FR2832787A1 - Cold storage box can operate on mains, battery or solar power and can incorporate emergency equipment such as inflatable raft and flares - Google Patents

Abstract

Cold storage box can operate on mains, battery or solar power and can incorporate emergency equipment such as inflatable raft and flares. The cold storage box consists of an outer freezing compartment (1) made from thick rigid plastic with tubes (2) for a coolant gas, and an inner lining compartment (3) of a more supple plastic which can be removed for maintenance or repair. The box has adjustable carrying handles (4) which stow away in its end walls, and a hinged lid (5) that can contain solar energy receivers (12) and an emergency signal emitter. A side compartment contains rechargeable batteries that can store surplus solar energy for operating a telephone, radio, camera, shaver, light or pump; the box can also contain an inflatable life raft and flares.

Description

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 The UNIQUE or MIXED ELECTRICAL INSULATED CONTAINER or BAC with electric power and solar energy, with a rescue boat option; is designed with an airtight interior to receive products, especially deep-freeze and preserved at their initial temperature without breaking the cold chain even while waiting at the checkout; the time required to transport food at home or during long journeys by vehicle; leisure trips at sea; in the countryside or as used by professionals from the sea and the mountains.

Its interior frame in light iron with piping that passes around it will allow the good diffusion of cold gas in the ISOTHERMAL BAC all wrapped in polyurethane foam; the refrigerator's cooling system will adapt to it with its cold or hot dimmer; for its energy source, there will be a plug that can be connected to the cigarette lighter of the vehicle or with its integrated transformer adjustable to 12V or 220V to 240V sector to a house outlet NB: it will be necessary to provide a socket waiting in the trunk to receive the INSULATED CONTAINER.

The 12V socket to be plugged into the car will be alternated with a transformer integrated into the ISOTHERMAL BAC to allow connection to the 220V or 240V mains; the third method of energy will be solar energy; the panels paused on the lid of the BAC and covered with shatterproof glass will guarantee high reliability as well as the energy storage batteries will allow constant autonomy and in any place a good functioning of the electrical system, thus even during the queues at the cash desks, the INSULATED BAC will always be on thanks to this energy storage method; they will be partly mounted on the ex-towable lid of the INSULATED BAC (the solar panels) and below the ISOTHERMIC BAC (the batteries and the circuit) as well as the frame will be coated with polyurethane foam, in addition the ISOTHERMAL BAC not equipped with the solar system will be equipped with rechargeable batteries alternating with different other sources of electrical energy such as the domestic or industrial sector (220V; 240V) see the cigarette lighter (12V) this to always allow autonomy in the ISOTHERMAL BAC during all trips; note that this cover is multifunctional as a source of energy for another device which can receive it characteristically Ex: a radio; a camera or even recharge a phone, an electric razor, a rechargeable electric lamp, a small electric inflation pump etc ... The cover can be in a single block as it can be made a two-piece in order to serve the INSULATED BACS MIXED Hermetically covering the cold part and the other dry compartment.

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 Please note that this cover can be fitted with a built-in chip for identification in the event of loss or during an accident and other accessories; in order to be a real rescue or leisure and survival tool for all users who have one. We can add a boat folded under vacuum, self-inflating automatically or inflatable in case of great distress, in which case the dimensions of the BAC ISOTHERME will be resized in order to store the package of the boat under the lid of the BAC ISOTHERME for those who would go to sea (the professionals), or to the countryside with a SINGLE OR MIXED INSULATED TRAY, for their leisure or professional use.

ALL STANDARD MODELS: will comply with the following Specifications; The HEIGHT outside in relation to the height of the vehicle trunks (NF) at the same time the height of a supermarket trolley so as to be at a good level and the depth inside the height of a bottle of two liters. the outside width of the ISOTHERME BAC will be as wide as a supermarket cart and inside capable of holding a bottle of two liters in width.

The ex-towable cover will present two options for the INSULATED BAC Single it will be in a single block and for the MIXED ISOTHERM BAC the cover is presented in two stages that on the cold side and the other dry or hot side this system will allow a better vas and comes between the compartments.

 The standard ISOTHERME BAC will be equipped for ease of movement on the ground with four castors which can be folded down below the latter towards the inside in order to allow the BAC to be anchored to the supermarket trolley provided for this purpose, now having this BAC ISOTHERMAL you can do these shopping in shops without having to worry about the cold chain or loading in the car.

 This INSULATED CONTAINER is provided with two handles adjustable by stops by pressing on a bar; these handles which are on each side of the width of the tank also fit into the frame after use. The maximum adjustment of the handles depends on the depth of the BAC frame.

