WO1999057038A1 - Element for a heat insulated container - Google Patents
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- WO1999057038A1 WO1999057038A1 PCT/SE1999/000742 SE9900742W WO9957038A1 WO 1999057038 A1 WO1999057038 A1 WO 1999057038A1 SE 9900742 W SE9900742 W SE 9900742W WO 9957038 A1 WO9957038 A1 WO 9957038A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/38—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation
- B65D81/3813—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation rigid container being in the form of a box, tray or like container
- B65D81/3823—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents with thermal insulation rigid container being in the form of a box, tray or like container formed of different materials, e.g. laminated or foam filling between walls
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- the present invention relates to an element for a heat-insulated container according to the introduction to claim 1.
- cross bar ties preferably of wood or metal, that have had the advantage that the forces can be fully satisfactorily exchanged between the covering layers in the joint locations, but the disadvantage that these beams, such as those made of wood, for example, have insulating characteristics that are much too poor to be an acceptable solution.
- a further disadvantages of the said cross bar ties is that the manufacturing procedure when joining the elements together is of a hands-on nature and thus results in a much too great a working input to be acceptable.
- a heat-insulated container where the wall elements in the area of the lower joint location have tightening devices that link the inner respectively outer covering layers by means of a traction force that is active between them is previously known from SE-C-503 207.
- a container for transporting goods that are sensitive to heat or cold is previously known from WO 92/15506.
- a distinguishing feature of this container is the construction design of the corner sections, whereby the said corner sections include a metal profile, preferably of aluminium, that in general has an F-shaped cross-section. By suitably adapting the sizes of the parts of the F-shaped profile, metallic contact between the inner and outer sides of the container is avoided.
- This known construction design is, however, primarily 2 intended to confer good insulating characteristics, while the load accommodating characteristics have not received equal attention.
- An insulating container with elements where the reinforcing covers consist of corrugated paper and the insulation of expanded polystyrene is previously known from GB-A- 2 028 277.
- One distinguishing attribute of this container is that is can be folded.
- Another important feature of the said container is that the contents do not come into contact with the expanded polystyrene insulation.
- the sizes of this container are relatively small, which is why the problems around which the present invention is focused are not found in an equivalent manner in the container according to GB-A-2 028 277.
- a primary objective of the present invention is to achieve an element of the type defined initially that is designed so that it has very good rigidity in all directions and, that in order to form a container with enclosing wall sections, it allows further elements to be joined at the edges of the said element whereby forces arising at the location of the joints can be alternately transferred between the covering layers, at the same time as a good heat insulation is guaranteed at the said location of the joints.
- a further objective of the present invention is to achieve an element that is designed so that it can partly accommodate a point load of a certain size and partly accommodate a spread-out load of a certain size without its deflection exceeding more that a predetermined set value.
- Fig. 1 shows an exploded view of a container that includes a floor element according to the present invention, whereby the end section element has been omitted for reasons of clarity
- Fig. 2 shows a cross-section along line II-II in Fig. 1
- Fig. 3 shows a longitudinal section along line III-III in Fig. 1.
- the container 1 shown in Fig. 1 includes a floor element 2, two wall elements 3 and a lid element 4.
- the end section element has been omitted for reasons of clarity.
- the longitudinal edge sections of the floor element 2 and the lid element 4 are provided with grooves 5 whose construction design will be described in more detail later in connection with Fig. 3.
- the grooves 5 are dimensioned so that they can accommodate the lower respective upper longitudinal edges of the wall elements 3 with a tight fit. This is evident in more detail from Fig. 3. It is evident from the cross-section through the floor element 2 according to the invention shown in Fig.
- first upper covering layer 6 seen in the figure that forms an inner layer in the container, and a second lower 3 covering layer 7 that forms an outer layer of the container, whereby a reinforcing/strengthening layer 8 is arranged between the said covering layers 6, 7 as a trapezium-shaped or wave-like form and extending across the longitudinal direction of the floor element 2.
- Rods 9 of insulating material are arranged in the spaces that are formed between the between first and second reinforcing covers 6, 7 and the reinforcing layer 8, whereby the said rods have a cross-sectional shape that dictates the form of the reinforcing layer 8, i.e. if the insulating rods 9 have a trapezium-shaped cross section, the reinforcing layer 8 will have an equivalent trapezium-shape, see Fig. 2.
- Covering layers 6, 7 and the reinforcing layer 8 are executed in fibre-reinforced plastic material, preferably a glass-fibre-reinforced thermosetting plastic.
- the insulating rods 9 are preferably made in a foam material, for example PNC foam or polystyrene foam.
- floor element 2 also includes upward facing open grooves 5 in the areas of its longitudinal edges.
