JP2002206838A - Van-type vehicle having onboard refrigerator in cargo room - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a worker to load/unload refrigerated or frozen goods easily from the outside of a vehicle, and improve efficiency in his collection and delivery operations by reducing the frequency of stepping in the inside of the vehicle, consequent upon frequent loading/unloading works in a van-type vehicle having an onboard refrigerator besides a normal cargo room. SOLUTION: Onboard refrigerators 3, 4 of heat-insulation structure are provided with coolers 9. The refrigerators are places in the space between a driver' s seat D and a general luggage room 2a in the rear of the vehicle. Door 3a, 4a of the refrigerator 3, 4 have a spring-up structure to the direction of the side faces of the vehicle. A loading/unloading opening 13 on the upper face of the refrigerator main bodies 3b, 4b is placed on the sidewall doors 6, 7 on the side faces of the vehicle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a van-type vehicle equipped with an in-vehicle refrigerator for transporting luggage such as a courier service. The present invention relates to an improvement in a structure that facilitates loading and unloading of luggage into and out of a vehicle-mounted refrigerator in a vehicle that simultaneously transports luggage requiring temperature control such as freezing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in the home delivery and delivery business, the demand for transporting refrigerated foods and frozen foods has increased, and home delivery and delivery vehicles equipped with refrigerators have been increasing. In these courier services and delivery vehicles, transport efficiency is improved by selectively using large to small vehicles according to the amount of transport, their type, and the destination of delivery.

[0003] Among them, a van type vehicle for small-lot delivery having a multipurpose function capable of handling various kinds of luggage by one vehicle is rapidly developing. A refrigerator is installed in a part of the room, and a door for loading and unloading is provided on the side.

[0004]

Since refrigerated or frozen products to be carried in and out of the on-vehicle refrigerator are taken in and out of the car from the opening and closing doors on the side of the car, it is necessary to enter the car each time. Along with the reduction in work efficiency, a space for the operator's feet or movement is required, and the load of general luggage decreases accordingly.

The present invention is directed to a van-type vehicle having a simple structure and a refrigerator mounted on a vehicle in addition to a normal luggage compartment.
The purpose is to reduce the frequency of entry into the car due to frequent loading and unloading of cargo during collection and delivery, and to facilitate the loading and unloading of refrigerated / frozen luggage from outside the vehicle, thereby improving collection and delivery efficiency. And

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a van type vehicle having a vehicle-mounted refrigerator in a luggage compartment inside the vehicle. Is provided in the space between the driver's seat and the rear general luggage compartment, the door of the in-vehicle refrigerator has an upward opening structure toward the side of the vehicle, and the loading / unloading opening on the top of the refrigerator body is on the side door on the side of the vehicle. Adopted technical means to be arranged. Further, it is desirable that the compressor for compressing the refrigerant in the condensing unit attached to the in-vehicle refrigerator is a vibration type compressor.

Further, the door handle of the refrigerator for the vehicle is
In addition to being provided at a position close to the side wall door, the loading / unloading opening on the upper surface of the refrigerator main body has a height of 10 mm from the vehicle's tire contact surface.
It is characterized by a range of 0 cm to 140 cm.

According to the present invention, since the door of the vehicle-mounted refrigerator is formed so as to open upward toward the side of the vehicle, the door can be easily opened and closed from the side wall door on the side of the vehicle, and the refrigerator main body can be loaded and unloaded. The opening is located facing the side wall door on the side of the vehicle, making it possible to load and unload refrigerated / frozen luggage from outside the vehicle and to effectively utilize the floor space inside the vehicle, thus substantially reducing the load capacity of the luggage. Can be increased. Also, if the compressor for compressing the refrigerant for cooling the inside of the refrigerator of the on-vehicle refrigerator is a vibration type compressor, even if the engine is stopped while the vehicle is stopped, the power consumption from the on-vehicle battery is small. Small temperature change.

The door handle of the refrigerator for the vehicle is provided at a position close to the side wall door, and the loading / unloading opening on the top surface of the refrigerator main body has a height of 100 cm from the tire grounding surface of the vehicle.
In the range of 140 cm to 140 cm, the loading / unloading of refrigerated / frozen luggage from outside the vehicle is less frequently performed by the worker bending down, making the work easier.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on one embodiment of the present invention shown in the attached drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a van type vehicle having a vehicle-mounted refrigerator according to the present invention, in which a roof is cut away, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the vehicle, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle taken along line CC of FIG. 1, and FIG. The case is illustrated.