Below the INSULATED BAC, four fixing points appear to anchor it to the cart provided for this; with a release provided by a handle to the console of the trolley in complete safety.

Figure NO 1
Display in (1) the outer envelope of the container in colored unbreakable rigid plastic; in (2) discover the light piping frame which passes the cold gas around the tank

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 the latter is wrapped in polyurethane foam to insulate the cold well and obtain the maximum temperature, all this will be embedded against the first external tank (1) and by another tank inside (3) waterproof and hermetic in material plastic more flexible than the outside to allow the cold to penetrate inside. The inner tray fits around the periphery of the outer tray to form a single uniform and homogeneous body, the trays can be disengaged to extract the inner tray (3) to respond to any repairs to the cooler cooling circuit.

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Discover in (4) the two lateral handles adjustable according to the depth of the tank by a cleat system by pressing on a horizontal bar mounted above the handles. These handles, adjustable by tabs by pulling, lock automatically. By a simple pressure on the upper part of the handle, these handles are stored after use on the sides of the width of the tank by cleverly fitting between the two tanks (1) and (3) Figure 1.

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Shows you in (5) the appearance of the single-block cover for a single bin, nothing more classic, this retractable cover clings to the cooler by the hinges mounted in two parts on the one hand on one of the lengths the cooler and on the other hand on one of the lengths of the cover, all of this coming well adjusted by seals. a chip transmitting SOS signals, incorporated into the structure of the cover which engages at will, (5), (11) and (13) in the context of high-level rescue.

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Discover in (6) and (7) a cover that can be folded down in two stages and retractable to optimize the comings and goings in The MIXED ISOTHERME BACS, this cover clings to the cooler by the hinges mounted in two parts, on the one hand on the 'one of the lengths of the cooler and on the other hand on one of the lengths of the cover all this coming well adjusted by seals. This tank is separated by an airtight and watertight partition inside with cold side (8) and dry or hot side (9).

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Appears the monoblock cover (11) with these solar panels (12) fixed on the back of the cover allowing the good functionality of daylight capture to meet the needs of the solar energy system, these panels are protected by unbreakable and waterproof plastic, by a seal to avoid any water infiltration etc ... this window being removable to allow any possible repairs. Depending on the single or mixed container, this cover can

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 can also be folded down in two stages if necessary for the mixed container in Figure 4, whatever the option of the cover, mono-block or foldable in two stages it will be retractable mounted on hinges as previously described, but with in addition contact points magnetic on each part of the hinges, on one side on the cooler itself and the other side on the hinges of the cover.

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In the option of the self-inflatable or inflatable rescue boat we will see in the cover of the much thicker tank to make room for the embedding of the latter with always the option of the solar system, therefore to have the solar panels on the back of the cover of the tank for its energy source in figure 5 in (12) or with the electric transformer to be connected to the vehicle or a household supply as the energy source in figure 7 in (14). This two-part cover consists of two shells, one for the upper side (outside) made of the simple structure or with the solar energy structure incorporated and the other shell for the underside of the cover (inside side of the cooler) ; between which is embedded the boat, a zipper being used installed around the two parts of the cover inside the upper part and inside the part of the underside of the cover, to close hermetically or open them two parts (shells). This boat will really open at the request of the user by simply operating the zipper.

The insulated tank can be single or mixed but with a mono-block cover in the specific case of the self-inflatable or inflatable rescue boat.

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Below the BAC in the direction of the widths in the angle in {14) we see the place where the transformer is embedded with its outputs for the connection provided either on the mains or the cigarette lighter (from 12V-220V-240V), there is also a graduated circular button (the thermostat) regulating cold or hot, the assembly being stored and closed by a small door (14) of rounded shape to form the left outside corner of the cooler and the other on the side you can see in (15) the storage of the recharge and reserve batteries to store all the energy necessary for the autonomy of the Iso tank both for the solar system and for conventional electric energy there are also the holes for the electrical connections all this is closed after use for the correct storage and protection of the accessories, by a small door (15) of rounded shape to form the right outside corner of the cooler; in (16) we can see the removable casters which fold below the tray in order to fit in their place respectively provided after use, while leaving sufficient apparent thickness on the rollers for

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 when folded, serve as feet below the cooler and allow it to be hung on the trolley provided when necessary. All the remaining space below encloses and embeds the motor (17) and accessories for its proper functioning the whole system for operating a small refrigerator; a very rigid, unbreakable, opaque plate sealed with a seal closing the assembly, to form the underside of the insulated cooler, this plate being removable if necessary to reach the mechanisms for any possible repairs.

