JP2503219Y2 - Cold storage container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Industrial field of application" The present invention relates to a cool container. That is, the present invention relates to a cold-storage container that has a box shape and accommodates an object to be kept cold and other cargo and transports and stores the cargo.

"Prior Art" In such a cool container, the inside is often cooled by using dry ice. And, such a dry ice cooling device has been conventionally fixedly installed in a cold storage container.

That is, the dry ice cooling device provided with a dry ice storage room, a duct cover attached thereto, a fan, a heat pipe, and a pipe for discharging carbon dioxide gas generated by sublimation of dry ice to the outside are It was permanently fixed inside the cold storage container. It should be noted that the pipe discharges the carbon dioxide gas to the outside without releasing it into the cold insulation container, thereby keeping the air in the cold insulation container clean.

"Issues to be solved by the invention" By the way, the following problems were pointed out in this type of cold storage container.

It is good to store and transport cold storage objects that require cold storage, but when transporting and storing general cargo that does not require cold storage other than cold storage objects, a problem has been pointed out to the loading capacity. Was there. In other words, in this type of cold storage container, there is a problem that the above-mentioned fixed dry ice cooling device is stored inside, and the load of general cargo is reduced by the space and is significantly limited.

Therefore, it has been pointed out that this kind of cold storage container is generally used only for objects to be cooled, and its use is limited and narrow.

 Such a point has been pointed out in the conventional example.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances and has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional example. By providing a detachable cooling unit in the container body, loading of general cargo that does not require cold storage is possible. It is an object of the present invention to propose a dual-purpose cold storage container, which has a wide range of uses due to an increased amount and can be applied to various types of containers, and is also versatile in this respect.

"Means for solving the problem" The technical means of the present invention for achieving this object are as follows.

This cold storage container has a box-like shape and is of a dual-purpose type in which an object to be kept cold or a general cargo other than the object to be kept cold, which does not need to be kept cold, is stored instead. Further, the container body, the attachment receiving member attached to the ceiling of the container body, the opening provided in the upper portion of the wall surface of the container body, and the cooling unit which is detachable in the container body and is entirely removable. And are equipped with.

The cooling unit has the following unit body, mounting member, door, duct cover, fan, heat pipe, battery box, panel, wiring cord, pipe and the like.

First, the unit main body is formed of a heat insulating material into a box shape, and dry ice is stored therein. The mounting member is attached to the upper part of the unit main body and is detachably mounted on the mounting receiving member on the container main body side.

The door is provided in front of the unit main body. The duct cover is provided so as to protrude from the side surface of the unit main body. The fan is attached to the duct cover.

The heat pipe is arranged in the unit main body and the duct cover. The battery box is attached so as to accommodate the battery for driving the fan. The panel is capable of closing the opening on the container body side and is provided with a switch for the fan. The wiring cord is arranged to connect between the battery box, the switch of the fan, and the fan.

The pipe has a base end connected to the unit main body and an end opened to the outside through an opening on the container main body side. Carbon dioxide gas generated by sublimation of the dry ice stored in the unit main body Is to be discharged.

A closing door is arranged on the container body side.
The closing door can close the opening when the cooling unit is not used and is removed from the container main body, and prevents intrusion of rain, dust, and the like.

"Operation" Since the cold insulation container according to the present invention comprises such means, it operates as follows.

When storing, transporting, and storing objects to be kept cold, the procedure is as follows.

That is, the cooling unit is mounted in the container body by first mounting the mounting member to the mounting receiving member. The opening on the container body side is closed by the panel of the cooling unit, and dry ice is stored in the unit body of the cooling unit through the door.

And based on the operation of the switch attached to the panel,
The fan is rotated by the battery in the battery box via the wiring cord. Therefore, the air in the container body is introduced into the duct cover, cooled by the heat pipe, and then discharged, and circulates in the container body. In this way, the object to be kept cool in the container body is surely kept cool. Further, since carbon dioxide produced by sublimation of dry ice inside the unit body is discharged to the outside through a pipe, the air inside the container body is kept clean.

By the way, since this cold storage container is a combined type,
It looks like this:

Firstly, when accommodating and transporting and storing general cargo that does not require cooling, other than the object to be cooled, the cooling unit is removed from the container body. That is, the mounting member is detached from the mounting receiving member and the panel is detached from the opening, all the cooling units including the unit main body are detached outside the container main body, and the opening of the container main body is a closed door arranged on the container main body side. It will be closed at and the infiltration of rain and dust will be prevented. Therefore, the space inside the container body is not limited by the cooling unit, and the load of general cargo increases by the space.

