JPH11257815A - Cold reserving container fitted with cold accumulator, and cold accumulator used for this, and cold reserving container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mount a cold accumulating agent into or remove it from a cold reserving container simply and surely by one touch, by providing this container with one or more places of joints in the corresponding places of the inner wall part of a cold reserving container and the cold accumulating agent stored in a cold reserving container, and also, providing one hand of the joint with magnetic metal and the other with a magnet. SOLUTION: Two places of first joints 16 made by depressing a wall and two places of second joints 17 where rustproof plates are embedded at the bottoms of these depressions are made at the inner (the interior side of a container) wall of a resinous cover 15 which is to be mounted capably of opening and closing to the roof of a cold reserving container used mostly to carry/take custody of the goods to be kept cool in cold reserving condition. On the other hand, the topside of the cold accumulator 18 charged with a cold accumulating agent is provided with the first projecting joints 19 to engage with the first joints 16 and the second joints where projecting magnets to engage with the second joints 17 are embedded by insert molding, at two places each. Then, a cover 21 made of stainless steel is molded in the shape of covering the all of the under flank and a part of the flank of the cold accumulator 18, and is attached to it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a regenerator, a refrigerating container, and a refrigerating container with a regenerator. More specifically, the present invention aims at transporting / storage various cold foods such as fresh foods in a refrigerating state. The present invention relates to a cool storage body, a cool storage container, and a cool storage container with a cool storage body to be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a cold storage container equipped with a cold storage unit is provided with a lid that can be easily opened and closed on a top plate (upper side wall) of the cold storage container, and a cold storage container containing a cold storage agent on the back side (inside of the container) of the lid. Is detachably mounted. At the time of use of the cold storage container, a cold storage body that has been previously frozen and frozen in a freezer or the like is attached to cool the cold storage object. After use, the cold storage body is removed from the cold storage container, and the freezer or the like is prepared for reuse. Back to. For this reason, at a site where a supplier or a carrier of a cold-protected material such as fresh foodstuffs uses the cold storage container, it is required that the cold storage unit can be easily and reliably and quickly removed from the cold storage container.

Conventionally, as a mounting method of a regenerator in a cold storage container, for example, the one shown in FIGS. In the first prior art shown in FIG. 1, a regenerator 2 containing an arbitrary regenerator is attached to a refrigerating container 1 (usually a back side of a lid of the refrigerating container) by a plastic set screw 3. Stopped and installed. In the second prior art shown in FIG. 2, a cooling rack 4 is provided in advance in the cold storage container 1, and the cold storage body 2 is slid from the lateral direction into the rack 4 and fitted therein. In the third prior art shown in FIG. 3, a flexible band 6 with a stopper 5 is provided in the cold storage container 1, and the cold storage body 2 is attached in a tightened state using this. In the fourth prior art shown in FIG. 4, a bar 7 and a hook 8 for hooking the tip of the bar 7 are provided in the cold storage container 1, and the regenerator 2 is held by using these. It is.

[0004]

However, in the first prior art, the work of screwing the set screw 3 while holding the regenerator 2 is necessary. Similarly, in the second prior art, the operation of sliding the regenerator 2 into the rack 4 from the side is inserted, but in the third prior art, the stopper 5 is held while the regenerator 2 is held. The work of tightening the band 6 by utilizing the above-mentioned fourth prior art requires the work of hooking the tip of the bar 7 on the hook 8 while holding the regenerator 2.

[0005] Each of the above-mentioned operations is a rather troublesome operation process that cannot be completed by the so-called "one-touch operation", and has been highly dissatisfied at a busy cold storage container utilization site.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily, reliably and quickly attach and detach a regenerator to and from a cold storage container with one touch.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems The structure of the first invention of the present application (the invention of claim 1) for solving the above-mentioned problems is as follows. By setting one or more joints at positions corresponding to the regenerators containing therein, at the corresponding joints between the inner wall and the regenerator, one is provided with a magnetic metal and the other is provided with a magnet. , The regenerator was detachably attached to the cold storage container,
It is a cool container with a cool storage body.

(Structure of the Second Invention) The structure of the second invention of the present application (the invention described in claim 2) for solving the above problems is as follows.
A cold storage container with a cold storage body, wherein an inner wall portion of the cold storage container of the first invention is an inner wall portion of a lid for opening and closing the cold storage container.

