JP2002071251A - Water tank for storage facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water tank in which the installation work and the water filling work can be facilitated extremely. SOLUTION: In the water tank 1 for storing ice being stacked in multistage in a storage facility for keeping a constant temperature in a storage compartment regardless of the outer air temperature utilizing latent heat of ice and water, an overflow port 2 and a water flow channel 3 for guiding overflow water to the lower stage water tank 1 are provided in the side wall 11 of the water tank 1. When water is fed continuously to the water tank 1 located at the uppermost stage, water flows over the second and subsequent stages to enter the water tank 1 just below.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to fresh vegetables, rice, wheat,
The present invention relates to an ice storage water tank in a storage facility for performing long-term storage and refrigeration of cereals such as buckwheat, and refrigeration and aging of fresh foods such as fish and meat using latent heat of ice and water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A storage facility utilizing latent heat of ice and water is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. Hei 3-30629 and Hei 11-294.
As described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 919, the latent heat released when the water in the aquarium freezes due to minus outside air in winter and the latent heat released when the ice is thawed by the outside air when the temperature rises is utilized. By keeping the temperature in the storage at 0 ° C. over the anniversary, long-term storage and refrigeration of fresh vegetables, grains such as rice, wheat, and buckwheat, and refrigeration and aging of fresh foods such as fish and meat are performed. The water tank used for this storage facility is
JP-A-3-30629 and JP-A-11-29
As described in Japanese Patent No. 4919, a large number of water tanks each containing water are stacked on a multi-tier with a certain space therebetween, and the space is utilized.
The outside air is spread throughout the water tank to increase the efficiency of releasing latent heat of water or ice.

[0003]

However, when installing this water tank, (A) a method in which water tanks containing water are stacked one by one, or (B) a water tank using a hose after the water tanks are stacked. The method of adding water to each piece is adopted. However, in the case of (A), the operation of stacking a large amount of water tanks filled with water is a considerable labor, and water may be spilled if the tanks are not carefully stacked. Conversely, in the case of (B), the work of stacking is easy because it is an empty water tank, but the work of pouring water into each of a large number of stacked water tanks is extremely troublesome. In particular, when three or more rows of water tanks are arranged, the inner water tank surrounded by the outer water tank must be filled with water by inserting a hose into the space between the water tanks, and this operation is performed step by step. It is not only troublesome but also extremely hard work.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a water tank capable of extremely easily performing a water tank installation operation and a water entry operation.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the technical means adopted by the present invention is to maintain the temperature in a storage room constant using the latent heat of ice and water regardless of the temperature of the outside air. In the storage facility, an overflow port 2 is provided in a side wall 11 of the water tank 1 in a water tank 1 for ice storage stacked on multiple stages, and a flowing water passage 3 is provided on an outer surface of the side wall 11 for guiding overflowed water to a lower water tank. It is characterized by having. (Claim 1) By setting the position of the overflow port 2 above the water tank 1 as much as possible, the internal capacity of the water tank 1 is secured to the maximum.
According to the water tank 1 of the first aspect, as shown in FIG. 3, water is poured into the water tank 1 located at the uppermost stage stacked in a multi-stage manner, and when the water reaches the overflow port 2, the water overflows. The overflowed water is guided by the flowing water passage 3 and falls, and flows into the second-stage water tank 1.
That is, by continuously pouring water into the water tank 1 located at the uppermost stage, the water overflows and drops from the second stage onward, and the water flows into the water tank immediately below. Therefore, by stacking the water tanks in an empty state and filling the uppermost water tank 1 with water, all the water tanks stacked in a multi-stage form can be filled with water.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The overflow port 2 overflows water flowing into a water tank, and the flowing water passage includes all forms capable of guiding overflowed water to a lower water tank. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, an inclined surface 31 diverging from the upper side to the lower side as shown in FIGS.
The recessed portion is formed as the flowing water passage 3, and the overflow opening 2 is opened in the flowing water passage 3. (Claim 2) In claim 2, the inclined surface 31 diverging downward from above is a surface on the side wall side of the concave portion as shown in the figure.
As shown in the figure, the flowing water passage 3 has an end portion 32 having a side wall 11.
Or may be opened downward at the corners 13 of the side wall 11 and the bottom wall 12 as shown in the figure. (Claim 3) That is, in the flowing water passage 3 shown in the figure, the overflowed water flows downward from the terminal end portion 32 of the inclined surface 31 along the side wall 11, and flows into the lower water tank. In the flowing water passage 3 shown in FIG.
Out of the terminal portion 32 and flows into the lower water tank.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the flowing water passage 3.
As shown in FIG. 2, a concave portion having a vertical surface 33 is formed in the side wall 11 from the upper side to the lower side, and the concave portion is used as the flowing water passage 3. A form in which the overflow port 2 is opened downward and the overflow port 2 is opened in the flowing water passage 3 can be given. (Claim 4) In claim 2, the vertical surface 33 from above to below is a surface on the side wall of the concave portion as shown in the figure. That is, in the flowing water passage shown in FIG. 6, the overflowed water flows out from the terminal end portion 32 of the vertical surface 33 and flows into the lower water tank.

