FR2533313A3 - INDIC - Google Patents
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01K—MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G01K11/00—Measuring temperature based upon physical or chemical changes not covered by groups G01K3/00, G01K5/00, G01K7/00 or G01K9/00
- G01K11/06—Measuring temperature based upon physical or chemical changes not covered by groups G01K3/00, G01K5/00, G01K7/00 or G01K9/00 using melting, freezing, or softening
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D79/00—Kinds or details of packages, not otherwise provided for
- B65D79/02—Arrangements or devices for indicating incorrect storage or transport
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- Cold Air Circulating Systems And Constructional Details In Refrigerators (AREA)
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- Measuring Temperature Or Quantity Of Heat (AREA)
- Freezing, Cooling And Drying Of Foods (AREA)
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Abstract
CET INDICATEUR COMPORTE UN RECIPIENT PRINCIPAL 1 EN MATIERE TRANSPARENTE DANS LEQUEL EST LOGE UN SECOND RECIPIENT 2 QUI CONTIENT UN MELANGE LIQUIDE COLORE 3 DU TYPE SE CONGELANT AVEC UNE AUGMENTATION DE VOLUME SUFFISANTE POUR ROMPRE LA PAROI DUDIT RECIPIENT 2 FABRIQUE EN UN MATERIAU ADAPTE A UNE TELLE FIN; LEDIT RECIPIENT INTERIEUR 2 EST SUCCESSIVEMENT REVETU SUR SES FACES LATERALES D'UNE COUCHE LAMINAIRE D'UNE MATIERE CAPILLAIRE 4, D'UNE COUCHE 5, NI CAPILLAIRE NI PERMEABLE, ENTOURANT LA COUCHE 4, UN RECIPIENT 6, CAPILLAIRE, CONTIENT L'ENSEMBLE DECRIT, DES COUSSINETS DE FIBRES 7 SONT DISPOSES ENTRE LES BASES DE CE DERNIER ET CELLES DU RECIPIENT 2 CONTENANT LE MELANGE 3; LA COUCHE NON CAPILLAIRE 5 AGIT COMME MILIEU DE PROTECTION DANS LA PHASE DE CONGELATION DU MELANGE 3 ET DE RUPTURE DU RECIPIENT 2 QUI LE RENFERME, EVITANT AINSI UN FAUX SIGNAL DE COLORATION; QUAND IL SE PRODUIT UNE DECONGELATION DU FAIT D'UNE ANOMALIE DU PROCESSUS GENERAL, LE MELANGE SOLIDIFIE 3 S'ECOULE SOUS FORME LIQUIDE A TRAVERS LES REVETEMENTS CAPILLAIRES ET DEVIENT FACILEMENT VISIBLE, PAR TRANSPARENCE DANS LE RECIPIENT PRINCIPAL 1, CETTE COLORATION ETANT IRREVERSIBLE MEME QUAND LE PROCESSUS DE CONGELATION REPREND.THIS INDICATOR INCLUDES A MAIN CONTAINER 1 IN TRANSPARENT MATERIAL IN WHICH IS HOSTED A SECOND CONTAINER 2 CONTAINING A COLOR 3 LIQUID MIXTURE OF THE FROZEN TYPE WITH AN INCREASE IN VOLUME SUFFICIENT TO BREAK THE WALL OF THE SAID CONTAINER 2 A SUITABLE MATERIAL 2. END; LEDIT INTERIOR CONTAINER 2 IS SUCCESSIVELY COATED ON ITS SIDE FACES WITH A LAMINARY LAYER OF A HAIR MATERIAL 4, A LAYER 5, NEITHER CAPILLARY NOR PERMEABLE, SURROUNDING LAYER 4, A CONTAINER 6, CAPILLARY, CONTAINS ALL DESCRIBED , FIBER CUSHIONS 7 ARE ARRANGED BETWEEN THE BASES OF THE LATTER AND THOSE OF CONTAINER 2 CONTAINING THE MIXTURE 3; THE NON-CAPILLARY LAYER 5 ACTS AS A PROTECTIVE MEDIUM IN THE FREEZING PHASE OF THE MIXTURE 3 AND OF RUPTURE OF THE CONTAINER 2 WHICH CONTAINS IT, THUS AVOIDING A FALSE COLORING SIGNAL; WHEN THERE IS A THAWING DUE TO AN ANOMALY IN THE GENERAL PROCESS, THE SOLIDIFIED MIXTURE 3 FLOWS LIQUID THROUGH THE HAIR COATINGS AND BECOMES EASILY VISIBLE, BY TRANSPARENCY IN THE MAIN CONTAINER 1, THIS COLORATION BEING EVEN IRANDREVERSIBLE. THE FREEZING PROCESS RESUMES.
