A thermally insulating package comprises an outer shell (6) formed from a foam insulating material, a plurality of vacuum insulated panels (12) removably received on the walls of the outer shell (6) and a plurality of phase change material panels (18) arranged within the vacuum insulated panels (12)
A thermally insulating package comprises an outer shell (6) formed from a foam insulating material, a plurality of vacuum insulated panels (12) removably received on the walls of the outer shell (6) and a plurality of phase change material panels (18) arranged within the vacuum insulated panels (12) to define a payload space.
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1. A thermally insulating package comprising: an outer shell having a first coefficient of thermal conductivity, the outer shell having walls, corner elements and an interior that includes a payload space, one or more of the walls of the outer shell having a pocket defined between two of the corner
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A thermally insulating package comprising: an outer shell having a first coefficient of thermal conductivity, the outer shell having walls, corner elements and an interior that includes a payload space, one or more of the walls of the outer shell having a pocket defined between two of the corner elements and bordered by an interior surface of the wall, each pocket having an open side opposite the interior surface of the wall, the open side facing the payload space;a plurality of insert panels having a second coefficient of thermal conductivity which is lower than the first coefficient of thermal conductivity, wherein each of the plurality of insert panels is received within a respective one of the pockets of the walls of the outer shell and the plurality of insert panels are arranged at least partially around a volume containing the payload space; anda plurality of phase change material (PCM) panels arranged within the volume that the plurality of insert panels are arranged at least partially around, each PCM panel being at least partially received within a respective one of the pockets,wherein each of the two corner elements that define a corresponding one of the pockets extend inward from the interior surface of the wall towards the payload space, and has a side surface facing the corresponding one of the pockets, andwherein both a corresponding one of the insert panels and a corresponding one of the PCM panels are received in a corresponding one of the pockets and are each at least partially located between the side surfaces of the two corner elements that the corresponding one of the pockets is defined between. 2. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insert panels are removably received in the pockets. 3. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer shell is formed from a foam material. 4. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 3, wherein the foam material comprises expanded polystyrene (EPS), graphite impregnated EPS, EPS with a polyethylene additive, polyurethane (PUR) or polypropylene. 5. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insert panels comprise vacuum insulated panels, each vacuum insulated panel having an encapsulated evacuated core. 6. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insert panels are free of vacuum. 7. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 6, wherein the insert panel comprises polyurethane, a polyurethane based aerogel, or other Nano porous material. 8. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insert panels are dimensioned such that they are received in the pockets with a push fit. 9. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer shell comprises a main body having a base wall and four or more side walls upstanding from the base wall, and a lid removably received on the main body. 10. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 9 wherein the main body is a unitary body. 11. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pockets formed in one or more of the walls of the outer shell comprise a plurality of pockets formed in each of one or more walls of the outer shell. 12. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein pockets are formed in all the walls and a lid of the outer shell. 13. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 12, wherein each of the pockets formed in the walls of the outer shell has an open upper end. 14. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein each corner element comprises a corner column formed in the outer shell and the respective pockets are separated by the corner columns formed in the outer shell. 15. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the corner elements that define each of the pockets have side surfaces that define a pair of opposed sides of the pocket, and respective slots extending vertically along the opposed sides of the pocket. 16. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the walls of the outer shell comprise a base wall and a plurality of side walls that are fixed to each other in a unitary structure around the payload space. 17. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the walls of the outer shell comprise a plurality of side walls around the payload space, and wherein each corner element is fixed to each pair of adjacent walls in the plurality of side walls, and wherein each insert panel is separated from an adjacent one of the insert panels by one of the corner elements. 18. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein each pocket has an open top and wherein each of the insert panels and PCM panels is removable from the pocket in which it is received, through the open top of the pocket. 19. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a panel protection element arranged within each pocket, between the insert panel and the PCM panel received in the pocket. 20. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insert panels and PCM panels are removably received within the pockets. 21. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the corner elements that define each of the pockets have side surfaces that define a pair of opposed sides of the pocket. 22. A thermally insulating package comprising: an outer shell formed from a foam insulating material, the outer shell having a plurality of walls around a payload space, and corner elements, the plurality of walls being fixed to each other as a single unitary structure;a plurality of thermal insulation panels removably received on the walls of the outer shell; anda plurality of phase change material (PCM) panels arranged within the thermal insulation panels to define the payload space;wherein the walls of the outer insulating shell are provided with respective pockets into which the thermal insulation panels and the PCM panels are received, each pocket is formed in a different respective one of the walls and is defined between two of the corner elements and bordered by an interior surface of the wall in which it is formed, each pocket has an open side opposite the interior surface of the wall, the open side facing the payload space,wherein each of the two corner elements that define a corresponding one of the pockets extend inward from the interior surface of the wall towards the payload space, and has a side surface facing the corresponding one of the pockets, andwherein both a corresponding one of the thermal insulation panels and a corresponding one of the PCM panels are received in a corresponding one of the pockets and are each at least partially located between the side surfaces of the two corner elements that the corresponding one of the pockets is defined between. 23. A thermally insulating package as claimed in claim 14, wherein each of the corner columns is arranged between a pair of the insert panels and between a pair of PCM panels, at a corner of the outer shell interior.
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