JPH0513745Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] <Industrial application field> This invention relates to cold containers.
The present invention relates to a cold storage container that can easily cope with the case where a small cooling effect is required and save cooling energy.

<Conventional technology> Conventionally, when transporting perishables such as fruits and vegetables, meat, and seafood, it has been necessary to maintain the perishables at low temperatures in order to maintain freshness and prevent quality deterioration. Various types of cold storage containers are used to store cooled cold storage bodies as well as perishables.

A specific example of the above-mentioned cold storage container includes a container body,
Consisting of a lid and a plate-shaped cool storage body that can be inserted along the internal shape of the container body, the cold storage body is placed halfway inside the container so that the stored items can be effectively cooled even when the amount of stored items is small. There are some that can be inserted up to (see Utility Model Application No. 143216/1986).

<Problems to be solved by the invention> However, with the above-mentioned cold storage containers, it is a hassle to take out the cold storage body from inside the container when loading and unloading the stored items, and furthermore, when the transportation distance is short and the amount of perishables stored is If the cooling effect is small and a small amount of cooling effect is sufficient, the cooling effect will be maintained more than necessary, and the cooling energy will be wasted. In addition, in order to prevent wastage of cold energy, it is necessary to prepare another cold storage body with a low cooling effect, such as a small-sized cold storage body.In order to maintain a good cooling effect using these cold storage bodies, teeth,
It is necessary to place these above the stored items without being biased too much, but even if they are placed evenly against the stored items, they often move during transportation etc., making it impossible to maintain a good cooling effect. There is a problem.

<Purpose of the invention> This invention was made in view of the above problems, and it is possible to easily take in and take out stored items, and also to easily cope with cases where a small cooling effect is required. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cold storage container capable of saving cold energy.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, the cold storage container of this invention includes a container body, a rectangular cold storage body, and a plurality of cold storage bodies that are removably fitted into the upper part of the container body. The rectangular cool storage body has engaging convex portions formed on opposing side surfaces, a plurality of low concave portions on one of the upper and lower surfaces of the cool storage body, and a plurality of high convex portions on the other side, and the lid body has: A support frame with an open bottom in which a support part for supporting the cold storage body corresponding to the engaging convex part of the cold storage body and a fixing part for fixing the cold storage body in an appropriate position are formed along the inner wall, and an upper part of the receiving frame. A cold storage container comprising a removably fitted top plate.

<Function> According to the cold storage container having the above configuration, the lid body has the following features:
A plurality of rectangular cold storage bodies can be stored, and the receiving frame is formed with a support part that supports the cold storage body and a fixing part that can fix the cold storage body in an appropriate position, so that only a small cooling effect is required during use. In some cases, the number of cold storage bodies stored in the cold storage container can be reduced, and the cold storage bodies can be arranged and fixed above the stored items to maintain an appropriate cooling effect for an appropriate amount of time. be able to. In addition, by engaging the engagement protrusion formed on the opposing side surface of the cool storage body with the supporting part and fixing part formed along the inner wall of the receiving frame corresponding to the engagement protrusion, the cold storage Prevents the body from shifting to the left or right. Since the cold storage body is rectangular, it can be cooled over a wide area, and when used cold storage bodies are stacked in multiple stages and refrozen,
By fitting the low concave portion provided on one of the upper and lower surfaces of the cool storage body with the high convex portion provided on the other side, a gap can be provided between the cold storage bodies. Furthermore, since the receiving frame of the lid body is open at the bottom, the cold air of the cool storage body can flow into the container body without being blocked. Moreover, since the cool storage body is housed in the lid, the stored items can be easily taken out and put in by removing the lid. Furthermore, since the top plate is removably fitted to the top of the lid, the cool storage body can be easily replaced by removing only the top plate.

<Example> Next, an example of this invention will be described below with reference to the attached drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a freezing container 1 of this invention.
Two cool storage bodies 1 are removably fitted on the top of 0.
0 consists of a lid body 2 that is stored side by side in the horizontal direction, and the lid body 2 consists of a receiving frame 3 and a rectangular plate-shaped top plate 8 that is removably fitted to the upper part of the receiving frame 3. It is. In addition, the container body 20 and the lid body 2
is molded from a synthetic resin foam such as expanded polystyrene, but the synthetic resin foam may be used as a heat insulating material and may be constructed in combination with a molded product made of foamed synthetic resin.