Description
"INDICATEUR IRREVERSIBLE DE DECONGELATION""IRREVERSIBLE INDICATOR OF DEFROSTING"
La présente invention concerne un indicateur irréver- The present invention relates to an irreversible indicator
sible de décongélation et spécialement un dispositif pour defrosting and especially a device for
le contrÈle du maintien-de la congélation à différentes. monitoring of maintenance-freezing at different.
températures (celles qui sont nécessaires pour les pro- temperatures (those necessary for
duits, qu'ils soient alimentaires ou non). whether they are food or not).
On sait que la réfrigération constitue l'un des procé- Refrigeration is known to be one of the most important
dés les plus adaptés pour la protection des aliments con- most suitable for the protection of
tre les dégats causés par les microbes, les enzymes et l'autooxydation; elle est plus efficace aux températures damage caused by microbes, enzymes and autooxidation; it is more efficient at temperatures
inférieures à la température de congélation qu'aux tempé- below the freezing temperature
ratures supérieures puisque les bactéries nocives ne se because the harmful bacteria do not
développent pratiquement pas à ces températures inférieures. hardly develop at these lower temperatures.
Ainsi donc l'efficacité de la congélation pour la con- So the effectiveness of freezing for the sake of
servation des produits destinés à la consommation alimen- servicing of products intended for
taire est évidente et de plus bien connue: il est ainsi possible d'emmagasiner ces produits pendant de longues is obvious and well known: it is possible to store these products for long periods of time.
périodes dans les armoires frigorifiques - periods in refrigerated cabinets -
De graves inconvénients se présentent néanmoins si ledit processus de congélation est interrompu à un moment Serious disadvantages nevertheless arise if said freezing process is interrupted at a time
donné, pendant une durée plus ou moins longue; les quali- given, for a longer or shorter period; the qualifications
tés alimentaires favorables sont altérées sans que soit favorable foodstuffs are altered without
détectée ladite interruption par un moyen quelconque aver- detected said interruption by any means whatsoever
tissant le consommateur de l'anomalie qui s'est produite. weaving the consumer of the anomaly that has occurred.
L'invention a pour objet un dispositif qui élimine totalement le risque ci-dessus mentionné, et qui travaille The subject of the invention is a device which completely eliminates the above-mentioned risk and which works
comme un témoin irréversible avertissant de la décongéla- as an irreversible witness warning of thaw
tion temporaire, partielle ou totale qui s'est produite. tion, partial or total, which occurred.
D'une façon générale, ce témoin est constitué d'un dispositif susceptible d'être manipulé normalement, sans se congeler, à la température ambiante et qui suit le In general, this control consists of a device that can be handled normally, without freezing, at room temperature and following the
processus de congélation de l'aliment ou du produit à pro- process of freezing the food or product to be pro-
téger; une modification dans ce processus est détectée tect; a change in this process is detected
par ledit dispositif dont l'aspect extérieur subit un chan- by said device whose external appearance undergoes a change
gement de coloration irréversible Ce changement de colo- Irreversible staining. This change of color
ration persiste même quand le processus de congélation re- still persists even when the freezing process
prend et que l'aliment reprend son degré de congélation convenable On peut dire, à plus forte raison, qu'il n'est pas N 6 cessaire que le produit ait été décongelé mais qu'il takes and the food regains its proper degree of freezing It can be said, all the more reason, that it is not necessary that the product has been thawed but that
se soit trouvé à lune température supérieure à la tempéra- temperature above the temperature
ture maximale autorisée; ceci signifie que ce peut être une température située normalement en dessous de la tempé- rature de congélation quoique dans des cas exceptionnels, maximum permissible limit; this means that it may be a temperature normally below the freezing temperature, although in exceptional cases,
elle puisse être supérieure.she can be superior.
