JP6337368B2 - Temperature control transport box - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a temperature management transport box that accommodates a transported object that requires strict temperature management, such as a blood product, and transports it to a necessary place while controlling the temperature.

Blood products require strict temperature control from the stage of purification to transfusion, and are suitable for the first temperature range (2 ° C. to 6 ° C.) suitable for red blood cell storage or platelet storage. The temperature is required to be maintained and divided into a second temperature band (20 ° C. to 24 ° C.) and a third temperature band (−20 ° C. or lower) suitable for storage of frozen plasma.
Therefore, a refrigerator that stores a blood product at a constant temperature is required to maintain the internal temperature distribution within the storage temperature range of the blood product.

The blood product purification process is controlled in the storage temperature range of the blood product in a dedicated refrigerator, but the temperature can be accurately maintained for a long time without any external power supply when transported from the blood center to each hospital. At present, there is no portable transport that satisfies the requirements.
Therefore, the use of blood products is restricted especially in remote areas such as remote islands. On remote islands, etc., since a ship is used, it is necessary to operate for several hours without a power source, and a cold storage container that is small and light and has a high energy saving effect is required.

  FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are diagrams for explaining the blood product transport apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-86608 (Patent Document 1), and FIG. 8 is a front side view of the blood product transport apparatus. A cut front view and FIG. 9 are cut side views in which the side surface side of the transport device is cut.

  This conveying apparatus is comprised from the heat insulation container 102 which has the opening part 101 (refer FIG. 9) in the upper part, and the temperature control unit 103 attached so that attachment or detachment was possible so that the opening part 101 might be covered.

  The heat insulating container 102 includes a right wall portion 104A, a left wall portion 104B, a front wall portion 104C, a rear wall portion 104D, a bottom wall portion 104E, and a top wall portion 104F in which the opening 101 is formed. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the front wall portion 104C is swingably attached to the bottom wall portion 104E so that the upper portion of the front wall portion 104C can be opened upward, and the upper end of the front wall portion 104C is connected to the front side end of the top wall portion 104F. It is detachably connected. The resin sheet 105 is suspended from the ceiling wall portion 104F so that the cool air in the heat insulating container 102 is not released outside when the front wall portion 104C is opened.

  As shown in FIG. 8, both end portions of the grip belt 106 are fixed to the outside of the right wall portion 104A and the left wall portion 104B. An auxiliary battery 107 is externally fixed on the top wall 104F. On the bottom wall portion 104E, a bowl-shaped basket 108 for storing the blood product P is detachably mounted.

  FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing details of the temperature control unit 103. The temperature control unit 103 is covered with an outer case 115, and the inside of the outer case 115 is insulated by a heat insulating wall 109, a machine room 110 that communicates with the outside of the temperature control unit 103, and a cooling chamber 111 that communicates with the inside of the temperature control unit 103. It is divided into. A heat insulating wall 109 extends in the vicinity of the boundary between the machine room 110 and the cooling room 111.

The heat insulating wall 109 is formed with a through hole 114 through which the heat absorbing portion 113 of the Stirling refrigerator 112 is inserted. In the outer case 115, an intake port 116 (see FIG. 8) and an exhaust port (not shown) for communicating the machine room 110 and the outside are formed at predetermined positions.
An air inlet 117 for communicating the cooling chamber 111 and the inside of the heat insulating container 102 is formed at the lower part of the outer case 115.

  A refrigerator unit 118 is accommodated in the machine room 110. The refrigerator unit 118 has a cylindrical casing 119, a Stirling refrigerator 112 accommodated in the casing 119, and an exhaust fan (not shown) provided on the exhaust port side.

  One end of the casing 119 is open, and the heat absorption part 113 of the Stirling refrigerator 112 protrudes from the opening, and the base end part side of the heat absorption part 113 is surrounded by the heat radiating fins 121 and is thermally connected. A heat transfer block 122 is attached to the tip end side of the heat absorption part 113, and the heat absorption part 113 and the heat transfer block 122 are exposed to the cooling chamber 111 from the through hole 114.

  A heat sink 123 is attached to the heat transfer block 122, and fins 124 are formed on the heat sink 123. A sheathed heater 125 is attached to the back surface of the heat sink 123.

  A cooling fan 126 is provided so as to face the heat sink 123. By rotating the cooling fan 126, a ventilation path 128 that passes through the heat sink 123 from the intake port 117 and passes through the lower part of the machine room 110 to the exhaust port 127 is formed. A temperature sensor 129 is provided on the upstream side of the cooling fan 126.

