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Container with device preventing dew condensation

  • US 5,240,177 A
  • Filed: 12/27/1991
  • Issued: 08/31/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A container for goods comprising:

  • a container body having a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape with outer walls defining a space therein for storing goods;

    said outer walls also defining an intake opening for an introduction of atmospheric air into the space of the container and an exhaust opening for a removal of the air from the space of the container to the atmosphere;

    the intake and the outlet openings being provided at different locations inside the container;

    a fan for generating a forced flow of the air from the intake opening to the exhaust opening via the space of the container;

    a sensor for detecting a temperature inside the container and issuing electric signals indicating the detected temperature;

    determining means for determining if a change in the detected temperature over a unit of a time is larger than a predetermined value, and;

    control means for operating the fan when the determining means determines a condition of the detected temperature over a unit of a time being larger than a predetermined value.

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