Une des caractéristiques importantes de cet indica- One of the important features of this indica-
teur est qu'il peut détecter, de façon irréversible, et à différents degrés, la décongélation spécifique de chaque produit. La présente invention sera mieux comprise d'ailleurs It is possible that it can irreversibly and to different degrees detect the specific thawing of each product. The present invention will be better understood elsewhere
grâce A la description qui suit d'un mode de réalisation, thanks to the following description of an embodiment,
en référence au dessin schématique annexé, dans lequel: with reference to the appended schematic drawing, in which:
Figure 1 est une vue en coupe longitudinale du dis- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the
positif selon l'invention;positive according to the invention;
Figure 2 est une vue en coupe transversale du dispo- Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the arrangement
sitif selon II-II de figure 1.II-II of Figure 1.
On voit sur les figures un mode de réalisation d'un We see in the figures an embodiment of a
dispositif de contrôle de la décongélation selon l'inven- thawing control device according to the invention
tion, de type irréversible, lors d'un processus de congé- irreversible type, in a process of
lation de produits de préférence alimentaires et dont l'o- of food preference products and whose
riginalité consiste en ce qu'il se compose d'un récipient its originality consists of a container
ou réceptacle désigné de façon générale par ( 1), en matiè- or receptacle generally designated by (1), in
re transparente, à l'intérieur duquel est logé un autre récipient ( 2), rempli d'un liquide coloré ( 3) du type qui, en se congelant, subit une augmentation de volume, ce qui transparent, inside which is housed another container (2), filled with a colored liquid (3) of the type which, by freezing, undergoes an increase in volume, which
produit la rupture de la paroi du récipient ( 2). produces the rupture of the wall of the container (2).
Ce récipient ( 2) présente un revêtement capillaire This container (2) has a capillary coating
externe ( 4) sur ses faces latérales, un revêtement protec- (4) on its lateral faces, a protective coating
teur ( 5), ni capillaire ni perméable, enveloppant le pré- (5), neither capillary nor permeable, enveloping the pre-
cédent, un récipient ( 6) en matière capillaire contenant a container (6) of capillary material containing
l'ensemble décrit.the set described.
Entre les bases de ce récipient ( 6) et celle du ré- Between the bases of this container (6) and that of the
cipient ( 2) sont disposés des coussinets de fibres ( 7) qui, entre autres fonctions, ont celle de servir de moyens amortisseur et de positionnement du récipient ( 2) pendant container (2) are arranged fiber pads (7) which, among other functions, have the function of serving as damping and positioning means for the container (2) while
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la manipulation du dispositif.the manipulation of the device.
Le fonctionnement du dispositif va maintenant être décrit: r Quand on incorpore le dispositif dans le processus de congélation de l'aliment ou du produit à protéger,' e liquide ou le mélange color 6 ( 3) se congèle, ce qui cause The operation of the device will now be described: When the device is incorporated in the process of freezing the food or product to be protected, the liquid or the color mixture (3) freezes, which causes
une augmentation de volume et la rupture-du récipient ( 2). an increase in volume and rupture of the container (2).
Les revêtements capillaire ( 4) et protecteur ( 5) évi- Capillary (4) and protective (5) coatings
tent qu'accidentellement quelques particules de liquide co- accidentally some particles of liquid
loré soient visibles de l'extérieur, produisant un faux loré are visible from the outside, producing a false
signal pour l'observateur.signal for the observer.