Next, operation | movement of this conveying apparatus is demonstrated.
If it is determined based on a signal from the temperature sensor 129 provided in the ventilation path 128 that the temperature in the heat insulating container 102 is higher than the set temperature band, the Stirling refrigeration is performed until the set temperature band is reached. The heat of the air flowing through the ventilation path 128 is absorbed by the heat sink 123 thermally operated to the heat absorption part 113 of the Stirling refrigerator 112 and circulates between the ventilation path 128 and the inside of the heat insulating container 102. Reduce air temperature.
When the set temperature band is reached, the Stirling refrigerator 112 is controlled so as to remain in that temperature band.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the temperature in the heat insulating container 102 is lower than the set temperature band based on the signal from the temperature sensor 129 provided in the ventilation path 128, until the set temperature band is reached. Then, the sheathed heater 125 is operated, and the air flowing through the ventilation path 128 is heated by the heat sink 123 thermally connected to the sheathed heater 125, and the temperature of the air circulating through the ventilation path 128 and the inside of the heat insulating container 102 is increased. .

  When the set temperature band is reached, the sheathed heater 125 is controlled so as to remain in that temperature band.

JP 2008-86608 A

  Although the blood product P is related to the safety of human life, this transport device does not take into consideration the management of the operator involved in taking in / out the blood product P and taking in / out the blood product P. Moreover, consideration is not given to the smooth movement of the operator when the blood product P is taken in and out.

  Furthermore, since this conveying apparatus is equipped with the Stirling refrigerator 112, the sheathed heater 125, the ventilation path 128, etc. inside the apparatus, the weight of the conveying apparatus tends to be heavy and tends to increase in size, which hinders carrying.

  In addition, when the blood product P is taken in and out, as shown in FIG. 9, the front wall 104C is tilted forward and the basket 108 is taken in and out of the heat insulating container 102. When the front wall 104C is tilted forward, In addition, the cold air in the heat insulating container 102 may flow to the outside.

  The resin sheet 105 is suspended inside the front wall portion 104C in order to prevent the cold air from flowing out. However, the cold air cannot be completely prevented from flowing out, and the temperature in the heat insulating container 102 fluctuates. Management tends to be unstable. Moreover, when the resin sheet 105 is suspended, it becomes an obstacle when the basket 108 is put in and out, and the handleability is poor.

  Further, since the Stirling refrigerator 112 uses a cryogenic heat source of −20 ° C. or lower, complicated work such as periodic defrosting of the heat sink 123 is required.

  The object of the present invention is to eliminate such problems of the prior art, to manage the operators involved in putting in and taking out the object to be transported, and to reduce the movement of the operator when loading and unloading the object to be transported. It is to provide a temperature controlled transport box.

In order to achieve the above object, the first means of the present invention comprises:
A heat insulating container having an opening opened upward, a heat transfer container having an opening opened upward, mounted inside the heat insulating container and accommodating a transported object, and the heat insulating container A heat insulating lid that opens and closes an opening of the heat insulating container supported by a rear upper end through a hinge; an electronic temperature adjustment unit that includes a Peltier element that is thermally connected to the heat transfer container; A box body with a temperature sensor for controlling the temperature in the heat vessel;
It has a component storage unit that is integrally provided adjacent to the box body,
The component storage unit has a recording / display unit having an information reading unit for reading individual information of the object to be taken in and out of the box main body unit and ID information for each operator, and a display unit for displaying temperature information detected by the temperature sensor. A unit and a lock means for automatically locking the heat insulation container so that the heat insulation lid does not open,
The information reading unit and the locking means are provided on the near side of the temperature management transport box on the operator standing side of the component storage unit, and the display unit is provided on the back side of the temperature management transport box with respect to the information reading unit. It is characterized by that.

According to a second means of the present invention, in the first means,
In addition to the information reading unit and the display unit, the recording / display unit includes an operation switch, a transparent protective plate that covers the display unit and the operation switch, and that can be opened and closed without covering the information reading unit. It is characterized by that.

According to a third means of the present invention, in the first means,
The locking means includes a lid closing detection means for detecting that the heat insulating lid closes the opening of the heat insulating container, and a heat insulating lid on the heat insulating container based on a detection signal from the lid closing detection means. It has an electromagnetic solenoid that operates automatically so as not to open.