More specifically, the cold storage body 10 is a rectangular container in which a cold storage agent is housed, and the upper and lower surfaces are provided with a plurality of low reinforcement unevenness 11, and the upper surface is provided with a cold storage agent. Four high convex portions 12 are provided so that gaps are created between the cool storage bodies 10 when the cold storage bodies 10 are stacked in multiple stages, and the cold storage bodies 10 are stored from the top and bottom through these gaps.
Furthermore, engagement convex portions 13 are provided on both sides of the cool storage body 10.
is formed, and a cold storage agent filling port 14 is provided on one side thereof.

Regarding the receiving frame 3, there is a container body 2 at the bottom of its outer periphery.
A fitting recess is formed in the upper part of 0, a fitting recess for the top plate 8 is formed in the upper surface, and a support part 4 for supporting the cool storage body 10 is formed along the lower part of the two opposing inner walls. are provided in a protruding manner, and by placing both ends of the cold storage body 10, that is, the engaging convex portions 13, on the opposing support portions 4, the two cold storage bodies 10 can be separated.
can be supported side by side.

Further, four substantially triangular prism-shaped fixing protrusions 5 are formed on the upper part of each support part 4 so as to sandwich each engagement protrusion 13 of the cool storage body 10 mounted as described above. . Therefore, three recessed portions (hereinafter referred to as engaging recessed portions 6) are formed between the fixing convex portions 5 at three locations facing each other. Further, the engaging protrusion 13 of the cool storage body 10 is also engaged with the opposing central engaging recess 6 . That is, the cold storage body 1 is placed inside the receiving frame 3.
0, by engaging the engagement convex portions 13 of the cool storage bodies 10 with the two sets of opposing engagement recesses 6 located at both ends of each support portion 4, each cold storage body 10
is fixed and only one cool storage body 10 is housed in the receiving frame 3, the engagement convex portions 13 of the cold storage body 10 are inserted into a pair of opposing engagement concave portions 6 located at the center of each support portion 4.
The cool storage body 10 can also be fixed in the central part of the receiving frame 3 by engaging the two members (see FIG. 2).

Regarding the top plate 8, eight recesses 9 corresponding to the convex portions 12 on the upper part of the cool storage body 10 are formed on the back surface thereof, and are arranged so as not to interfere regardless of the position of the cold storage body 10 (the third , see Figure 4). Note that the fixing convex portion 5 also functions as a rib for reinforcing the receiving frame 3 and the supporting portion 4.

Further, in a state where the top plate 8 is fitted to the receiving frame 3, the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface of the receiving frame 3 is formed to be slightly higher than the upper surface of the top plate 8. As a result, the cold storage body 10
If the lid body 2 containing the cold storage body 2 is placed upside down on a flat floor etc., the top plate 8 will be moved by the weight of the cold storage body 10 to the receiving frame 3.
This makes it easy to remove the top plate 8. In addition, the container body 20
A pair of handle recesses 21 and 7 are formed in the lower outer wall of the lid body 2 and the outer wall of the lid body 2, respectively.

According to the embodiment with the above configuration, three sets of opposing engagement recesses 6 are formed inside the lid body 2 as described above, and the cool storage body 10 can be fixed at an appropriate position, so that the cooling effect can be prolonged. When it is necessary to maintain the temperature for a long time, two cold storage bodies 10 are stored in the lid body 2, and when a small cooling effect is required and one cold storage body 10 is sufficient, one cold storage body 10 is stored in the receiving frame 3. It can be easily stored and fixed in the center of the
This means that the cold energy equivalent to one cold storage body 10 can be saved. At this time, even if the stored items are biased, one cool storage body 10 can be placed and fixed on the right or left side accordingly, so that the stored items can be effectively cooled.

