GB2270149A - Solar powered chill box - Google Patents

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GB2270149A
GB2270149A GB9218429A GB9218429A GB2270149A GB 2270149 A GB2270149 A GB 2270149A GB 9218429 A GB9218429 A GB 9218429A GB 9218429 A GB9218429 A GB 9218429A GB 2270149 A GB2270149 A GB 2270149A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B27/00—Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy
    • F25B27/002—Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy using solar energy
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C15/00—Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other objects or articles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J1/00—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
    • A61J1/14—Details; Accessories therefor
    • A61J1/16—Holders for containers
    • A61J1/165—Cooled holders, e.g. for medications, insulin, blood, plasma
    • 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
    • F25D11/00—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A40/00—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production
    • Y02A40/90—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production in food processing or handling, e.g. food conservation
    • Y02A40/963—Off-grid food refrigeration
    • Y02A40/966—Powered by renewable energy sources
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P60/00—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries
    • Y02P60/80—Food processing, e.g. use of renewable energies or variable speed drives in handling, conveying or stacking
    • Y02P60/85—Food storage or conservation, e.g. cooling or drying

Abstract

A small portable refrigerator may be carried on the shoulder using the strap provided or attached to a ruck sack, cycle cross bar or handlebar, motor cycle top box etc. using loops provided at the rear. The battery pack is charged initially using an external ni-cad battery charger via the socket (5) provided in the side of the chill-box, after which a solar powered charging circuit keeps the battery pack charged. Solar panels fit in recesses in the lid (6) and front (7) of the box. The refrigerator may be used for camping, hiking, fishing, touring, cycling and picnicing or at any time when food or drink need to be kept cool. Also ideal for keeping and conveying blood or any other medical items that need to be transported at a low temperature. <IMAGE>

Description

SOLAR POWERED CHILL-BOX.
This invention relates to a solar powered chill-box.
Cool boxes in various shapes and sizes are available to kepp food and drink cool. However these are effective up to about eight hour only.
Portable refrigerators are also available, but either have to run off mains electricity, a car battery or lighter socket, or a gas cylinder.
According to the present invention the chill-box remains cool at all times as it contains its own refrigeration unit, powered by a ni-cad battery pack which is charged by solar power, provided by two solar cells, via a built in charging circuit.
After an initial charge via the external charging socket the chill-box is self sufficient.
Refering to the accompanying drawings the cool compartment occupies the centre section 1 A refridgeration unit 2 is enclosed in the left hand compartment and this cools the floor of the cool compartment. A means of adjusting the temperature with a control knob is s provided The battery pack and charging circuit is in the right hand cmpartment 4 complete with external charging socket 5.
Solar panels fit in recesses in the lid 6 and front 7 of the box. The latter being able to swivel out as shown 8.
The lid 5 fitted with two hinges at the rear 9 and secured with clasp 10. A sealing gasket 11 is provided.
During darkness the battery pack keeps the chill-box functioning.
The chill-box is provided with a shoulder strap 12, and can also be attached to a rucksack , cycie crossbar or handlebar, motorcycle top box etc. using loops 13 provided at the rear.

Claims (5)

1. A solar powered chill-box which chills food, drink etz.
and keeps it continually col@ as does a domestic refrigerator, but with the convenience of being ligntweight and portable.
2. A solar powered chill-box, as zlaimed in @@ that can be carried with a shoulder strap attatched to the body of the chill-box as shown, or using the loops provided at the rear to attatch the chill-box to a ruck sack, cycle cross bar or handlebar, motorcycle top @o@ etc.
3. A solar powered chill-box as claimed in 1. and 2.
that helps stop the spread of bacteria in food as might take place in a lunch box on a het day.
4. A solar powered chill-box as claimed in 1. 2. and 3, can be used in a medical capacity for transporting blood, or any other substances that require being kept at low temperaures.
5. A solar powered chill-box as claimed in 1. 2. 3. and 4, can be used by fishermen for keeping their bait and catcr cool.
GB9218429A 1992-08-29 1992-08-29 Solar powered chill box Withdrawn GB2270149A (en)

