JP2004294034A - Coldness storing type cold insulation storage - Google Patents

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JP2004294034A
JP2004294034A JP2003090708A JP2003090708A JP2004294034A JP 2004294034 A JP2004294034 A JP 2004294034A JP 2003090708 A JP2003090708 A JP 2003090708A JP 2003090708 A JP2003090708 A JP 2003090708A JP 2004294034 A JP2004294034 A JP 2004294034A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coldness storing type cold insulation storage, simply storing the coldness of a coldness storing agent, not increasing in weight, and safely performing coldness storing work. <P>SOLUTION: This coldness storing type cold insulation storage includes: an article storing room 3 storing frozen articles or refrigerated article; and a coldness storing room 4 provided with a coldness storing body 82 to which a thermal conductive pipe 83 having good thermal conductivity closely adheres, in which the articles are cooled by cold of the coldness storing body 82. In the storage, the peripheral wall of the coldness storing room is provided with a cooling part socket 13 for bringing a cooling part 92 of a stirling refrigerator 9 into thermal contact with the thermal conductive pipe 83. Thus, the cooling part 92 of the stirling refrigerator 9 is inserted in the cooling part socket 12 to bring the cooling part 92 into thermal contact with the thermal conductive pipe 83. By this arrangement, the cold of the cooling part 12 is transferred to the thermal conductive pipe 83, and further transferred through the thermal conductive pipe 83 to the coldness storing body 12 to be stored in the coldness storing agent. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、蓄冷体で保冷された物品を車載にて運搬する蓄冷式保冷庫に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、この種の蓄冷式保冷庫として、特開2001−66028号公報など多数の技術文献で提案されている。
【0003】
前記公報に記載された蓄冷式保冷庫は、保冷庫本体内の上下に物品収納室と蓄冷室を有し、物品収納室には冷凍物品或いは冷蔵物品が収納され、一方、蓄冷室には蓄冷ユニットが設置されている。この蓄冷ユニットは蓄冷剤が封入された蓄冷体と蓄冷体の側面に密着されたブラインパイプを有している。
【0004】
蓄冷式保冷庫で物品を保冷するときは、まず、外部のブライン供給機によってブラインパイプに低温のブラインを循環させて蓄冷剤に蓄冷する。蓄冷剤の蓄冷作業が終了したときは庫内循環用ファンを駆動し、物品収納室と蓄冷室との間で庫内空気を循環させる。これにより、庫内空気が蓄冷剤と熱交換して冷却される一方、冷却空気が物品収納庫内に循環し、物品が保冷される。
