STORAGE RACKING SYSTEM FOR COLD CHAIN LOGISTICS

• US 20160107561A1
• Filed: 10/20/2014
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mustafa Serdar Senaydin
• Original Assignee: Mustafa Serdar Senaydin
• Inventors: Senaydin, Mustafa Serdar
• Application Number:
  US14/519,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20160107561A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/20 Refrigerated goods vehicles air treatment of goods space B60H; air-conditioning means for freight cars, isothermic wagons B61D27/0027; superstructures for refrigerated goods vehicles B62D33/048
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 1/02 Storage devices furniture A47B; shop fittings A47F
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 2201/0202 Agricultural and processed food products

Abstract

A storage racking system for cold chain logistics, comprising: a basic unit; an air guidance unit for providing horizontal and vertical air flow, which comprises an air plenum group, a pallet stop group with fixed or pivoting features and at least one U-shaped guiding rail for blocking air; the air plenum group comprises a primary negative pressure air plenum and a pair of secondary negative pressure air plenums; the pallet stop group comprises a first pallet stop and a plurality of second pallet stops; and at least one air moving unit for sucking air and providing vacuum or blowing air flow, which comprises a plurality of forced air modules and a plurality of auxiliary fans.

Claims

1. A storage racking system for cold chain logistics, comprising:

a basic unit;

an air guidance unit for providing horizontal and vertical air flow, which comprises an air plenum group, a pallet stop group with fixed or pivoting features and at least one U-shaped guiding rail for blocking air;

the air plenum group comprises a primary negative pressure air plenum and a pair of secondary negative pressure air plenums;

the pallet stop group comprises a first pallet stop and a plurality of second pallet stops; and

at least one air moving unit for sucking air and providing vacuum or blowing air flow, which comprises a plurality of forced air modules and a plurality of auxiliary fans.

2. The storage racking system according to claim 1, wherein the basic unit comprises four legs and six horizontal beams for forming at least one storage space, the storage space comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and four side surfaces;

at least a pair of Z-shaped bracings respectively disposed on the two of the opposite side surfaces; and

a plurality of pallets disposed on the top surface of the horizontal beams.

3. The storage racking system according to claim 2, wherein the basic unit is a fundamental structure, multiple base unit is capable of being combined either horizontally or vertically or both horizontally and vertically to form the storage racking system.

4. The storage racking system according to claim 2, wherein the Z-shaped bracings are capable of being arranged vertically along the height-wise direction of the base unit.

5. The storage racking system according to claim 1, wherein the basic unit is made of metal or load bearing reinforced plastic;

the metal is selected from a group of steel, aluminum or the like.

6. The storage racking system according to claim 1, wherein the primary air plenum is a central plenum and the secondary air plenums are side plenums disposed on side surfaces of the basic unit and by the two sides of the primary air plenum.

7. The storage racking system according to claim 6, wherein the first pallet stop comprises at least one vertical stop disposed along the primary air plenum and the second pallet stops are horizontally disposed near the air moving units.

8. The storage racking system according to claim 1, wherein the air moving unit is further capable of providing negative pressure.

9. The storage racking system according to claim 8, wherein the air moving unit is further capable of providing horizontal or vertical air discharge.

10. The storage racking system according to claim 8, wherein the air moving units are respectively disposed on the top surfaces and the bottom surfaces of the horizontal beams.

11. The storage racking system according to claim 8, wherein the auxiliary fan is an axial or a centrifugal fan.

12. The storage racking system according to claim 1, further comprising at least one passive cooling unit which comprises passive cooling tubes or coils and rechargeable with phase-change material.

13. The storage racking system according to claim 12, wherein the phase-change material comprises organic salt and renewable ice.

14. The storage racking system according to claim 1, further comprising a remote control unit for real-time monitoring and controlling;

the remote control unit is adaptable for smart device controlled features; and

the remote control unit is in compliant with wireless control, and the type of the wireless control comprises RFID, Wi-Fi and ZigBee.

15. The storage racking system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a power supply AC/DC/EC operated with AC-DC-EC (alternating, direct or electronic current) powered stationary or rechargeable battery;

an in-rack fire suppressant unit; and

an optional LED lighting unit for improving visibility.

16. The storage racking system according to claim 1, wherein the temperature spread within the system is about or less than +/−

1°

C.