Further, as another example of the flowing water passage 3, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the flowing water passage 3 is protruded inside the water tank 1, and the overflow port 2 is formed at the starting end 34 thereof. . (Claim 5) The flowing water passage 3 may be in a form protruding over the entire length as shown in the figure, or in a form (not shown) partially protruding. In addition, in the case of the flowing water passage 3, it is preferable that the overflow port 3 is opened upward on the upper surface of the protruding end portion 34 projecting upward. (Claim 6)

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 3 show a water tank 1 of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the water tanks 1 are stacked to form a water tank structure A. In the drawing, reference numeral 2 denotes an overflow port, and 3 denotes a flowing water passage. In the figure, reference numeral 13 denotes a flange portion to be hooked on a rack B used for constituting a water tank structure A described later, and is formed integrally with the entire upper edge of the water tank 1.

The overflow port 2 and the flowing water passage 3 of the water tank 1 in this embodiment will be described.
The opening is formed in the flowing water passage 3 formed in the side wall 11 of the water tank 1. The flowing water passage 3 is a concave portion having an inclined surface 31 diverging from the upper side to the lower side in the side wall 11. More specifically, the entire length of the flowing water passage 3 is protruded inside the water tank 1, and the terminal end portion 32 reaches the middle of the side wall 11. Also, the starting end 34 of the flowing water passage 3 is connected to the flange 14 of the water tank 1.
At a position slightly lower than the rear surface of
By opening the overflow port 2 on the upper surface of the
The capacity of the water tank 1 is ensured as much as possible, and the overflowed water flows into the flowing water passage 3 as it is. In the present embodiment, the flowing water passages 3 are arranged at two places on both side walls 11 in the longitudinal direction of the water tank 1, respectively, but the arrangement positions and the number of arrangements are not limited.

Next, the flow of water in the water tank structure A in which a large number of water tanks 1 of this embodiment are stacked will be described. (FIGS. 3 and 4) In this embodiment, the water tank of the water tank structure A will be described with reference numerals 1A to 1F in order from the top to the bottom. First,
If this water tank structure A is explained, each of the water tanks 1A to 1F
The flanges 14 are hooked on the supports provided on the rack B, and are stacked in multiple stages (six stages in the drawing). In addition, water tank 1A ~
A space is provided between the first floors, and the outside air is supplied to the water tanks 1A to 1A.
I try to spread all over F. Although the water tank structure in this embodiment is originally arranged in several tens of rows and in several tens of rows, the illustrated water tank structure has six steps in order to explain the flow of water.

The location of the flowing water passage 3 in the water tanks 1A to 1F of the water tank structure A of this embodiment is determined by the positions of the water tanks 1A, 1C and 1E.
, The water tanks 1B and 1D are
A, 1C, and 1E are arranged in the side wall so as to be located between the flowing water passages 3 in A, 1C, and 1E. The bottom water tank 1F is a normal water tank without the overflow port 2 and the flowing water passage 3. The reason for making the lowermost water tank 1F normal is that there is no need to drop water below this. However, the same water tank as the water tanks 1A to 1E may be used.