【0005】
【特許文献1】
特開2001−66028号公報
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ところで、前記蓄冷式保冷庫ではブラインパイプにブラインを供給する際、ブラインパイプとブライン供給機を配管接続しなければならない。
【0007】
しかしながら、各配管を個別に接続する作業は面倒なものになっていたし、また、ブラインに人体に有害なものを使用しているときは、ブライン供給作業が危険な作業となっていた。
【0008】
その他、ブライン式の保冷庫以外に、圧縮機等の冷凍機を搭載して蓄冷剤を冷媒で冷却するもの、或いは、蓄冷剤を外部の冷凍庫等で冷却した後、冷却蓄冷剤を蓄冷室に配置する保冷庫が知られている。
【0009】
しかしながら、前者の蓄冷式保冷庫では冷凍機の搭載により重量がかさむし、一方、後者の蓄冷式保冷庫では物品を保冷するたびに、使用済みの蓄冷体と蓄冷済みの蓄冷体を交換しなければならず、非常に面倒な作業となっていた。
【0010】
本発明の目的は前記従来の課題に鑑み、簡単に蓄冷剤を蓄冷でき、重量がかさむことがなく、更には安全に蓄冷作業を行うことができる蓄冷式保冷庫を提供することにある。
【0011】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は前記課題を解決するため、請求項1の発明は、冷凍物品又は冷蔵物品が収納される物品収納室と、熱伝導性の良好な熱伝導体を密着した蓄冷体が設置された蓄冷室とを備え、蓄冷体の冷熱により物品を冷却する蓄冷式保冷庫において、蓄冷室の周壁には、外部冷却器の冷却部を熱伝導体に熱的に接触可能にする冷却部受け口を設けた構造となっている。
【0012】
請求項1の発明によれば、外部冷却器の冷却部を冷却部受け口に挿入し、冷却部を熱伝導体に熱的に接触させる。これにより、冷却部の冷熱が熱伝導体に伝導し、更には熱伝導体を通じて蓄冷体に伝導し、蓄冷剤に蓄冷される。
【0013】
請求項2の発明は、請求項1に係る蓄冷式保冷庫において、外部冷却器の冷却部と熱伝導体との間に他の熱伝導体を介在した構造となっている。
【0014】
請求項2の発明によれば、冷却部受け口に挿入された冷却部と蓄冷体の熱伝導体との間に距離があるとき、他の熱伝導体を通じて伝熱される。
【0015】
なお、冷却部受け口は蓋体で開閉するようにしても良い(請求項3)。また、熱伝導体は作動流体である冷媒(例えば、二酸化炭素)が封入されたサーモサイホンで形成するようしても良い(請求項4,5)。更にまた、外部冷却器として取り扱いが簡単なスターリング冷凍機を用いるようにしても良い(請求項6)。
【0016】
また、請求項7の発明は、物品収納室と蓄冷室との間で庫内空気を循環させる庫内循環ファンと、庫内循環ファンの電源であるバッテリを有する蓄冷式保冷庫においては、バッテリの充電用電源投入口を冷却部受け口の近傍に設ける一方、外部冷却器にはバッテリ充電用のプラグを有する構造となっている。これにより、蓄冷体の蓄冷運転を行う際、バッテリ充電用のプラグを充電用電源投入口に接続でき、蓄冷運転と同時にバッテリ充電も行うことができる。
【0017】
【発明の実施の形態】
図1乃至図3は本発明に係る蓄冷式保冷庫の第1実施形態を示すもので、図1は蓄冷式保冷庫の断面図、図2は冷却部受け口及び充電用電源投入口を示す正面図、図3は蓄冷ユニットを示す斜視図である。
【0018】
まず、本実施形態に係る蓄冷式保冷庫の用途を説明する。この蓄冷式保冷庫は、冷凍物品や冷蔵物品をトラック輸送等する際に使用されるもので、これらの物品は保冷された蓄冷式保冷庫に収納され、この蓄冷式保冷庫をトラック等に積載して宅配する宅配システムに使用される。
【0019】
このような蓄冷式保冷庫は、図1に示すように、内箱1aと外箱1bとを所定間隔をおいて配置し、各箱1a,1b間に発泡ウレタン等の断熱材1cを充填した外形直方体形状の保冷庫本体1を有する。また、保冷庫本体1の内部はその下部を断熱性の仕切板2で上下に仕切り、仕切板2の上方には冷凍物品或いは冷蔵物品を収納する物品収納室3を形成する一方、仕切板2の下方には蓄冷室4を形成している。
【0020】
仕切板2の前側には吸入口2aが形成され、また、後側には吹出口2bが形成されている。また、吹出口2bにはダクト5が上方に向かって延在され、ダクト5の上方には庫内循環用ファン6が設置されている。
【0021】
保冷庫本体1の背面壁11の下部には冷却部受け口12が形成されている。この冷却部受け口12は内側の開口面積を外側の開口面積より多少小さく形成しており、内側の開口部には熱伝導性が良好な例えばアルミ材で形成された熱伝導板(熱伝導体)13が設けられている。なお、この熱伝導板13は、図3に示すように、後述する各熱伝導パイプ83の先端に接触できるよう、横方向に長大となっている。また、冷却部受け口12は、図1に示すように、蓋体14で開閉自在となっている。冷却部受け口12の直ぐ横には、図2に示すように、バッテリ充電用のプラグ97が挿入される充電用電源投入口15が設置されている。なお、庫内循環用ファン6の電源バッテリ7は保冷庫本体1の天井に設置されている。