A fourth means of the present invention is the first or third means,
In addition to the locking means that automatically locks the heat insulation container so that the heat insulation lid does not open, the temperature control transport box is provided with a second lock means on the operator standing position side of the heat insulation container and the heat insulation lid. It is characterized by being provided on the front side.

A fifth means of the present invention is the first, third or fourth means,
ID information for each operator is registered in the recording / display unit,
The information reading unit reads the ID information of the operator who is going to put in and out the object to be transported, and when the read ID information matches the registered ID information, the heat insulating lid does not open with respect to the heat insulating container. Unlock the locking means that are automatically locked so that
When the read ID information and the registered ID information do not match, the lock means that automatically locks the heat insulation cover so that the heat insulation lid does not open with respect to the heat insulation container is not released. It is characterized by.

  The present invention has the above-described configuration, and can be used for management of an operator involved in taking in / out the object to be conveyed and in / out of the object, and a temperature-controlled conveyance box that requires less movement of the operator when the object is taken in / out Can be provided.

It is a schematic block diagram of the temperature management conveyance box which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a perspective view of the state which closed both the heat insulation lid and protection board of the conveyance box. It is a perspective view of the state which opened both the heat insulation cover body and the protective plate of the conveyance box. It is an enlarged plan view of the state which opened both the heat insulation cover body and the protective plate of the conveyance box. It is a figure explaining the structure of the security part provided in the conveyance box. It is a figure explaining the structure of the security part provided in the conveyance box. It is a top view of a blood product. It is the cutting | disconnection front view which cut | disconnected the front side of the blood product conveyance apparatus proposed conventionally. It is the cutting | disconnection side view which cut | disconnected the side surface side of the conveying apparatus. It is an expanded sectional view which shows the detail of the temperature control unit in the conveying apparatus.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a temperature management transport box (hereinafter abbreviated as a transport box) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the transport box 1 includes a box main body 2 and a parts storage (hereinafter abbreviated as storage) 3, and the box main body 2 and the storage 3 are adjacently joined together. Has been. Although the box main body 2 and the storage 3 are substantially the same height and are not shown, the shoulder belt can be removed from one side of the box main body 2 to the other side of the storage 3. It is installed.

  The box main body 2 includes a box-shaped heat insulating container 5 having an opening 4 (see FIG. 3) on the upper side, a heat insulating lid 6 that opens and closes the opening 4 of the heat insulating container 5, and a surface that is anodized, for example. It is made of a material having a high thermal conductivity and thermal radiation rate, such as aluminum, and has an opening 7 on the upper side so that the opening 7 faces the same direction as the opening 4 of the heat insulating container 5 so as to insulate. It is mainly composed of a box-shaped heat transfer container 8 mounted on the inner side of the container 5 and an electronic temperature adjusting unit 10 that contacts the outer surface of the heat transfer container 8 and maintains the temperature of the interior 9 in a predetermined temperature range. ing.

  The said heat insulation container 5 is comprised from the container casing 11 and the heat insulating material 12 included in it. Moreover, the said heat insulation cover body 6 is also comprised from the cover body casing 13 and the heat insulating material 14 included in it.

The said heat insulating materials 12 and 14 are used by injection | pouring hard foaming urethane, a vacuum heat insulating material, a polystyrene foam, or those combinations, for example. The container casing 11 and the lid casing 13 are made of synthetic resin such as polypropylene or ABS resin, or metal, for example. A polypropylene molded product is particularly suitable in terms of light weight and durability.

  The electronic temperature adjustment unit 10 includes a cooling-side heat conductor 18, a heat-dissipation-side heat conductor 19, a Peltier element 20 interposed therebetween, and heat-dissipation fins 21 attached to the outside of the heat-dissipation-side heat conductor 19. It is comprised from the fan (not shown) which ventilates the cooling air to the radiation fin 21.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the electronic temperature adjustment unit 10 is attached to the outer surface of one side wall of the heat transfer container 8 at a substantially intermediate position in the height direction of the side wall. In the electronic temperature adjustment unit 10, at least the outer peripheral surfaces of the cooling side heat conductor 18 and the Peltier element 20 are surrounded by a part of the heat insulating container 5.

  Moreover, the heat insulation sheet | seat 22 in chambers, such as a polystyrene foam sheet, is affixed on the inner surface of the said side wall to which the electronic temperature control unit 10 of the heat transfer container 8 is attached.