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Shows the cart and the adaptation of the mixed or single insulated container on the latter by means of the four hooks on the cart. We can see the location of the hooks below the tray in order to hang them together on this trolley designed for this purpose.

Claims (10)

1) SINGLE or MIXED INSULATED CONTAINER, characterized in that the structure of the cooler is made up of three essential parts: the external side (1) made of sufficiently thick rigid plastic, the piping (2) through which the cold gas will pass to allow the interior wrapped in polyurethane foam to be refrigerated; the inner tank (3) made of plastic which is more flexible than the outside to allow the cold to penetrate inside; and to embed the cooling circuit between the two tanks (1) and (3) by fitting onto the upper periphery of the external tank to form a single uniform and homogeneous body; the tanks can be removed to extract the internal tank (3) to respond to any repairs to the cooler cooling circuit.  2) Device according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises handles (4) for transport located on each side of the width of the tank, these handles adjustable by tabs by pulling automatically blocking to reach the right dimension or its maximum height, then after use, sink into the depth of the tank to store it, by simply pressing the upper part of the handle.  3) Device according to claim l or 2 characterized in that it comprises a cover (5) retractable thanks to the hinges fixed in two parts one on the cover and the other on one of the sides of the length of the cooler, this cover (5) coming to marry the tray as a whole, well adjusted by seals to offer an optimum hermetic interior condemnation.  4) Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a cover designed in two leaves independent of one another (6) and (7), this cover clinging to the cooler by the hinges mounted in two parts, on the one hand, on one of the lengths of the cooler and, on the other hand on one of the lengths of the cover, this device making it possible to close the mixed coolers, with one side, the cold compartment ( 8) and, with the other side the hot compartment (9), this tank being separated by an airtight and watertight partition (10).  5) Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a cover (11) in one piece or with two leaves, mounted on a hinge but with, in addition, magnetic contact points on each of the parts of the hinges, d 'one side on the cooler itself and the other side on the lid; this cover containing in its structure the collectors (12) for the solar energy system, the latter being protected above by an unbreakable pane to allow the rays of the sun to penetrate and to seal by a seal to avoid any infiltration of water etc. . ; this window being removable to allow any possible repairs. <Desc / Clms Page number 7>  6) Device according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that it comprises a cover (13) mono-block simple structure or with the incorporated solar energy structure, which contains, inside its structure, a boat self-inflating or inflatable rescue cover, this two-part cover consisting of two shells, one for the upper side (outside) made of the simple structure or with the solar energy structure incorporated and the other shell for the underside of the cover (inside side of the cooler); between which is embedded the boat, a zipper being installed around the two parts of the cover, inside the upper part and inside the part of the underside of the cover, to close hermetically or open them two parts (shells).  7) Device according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that it comprises a chip emitting SOS signals, incorporated in the structure of the cover which snaps at will, (11) and (13) in the context of the rescue of high level.  8) Device according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that it comprises different locations allowing access to the accessories and the functionalities of the cooler: one (14) under the cooler and in the direction of the width in an angle to house the transformer with its connections and the outputs provided for the domestic sector or the cigarette lighter of the vehicle: (12v-220v-240 etc ...) as well as a circular graduated button for the thermostat cold or hot regulator, the whole being stored and closed by a small door of rounded shape to form the left outside corner of the cooler; another location (15) in the other outside angle on the right side identical to the left side with its small door to contain the recharging batteries and the energy reserves of the solar system with different orifices for various electrical connections: (telephone; device photo; radio; razor; rechargeable electric lamp; a small electric inflation pump etc ...), a small rounded door that closes after use for good storage and protection of accessories; another space (17) for the location of the cooler motor and all its operating mechanism the whole system for operating a small refrigerator; a very rigid, unbreakable, opaque plate sealed with a seal closing the assembly, to form the underside of the insulated cooler, this plate being removable if necessary to reach the mechanisms for all possible repairs.  9) Device according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that it comprises below, to facilitate all movement of the cooler especially when loaded, four removable casters (16) which fold and fit into the mass of the cooler after use, leaving enough apparent thickness on the rollers to, once folded, serve <Desc / Clms Page number 8>  feet below the cooler and make the hooks below the cooler accessible and operational if necessary in order to hang it on a cart.  10) Device according to claim 9 characterized in that the hooks of the cooler adapt to the four hooks mounted on the bed of the carriage to form like a conventional carriage a single movable assembly.