【0022】
蓄冷室4には蓄冷ユニット8が設置されている。この蓄冷ユニット8は、図3に示すように、取り付け板81に設置された蓄冷体82と、周知のサーモサイホン構成の熱伝導パイプ(熱伝導体)83とを有している。熱伝導パイプ83は熱伝導性が良好で蓄冷体82に密着してなり、これらが取り付け板81上に多数配列されている。この蓄冷体82は内部には蓄冷剤が封入されており、これを冷却するとき凍結状態で蓄冷される構造となっている。
【0023】
一方、熱伝導パイプ83は内部に作動流体(冷媒)として二酸化炭素が封入されており、蓄冷体82の側面に密着状態で上下環状に配置されている。また、熱伝導パイプ83の後端側は保冷庫本体1の背面壁11に向かって突出しており、その先端が熱伝導板13に接触している。ここで、熱伝導パイプ83は熱伝導率の高い材料で形成され、かつ、サーモサイホン構成となっている。これにより、冷媒が冷却されるとき凝縮されて熱伝導パイプ83の下部に循環し、これが加熱されるとき蒸発して熱伝導パイプ83の上部に循環する。この凝縮及び蒸発により熱伝導パイプ83内で上下に循環することとなる。
【0024】
次に、蓄冷ユニット7の蓄冷剤を冷却する外部冷却器を説明する。本実施形態では外部冷却器としてスターリング冷凍機9を用いている。
【0025】
スターリング冷凍機9は周知のもので、その構造を簡単に説明すれば、シリンダ内にディスプレーサーピストンとパワーピストンを収容しており、シリンダヘッドとディスプレーサーピストンとの間に膨張空間(吸熱空間)を形成する一方、ディスプレーサーピストンとパワーピストンとの間に圧縮空間(放熱空間)を形成している。また、膨張空間と圧縮空間は熱交換を行う再生器を介して連通している。ここで、各ピストンを所定の位相差で往復動させるときは、シリンダ内の作動流体が膨張空間と圧縮空間との間で循環し、圧縮工程、冷却工程、膨張行程、加熱工程と順次繰り返し、シリンダヘッド側が冷却部となり、一方、シリンダヘッドの基部側が加熱部となる。
【0026】
図1に示したスターリング冷凍機9ではシリンダ91のヘッド側が冷却部92となり、シリンダ91の基部側が加熱部93となっている。また、加熱部93には放熱パイプ94が巻回しており、放熱パイプ94の放熱プレート95を通じて放熱するようになっている。
【0027】
このスターリング冷凍機9は筐体96に収納されている。筐体96の前板96aは前方に突出する突出部96bを有し、この突出部96bの外形は冷却部受け口12に嵌り込むよう形成されている。なお、スターリング冷凍機9にはバッテリー充電用の電源プラグ97が装着されている。
【0028】
本実施形態によれば、蓄冷ユニット8の蓄冷剤に蓄冷するときは、まず、図1に示すように、蓋体14を背面壁11の冷却部受け口12から外す。次いで、スターリング冷凍機9の冷却部92を冷却部受け口12に挿入し、冷却部92を熱伝導板13に接触させる。その後、スターリング冷凍機9を稼動するとともに、バッテリー充電用の電源プラグ97を充電用電源投入口15に接続する。これにより、冷却部92の冷熱が熱伝導板13に伝達され、更に、蓄冷ユニット8の熱伝導パイプ83に伝達する。熱伝導パイプ83の冷媒は蒸発及び凝縮を繰り返しながら上下に循環する。これにより、蓄冷剤が冷却され蓄冷を行う。一方、バッテリ7に給電されているため、バッテリ7の充電も同時に行われる。
【0029】
蓄冷運転及びバッテリー充電が終了したときは、スターリング冷凍機9の冷却部92を冷却部受け口12から抜き取り、蓋体14を冷却部受け口12に嵌め込み、背面壁11を元の状態に戻す。しかる後、商品収納室3の冷却運転を行う。
【0030】
この冷却運転では庫内循環用ファン6を駆動する。これにより、図1の一点鎖線矢印に示すように、物品収納室3内の空気が、吸込口2a→蓄冷室4→吹出口2b→ダクト5→物品収納室3→吸込口2aと順次流れる。そして、物品収納室3の空気が蓄冷室4を通るとき蓄冷ユニット8の熱伝導パイプ82の蓄冷剤と熱交換して冷却される。これにより、物品収納室3が冷却されることとなる。
【0031】
本実施形態によれば、蓄冷ユニット8の蓄冷剤に蓄冷する際、スターリング冷凍機9の冷却部92を熱伝導パイプ83に接触させるだけよく、従来の如く、各配管に外部からブライン等を循環させる必要はないし、また、蓄冷体82の交換も必要がなく、更には圧縮機等の冷却機器を搭載する必要がないので、蓄冷式保冷庫が過剰な重量となることがない。更にまた、蓄冷運転と充電作業を同時にかつ簡単に行うことができる。
【0032】