  The part of the heat transfer container 8 to which the electronic temperature adjustment unit 10 is attached is likely to have a lower temperature than other parts, and the heat uniformity of the heat transfer container 8 may be impaired. Therefore, as above-mentioned, by attaching the heat insulation sheet | seat 22 in the vicinity of the electronic temperature control unit 10 joint part, heat is turned to other site | parts and the thermal uniformity of the heat transfer container 8 is promoted.

The blood product 23 is accommodated in the interior 9 of the heat transfer container 8, but when the blood product 23 is in direct contact with the inner surface of the side wall to which the electronic temperature adjustment unit 10 of the heat transfer container 8 is attached, May be too cold. For this purpose, the internal heat insulating sheet 22 is attached as described above to prevent local overcooling of the blood product 23.
In FIG. 1, the code | symbol 24 is the packing provided in the junction part of the heat insulation container 5 and the heat insulation cover body 6, and the airtightness of the interior 9 is maintained by this.

  The storage unit 3 includes a heat dissipating fin 21 attached to the electronic temperature adjustment unit 10, a fan (not shown) for blowing cooling air to the heat dissipating fin 21, a power supply control board 25, one or a plurality of Various components such as the secondary battery 26, the insertion board 15 of the DC jack 27, and the recording / display unit 28 installed on the upper surface side of the storage unit 3 are stored and installed.

  A temperature detection signal from a power supply control temperature sensor 29 installed in the vicinity of the electronic temperature adjustment unit mounting portion of the heat transfer container 8 is input to the power supply control board 25, and the electronic temperature adjustment unit 10 is based on this detection signal. The amount of power supplied to (Peltier element 20) is controlled. The temperature detection signal from the power supply control temperature sensor 29 is also input to the recording / display unit 28 and recorded together with the sampling time.

  Further, the power supply control board 25 has an ambient temperature detection temperature for detecting the ambient temperature of the transport box 1 installed in the vicinity of the recording / display unit 28 or in the interior (having a structure allowing ventilation). A temperature detection signal from the sensor 30 is input together with the sampling time.

  The current value supplied to the Peltier element 20 is adjusted in accordance with the ambient temperature while the internal temperature is kept constant by power supply control to the Peltier element 20. The temperature detection signal of the environmental temperature detection temperature sensor 30 is also input to the recording / display unit 28 and recorded together with the sampling time.

  Further, an equivalent temperature sensor 33 is attached at a position of the heat transfer container 8 where a temperature (equivalent temperature) closer to the temperature of the blood product 23 being kept cold can be detected. The temperature detection signal from the equivalent temperature sensor 33 is transmitted to the recording / display unit 28 and recorded as the management data of the blood product 23 together with the sampling time.

  Note that the installation position of the equivalent temperature sensor 33 is determined in advance based on experiments. In the case of this embodiment, the equivalent temperature sensor 33 is provided on the opposite side wall 34 facing the side wall to which the electronic temperature adjustment unit 10 of the heat transfer container 8 is attached. An equivalent temperature sensor 33 is installed.

  The power supply control board 25 is provided with polarity switching means 31 for switching the polarity (plus / minus) of power supply to the Peltier element 20, and before the internal temperature falls below the lower limit value of the temperature range of the blood product 23, The polarity switching means 31 switches the polarity of the power supply to the Peltier element 20 to heat the heat transfer container 8 to prevent a drop in the internal temperature and maintain the internal temperature in the temperature range of the blood product 23. Has become

  As the secondary battery 26, for example, a lithium ion battery is used, and the Peltier element 20 and the like are driven by the power supply 16 from the secondary battery 26 while the blood product 23 is being transported. In this embodiment, a spare secondary battery 26 is also provided.

  Further, an AC adapter 32 is connected to the DC jack 27, and an external power source (AC power source or car power source) can be used by inserting the DC jack 27 into the insertion board 15. When the transport box 1 is used as it is as a cold storage in a hospital, for example, the secondary battery 26 is charged 17 to prepare for the next transport while supplying power to the Peltier element 20 or the like with an external power source (AC power supply).

