TRANSPORT CONTAINER, TRANSPORTING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND CONSTANT TEMPERATURE TRANSPORT CONTAINER

• US 20070245763A1
• Filed: 04/11/2007
• Published: 10/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Matsushima, Hiroaki, Kusumoto, Hiroshi, Uchida, Mari
• Granted Patent: US 7,954,661 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 62/371
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2303/0831 the liquid is disposed in the space between the walls of the container
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2303/0843 on the side of the product
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2303/0844 above the product
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2303/0845 below the product
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 3/08 portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally

Abstract

A transport container comprising a spherical container 1 and a heat accumulating material 2a, 2b disposed inside of the spherical container 1, wherein; the heat accumulating material 2a, 2b is provided with a space for holding a transported object therein, and the space is formed at the central part of the inside of the spherical container 1.

Claims

1. A transport container comprising a spherical container and a heat accumulating material disposed inside of the spherical container, wherein;

the heat accumulating material is provided with a space for holding a transported object therein, and the space is formed at the central part of the inside of the spherical container.

2. A transport container according to claim 1, further comprising means for recording and dispatching information and a transport history of the transported object.

3. A transport container according to claim 1, wherein a center of gravity is positioned at a lower part of the transport container.

4. A transporting method for transporting a plurality of the transport containers as set forth in claim 1,

wherein a plurality of the transport container are stacked inside of the constant temperature transport container, and the constant temperature transport container provides with means for keeping an inside of the container at a constant temperature.

5. A constant temperature transport container comprising a heat insulating container, a cover for tightly closing the heat insulating container, a plurality of heat insulating members stacked on an inner surface side of the heat insulating container, a transported object and a heat accumulating material are stored in a space in the heat insulating container formed by the heat insulating members, further comprising:

a heat conductive member is arranged between the heat insulating members, and one end of the heat conductive member is connected to a heat source installed exchangeably without accompanied with an open-close operation of the cover, and heat from the heat source is transferred to the heat insulating wall composed of the heat insulating member through the heat conductive member.