JP2012111534A - Container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container capable of cooling a refrigerant pack more efficiently than before.SOLUTION: In each folding side wall 30 in the container 10, first cooling holes 31E, 35E are formed at positions opposed to an intermediate region R1 between ventilating holes 91, 91 juxtaposed in the refrigerant pack 90 in the container 10. The opening area of the first cooling holes 31E, 35E is larger than that of other through-holes 31Z, 35Z, therefore, the refrigerant pack 90 can be cooled efficiently by applying cold air to the intermediate region of the refrigerant pack 90. Moreover, second cooling holes 31F, 35F are formed at positions opposed to a side part region R2 between an outer edge part and the ventilating holes 91 in the refrigerant pack 90 in addition to the first cooling holes 31E, 35E in the folding side wall 30, therefore, the refrigerant pack 90 can be cooled more efficiently.

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a container that can store a plurality of cold storage packs as a baggage in which a cold storage agent is stored in a flat rectangular parallelepiped container and a plurality of ventilation holes penetrating the container in the thickness direction are arranged side by side.

  Conventionally, as this type of container, a plurality of side partition walls are provided on the inner surfaces of a pair of first side walls facing each other, and a plurality of stored cold packs can be held side by side by a plurality of side partition walls. It has been known. Further, a plurality of through holes for allowing cold air to pass therethrough are respectively formed in the pair of first side walls and the remaining pair of second side walls in the container (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-126234 (FIG. 1, claim 1)

  By the way, in this kind of container mentioned above, the problem that the cooling rate of the cryogen pack which adjoins the 2nd side wall and is arrange | positioned at the edge part among the several cryogen packs arranged in the standing state by the side partition wall does not increase. There has been a need to improve the arrangement and shape of the through holes in the second side wall.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, and exists in provision of the container which can cool a cooler pack more efficiently than before.

  In order to achieve the above object, a container according to the invention of claim 1 has a flat rectangular parallelepiped container in which a cooling agent is stored and a plurality of ventilation holes penetrating the container in the thickness direction are arranged side by side. A container capable of accommodating a plurality of cold packs as luggage, and standing from a pair of first side walls standing from a pair of opposing sides of a rectangular bottom wall and from a pair of remaining opposing sides of the bottom wall A plurality of side surfaces for partitioning and holding a plurality of cold packs on the inner surface of the pair of first side walls. In the container provided with the partition wall and the bottom wall provided with the bottom surface positioning portion capable of positioning a plurality of the cryogen packs in the opposing direction of the pair of first side walls, Coolant pack positioned at the bottom positioning part The first cooling hole is formed at a position facing the intermediate region between the ventilation holes arranged side by side, and the first cooling hole is arranged to face the region other than the intermediate region in the cold pack. 2 It has a feature in that the opening area is larger than other holes formed through the side wall.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the container according to the first aspect, in the pair of second side walls, a side region between the outer edge portion and the ventilation hole in the cold insulation pack positioned by the bottom surface positioning portion. The second cooling hole is formed at a position opposed to the second cooling hole.

[Invention of Claim 1]
The pair of second side walls in the container according to claim 1 has a first cooling hole at a position opposite to an intermediate region between the ventilation holes arranged side by side in the cold insulation pack positioned by the bottom surface positioning portion. The first cooling hole has a larger opening area than the other holes formed in the second side wall so as to face the region other than the intermediate region of the cold pack, and thus the cold pack is accommodated. When the container is accommodated in the refrigerator, the cool air can be efficiently applied to the intermediate region of the cool pack and the cool pack can be efficiently cooled.

[Invention of claim 2]
A pair of second side walls in the container according to claim 2 has a second cooling hole formed at a position opposite to the side region between the outer edge portion and the ventilation hole in the cold pack in addition to the first cooling hole. Therefore, the cryogen pack can be cooled more efficiently.

The perspective view of the container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention Coolant pack perspective view Perspective view of container containing multiple coolant packs Perspective view of bottom base FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a container taken along a line AA in FIG. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a container taken along the line BB in FIG. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the container taken along the line CC of FIG. Side view of container containing multiple coolant packs A perspective view of the folded container in the folded state

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The container 10 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is a so-called “folding container” that can be folded as shown in FIG. 9, and has a rectangular parallelepiped box shape as a whole, and a bottom base 11 that forms the bottom of the container. And a pair of bent side walls 30, 30 (corresponding to “second side wall” of the present invention) and jumping side walls 40, 40 (“first side wall of the present invention”). Are provided opposite to each other.

