dispositif thermorégulable de réception de colis illustré à la figure 1 dans lequel le sac a été introduit dans la boîte à colis ;
  • les figures 3A et 3B sont des vues en perspective d'un autre mode de réalisation du dispositif selon l'invention (porte ouverte), avant (figure 3A) et après (figure 3B) mise en place de la surface isolante amovible dans une boîte à colis comportant déjà une surface isolante fixe complémentaire ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en perspective des deux panneaux constituant la surface isolante amovible de la figure 3A ;
  • la figure 5 est une représentation similaire à celle de la figure 3B, une paroi latérale de la boîte à colis étant supprimée (pour mieux distinguer la coquille isolante) et le panneau isolant situé à l'intérieur de la porte étant soulevé ;
  • la figure 6 est une vue du détail D de la figure 5 ;
  • la figure 7 est une vue en coupe selon un plan horizontal du dispositif représenté figure 3B ;
  • la figure 8 est une vue en coupe selon un plan vertical du dispositif représenté figure 3B ;
  • la figure 9 montre un exemple d'abaque (document explicatif à destination d'un utilisateur) permettant de sélectionner le type et le nombre de moyens passifs réfrigérants placés dans le sac d'un dispositif selon l'invention en fonction de la température extérieure et de la température seuil sous laquelle un colis doit être maintenu ;
  • les figures 10A à 10C illustrent, sous forme de vues en perspective, une première variante d'un dernier mode de réalisation du dispositif selon l'invention, comportant une surface d'isolation thermique amovible sous la forme d'un unique panneau isolant associé à la porte de la boîte à colis, ce panneau étant représenté respectivement, d'une part, séparé de la surface d'isolation thermique fixe et rangé (figure 10A), et, d'autre part, coopérant avec la surface d'isolation thermique fixe pour constituer une coquille isolante fermée (figure 10B) ou ouverte (figure 10C), et,
  • les figures 11 et 12 sont des vues en perspective d'une seconde et d'une troisième variante du dernier mode de réalisation, dans laquelle la surface d'isolation thermique amovible est un unique panneau isolant mobile qui est solidarisé rigidement ou relié de manière articulée à la porte de la boîte à colis, et peut ainsi être déplacé entre une position correspondant à un état de fermeture de la coquille isolante (non représentée) et des positions correspondant à un état plus ou moins ouvert de ladite coquille au niveau de la porte (figures 11 et 12).
The invention will be better understood, thanks to the description below, which relates to preferred embodiments, given by way of non-limiting examples, and explained with reference to the appended diagrammatic drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a heat-regulated device for receiving parcels according to one embodiment of the invention, comprising a parcel box partially insulated and a cool bag incorporating additional insulation;
  • the figure 2 is a perspective view of the exemplary embodiment of the thermoregulated package reception device illustrated in figure 1 in which the bag was introduced into the parcel box;
  • them figure 3A and 3B are perspective views of another embodiment of the device according to the invention (door open), front ( Figure 3A ) and after ( Figure 3B ) installation of the removable insulating surface in a parcel box already comprising an additional fixed insulating surface;
  • the figure 4 is a perspective view of the two panels constituting the removable insulating surface of the Figure 3A ;
  • the figure 5 is a representation similar to that of the Figure 3B , a side wall of the parcel box being removed (to better distinguish the insulating shell) and the insulating panel located inside the door being lifted;
  • the figure 6 is a view of detail D of the figure 5 ;
  • the figure 7 is a sectional view along a horizontal plane of the device shown Figure 3B ;
  • the figure 8 is a sectional view along a vertical plane of the device shown Figure 3B ;
  • the figure 9 shows an example of an abacus (explanatory document intended for a user) making it possible to select the type and the number of passive cooling means placed in the bag of a device according to the invention according to the outside temperature and the temperature threshold below which a package must be maintained;
  • them figures 10A to 10C illustrate, in the form of perspective views, a first variant of a last embodiment of the device according to the invention, comprising a removable thermal insulation surface in the form of a single insulating panel associated with the door of the box package, this panel being represented respectively, on the one hand, separated from the fixed thermal insulation surface and stowed ( figure 10A ), and, on the other hand, cooperating with the fixed thermal insulation surface to form a closed insulating shell ( figure 10B ) or open ( figure 10C ), and,
  • them figure 11 and 12 are perspective views of a second and a third variant of the last embodiment, in wherein the removable thermal insulation surface is a single movable insulating panel which is rigidly secured or hingedly connected to the door of the parcel box, and can thus be moved between a position corresponding to a closed state of the insulating shell (not shown) and positions corresponding to a more or less open state of said shell at the level of the door ( figure 11 and 12 ).

Comme le montrent les figures 1 à 8 et 10 à 12, l'invention porte sur un dispositif 1 thermorégulable de réception et de conservation de colis comprenant :

  • une boîte à colis 2 présentant un espace intérieur 3 délimité par des parois latérales 4" formant une alvéole 4 avec une ouverture d'accès 4' frontale fermée par une porte 5,
  • au moins une surface d'isolation thermique fixe 6, formée d'au moins un panneau thermiquement isolant fixe 6', recouvrant au moins une portion d'une paroi 4" de l'alvéole 4.
As shown by the figures 1 to 8 and 10 to 12 , the invention relates to a thermoregulatory device 1 for receiving and storing parcels comprising:
  • a parcel box 2 having an interior space 3 delimited by side walls 4" forming a cell 4 with a front access opening 4' closed by a door 5,
  • at least one fixed thermal insulation surface 6, formed of at least one fixed thermally insulating panel 6', covering at least a portion of a wall 4" of the cell 4.

Conformément à l'invention, ce dispositif 1 comprend en outre une surface d'isolation thermique amovible 7, formée d'au moins un panneau isolant amovible 7', coopérant avec la surface d'isolation fixe 6 de sorte à former une coquille ou enveloppe isolante 8' délimitant un volume 8 isolé clos dans l'espace intérieur 3 de l'alvéole 4, ledit volume isolé 8 étant apte et destiné à recevoir et stocker un colis dont la température doit être maintenue sous une température seuil, ladite coquille isolante s'étendant préférentiellement de l'ouverture d'accès 4' jusqu'à la paroi 4" de l'alvéole 4 située en vis-à-vis de ladite ouverture d'accès 4'.According to the invention, this device 1 further comprises a removable thermal insulation surface 7, formed of at least one removable insulating panel 7', cooperating with the fixed insulation surface 6 so as to form a shell or envelope insulating shell 8' delimiting an insulated volume 8 closed in the interior space 3 of the cell 4, said insulated volume 8 being able and intended to receive and store a package whose temperature must be maintained below a threshold temperature, said insulating shell s preferably extending from the access opening 4′ to the wall 4″ of the cell 4 located opposite said access opening 4′.

Par surface 7 ou panneau 7' amovible, on entend dans la présente description une surface 7 ou un panneau 7' pouvant être déplacé(e) par rapport à la surface 6 ou à un panneau 6' fixe, en demeurant relié(e) à cette surface 6 ou ce panneau 6' ou en étant complètement séparé(e) de cette surface 6 ou de ce panneau 6'.By removable surface 7 or panel 7', is meant in the present description a surface 7 or a panel 7' that can be moved relative to the surface 6 or to a fixed panel 6', while remaining connected to this surface 6 or this panel 6' or by being completely separated from this surface 6 or this panel 6'.

