Method of transporting or storing perishable produce
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A23B-007/04
A23B-004/06
F25B-029/00
F25D-017/04
출원번호
US-0624343
(2000-07-24)
우선권정보
NZ-250904 (1994-02-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Bosher, Paul Raymond
Barnes, Robert
출원인 / 주소
Transphere Systems Limited
대리인 / 주소
Young & Thompson
인용정보
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24인용 특허 :
21
초록▼
The invention allows cool rooms or sea containers designed for frozen goods to handle produce requiring more precisely controlled temperatures and conditions, e.g., vegetables and fruits requiring temperatures in the chilling range and often also needing control or modification of the atmosphere. Ea
The invention allows cool rooms or sea containers designed for frozen goods to handle produce requiring more precisely controlled temperatures and conditions, e.g., vegetables and fruits requiring temperatures in the chilling range and often also needing control or modification of the atmosphere. Each load of produce (100) (e.g. of pallet size) is held in the sea container or cool room but is sealed from the air of the refrigerated environment by, for example, a plastics bag (56). The atmosphere within the bag is then circulated by a fan (12) (or by convection currents from a heating element) so as to pass through the load and around it via ducts (30) provided adjacent the bag (56). Heat exchange (50) between the circulating gas and the refrigerated environment, via the plastics film, serves to cool the load. However, if cooling is excessive a heating element can be used to raise the temperature of the circulating atmosphere. Gas composition of the atmosphere can be controlled by scrubbing, flushing, etc. via pipes from a central unit or at each load individually or by choosing semi-permeable plastic for the sealing bags.
대표청구항▼
The invention allows cool rooms or sea containers designed for frozen goods to handle produce requiring more precisely controlled temperatures and conditions, e.g., vegetables and fruits requiring temperatures in the chilling range and often also needing control or modification of the atmosphere. Ea
The invention allows cool rooms or sea containers designed for frozen goods to handle produce requiring more precisely controlled temperatures and conditions, e.g., vegetables and fruits requiring temperatures in the chilling range and often also needing control or modification of the atmosphere. Each load of produce (100) (e.g. of pallet size) is held in the sea container or cool room but is sealed from the air of the refrigerated environment by, for example, a plastics bag (56). The atmosphere within the bag is then circulated by a fan (12) (or by convection currents from a heating element) so as to pass through the load and around it via ducts (30) provided adjacent the bag (56). Heat exchange (50) between the circulating gas and the refrigerated environment, via the plastics film, serves to cool the load. However, if cooling is excessive a heating element can be used to raise the temperature of the circulating atmosphere. Gas composition of the atmosphere can be controlled by scrubbing, flushing, etc. via pipes from a central unit or at each load individually or by choosing semi-permeable plastic for the sealing bags. g the compartment components to the diaphragm plates. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the compartment components has oppositely disposed first and second sides and the locating means comprises at least one tab extending from each of the sides of the compartment components, step (b)(ii) further comprising the step of inserting the tab extending from the first side of each compartment component into the associated opening in the first diaphragm plate and inserting the tab extending from the second side of each compartment component into the associated opening in the second diaphragm plate. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the compartment components has oppositely disposed first and second sides, each of the diaphragm plates has oppositely disposed hot and cold ends, oppositely disposed inboard and outboard ends, an outboard end portion, and at least one intermediate portion disposed intermediate the inboard and outboard ends, the outboard end portion defining first, second, third, and fourth axially spaced openings, the locating means of the rotor shell plates comprises a first pair of axially spaced tabs extending from the first side of the rotor shell plate and a second pair of axially spaced tabs extending from the second side of the rotor shell plate, step (b)(ii) further comprising the step of inserting the first pair of tabs of the rotor shell plate into the first and fourth openings of the first diaphragm plate and inserting the second pair of tabs of the rotor shell plate into the second and third openings of the second diaphragm plate. 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the outboard end portion of each diaphragm plate further defines a fifth opening extending from the outboard and hot ends, the locating means of the hot end rotor angle comprises a tab extending from the first side and a tab extending from the second side, step (b)(ii) further comprising the step of inserting the tab extending from the first side of the hot end rotor angle into the fifth opening of the first diaphragm plate and inserting the tab extending from the second side of the hot end rotor angle into the fifth opening of the second diaphragm plate. 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the outboard end portion of each diaphragm plate further defines a sixth opening extending from the outboard and cold ends, the locating means of the cold end rotor angle comprises a tab extending from the first side and a tab extending from the second side, step (b)(ii) further comprising the step of inserting the tab extending from the first side of the cold end rotor angle into the sixth opening of the first diaphragm plate and inserting the tab extending from the second side of the cold end rotor angle into the sixth opening of the second diaphragm plate. 6. The method of claim 4 wherein each intermediate portion defines seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh axially spaced openings, the locating means of each stay plate comprises a trio of tabs extending from the first side of the stay plate and a pair of tabs extending from the second side of the stay plate, step (b)(ii) further comprising the step of inserting the trio of tabs into the seventh, eighth, and tenth openings of the first diaphragm plate and inserting the pair of tabs into the ninth and eleventh openings of the second diaphragm plate. 7. The method of claim 1 wherein each diaphragm plate has oppositely disposed first and second sides, the first side of one of the adjacent diaphragm plates and the second side of the other of the adjacent diaphragm plates defining the compartment therebetween, the locating means comprises a pin having first and second end portions and a mounting portion disposed therebetween, and each of the openings defines a pin receptacle, step (b)(i) further comprising the steps of (1) inserting the first end portion of one of the pins through one of the pin receptacles until the mounting portion is disposed within the pin receptacle and the first and se
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