  The container 10 is for housing the coolant pack 90 shown in FIG. The coolant pack 90 is obtained by storing the coolant in a flat rectangular parallelepiped container 93 whose planar shape is substantially rectangular. In addition, an injection port for filling a cryogen is provided in the center of one side surface corresponding to one short side of the container 93 and is closed by a lid 92. A plurality of ventilation holes 91 are formed through the container 93 in the thickness direction. The ventilation holes 91 have a long hole shape extending in parallel with the long side of the container 93, and the ventilation holes 91 are arranged in two rows and two columns. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of coolant packs 90 are arranged in the container 10 so that the lids 92 face up and the ventilation holes 91 are aligned in a straight line between the coolant packs 90 and 2. Housed in a row. Hereinafter, the detailed structure of the container 10 will be described separately for each component.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper frame 50 is generally rectangular, and the upper end of the bent side wall 30 is rotatably connected to the lower end of each long side portion 52 of the upper frame 50, The upper end portion of the jumping side wall 40 is rotatably connected to the lower end portion of each short side portion 53 of the upper frame 50.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the bottom base 11 includes bottom side walls 12 and 13 erected upward from the outer edge of the rectangular bottom wall 14, and has a mesh structure as a whole. And the lower end part of the bending side wall 30 is connected with the long side part of the bottom part base 11 so that rotation is possible. Further, the lower end portion of the jumping side wall 40 comes into contact with the inner surface of the bottom side wall 13 on the short side of the bottom base 11, thereby positioning the jumping side wall 40 in a standing posture (FIG. 5). Further, a locking projection 13F protrudes from the center in the lateral direction on the inner surface of each bottom side wall 13, and the locking projection 13F has a locking hole (not shown) provided at the lower end of the jumping side wall 40. ), The jumping side wall 40 and the bottom base 11 are connected in an inseparable manner in the vertical direction. Further, an outer edge protrusion 17 is formed so as to protrude below the bottom side wall 13 inside the corner of each bottom wall 14 with the bottom side wall 13. As shown in FIG. 5, the inner surface of the jumping side wall 40 is flush with the step surface of the outer edge protrusion 17 with the bottom wall 14 in a state where the jumping side wall 40 is positioned in the standing posture.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of rib-like bottom partition walls 15 are formed in a portion surrounded by the bottom side walls 12 and 13 on the upper surface of the bottom wall 14. The plurality of bottom partition walls 15 extend between the pair of bottom side walls 13 and 13 in the long side direction of the bottom base 11, and the pair of bottom side walls 12 and 12 in the short side direction of the bottom base 11. It is arranged at a position that equally divides the space.

  On the upper surface of each bottom partition wall 15, a first flat surface 15A is provided at the center in the longitudinal direction, and second flat surfaces 15B and 15B are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction. A trapezoidal portion 15D is provided between each of the second flat surfaces 15B and 15B.

  At the center in the longitudinal direction of the bottom wall 14, a central partition projection 20 extends so as to be orthogonal to the central portions of the plurality of bottom surface partition walls 15. The central partition projection 20 has a structure including pedestals 19 on both sides of the trapezoidal part 18 whose both side surfaces are inclined. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, in the assembled state of the container 10, the positioning between the pedestal 19 and the jumping side wall 40 in each region partitioned by the bottom partition wall 15 on the bottom wall 14 is positioned. It is a concave portion 16 (corresponding to the “bottom surface positioning portion” of the present invention), and the lower end portion of the above-described coolant pack 90 is fitted therein.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bent side wall 30 is divided into a bent upper side wall 31 and a bent lower side wall 35 at the center in the vertical direction, and the lower end portion of the bent upper side wall 31 and the bent lower side wall 35 are divided. The upper end part of this is connected so that rotation is possible, and it can fold only inside.

  The bent upper side wall 31 has a horizontally long rectangular shape as a whole. Moreover, the whole except the edge part among the bending upper side walls 31 is a plate-like side surface constituting plate 31W, and the side surface constituting plate 31W is arranged on the inner surface side in the thickness direction of the bent upper side wall 31. Has been.

  A handle hole 31H is formed through the center upper portion in the left-right direction of the side surface constituting plate 31W, and a plurality of rectangular through holes 31Z are formed in a matrix in the entire region other than the handle hole 31H. ing. Here, in the present embodiment, the upper and lower through holes in the third row on both sides of the handle holes 31H among the plurality of through holes 31Z form the first cooling holes 31E according to the present invention, and the handle holes. The upper and lower through holes in the first and fifth rows on both sides with respect to 31H are second cooling holes 31F according to the present invention.

  The first cooling hole 31E has an opening area larger than that of the other through-holes 31Z, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, of the coolant pack 90 fitted in the positioning recess 16 in the container 10. It arrange | positions so that it may oppose intermediate | middle area | region R1 (refer FIG. 2) pinched | interposed into two upper ventilation holes 91 and 91. FIG. Further, the second cooling hole 31F is disposed so as to face the side region R2 (see FIG. 2) sandwiched between the outer edge portion of the coolant pack 90 in the container 10 and the ventilation hole 91. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bent lower side wall 35 also has a horizontally long rectangular shape, like the bent upper side wall 31, and the entire plate except for the edges is a plate-shaped side surface configuration plate 35 </ b> W. . As shown in FIG. 6, the side surface constituting plate 35 </ b> W is bent in a crank shape as a whole at the intermediate portion in the vertical direction, and the upper side portion of the stepped wall 35 </ b> S of the portion bent in the crank shape is a bent lower side wall 35. The lower portion of the stepped wall 35 </ b> S is disposed on the inner surface side in the thickness direction of the bent lower side wall 35. The step wall 35 </ b> S is inclined so as to descend toward the inside of the container 10.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of through holes 35 </ b> Z are formed in a row in the upper portion and the lower portion of the side surface configuration plate 35 </ b> W with the stepped wall 35 </ b> S interposed therebetween. Among the plurality of through-holes 35Z, the through-holes in the row located directly below the first cooling holes 31E in the bent upper side wall 31 form the first cooling holes 35E according to the present invention, and the second cooling holes 31F The through holes in the row located directly below are the second cooling holes 35F according to the present invention. The second cooling holes 35F in the row away from the first cooling holes 35E and the handle holes 31H are the second cooling holes 35F in the row away from the first cooling holes 31E and the handle holes 31H in the bent upper side wall 31. 2 has the same width as the cooling hole 31F. On the other hand, the second cooling holes 35F in the row closer to the handle holes 31H are wider than the second cooling holes 31F in the row closer to the handle holes 31H of the bent upper side wall 31.