Selon l'invention, ce dispositif 1 comprend aussi des logements 9, ménagés dans le volume isolé 8, préférentiellement sur les faces internes 16, 16' des panneaux isolants 6', 7', autorisant chacun l'agencement d'au moins un moyen 10, 10' passif réfrigérant, préférentiellement choisi parmi des moyens 10 et 10' passifs d'au moins deux types différents, apte et destiné à au moins participer au maintien de la température du colis sous une température seuil prédéterminée lorsque celui-ci est stocké dans le volume 8 thermiquement isolé du dispositif 1, le type et le nombre des moyens 10, 10' passifs réfrigérants mis en place à l'intérieur du dispositif 1 étant fonction de la température à l'extérieur du dispositif 1 et de la température seuil.According to the invention, this device 1 also comprises housings 9, formed in the insulated volume 8, preferably on the internal faces 16, 16' of the insulating panels 6', 7', each allowing the arrangement of at least one means 10, 10' passive coolant, preferably chosen from passive means 10 and 10' of at least two different types, suitable and intended to at least participate in maintaining the temperature of the package below a predetermined threshold temperature when the latter is stored in the volume 8 thermally insulated from device 1, the type and number of passive cooling means 10, 10' installed inside device 1 being a function of the temperature outside of device 1 and of the threshold temperature.

La présence de plusieurs logements 9 au sein du dispositif 1 permet de réaliser une pluralité de configurations présentant chacune un nombre particulier de moyens 10 ou 10' de même type et/ou des moyens 10 et 10' de types différents, chaque configuration permettant en fonction de la température environnante un maintien de la température d'un colis sous une température seuil donnée. Ce dispositif 1 permet donc de maintenir la température d'un colis sous différentes températures seuil et peut ainsi s'adapter à différents types de colis nécessitant différentes conditions de stockage. En outre, ce maintien est obtenu sans la moindre alimentation électrique. Il est ainsi possible de répondre aux préoccupations écologiques de réduction de la consommation électrique tout en garantissant une conservation satisfaisante des produits contenus dans les colis.The presence of several housings 9 within the device 1 makes it possible to produce a plurality of configurations, each having a particular number of means 10 or 10' of the same type and/or means 10 and 10' of different types, each configuration allowing environmental temperature maintaining the temperature of a package below a given threshold temperature. This device 1 therefore makes it possible to maintain the temperature of a package under different threshold temperatures and can thus be adapted to different types of package requiring different storage conditions. In addition, this maintenance is obtained without any electrical power supply. It is thus possible to meet the ecological concerns of reducing electricity consumption while guaranteeing satisfactory conservation of the products contained in the packages.

De plus, en prévoyant une enveloppe isolante 8' constituée de deux composants complémentaires coopérants, à savoir une première composante montée fixe dans l'alvéole 4 (la surface d'isolation fixe 6) et une seconde composante séparée et rapportée (la surface d'isolation amovible 7), l'invention autorise de multiples possibilités de réalisations pratiques, avec des nombres variables de panneaux 6', 7' pour chacune des deux composantes 6 et 7.In addition, by providing an insulating envelope 8 'made up of two cooperating complementary components, namely a first component mounted fixed in the cell 4 (the fixed insulation surface 6) and a second separate and added component (the surface of removable insulation 7), the invention allows multiple possibilities of practical realizations, with variable numbers of panels 6', 7' for each of the two components 6 and 7.

En outre, l'invention permet d'utiliser l'alvéole 4 indifféremment en tant que boîte à colis thermorégulée 1 ou en tant que boîte à colis usuelle (c'est-à-dire non thermorégulée), selon que la seconde composante 7 est présente ou non. Et quand elle est absente, l'alvéole 2 peut présenter un volume disponible qui est ouvert et de plus grandes dimensions.In addition, the invention makes it possible to use the cell 4 either as a thermoregulated parcel box 1 or as a usual parcel box (that is to say not thermoregulated), depending on whether the second component 7 is present or not. And when it is absent, the cell 2 can have an available volume which is open and of larger dimensions.

Selon une première caractéristique de l'invention, la surface d'isolation fixe 6 et la surface d'isolation amovible 7 sont toutes deux configurées et agencées relativement l'une une par rapport à l'autre de telle manière qu'elles forment, par coopération mutuelle avec conjugaison de formes de leurs panneaux 6', 7', une coquille fermée monocouche 8' thermiquement isolante (monocouche de panneaux 6' et 7').According to a first characteristic of the invention, the fixed insulation surface 6 and the removable insulation surface 7 are both configured and arranged relatively to one another in such a way that they form, for mutual cooperation with conjugation of shapes of their panels 6', 7', a thermally insulating monolayer closed shell 8' (monolayer of panels 6' and 7').

Ainsi, au niveau de chaque face délimitant le volume isolé clos 8 se trouve avantageusement un et un seul panneau isolant 6' ou 7'.Thus, at the level of each face delimiting the closed insulated volume 8 there is advantageously one and only one insulating panel 6' or 7'.

Pour aboutir à la formation de chicanes au niveau des bords en contact des deux types de panneaux 6' et 7', et à un assemblage mécanique entre les deux surfaces isolantes 6 et 7, il peut être avantageusement prévu, comme le montre la figure 3A notamment, que la surface d'isolation fixe 6 présente, au niveau des bords des panneaux 6' concernés, des moyens ou formations d'agencement 6", par exemple du type rainure, épaulement ou encoche, coopérant avec des moyens ou formations 7" complémentaires des bords respectivement coopérants du ou des panneau(x) 7' de la surface d'isolation amovible 7, afin de faciliter son agencement ou son retrait de la boîte à colis 2, ainsi que son assemblage avec les panneaux 6' de la surface isolante fixe 6.To achieve the formation of baffles at the edges in contact of the two types of panels 6 'and 7', and a mechanical assembly between the two insulating surfaces 6 and 7, it can be advantageously provided, as shown in Figure 3A in particular, that the fixed insulation surface 6 has, at the edges of the panels 6' concerned, arrangement means or formations 6", for example of the groove, shoulder or notch type, cooperating with means or formations 7" complementary to the respectively cooperating edges of the panel(s) 7' of the removable insulation surface 7, in order to facilitate its arrangement or its removal from the parcel box 2, as well as its assembly with the panels 6' of the surface fixed insulation 6.

Plusieurs types différents de formations 6" et 7" peuvent être mises en œuvre simultanément au niveau de bords différents des panneaux 6' et 7' et remplir des fonctions différentes.Several different types of formations 6" and 7" can be implemented simultaneously at different edges of the panels 6' and 7' and perform different functions.

Ainsi, deux panneaux latéraux fixes 6' opposés peuvent comporter, en partie supérieure, des épaulements de guidage en coulissement d'un panneau amovible 7' supérieur et, sur leurs tranches frontales, des fentes dans lesquelles viennent s'emboîter des nervures d'un panneau amovible 7' frontal.Thus, two opposite fixed side panels 6' can comprise, in the upper part, shoulders for sliding a removable upper panel 7' and, on their front edges, slots in which the ribs of a removable 7' front panel.

