JP2003269834A - Refrigeration container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigeration container that can efficiently carry in and store a storage item in a storage. SOLUTION: Lower rails 5 and upper rails 6 are laid on both sides in the warehouse at the height of the bottom and the middle, respectively, extending from the entrance in the warehouse to the inner part of the warehouse to store the storage items. The transport case 7 is carried into the warehouse by a forklift or the like, and is placed on the lower rail 5 or the upper rail 6. The transport case 7 is pushed by hand and travels on the lower rail 5 or the upper rail 6 with the wheels 8 in the direction toward the inner part of the refrigerator.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerating container for storing loads in a frozen state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Waste cows affected by infectious diseases such as mad cow disease, waste cows sick due to other diseases, and other waste animals are generally provided for incineration in a dedicated incineration facility. , These waste animals to be incinerated are kept frozen until they are incinerated. For such frozen storage, a frozen container with a built-in freezer can be used.

[0003]

However, when abandoned animals such as cows are stored, the conventional refrigerating container is simply stored on the floor surface in the refrigerator because of its large size and weight. Since it is for stacking or placing, it is time-consuming to carry in the storage and it is difficult to arrange the stored items so that the space in the storage is effectively used.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide a refrigerating container which can efficiently carry stored items into a storage.

[0005]

A refrigerating container according to the present invention is a refrigerating container in which cold air from a refrigerating unit is blown into the refrigerator to store the stored object in a frozen state. It is provided with a transporting means for transporting it to the back.

As the conveying means, there are a lower rail and an upper rail which are laid at the bottom and middle heights of the inside of the warehouse so as to extend from the inside entrance to the inside of the inside of the warehouse, and the lower rail for accommodating the stored items. Alternatively, it can be configured with a plurality of transport cases that travel manually on the upper rail.

The transport means is provided with traveling rails laid on the bottom of the storage compartment so as to extend from the inside entrance to the inside of the storage compartment, and the storage materials are respectively mounted to manually travel on the traveling rails together with the storage materials. It may be configured with a plurality of manual carts stored in the refrigerator.

[0008] Further, the transport means includes a traveling rail laid on the bottom of the warehouse so as to extend from the inside entrance to the inside of the warehouse, and a mounting shelf laid on the bottom of the warehouse along the traveling rail. A self-propelled carriage that carries a stored item and travels on a traveling rail; and a transfer means that is provided on the self-propelled vehicle and that transfers the stored item between the self-propelled vehicle and the mounting shelf. It can also be configured with a control unit that controls traveling of the self-propelled carriage and transfer by the transfer unit.

Further, the carrying means is provided with a carrying rail laid on the ceiling part of the warehouse so as to extend from the inside entrance to the inside of the warehouse, and a plurality of hooks provided movably along the carrying rail. It may be configured with a transport bag that is hung on each hook and that stores a stored item.

Further, it is preferable to provide a cooling duct having one end connected to the refrigeration unit and extending over substantially the entire length of the inside of the refrigerator and having a plurality of outlets. Further, it is possible to form an inclined portion that is inclined with respect to the inner wall surface of the inside of the refrigerator at the corner of the inside of the refrigerator.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiment 1. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
The structure of the refrigerating container concerning this is shown. The freezing container has an elongated rectangular parallelepiped shape in which a freezer is formed, and an inside entrance having an opening / closing door 1 is formed at one end thereof. A refrigeration unit 2 is installed in the interior of the refrigerator opposite to the entrance of the refrigerator. A pair of cooling ducts 3 extend in parallel to each other over substantially the entire length of the refrigerating container on both sides of the ceiling in the refrigerator, and one ends of these cooling ducts 3 are connected to the refrigerating unit 2. In each cooling duct 3, a plurality of outlets 4 facing downward are formed in an array.

As shown in FIG. 3, lower rails 5 and upper rails 6 are laid on both sides of the inside of the refrigerator at the bottom and middle heights, extending from the inside entrance to the inside depth of the inside. A plurality of transport cases 7 are placed on the lower rail 5 and the upper rail 6, respectively. Each transport case 7
Is for accommodating stored items such as waste animals,
It has wheels 8 for manually traveling on the lower rail 5 or the upper rail 6.

Next, the operation of the refrigerating container according to the first embodiment will be described. First, the open / close door 1 for the freezing container
Open, and the transport case 7 containing the stored items is loaded into the warehouse by a forklift or the like. At this time, the transport case 7 is appropriately placed on the lower rail 5 or the upper rail 6. The transport case 7 is pushed in by hand to push the wheels 8
Therefore, it travels on the lower rail 5 or the upper rail 6 in the direction of the inner part of the refrigerator. In the same way, the transport case 7
Are loaded into the warehouse. In this way, as many as 14 transport cases 7 can be accommodated vertically in the freezer container having a length of, for example, 40 feet (about 12 m).
In order to prevent the transport case 7 from running unexpectedly, it is preferable to provide a stopper on the lower rail 5 or the upper rail 6 near the wheels 8 of each transport case 7.

