US2015143840A1PendingUtilityA1

Wall panel for climate controlled cargo container

51
Assignee: CARRIER CORPPriority: May 23, 2012Filed: Mar 19, 2013Published: May 28, 2015
Est. expiryMay 23, 2032(~5.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Zidu Ma
F25D 3/08F25D 11/003F25B 1/005B65D 90/022B65D 88/744B60P 3/20
51
PatentIndex Score
0
Cited by
0
References
0
Claims

Abstract

A climate controlled cargo container includes at least one panel ( 50 ) including: an outer layer ( 52 ); an inner layer ( 54 ); a foam ( 58 ) positioned in between the inner layer ( 54 ) and the outer layer ( 52 ); and a plurality of fiber tubes ( 60 ) embedded within the foam. Another climate controlled cargo container includes at least one panel including: an outer layer; an inner layer; a foam positioned in between the inner layer and the outer layer; and a phase change material positioned between the inner layer and the outer layer.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
1 . A climate controlled cargo container comprising:
 at least one panel including:   an outer layer;   an inner layer;   a foam positioned in between the inner layer and the outer layer; and   a plurality of fiber tubes embedded within the foam.   
     
     
         2 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 1  wherein:
 the foam is an open cell foam. 
 
     
     
         3 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 1  further comprising:
 an other foam, the other foam being positioned between the outer layer and the foam and the other foam being positioned between the inner layer and the foam. 
 
     
     
         4 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 3  wherein:
 the other foam is a closed cell foam. 
 
     
     
         5 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 1  wherein:
 the fiber tubes are hollow fiber membrane tubes. 
 
     
     
         6 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a vacuum applied to the foam. 
 
     
     
         7 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 1  wherein:
 the fibers tubes are embedded in the foam upon blowing the foam between the inner layer and the outer layer. 
 
     
     
         8 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 1  wherein:
 the fibers tubes are positioned between the inner layer and the outer layer prior to blowing the foam between the inner layer and the outer layer. 
 
     
     
         9 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 1  wherein:
 the foam includes an aerogel. 
 
     
     
         10 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 3  wherein:
 the other foam includes an aerogel. 
 
     
     
         11 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a manifold coupled to the fiber tubes, the manifold for coupling with a vacuum pump. 
 
     
     
         12 . A climate controlled cargo container comprising:
 at least one panel including:   an outer layer;   an inner layer;   a foam positioned in between the inner layer and the outer layer; and   a phase change material positioned between the inner layer and the outer layer.   
     
     
         13 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 12  wherein:
 the foam is a closed cell foam. 
 
     
     
         14 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 12  wherein:
 the phase change material is a phase change material panel positioned between sections of the foam. 
 
     
     
         15 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 13  wherein:
 the phase change material panel is an encapsulated phase change material panel placed between the sections of the foam. 
 
     
     
         16 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 13  wherein:
 the phase change material panel is pumped between the sections of the foam. 
 
     
     
         17 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 12  wherein:
 the foam is an open cell foam. 
 
     
     
         18 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 17  wherein:
 the phase change material is phase change material particles embedded in the open cell foam. 
 
     
     
         19 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 12  wherein:
 a melting point of the phase change material is pre-determined in response to a desired shipping temperature of the cargo container. 
 
     
     
         20 . The climate controlled cargo container of  claim 12  further comprising:
 a refrigeration unit including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator.

Join the waitlist — get patent alerts

Track US2015143840A1 — get alerts on status changes and closely related new filings.

We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.