図4は本発明に係る蓄冷式保冷庫の第2実施形態を示すものである。前記第1実施形態では、スターリング冷凍機9の冷却部92を熱伝導板13を介して熱伝導パイプ83に接触させている。これに対して、第2実施形態では熱伝導板13と熱伝導パイプ83との間に他の熱伝導パイプ101を設置した構造となっている。
【0033】
即ち、熱伝導板13と熱伝導パイプ83との間に縦長環状のサーモサイクル構成の他の熱伝導パイプ101を配置した構成となっている。本実施形態によれば、蓄冷ユニット8と熱伝導板13が離れているとき、他の熱伝導パイプ101が、この間隔をうめる機能を有している。なお、その他の構成及び作用は前記第1実施形態と同様であるため、その説明を省略する。
【0034】
図5及び図6は本発明に係る蓄冷式保冷庫の第3実施形態を示すものである。この実施形態は前記第1実施形態及び第2実施形態の冷却部受け口12を改良したものである。
【0035】
即ち、冷却部受け口12の周面にはバネ受け板121が設けられ、バネ受け板121の内側には中央を膨出した熱伝導板122が設けられている。また、熱伝導板122とバネ受け121との間にはコイルバネ123が介装されている。これにより、熱伝導板122は常時は図6の実線で示すように冷却部受け口12内に収まっているが、熱伝導板122に対して前方に向かって押出力が加わるときは図6の破線で示すようにコイルバネ123の付勢力に抗して蓄冷室4に移動する。
【0036】
また、外部冷却器に関してはスターリング冷凍機に限定されるものではない。第3実施形態に示されている外部冷却器102として、例えば冷却部102aがペルチェ素子等で冷却されるものであってもよい。
【0037】
更に、蓋体103は蝶番104で軸支されたものであってもよく、蓋体103を蝶番104を軸に上下動させるとき、冷却部受け口12が開閉される。
【0038】
本実施形態によれば、図6に示すように、外部冷却器102の冷却部102aを熱伝導板122に押し込むとき、コイルバネ123の付勢力に抗して熱伝導板122が蓄冷室4に向かって押し出される。そして、熱伝導板122が熱伝導パイプ83に接触する。
【0039】
このように、熱伝導板122と熱伝導パイプ83が離れていても熱伝導板122が前方に移動して熱伝導を実現するので、蓄冷運転に支障となることがない。また、蓄冷運転が終了した後、冷却部102aを外すときはコイルバネ123の付勢力により熱伝導板122が元の位置に戻り、熱伝導板122が熱伝導パイプ83から離れるので、その後に実施される物品収納室3の冷却運転を行う際、蓄冷剤の冷熱が熱伝導板122を通じて外部に漏れることがない。
【0040】
なお、前記各実施形態では熱伝導パイプ83,101としてサーモサイホン構成のものを使用したが、蓄冷剤に冷熱を伝導できるものあれば、これに限るものではない。
【0041】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、請求項1〜請求項6の発明によれば、蓄冷体に蓄冷する際、外部冷却器の冷却部を熱伝導体に接触させるだけよく、従来の如く、各配管に外部からブライン等を循環させる必要はないし、また、蓄冷体の交換も必要がなく、更には圧縮機等の冷却機器を搭載する必要がないので、蓄冷式保冷庫が過剰な重量となることがない。請求項7の発明によれば、蓄冷運転とバッテリの充電作業を同時にかつ簡単に行うことができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】第1実施形態に係る蓄冷式保冷庫の断面図
【図2】冷却部受け口及び充電用電源投入口を示す正面図
【図3】蓄冷ユニットを示す斜視図
【図4】第2実施形態に係る蓄冷式保冷庫の要部断面図
【図5】第3実施形態に係る蓄冷式保冷庫の断面図
【図6】第3実施形態に係る蓄冷式保冷庫の要部断面図
【符号の説明】
1…保冷庫本体、2…仕切板、3…物品収納室、4…蓄冷室、6…庫内循環用ファン、7…バッテリ、8…蓄冷ユニット、9…スターリング冷凍機、12…冷却部受け口、13…熱伝導板、14…蓋体、15…充電用電源投入口、82…蓄冷体、83…熱伝導パイプ、92…冷却部、97…プラグ、101…他の熱伝導パイプ、102…外部冷却器、122…熱伝導板。
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cold storage refrigerator for transporting articles kept cool by a cold storage body on a vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a regenerative cold storage of this type, many technical documents such as JP-A-2001-66028 have been proposed.