The water tanks 1A to 1 of the water tank structure A thus configured.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the operation of flowing water into F, first, empty water tanks 1A to 1F are hooked on a rack B in order from the bottom and stacked on multiple stages. After stacking, water flows into the water tank 1A. The inflowing water overflows when reaching the overflow port 2 of the water tank 1A, flows into the flowing water passage 3, and is guided by the flowing water passage 3 to reach the side wall 11. The water that has reached the side wall 11 is transmitted to the corner portion 13 and the bottom wall portion 12 along the side wall 11 as it is, and flows down into the lower water tank 1B therefrom. Then, by continuously flowing water into the water tank 1A, the water overflows below the water tank 1B, sequentially flows into the lower water tanks 1B to 1F, and finally flows into the water tank 1F when the water tank 1F becomes full. stop. That is, when water flows into the uppermost water tank 1A, the water overflows sequentially and flows into all the lower water tanks.

In the water tank structure A of this embodiment, as described above, the positions of the flowing water passages 3 are shifted so that they do not vertically overlap at odd-numbered and even-numbered stages. Aquarium 1B-1F
So that the water can flow in reliably.

5 and 6 show other examples of the flowing water passage 3. These will be described below. The flowing water passage 3 shown in FIG. 5 has an inclined surface 31 similarly to the flowing water passage 3 shown in the above drawing. Although it is constituted by a concave portion provided, the terminal portion 32 of the flowing water passage 3 reaches the corner portion 13 and is opened downward from the corner portion 13. Further, the flowing water passage 3 shown in the figure is the inclined surface 3 of the flowing water passage 3 shown in the above figure.
1 is formed on the vertical surface 33, and the terminal portion 32 of the flowing water passage 3 reaches the corner portion 13 and is opened downward from the corner portion 13.
That is, the flowing water passage 3 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 allows the overflowed water to flow directly into the lower water tank from the end surface 32 opened through the inclined surface 31 or the vertical surface 33. It is.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, water is continuously poured into the water tank 1 positioned at the uppermost stage stacked in a multistage manner, so that the water overflows and falls from the second stage onward. Since the structure is such that the inflow into the water tank immediately below is performed sequentially, the water tanks are piled up in an empty state, and water is poured into the uppermost water tank, so that all the water tanks stacked in a multi-stage form are filled with water. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to provide a water tank that can extremely easily perform the water tank installation work and the water entry work. Further, according to the second to fourth aspects of the present invention, since the water is guided to the flowing water passage formed by the concave portion, the overflowed water can be reliably flowed into the lower water tank. Further, according to the fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, since the flowing water passage protrudes into the inside of the water tank, the flowing water passage can be formed deeply, so that more reliable water guide becomes possible. Since the overflow port is located at the start end of the protruding water passage, the internal capacity of the water tank can be ensured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water tank according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a simplified diagram of a water tank structure using the water tank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a simplified diagram of a water tank structure using the water tank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a water tank of another example.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a water tank of another example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: water tank 2: overflow port 3: flowing water passage 11: side wall 12: bottom wall 13: corner portion 31: inclined surface 32: terminal portion 33: vertical surface 34: start end

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A storage facility that keeps the temperature in a storage room constant irrespective of the temperature of outside air using latent heat of ice and water,
What is claimed is: 1. A water tank for storing ice stacked on multiple stages, comprising an overflow port on a side wall of the water tank, and a flowing water passage for guiding overflowed water to a lower water tank. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a concave portion having an inclined surface diverging downward from above is formed in the side wall, the concave portion is used as a flowing water passage, and an overflow port is opened in the flowing water passage. The aquarium described in the above. 3. The water tank according to claim 2, wherein the end of the flowing water passage is located in the middle of the side wall, or is opened downward at a corner between the side wall and the bottom wall. 4. A vertical concave portion is formed on the side wall from above to below, and the concave portion is used as a flowing water passage. The flowing water passage has a terminal portion opened downward at a corner portion of the side wall and the bottom wall, and the flowing water passage is formed. 2. The water tank according to claim 1, wherein an overflow port is opened in the water tank. 5. The water tank according to claim 1, wherein the flowing water passage protrudes inside the water tank, and an overflow port is formed at a start end thereof. 6. The water tank according to claim 5, wherein the overflow port is upward.