JP3447276B2 - Flat thermometer for refrigerated goods and method for controlling temperature of refrigerated goods using the same - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plate for refrigerated products which can be suitably used for temperature control from the time of delivery of post-shipment delivery to the sale of refrigerated products such as milk products such as milk, soft drinks, meat and fresh vegetables. And a refrigerated commodity temperature control method using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Refrigerated products of this kind are distributed after being shipped from factories or warehouses so that they can be transported to retail stores, for example, by a refrigerated vehicle and sold individually. In this case, temperature control during transportation is required. Generally, a driver visually checks a thermometer for measuring the ambient temperature, which is installed on the inner wall surface of a cold storage that forms a transportation space for cold storage vehicles, etc. It is supposed to be done by confirming.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in this case,
It is necessary to open / close the door of the cold storage box relatively frequently each time the cold storage vehicle reaches a delivery place such as a retail store because of unloading of refrigerated products. The temperature inside the cold storage rises, and the thermometer display tends to be inaccurate, and it is easy for the driver to visually check the thermometer on the assumption that the temperature inside the cold rises. There is still a possibility that it will tend to be rough.

In the present day when food safety is demanded to a higher degree, temperature control during transportation needs to be performed in a state where the compatibility between the temperature of refrigerated products and the set reference temperature is more surely secured. There is a demand for a thermometer that replaces the conventional temperature control and temperature control by the thermometer.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the problem to be solved is firstly to eliminate the influence of outside air inflow such as opening and closing of a door, and to enable accurate temperature measurement of refrigerated products. The second object is to provide a thermometer capable of accurately and reliably performing the temperature history recording and chronologically recording the temperature history so that the temperature can be easily controlled at the transportation stage of goods. Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerated product temperature control method that enables accurate and reliable temperature control of refrigerated products by using a thermometer.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, according to the first aspect of the invention, the size of a notebook, a postcard, a standard mail envelope, or the like is set to an appropriate size without measuring the ambient temperature. By configuring as a flat plate,
Inserted between refrigerated products or packages exhibiting the same temperature as that of refrigerated products and making direct contact with them to measure their temperature, and the temperature measurement is embedded in a flat plate. The button-type temperature memory is used to intermittently perform every predetermined interval such as 10 minutes and 15 minutes, and by recording this in time series, the history of the temperature data of the product or package can be confirmed and its temperature management can be performed. What is made possible, that is, said claim 1
The base plate having a thickness of about several mm, which is provided with a fitting hole penetrating the plate in the in-plane intermediate position with a reduced diameter in the plate thickness direction, and a cover mounted on the base plate so as to be slidable or openable / closable. The temperature data recorded intermittently by the built-in temperature sensor is time-sequentially placed on the plate and the base plate so that it can be detachably embedded in the base plate by being fitted in the fitting hole. A flat thermometer for a refrigerated product, which is equipped with a free button type temperature memory and can be inserted and inserted between the refrigerated product or its package.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the second aspect of the invention, the temperature control of a refrigerated product in which the flat thermometer of the insertion-insertion type for history management is transported by a distribution crate is carried out. In order to achieve accurate and reliable temperature control by controlling the temperature history during transportation, the invention according to claim 2 and the flat plate thermometer according to claim 1 are used. The temperature data of the intermittent measurement of the products stored in the distribution crate of the simultaneously transported refrigerated products or the package is inserted and inserted into the temperature memory, and the temperature data of the products is recorded in a time series. This is a refrigerated merchandise temperature control method characterized in that the temperature of merchandise during transportation can be controlled freely by reading the temperature memory removed after collecting the meter.

In addition to the above, the invention according to claim 3 is,
As shown in a refrigerated product using a flat plate thermometer and its optimal management mode, this is a distribution product in which the refrigerated product is a milk product such as packaged milk and the flat plate thermometer is inserted between the packages. The refrigerated commodity temperature control method according to claim 2, wherein the use crate is a distribution crate scheduled for final delivery in simultaneous transportation.

The present invention provides these as means for solving the above problems as the gist of the invention.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the examples of the drawings. 1 is a flat thermometer which can be inserted and inserted between refrigerated products or their packages 11.
The thermometer 1 includes a base plate 2 and a cover plate 6
And a temperature memory 8 are provided. At this time, the base plate 2 has a thickness of about several mm, which is provided with a fitting hole 4 penetrating the intermediate position in the plane in the thickness direction with a reduced diameter. The cover plate 6 is mounted on the base plate 2 so as to be slidable or openable, and the temperature memory 8 is removably embedded in the base plate 2 by being fitted into the fitting hole 4. It is of a button type in which the temperature data which is covered and held by the cover plate 6 and intermittently detected by a built-in temperature sensor can be recorded in time series.

