IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0051927
(2002-01-22)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Thermal Technologies, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
6 |
초록
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A storage apparatus for boxes containing fruit includes a cabinet having side walls, a rear wall, front wall portions, and a cover portion. The front wall portions together define an access opening for insertion and withdrawal of a stack of the boxes. Each of the side walls include an outer wall and
A storage apparatus for boxes containing fruit includes a cabinet having side walls, a rear wall, front wall portions, and a cover portion. The front wall portions together define an access opening for insertion and withdrawal of a stack of the boxes. Each of the side walls include an outer wall and an inner wall separated from the outer wall by a space, and a plurality of vertically oriented partitions disposed between the inner and outer walls where the partitions are spaced from one another and are in intimate contact with the inner and outer side walls. In this way, the inner and outer side walls define, with the partitions, airflow channels. The cover portion is positioned atop the front, side and rear walls, and supports blowers disposed atop the airflow channels of each side wall and conduit means interconnecting the blowers and the channels for fluidly communicating said blowers with said air flow channels. The cover portion further houses an evaporator coil, an air-conditioning apparatus, and ducting communicating the interior of the cabinet with the interior of the cover portion. Each of the inner walls include a plurality of apertures, with each of the apertures being associated with a unique one of the air flow channels to allow the air in that channel to impact boxes of fruit located adjacent that aperture. Motors located in the cover portion drive the fans to cause circulation of the conditioned air through the cabinet and then back to the cover portion.
대표청구항
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I claim: 1. A storage apparatus for boxes containing fruit, comprising: a cabinet including side walls, a rear wall, front walls, and a cover portion, said cabinet having an interior volume of a size sufficient to house a stack of said boxes; said front walls of said cabinet defining an access open
I claim: 1. A storage apparatus for boxes containing fruit, comprising: a cabinet including side walls, a rear wall, front walls, and a cover portion, said cabinet having an interior volume of a size sufficient to house a stack of said boxes; said front walls of said cabinet defining an access opening for insertion and withdrawal of one or more of said boxes; each of said side walls of said cabinet comprising an outer wall, an inner wall separated from said outer wall by a space, and a plurality of vertically oriented partitions disposed between said inner and outer walls, said partitions being spaced from one another and being in intimate contact with said inner and outer side walls, so that said inner and outer side walls define, with said partitions, air flow channels; and said cover portion being positioned atop the front, side and rear walls, said cover portion housing blowers disposed atop the air flow channels of each side wall and conduit means interconnecting said blowers and said channels for fluidly communicating said blowers with said air flow channels. 2. The storage apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cover portion further houses a condenser coil and air-conditioning apparatus. 3. The storage apparatus of claim 1, wherein said inner walls each include a plurality of apertures, each of said apertures being associated with a unique one of said air flow channels to allow the air in that channel to impact boxes of fruit located adjacent that aperture. 4. The storage apparatus of claim 3, wherein said apertures are arranged at horizontally staggered positions. 5. The storage apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cabinet includes a return for directing air emanating from the apertures in said inner wall of said cabinet to the cover portion. 6. The storage apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cover portion further includes at least one motor for driving said fans. 7. The storage apparatus of claim 6, wherein each fan is driven by a separate motor. 8. The storage apparatus of claim 6, wherein each pair of fans is driven by a separate motor. 9. The storage apparatus of claim 1, wherein said front walls include narrow edge wall portions disposed at an acute angle to said front walls, said narrow edge wall portions forming a guide to facilitate insertion and withdrawal of said stack of boxes. 10. The storage apparatus of claim 1, and further including a closure carried by the cabinet to block egress of air from the interior of said cabinet. 11. The storage apparatus of claim 10, wherein said closure comprises at least one sheet of plastic material. 12. The storage apparatus of claim 10, wherein said closure is attached to said cabinet between said front wall portions. 13. A storage apparatus for boxes containing fruit, comprising: a cabinet including side walls, a rear wall, front walls, and a cover portion, said cabinet having an interior volume of a size sufficient to house a stack of said boxes; said front walls of said cabinet defining an access opening for insertion and withdrawal of one or more of said boxes; each of said side walls of said cabinet comprising an outer wall, an inner wall separated from said outer wall by a space, and a plurality of vertically oriented partitions disposed between said inner and outer walls, said partitions being spaced from one another and being in intimate contact with said inner and outer side walls, so that said inner and outer side walls define, with said partitions, at least two separate air flow channels which are isolated from each other and which provide for air flow independently to each level of said stacked boxes; and said cover portion being positioned atop the front, side and rear walls, said cover portion housing blowers disposed atop the air flow channels of each side wall and conduit means interconnecting said blowers and said channels for fluidly communicating said blowers with said air flow channels. 14. A storage apparatus for stacked boxes containing fruit, comprising: a chamber having a volume defined by a floor, ceiling, and sidewalls including an access opening for insertion and withdrawal of one or more of said boxes; alignment structure within the chamber for spacing stored product apart from the sidewall, the stored product having a height comprised of stacked boxes; at least two substantially airtight volumes defined by a sidewall and a second interior wall substantially parallel to said sidewall, each said sidewall and second interior wall extending along the height of the stored product to define a pressurized volume; and a source of air operably connected to the chamber for circulating fluid through the stacked boxes by blowing said air into said pressurized volume and for withdrawing the fluid from another side of the stored product thereby creating a substantially closed air flow path to and from the said source of air; wherein further each said pressurized volume is further divided internally into at least two separate pressurized volumes isolated from each other and each communicating with the output of said source of air whereby each internal pressurized volume provided air flow to a separate level of the stacked boxes.
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