JP2002302213A - Carrying-in system for low-temperature article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrying-in system for low-temperature articles, capable of preventing cold air from leaking. SOLUTION: In a partition wall 2 of a carrying-in system 1 for low- temperature articles provided with a carrying-in opening 11 which permits a low-temperature storage 4 movable with stored low-temperature articles to enter and permits the low-temperature articles to be carried out of the low- temperature storage 4, there are provided elastic fins 12 and working room side elastic fins 13 which are provided at least in the vertical or horizontal direction of the carrying-in opening 11 and seals a space between an opening edge 2A of the carrying-in opening 11 and the low-temperature storage 4 which enters the carrying-in opening 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a low-temperature article carry-in facility in a food processing plant or a distribution center, into which a low-temperature warehouse capable of storing and moving low-temperature articles can enter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional low-temperature article loading facility of this type is an apparatus for sorting food products and delivering articles under a low-temperature environment such as a food processing factory or a distribution center.
In particular, a place where food processing is performed or a low-temperature work place that sorts articles is partitioned by a partition wall from other work places, and is kept in a low-temperature environment by a cooling device.

[0003] The partition wall is formed with a carry-in port for carrying in a low-temperature article conveyed from another work place by the low-temperature cabinet. Low temperature goods were being carried into the workplace.

[0004]

However, in the conventional low-temperature article carry-in facility, when a low-temperature article is transferred from the low-temperature warehouse to the low-temperature work place or at a low-temperature work place, a gap is formed between the entrance and the low-temperature warehouse. There was a problem that cold air leaked to the outside. Therefore, there has been a problem that the cooling efficiency of the low-temperature workplace decreases and the temperature in the vicinity of the carry-in port increases.

[0005] Further, since the low-temperature storage is usually provided with wheels on the lower surface, when loading or unloading the low-temperature goods from the low-temperature storage, the low-temperature storage is moved outside from the loading entrance, and the loading and unloading work is complicated. At the same time, there is a problem that leakage of cool air is further caused.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the conventional technical problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a low-temperature article carrying facility capable of avoiding the leakage of cool air.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a low-temperature article carry-in facility in which a low-temperature warehouse capable of storing and moving low-temperature articles can enter, and has a carry-in entrance for taking out the low-temperature article from the low-temperature warehouse. And a seal member provided at least above, below, or left and right of the carry-in port, and sealing between an opening edge of the carry-in port and a low-temperature storage that has entered the carry-in port.

[0008] According to the present invention, in a low-temperature article loading facility having a carry-in port for taking out a low-temperature article from the low-temperature article, the low-temperature article that can store and move the low-temperature article can be entered. It is provided on the top and bottom, or on the left and right, and has a sealing member that seals between the opening edge of the carry-in entrance and the low-temperature warehouse that has entered the carry-in entrance. When performing, it is possible to prevent cold air from leaking outside through a gap between the carry-in entrance and the low-temperature storage.

[0009] This makes it possible to carry in or carry out the low-temperature article to / from the low-temperature storage without lowering the cooling efficiency of the low-temperature article carrying-in facility.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a low-temperature article carrying facility, wherein:
It is characterized in that a plurality of elastic fin pieces are provided to come into contact with the low-temperature storage that has entered from the carry-in entrance.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of elastic fin pieces are provided on the end surface of the wall constituting the carry-in port so as to come into contact with the low-temperature refrigerator entering from the carry-in port. Therefore, the gap between the carry-in entrance and the low-temperature storage can be almost completely closed by the elastic fin pieces, so that the cool air leakage from the gap can be more effectively prevented. become.

Further, since the fin pieces have elasticity, the low-temperature storage can be held from above and below or right and left of the carry-in entrance, so that the movement of the low-temperature storage can be suppressed and the work can be performed efficiently. become.