En vue notamment de garantir que les panneaux fixes 6' dépassent intérieurement les rebords de l'alvéole 4 délimitant l'ouverture 4' et d'éviter un contact direct entre les panneaux 6' ou 7' et les parois de l'alvéole 4, il peut être prévu qu'un panneau 15 de mise à niveau soit intercalé entre, d'une part, au moins une portion d'une paroi 4" de l'alvéole 4 et, d'autre part, au moins un panneau isolant amovible 7' ou fixe 6'. Ce panneau 15 peut, outre sa fonction d'entretoisement et de positionnement des panneaux 6' 7' concernés, également assurer le cas échéant une fonction spécifique additionnelle d'isolation thermique.With a view in particular to guaranteeing that the fixed panels 6' extend inside the edges of the cell 4 delimiting the opening 4' and to avoid direct contact between the panels 6' or 7' and the walls of the cell 4, provision may be made for a leveling panel 15 to be inserted between, on the one hand, at least a portion of a wall 4" of the cell 4 and, on the other hand, at least one removable insulating panel 7′ or fixed 6′ This panel 15 can, in addition to its function of bracing and positioning the panels 6′ 7′ concerned, also ensure, if necessary, an additional specific function of thermal insulation.

Suivant un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, ressortant par exemple des figures 3 à 8 notamment, la coquille isolante 8' présente une forme parallélépipédique rectangle, et la surface d'isolation amovible 7 comprend au moins deux panneaux isolants amovibles 7' de forme rectangulaire ou carrée, reliés entre eux au niveau d'un de leurs bords respectifs et aptes à pivoter l'un par rapport à l'autre au niveau de cette liaison, ces deux panneaux 7' formant préférentiellement une portion de paroi supérieure et une portion de paroi verticale recouvrant la face interne de la porte 5 à l'état fermé, faisant toutes deux partie de la coquille isolante 8' de forme parallélépipédique formée dans l'alvéole 4 par coopération des surfaces d'isolation complémentaires fixe 6 et amovible 7.According to a first embodiment of the invention, emerging for example from the figures 3 to 8 in particular, the insulating shell 8' has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the removable insulation surface 7 comprises at least two removable insulating panels 7' of rectangular or square shape, connected together at one of their respective edges and suitable to pivot relative to each other at this connection, these two panels 7' preferably forming an upper wall portion and a vertical wall portion covering the internal face of the door 5 in the closed state, forming both part of the insulating shell 8 'of parallelepiped shape formed in the cell 4 by cooperation of the fixed 6 and removable 7 complementary insulation surfaces.

Les deux panneaux 7' sont dans ce cas reliés par une liaison charnière 17.The two panels 7' are in this case connected by a hinge connection 17.

Suivant un second mode de réalisation de l'invention, ressortant des figures 10 à 12, la coquille isolante 8' présente une forme parallélépipédique rectangle, et la surface d'isolation amovible 7 comprend un unique panneau isolant 7' apte et destiné à fermer la face du volume isolé 8 située en regard de la porte 5 à l'état fermé.According to a second embodiment of the invention, emerging from figures 10 to 12 , the insulating shell 8' has a rectangular parallelepipedic shape, and the removable insulation surface 7 comprises a single insulating panel 7' suitable and intended to close the face of the insulated volume 8 located opposite the door 5 in the closed state .

Comme le montrent les figures 10A à 10C, le panneau 7' isolant amovible est relié de manière articulée, et préférentiellement détachable, avec formation d'une charnière 17, à l'un des panneaux fixes 6' thermiquement isolants montés dans l'alvéole 4 et recouvrant ses parois latérales 4", ou à un panneau de mise à niveau 15, la porte 5 comportant avantageusement sur sa face intérieure ou arrière un logement 9' de rangement dudit panneau 7 amovible en cas de non utilisation.As shown by the figures 10A to 10C , the removable insulating panel 7' is connected in an articulated and preferably detachable manner, with the formation of a hinge 17, to one of the thermally insulating fixed panels 6' mounted in the cell 4 and covering its side walls 4", or to a leveling panel 15, the door 5 advantageously comprising on its inner or rear face a housing 9' for storing said panel 7 which is removable when not in use.

La liaison 17 articulée et séparable peut par exemple être réalisée par des bandes coopérantes du type Velcro (nom déposé).The articulated and separable connection 17 can for example be made by cooperating strips of the Velcro type (trade name).

Suivant une variante, ne faisant pas partie de l'invention et illustrée à titre d'exemple sur la figure 11, le panneau isolant 7 peut être rapporté sur la face intérieure ou arrière de la porte 5, en formant une doublure isolante interne de cette dernière, ledit panneau isolant 7' venant en coopération de formes complémentaires avec les panneaux isolants fixes 6' montés dans l'alvéole 4 pour constituer la coquille isolante 8' à l'état fermé de la porte 5.According to a variant, not forming part of the invention and illustrated by way of example on the figure 11 , the insulating panel 7 can be attached to the inner or rear face of the door 5, forming an internal insulating lining of the latter, said insulating panel 7' coming into cooperation of complementary shapes with the fixed insulating panels 6' mounted in the 'cell 4 to form the insulating shell 8' in the closed state of the door 5.

Conformément à un troisième mode réalisation de l'invention illustré sur la figure 12, le panneau isolant 7' est relié de manière articulée, d'une part, par l'intermédiaire d'une charnière 17 avec l'un des panneaux fixes thermiquement isolants 6' montés dans l'alvéole 4 et recouvrant ses parois latérales 4", ou avec un panneau de mise à niveau 15, et, d'autre part, par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison 18, par exemple coulissante ou déformable élastiquement, à la porte 5.According to a third embodiment of the invention illustrated in the figure 12 , the insulating panel 7 'is connected in an articulated manner, on the one hand, via a hinge 17 with one of the thermally insulating fixed panels 6' mounted in the cell 4 and covering its side walls 4 " , or with a leveling panel 15, and, on the other hand, via a connection 18, for example sliding or elastically deformable, to the door 5.

Dans ces modes de réalisation, l'alvéole 4 peut être utilisée comme boîte à colis conventionnelle lorsque la seconde composante amovible 7 n'est pas mise en place, avec un volume de stockage maximalisé. Cette seconde composante 7 ne sera mise en place par le destinataire prévu, lorsqu'elle est détachable, que lorsqu'une réception de colis froid ou surgelé est attendue. Dans la réalisation des figures 3 à 5, l'ensemble des deux panneaux 7' étant momentanément enlevé par le livreur pour la dépose du colis dans le volume 8.In these embodiments, the cell 4 can be used as a conventional parcel box when the second removable component 7 is not in place, with a maximized storage volume. This second component 7 will only be implemented by the intended recipient, when it is detachable, than when reception of a cold or frozen package is expected. In the realization of figures 3 to 5 , the assembly of the two panels 7' being temporarily removed by the deliverer for the removal of the package in volume 8.

En accord avec un mode de réalisation préféré, illustré à titre d'exemple sur les figures 1 et 2, le dispositif 1 comprend en outre un contenant transportable 11, du type sac, à propriétés isothermes ou adiabatiques, préférentiellement avec des parois latérales 12 semi-rigides ou rigides, portable par un utilisateur ou opérateur (livreur), pouvant être placé de façon amovible dans l'espace intérieur 3 de la boîte à colis 2 de sorte à présenter au moins une paroi latérale 12 en contact avec l'alvéole 4 ou, le cas échéant, avec la surface isolante fixe 6 recouvrant ladite paroi latérale 12. Ledit sac 11 est apte et destiné à recevoir et stocker le colis dont la température doit être maintenue sous une température seuil et ladite surface d'isolation amovible 7 complémentaire correspondante, recouvrant ou étant intégrée à au moins deux des faces externes desdites parois latérales 12 du sac 11.In accordance with a preferred embodiment, illustrated by way of example on the figure 1 and 2 , the device 1 further comprises a transportable container 11, of the bag type, with isothermal or adiabatic properties, preferably with semi-rigid or rigid side walls 12, portable by a user or operator (deliveryman), which can be placed in a removable manner in the interior space 3 of the parcel box 2 so as to present at least one side wall 12 in contact with the cell 4 or, where appropriate, with the fixed insulating surface 6 covering the said side wall 12. Said bag 11 is suitable and intended to receive and store the package whose temperature must be maintained below a threshold temperature and said corresponding additional removable insulation surface 7, covering or being integrated into at least two of the outer faces of said side walls 12 of bag 11.

