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A system (10) for cooling freight goods on board an aircraft comprises a refrigerating apparatus and a cooling station (14) to which cooling energy generated by said refrigerating apparatus is fed by means of a refrigerating medium and which is connected to an air infeed line (29) of an air-conditio

A system (10) for cooling freight goods on board an aircraft comprises a refrigerating apparatus and a cooling station (14) to which cooling energy generated by said refrigerating apparatus is fed by means of a refrigerating medium and which is connected to an air infeed line (29) of an air-conditioning installation of the aircraft, wherein an air outlet aperture (16) of the cooling station (14) is connectable to a freight compartment (24) of the aircraft in order to discharge into said freight compartment (24) air which has been cooled down to a desired temperature.

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1. System for cooling freight goods on board an aircraft, said system having: a refrigerating apparatus anda cooling station to which cooling energy generated by said refrigerating apparatus is fed by means of a refrigerating medium and which is connected to an air infeed line of an air-conditioning

1. System for cooling freight goods on board an aircraft, said system having: a refrigerating apparatus anda cooling station to which cooling energy generated by said refrigerating apparatus is fed by means of a refrigerating medium and which is connected to an air infeed line of an air-conditioning installation of the aircraft in order to feed air from the air-conditioning installation of the aircraft to the cooling station, wherein an air outlet aperture of the cooling station is connectable to a freight compartment of the aircraft in order to discharge into said freight compartment air which has been cooled down to a desired temperature, and wherein an air outlet aperture provided in a casing of the freight compartment is connectable to an air return line of the air-conditioning installation of the aircraft. 2. Cooling system according to claim 1, characterised in that the air outlet aperture of the cooling station is connectable to an air inlet aperture which is provided in the casing of the freight compartment. 3. Cooling system according to claim 1, characterised in that there is disposed, in all the air-conveying lines which connect the freight compartment to a region of the aircraft which lies outside said freight compartment, a valve for controlling the flow of air through said lines. 4. System for cooling freight goods on board an aircraft, said system having: a refrigerating apparatus anda cooling station to which cooling energy generated by said refrigerating apparatus is fed by means of a refrigerating medium and which is connected to an air infeed line of an air-conditioning installation of the aircraft in order to feed air from the air-conditioning installation of the aircraft to the cooling station, wherein an air outlet aperture of the cooling station is connectable to a freight container disposed in a freight compartment of the aircraft, in order to discharge into said freight container air which has been cooled down to a desired temperature, and wherein an air outlet aperture provided in a wall of the freight container is connectable to an air return line of the air-conditioning installation of the aircraft. 5. Cooling system according to claim 4, characterised in that the air outlet aperture of the cooling station is connectable to an air inlet aperture which is provided in the wall of the freight container. 6. Cooling system according to claim 5, characterised in that a first coupling element, which is routed through a first connecting aperture constructed in a casing of the freight compartment, is provided for connecting the air outlet aperture of the cooling station to the air inlet aperture provided in the wall of the freight container. 7. Cooling system according to claim 6, characterised in that the first coupling element comprises a first sealing element for connecting said first coupling element in a sealing manner to the air outlet aperture of the cooling station, and/or a second sealing element for connecting said first coupling element in a sealing manner to the air inlet aperture provided in the wall of the freight container. 8. Cooling system according to claim 4, characterised in that a second coupling element, which is routed through a second connecting aperture constructed in the casing of the freight compartment, is provided for connecting the air return line of the air-conditioning installation of the aircraft to the air outlet aperture provided in the wall of the freight container. 9. Cooling system according to claim 8, characterised in that the second coupling element comprises a first sealing element for connecting said second coupling element in a sealing manner to the air return line of the air-conditioning installation of the aircraft, and/or a second sealing element for connecting said second coupling element in a sealing manner to the air outlet aperture provided in the wall of the freight container. 10. Cooling system according to claim 4, characterised in that there is disposed, in all the air-conveying lines which connect the freight compartment to a region of the aircraft which lies outside said freight compartment, a valve for controlling the flow of air through said lines. 11. Freight container for receiving freight goods which are intended for transport in the freight compartment of an aircraft, wherein said freight container is connectable to a cooling station of a system for cooling freight goods on board an aircraft according to claim 4, so that air which has been cooled down to a desired temperature is dischargable into the freight container, and wherein an air outlet aperture provided in a wall of the freight container is connectable to an air return line of the air-conditioning installation of the aircraft. 