JP3106983B2 - Refrigeration container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigeration container used for transporting fresh products and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A refrigeration container used for transporting fruits and the like includes a container body for storing articles to be frozen (for example, fruits) and a refrigeration unit for cooling the inside of the container body. I have.

[0003] As a method for preventing pests (for example, fruit flies) from being brought into Japan through imported fruits (for example, citrus fruits), a method of exterminating pests with a pesticide in the field has conventionally been adopted. However, this method raises concerns about the effects of insecticides on the human body.

Therefore, in recent years, a method has been adopted in which citrus fruits are stored at a low temperature for a predetermined period of time to control fruit fly larvae living in the citrus fruits. This method has no effect on the human body because it does not use insecticides, and is a preferable method.However, when storing citrus at a low temperature, there is no effect unless the temperature of the citrus core is lowered to a predetermined temperature. On the spot, the temperature of the citrus core is detected using a core temperature sensor. Since this core temperature sensor is required only at the time of core temperature detection at the site, it is currently transported to the site in a state of being mixed with luggage separately from the container.

[0005]

However, as described above, if the container is transported separately from the container and transported together with the luggage, the core temperature sensor may not only be damaged during the transportation but also may be damaged. Since the core temperature sensor and the container are sometimes separated from each other, it is necessary to carry the core temperature sensor to the container during the core temperature detection work, which is inconvenient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has an object to provide a core temperature sensor storage portion in a container body so that the core temperature sensor can be transported together with the container. is there.

[0007]

According to the basic structure of the present invention, as a means for solving the above problems, a container body 1 for storing articles to be frozen and a container body 1 for cooling the inside of the container body 1 are provided. A refrigeration container provided with a refrigeration unit 2 provided at an upper part on the front side, and a wick temperature sensor connection portion 12 for connecting a wick temperature sensor 11 used for detecting a temperature of a wick portion of the article to be frozen. In the container body 1, the core temperature sensor 1
A core temperature sensor storage part 13 for storing the core temperature sensor 1 when not in use is formed.

With the above-described structure, the core temperature sensor 11 can be transported together with the container, thereby preventing damage to the core temperature sensor 11 and carrying the core temperature sensor 11 to the container during use. It is convenient from where it is not necessary.

In the basic structure of the present invention, a cool air passage 9 for supplying cool air from the refrigeration unit 2 into the container body 1 is formed at a position corresponding to both sides of the refrigeration unit 2 in the container body 1. When the core temperature sensor storage section 13 is formed in a position above the cold air passage 9 and at a position corresponding to the side of the refrigeration unit 2, the core temperature sensor housing 13 is Since the core temperature sensor 11 can be stored in the core temperature sensor storage section 13 formed in a section not functioning as a passage, dead space can be effectively used, and the core space can be reduced without reducing the inner volume of the container body 1. Simultaneous transport of the temperature sensor 11 can be performed.

When the core temperature sensor housing 13 is provided with a lid 15 which is opened and closed from the inside of the container body 1, the core temperature sensor 11 from the inside of the container body 1 is provided.
Can be taken out, and the usability is improved.

[0011]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The refrigerated container includes a container body 1 having a heat insulating structure for storing articles to be frozen (for example, citrus fruits);
A refrigeration unit 2 for cooling the inside of the container body 1.

The refrigeration unit 2 is integrally provided at the upper part on the front side of the container body 1 and comprises a blower 3, an evaporator 4, and a drain pan 5. Code 6
Is a drain discharge pipe connected to the drain pan 5.

On the front side of the container body 1, a cool air outlet 7 communicates below the refrigeration unit 2.
A cool air passage 8 extending in a vertical direction for supplying cool air W blown out of the refrigeration unit 2 to the inside of the container main body 1, and cool air W blown out from a cool air blow-out port 7 communicating with both sides of the refrigeration unit 2 from below the refrigeration unit 2. And a vertically extending cold air passage 9 for supplying the air into the container body 1. Reference numeral 10 denotes an inside air suction port for sucking air in the container body 1.