Quand, du fait d'une anomalie quelconque du processus, When, because of any anomaly of the process,
la décongélation se produit, le mélange solide ( 3) se li- defrosting occurs, the solid mixture (3) is
quéfie, s'écoule à travers les revêtements capillaires ( 4, 6) et apparaît de façon très visible par transparence à cefie, flows through the capillary coatings (4, 6) and appears very visibly
l'intérieur du récipient principal ( 1). inside the main container (1).
Comme il va de soi, et comme il ressort de ce qui précède, le dispositif selon l'invention peut présenter d'autres formes de réalisation qui se distinguent par des modifications de détail de celui décrit ci-dessus à titre As is obvious, and as is apparent from the above, the device according to the invention may have other embodiments which are distinguished by modifications of detail of that described above as
d'exemple, et qui permettent d'arriver également à la pro- example, and which also makes it possible to
tection demandée.requested.
Il peut présenter n'importe quelles formes et dimen- It can have any shape and size
sions, et être réalisé avec les matériaux les plus appro- and be made with the most appropriate materials.
priés.requested.
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ES1982267379U ES267379Y (en) | 1982-09-21 | 1982-09-21 | "IRREVERSIBLE INDICATOR OF TEMPERATURE DEFROSTING THAT IS REQUIRED". |
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Cited By (3)
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FR2625556A1 (en) * | 1988-01-05 | 1989-07-07 | Guitteny Serge | Device for indicating whether a frozen or deep frozen product has been kept under good conditions |
FR2676278A1 (en) * | 1991-05-06 | 1992-11-13 | Cool Sarl | State of preservation indicator for refrigerated or frozen products |
WO2004014647A1 (en) * | 2002-08-02 | 2004-02-19 | Epcos Ag | Method for producing a ceramic substrate |
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GB2215460A (en) * | 1988-02-29 | 1989-09-20 | Ashley John Phelan | Frozen food thaw indicator |
US5239942A (en) * | 1992-05-11 | 1993-08-31 | Pymah Corporation | Freeze indicator |
ES2061402B1 (en) * | 1993-04-13 | 1995-06-16 | Blanco Juan Manuel Perez | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT DEFROSTING AND THE RELATIVE STATE OF CONSERVATION, IN PERISHABLE PRODUCTS. |
ES2064289B1 (en) * | 1993-07-07 | 1995-08-01 | Garcia Bernardo Cuello | DEVICE FOR VISUAL CONTROL OF THE STATE OF FREEZING OF PERISHABLE PRODUCTS. |
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GB9621450D0 (en) * | 1996-10-15 | 1996-12-04 | Univ Durham | Temperature change indicator |
DE19959044A1 (en) * | 1999-12-07 | 2001-06-13 | Armin Menzel | Temporary display for frozen products, e.g. foods, medicines, comprises a reaction mass surrounded by a protective film and located on a plate shaped indicator layer |
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US7770534B2 (en) | 2001-08-10 | 2010-08-10 | Isadore Cooperman | Changed condition indicator |
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Cited By (4)
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FR2625556A1 (en) * | 1988-01-05 | 1989-07-07 | Guitteny Serge | Device for indicating whether a frozen or deep frozen product has been kept under good conditions |
FR2676278A1 (en) * | 1991-05-06 | 1992-11-13 | Cool Sarl | State of preservation indicator for refrigerated or frozen products |
WO2004014647A1 (en) * | 2002-08-02 | 2004-02-19 | Epcos Ag | Method for producing a ceramic substrate |
US7722797B2 (en) | 2002-08-02 | 2010-05-25 | Epcos Ag | Method for producing a ceramic substrate |
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GB2130720A (en) | 1984-06-06 |
ES267379Y (en) | 1983-10-16 |
IT8322930A0 (en) | 1983-09-20 |
IT1194404B (en) | 1988-09-22 |
IT8322930A1 (en) | 1985-03-20 |
DE8327114U1 (en) | 1983-12-08 |
ES267379U (en) | 1983-03-16 |
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