Secondly, this cold storage container can be easily used not only for objects to be kept cold but also for general cargo which does not need to be kept cold.

Thirdly, the cooling unit can be attached not only to a container body made of a heat insulating material but also to a container body in which a so-called dry container is covered with a heat insulating mat or the like, and can be widely applied to various containers.

[Embodiment] The present invention will be described in detail below based on the embodiment shown in the drawings.

First, the configuration and the like will be described in the order of the outline of the cold insulation container and the cooling unit thereof.

 The outline of the cold storage container is as follows.

FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 show the whole of the embodiment of the cold insulation container according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is an external perspective view, FIG. 5 is a front sectional view, and FIG. 6 is a side sectional view. .

The cold insulation container 1 has a box shape and the cold insulation object A and the like are housed inside. The container main body 2, the mounting receiving member 4 attached to the ceiling 3 of the container main body 2, the opening 5 provided in the wall surface of the container main body 2, and the cooling unit 6 which is detachable in the container main body 2 are provided. Become.

To describe these in detail, first, as the container body 2, in addition to the one made of a heat insulating material such as a heat insulating panel, a so-called dry container made of an iron plate, an aluminum plate or the like and having its inside or outside covered with a heat insulating mat or the like is used. To be That is, as the container body 2, in addition to the one made of a heat insulating material from the beginning and taking the heat insulating surface into consideration, a generally widely used ordinary container covered with a heat insulating mat or the like is used.

An attachment receiving member 4 is attached to the center of the lower surface of the ceiling 3 of the container body 2 having such a box shape. A mounting member of a cooling unit 6 described later is slidably inserted into the mounting receiving member 4 shown in the figure, and the mounting member is held from both sides by locking. A door 7 is provided on the front surface of the container body 2 for loading and unloading the cold storage object A and other cargo, and an opening 5 is formed at the upper part of the wall surface on the rear surface of the container body 2.
The container body 2 is provided with a fork entry portion 30 at the bottom thereof so that it can be easily transported by a forklift or the like.

 The outline of the cool container 1 is as described above.

 Next, the cooling unit 6 will be described in detail.

1, 2, and 3 show a cooling unit 6 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view, FIG. 2 is a front sectional view, and FIG. 3 is a side sectional view. .

The cooling unit 6 has the following unit body portion 8, a mounting member 9, a door 10, a duct cover 11, a fan 12, a heat pipe 13, a battery box 14, a panel 15, a pipe 16, and the like.

First, the unit main body 8 is formed of a heat insulating material into a box shape,
Dry ice D is stored inside. The main unit 8 of the unit is a storage compartment for dry ice D, which is hermetically formed using a partition plate made of a heat insulating material. A mounting member 9 is attached to the upper portion of the unit main body portion 8 and is detachably mounted on the mounting receiving member 4 on the container main body 2 side. The illustrated mounting member 9 is composed of two rail-shaped members provided in parallel to both upper ends of the unit body portion 8. The mounting member 9 having an L-shaped cross section is the mounting receiving member 4 on the side of the container body 2 described above. (See Figure 5)
Each of them is slidably fitted into the housing, so that both sides are locked and held.

Next, the door 10 is provided on the front surface of the unit main body portion 8 and faces the door 7 side on the front surface of the container main body 2. The door 10 shown in the figure has its upper portion attached to the upper edge of the opening of the unit body 8 by a hinge portion 17, and the lower portion and the lower edge of the opening of the unit body portion 8 are locked by a latch portion 18. It is made up and down. Then, the dry ice D is stored in the unit main body portion 8 through such a door 10.
The duct cover 11 is provided on the side surface of the unit main body portion 8 so as to project. That is, the illustrated duct cover 11 has a box-like shape whose lower surface is opened inside the container body 2, and is arranged continuously on both side surfaces of the unit body portion 8. An opening 19 is formed on each side surface of both duct covers 11, that is, on the surface opposite to the unit body portion 8, and a fan 12 is attached to each opening 19.