A core temperature sensor connecting portion 12 for connecting a core temperature sensor 11 used for detecting the temperature of the citrus core is provided on the front inner wall of the container body 1. The core temperature sensor 11 includes a sensor main body 11a inserted into a citrus core, and a cable section 11b connected to the sensor main body 11a. It has a considerable length so that the sensor body 11a can be carried. When not in use, the core temperature sensor 11 is in a state in which the cable portion 11b is wound. Reference numeral 13 denotes a lid of the core temperature sensor connection unit 12.

A core temperature sensor storage section 13 for storing the core temperature sensor 11 when not in use is provided on a partition wall 14 at an upper portion on one side of the cold air passage 9 and on a side of the refrigeration unit 2. Is defined by That is,
The core temperature sensor storage unit 13 is located above the cold air passage 9 (that is,
That is, it is formed in a portion that does not act as a cool air passage at all. Core temperature sensor storage unit 1
3 is provided with a lid 15 which is opened and closed from the inside of the container body 1. Reference numeral 16 denotes a hinge for pivotally supporting the lid 15, and 17 denotes a knob for opening and closing the lid.

In the refrigerated container configured as described above, when the citrus to be transported is stored at a low temperature,
The core temperature sensor 11 is connected to the core temperature sensor connection portion 13,
The sensor body 11a is inserted into a citrus core, and temperature data of the core is detected. If the temperature detected by the core temperature sensor 11 has dropped to a predetermined value, the fruit fly larvae in the citrus fruits have died. By presenting the above-mentioned temperature data after the transportation, it can be determined that the fruit fly larva is not alive in the citrus transported by the frozen container.

When transporting the refrigerated container, the core temperature sensor 11 is stored in the core temperature sensor storage section 13 and is transported simultaneously with the refrigerated container. Therefore, the core temperature sensor 11 can be simultaneously transported without reducing the inner volume of the container body 1 in the refrigeration container.

[0019]

According to the present invention, a container body 1 for storing articles to be frozen is provided, and a refrigeration unit 2 provided on the front side of the container body 1 to cool the inside of the container body 1 is provided. In a refrigerated container provided with a core temperature sensor connection portion 12 for connecting a core temperature sensor 11 used for detecting the temperature of the core portion of the article to be frozen, Since the core temperature sensor storage portion 13 to be stored at the time of use is formed, the core temperature sensor 11 can be transported together with the container, so that the core temperature sensor 11 can be prevented from being damaged and the core temperature sensor can be used at the time of use. There is an excellent effect that it becomes extremely convenient from a place where it is not necessary to carry the 11 to the container.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a refrigeration container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the refrigeration container according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a container body, 2 is a refrigeration unit, 9 is a cold air passage,
11 is a core temperature sensor, 12 is a core temperature sensor connection part, 13
Is a core temperature sensor storage unit, and 15 is a lid.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A container body (1) for storing articles to be frozen, and a refrigeration unit (2) provided on an upper front side of the container body (1) to cool the inside of the container body (1). A refrigerating container provided with a core temperature sensor connection part (12) for connecting a core temperature sensor (11) used for detecting a temperature of a core part of the article to be frozen, wherein the container body (1) ), A core temperature sensor storage portion (13) for storing the core temperature sensor (11) when not in use is formed. 2. Cooling air for supplying cold air from the refrigeration unit (2) into the container body (1) is provided in portions of the container body (1) corresponding to both side portions of the refrigeration unit (2). A passage (9) is formed in the up-down direction, and the core temperature sensor storage part (13) is partitioned at a position above the cold air passage (9) and corresponding to a side of the refrigeration unit (2). The refrigeration container according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The core temperature sensor storage section (13) includes:
Lid (1) opened and closed from the inside of the container body (1)
The refrigeration container according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein 5) is provided.