[0003]
The regenerative cold storage described in the above publication has an article storage room and a regenerative storage room above and below inside a refrigerating cooler main body, and the article storage room stores frozen articles or refrigerated articles, while the regenerator stores cold storage. Unit is installed. This cool storage unit has a cool storage body in which a cool storage agent is sealed, and a brine pipe closely attached to a side surface of the cool storage body.
[0004]
When the articles are to be kept cool in a cool storage cooler, first, cold brine is circulated through a brine pipe by an external brine feeder to cool the cold storage agent. When the cold storage operation of the cold storage agent is completed, the internal circulation fan is driven to circulate the internal air between the article storage room and the cold storage room. As a result, the air in the refrigerator is cooled by exchanging heat with the regenerator, while the cooling air circulates in the storage container, and the product is kept cool.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-66028 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in supplying the brine to the brine pipe in the regenerative cold storage, the brine pipe and the brine feeder must be connected by piping.
[0007]
However, the work of connecting each pipe individually has become troublesome, and when a brine that is harmful to the human body is used, the brine supply work has been a dangerous work.
[0008]
In addition, in addition to the brine-type cold storage, a refrigerator such as a compressor is mounted to cool the regenerator with a refrigerant, or after the regenerator is cooled in an external freezer or the like, the refrigerating refrigerant is transferred to the regenerator. A cool box to arrange is known.
[0009]
However, in the former cold storage cooler, the weight increases due to the installation of a refrigerator, while in the latter cool storage cooler, the used cool storage body and the cold storage cold storage body must be replaced each time an article is kept cool. It had to be very troublesome.
[0010]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a regenerative cold storage box that can easily store a cold storage agent, does not increase its weight, and can safely perform a cold storage operation in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a cold storage device in which a cold storage unit is provided in which an article storage chamber for storing a frozen article or a refrigerated article and a heat conductor having good thermal conductivity are provided. A cold storage cooler for cooling an article by cold heat of a cold storage body, wherein a cooling portion receiving port is provided on a peripheral wall of the cold storage room to allow a cooling portion of an external cooler to be in thermal contact with a heat conductor. Structure.
[0012]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the cooling part of the external cooler is inserted into the cooling part receiving port, and the cooling part is brought into thermal contact with the heat conductor. Thereby, the cold heat of the cooling unit is transmitted to the heat conductor, further transmitted to the cold storage through the heat conductor, and stored in the cold storage agent.
[0013]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the cold storage type cold storage according to the first aspect, another heat conductor is interposed between the cooling portion of the external cooler and the heat conductor.
[0014]
According to the invention of claim 2, when there is a distance between the cooling part inserted into the cooling part receiving port and the heat conductor of the regenerator, heat is transferred through another heat conductor.
[0015]
The cooling portion receiving port may be opened and closed by a lid (claim 3). Further, the heat conductor may be formed by a thermosiphon in which a refrigerant (for example, carbon dioxide) as a working fluid is sealed (claims 4 and 5). Furthermore, a Stirling refrigerator that is easy to handle may be used as the external cooler (claim 6).
[0016]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerating cooler having a cooling fan for circulating air in a refrigerator between an article storage room and a cool storage room, and a battery serving as a power source of the cooling fan in the refrigerator. Is provided in the vicinity of the cooling unit receiving port, and the external cooler has a plug for charging the battery. Thereby, when performing the cold storage operation of the cold storage body, the plug for charging the battery can be connected to the charging power supply inlet, and the battery can be charged simultaneously with the cold storage operation.
[0017]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a regenerative refrigerator according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the regenerative refrigerator, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a cooling unit receiving port and a charging power supply inlet. FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 are perspective views showing the cold storage unit.
[0018]
First, the use of the cold storage cool storage according to the present embodiment will be described. This regenerative cold storage is used when transporting frozen or refrigerated goods by truck, etc., and these articles are stored in a refrigerating cold refrigerating cold storage, and the refrigerating cold refrigerating refrigerator is loaded on a truck or the like. Used for home delivery system to deliver.