- the said grooves 5 are designed so that the second lower covering layer 7 is divided into two partial layers, 7a and 7b respectively, in the areas of the said longitudinal edges and that these run parallel with one another and at a distance from one another in a direction that is at right angles to the main plane of floor element 2, whereby the said partial layers 7a and 7b extend above the main plane of the first upper covering layer 6.
- a space is formed between the said partial layers 7a and 7b, whereby the lower part of the said space accommodates an insulating rod 10 with an essentially rectangular cross-section.
- partial layers 7a and 7b above the rectangular insulating rod 10 means that a groove 5 is formed, whereby partial layers 7a and 7b comprise the limiting walls of the grooves 5.
- a section 6a of the upper covering layer 6 extends upwards along the inside of the partial layer 7b, thus forming an edging that withstands knocks and bumps within a container formed in this way.
- Buckling or deformation of the said partial layer 7b is effectively countered by the bracing effect due to the insulation rods 9 and 10 located on either side of the partial layer 7b and by the interaction of the trapezium-shaped reinforcing layer 8 that extends at right angles to the partial layer 7b.
- the manufacture of the floor element 2 preferably takes place in principle in the following way.
- the component parts included in floor element 2 are oriented in position relative to one another in a way so that the construction shown in 4
- Figs. 2 and 3 is obtained, i.e. that the reinforcing layer 8 runs in a trapezium-like manner between insulating rods 9, whereby the core of the reinforcing layer 8 and insulating rods 9 is brought to lie between the upper and the lower covering layers 6 and 7 respectively.
- the component parts included in the construction of the longitudinal edge of the floor element 2 are arranged relative to one another in the manner shown in Fig. 3. More specifically, covering layer 7 is divided into the partial layer 7a and 7b named above to form the space into which the rectangular cross-sectioned insulating rod 10 is placed.
- the technique known as vacuum injection is normally used, which in principle comprises the following steps; the component parts included in the floor element 2 are placed next to one another and aligned in position and are then sealed in an air-tight casing. Air is then evacuated from the casing, preferably at one end of the casing, at the same time as an adhesive substance is drawn in to the casing, preferably at the other end of the casing. In this way, the adhesive substance is applied to the surfaces between the different component parts and is accommodated in the space between the fibres as the vacuum or, more specifically the under pressure, is maintained inside the casing. A floor element of the type shown in Fig. 2 and 3 is obtained when the adhesive substance has set.
- the floor element 2 on the inside of the first upper covering layer 6 is partly joined with the upper flange section of the outer side of the reinforcing layer 8 and partly with the broader upwards facing abutting sections of the insulating rods 9 shown in Fig. 2. It is, of course, possible to reverse this and position the reinforcing layer 8 so that it binds with the broader sections of the insulating rods 9.
- the inside of the second lower covering layer 7 shown in Fig. 2 and 3 is partly joined with the lower flange section of the outer side of the reinforcing layer 8 and partly with the broader downwards facing abutting sections of the insulating rods 9 shown in Fig. 2.
- Both sides of the mid sections of the reinforcing layer 8 are joined via the adhesive substance with the insulating rods 9 while the insides of the upper and lower flange sections of the reinforcing layer 8 are joined via the adhesive substance with the comparatively narrow abutting sections of the insulating rods 9.
- the sides of the partial layers 7a and 7b that face one another are joined via the adhesive substance with the mainly rectangular insulating rods 10 and the opposite side of partial layer 7b is joined via the adhesive substance with the end surfaces of the insulating rods 9.
- the folded-up section 6a of the upper covering layer 6 is joined via the adhesive substance with the side of the partial layer 7b that faces away from the groove 5.
- the adhesive substance suitably includes that known as thermosetting resin. 5
- a floor element 2 for the container 1 for the container 1 according to the invention and shown schematically in Fig. 1 have been described above.
- the floor element 2 is the part of the container 1 that is exposed to the greatest stresses, it is naturally important that this element has a design construction according to the principles of the invention.
- the lid element 4 can also be suitable for the lid element 4 to have a design construction like that described above for the floor element 2.
- the lid element 4 can naturally be designed in the same way as the floor element 2 if this is considered to be recommended, for example with regard to the stresses to which the lid element can be subjected.
- the invention is primarily aimed at achieving an element that is suitable as a floor element 2 in a container 1. When designing such a container, it can thus be considered giving the lid element 4 a simpler design construction than the floor element 2 as the lid element 4 is normally exposed to less stress than the floor element 2.
- the wall elements 3 and the lid element 4 takes place in principle in the manner shown in Fig. 1, i.e. the lower edges of the wall elements 3 are accommodated in the upwards facing open grooves 5 of the floor element 2 while the upper edges of the wall element 3 are accommodated in the downwards facing open grooves 5 of the lid element 4.
- the outsides of covering layers 11 and 12 of the wall element 3 join with the insides of partial layers 7a and 7b, whereby these layers are joined with one another by means of an adhesive substance such as a conventional glue, for example.