The low-temperature article carrying facility according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in addition to the second aspect, the elastic fin pieces protrude more toward the inside of the entrance as the elastic fin pieces are located inside.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second aspect of the invention, the elastic fin pieces are located inside the carry-in entrance because the elastic fin pieces are more protruded into the carry-in entrance toward the inside. The gap between the carry-in entrance and the low-temperature storage can be almost completely closed from the carry-in entrance side by the elastic fin pieces, and the leakage of cool air from the gap can be more effectively prevented.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the third aspect of the present invention, the low-temperature article carrying facility further comprises:
It is characterized by being inclined in a direction in which the inside narrows.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the third aspect of the present invention, since the end surface of the wall constituting the carry-in port is inclined in a direction in which the inside becomes narrower, the wall enters the carry-in port from the outside. Even if the low-temperature warehouse enters the entrance obliquely, the low-temperature warehouse is guided to the center of the entrance by the elastic fin pieces attached to the wall inclined in the direction in which the inside narrows. Will be able to Thereby, the low-temperature storage can be stably held by the elastic fin pieces.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first, second, third, or fourth aspect of the present invention, a low-temperature article carrying facility is provided with a blowing means for forming an air curtain at a carry-in port. It is characterized by.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first, second, third or fourth aspect of the present invention, the air inlet is provided with a blowing means for forming an air curtain. This can effectively prevent the cool air from leaking from the air.

A low-temperature article carrying facility according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in addition to the fifth aspect, the blowing means is stopped when the low-temperature storage has entered the carry-in entrance.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the blower is stopped in a state where the low-temperature storage has entered the carry-in entrance, so that the low-temperature storage enters the low-temperature storage through the carry-in entrance. It becomes possible to take in the cold air in the article carrying-in equipment, and to easily carry in and carry out the work of carrying in and taking out the low-temperature article.

In a state where the low-temperature storage does not enter the carry-in entrance, since the air curtain is formed by the blowing means, it is not necessary to provide a special curtain or door at the carry-in entrance. The low-temperature storage can be made to enter the carry-in port without opening and closing the curtain, the door, and the like at the time of work, and the workability can be improved.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a low-temperature article carrying-in facility 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the low-temperature article carry-in facility 1 of the present invention as viewed from the outside, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the low-temperature article carry-in facility 1 as viewed from a low-temperature work place, FIG. Is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3, and FIG.
3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional side view of the low-temperature article carrying-in facility 1.

The low-temperature article carry-in equipment 1 of the present invention is equipment installed in, for example, a food processing factory or a distribution center, and is, for example, a processing work place for actually processing food or a work room for performing a sorting operation of low-temperature goods. In particular, a low-temperature environment is formed by cooling equipment. For this reason, the low-temperature working room 3 in the low-temperature environment is separated from other working rooms, for example, a management room and a working room for handling articles that are not affected by the temperature, for example, through the passage 5. And this passage 5
The low-temperature working chamber 3 is formed so as to be partitioned by the partition wall 2, so that cool air in the low-temperature working chamber 3 does not leak to the passage 5.

On the other hand, a low-temperature storage 4 is used to transport low-temperature articles from the other low-temperature work chambers into the low-temperature work chamber 3. The low-temperature storage 4 is constituted by a heat-insulating box 7 having an opening 8 on the front surface, and a storage room 6 is formed inside the heat-insulating box 7. The front opening 8 is closed and opened by, for example, a double-door thermal insulation door 9. Wheels 10 are formed at four corners of the bottom surface of the heat insulating box 7.

On the other hand, in the partition wall 2 between the low-temperature work chamber 3 and the passage 5, a carry-in port 11 for allowing the front part of the low-temperature storage 8 to enter is formed. Both sides 2 of this carry-in entrance 11
A and 2A are formed to be inclined so as to gradually become narrower from the inside, that is, from the side of the passage 5 to the side of the low-temperature work chamber 3. Also,
On both sides 2A, 2A, elastic fin pieces 12 are attached vertically as a sealing member made of, for example, soft rubber.

The elastic fin pieces 12 are formed with a plurality of fin portions 12A tapering inwardly from the plate-shaped main body from the passage 5 side to the low temperature working chamber 3 side.
Further, on the low-temperature work room 3 side of the elastic fin pieces 12, that is, on both side edges of the loading port 11 of the partition wall 2 located on the work room 3 side, the work room-side elastic fin pieces 13 are attached vertically. ing. The work chamber side elastic fin piece 13 is made of soft rubber like the elastic fin piece 12 and is formed to protrude inward to be larger than the elastic fin piece 12.