[0019]
In such a cold storage type cold storage, as shown in FIG. 1, an inner box 1a and an outer box 1b are arranged at a predetermined interval, and a heat insulating material 1c such as urethane foam is filled between the boxes 1a and 1b. It has a cool box main body 1 having an external rectangular parallelepiped shape. Further, the inside of the cool box main body 1 is vertically partitioned by a heat insulating partition plate 2 at the lower portion, and an article storage chamber 3 for storing frozen or refrigerated articles is formed above the partition plate 2, while the partition plate 2 is formed. A cold storage chamber 4 is formed below the storage compartment.
[0020]
A suction port 2a is formed on the front side of the partition plate 2, and an air outlet 2b is formed on the rear side. A duct 5 extends upward from the outlet 2b, and a fan 6 for circulating in the refrigerator is installed above the duct 5.
[0021]
A cooling portion receiving port 12 is formed in a lower portion of the rear wall 11 of the cool box main body 1. The cooling part receiving port 12 has an inner opening area slightly smaller than an outer opening area, and a heat conductive plate (heat conductor) made of, for example, aluminum material having good thermal conductivity is formed in the inner opening part. 13 are provided. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the heat conductive plate 13 is long in the lateral direction so as to be able to contact the tip of each heat conductive pipe 83 described later. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the cooling portion receiving port 12 can be opened and closed by a lid 14. As shown in FIG. 2, a charging power supply inlet 15 into which a plug 97 for charging a battery is inserted is provided immediately beside the cooling unit receiving port 12. The power supply battery 7 of the internal circulation fan 6 is installed on the ceiling of the cold storage main body 1.
[0022]
A cool storage unit 8 is installed in the cool storage room 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the cool storage unit 8 includes a cool storage body 82 provided on a mounting plate 81 and a heat conduction pipe (heat conductor) 83 having a well-known thermosiphon configuration. The heat conducting pipe 83 has good thermal conductivity and is in close contact with the cold storage body 82, and a large number of these are arranged on the mounting plate 81. The regenerator 82 has a structure in which a regenerator is sealed therein, and when the regenerator is cooled, it is stored in a frozen state.
[0023]
On the other hand, the heat conduction pipe 83 has carbon dioxide sealed therein as a working fluid (refrigerant), and is arranged in a vertically annular shape in close contact with the side surface of the regenerator 82. The rear end side of the heat conduction pipe 83 projects toward the rear wall 11 of the cool box main body 1, and the front end thereof is in contact with the heat conduction plate 13. Here, the heat conduction pipe 83 is formed of a material having a high thermal conductivity and has a thermosiphon configuration. Thus, when the refrigerant is cooled, it is condensed and circulates to the lower part of the heat conducting pipe 83, and when heated, evaporates and circulates to the upper part of the heat conducting pipe 83. This condensation and evaporation causes the heat to circulate vertically in the heat conduction pipe 83.
[0024]
Next, an external cooler that cools the cold storage agent of the cold storage unit 7 will be described. In this embodiment, a Stirling refrigerator 9 is used as an external cooler.
[0025]
The Stirling refrigerator 9 is a well-known type. To briefly explain the structure thereof, a displacer piston and a power piston are housed in a cylinder, and an expansion space (heat absorption space) is provided between the cylinder head and the displacer piston. On the other hand, a compression space (radiation space) is formed between the displacer piston and the power piston. The expansion space and the compression space communicate with each other via a regenerator that performs heat exchange. Here, when reciprocating each piston with a predetermined phase difference, the working fluid in the cylinder circulates between the expansion space and the compression space, and the compression step, the cooling step, the expansion step, the heating step are sequentially repeated, The cylinder head side is a cooling unit, while the base side of the cylinder head is a heating unit.
[0026]
In the Stirling refrigerator 9 shown in FIG. 1, the head side of the cylinder 91 is a cooling unit 92, and the base side of the cylinder 91 is a heating unit 93. A radiating pipe 94 is wound around the heating section 93, and radiates heat through a radiating plate 95 of the radiating pipe 94.
[0027]
This Stirling refrigerator 9 is housed in a housing 96. The front plate 96a of the housing 96 has a protruding portion 96b protruding forward, and the outer shape of the protruding portion 96b is formed so as to fit into the cooling unit receiving port 12. The Stirling refrigerator 9 is provided with a power plug 97 for charging the battery.
