Transport container
AssigneeRep IP AG
InventorNico Ros
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Abstract
In a transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods comprising a chamber for receiving the transport goods, a casing enclosing the chamber and at least one cooling element for temperature control of the chamber, the cooling element comprises an evaporation element with a cooling surface and a desiccant for receiving coolant evaporated in the evaporation element. The transport container further comprises a latent heat accumulator that communicates with the chamber for heat exchange.
Claims13
Transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods comprising a chamber for receiving the transport goods, a casing enclosing the chamber and at least one cooling element for temperature control of the chamber, the at least one cooling element comprising:
- an element with a cooling surface,
- a desiccant for receiving coolant evaporated in the evaporation element,
- a transport path for transporting the evaporated coolant to the desiccant,
- wherein the transport container further comprises a latent heat accumulator that communicates with the chamber for heat exchange in addition to the evaporation element, the latent heat accumulator comprising a phase change material and being separate and distinct from the evaporation element, wherein the evaporation element and the desiccant are separated by a first thermal insulation,
- wherein the latent heat accumulator is arranged outside of the evaporation element and is arranged between the cooling surface and the chamber in a cascading manner such that, when viewed in a direction from outside to inside of the transport container through the first thermal insulation, first the evaporative cooling system is effective and then the latent heat accumulator relative to the chamber for heat exchange;
- wherein the latent heat accumulator has a phase transition temperature of 3-10° C.;
- wherein the evaporation element comprises a textile which contains the coolant;
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- wherein the phase change material includes paraffins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.