(Structure of Third Invention) The structure of the third invention (the invention described in claim 3) for solving the above-mentioned problem is as follows.
The refrigerating container with the regenerator, wherein the inner wall portion of the refrigerating container of the first invention or the second invention is the inner wall portion of the top plate of the refrigerating container.

(Structure of the Fourth Invention) The structure of the fourth invention of the present application (the invention according to claim 4) for solving the above problems is as follows.
A cold storage container with a cold storage body, wherein a corresponding joint between an inner wall portion and a cold storage body of the cold storage container according to the first invention to the third invention is formed in a shape of a convex portion and a concave portion fitted to each other. is there.

(Structure of Fifth Invention) The structure of the fifth invention of the present application (the invention according to claim 5) for solving the above problems is as follows.
The regenerator according to the first invention to the fourth invention is a refrigerating container with a regenerator, wherein the joints are provided symmetrically on both front and back surfaces.

(Structure of the Sixth Invention) The structure of the sixth invention of the present application (the invention according to claim 6) for solving the above problems is as follows.
The regenerator according to the first invention to the fourth invention has, on both sides of the front and back sides thereof, one or more places, each having an uneven shape fitted to each other, and the joint protruding from the front and back surfaces of the regenerator is plane-symmetric. It is a cold storage container with a cold storage.

(Structure of the Seventh Invention) The structure of the seventh invention (the invention according to claim 7) for solving the above problems is as follows.
A cover plate provided with a magnetic metal or a magnet is joined to a surface of the cold storage body of the fifth invention or the sixth invention on the non-joining side with respect to the cold storage container by using a magnetic metal or a magnet at a joint of the surface. It is a cold storage container.

(Structure of the Eighth Invention) The structure of the eighth invention (the invention according to claim 8) for solving the above problems is as follows.
The cold storage container or the lid and / or the regenerator that are provided with the magnetic metal or the magnet in the joint according to the first invention to the seventh invention are formed by integrally providing the magnetic metal or the magnet by insert molding. This is a cold storage container with a cool storage body.

(Structure of the ninth invention) The structure of the ninth invention of the present application (the invention according to claim 9) for solving the above problems is as follows.
A cold storage container comprising the configuration of the cold storage container according to any one of the first invention to the fourth invention or the eighth invention.

(Structure of the tenth invention) The structure of the tenth invention (the invention described in claim 10) for solving the above problems is described in any of the first invention to the sixth invention or the eighth invention. It is a cold storage body provided with the structure of the cold storage body of (1).

[0017]

(Operations and effects of the first invention) In the first invention, the magnetic metal and the magnet at one or more joints provided at the corresponding portion between the inner wall of the cold storage container and the cold storage body are provided. With the use of the suction force, the regenerator can be simply, reliably and quickly attached and detached by a simple one-touch operation of simply bringing the regenerator into contact with the refrigerating container or peeling it off.

(Function / Effect of the Second Invention) In the second invention, since the joint is set on the inner wall of the lid for opening and closing the cold storage container, the cold storage container can be stored and taken out of the cold storage container. When the lid is opened, the regenerator can be attached and detached inside the lid at the same time, which is very simple.

(Function / Effect of Third Invention) In the third invention, the inner wall portion of the top plate of the cold storage container (including the case of the wall of the container body and the case of the wall of the lid). The cold storage body is attached to the top plate of the cold storage container. As a result, the regenerator does not come into direct contact with the object to be kept cool, and the inside of the container is cooled by cold air from above, so that efficient and uniform cooling is performed.

(Function / Effect of the Fourth Invention) In the fourth invention, since the corresponding joint between the inner wall portion of the cold storage container and the cold storage body has an uneven shape fitted to each other, the cold storage is utilized by utilizing this. The attachment position of the body can be easily determined. In addition, it is possible to prevent displacement of the mounting position of the regenerator due to vibration or impact during use of the refrigerating container, and to prevent rattling or falling off of the regenerator based on this.

(Function / Effect of the Fifth Invention) In the fifth invention, the joints are provided symmetrically on both the front and back surfaces of the regenerator, so that when the regenerator is attached, the "front" and "back" are used.
It can be installed quickly without worrying about the difference.