  When the DC jack 27 is pulled out from the insertion board 15, the charging 17 to the secondary battery 26 is stopped and the power supply 16 from the secondary battery 26 to the power supply control board 25 is automatically switched.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a blood product 23 is accommodated in a heat transfer container 8, and the electronic temperature adjustment unit 10 (Peltier element 20), a power source (built-in secondary battery 26, external power source), temperature sensors 29, 30, 33. The inside temperature of the heat transfer container 8 is at least a first temperature band (2 ° C. to 6 ° C.) suitable for storage of red blood cells, or platelets by the inside temperature control means constituted by the power supply control board 25 and the like. The temperature is maintained in a second temperature range (20 ° C. to 24 ° C.) suitable for storage.

  2 is a perspective view of the transport box with both the heat insulating lid 6 and the protective plate 35 closed, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the transport box with both the heat insulating lid 6 and the protective plate 35 open. FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of the transport box in a state where both the heat insulating lid 6 and the protection plate 35 are opened. 2 to 4, the front side of the figure is the front side of the transport box, and the operator (handler) is the standing position side when the blood product 23 is put in and out.

As shown in FIG. 3, a hinge part 36 is provided on the back side of the heat insulating container 5, and the base part of the heat insulating lid body 6 is formed by this hinge part 36 as shown by arrows in FIG. It is supported by the heat insulating container 5 so as to rotate between the sides.
A latch main body 37 is provided on the front upper side surface of the heat insulating container 5, and a locking portion 38 is provided on the front side surface of the heat insulating lid body 6.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a recording / display unit 28 is provided on the upper part of the component storage unit 3, and various operation switches 39 including a thin film switch, a liquid crystal display panel 40, and an information reading unit including a thin film antenna are provided on the upper surface thereof. 41 etc. are arranged.

  In the case of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the information reading unit 41 having a relatively high use frequency when the blood product 23 is taken in and out is placed on the most front side (operator standing position side) of the transport box, and the next most frequently used. The operation switch 39 is disposed behind the information reading unit 41, and the liquid crystal display panel 40 that is simply viewed by the operator is disposed behind the operation switch 39.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a hinge portion 42 is provided on the back side of the component storage portion 3, and the base portion of the protective plate 35 is placed on the front side and the back side of the transport box as indicated by arrows in FIG. 2. It is supported by the component storage part 3 so that it may rotate between sides.

  The protection plate 35 is made of a transparent synthetic resin plate, and is used to prevent the operation switch 39 from being accidentally pressed or to protect the operation switch 39 and the liquid crystal display panel 40. Therefore, when the transport box is being transported or the like, the protection plate 35 is tilted to cover the operation switch 39 and the liquid crystal display panel 40 as shown in FIG. The information reading unit 41 is shaped and dimensioned so as not to be covered with the protective plate 35 in terms of operability.

  5 and 6 are diagrams illustrating the configuration of the security unit 43 provided in the transport box. The security unit 43 is provided from a portion adjacent to the heat insulation lid 6 on the front side of the component storage unit 3 to a portion adjacent to the component storage unit 3 on the front side of the heat insulation lid 6.

  Specifically, an electromagnetic solenoid 44 and a magnetic sensor 45 are installed substantially parallel to the side of the heat insulating lid 6 at a portion adjacent to the heat insulating lid 6 on the front side of the component storage unit 3. The electromagnetic solenoid 44 and the magnetic sensor 45 are covered with a cover member 46 so as not to be seen from the outside as shown in FIG. Further, a cutout 51 (see FIG. 3) for inserting and removing the tip of the lock shaft 47 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) of the electromagnetic solenoid 44 is formed on the side surface of the component storage unit 3.

On the other hand, an opening 48 (with which the tip of the lock shaft 47 of the electromagnetic solenoid 44 is fitted in a portion adjacent to the front part storage portion 3 of the heat insulation lid 6 with the heat insulation lid 6 closed) ( A shaft receiving member 49 (see FIG. 5) having a cap-like cross-sectional shape having a cross-sectional shape having the shape shown in FIG.
A permanent magnet 50 (see FIG. 5) is installed at a position facing the magnetic sensor 45 with the heat insulating lid 6 closed.

  When the heat insulating lid 6 is tilted forward from the state of FIG. 3 and the opening 4 of the heat insulating container 5 is closed, the permanent magnet 50 comes close to the magnetic sensor 45 and the magnetic sensor 45 detects that the heat insulating lid 6 is closed. To do. Based on this detection signal, the electromagnetic solenoid 44 automatically protrudes the lock shaft 47, and its tip is fitted to the shaft receiving member 49 to automatically lock the heat insulation lid 6 so that it does not open carelessly. Is done.