That is, in the present example, the thermometer 1 has a vertically long rectangular shape and a thickness of about several mm, for example, 1000 m.
The temperature of the pack product (gable top product) 11 such as milk or dairy product is measured by inserting the package 11 into the package 11. At this time, the thermometer 1 measures the size of the pack product. The height should be about 20 cm and the width should be 5 c so that it can be inserted and inserted.
It is a thick plate having a vertically long rectangular wall thickness of about m and a thickness of about 5 mm and a flat surface on the front and back, and the base plate 2 and the cover plate 6 are made of an appropriate synthetic resin such as transparent, translucent or opaque. According to the above, the thermometer 1 is made of synthetic resin, and in this example, the base plate 2 is made milky white, while the cover plate 6 is transparent or translucent. As a result, the temperature memory 8 can be visually recognized from the outside while it is used as a refrigerated product without any uncomfortable feeling.

The base plate 2 is embedded in the base plate 2 at an intermediate position displaced in the longitudinal direction on one end side in the longitudinal direction in accordance with the size of the button type temperature memory 8, that is, the front and back sides. A fitting hole 4 penetrating in the direction is transparently provided, and the temperature memory 8 is fitted into the penetrating fitting hole 4 and is embedded therein to maintain the fitting state in the fitting hole 4. I am able to do it.

The cover plate 6 is, for example, bent toward the rear side so that its end in the width direction is inclined or curved inward, so that the cover plate 6 is attached to the hook portion 3 formed on the edge of the base plate 2 in the width direction. The base plate 2 includes a pair of opposing locking pieces 7 that engage with each other so that the locking plate 7 is pressed on one side surface of the base plate 2 to lock the locking piece 7 and the hooking portion 3. 2, the cover plate 6 in this example has substantially the same size as the base plate 2 so as to cover the entire surface thereof. At this time, the base plate 2 and the cover plate 6 are By mounting the base plate 2 so as to cover the opening side surface of the fitting hole 4 having a large diameter, the fitting hole 4 can be covered. A.

The temperature memory 8 is of a button type, and the temperature memory 8 of this embodiment has, for example, a plane size (diameter) of about 2 to 3 cm and a thickness of about several mm, and a case. It is assumed that a case having a protruding portion 9 due to a difference in diameter between the cap and the case body is used by covering the body with a cap, and a temperature sensor, a clock, a memory for detecting the temperature of a refrigerated product or package 11 in the case. , Etc. are built in, so that the temperature of the refrigerated product or its package 11 is intermittently measured at intervals set to, for example, 10 to 15 minutes, and the temperature data is recorded in time series. Using a manufactured product, the protruding portion 9 of the temperature memory 8 is fitted into the fitting hole 4 so as to be mounted on the periphery of the fitting hole 4 in the base plate 2. By doing so, the removable embedding arrangement is performed, and the cover plate 6 covers and holds the temperature memory 8 so that the temperature memory 8 is fixed by the cover plate 6 covering the base plate 2. Is removed or the cover plate 6 is bent so that the removal and the re-embedding arrangement can be performed.

The flat plate thermometer 1 of the present example thus formed
For example, this is inserted into the refrigerated product for simultaneous transportation, in the present example, the product contained in the distribution crate 10 of the packed product such as milk or the package 11 thereof, and is inserted into the temperature memory 8. Refrigerating product temperature management method in which temperature data of intermittent measurement of products is recorded in time series, and the temperature of the products during transportation can be managed by reading the temperature memory 8 removed after the flat thermometer 1 is collected after the transportation is completed. At this time, the distribution crate 10 in which the flat plate thermometer 1 in this example is inserted and inserted between the packages 11 is used as a distribution crate to be finally delivered in simultaneous transportation.

That is, a pack product such as milk is in the shape of a vertically long box having a rectangular cross section, and is packed and densely housed in the distribution crate 10 so that it is transported between the packages 11 housed in the crate 10. By inserting and inserting the flat-plate thermometer 1, the plate-shaped thermometer 1 is automatically sandwiched between the packages 11 and held at the insertion / insertion position, and the temperature memory 8 contacts the package 11 that sandwiches the thermometer 1. However, it is possible to directly measure the temperature by the contact and record the temperature data in time series. At this time, during the above-mentioned transportation, the thermometer 1 is provided between the packages 11 of the refrigerated products housed in the crate 10 to be finally delivered. By inserting and inserting, it becomes possible to control the temperature by checking the temperature condition of the refrigerated product that has been in the transportation state for the longest time.
As a result, the other crate is placed under the same conditions as the crate 10 to be finally delivered, so that these temperature states can be confirmed at the same time.