The heat pipes 13 are respectively arranged in the unit main body portion 8 and both duct covers 11. That is, a plurality of heat exchange heat pipes 13 are arranged in parallel, four on each side in the illustrated example, a heat receiving portion 20 is formed on one end side of each heat pipe, and the heat pipes 13 are located in the lower portion of the unit main body portion 8. A heat exchange part 21 is formed on the other end side, and is located in the lower part inside the duct cover 11. Fins 22 are provided at equal intervals in the heat exchange portion 21. Reference numeral 23 in FIGS. 2 and 3 denotes a cold heat transfer plate.
23 is dry ice D stored in the unit main body 8.
And the heat receiving portion 20 of the heat pipe 13 to uniformly transfer the cold heat of the dry ice D to the heat receiving portion 20.

The battery box 14 has a box shape, and the dry battery for driving the fan 12 is housed inside. The battery box 14 shown is
It is attached on the upper central portion of the unit main body portion 8 and is connected to the fan 12 and switches described later by a wiring cord or the like (not shown).

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the panel 15 is the container body 2
The opening 5 on the side can be closed, and a switch (not shown) for the fan 12 is attached. That is, the panel 15 is formed separately from the unit main body portion 8 or separately or detachably or integrally connected, and is attached to the opening 5 so as to be closed by using a screw or the like. The panel 15 is provided with a switch for turning on and off the fan 12, and the switch, the fan 12 and the battery box 14 thereof are connected by a wiring cord (not shown) or the like. Reference numeral 24 in FIG. 6 is a closing door arranged on the container body 2 side, and this closing door 24 closes the opening 5 instead of the panel 15 when the cooling unit 6 is not used. Although the closing door 24 is attached to the vicinity of the opening 5 of the container body 2 by a hinge or the like in the illustrated example, it may be separable from the container body 2, that is, removable as appropriate.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the pipe 16 for discharging carbon dioxide gas has the base end 25 connected to the unit body 8 and the tip 26 is opened to the outside through the opening 5 on the container body 2 side. The carbon dioxide gas generated by the sublimation of the dry ice D stored in the unit body 8 is discharged to the outside. The pipe 16 is configured to be separated from the unit main body portion 8 and the panel 15 individually or detachably or integrally connected, and is made of, for example, a flexible material. Further, in FIG. 6, the tip 26 of the pipe 16
Is open to the outside by being inserted into a small hole 27 formed in the panel 15, but of course the opening 5 should be opened directly to the outside without interposing the panel 15 regardless of the illustrated example. May be.

 The cooling unit 10 has such a configuration.

 The above is the description of the configuration and the like.

 The operation and the like will be described below.

When the cold storage container 1 stores and transports and stores fruits and vegetables, seafood, meat, frozen foods, pharmaceuticals, and other cold storage objects A that are easily affected by the temperature environment and require cold storage, the process is as follows.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the cooling unit 6 is mounted in the container body 2 by first fitting and holding the mounting member 9 in the mounting receiving member 4. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the opening 5 on the container body 2 side is closed by a panel 15 of the cooling unit 6, and dry ice D is stored in the unit body portion 8 of the cooling unit 6 through the door 10. On the other hand, the cold insulation target A is accommodated in the container body 2 via the door 7.

In the cooling unit 6, the fan 12 is rotated by the battery in the battery box 14 based on the operation of the switch attached to the panel 15. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the air in the container body 2 is introduced into the space in the duct cover 11 of the cooling unit 6, and the heat pipes are arranged in the unit body portion 8 and the duct cover 11. After being cooled at 13, it is discharged and circulates in the container body 2. The heat exchange part 21 on the duct cover 11 side of the heat pipe 13 is always cooled uniformly by dry ice D via the heat receiving part 20 on the unit body 8 side and the cold heat transfer plate 23.

In this way, the cold insulation target A in the container body 2 is
It is kept cool. Further, the carbon dioxide gas produced by the sublimation of the dry ice D in the unit body 8 is discharged to the outside by the pipe 16, so that the air in the container body 2 is kept clean and the carbon dioxide gas touches the object A to be kept cold. There is no adverse effect on this.

In this way, the cold storage object 1 is stored in the container body 2 and kept cold, while the cold storage container 1 is transported by a forklift or the like for transportation and storage.