  If the heat insulating lid 6 is forcibly opened in this state, the electromagnetic solenoid 44 and the shaft receiving member 49 may be damaged. For this reason, in this embodiment, in addition to the first locking means of the electromagnetic solenoid 44 and the shaft receiving member 49, the second locking means of the latch body 37 and the locking portion 38 are provided. Then, after the heat insulating lid 6 is closed, the key-shaped latch main body 37 is moved and locked to the locking portion 38 to be double-locked.

  The blood product 23 is related to the safety of human life, and the individual information of the blood product 23 that is taken in and out of the transport box and the ID information of the operator who handles the blood product 23 are important for determining whether they are properly managed.

  FIG. 7 is a plan view of blood product 23, which is sealed with a double bag, and an IC tag 52 storing individual information of blood product 23 is attached to the bag. Each operator carries an IC card (not shown) storing his / her ID information.

  When the blood product 23 is taken in or out of the transport box, the operator brings the IC card close to the information reading unit 41, and the ID information stored in the IC card is the ID information registered in the recording / display unit 28 in advance. The recording / display unit 28 determines whether or not.

  When the ID information does not match, a warning that the ID information does not match is output from the liquid crystal display panel 40 and / or the alarm unit (not shown) provided in the recording / display unit 28. Further, the electromagnetic solenoid 44 of the security unit 43 is maintained in an unlocked state.

  If the ID information matches, the lock shaft 47 of the electromagnetic solenoid 44 is retracted from the shaft receiving member 49 based on the match signal, and the lock state of the locking means of the electromagnetic solenoid 44-shaft receiving member 49 is released. Then, on the liquid crystal display panel 40, the lock by the latch body 37 is released and the heat insulating lid 6 is displayed to be opened. Further, an alarm unit (not shown) notifies the user by voice so that the latch body 37 is unlocked and the heat insulating lid 6 is opened.

  According to the instruction, the operator unlocks the latch main body 37, opens the heat insulating lid body 6, and reads information from the IC tag 52 (see FIG. 7) attached to the blood product 23 when the blood product 23 is taken in and out. The individual information of the blood product 23 stored in the IC tag 52 is read close to the unit 41 and recorded in the recording / display unit 28 together with the time when the blood product 23 is taken in and out.

  When the blood product 23 is put in and out and the heat insulating lid 6 is closed, the first locking means of the electromagnetic solenoid 44-shaft receiving member 49 is automatically locked. Thereafter, the latch main body 37 is operated, and the second lock means of the latch main body 37-locking portion 38 is also brought into the locked state.

  The recording / display unit 28 records the date and time when the blood product 23 is taken in and out, the ID information of the operator who handled the blood product 23, the individual information of the blood product 23 taken in and out, and the like.

  The recording / display unit 28 records the detected temperatures and sampling times from the temperature sensors 29, 30, and 33 in time series. Various data recorded in the recording / display unit 28 can be displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 40 using the operation switch 39 as necessary.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the heat insulating lid 6 is attached so as to open and close from the near side to the far side, and the opening 4 of the heat insulating container 5 (box main body portion 2) and the operation of the component storage portion 3. The switch 39 and the information reading unit 41 are arranged on the same plane. Therefore, when the blood product 23 is put in and out, the operator can quickly put in and out the blood product 23 without making any extra movement.

  In this example, the case where a blood product is transported has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, iPS cells, various organs to be transplanted, enzymes, various biological samples such as various biological samples that require temperature control. The present invention can also be applied when transporting a transported object.

  Further, in this embodiment, the case where the object to be conveyed is conveyed in a low temperature state including freezing has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the temperature management conveyance box that conveys the object to be conveyed in a high temperature state. Is also applicable. When transporting an object to be transported in a high temperature state, the temperature of the inside of the cabinet may be controlled by setting the polarity of the Peltier element 20 to be opposite to that of the low temperature state.

  Further, in this embodiment, an example in which one component storage unit 3 is arranged on one side of one box body 2 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and both sides of one box body 2 are arranged. It is also possible to arrange the component storage units 3 respectively.

In this embodiment, the magnetic sensor 45 and the permanent magnet 50 are used as the lid closing detection means for automatically detecting that the heat insulating lid body 6 has closed the opening 4 of the heat insulating container 5. It is also possible to use other lid closing detection means such as an optical sensor comprising a light receiving element and a mechanical sensor such as a microswitch.