Further, the engagement protrusion 13 formed on the opposite side surface of the cool storage body 10 is connected to the receiving frame 3 corresponding to the engagement protrusion 13.
By engaging with the support part 4 and the fixing convex part 5 formed along the inner wall of the cool storage body 10, it is possible to prevent the cool storage body 10 from shifting from side to side. Since the cold storage body 10 is rectangular, it can cool a wide range. Moreover, since the bottom of the receiving frame 3 of the lid body 2 is open, the cold air of the cold storage body 10 is not blocked.
It can be directly distributed to the container body 20. Therefore, when using this cold storage container 1, the cold storage body 10 can be securely fixed without shifting within the lid body 2 during transportation etc., and a good cooling effect can be maintained, and the cooling capacity can be maintained. You can obtain excellent results.

Furthermore, since the cool storage body 10 is housed in the lid 2, by removing the lid 2, stored items can be easily taken in and out of the container body 20. Furthermore, since the top plate 8 is removably fitted to the top of the lid 2, the cool storage body 10 can be easily replaced by removing only the top plate 8. Place it upside down on a flat floor etc.
The cool storage body 10 can also be removed and replaced by pulling up the receiving frame.

Note that the cold storage container 1 of this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, the top plate 8 may have a recess for removal or a handle on its top surface, and the cold storage body 10 However, the size may be such that two or more can be stored in the lid body 2, and the shape may be cylindrical, elliptical, or other shapes. Further, the support part 4 of the receiving frame 3 may be one in which the receiving frame 3 is provided with a slatted bottom part. It may also be a possible recess. Further, a structure may be adopted in which a fitting recess is provided at the lower inner circumference of the receiving frame 3 and a fitting recess is provided at the upper outer circumference of the container body 20, and various other design changes may be made without changing the gist of this invention. I can do it.

<Effects of the invention> As mentioned above, according to the cold storage container of this invention,
The lid body can accommodate a plurality of rectangular cold storage bodies, and the receiving frame is formed with a support part that supports the cold storage bodies and a fixing part that can fix the cold storage bodies in an appropriate position, so it is easy to use. If the cooling effect is sufficient, the number of cold storage bodies stored in the cold storage container can be reduced, and the cold storage bodies can be placed and fixed above the stored items to achieve an appropriate cooling effect. It can be maintained for only time. Therefore,
In such a case, it is possible to easily deal with this and save the cold energy of the cool storage body. In addition, by engaging the engagement protrusion formed on the opposing side surface of the cool storage body with the supporting part and fixing part formed along the inner wall of the receiving frame corresponding to the engagement protrusion, the cold storage Prevents the body from shifting to the left or right. Since the cold storage body is rectangular, it can cool a wide range. Moreover, since the bottom of the receiving frame of the lid is open, the cold air of the cool storage body can be directly circulated to the container body without being blocked. Therefore, when using this cold storage container, it is possible to securely hold the cold storage body in place without shifting within the lid during transportation, etc., and maintain a good cooling effect. is obtained. Furthermore, when used regenerators are stacked in multiple stages and refrozen, the low recesses provided on one side of the upper and lower surfaces of the regenerators are fitted with the high protrusions provided on the other side, so that the refrigerants can be spaced between each other. A gap can be provided. Therefore, the cold storage body is
Since cold is stored from the upper and lower surfaces through this gap, the cold storage capacity can be recovered quickly. Moreover, since the cold storage body is housed in the lid, by removing the lid, you can easily take in and out the stored items, and by removing only the top plate, you can easily replace the cold storage body. It has a unique practical effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the cold storage container, Fig. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which one cold storage body is stored in the receiving frame, and Fig. 3 is a cold storage in a state in which two cold storage bodies are stored. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the container; FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken in a direction perpendicular to FIG. 3; 1...Cold container, 2...Lid, 3...Receptacle frame, 4
...Bearing part, 5...Fixing convex part, 8...Top plate, 10
...Cold storage body, 20...Container body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It consists of a container body, a rectangular cold storage body, and a lid that is removably fitted to the upper part of the container body and can accommodate a plurality of cold storage bodies, and the square cold storage body has an engaging convex portion formed on an opposing side surface. , a plurality of low concave portions are provided on one side of the upper and lower surfaces of the cool storage body and a plurality of high convex portions are provided on the other side, and the lid body is provided with a support portion that supports the cold storage body and a cool storage body at appropriate positions corresponding to the engaging convex portions of the cold storage body. 1. A cold storage container comprising: an open-bottom receiving frame having a fixing part formed along an inner wall, and a top plate removably fitted to the top of the receiving frame.