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Cited By (9)

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DE19708861A1 (en) * 1997-03-05 1998-09-17 Aeg Hausgeraete Gmbh Refrigerator
DE29716341U1 (en) * 1997-09-11 1999-01-21 Scheven Wolfgang Solar cooler
BE1012081A3 (en) * 1998-07-22 2000-04-04 Stefano Carlo Di Multi-compartment, multi-purpose carrying case, comprising an electric refrigerating device, adaptable to all two wheeled (or other) vehicles (with or without motors)
FR2784648A1 (en) * 1998-10-20 2000-04-21 Jacques Maurens Insulated food cabinet for mounting on home delivery courier service motorcycle or scooter, comprises compartmented container with integral heating/cooling unit, battery, and charging dynamo
DE10050480A1 (en) * 2000-10-12 2002-04-18 Manfred Griener Electrically driven cool-box has solar cells arranged on lid of cool-box on carrier, for instance on plate that can be pivoted upwards
GB2371353A (en) * 2000-11-21 2002-07-24 John David Flack Portable beverage cooler
DE102004041409B4 (en) * 2004-08-17 2007-12-20 Cmc Cool Mountain Collection Ag Portable temperature control tank and power supply unit, in particular for such a container
ES2326954A1 (en) * 2009-05-12 2009-10-21 Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Autonomo de frio portable system (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
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EP0038864A1 (en) * 1980-04-24 1981-11-04 Eberlein & Co. Cold-storage box
GB2232756A (en) * 1989-06-06 1990-12-19 John Humphrey Millar Refrigeration apparatus
GB2250084A (en) * 1990-11-20 1992-05-27 Ahmed Saleh Portable refrigeration assemblies

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EP0038864A1 (en) * 1980-04-24 1981-11-04 Eberlein & Co. Cold-storage box
GB2232756A (en) * 1989-06-06 1990-12-19 John Humphrey Millar Refrigeration apparatus
GB2250084A (en) * 1990-11-20 1992-05-27 Ahmed Saleh Portable refrigeration assemblies

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE19708861A1 (en) * 1997-03-05 1998-09-17 Aeg Hausgeraete Gmbh Refrigerator
DE19708861C2 (en) * 1997-03-05 2000-08-10 Aeg Hausgeraete Gmbh Household appliance, in particular refrigerator and / or freezer
DE29716341U1 (en) * 1997-09-11 1999-01-21 Scheven Wolfgang Solar cooler
BE1012081A3 (en) * 1998-07-22 2000-04-04 Stefano Carlo Di Multi-compartment, multi-purpose carrying case, comprising an electric refrigerating device, adaptable to all two wheeled (or other) vehicles (with or without motors)
FR2784648A1 (en) * 1998-10-20 2000-04-21 Jacques Maurens Insulated food cabinet for mounting on home delivery courier service motorcycle or scooter, comprises compartmented container with integral heating/cooling unit, battery, and charging dynamo
DE10050480A1 (en) * 2000-10-12 2002-04-18 Manfred Griener Electrically driven cool-box has solar cells arranged on lid of cool-box on carrier, for instance on plate that can be pivoted upwards
GB2371353A (en) * 2000-11-21 2002-07-24 John David Flack Portable beverage cooler
GB2371353B (en) * 2000-11-21 2005-02-02 John David Flack Cooler assembly for e.g picnic use
DE102004041409B4 (en) * 2004-08-17 2007-12-20 Cmc Cool Mountain Collection Ag Portable temperature control tank and power supply unit, in particular for such a container
ES2326954A1 (en) * 2009-05-12 2009-10-21 Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Autonomo de frio portable system (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
CN105996379A (en) * 2016-05-19 2016-10-12 湖北大学 Outdoor exercise bag with package structure design having temperature control and dedusting functions

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