The operational effects according to the claims of the present invention are as follows.
In the invention according to claim 1, it is possible to manage the operators involved in taking in and out the object to be conveyed and taking in and out the object. Further, by providing the information reading unit on the front side of the component storage unit, the movement of the operator when the object is taken in and out can be reduced, and the operability can be improved.

  Furthermore, by providing the locking means on the front side of the component storage unit, a large lock force can be obtained even if the locking means is reduced. Since the display unit is not related to the information reading operation, it is arranged on the back side.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, since a display part and an operation switch are covered with the transparent protective plate, it can prevent that a display part and an operation switch are protected, and an operation switch being pushed accidentally. The information reading unit is not covered with a protective plate from the viewpoint of operability.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the lock means detects the closure of the heat insulation lid that has closed the opening of the heat insulation container, and the insulation container based on the detection signal from the lid closure detection means. In addition, since the electromagnetic solenoid that operates so as not to open the heat insulating cover body is provided, the heat insulating cover body is automatically locked.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 4, since the double locking means is provided, management of a to-be-conveyed object is more reliable.
In the invention which concerns on Claim 5, collation of an operator's ID information can be performed and management of a to-be-conveyed object is more reliable.

1: Temperature controlled transport box,
2: Box body,
3: parts storage
4: opening,
5: Insulated container,
6: Insulation lid
7: opening,
8: Heat transfer container,
9: Inside the warehouse
10: Electronic temperature control unit,
20: Peltier element,
23: blood product,
28: Recording / display unit,
29: Temperature sensor for power supply control,
30: Temperature sensor for detecting environmental temperature,
33: Equivalent temperature sensor,
35: protective plate,
36: Hinge part,
37: latch body,
38: locking part,
39: Operation switch
40: Liquid crystal display panel,
41: information reading unit,
42: Hinge part,
43: Security Department
44: electromagnetic solenoid,
45: Magnetic sensor,
47: Lock shaft,
49: Shaft receiving member,
50: permanent magnet,
52: IC tag.

Claims (4)

A heat insulating container having an opening opened upward, a heat transfer container having an opening opened upward, mounted inside the heat insulating container and accommodating a transported object, and the heat insulating container A heat insulating lid that opens and closes an opening of the heat insulating container supported by a rear upper end through a hinge; an electronic temperature adjustment unit that includes a Peltier element that is thermally connected to the heat transfer container; A box body with a temperature sensor for controlling the temperature in the heat vessel;
Adjacent its box body portion a temperature control transport box have a component storage portion that is provided integrally,
The component storage unit has a recording / display unit having an information reading unit for reading individual information of the object to be taken in and out of the box main body unit and ID information for each operator, and a display unit for displaying temperature information detected by the temperature sensor. A unit and a lock means for automatically locking the heat insulation container so that the heat insulation lid does not open,
It said information reading section and the locking means is provided on the front side of the temperature control transport box comprising an operator standing position side of the component storage unit, the display unit provided on the back side of the temperature control transport box than the information reading section ,
The recording / display unit includes an operation switch in addition to the information reading unit and the display unit, and the display
A transparent protective plate that covers the upper part and the operation switch and can be opened and closed without covering the information reading part.
A temperature controlled transport box characterized by having . In the temperature management transport box according to claim 1,
The locking means includes a lid closing detection means for detecting that the heat insulating lid closes the opening of the heat insulating container, and a heat insulating lid on the heat insulating container based on a detection signal from the lid closing detection means. A temperature controlled transport box having an electromagnetic solenoid that automatically operates so as not to open. In the temperature management transport box according to claim 1 or 2 ,
In addition to the locking means that automatically locks the heat insulation container so that the heat insulation lid does not open, the temperature control transport box is provided with a second lock means on the operator standing position side of the heat insulation container and the heat insulation lid. A temperature-controlled transport box characterized by being provided on the front side. In thermal management transport box according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
ID information for each operator is registered in the recording / display unit,
The information reading unit reads the ID information of the operator who is going to put in and out the object to be transported, and when the read ID information matches the ID information registered in the recording / display unit, the information is stored in the heat insulating container. On the other hand, unlock the locking means that automatically locks so that the heat insulating lid does not open,
When ID information is the registration with the read ID information does not match, it becomes configured not to unlock the locking means insulation cover body is automatically locked so as not to open to the insulated container A temperature-controlled transport box.

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