12. Freight container according to claim 11, characterised in that said freight container has an air inlet aperture which is provided in the wall of said freight container and which is connectable to the air outlet aperture of the cooling station. 13. System for cooling freight goods on board an aircraft, said system having: a refrigerating apparatus which is connectable to a cooling station in order to feed cooling energy generated by said refrigerating apparatus to said cooling station by means of a refrigerating medium, wherein the cooling station is integrated into a freight container for receiving freight goods which are intended for transport in a freight compartment of the aircraft, is connectable to an air infeed line of an air-conditioning installation of the aircraft in order to feed air from the air-conditioning installation of the aircraft to the cooling station, and has an air outlet aperture, so that air which has been cooled down to a desired temperature is dischargable into the freight container, and wherein an air outlet aperture of the freight compartment or the freight container is connectable to an air return line of the air-conditioning installation of the aircraft. 14. Cooling system according to claim 13, characterised in that the refrigerating apparatus has a refrigerating medium outlet aperture which is connectable to a refrigerating medium inlet aperture provided in a wall of the freight container. 15. Cooling system according to claim 14, characterised in that a first connecting element, which is routed through a first connecting aperture constructed in a casing of the freight compartment, is provided for connecting the refrigerating medium outlet aperture of the refrigerating apparatus to the refrigerating medium inlet aperture provided in the wall of the freight container. 16. Cooling system according to claim 15, characterised in that the first connecting element comprises a first sealing element for connecting said first connecting element in a sealing manner to the refrigerating medium outlet aperture of the refrigerating apparatus, and/or a second sealing element for connecting said first connecting element in a sealing manner to the refrigerating medium inlet aperture provided in the wall of the freight container. 17. Cooling system according to claim 13, characterised in that the refrigerating apparatus has a refrigerating medium inlet aperture which is connectable to a refrigerating medium outlet aperture provided in the wall of the freight container. 18. Cooling system according to claim 17, characterised in that a second connecting element, which is routed through a second connecting aperture constructed in the casing of the freight compartment, is provided for connecting the refrigerating medium inlet aperture of the refrigerating apparatus to the refrigerating medium outlet aperture provided in the wall of the freight container. 19. Cooling system according to claim 18, characterised in that the second connecting element comprises a first sealing element for connecting said second connecting element in a sealing manner to the refrigerating medium inlet aperture of the refrigerating apparatus, and/or a second sealing element for connecting said second connecting element in a sealing manner to the refrigerating medium outlet aperture provided in the wall of the freight container. 20. Cooling system according to claim 13, characterised in that an electrical connecting element, which is routed through a third connecting aperture constructed in the casing of the freight compartment, is provided for the electrical connection of the cooling station which is integrated into the freight container. 21. Cooling system according to claim 13, characterised in that there is disposed, in all the air-conveying lines which connect the freight compartment to a region of the aircraft which lies outside said freight compartment, a valve for controlling the flow of air through said lines. 22. Freight container for receiving freight goods which are intended for transport in the freight compartment of an aircraft, wherein said freight container comprises a cooling station which is integrated into said freight container and which is connectable to a refrigerating apparatus of a system for cooling freight goods on board an aircraft according to claim 13, and also to an air infeed line of an air-conditioning installation of the aircraft in order to feed air from the air-conditioning installation of the aircraft to the cooling station, so that air which has been cooled down to a desired temperature is dischargable into the freight container, wherein an air outlet aperture of the freight compartment or the freight container is connectable to an air return line of the air-conditioning installation of the aircraft. 23. Freight container according to claim 22, characterised in that said freight container has a refrigerating medium inlet aperture which is provided in a wall of the freight container and which is connectable to a refrigerating medium outlet aperture of the refrigerating apparatus. 24. Freight container according to claim 22, characterised in that said freight container has a refrigerating medium outlet aperture which is provided in the wall of the freight container and which is connectable to a refrigerating medium inlet aperture of the refrigerating apparatus. 25. Freight container according to claim 22, characterised in that said freight container has an electrical connector which is provided in the wall of said freight container and which is connectable to an electrical connecting element for the electrical connection of the cooling station which is integrated into the freight container.