(Function / Effect of the Sixth Invention) In the sixth invention, since one or more protruding joints having concave and convex shapes to be fitted to each other are provided on each of the front and back surfaces of the cold storage body in a plane-symmetric manner, When the body is frozen and frozen in a freezer or the like in preparation for use, as shown in FIG. Can be stacked.

Further, since the joints 9 are protruding, a cool air circulation space 11 is secured between the stacked cold storage bodies 10.
Freezing and freezing can be performed efficiently.

In addition, for example, even when the magnets 12 are provided at the joints 9 of the cold accumulators 10, the magnets 12 of the cold accumulators 10 are stacked because the front and back surfaces of the cold accumulators are symmetrical. Does not come into contact with each other, so that instability of stacking due to the repulsive action of the magnets 12 can be avoided.

(Function / Effect of Seventh Invention) In the seventh invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the surface of the cold storage body 10 on the non-bonding side with respect to the cold storage container 13 is provided with the magnet of the bonding portion 9 of the surface. The cover plate 14 made of a magnetic metal (for example, rust-resistant steel) is joined by using the magnet 12 (the joint portion 9 may be provided with a magnetic metal, and the cover plate 14 may have a configuration including a magnet). The regenerator 10 that is easily contaminated with dirt is covered with the cover plate 1.
4 keeps aesthetic appearance favorable to the user and prevents dripping of dew condensation water from the regenerator 10 onto the cold storage object.

(Effects and Effects of the Eighth Invention) In the eighth invention, the cold storage container or the lid and / or the regenerator having the joining portion provided with a magnetic metal or a magnet inserts the magnetic metal or the magnet. Since it is a molded product provided integrally by molding, the trouble of assembling a magnetic metal or a magnet after molding is unnecessary, and there is no possibility that the magnetic metal or the magnet will fall off even after long-term use.

(Function / Effect of Ninth Invention) According to the ninth invention, there is provided a cool container having the features of the first to fourth inventions or the eighth invention.

(Function and Effect of Tenth Invention) According to the tenth invention, a regenerator having the features of the first to sixth or eighth inventions is provided.

[0029]

Next, embodiments of the first to tenth aspects of the present invention will be described.

[Cooling Container with Cool Storage Body] The shape, size, use and the like of the cold storage vessel with cold storage body are not limited. For example, the cold storage container may have a rectangular box shape of any size or a cylindrical shape, and the shape and size of the regenerator are arbitrarily selected accordingly.

The lid for opening and closing the cold storage container may be provided on the top plate (upper side wall) of the container body, or may be provided on the side wall or the bottom wall of the container body. There is no limitation on the manner in which the lid is attached to the container body. The lid may be attached by hinges or any other method, or the lid may be simply placed on the upper opening of the container body.

The object to be cooled and its cooling form are not limited. For example, bread, cakes, vegetables, fresh fish, eggs, various fresh foods such as various meats and the like may be used as a material to be kept cold, which may be used for transportation or storage by a production or sales company, or for similar purposes. It may be used personally or at home. The object to be cooled is not limited to fresh foods and the like, and a cold storage container with a cold storage body may be used for transporting or storing samples or materials for various medical or experimental purposes.

[Regenerator] The regenerator may be any one that is removably attached to the inner wall of the cool container. For example, the regenerator may be attached to the inner wall of the cool container body or to the inner wall of the lid. No problem. However, attachment and detachment is easier when the regenerator is attached to the inner wall of the lid, especially when the lid constitutes all or a part of the top plate of the cold storage container. Is most preferable in terms of the efficiency of attaching and detaching the regenerator and the efficient cooling of the object to be cooled.

When the regenerator is mounted on the side wall or the bottom wall of the container, or when the lid forms the side wall or the bottom wall of the container, the regenerator is mounted on the lid. A separating member such as a wire mesh may be provided in order to avoid direct contact with the object to be cooled.

The shape and structure of the regenerator itself may be any as long as they are appropriately matched with the cold storage container. A typical example thereof is a resin container formed in a slightly thin plate as a whole and filled with a regenerator.

[Joined portion] At least one or more places are provided at the positions corresponding to the inner wall of the cold storage container (the inner wall of the container body or the inner wall of the lid) and the cold storage at the mounting portion of the cold storage container in the cold storage container. The joint is set.

