Arrangement for carrying objects, in particular medications or medical articles, in a vehicle

• US 9,862,326 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2015
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Lem, Jeroen, Siebertz, Karl Michael, Vogt, Rainer, Mathissen, Marcel
• Primary Examiner(s): Singh, Hirdepal
• Application Number:
  US14/971,540
• Publication Number:
  US 20160193966A1
• Time in Patent Office: 755 Days
• Field of Search: 340540, 206438
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00271 HVAC devices specially adapted for particular vehicle parts or components and being connected to the vehicle HVAC unit
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 2001/003 Component temperature regulation using an air flow
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/06 mounted on or below dashboards

Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement for carrying objects, in particular medications or medical articles, in a vehicle. The arrangement includes a storage compartment for accommodating the objects to be carried and a regulating unit for regulating at least one parameter characteristic of the climatic conditions present in the storage compartment. The regulating unit is designed to carry out the regulation in dependence on the presence of one or more objects in the storage compartment.

Claims

1. An arrangement for carrying objects, in particular medications or medical articles, in a vehicle, wherein the arrangement comprises:

a storage compartment for accommodating the objects to be carried; and

a regulating unit for regulating at least one parameter characteristic of the climatic conditions present in the storage compartment;

wherein (a) said regulating unit is designed to carry out the regulation in dependence on the presence of one or more objects in the storage compartment, (b) said at least one parameter characteristic of climatic conditions present in the storage compartment are ambient humidity and temperature, (c) said arrangement is furthermore designed to generate a warning signal in dependence on the presence of one or more objects in the storage compartment and (d) said arrangement is furthermore designed to generate a start release to enable an engine start in dependence on the presence of one or more objects in the storage compartment.

2. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said arrangement furthermore comprises a detection unit for detecting at least one item of information characterizing an object present in the storage compartment.

3. The arrangement as claimed in claim 2, wherein said detection unit comprises an RFID read unit.

4. The arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein the at least one item of information characterizing an object present in the storage compartment relates to the storage life of this object.

5. The arrangement as claimed in claim 4, wherein the at least one item of information characterizing an object present in the storage compartment relates to climatic conditions which are prescribed or recommended for the storage of this object.

6. The arrangement as claimed in claim 5, wherein said arrangement is furthermore designed to generate a warning signal if the climatic conditions which are prescribed or recommended for the storage of this object are not ensured because of an inadequate energy supply or as a result of excessively high external temperatures.

7. The arrangement as claimed in claim 6, wherein the storage compartment is designed as a portable container which is removable from the vehicle.

8. An arrangement for carrying objects, in particular medications or medical articles, in a vehicle, wherein the arrangement comprises:

a storage compartment for accommodating the objects to be carried; and

a regulating unit for regulating at least one parameter characteristic of the climatic conditions present in the storage compartment;

wherein the regulating unit is designed to carry out the regulation in dependence on the presence of one or more objects in the storage compartment, and wherein said arrangement is designed to generate a start release to enable an engine start in dependence on the presence of one or more objects in the storage compartment.

9. The arrangement as claimed in claim 8, wherein said arrangement furthermore comprises a detection unit for detecting at least one item of information characterizing an object present in the storage compartment.

10. The arrangement as claimed in claim 9, wherein said detection unit comprises an RFID read unit.

11. The arrangement as claimed in claim 9, wherein the at least one item of information characterizing an object present in the storage compartment relates to the storage life of this object.

12. The arrangement as claimed in claim 9, wherein the at least one item of information characterizing an object present in the storage compartment relates to climatic conditions which are prescribed or recommended for the storage of this object.

13. The arrangement as claimed in claim 9, wherein said arrangement is furthermore designed to generate a warning signal if the climatic conditions which are prescribed or recommended for the storage of this object are not ensured because of an inadequate energy supply or as a result of excessively high external temperatures.

14. The arrangement as claimed in claim 8, wherein the storage compartment is designed as a portable container which is removable from the vehicle.