In FIG. 1, a luggage compartment 2 is provided inside a van-type vehicle 1, and a normal luggage loading room 2a at a normal temperature is provided at a rear portion of the luggage room 2. A pair of in-vehicle refrigerators 3 and 4 are mounted on the floor of the vehicle 1. The delivery van type vehicle 1 is provided with a flip-up door 5 for cargo handling on the rear wall of the luggage compartment 2, a sliding door-type side door 6 on the left side for loading and unloading luggage, and a right side surface. Is provided with a side wall door 7. To load and unload luggage to and from the pair of in-vehicle refrigerators 3 and 4, slide the left side door 6 to open the door and place one foot on the step 8 on the floor of the vehicle 1 while sliding the door of the in-vehicle refrigerator 3. 3a is flipped upward, or the side door 7 on the right side is opened, and the door 4a of the in-vehicle refrigerator 4 is flipped upward to perform cargo handling through the window.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, a pair of in-vehicle refrigerators 3 and 4 are provided with a cooler 9 such as an evaporator inside refrigerator bodies 3b and 4b having a heat insulating structure surrounded by a heat insulating material.
The condensing units 10a and 10b having a condenser, a vibrating compressor 14 as a compressor, and a power supply as main components are provided outside. The vibrating compressor 14 compresses the refrigerant, forms a refrigeration cycle in combination with the evaporator and the condenser, and cools the inside of the refrigerator bodies 3b and 4b.

The refrigerator bodies 3b, 4b are provided with doors 3a, 4a.
The doors 3a, 4a shown in the figure are configured to be able to be closed, and the illustrated doors 3a, 4a are rotated by a hinge 11 and have an upward opening structure. The cool air inside 4b is prevented from flowing out due to the difference in specific gravity from the outside air. The refrigerator bodies 3b, 4b and the doors 3a, 4a are connected to the latches 16a, 16b.
Thus, the doors 3a and 4a are not opened by vibrations while the vehicle is running.

The in-vehicle refrigerator 3 and the in-vehicle refrigerator 4 are fixed in parallel in a back-to-back state at a position substantially perpendicular to a horizontal plane with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle 1. The width of a passage portion for an operator to enter and leave the general luggage loading room 2a is set apart, and the in-vehicle refrigerator 4 is installed near the side wall door 7. Accordingly, the on-board refrigerators 3 and 4 in a back-to-back state are deviated rightward from the center line in the vehicle traveling direction, thereby improving the loading efficiency of the luggage while securing a passage to the general luggage loading room 2a. Let me. Also, in order to maintain the doors 3a and 4a in an open state to facilitate loading and unloading, a bar 15 formed of a pipe material or the like extending from a structural aggregate of a vehicle ceiling or a vehicle body ceiling is provided with a door 3a. , 4a.

The position of the loading / unloading opening 13b on the upper surface of the refrigerator body 4b of the on-board refrigerator 4 is located along the side wall door 7 so as to face the side surface as shown in the figure, and the door 4a is located on the side surface. A handle 12 for opening and closing so as to form an upward opening structure in the direction is fixed at a position close to the side wall door 7.

The position of the loading / unloading opening 13b on the upper surface of the refrigerator main body 3b of the other in-vehicle refrigerator 3 is parallel to the side wall door 6 as shown in FIG.
A handle 12 for opening and closing so as to have an upward opening structure in the direction is fixed.

Referring to FIG. 4, the worker M opens the side door 6 or the side door 7 to open the doors 3 of the refrigerators 3 and 4.
a, 4a, the handle 12 is operated to carry in and out the opening 13a,
The cargo can be loaded and unloaded by exposing the cargo 13 and 13b, and the height h of the loading / unloading openings 13a and 13b is set to the height of the vehicle 1.
Is set in a range of 100 cm to 140 cm from the ground contact surface of the tire T. As a result, quick and efficient work can be performed, and the in-vehicle refrigerator 3 can be loaded and unloaded with one foot on the step 8, so that relatively heavy loads can be easily handled.

A cooler 9 such as an evaporator is mounted inside the on-vehicle refrigerators 3 and 4, and the internal air is cooled so that the temperature inside the refrigerator is kept uniform. In addition, the refrigerator 3
The carrying-in / out openings 13a and 13b of 4 are thermally insulated by a gasket provided between the doors 3a and 4a. A cooler 9 such as an evaporator is operated by being connected to condensing units 10a and 10b attached to the on-vehicle refrigerators 3 and 4. Further, the in-vehicle refrigerators 3 and 4 can change the set temperature in the refrigerator by a changeover switch (not shown), and can be used as a freezer. Therefore, the in-vehicle refrigerator 3 can be used as a refrigerator and the in-vehicle refrigerator 4 can be used as a freezer.