The joint is for removably attaching the regenerator to a predetermined position with respect to the refrigerating container. One of the joints is formed of a magnetic metal (for magnets) with respect to the inner wall of the refrigerating container and the regenerator. A metal having the property of being adsorbed) and a magnet on the other side. For the purpose of keeping fresh food or the like cool, non-rusting metals such as stainless steel are typical of magnetic metals, but other various magnetic metals can also be used. An ordinary magnetic metal or magnet may be used, or a material in which magnetic metal powder or magnet powder is dispersed in a matrix such as resin may be used.

The joint between the inner wall portion of the cold storage container and the regenerator is preferably formed in the shape of a convex portion and a concave portion which are fitted to each other so as to help the positioning of the regenerator. The uneven shape is not essential. For example, a magnetic metal or a magnet may be embedded flush with the inner side wall of the cold storage container or the wall of the cool storage body. Alternatively, one or both of the inner wall portion of the cold storage container and the wall portion of the cold storage body may be configured with a front surface made of a magnetic metal or a magnet.

In the case where the joint between the inner wall portion of the cold storage container and the regenerator is formed in the shape of a convex portion and a concave portion that fit together, all the joints are provided with a magnetic metal or a magnet. It is not necessary that one has a magnetic metal and the other has a magnet at at least one of the corresponding joints of the two.

The joint of the regenerator is formed at the position where it is formed,
In terms of the provision of the uneven shape and the magnetic metal or magnet, while maintaining the above-mentioned correspondence relationship with the joint portion of the inner wall portion of the cold storage container, the surface of the cold storage body itself on both the front and back sides has such a configuration. More preferably, the joints are provided in plane symmetry. By adopting such a configuration, the user can quickly attach the regenerator without worrying about whether it is on the front or the back.
A cover plate 1 as shown in FIG.
4 can be attached. In addition, when the regenerator is preliminarily frozen in a freezer or the like, a large number of regenerators can be stably and efficiently stacked in the vertical direction by utilizing the fitting of the uneven joints on the front and back surfaces of the regenerator.

Furthermore, the above-mentioned plane-symmetric joints may be formed on both surfaces of the cold storage body so as to protrude from the front and back surfaces of the cold storage body. In this case, in addition to the above effects, the cold air circulation space 11 shown in FIG. 5 can be ensured when the regenerators are stacked and preliminarily frozen.

In the case where the cold storage container, its lid or the container portion of the cold storage body is a resin injection-molded product, the magnetic metal or magnet provided at these joints may be integrally formed at the time of injection molding by insert molding. good. of course,
Whether the cool container or lid is a resin injection molded product,
A method in which a magnetic metal or a magnet is separately added later by an appropriate means may be used.

[Cover Plate] The cover plate may be of any material, shape, etc., as long as it can be attached to the regenerator using at least the attraction of the magnetic metal and the magnet. If there is a joint with a magnet on the surface of the cold storage body on the non-joining side to the cold storage container, a cover plate made of a magnetic metal or a cover plate made of a material in which magnetic metal powder is dispersed in a matrix such as a resin, etc. When there is a joint having a magnetic metal on the side of the regenerator, a cover plate made of a magnet or a cover plate made of a material in which magnet powder is dispersed in a matrix such as a resin can be used.

In order not to reduce the cooling effect of the regenerator by the cover plate, it is preferable to use a cover plate which does not completely cover the entire periphery of the regenerator.

[0045]

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and is made of a resin material which is mounted on a top plate of a cold storage container (not shown) so as to be opened and closed by an appropriate mechanism. The inner wall of the lid 15 (inside the container) has a recessed wall 2
There are formed first joints 16 at two places and two second joints 17 formed by recessing the wall and inserting a non-rust steel plate by insert molding at the bottom thereof.

On the other hand, the upper surface of the regenerator 18 which is formed of a resin into a hollow plate having a certain thickness and which is filled with a regenerator, has a first convex portion fitting with the first joint portion 16. Two joining portions 19 are provided at positions corresponding to the first joining portion 16, and a second joining portion 20 in which a convex magnet that fits with the second joining portion 17 is embedded by insert molding is used. Two portions are provided at positions corresponding to the portion 17.

Although not shown, the lower surface of the regenerator 18 is also provided with two first joints 19 and two second joints 20 symmetrically with the upper surface described above. ing. The cover plate 21 is made of stainless steel and has a shape that can cover the entire lower surface and a part of the side surface of the cool storage body 18.