En outre, le fait que le sac 11 soit portable permet à un destinataire d'un colis de transporter ce colis, après extraction du sac 11 de l'alvéole 4, jusqu'à un réfrigérateur ou un congélateur sans le sortir du sac 11 et donc sans briser la chaîne du froid.In addition, the fact that the bag 11 is portable allows a recipient of a package to transport this package, after extraction of the bag 11 from the cell 4, to a refrigerator or a freezer without taking it out of the bag 11 and without breaking the cold chain.

Dans le cadre de ce mode de réalisation et conformément à une construction avantageuse, le sac 11 isotherme est de forme profilée, préférentiellement parallélépipédique rectangle. De plus, ledit sac 11 et ladite alvéole 4 de la boîte à colis 2 présente au moins partiellement des formes complémentaires entrainant un contact, d'une part, entre certaines parois 4" de l'alvéole 4 ou, le cas échéant, avec la surface isolante fixe 6 recouvrant une ou plusieurs parois 4" et sensiblement la totalité de plusieurs parois latérales 12 du sac 11 et, d'autre part, entre la porte 5 et une autre paroi 12' dudit sac 11, lorsque ladite porte 5 est fermée, les moyens passifs 10, 10' étant intégrés ou accrochés aux parois 4" (recouvertes de panneaux 6'), 12, 12' concernées et préférentiellement exposés directement au volume intérieur de l'alvéole 4 ou du sac 11.In the context of this embodiment and in accordance with an advantageous construction, the insulated bag 11 has a profiled shape, preferably a rectangular parallelepiped. In addition, said bag 11 and said cell 4 of the parcel box 2 has at least partially complementary shapes resulting in contact, on the one hand, between certain walls 4" of the cell 4 or, where appropriate, with the fixed insulating surface 6 covering one or more walls 4" and substantially all of several side walls 12 of bag 11 and, on the other hand, between door 5 and another wall 12' of said bag 11, when said door 5 is closed , the passive means 10, 10' being integrated or attached to the walls 4" (covered with panels 6'), 12, 12' concerned and preferably directly exposed to the interior volume of the cell 4 or of the bag 11.

Cette configuration permet d'optimiser l'espace occupé par le sac 11 et permet ainsi d'entreposer un plus grand nombre de colis ou des colis plus volumineux. En outre, le contact entre l'alvéole 4 et certaines des parois latérales 12 du sac 11 permet de protéger ces dernières contre une arrivée d'air à température non régulée provoquée par l'ouverture de la porte 5 de la boîte à colis 2. Plus le nombre de parois latérales 12 en contact avec l'alvéole 4 est élevé, plus le sac 11 est protégé contre cet air non régulé et plus il est aisé de maintenir la température d'un colis sous une température seuil donnée.This configuration makes it possible to optimize the space occupied by the bag 11 and thus makes it possible to store a greater number of parcels or larger parcels. In addition, the contact between the cell 4 and some of the side walls 12 of the bag 11 makes it possible to protect the latter against a arrival of air at unregulated temperature caused by the opening of the door 5 of the parcel box 2. The greater the number of side walls 12 in contact with the cell 4, the more the bag 11 is protected against this air unregulated and the easier it is to maintain the temperature of a package below a given threshold temperature.

Plus précisément, il peut en outre être prévu que la surface isolante fixe 6 recouvrant les parois 4" de l'alvéole 4 et la surface isolante amovible 7 recouvrant les, ou intégrée aux parois 12, 12' du sac 11 isotherme sont arrangées selon des configurations mutuellement complémentaires de telle manière que le sac 11 puisse être introduit par coulissement dans l'alvéole 4 à travers son ouverture frontale 4', les deux surfaces 6 et 7 constituant par coopération l'enveloppe isolante close 8' lorsque le sac 11 est totalement introduit dans l'alvéole 4.More specifically, it can also be provided that the fixed insulating surface 6 covering the walls 4" of the cell 4 and the removable insulating surface 7 covering the, or integrated into the walls 12, 12' of the insulated bag 11 are arranged according to mutually complementary configurations so that the bag 11 can be introduced by sliding into the cell 4 through its front opening 4', the two surfaces 6 and 7 constituting by cooperation the closed insulating envelope 8' when the bag 11 is completely inserted into cell 4.

Bien entendu, chaque boîte à colis 2 peut être fabriquée avec des panneaux isolants 6', et donc une surface isolante fixe 6, monté(e)s en usine.Of course, each parcel box 2 can be manufactured with insulating panels 6', and therefore a fixed insulating surface 6, mounted in the factory.

Néanmoins, pour permettre d'équiper une boîte à colis 2 existante et d'offrir le choix de diverses variantes constructives aux utilisateurs, il peut aussi être prévu que les panneaux isolants 6' et 7' constituant les deux surfaces d'isolation thermique 6 et 7 forment un ensemble prêt-à-monter.Nevertheless, to enable an existing parcel box 2 to be fitted and to offer users the choice of various constructive variants, provision may also be made for the insulating panels 6' and 7' constituting the two thermal insulation surfaces 6 and 7 form a ready-to-assemble set.

L'homme du métier comprend aisément que les modes de réalisation de l'invention évoqués précédemment peuvent tout à fait coexister pour une boîte à colis 2 donnée et être mis en œuvre alternativement dans un même dispositif 1, pour autant que les parois latérales 12 et 12' du sac 11 correspondent aux deux parois amovibles 7' de la seconde composante isolante amovible 7, c'est-à-dire forment les parois supérieure et frontale de la coquille isolante 8' de forme parallélépipédique et présentent avantageusement des moyens ou formations d'agencement compatibles avec ceux et/ou celles 6" des panneaux 6' de la composante d'isolation fixe 6.A person skilled in the art easily understands that the embodiments of the invention mentioned above can quite coexist for a given parcel box 2 and be implemented alternately in the same device 1, provided that the side walls 12 and 12' of the bag 11 correspond to the two removable walls 7' of the second removable insulating component 7, that is to say form the upper and front walls of the insulating shell 8' of parallelepipedal shape and advantageously have means or formations of arrangement compatible with those and/or those 6" of the panels 6' of the fixed insulation component 6.

Le sac 6 isotherme peut par exemple être composé d'un matériau textile doublé d'une feuille plastique étanche à l'air et recouvert d'une pellicule métalliqueThe insulated bag 6 can for example be made of a textile material lined with an airtight plastic sheet and covered with a metallic film

Les logements 9 de réception des moyens passifs réfrigérants 10, 10' peuvent se présenter sous la forme de poches, accrochées aux ou placées contre les panneaux 6', 7' de l'alvéole 4 ou du sac 11 isotherme, permettant l'agencement des moyens 10, 10' de régulation. Ces poches peuvent être percées d'ouvertures ou consister en des filets permettant la circulation de l'air et une transmission thermique entre les moyens 10, 10' et le volume isolé 8 par convection. En outre, les poches 9 peuvent être situées de sorte à être aptes à être mises en contact avec un colis stocké dans le dispositif 1 afin de réaliser une transmission thermique par conduction. Dans certains cas néanmoins, on peut chercher à limiter l'impact du froid dégagé par les moyens 10, 10' en prévoyant un film séparateur.The housings 9 for receiving the passive cooling means 10, 10' can be in the form of pockets, attached to or placed against the panels 6', 7' of the cell 4 or of the insulated bag 11, allowing the arrangement of means 10, 10' of regulation. These pockets can be pierced with openings or consist of nets allowing the circulation of air and heat transmission between the means 10, 10' and the insulated volume 8 by convection. In addition, the pockets 9 can be located so as to be able to be brought into contact with a package stored in the device 1 in order to achieve thermal transmission by conduction. In certain cases, however, it is possible to seek to limit the impact of the cold given off by the means 10, 10' by providing a separating film.