The compressor housed in the condensing units 10a and 10b uses a vibration type compressor 14 and can be driven by a battery (not shown) mounted on the vehicle 1. The battery is charged by an alternator (not shown) of the vehicle 1. The use of the vibration compressor 14 makes it possible to reduce the drive current from the battery. Thereby, even if the engine of the vehicle 1 stops while the vehicle is stopped, the power consumption from the vehicle-mounted battery is small, so that continuous operation is possible and the temperature change in the refrigerator of the vehicle-mounted refrigerator is small.

Approximate dimensions of the on-vehicle refrigerators 3 and 4 are 750 mm × 1070 mm in length and width, 740 mm in height, and the inner volume is about 130 liters.
It is possible to secure a sufficient internal volume as a size that fits in the space described above and as an in-vehicle refrigerator of a normal small-sized transport vehicle.
In addition, a vehicle-mounted refrigerator can be substantially added.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the appended claims. It is possible. For example, the side door 7 on the right side of the vehicle may be used as a window. In this case, there is an advantage that cargo can be easily carried in and out through the window from outside the vehicle.

[0023]

According to the present invention, in a van type vehicle having a vehicle-mounted refrigerator in a luggage compartment inside the vehicle, the vehicle-mounted refrigerator provided with a heat insulating structure and a cooler is provided between a driver's seat and a rear general luggage loading room. Since the door of the refrigerator for in-vehicle use is provided with an upward opening structure toward the side of the vehicle, and the opening for carrying in / out of the upper surface of the refrigerator body is provided with technical means arranged to face the side wall door on the side of the vehicle. It is possible to reduce the frequency of entry into the vehicle due to frequent loading and unloading of cargo at the time of collection and delivery, and to improve the efficiency of collection and delivery while achieving easy loading and unloading of refrigerated / frozen packages from outside the vehicle. it can.

In addition, there is no need for an operator's feet or a space for moving the refrigerated or frozen product to be carried in and out of the on-board refrigerator, and the volume of the luggage compartment can be increased to improve the transportation efficiency.

Furthermore, if the compressor for compressing the refrigerant in the condensing unit attached to the refrigerator mounted on the vehicle is a vibration type compressor, it can be driven at a low current, and achieves energy saving and continuous cooling while stopped. It is possible to provide an in-vehicle refrigerator that can prevent deterioration in the quality of refrigerated products due to the above and can withstand vibration of the vehicle.

Also, the handle of the door of the refrigerator for the vehicle is provided at a position close to the side wall door, and the opening for carrying in and out of the upper surface of the refrigerator main body has a height of 100 cm from the tire contact surface of the vehicle.
When the height is in the range from m to 140 cm, it is possible to eliminate the difficulty in handling the luggage due to the difference in height between the workers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a van type vehicle having a vehicle-mounted refrigerator according to the present invention, with a roof cut away.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AOB of FIG. 1 and is a side view of the vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the vehicle, which is a cross-section taken along line CC of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a reference diagram for explaining how a worker handles luggage.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vehicle 2 ... Luggage room 2a ... Rear general luggage loading room 3, 4 ... In-vehicle refrigerator 3a, 4a ... Door 3b, 4b ... Refrigerator body 6, 7 ... Side wall door 9 Cooler 11 Hinge 12 Handle 13a, 13b Loading / unloading opening 14 Compressor (vibration compressor) 15 Bar 16a, 16b Latch D: Driver's seat T: Tire

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A van-type vehicle having an in-vehicle refrigerator in a luggage compartment inside the vehicle, the in-vehicle refrigerator having a heat insulating structure and a cooler provided in a space between a driver's seat and a rear general luggage compartment. A van-type vehicle, wherein the door of the on-vehicle refrigerator has an upward opening structure toward the side of the vehicle, and a loading / unloading opening on an upper surface of the refrigerator main body is disposed facing a side wall door on the side of the vehicle. 2. The van-type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a condensing unit is provided in addition to the on-vehicle refrigerator, and a compressor that compresses a refrigerant in the condensing unit is a vibration compressor. 3. A door handle of the on-vehicle refrigerator is provided at a position close to the side wall door, and a loading / unloading opening on an upper surface of the refrigerator main body has a height from a tire contact surface of the vehicle of 100 cm to 140 cm. The van-type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is a range.