Here, the opening / closing door 1 is closed, and the refrigeration unit 2 is closed.
Is driven to supply cold air from the plurality of outlets 4 of the cooling duct 3 to the inside of the refrigerator. As a result, the inside of the refrigerator is cooled with good uniformity, and the stored items stored in the respective transport cases 7 are frozen and stored.

Embodiment 2. FIG. 4 shows the inside of the refrigerating container according to the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, instead of the lower rail 5 and the upper rail 6 laid in the upper and lower two steps in the above-described first embodiment, the bottom of the inside of the warehouse extends from the inside entrance to the inside of the warehouse. An extending traveling rail 9 is laid, and a plurality of manual carriages 10 are mounted on the traveling rail 9. Each manual trolley 10 has wheels 11 for manually traveling, and for example, a box 12 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which stored items such as waste animals are stored can be mounted on the traveling rail 9. it can.

As shown in FIG. 4, the box 12 is
It has such a height that it can be moved in the refrigerator along the traveling rails 9 in a state in which it is mounted on the manual carriage 10 in a vertically stacked manner. Open the open / close door 1 of the refrigerating container, and mount the boxes 12 in a two-tier stack on the manual carriage 10 placed on the traveling rail 9 on the entrance side of the refrigerator, and in this state, the manual carriage 10
By pushing in by hand, the wheels 11 cause the vehicle to travel on the traveling rail 9 in the direction of the inner part of the refrigerator. Similarly, a plurality of boxes 12 can be housed in the warehouse by mounting the boxes 12 in a two-tiered manner one by one on the corresponding manual carts 10 and running them in the direction toward the inner part of the warehouse. In order to prevent unexpected travel of the manual carriages 10, it is preferable to screw the stoppers 13 to the travel rails 9 between the wheels 11 of the manual carriages 10 adjacent to each other.

Here, the opening / closing door 1 is closed and the refrigeration unit 2 is closed.
Is driven to supply cold air from the plurality of outlets 4 of the cooling duct 3 to the inside of the refrigerator. As a result, the inside of the refrigerator is cooled with good uniformity, and the stored items stored in each box 12 are frozen and stored.

Embodiment 3. FIG. 5 shows the inside of the refrigerating container according to the third embodiment. In the third embodiment, in the above-described second embodiment, the placing shelf 14 is laid on the bottom of the inside of the warehouse along the traveling rail 9 extending from the inside entrance to the inside of the inside of the warehouse, and the mounting rail 14 is mounted on the traveling rail 9. A self-propelled carriage 15 is mounted, and the self-propelled carriage 15 is travel-controlled by the control means. The mounting shelf 14 is arranged above the traveling rail 9, and is configured so that the self-propelled carriage 15 can travel under the box 12 mounted on the mounting shelf 14.

As shown in FIG. 6, the self-propelled carriage 15 is provided with drive wheels 17 which are rotationally driven by an electric traveling motor 16, and by rotating the drive wheels 17, the traveling wheels 9 are moved. Is configured to be capable of traveling. In addition, a plurality of jacks 18 for lifting the box 12 from below are provided near both sides of the self-propelled carriage 15.
Are arranged, and are vertically moved by an electric transfer motor 20 via gears 19. The plurality of jacks 18 form the transfer means of the present invention.
Further, the self-propelled carriage 15 has a winding drum 22 for winding a cable 21 drawn from the outside of the refrigeration container in order to supply power to the traveling motor 16 and the transfer motor 20.
Is installed. The winding drum 22 is constantly urged by a spring or the like in the direction of winding the cable.

As shown in FIG. 7, an operation panel 23 is attached near the opening / closing door 1 outside the refrigerating container. At the time of loading into the refrigerator, first, the opening / closing door 1 is opened and the self-propelled carriage 15 is placed on the traveling rail 9 at the entrance of the refrigerator by a forklift or the like. As shown in FIG. 7, the control panel 25 is moved by the carriage 24 or the like to be arranged near the opening / closing door 1, the operation panel 23 and the control panel 25 are connected by a cable, and the winding drum of the self-propelled carriage 15 is connected. The cable 21 wound around 22 is extended and connected to the control panel 25. Further, the power cable 26 of the control panel 25 is connected to a commercial power source such as 200V.