- An insulating material 13 is arranged between covering layers 11 and 12. In order to provide an extra secure attachment and to allow the wall element 3 to be guided into the correct position 6
- a wedge 14 is cast or firmly attached by gluing with the rectangular insulating rods 10 where the said wedge 14 extends upwards into a cavity in the wall element 3 and in which cavity it is similarly firmly bound by gluing.
- the groove 5 functions as a U-shaped beam, i.e. it provides rigidity to the edge sections of the floor element 2 in the longitudinal direction of the groove 5.
- a box beam-like construction is formed at the edge section of the floor element 2.
- the drawn-up part 6a of the upper covering layer 6 provides further rigidity to the box beam-like construction, as indicated above, and in addition, it serves as a kind of protection against knocks.
- Making the floor element 2 more rigid in the other direction, i.e. a direction at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the grooves 5, is taken care of by the trapezium- shaped reinforcing layer 8 and its interaction with the insulating rods 9. Due to the combination of the box beam-like construction at the edge sections of the floor element 2 and the trapezium-shaped reinforcing layer 8 running at right angles to the longitudinal direction of grooves 5, an element that has a very good resistance to bending in all directions is achieved.
- neither the floor element 2, wall elements 3 nor the lid element 4 contain any metallic material, which means that a container 1 made in this way has first class insulating properties providing, of course, that the end section walls do not contain any metallic material either.
- the main aim of the invention is to achieve a container with a construction that has exceptionally good rigidity and where the insulating properties are not assigned equal importance, it can, within the scope of the invention, be considered making the covering layer and the reinforcing layer of a metallic material such as aluminium. It should, however, be pointed out that the insulating properties of a container of this type primarily depend on the thickness of the insulation and that the material of the covering layer is significantly less important.
- the insulating material 9, 10, 13 can have different densities and thus different characteristics regarding insulating ability and the ability to bear loads.
- a combination of insulating material with different densities, even in one and the same element, allows the element to be "tailor-made" for a specific application.
- the covering layer it is also possible for the covering layer to include more materials than the fibre-reinforced thermosetting plastic shown here, such as slabs of wood fibre, for example. 7
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EP99948548A EP1091890A1 (en) | 1998-05-04 | 1999-05-04 | Element for a heat insulated container |
AU43046/99A AU4304699A (en) | 1998-05-04 | 1999-05-04 | Element for a heat insulated container |
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SE9801548-0 | 1998-05-04 | ||
SE9801548A SE511788C2 (en) | 1998-05-04 | 1998-05-04 | Elements for a heat insulated container |
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WO2003059687A2 (en) * | 2002-01-16 | 2003-07-24 | Dornier Gmbh | Container |
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GB2028277A (en) * | 1978-08-21 | 1980-03-05 | Gmb Sa | Isothermal container |
WO1992015506A1 (en) * | 1991-03-05 | 1992-09-17 | Eurotainer Ab | Shipping container for goods sensitive of temperature |
US5316171A (en) * | 1992-10-01 | 1994-05-31 | Danner Harold J Jun | Vacuum insulated container |
US5450977A (en) * | 1993-01-22 | 1995-09-19 | Moe; James S. | Insulated shipping container |
US5492267A (en) * | 1988-11-02 | 1996-02-20 | Transtech Service Network, Inc. | Method and apparatus for laminated honeycomb package |
SE503207C2 (en) * | 1993-05-19 | 1996-04-15 | Box Modul Ab | Thermally insulated container for the thermal transport of goods, as well as wall elements for a thermally insulated container |
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- 1999-05-04 WO PCT/SE1999/000742 patent/WO1999057038A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-05-04 EP EP99948548A patent/EP1091890A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1999-05-04 AU AU43046/99A patent/AU4304699A/en not_active Abandoned
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GB2028277A (en) * | 1978-08-21 | 1980-03-05 | Gmb Sa | Isothermal container |
US5492267A (en) * | 1988-11-02 | 1996-02-20 | Transtech Service Network, Inc. | Method and apparatus for laminated honeycomb package |
WO1992015506A1 (en) * | 1991-03-05 | 1992-09-17 | Eurotainer Ab | Shipping container for goods sensitive of temperature |
US5316171A (en) * | 1992-10-01 | 1994-05-31 | Danner Harold J Jun | Vacuum insulated container |
US5450977A (en) * | 1993-01-22 | 1995-09-19 | Moe; James S. | Insulated shipping container |
SE503207C2 (en) * | 1993-05-19 | 1996-04-15 | Box Modul Ab | Thermally insulated container for the thermal transport of goods, as well as wall elements for a thermally insulated container |
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WO2003059687A2 (en) * | 2002-01-16 | 2003-07-24 | Dornier Gmbh | Container |
WO2003059687A3 (en) * | 2002-01-16 | 2003-12-18 | Dornier Gmbh | Container |
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