Alternativement, les logements 8 peuvent aussi être formés par creusement partiel dans les panneaux 6', 7'.Alternatively, the housings 8 can also be formed by partial hollowing in the panels 6', 7'.

Avantageusement les au moins deux moyens 10, 10' passifs réfrigérants, mis en place dans un ou des logement(s) 9 correspondant(s) des panneaux 6', 7' de l'une au moins des deux composantes isolantes 6 et 7, peuvent se présenter sous la forme d'éléments matériels massifs, préférentiellement des réservoirs clos contenant un matériau accumulateur de froid, la durée pendant laquelle ces moyens 10, 10' sont susceptibles de participer activement à la régulation de la température du colis étant fonction du type et de la quantité de matériau contenu dans les différents moyens présents. Ces matériaux accumulateurs de froid sont avantageusement composés de matériaux à changement de phase dont la température de changement de phase est en accord avec les températures seuil à prendre en compte. Il est ainsi possible de moduler la température à l'intérieur du volume clos 8 en sélectionnant la composition des matériaux contenus dans les réservoirs. Par exemple, la composition d'un matériau à changement de phase peut être sélectionnée afin de présenter une température de seuil de changement de phase souhaitée. La réaction endothermique provoquée par le changement de phase du matériau permet d'absorber la chaleur environnante, régulant ainsi la température autour dudit matériau, absorption s'ajoutant à celle due au pouvoir calorifique du matériau lui-même.Advantageously, the at least two passive cooling means 10, 10', placed in one or more housing(s) 9 corresponding to the panels 6', 7' of at least one of the two insulating components 6 and 7, can be in the form of massive material elements, preferably closed tanks containing a cold accumulator material, the duration during which these means 10, 10' are likely to participate actively in regulating the temperature of the package being a function of the type and the quantity of material contained in the various means present. These cold accumulator materials are advantageously composed of phase change materials whose phase change temperature is in agreement with the threshold temperatures to be taken into account. It is thus possible to modulate the temperature inside the closed volume 8 by selecting the composition of the materials contained in the reservoirs. For example, the composition of a phase change material can be selected to exhibit a desired phase change threshold temperature. The endothermic reaction caused by the phase change of the material makes it possible to absorb the surrounding heat, thus regulating the temperature around said material, absorption being added to that due to the calorific value of the material itself.

Il est en outre avantageux que les moyens 10, 10' passifs réfrigérants possèdent une résistance mécanique suffisante pour être manipulés sans risquer d'être percés, présentent des dimensions leur permettant, d'une part, de contenir assez de produit pour maintenir la température à l'intérieur du volume 8 sous une température seuil pendant une durée satisfaisante, par exemple une journée, et, d'autre part, de limiter l'encombrement généré.It is also advantageous for the passive cooling means 10, 10' to have sufficient mechanical strength to be handled without the risk of being pierced, to have dimensions allowing them, on the one hand, to contain enough product to maintain the temperature at inside the volume 8 under a threshold temperature for a satisfactory duration, for example a day, and, on the other hand, to limit the space generated.

Ils doivent en outre comprendre un produit accumulateur de froid non toxique et ne modifiant pas la composition chimique de l'air à l'intérieur du dispositif 1. Ainsi, leur manipulation et leur utilisation au sein du dispositif 1 sont aisées et ne présentent aucun risque pour l'utilisateur.They must also include a non-toxic cold accumulator product that does not modify the chemical composition of the air inside the device 1. Thus, their handling and their use within the device 1 are easy and do not present any risk. for the user.

Comme le montrent les figures 1, 2, 3, 5 et 8 par exemple, l'espace intérieur 3 de la boîte à colis 2 comprend en outre un espace de réception de courrier 13 coopérant avec une ouverture de réception de courrier 14 ménagée dans la porte 5 de la boîte à colis 2, ledit espace de réception de courrier 13 étant avantageusement séparé de l'espace isolant 8 par une paroi dédiée et situé au-dessus de la coquille isolante close 8', et forme ainsi une boîte aux lettres.As shown by the figure 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 and 8 for example, the interior space 3 of the parcel box 2 further comprises a mail reception space 13 cooperating with a mail reception opening 14 formed in the door 5 of the parcel box 2, said mail reception space mail 13 being advantageously separated from the insulating space 8 by a dedicated wall and located above the closed insulating shell 8', and thus forms a mailbox.

Cet espace 13 s'additionne, en le prolongeant vers le haut, au volume 8 délimité entre les panneaux 6' et 7', lorsque la composante isolante amovible 7 est retirée.This space 13 is added, by extending it upwards, to the volume 8 delimited between the panels 6' and 7', when the removable insulating component 7 is removed.

De plus, la paroi supérieure de l'alvéole 4 (figures 1 et 2) peut être inclinée en direction de la porte 5 de sorte à former une pente diminuant l'impact d'éventuelles intempéries sur la boîte à colis 2 et/ou permettant le positionnement d'un panneau solaire pouvant alimenter certains dispositifs de ladite boîte à colis 2.In addition, the upper wall of cell 4 ( figure 1 and 2 ) can be tilted towards the door 5 so as to form a slope reducing the impact of any bad weather on the parcel box 2 and/or allowing the positioning of a solar panel capable of powering certain devices of said parcel box 2.

Les panneaux isolants 6', 7', 12, 12' peuvent être formés d'un matériau expansé ou d'une double paroi dans laquelle règne un vide relatif, ou encore d'une combinaison de ces deux technologies.The insulating panels 6', 7', 12, 12' can be formed from an expanded material or from a double wall in which there is a relative vacuum, or even from a combination of these two technologies.

Préférentiellement le dispositif 1 comprend au moins un capteur de suivi de température permettant de relever la température à l'intérieur du sac 11 et/ou du volume isolé 8, ce capteur étant éventuellement associé à des moyens de communication ou de visualisation permettant d'indiquer à un utilisateur si cette température a dépassé la température seuil. Ainsi, il est possible d'informer un utilisateur d'un disfonctionnement du dispositif 1 ayant conduit à une variation dommageable de la température à l'intérieur du sac 11 ou du volume isolé 8. En outre, ce capteur peut être muni de moyens permettant de régler la température à partir de laquelle celui-ci indique un disfonctionnement du dispositif 1.Preferably, the device 1 comprises at least one temperature monitoring sensor making it possible to read the temperature inside the bag 11 and/or the isolated volume 8, this sensor possibly being associated with communication or display means making it possible to indicate to a user if this temperature has exceeded the threshold temperature. Thus, it is possible to inform a user of a malfunction of the device 1 having led to a harmful variation of the temperature inside the bag 11 or the isolated volume 8. In addition, this sensor can be provided with means allowing to adjust the temperature from which it indicates a malfunction of the device 1.