When a standby button (not shown) on the operation panel 23 is operated, the traveling motor 16 is driven, the self-propelled carriage 15 travels to the inner side of the refrigerator, moves to the area C in FIG. 7, and stops. In this state, the boxes 12 are placed on the loading shelves 14 in the area A at the entrance of the warehouse in a two-tiered stack by using a forklift or the like. Next, the traveling button (not shown) of the operation panel 23 is operated to cause the self-propelled carriage 15 to travel to a position below the box 12 in the area A, where the transfer button (not shown) of the operation panel 23 is placed. The transfer motor 20 is driven by the operation of and the plurality of jacks 18 are lifted to move the two stacked boxes 12
Lift up. Self-propelled cart 1 with box 12
5 is moved to the area G in the interior of the refrigerator, the plurality of jacks 18 are lowered and the two-tiered boxes 12 are transferred onto the mounting shelves 14 in the area G, and then the self-propelled carriage 15 is moved to the area A. Return to.

Similarly, by operating the standby button of the operation panel 23, the self-propelled carriage 15 is made to stand by at the position of the area C, and the next two-tiered box 12 is placed on the placing shelf 14 of the area A. Then, the box 12 is placed on the placing shelf 14 in the area F by the self-propelled carriage 15 this time. In this way, the two-tiered boxes 12 are sequentially accommodated from the area G to the area A. When the carrying-in work of the box 12 is completed, the self-propelled carriage 15 is taken out from the inside by a forklift or the like. In addition, also at the time of carrying out, the box 12 can be carried out from the inside of the warehouse sequentially from the area A to the area G by the self-propelled carriage 15 in the same manner.

The distance between the control panel 25 and the self-propelled carriage 15 changes as the self-propelled carriage 15 travels.
The cable 21 for supplying power to the traveling motor 16 and the transfer motor 20 of 5 is automatically wound up on the winding drum 22 on the self-propelled carriage 15, so that the cable 21 does not loosen and the self-propelled carriage No. 15 can travel reliably without any hindrance.

The traveling position of the self-propelled carriage 15 is the traveling rail 9
Dogs are installed at predetermined intervals along the self-propelled carriage 15
This can be grasped by providing a detection mechanism for mechanically detecting the dog. The detection mechanism provided on the self-propelled carriage 15 may detect the dog electrically or optically. The traveling position can also be detected by attaching an encoder to the rotary shaft of the traveling motor 16 or the axle of the drive wheel 17.

In the above-described self-propelled carriage 15, the plurality of jacks 18 are moved up and down by the electric transfer motor 20 to transfer the box 12, but, for example, as shown in FIG.
It is also possible to use a self-propelled carriage 28 in which a pair of jacks 27 are moved up and down by an air cylinder (not shown).

Fourth Embodiment FIG. 9 shows the structure of the refrigerating container according to the fourth embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, instead of the traveling rail 9 in the above-described second embodiment, a transport rail 29 is installed on the ceiling of the interior of the warehouse so as to extend from the interior entrance to the interior interior of the interior. A plurality of hooks 30 are provided so as to be movable along 29. Each of the stored items is housed in a carrying bag 31 and hung on the hook 30.

As shown in FIG. 10, the transport rail 29
Is formed in an elongated loop shape extending from the inside entrance to the inner part of the inside, and a carrying bag 31 in which stored items are stored is hung on the hook 30 at the inside entrance, and the hook 30 runs along the carrying rail 29. Push the carrying bag 31 to the inner side of the cabinet so that the next carrying bag 31 is moved to another hook 3 at the entrance of the cabinet.
Suspend to 0. In this way, the transport bag 31 suspended from the hook 30 can be sequentially transported to the back of the interior.

Embodiment 5. FIG. 11 shows the structure of the ceiling corner portion in the refrigerator container according to the fifth embodiment. The ceiling portion and side portions of the refrigerating container have a structure in which a panel 33 is attached inside the outer wall portion 32, and a stainless plate 34 is attached inside the panel 33. And
An inclined portion 35 that is inclined with respect to the inner wall surfaces of the ceiling portion and the side portions is formed by a stainless steel plate 34 at the corner portion of the ceiling.
As shown in FIG. 12, the floor of the refrigerating container is also provided with a panel 33 inside the outer wall 32, and the panel 33 is further installed.
It has a structure in which a stainless steel plate 34 is attached to the inside of the stainless steel plate 34. It is formed by.