  This completes the description of the configuration of the container 10 of the present embodiment. Next, the effect of this container 10 is demonstrated. The container 10 can accommodate the coolant pack 90 in an aligned state. For this purpose, for example, the coolant pack 90 is accommodated in the container 10 along the side partition wall 48. Then, the lower end portion of the coolant pack 90 is fitted into the positioning recess 16 (see FIG. 5) on the bottom base 11, and the coolant pack 90 is raised by the bottom partition wall 15 and the side partition wall 48 of the bottom base 11. Retained. Then, the coolant pack 90 group is arranged in two rows in the container 10 (see FIG. 3).

  Each coolant pack 90 is positioned in the longitudinal direction of the bottom base 11 (the width direction of the coolant pack 90) by fitting with the positioning recess 16, and the ventilation holes 91 are aligned between the plurality of coolant packs 90. (See FIG. 7). Then, as shown in FIG. 8, a part of the through holes 31 </ b> Z and 35 </ b> Z in the bent side wall 30 faces the ventilation hole 91 of the coolant pack 90. Thereby, for example, when the container 10 containing the normal temperature coolant pack 90 group is arranged in the refrigerator, the cool air in the refrigerator can be smoothly passed through the ventilation hole 91 of the coolant pack 90 group, Efficiency can be increased.

  And in each bending side wall 30 in the container 10 of this embodiment, the middle area | region R1 (refer FIG. 2) between the ventilation holes 91 and 91 arrange | positioned side by side among the refrigerant | coolant packs 90 in the container 10 and. The first cooling holes 31E and 35E are formed at the opposite positions, and the opening areas of the first cooling holes 31E and 35E are larger than the opening areas of the other through holes 31Z and 35Z. The cold pack 90 can be efficiently cooled by being applied to the region. In addition to the first cooling holes 31 </ b> E and 35 </ b> E, the bent side wall 30 is positioned at a position opposite to the side region R <b> 2 (see FIG. 2) between the outer edge portion and the ventilation hole 91 in the cold insulation pack 90. Since the two cooling holes 31F and 35F are formed, the cold insulation pack 90 can be cooled more efficiently.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various other than the following can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It can be changed and implemented.

(1) Although the container 10 of the said embodiment was a folding container, you may apply this invention to the container which cannot be folded.

(2) Although the first cooling holes 31E and 35E and the second cooling holes 31F and 35F in the container 10 of the embodiment are square, the shape of the first and second cooling holes is not limited to a square. For example, a circle, a triangle, a rhombus, or the like may be used.

10 container 14 bottom wall 16 positioning recess (bottom positioning part)
30 Bent side wall (second side wall)
31E, 35E 1st cooling hole 31F, 35F 2nd cooling hole 40 Jumping side wall (1st side wall)
48 Side partition wall 90 Coolant pack 91 Ventilation hole 93 Container R1 Middle area R2 Side area

Claims (2)

A container that can store a plurality of cryogen packs that are stored in a flat rectangular parallelepiped container and that have a plurality of ventilation holes that are arranged side by side through the container in the thickness direction.
The rectangular bottom wall has a pair of first side walls erected from a pair of opposite sides and a pair of second side walls erected from the remaining pair of opposite sides of the bottom wall, and is entirely a rectangular parallelepiped. The inner wall of the pair of first side walls is provided with a plurality of side partition walls for partitioning the plurality of the cryogen packs and holding them in an upright state, and the bottom wall includes the In the container provided with the bottom surface positioning part capable of positioning a plurality of the refrigerant packs in the opposing direction of the pair of first side walls,
A first cooling hole is formed in the pair of second side walls at a position opposite to an intermediate region between the ventilation holes arranged side by side in the cold-retaining agent pack positioned by the bottom surface positioning portion. The container is characterized in that the first cooling hole has an opening area larger than other holes formed in the second side wall so as to face a region other than the intermediate region in the cooling agent pack.   A second cooling hole is formed in the pair of second side walls at a position opposite to a side region between an outer edge portion and the ventilation hole in the cold-retaining agent pack positioned by the bottom surface positioning portion. The container according to claim 1.

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