Les moyens de communication peuvent être aptes à fournir une information visuelle permettant d'indiquer le disfonctionnement du dispositif 1. Dans ce cas, ledit moyen peut se présenter sous la forme d'une diode s'allumant en cas de dépassement de la température seuil à l'intérieur du sac 11 ou encore sous la forme d'une étiquette à encre chimique visible de l'extérieur du dispositif 1 permettant, par exemple, d'indiquer un dépassement de la température seuil à l'intérieur du sac 11 par un changement de sa couleur.The means of communication may be capable of providing visual information making it possible to indicate the malfunction of the device 1. In this case, said means may take the form of a diode which lights up in the event of exceeding the threshold temperature at inside of the bag 11 or even in the form of a chemical ink label visible from the outside of the device 1 making it possible, for example, to indicate an overrun of the threshold temperature inside the bag 11 by a change in its color .

Préférentiellement, les moyens de communication peuvent être aptes à fournir à un utilisateur une courbe de l'évolution de la température à l'intérieur du sac 11 ou du volume isolé 8 en fonction du temps. Ainsi, l'utilisateur peut être informé du moment auquel la température à l'intérieur du volume 8 et donc du colis a dépassé la température seuil et de la durée de ce dépassement et peut ainsi décider de conserver ou non le produit stocké dans le colis sur la base de ces informations. Dans ce cas, le capteur peut par exemple se présenter sous la forme d'une thermistance associée à un ohmmètre, à une mémoire et à des moyens de communication avantageusement aptes à communiquer les informations recueillies par le capteur à un appareil portable externe par l'intermédiaire d'une communication radiofréquence de type RFID ou WIFI.Preferably, the means of communication can be capable of providing a user with a curve of the change in temperature inside the bag 11 or the isolated volume 8 as a function of time. Thus, the user can be informed of the moment at which the temperature inside the volume 8 and therefore of the package has exceeded the threshold temperature and of the duration of this overrun and can thus decide whether or not to keep the product stored in the package. based on this information. In this case, the sensor can for example be in the form of a thermistor associated with an ohmmeter, with a memory and with communication means advantageously able to communicate the information collected by the sensor to an external portable device by the intermediary of a radio frequency communication of the RFID or WIFI type.

L'invention porte aussi sur un ensemble prêt-à-monter (ou "kit") tel que défini dans la revendication 14.The invention also relates to a ready-to-assemble assembly (or "kit") as defined in claim 14.

La fixation des panneaux 6' peut être de différentes natures (collage, encliquetage, accrochage, vissage ...) et, le cas échéant, mettre en œuvre une structure de montage (cadre, ossature) faisant également partie dudit ensemble. Bien entendu, ces panneaux 6' fixes peuvent être agencés et solidarisés de manière démontable dans l'alvéole 4 de la boîte à colis 2 considérée.The fixing of the panels 6' can be of different natures (gluing, snap-fastening, hooking, screwing, etc.) and, if necessary, implementing an assembly structure (frame, framework) also forming part of said assembly. Of course, these fixed 6' panels can be arranged and secured in a removable manner in the compartment 4 of the parcel box 2 in question.

Des panneaux 15 de mise à niveau peuvent également faire partie dudit ensemble.Leveling panels 15 may also form part of said assembly.

L'invention porte en outre sur un système tel que défini dans la revendication 15.The invention further relates to a system as defined in claim 15.

Ce dispositif 1 thermorégulable est destiné à être utilisé par au moins les personnes associées à au moins une boîte aux lettres privative présente dans le système individuel ou collectif de réception et de distribution de courrier et de colis, par exemple les résidents d'un immeuble comprenant un tel système. Il peut servir à réceptionner un colis déposé par un livreur, mais peut aussi être utilisé pour échanger des produits entre plusieurs résidents d'un même immeuble ou entre un résident et un commerçant local.This heat-regulating device 1 is intended to be used by at least the people associated with at least one private mailbox present in the individual or collective system for receiving and distributing mail and parcels, for example the residents of a building comprising such a system. It can be used to receive a package left by a delivery person, but can also be used to exchange products between several residents of the same building or between a resident and a local merchant.

L'invention a également pour objet un procédé tel que défini dans la revendication 16.The invention also relates to a method as defined in claim 16.

Les différents types de moyens 10, 10' utilisables, la variation possible du nombre de moyens 10, 10' installés et les différentes températures auxquelles ces moyens 10, 10' peuvent être portés permettent le maintien de colis sous une gamme étendue de températures seuil, rendant ainsi possible la conservation d'un produit particulier nécessitant un maintien sous une température seuil donnée.The different types of means 10, 10' that can be used, the possible variation in the number of means 10, 10' installed and the different temperatures to which these means 10, 10' can be brought allow packages to be maintained under an extended range of threshold temperatures, thus making possible the conservation of a particular product requiring maintenance under a given threshold temperature.

Les températures en dessous desquelles un colis peut être maintenu grâce à ce procédé sont par exemple de l'ordre de -18°C pour la conservation de produits congelés, de l'ordre de 2°C pour la conservation de produits frais et de l'ordre de 16°C pour la conservation de produits nécessitant une température tempérée. Le procédé selon l'invention permet d'obtenir ces températures lorsque la température à l'extérieur du dispositif est négative, lorsque celle-ci dépasse les 30°C ou encore pendant des phénomènes ponctuels de variation de température, tels que des grands froids ou des canicules.The temperatures below which a package can be maintained using this process are, for example, around -18°C for the storage of frozen products, around 2°C for the storage of fresh products and of 16°C for the conservation of products requiring a temperate temperature. The method according to the invention makes it possible to obtain these temperatures when the temperature outside the device is negative, when the latter exceeds 30° C. or even during occasional phenomena of temperature variation, such as extreme cold or heat waves.

Préférentiellement, et comme cela ressort de la figure 9, le choix du ou des type(s) des moyens 10, 10' passifs, du nombre de moyens 10, 10' utilisés et le cas échéant, de la température à laquelle ces moyens 10, 10' sont portés, est réalisé à l'aide d'un abaque permettant d'associer, d'une part, une température à l'extérieur du dispositif 1 et une température seuil sous laquelle un colis doit être maintenu avec, d'autre part, une configuration particulière de moyens 10, 10' placés à l'intérieur du dispositif 1 et permettant d'aboutir à un maintien dudit colis sous la température seuil souhaitée.Preferably, and as appears from the figure 9 , the choice of the type(s) of passive means 10, 10', of the number of means 10, 10' used and, where applicable, of the temperature to which these means 10, 10' are heated, is made at the using a chart making it possible to associate, on the one hand, a temperature outside the device 1 and a threshold temperature below which a package must be maintained with, on the other hand, a particular configuration of means 10, 10' placed inside the device 1 and making it possible to maintain said package below the desired threshold temperature.

Ainsi, tout utilisateur est apte à mettre en œuvre le procédé de façon simple, en suivant les instructions notées sur l'abaque.Thus, any user is able to implement the method in a simple manner, by following the instructions noted on the chart.

Avantageusement, l'étape de mise en température est réalisée soit en mettant en contact les moyens 10, 10' avec l'air à l'extérieur du dispositif 1, dans le cas notamment où le colis doit être maintenu sous une température tempérée et que la température extérieure est suffisamment basse, soit en utilisant un réfrigérateur ou un congélateur domestique ou encore un surgélateur ou une cellule de refroidissement.Advantageously, the temperature setting step is carried out either by bringing the means 10, 10' into contact with the air outside the device 1, in the case in particular where the package must be maintained at a temperate temperature and that the outside temperature is sufficiently low, either by using a domestic refrigerator or freezer or alternatively a deep freezer or a blast chiller.