When storing animals such as abandoned animals, it is particularly necessary to clean and disinfect the interior, but in this Embodiment 5, the inner wall surface of the interior is made of the stainless steel plate 34. It is easy to clean and disinfect the inside of the storage with a cleaning liquid or chemicals. At this time, since the inclined portions 35 and 36 are formed at the corners of the ceiling and floor of the refrigerator, it is possible to prevent the cleaning liquid and the chemicals from remaining at these corners and keep the refrigerator clean. It will be possible. The structure of the corner portion in the refrigerator in the fifth embodiment can be applied to the refrigerating containers of the first to fourth embodiments described above.

Further, in the above first to fifth embodiments,
An opening / closing liquid nitrogen sealing hole can be provided on the side surface of the refrigeration container. By doing this, when the refrigeration unit 2 cannot be used due to a failure of the refrigeration unit 2 or the power supply system, the refrigeration unit 2 is restored by opening the liquid nitrogen sealing hole and sealing the liquid nitrogen in the refrigerator. Until then, it is possible to continue the frozen storage of the stored items in the refrigerator.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the storage means carried into the inside entrance of the storage is conveyed to the inside of the storage, the storage is efficiently stored in the storage. Can be carried in, stored, and stored frozen

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a structure of a refrigerating container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the inside of the refrigeration container according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front cross-sectional view showing the inside of the refrigerating container according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an internal structure of a refrigerating container according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front sectional view showing the inside of a refrigerating container according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a self-propelled carriage used in a refrigerating container according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state at the time of carrying in a refrigerating container according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a self-propelled carriage used in a modification of the third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing a structure of a refrigerating container according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the inside of a refrigerating container according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a corner portion of a ceiling in a refrigerator container according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a corner portion of a floor surface inside a refrigerator container according to a fifth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 open / close door, 2 refrigeration unit, 3 cooling duct, 4
Air outlets, 5 lower rails, 6 upper rails, 7 transport cases, 8,11 wheels, 9 traveling rails, 10 manual carts, 12 boxes, 13 stoppers, 14 mounting shelves, 15, 28 self-propelled carts, 16 traveling motors, 17 drive wheels, 18, 27 jacks, 19 gears, 20 transfer motors, 21 cables, 22 winding drums, 2
3 operation panel, 24 trolley, 25 control panel, 26 power cable, 29 carrier rail, 30 hook, 31 carrier bag, 32 outer wall part, 33 panel, 34 stainless steel plate, 35, 36 inclined part.

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Masahiko Hirose             2 Shimonopporo Techno Park, Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido             Chome 1-14 Nikken Katagiri Lease Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3E070 AA25 AB21 DA01 EA05 GA20                       QA03 RA01 RA30 VA21 WH04                 3L045 AA04 AA07 BA02 CA02 DA01                       EA01 KA03 KA06 PA04

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerating container in which cold air from a refrigerating unit is blown into a refrigerator to store and store stored items is provided with a conveying means for conveying the stored items carried into an inside of the refrigerator to the inside of the refrigerator. Refrigeration container characterized by. 2. The conveying means accommodates a stored article and a lower rail and an upper rail, which are laid at the bottom and the middle level in the storage so as to extend from the inside entrance to the inside of the storage. The refrigerating container according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of transport cases that manually run on the lower rail or the upper rail. 3. The transport means is provided with traveling rails laid at the bottom of the interior so as to extend from the interior entrance to the interior of the interior, and stores the stored items and manually travels on the travel rails. The refrigerating container according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of manual carts that are stored in the storage together with the stored items. 4. The traveling means comprises a traveling rail laid at the bottom of the warehouse so as to extend from the inside entrance to the inside of the warehouse, and a placement station laid at the bottom of the warehouse along the traveling rail. A shelf, a self-propelled carriage that carries stored goods and travels on the traveling rail, and to transfer stored goods between the self-propelled carriage and the shelf described above. 2. The refrigerating container according to claim 1, further comprising: a transfer unit for controlling the traveling of the self-propelled carriage and a control unit for controlling transfer by the transfer unit. 5. The refrigerating container according to claim 4, wherein the transfer means is driven by an electric motor. 6. The refrigerating container according to claim 4, wherein the transfer means is driven by an air cylinder. 7. The transfer means comprises a transfer rail erected on a ceiling part inside the storage compartment so as to extend from an entrance inside the storage compartment to a depth inside the storage compartment, and a plurality of hooks movably provided along the transfer rail. The refrigerating container according to claim 1, further comprising: a transport bag that is hung on each hook and that stores a storage item. 8. The refrigerating container according to claim 1, further comprising a cooling duct, one end of which is connected to the refrigerating unit and which extends over substantially the entire length of the refrigerator and has a plurality of outlets. . 9. The refrigerating container according to claim 1, wherein an inclined portion that is inclined with respect to an inner wall surface of the inside of the refrigerator is formed at a corner of the inside of the refrigerator.