In this embodiment constructed as described above, first, the regenerator 18 is attached to the lid 15 at the time of use. At that time, the first joint 16 and the first joint 19 and the second joint 17 and the second joint 20 are merely fitted and positioned, respectively, and the rustless steel plate and the magnet of these joints are joined. The attachment of the regenerator 18 is easily completed by the attraction force.

Next, a cover plate 21 is provided on the lower surface of the regenerator 18.
Install. At that time, the stainless steel cover plate 21 is attracted by the magnet provided on the second joint portion 20 on the lower surface of the regenerator 18 and the operation is completed by a simple operation.

In this way, the object to be cooled stored in the cold storage container is kept cool during transportation or storage.
Is not ugly because it is covered with the cover plate 21,
Even if dew condensation water is generated and dropped on the surface of the cold storage body 18, since the cover plate 21 receives the dew condensation water, there is no possibility that the dew condensation water comes into contact with the object to be cooled. The cover plate 21 only covers a part of the side surface of the regenerator 18, so that
Cool air flows through the entire cold storage container.

After use is completed, the cover plate 21 and the regenerator 18 are simply removed in the reverse procedure. Then, the regenerator 18 is efficiently frozen and frozen in a freezer or the like in the state shown in FIG. 6 to prepare for reuse.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the regenerator according to the present invention. The regenerator 22 made of resin and formed in a hollow shape similar to the regenerator 18 (a refrigerating agent charging port). Are omitted), the first joining portion 23 having a horizontally long convex shape,
A second joint 24 in which a horizontally long convex magnet is embedded by insert molding is provided at each one position.

Although not shown, similar joints 23 and 24 are provided on the back side surface of the regenerator 22 with a plane-symmetric configuration. Also, the joint of the cold storage container is formed by inserting a non-rusting steel plate by insert molding into a concave-shaped joining portion fitted to the first joining portion 23 and a concave shaped fitting portion fitted to the second joining portion 24. Are provided at predetermined corresponding positions, respectively.

The use state, operation and effect of this embodiment are as follows.
This is the same as the embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional technique.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a conventional technique.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a conventional technique.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a conventional technique.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state of the regenerator according to the present invention during freezing and freezing.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a use state of the cool storage container with a cool storage body according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 9 joining portion 10 regenerator 12 magnet 13 refrigerating container 14 cover plate 15 lid 16 first joining portion 17 second joining portion 18 regenerator 19 first joining portion 20 second joining portion 21 cover plate 22 regenerator 23 first joining portion 24 Second joint

Claims (10)

[Claims] At least one joint is set at a position corresponding to an inner wall portion of a cold storage container and a cold storage body containing a cold storage agent.
By providing a magnetic metal on one side and a magnet on the other at the corresponding joint between the inner wall and the regenerator,
A cold storage container with a cold storage body, wherein the cold storage body is detachably attached to the cold storage container. 2. The cold storage container with a cold storage body according to claim 1, wherein the inner wall portion of the cold storage container is an inner wall portion of a lid for opening and closing the cold storage container. 3. The cold storage container with a cool storage body according to claim 1, wherein the inner wall portion of the cold storage container is an inner wall portion of a top plate portion of the cold storage container. 4. The cold storage container according to claim 1, wherein a corresponding joint between the inner wall portion and the cold storage body is formed in a shape of a convex portion and a concave portion fitted to each other. 4. The cold storage container with a cold storage body according to any one of 3. 5. The cold storage container with a cool storage element according to claim 1, wherein the cold storage element has the joints on both sides of the front and back surfaces in a plane-symmetric manner. . 6. The cold storage body has, on both sides of the front and back surfaces thereof, one or more joints each having a concave / convex shape fitting with each other and projecting from the front and back surfaces of the cold storage body in plane symmetry. The cold storage container with a cold storage body according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: 7. A cover plate having a magnetic metal or a magnet is joined to a surface of the cold storage body on a non-joining side with respect to the cold storage container by using a magnetic metal or a magnet at a joint of the surface. The cold storage container according to any one of claims 5 to 6, characterized in that: 8. A refrigerating container or a lid and / or a regenerator that is provided with a magnetic metal or a magnet at the joint portion is a molded product in which the magnetic metal or the magnet is integrally provided by insert molding. The cold storage container with a cold storage body according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: 9. A cold storage container comprising the configuration of the cold storage container according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 10. A regenerator comprising the configuration of the regenerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6.