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US 12,151,880 B2Granted
Hybrid smart composite container and method of operating the container
AssigneeAeler Technologies SA
InventorsDavid Baur, Naïk Londono, Quentin Cabrol
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Abstract
A shipping container including a container frame arranged along edges of the shipping container having a rectangular shape, side wall panels made of a composite material, attachment elements attached between the container frame and tire side wall panels, a computer unit having a communication device, and a plurality of sensors measuring environmental parameters of the shipping container arranged at the side walls, the plurality of sensors operatively connected to the computer unit by the communication device.
Claims20
A shipping container comprising:
- a container frame having a rectangular box shape, the container frame including edge posts with horizontal rails and vertical posts;
- at least one side wall panel made of a composite structure arranged within a rectangular area formed by four edge posts, the at least one side wall panel including an insulating center frame panel and a bonding flange along the edges of the side wall panel;
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- an attachment element arranged between the four edge posts of the container frame and the at least one side wall panel, the bonding flange of the at least one side panel attached to the attachment element,
- wherein the at least one side wall panel further includes a mechanical reinforcement layer that covers at least a part of the bonding flange and the e insulating center frame, the mechanical reinforcement layer tapered towards a center of the insulating center frame.
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