Par exemple, lorsqu'un utilisateur prévoit de recevoir un colis contenant un produit nécessitant une conservation sous une température de l'ordre de 16°C, par exemple des légumes, et que les températures prévues au moment de ce dépôt sont comprises aux alentours de 30°C, celui-ci sélectionne par exemple quatre accumulateurs de froid 10 d'un premier type et les place au réfrigérateur domestique pendant une période donnée, préférentiellement d'au moins 48 heures. Une fois les accumulateurs 10 portés à la bonne température, l'utilisateur les installe dans des logements 9 prévus à cet effet situés dans le sac 11. Une fois cette installation faite, les moyens 10 passifs réfrigérants, sous la forme d'accumulateurs de froid, régulent la température à l'intérieur du sac, ce qui permet de la maintenir sous une température seuil de 16 °C. Lors de la livraison du colis, celui-ci est placé à l'intérieur du sac 11 et sa température est abaissée, le cas échéant, et maintenue à une température inférieure à 16°C pendant une durée donnée permettant à l'utilisateur de venir récupérer le colis plus tard, ce sans risquer de briser la chaîne du froid du produit.For example, when a user expects to receive a package containing a product requiring storage at a temperature of the order of 16°C, for example vegetables, and the expected temperatures at the time of this deposit are around 30° C., the latter selects for example four cold accumulators 10 of a first type and places them in the domestic refrigerator for a given period, preferably of at least 48 hours. Once the accumulators 10 have been brought to the correct temperature, the user installs them in housings 9 provided for this purpose located in the bag 11. Once this installation has been completed, the passive cooling means 10, in the form of cold accumulators , regulate the temperature inside the bag, which keeps it below a threshold temperature of 16°C. During the delivery of the package, the latter is placed inside the bag 11 and its temperature is lowered, if necessary, and maintained at a temperature below 16° C. for a given period allowing the user to come collect the package later, without risking breaking the cold chain of the product.

Lorsque la température seuil est de 2°C, un mélange des deux types de moyens passifs réfrigérants 10 et 10' pourra être mis en œuvre, en fonction des données de l'abaque mis à disposition (figure 9), certains 10 desdits moyens étant réfrigérés et d'autres 10' étant surgelés ou congelés.When the threshold temperature is 2°C, a mixture of the two types of passive cooling means 10 and 10' may be implemented, depending on the data of the chart made available ( figure 9 ), some 10 of said means being refrigerated and others 10' being deep-frozen or deep-frozen.

Claims (16)