The thermometer 1 collects after transportation, slides the cover plate 6 to remove the temperature memory 8, and reads temperature data such as numerical values or graphs by, for example, a personal computer, a dedicated reader or the like.
By comparing with the set reference temperature set to 0 ° C or less, checking the temperature condition and controlling it, it is possible to accurately and surely check the temperature condition of the refrigerated goods during transportation. Knowing this, it is possible to confirm and manage the state of safe transportation of goods, investigate the cause of any abnormalities, and take necessary measures including prevention of recurrence. Become.

Although the illustrated example is as described above, in carrying out the present invention, the cover plate is attached to the base plate so as to be openable and closable by, for example, hinge connection, and the cover plate. Is made smaller than the base plate so that the base plate is partially covered, including the fitting hole, and the tip of the insertion side of the flat plate thermometer is wedge-shaped to further facilitate the insertion. By replacing the flat thermometer between the above-mentioned packages and inserting and inserting them between them so that they are in direct contact with refrigerated products such as meat and fresh vegetables. Including, in implementing the present invention, a flat plate thermometer, its base plate, fitting hole, cover plate, button type temperature memory, refrigerated product or its package, necessary Crates used depending on each specific shape such as a management method by tabular thermometer, structure, size, number,
These relationships, additions to these, specific management methods, and the like can take various forms unless they are contrary to the gist of the invention.

[0019]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the temperature of the atmosphere is not measured, and the size of the refrigerated product is appropriately adjusted to form a flat plate, so that the refrigerated product or the package having the same temperature as the refrigerated product is inserted and inserted. , A plug-in type that directly contacts with these to measure the temperature shall be used, and the temperature shall be measured intermittently at predetermined intervals by a button type temperature memory embedded in the flat plate. By recording the time series, the history of the temperature data of the product or package can be confirmed and its temperature can be controlled, the influence of outside air inflow such as door opening and closing can be eliminated, and accurate temperature measurement of refrigerated products can be performed. Providing a thermometer that can be performed as accurately and reliably as possible and that temperature history can be recorded in time series to facilitate temperature control during the transportation stage of goods. It can be.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the temperature history during transportation is used by using the above-mentioned insertion-insertion type flat plate thermometer for history management for temperature management of refrigerated goods transported by a distribution crate. It is possible to provide a refrigerated merchandise temperature control method that enables accurate and reliable temperature control of refrigerated merchandise by performing advanced temperature control by controlling.

In addition to the above, the invention according to claim 3 is,
It may be in the form of refrigerated goods using a flat plate thermometer and its optimal management.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a flat plate thermometer.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the flat thermometer at an intermediate position.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of an insertion insertion portion of a flat plate thermometer.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a usage state of a flat plate thermometer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Flat plate thermometer 2 base plate 4 fitting holes 6 cover plate 8 temperature memory 10 crate 11 packages

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP 2001-50820 (JP, A) JP 2000-258254 (JP, A) JP 2000-304620 (JP, A) JP 2001-215155 (JP, A) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-330492 (JP, A) Actual development No. 7-20534 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G01K 1/14 G01K 1/02 B65G 61 / 00 524 B60P 3/20

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A base plate having a thickness of about several mm, which is provided with a fitting hole penetrating the plate in an in-plane intermediate position with its diameter reduced in the plate thickness direction, and a cover plate mounted on the base plate so as to be slidable or openable / closable. And, by fitting it into the fitting hole, it is detachably embedded in the base plate, covered and held by the cover plate, and temperature data intermittently detected by the built-in temperature sensor can be recorded in time series. A flat-plate thermometer for refrigerated products, which is equipped with the button-type temperature memory and can be inserted and inserted between refrigerated products or their packages. 2. The flat thermometer according to claim 1 is inserted into an article or a package thereof housed in a crate for distribution of refrigerated articles for simultaneous transportation, and is inserted into the temperature memory for intermittent measurement of the article. A refrigerated product temperature control method, wherein temperature data is recorded in time series, and the temperature of the product during transportation can be controlled by reading the temperature memory removed after the flat thermometer is collected after the transportation is completed. 3. The refrigerated product is a dairy product such as milk in a package, and the distribution crate in which the flat plate thermometer is inserted between the packages is a distribution crate scheduled for final delivery in simultaneous transportation. Claim 2
The method for controlling the temperature of refrigerated goods described in.