Now, this cold storage container 1 has the following 1st, 2nd, 3rd
It becomes like

First, when accommodating and transporting and storing general cargo other than the object A to be kept cold that does not need to be kept cold, the cooling unit 6 is removed from the container body 2. That is, the mounting member 9 is detached from the mounting receiving member 4 on the container body 2 side, and the panel 15 is detached from the opening 5 on the container body 2 side, respectively, and the unit body portion 8 constituting the cooling unit 6, the mounting member 9, Door 10, duct cover 11, fan 12, heat pipe 13,
The battery box 14, panel 15, panel 16 and the like are all removed and removed from the container body 2.

As a result, the opening 5 is closed by the closing door 24, and the object to be kept cold A
General cargo other than the above is stored in the container body 2 and transported and stored. At that time, the space in the container body 2 is not limited by the cooling unit 6, and the load of general cargo is increased by the space.

Secondly, there is a cold storage container 1
It can be easily used for general cargo that is not dedicated and does not require cooling.

Thirdly, the cooling unit 6 can be attached not only to the container body 2 made of a heat insulating panel but also to the container body 2 in which a so-called dry container is covered with a heat insulating mat or the like, and can be widely applied to various containers.

 The above is the description of the operation and the like.

"Effect of the invention" The cold storage container according to the present invention is, as described above,
The container body is equipped with a detachable cooling unit, and because it is a dual-purpose type, it has the following effects.

First, when a general cargo that does not need to be kept cold, other than an object to be kept cold, is transported and stored inside, there is no problem in the loading capacity due to the removal of the cooling unit. That is,
When used as an ordinary container, since the cooling unit is removed, the load of general cargo increases by the space, and the limitation due to this is eliminated.

In addition, as the cooling unit is removed, the opening that was previously closed by the panel and used for fan switch operation and carbon dioxide discharge is closed by the closing door instead of the panel, so it is possible to prevent rain. Intrusion of dust and the like is reliably prevented.

Secondly, this cold storage container can be easily used not only for the objects to be kept cold but also for general cargo that does not need to be kept cold, and its application is wide.

Thirdly, the cooling unit can be easily attached not only to a container body made of a heat insulating material but also to a container body of a so-called ordinary dry container covered with a heat insulating mat, etc. It can be applied for transportation and storage, and is also widely used from this aspect.

As described above, the problems existing in this type of conventional example are eliminated, and the effects of the present invention are remarkable and significant.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of a cold storage container according to the present invention. 1 and 2 and 3 show the cooling unit,
1 is an external perspective view, FIG. 2 is a front sectional view, and FIG. 3 is a side sectional view. Figures 4, 5 and 6 show the whole,
4 is an external perspective view, FIG. 5 is a front sectional view, and FIG. 6 is a side sectional view. 1 …… Cooling container 2 …… Container body 3 …… Ceiling 4 …… Mounting receiving member 5 …… Opening 6 …… Cooling unit 8 …… Unit body 9 …… Mounting member 10 …… Door 11 …… Duct cover 12 …… Fan 13 …… Heat pipe 14 …… Battery box 15 …… Panel 16 …… Pipe 24 …… Closed door 25 …… Base end 26 …… Tip A …… Cold object D …… Dry ice

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] Claims: 1. A cold storage container of a combined type, which has a box shape and in which an object to be kept cold or a general cargo other than the object to be kept cold that does not need to be kept is stored instead. An attachment receiving member attached to the ceiling of the main body, an opening provided on the upper wall surface of the container main body,
The container body is provided with a cooling unit which is detachable in its entirety so as to be detachable, and the cooling unit is formed in a box shape from a heat insulating material and has a unit body portion in which dry ice is stored. A mounting member that is attached to the upper part of the unit main body and is detachably mounted to the mounting receiving member on the container main body side, a door provided on the front surface of the unit main body, and a projection provided on a side surface of the unit main body. A duct cover, a fan attached to the duct cover, a heat pipe arranged in the unit main body portion and in the duct cover, and an attached battery box for accommodating the fan driving battery. A panel that can close the opening on the container body side and is provided with a switch for the fan, the battery box, the switch for the fan, and the fan are connected. Carbon dioxide generated by the sublimation of the dry ice stored in the unit main body, which has a wiring cord connected to the unit main body and a base end connected to the unit main body, and a front end opened to the outside through an opening on the container main body side. And a pipe for discharging gas, and when the cooling unit having these is removed from the container body without being used, the opening can be closed to prevent entry of rain, dust, etc. A cold storage container comprising a closing door arranged on the container body side.