  1. Temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing a parcel, comprising:
    - a parcel box (2) having an interior space (3) delimited by lateral walls (4") forming a cell (4) with a frontal access opening (4') closed by a door (5),
    - at least one fixed thermal insulation surface (6), formed of at least a fixed thermally insulating panel (6') covering at least a portion of a wall (4") of the cell (4),
    this device (1) further comprising:
    a removable thermal insulation surface (7), formed of at least one removable insulating panel (7'), collaborating with the fixed insulating surface (6) so as to form a rectangular parallelepipedal insulating shell or jacket (8') delimiting a closed insulated volume (8) within the interior space (3) of the cell (4), said insulated volume (8) being able and intended to receive and store a parcel of which the temperature needs to be kept below a threshold temperature, said insulating shell preferably extending from the access opening (4') as far as that wall (4") of the cell (4) that is situated opposite said access opening (4'), and
    housings (9), created in the insulated volume (8), preferably on the internal faces (16, 16') of the insulating panels (6', 7') and each allowing the placement of at least one passive refrigerating means (10, 10'), preferably selected from among passive means (10 and 10') of at least two different types, which means are able and intended at least to contribute to keeping the temperature of the parcel below a predetermined threshold temperature when this parcel is stored in the thermally insulated volume (8) of the device (1), the type and number of passive refrigerating means (10, 10') placed inside the device (1) being dependent on the temperature outside the device (1) and on the threshold temperature,
    the device (1) being characterized in that the removable insulation surface (7) comprises at least two removable insulating panels (7') of rectangular or square shape, joined together at one of their respective edges and able to pivot one relative to the other at this connection, these two panels (7') preferably forming an upper wall portion and a vertical wall portion covering the internal face of the door (5) when closed, and both forming part of the parallelepipedal insulating shell (8') formed in the cell (4) through collaboration between the complementary fixed (6) and removable (7) insulating surfaces.
  2. Temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing a parcel, comprising:
    - a parcel box (2) having an interior space (3) delimited by lateral walls (4") forming a cell (4) with a frontal access opening (4') closed by a door (5),
    - at least one fixed thermal insulation surface (6), formed of at least a fixed thermally insulating panel (6') covering at least a portion of a wall (4'') of the cell (4),
    this device (1) further comprising:
    a removable thermal insulation surface (7), formed of at least one removable insulating panel (7'), collaborating with the fixed insulating surface (6) so as to form a rectangular parallelepipedal insulating shell or jacket (8') delimiting a closed insulated volume (8) within the interior space (3) of the cell (4), said insulated volume (8) being able and intended to receive and store a parcel of which the temperature needs to be kept below a threshold temperature, said insulating shell preferably extending from the access opening (4') as far as that wall (4") of the cell (4) that is situated opposite said access opening (4'), and
    housings (9), created in the insulated volume (8), preferably on the internal faces (16, 16') of the insulating panels (6', 7') and each allowing the placement of at least one passive refrigerating means (10, 10'), preferably selected from among passive means (10 and 10') of at least two different types, which means are able and intended at least to contribute to keeping the temperature of the parcel below a predetermined threshold temperature when this parcel is stored in the thermally insulated volume (8) of the device (1), the type and number of passive refrigerating means (10, 10') placed inside the device (1) being dependent on the temperature outside the device (1) and on the threshold temperature,
    the device (1) being characterized in that the removable insulating surface (7) comprises a single insulating panel (7') able and intended to close that face of the insulated volume (8) that is situated facing the door (5) when closed, and
    in that the removable insulating panel (7') is connected in an articulated, and preferably detachable, manner with the formation of a hinge (17), to one of the thermally insulating fixed panels (6') mounted in the cell (4) and covering the lateral walls (4") thereof, or to a levelling panel (15), the door (5) advantageously comprising on its interior or rear face a housing (9') for storing said removable panel (7) when it is not in use.
  3. Temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing a parcel, comprising:
    - a parcel box (2) having an interior space (3) delimited by lateral walls (4") forming a cell (4) with a frontal access opening (4') closed by a door (5),
    - at least one fixed thermal insulation surface (6), formed of at least a fixed thermally insulating panel (6') covering at least a portion of a wall (4") of the cell (4),
    this device (1) further comprising:
    a removable thermal insulation surface (7), formed of at least one removable insulating panel (7'), collaborating with the fixed insulating surface (6) so as to form a rectangular parallelepipedal insulating shell or jacket (8') delimiting a closed insulated volume (8) within the interior space (3) of the cell (4), said insulated volume (8) being able and intended to receive and store a parcel of which the temperature needs to be kept below a threshold temperature, said insulating shell preferably extending from the access opening (4') as far as that wall (4") of the cell (4) that is situated opposite said access opening (4'), and
    housings (9), created in the insulated volume (8), preferably on the internal faces (16, 16') of the insulating panels (6', 7') and each allowing the placement of at least one passive refrigerating means (10, 10'), preferably selected from among passive means (10 and 10') of at least two different types, which means are able and intended at least to contribute to keeping the temperature of the parcel below a predetermined threshold temperature when this parcel is stored in the thermally insulated volume (8) of the device (1), the type and number of passive refrigerating means (10, 10') placed inside the device (1) being dependent on the temperature outside the device (1) and on the threshold temperature,
    the device (1) being characterized in that the removable insulating surface (7) comprises a single insulating panel (7') able and intended to close that face of the insulated volume (8) that is situated facing the door (5) when closed,
    and in that the insulating panel (7') is connected in an articulated manner, on the one hand, via a hinge (17), to one of the fixed thermally insulating panels (6') mounted in the cell (4) and covering the lateral walls (4'') thereof, or to a levelling panel (15) and, on the other hand, via a connection (18), for example a sliding or elastically deformable connection, to the door (5).
  4. Temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing parcels according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the fixed insulating surface (6) and the removable insulating surface (7) are both configured and arranged relative to one another in such a way that, through mutual collaboration with the mating of shapes of their panels (6', 7'), they form a thermally insulating single-layer closed shell (8').
  5. Temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing parcels according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the fixed insulating surface (6) has, at the edges of the relevant panels (6'), arranging means or formations (6"), for example of the groove, shoulder or slot type, collaborating with complementary means or formations (7") belonging to the respectively collaborating edges of the panel or panels (7') of the removable insulating surface (7), to make it easier to arrange in or remove from the parcel box (2).
  6. Temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing parcels according to either one of Claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the levelling panel (15) is interposed between, on the one hand, at least a portion of a wall (4") of the cell (4) and, on the other hand, said removable insulating panel (7').
  7. Device according to Claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the insulating panel (7') is attached to the interior or rear face of the door (5), forming an insulating lining thereof, said insulating panel (7') collaborating through complementing shapes with the fixed insulating panels (6') mounted in the cell (4) to constitute the insulating shell (8') when the door (5) is closed.
  8. Temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing parcels according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it further comprises a transportable container (11), for example of the bag type, having isothermal or adiabatic properties, preferably with semirigid or rigid lateral walls (12), that can be carried by a user or by an operator and placed removably in the interior space (3) of the parcel box (2) so as to have at least one lateral wall (12) in contact with the cell (4) or, as appropriate, with the fixed insulating surface (6) covering said lateral wall (12), said bag (11) being able and intended to receive and store the parcel of which the temperature needs to be kept below a threshold temperature and said corresponding complementary removable insulating surface (7) covering or being incorporated into at least one of the external faces of said lateral walls (12) of the bag (11).
  9. Temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing parcels according to Claim 8, characterized in that the isothermal bag (11) is of a profiled shape, preferably rectangular parallelepipedal shape, and in that said bag (11) and said cell (4) of the parcel box (2) has at least partially complementing shapes giving rise to contact, on the one hand, between certain walls (4'') of the cell (4) or, as appropriate, with the fixed insulating surface (6) covering one or more walls (4") and substantially the entirety of several lateral walls (12) of the bag (11) and, on the other hand, between the door (5) and another wall (12') of said bag (11), when said door (5) is closed, the passive means (10, 10') being incorporated into or attached to the relevant walls (4'', 12, 12') and preferably directly exposed to the interior volume of the cell (4) or of the bag (11).
  10. Temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing parcels according to Claim 9, characterized in that the fixed insulating surface (6) covering the walls (4") of the cell (4) and the removable insulating surface (7) covering or incorporated into the walls (12, 12') of the isothermal bag (11) are arranged in mutually complementing configurations such that the bag (11) can be introduced into the cell (4) by sliding through the frontal opening (4') thereof, the two surfaces (6 and 7) by collaboration constituting the closed isothermal jacket (8') once the bag (11) has been fully introduced into the cell (4).
  11. Temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing parcels according to any one of Claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the interior space (3) of the parcel box (2) further comprises a post-receiving space (13) collaborating with a post-receiving opening (14) created in the door (5) of the parcel box (2), said post-receiving space (13) advantageously being separated from the insulating space (8) by a dedicated wall and situated above the closed insulating shell (8'), thus forming a letterbox.
  12. Temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing parcels according to any one of Claims 1 to 11, characterized in that it comprises at least one temperature-monitoring sensor able to capture the temperature inside the bag (6) and/or inside the insulating volume (8), this sensor possibly being associated with communication or visual display means able to indicate to a user whether this temperature has exceeded the threshold temperature.
  13. Temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing parcels according to any one of Claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the insulating panels (6' and 7') that make up the two thermal insulation surfaces (6 and 7) form a ready-to-fit assembly.
  14. Ready-to-fit assembly intended to form a temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing parcels according to any one of Claims 1 to 13, characterized in that it is made up of the collaboration:
    - of a parcel box (2) having an interior space (3) delimited by lateral walls (4") forming a cell (4) with a frontal access opening (4') closed by a door (5), and
    - of a ready-to-fit assembly which comprises, on the one hand, at least one and preferably several thermally insulating panel(s) (6') able and intended to be mounted in the parcel box (2) to form one or more fixed thermal insulation surface(s) (6) internally lining one or more wall(s) (4") of the cell (4) formed by this box (2) and, on the other hand, at least one second insulating panel (7') which may or may not form part of a transportable container (11), for example in the form of an isothermal bag, and able to form a second thermal insulation surface (7), the aforementioned two surfaces (6 and 7) through collaboration forming a closed insulating shell or jacket (8') when the second panel(s) (7') or the removable container (11) equipped with the second panel (s) (7') is (are) mounted in the parcel box (2) equipped with the panel(s) (6') of the fixed thermal insulation surface (6).
  15. Individual or communal system for receiving and distributing post and parcels, comprising at least one private letterbox and at least one temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving and storing parcels according to any one of Claims 1 to 13.
  16. Method for delivering and storing, while maintaining the temperature thereof, a parcel stored in a temperature-controllable parcel receiving device (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 13, the method being characterized in that it essentially comprises the following steps:
    - a step of providing a temperature-controllable device (1) for receiving parcels according to any one of Claims 1 to 13,
    - a step of providing at least one passive refrigerating means (10, 10'), the type and number of means (10, 10') provided being chosen as a function of the temperature outside the device (1) and of a function of the threshold temperature,
    - potentially a step of setting the temperature of the passive refrigerating means (10, 10') provided, during which step said means (10, 10') are brought to a temperature defined as a function of the temperature outside the device (1) and as a function of the threshold temperature,
    - an installation step during which said means (10, 10') provided are each positioned in a housing (9),
    - a delivery step involving placing the parcel in the cell (4) and making up the insulating shell (8') and the closed insulated volume (8) housing the parcel, either simultaneously with the placement of the parcel presented in a container (11), for example an isothermal bag having lateral walls (12) forming removable insulating panels (7'), or after the placement of the parcel by installing complementary removable insulating panels (7') relative to the fixed insulating surface (6) already present in the cell (4) so that these together form the closed insulating shell (8'),
    the choice of the type(s) of passive means (10, 10'), of the number of means (10, 10') used and, as appropriate, of the temperature to which these means (10, 10') are brought, being made using a chart relating, on the one hand, a temperature outside the device (1) and a threshold temperature below which a parcel needs to be kept with, on the other hand, a particular configuration of means (10, 10') placed inside the device (1) and able to result in said parcel being kept below the desired threshold temperature.
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