[0028]
According to the present embodiment, when storing cold in the cold storage agent of the cold storage unit 8, first, as shown in FIG. 1, the lid 14 is removed from the cooling portion receiving port 12 of the rear wall 11. Next, the cooling unit 92 of the Stirling refrigerator 9 is inserted into the cooling unit receiving port 12, and the cooling unit 92 is brought into contact with the heat conduction plate 13. Thereafter, the Stirling refrigerator 9 is operated, and the power plug 97 for charging the battery is connected to the power input port 15 for charging. Thereby, the cold heat of the cooling unit 92 is transmitted to the heat conduction plate 13 and further transmitted to the heat conduction pipe 83 of the cold storage unit 8. The refrigerant in the heat conduction pipe 83 circulates up and down while repeating evaporation and condensation. Thereby, the regenerator is cooled to perform regenerative storage. On the other hand, since power is supplied to the battery 7, the battery 7 is also charged at the same time.
[0029]
When the cold storage operation and the battery charging are completed, the cooling unit 92 of the Stirling refrigerator 9 is removed from the cooling unit receiving port 12, the lid 14 is fitted into the cooling unit receiving port 12, and the rear wall 11 is returned to the original state. Thereafter, the cooling operation of the product storage room 3 is performed.
[0030]
In this cooling operation, the internal circulation fan 6 is driven. Thereby, as shown by the dashed line arrow in FIG. 1, the air in the article storage chamber 3 flows sequentially from the suction port 2a, the cold storage chamber 4, the outlet 2b, the duct 5, the article storage chamber 3, and the suction port 2a. Then, when the air in the article storage room 3 passes through the cool storage room 4, it is cooled by exchanging heat with the cool storage agent of the heat conduction pipe 82 of the cool storage unit 8. Thereby, the article storage room 3 is cooled.
[0031]
According to the present embodiment, when the cold storage agent of the cold storage unit 8 cools, the cooling section 92 of the Stirling refrigerator 9 only needs to be brought into contact with the heat conduction pipe 83, and brine or the like is circulated from the outside to each pipe as in the related art. It is not necessary to replace the regenerator 82, and it is not necessary to mount a cooling device such as a compressor, so that the regenerative refrigerator does not become excessively heavy. Furthermore, the cold storage operation and the charging operation can be performed simultaneously and easily.
[0032]
FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of a cold storage type cold storage according to the present invention. In the first embodiment, the cooling section 92 of the Stirling refrigerator 9 is brought into contact with the heat conduction pipe 83 via the heat conduction plate 13. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, another heat conductive pipe 101 is provided between the heat conductive plate 13 and the heat conductive pipe 83.
[0033]
That is, another heat conduction pipe 101 is arranged between the heat conduction plate 13 and the heat conduction pipe 83 in a vertically long annular thermocycle configuration. According to the present embodiment, when the cold storage unit 8 and the heat conduction plate 13 are separated, the other heat conduction pipes 101 have a function of filling the gap. The other configuration and operation are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.
[0034]
FIGS. 5 and 6 show a third embodiment of a cold storage type cold storage according to the present invention. This embodiment is an improvement of the cooling part receiving port 12 of the first embodiment and the second embodiment.
[0035]
That is, a spring receiving plate 121 is provided on the peripheral surface of the cooling portion receiving port 12, and a heat conductive plate 122 bulging at the center is provided inside the spring receiving plate 121. Further, a coil spring 123 is interposed between the heat conduction plate 122 and the spring receiver 121. As a result, the heat conduction plate 122 is always contained in the cooling portion receiving port 12 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, but when a pushing force is applied to the heat conduction plate 122 forward, the broken line in FIG. Move to the cold storage chamber 4 against the urging force of the coil spring 123 as shown by.
[0036]
Further, the external cooler is not limited to the Stirling refrigerator. As the external cooler 102 shown in the third embodiment, for example, the cooler 102a may be cooled by a Peltier element or the like.
[0037]
Further, the lid 103 may be pivotally supported by a hinge 104. When the lid 103 is moved up and down about the hinge 104, the cooling unit receiving port 12 is opened and closed.
[0038]
According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, when the cooling portion 102a of the external cooler 102 is pushed into the heat conduction plate 122, the heat conduction plate 122 faces the cold storage chamber 4 against the urging force of the coil spring 123. Pushed out. Then, the heat conduction plate 122 contacts the heat conduction pipe 83.
[0039]
As described above, even if the heat conduction plate 122 and the heat conduction pipe 83 are apart from each other, the heat conduction plate 122 moves forward to realize heat conduction, and thus does not hinder the cold storage operation. After the cold storage operation is completed, when the cooling unit 102a is removed, the heat conductive plate 122 returns to the original position by the urging force of the coil spring 123, and the heat conductive plate 122 is separated from the heat conductive pipe 83. When performing the cooling operation of the article storage room 3, the cold heat of the regenerator does not leak to the outside through the heat conduction plate 122.