When the low-temperature articles stored in the low-temperature storage 4 are carried in or out of the low-temperature work chamber 3 by the above-described configuration, first, the low-temperature storage 4 is loaded from the front into the loading port 11 formed in the partition wall 2. To enter. At this time, the front part of the low-temperature storage 4 is assumed to enter the low-temperature work room 3 from the entrance 11.
Here, the elastic fin pieces 12 and the work chamber-side elastic fin pieces 13 are attached to both sides of the carry-in entrance 11, so that as shown in FIG. 12 and the work room side elastic fin 13 can be brought into close contact with each other. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the cool air in the low-temperature work chamber 3 from leaking to the passage 5 from the gap between the partition wall 2 forming the carry-in entrance 11 and the low-temperature storage 4. Therefore, it is possible to carry in or carry out the low-temperature article to the low-temperature storage 4 without lowering the cooling efficiency of the low-temperature article carrying-in facility 1.

Further, since the elastic fin pieces 12 and the work chamber-side elastic fin pieces 13 have elasticity, the gap can be almost completely closed, and the leakage of cool air from the gap can be more effectively prevented. Will be able to do it. Further, the elasticity of the elastic fin pieces 12 and the work chamber-side elastic fin pieces 13 makes it possible to hold the low-temperature storage 4 from the left and right of the carry-in entrance 11, thereby suppressing movement of the low-temperature storage 4 by the wheels 10, Can be performed efficiently.

Further, both sides 2A, 2A of the carry-in entrance 11 are
Since it is formed to be inclined so as to gradually become narrower from the inside, that is, from the passage 5 side to the low-temperature work chamber 3 side, the two side portions 2A,
Fin 12A of elastic fin 12 attached to 2A
Also, as shown in FIG. 5, the low-temperature warehouse 4 is provided with
Even if the vehicle 1 enters obliquely with respect to 1, the low-temperature storage 4 can be guided to the center side of the carry-in entrance 11 by the elastic fin pieces 12 positioned at the inclination. Thereby, the low temperature storage 4 can be stably held by the elastic fin pieces, and the gap between the carry-in port 11 and the low temperature storage 4 can be reliably closed by the elastic fin pieces 12. .

Further, since the work chamber side elastic fin pieces 13 are formed so as to protrude largely inside the carry-in port 11, the work room side elastic fin pieces 13 located inside the carry-in port 11 form the work room 3 side. Thus, the gap between the carry-in entrance 11 and the low-temperature storage 4 can be almost exactly closed, and the leakage of cool air from the gap can be more effectively prevented.

In this embodiment, the elastic fins 12 and the work chamber-side elastic fins 13 are formed at the side ends of the carry-in port 11. It may be done.

Then, in this state, the low-temperature articles can be carried in and out by opening the heat-insulating doors 9 and 9 of the low-temperature storage 4 from the work room 3 side. In addition, before the low-temperature article is carried in, the low-temperature storage 4 is previously positioned in this state, and the heat-insulating doors 9 and 9 are opened to fill the storage room 6 with cool air. After the cooling, the low-temperature article may be carried in.

The low-temperature storage 4 in the present embodiment is not equipped with a cooling device, but in addition to this, in addition to a refrigeration cycle including a compressor and a cooler, a regenerator and a battery frozen by the cooler. And a cooling device (cooling means) including a direct-current (DC) blower and the like.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, a blower 15 may be attached to the upper part of the partition wall 2 located at the carry-in entrance 11 on the work chamber 3 side, and an air curtain may be formed on the entire surface of the carry-in entrance 11. This makes it possible to prevent the cool air from leaking into the passage 5 without blocking the entrance 11 particularly by a curtain or a door when the low-temperature storage 4 is not allowed to enter the entrance 11.

Further, for example, an infrared sensor 1
6 and 16 are provided.
6, the operation of the blower 15 is controlled. That is, when the infrared sensors 16, 16 detect the low-temperature storage 4, the operation of the blower 15 is stopped, and when the low-temperature storage 4 is not detected, the operation of the blower 15 is restarted.

Thus, the air curtain can be formed when necessary, and the leakage of cool air can be effectively prevented. Further, the low-temperature storage 4 can be made to enter the carry-in entrance 11 without opening and closing the curtains and doors during the carry-in work, so that workability can be improved.

