# US 10,500,818 B2 · Modular element for a thermally insulated construction and a construction comprising such modular elements > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,500,818 B2 - Document ID: US10500818B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/352,747 - Filed: 2016-11-16 - Published: 2017-06-29 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-23 - Assignees: Ltv.StåL - Applicants: Ltv.Stål - Inventors: Lan Trung Vo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500818B2 ## CPC - B32B 15/046: {of foam} - B23K 31/02: relating to soldering or welding - B32B 3/28: characterised by a layer comprising a deformed thin sheet {, i.e. the layer having its entire thickness deformed out of the plane}, e.g. corrugated, crumpled (B32B29/08 takes precedence) - B32B 5/20: foamed in situ - B32B 7/05: the layers not being connected over the whole surface, e.g. discontinuous connection or patterned connection (using interposed adhesives or bonding materials applied in spaced arrangements B32B7/14) - B32B 15/043: {of metal (B32B15/01 takes precedence)} - B32B 15/18: comprising iron or steel {(B32B15/011, B32B15/012 and B32B15/013 take precedence)} - F25D 23/063: {formed by an assembly of panels} - B32B 2266/0278: Polyurethane - B32B 2307/304: Insulating - B32B 2509/10: Refrigerators or refrigerating equipment - F25D 23/066: {Liners} - B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM - B23K: SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A modular element for a thermally insulated construction such as a freezer construction or a heated construction, wherein the modular element is a thermally insulated structural element comprising an inner cladding, an outer cladding and an insulating layer located between the inner cladding and the outer cladding. The modular element is configured with the insulating layer placed adjacent to the inner cladding prior to assembly of said modular element in a modular construction. Further, the inner cladding of the modular element is adapted to be joined to an inner cladding of the modular construction along at least a substantial part of at least one edge with the insulating layer of the modular element maintained intact. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A modular element for a thermally insulated construction such as a freezer construction or a heated construction, said modular element being a thermally insulated structural element comprising: an inner cladding, an outer cladding, and an insulating layer located between the inner cladding and the outer cladding, wherein said modular element is configured with the insulating layer placed adjacent to the inner cladding prior to assembly of said modular element in a modular construction and wherein the inner cladding of said modular element is adapted to be joined to an inner cladding of said modular construction along at least a substantial part of at least one edge with the insulating layer of the modular element intact, wherein the inner cladding of said modular element is made of metal and wherein the inner cladding of said modular element is adapted to be joined to said inner cladding of said modular construction by welding, wherein the inner cladding of said modular element is formed as a wall element and has a lower part that is offset in an inwards direction and where furthermore a rear component is placed at a rear side of the inner cladding, said rear component having a protective part for providing a distance d1 between the insulating layer and the inner cladding at least at a lower edge of the inner cladding, and wherein said rear component furthermore comprises a perpendicular part and a rear edge, which are embedded in the insulating layer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The modular element according to claim 1, wherein the inner cladding of said modular element is made of steel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The modular element according to claim 1, wherein the insulating layer placed adjacent to the inner cladding of the modular element is an insulation foam material that has been molded directly on at least a part of the inner cladding. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The modular element according to claim 1, wherein the outer cladding is placed adjacent to the insulating layer prior to assembly of the modular construction, with the insulating layer being an insulation foam material that has been molded directly on at least a part of the outer cladding. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The modular element according to claim 1, wherein said modular element is: a floor element, a wall element, a corner element, or a ceiling element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The modular element according to claim 5, wherein said modular element has a joining edge part along at least a part of the periphery of the inner cladding of the modular element, said joining edge part being formed to project away from a basis plane of the inner cladding and away from the side of the inner cladding having the insulating layer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The modular element according to claim 1, wherein the inner cladding of said modular element has parts being angled in relation to each other and is configured with a rounded shape between such parts, said rounded shape having a concave corner with a radius of curvature being 5 to 30 mm. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The modular element according to claim 1, wherein said modular wall element is adapted to be connected to a floor element with the inner cladding of the wall element being adapted to be connected by welding, to the inner cladding of the floor element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The modular element according to claim 1, wherein the modular element is formed as a floor element and wherein the inner cladding of said floor element and/or the outer cladding of said floor element is formed to provide an upright wail part. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A thermally insulated construction configured as a freezer construction or a heated construction, said thermally insulated construction being one of a freezer tunnel, a freezer housing, a cooling tunnel and a heating tunnel, said thermally insulated construction being adapted for an industrial process, characterized in that said thermally insulated construction comprises modular elements according to claim 1. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The thermally insulated construction according to claim 10, wherein at least two modular elements have been assembled and joined along at least part of abutting edge parts, said abutting edge parts comprising joining edge parts. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The modular element according to claim 2, wherein the inner cladding of said modular element is made of stainless steel. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The thermally insulated construction according to claim 10, wherein said industrial process is a process for processing of foodstuff. ### Claim 14 A modular element for a thermally insulated construction such as a freezer construction or a heated construction, said modular element being a thermally insulated structural element comprising: an inner cladding, an outer cladding, and an insulating layer located between the inner cladding and the outer cladding, wherein said modular element is configured with the insulating layer placed adjacent to the inner cladding prior to assembly of said modular element in a modular construction, wherein the inner cladding of said modular element is made of metal; a welding connection joining the inner cladding of said modular element to said inner cladding of said modular construction along at least a substantial part of at least one edge of the inner cladding of said modular element, with the insulating layer of the modular element intact; and wherein said modular element has a joining edge part along at least a part of the periphery of the inner cladding of the modular element, said joining edge part being formed to project away from a basis plane of the inner cladding and away from the side of the inner cladding having the insulating layer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The modular element according to claim 14, wherein the inner cladding of said modular element has parts being angled in relation to each other and is configured with a rounded shape between such parts, said rounded shape having a concave corner with a radius of curvature being 5 to 30 mm. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The modular element according to claim 14, wherein the inner cladding of said modular element, when formed as a wall element, has a lower part that is offset in an inwards direction and where furthermore a rear component is placed at the rear side of the inner cladding, said rear component having a protective part for providing a distance d1 between the insulating layer and the inner cladding at least at a lower edge of the inner cladding.