[0040]
In each of the above embodiments, a thermosiphon configuration is used as the heat conducting pipes 83 and 101. However, the present invention is not limited to this as long as it can conduct cold heat to the regenerator.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, when storing cold in the regenerator, it is only necessary to bring the cooling portion of the external cooler into contact with the heat conductor. It is not necessary to circulate brine or the like, and it is not necessary to replace the regenerator, and further, it is not necessary to mount a cooling device such as a compressor, so that the regenerative cold storage does not become excessively heavy. . According to the invention of claim 7, the cold storage operation and the battery charging operation can be performed simultaneously and easily.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a cold storage type cold storage according to a first embodiment; FIG. 2 is a front view showing a cooling unit receiving port and a charging power supply inlet; FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a cold storage unit; FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a cool storage cooler according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a cool storage cooler according to a third embodiment. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a cool storage cooler according to a third embodiment. Explanation of code]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cold storage main body, 2 ... Partition board, 3 ... Article storage room, 4 ... Cold storage room, 6 ... Internal circulation fan, 7 ... Battery, 8 ... Cold storage unit, 9 ... Stirling refrigerator, 12 ... Cooling part receiving port , 13: heat conducting plate, 14: lid, 15: charging power supply inlet, 82: regenerator, 83: heat conducting pipe, 92: cooling unit, 97: plug, 101: other heat conducting pipe, 102 ... External cooler, 122: heat conductive plate.

Claims (7)

冷凍物品又は冷蔵物品が収納される物品収納室と、熱伝導性の良好な熱伝導体を密着した蓄冷体が設置された蓄冷室とを備え、該蓄冷体の冷熱により物品を冷却する蓄冷式保冷庫において、
前記蓄冷室の周壁には、外部冷却器の冷却部を前記熱伝導体に熱的に接触可能にする冷却部受け口を設けた
ことを特徴とする蓄冷式保冷庫。
A cold storage type including an article storage chamber for storing a frozen article or a refrigerated article, and a cold storage chamber in which a cold storage body in which a heat conductor having good thermal conductivity is closely attached is provided, and the cold storage of the cold storage body cools the article. In the cool box,
A cool storage type cold storage, wherein a cooling unit receiving port is provided on a peripheral wall of the cool storage room so that a cooling unit of an external cooler can be brought into thermal contact with the heat conductor.
前記外部冷却機器の冷却部と前記熱伝導体との間に他の熱伝導体を介在した
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の蓄冷式保冷庫。
The cool storage cooler according to claim 1, wherein another heat conductor is interposed between a cooling portion of the external cooling device and the heat conductor.
前記冷却部受け口を開閉する蓋体を有する
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は請求項2記載の蓄冷式保冷庫。
The cold storage type cold storage according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a lid that opens and closes the cooling unit receiving port.
前記熱伝導体は作動流体である冷媒が封入されたサーモサイホンで形成された
ことを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項3の何れか一項記載の蓄冷式保冷庫。
The regenerative cold storage according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the heat conductor is formed of a thermosiphon in which a refrigerant as a working fluid is sealed.
前記冷媒として二酸化炭素を用いた
ことを特徴とする請求項4記載の蓄冷式保冷庫。
The regenerative cold storage according to claim 4, wherein carbon dioxide is used as the refrigerant.
前記外部冷却器としてスターリング冷凍機を用いた
ことを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項5の何れか一項記載の蓄冷式保冷庫。
The regenerative refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a Stirling refrigerator is used as the external cooler.
前記物品収納室と前記蓄冷室との間で庫内空気を循環させる庫内循環ファンと、該庫内循環ファンの電源であるバッテリとを備え、該バッテリの充電用電源投入口を冷却部受け口の近傍に設ける一方、前記外部冷却器にはバッテリ充電用のプラグを有する
ことを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項6の何れか一項記載の蓄冷式保冷庫。
A circulating fan for circulating air in the refrigerator between the article storage room and the cool storage room; and a battery serving as a power supply for the circulating fan in the refrigerator. 7. The regenerative cold storage according to claim 1, wherein the external cooler has a plug for charging a battery. 8.
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