[0037]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a low-temperature warehouse capable of storing and moving low-temperature articles can be entered, and a low-temperature article carrying-in port having an entrance for taking out low-temperature articles from the low-temperature warehouse. In the equipment, at least above and below the entrance,
Alternatively, since a seal member is provided on the left and right sides and seals between the opening edge of the carry-in entrance and the low-temperature warehouse that has entered the carry-in entrance, when loading or unloading low-temperature goods from the low-temperature goods carry-in facility to the low-temperature warehouse. In addition, it is possible to prevent cold air from leaking outside through a gap between the carry-in entrance and the low-temperature storage.

This makes it possible to carry in or carry out the low-temperature article to the low-temperature storage without lowering the cooling efficiency of the low-temperature article carrying-in facility.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of elastic fin pieces are provided on the end surface of the wall constituting the carry-in port so as to abut against the low-temperature refrigerator entering from the carry-in port. Therefore, the gap between the carry-in entrance and the low-temperature storage can be almost completely closed by the elastic fin pieces, so that the cool air leakage from the gap can be more effectively prevented. become.

Further, since the fin pieces have elasticity, the low-temperature storage can be held from above and below or right and left of the carry-in entrance, and the movement of the low-temperature storage can be suppressed, so that the work can be performed efficiently. become.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second aspect of the present invention, the elastic fin pieces are located inside the carry-in entrance because the elastic fin pieces are more protruding into the carry-in entrance as they are inside. The gap between the carry-in entrance and the low-temperature storage can be almost completely closed from the carry-in entrance side by the elastic fin pieces, and the leakage of cool air from the gap can be more effectively prevented.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the third aspect of the present invention, since the end surface of the wall constituting the carry-in port is inclined in a direction in which the inside becomes narrower, the wall enters the carry-in port from the outside. Even if the low-temperature warehouse enters the entrance obliquely, the low-temperature warehouse is guided to the center of the entrance by the elastic fin pieces attached to the wall inclined in the direction in which the inside narrows. Will be able to Thereby, the low-temperature storage can be stably held by the elastic fin pieces.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first, second, third or fourth aspect of the present invention, the air inlet is provided with a blowing means for forming an air curtain. This can effectively prevent the cool air from leaking from the air.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the blower is stopped in a state where the low-temperature storage has entered the carry-in entrance, so that the low-temperature storage enters the low-temperature storage through the carry-in entrance. It becomes possible to take in the cold air in the article carrying-in equipment, and to easily carry in and carry out the work of carrying in and taking out the low-temperature article.

In a state where the low-temperature storage does not enter the carry-in entrance, an air curtain is formed by the blowing means, so that it is not necessary to provide a special curtain or door at the carry-in entrance. The low-temperature storage can be made to enter the carry-in port without opening and closing the curtain, the door, and the like at the time of work, so that workability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a low-temperature article carry-in facility of the present invention as viewed from the outside.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the low-temperature article carrying-in facility as viewed from a low-temperature work place.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the low-temperature article carrying facility.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional side view of the low-temperature article carry-in facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Low-temperature article carrying-in equipment 2 Partition wall 2A Side wall part 3 Low-temperature work room 4 Low-temperature storage 5 Passage 6 Storage room 8 Opening 9 Insulated door 10 Wheel 11 Carry-in port 12 Elastic fin piece 12A fin part 13 Work room side elastic fin piece 15 Blower 16 Sensor

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A low-temperature article loading facility, wherein a low-temperature warehouse capable of storing and moving a low-temperature article can be entered, and has a carry-in entrance for taking out the low-temperature article from the low-temperature warehouse. A low-temperature article carry-in facility, which is provided vertically and / or horizontally and includes a seal member that seals between an opening edge of the carry-in entrance and the low-temperature storage that has entered the carry-in entrance. 2. The low-temperature article carrying facility according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of elastic fins are provided on an end face of a wall constituting the carrying-in port, the plurality of elastic fin pieces abutting on the low-temperature storage entered from the carrying-in port. 3. The elastic fin piece is located on the inner side,
3. The low-temperature article carrying facility according to claim 2, wherein the article protrudes largely into the carrying entrance. 4. An end face of a wall constituting the carry-in entrance is inclined in a direction in which an inner side becomes narrower.
Low-temperature goods loading equipment. 5. The low-temperature article carrying facility according to claim 1, wherein an air blowing means for forming an air curtain is provided at the carry-in entrance. 6. The low-temperature article carry-in facility according to claim 5, wherein the blower is stopped when the low-temperature warehouse has entered the carry-in entrance.