WO2014208222A1 - 蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器、およびそれを用いた冷蔵庫 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a heat storage member used for heat insulation, a storage container using the heat storage member, and a refrigerator using the heat storage member.
- Storage containers that store stored items at temperatures different from the outside temperature, such as refrigerators and warm storages, are known.
- the internal temperature approaches the external temperature due to external factors such as opening / closing of the internal door and power failure.
- the heat storage member is arranged at an arbitrary location in the warehouse, and the heat storage member is frozen during normal operation.
- a storage container has been proposed that uses latent heat to keep the interior at an arbitrary temperature.
- the flow of cool air (cooling characteristics) depends only on natural convection, there is a problem that the interior cannot be cooled uniformly.
- a flow of cool air is intentionally created to efficiently cool the interior of the warehouse. Means have been proposed.
- Patent Document 1 a regenerator is attached to the lower surface of the partition plate constituting the top surface of the cold storage room of the cold storage cabinet, and an uneven shape composed of a peak portion and a valley portion is formed on the lower surface of the partition plate, so that the cold storage An arrangement for securing an air passage above the vessel is disclosed.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a cold storage room, a cold storage room, a refrigerated ice pack and a frozen ice pack containing latent heat storage materials having different melting temperatures installed in the cold storage room, a cooler for cooling the ice pack, A cold storage type cold storage having a cold storage temperature controller for controlling the temperature of an ice pack to two different temperatures is disclosed.
- JP 2002-357380 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 02-143074
- cooling speed unevenness This phenomenon in which the speed at which melting starts varies depending on the location of the regenerator member is defined as “cooling speed unevenness”.
- the cooling rate unevenness occurs, the time until the cool storage member is completely dissolved is shortened.
- the heat storage member cannot be completely frozen by the cool air cooled from the cooler during the cold storage operation, and the cold storage time in the storage is shortened because the cold storage member is incompletely frozen after the cold storage operation is stopped. There is.
- the heat storage member by mounting the heat storage member in the cold storage, there is a problem that the cold air from the cooler does not reach the entire interior of the refrigerator, and a location where the internal temperature rises more than when the heat storage member is not mounted is generated. .
- An object of the present invention is to provide a heat storage member that has sufficient cooling performance and cooling performance and does not affect the temperature distribution in the refrigerator, a storage container using the same, and a refrigerator using the same. .
- a packaging material having a hollow interior with an upper surface and a lower surface facing each other;
- the thermal conductivity adjusting unit is The heat storage member of the present invention,
- the thermal conductivity adjusting unit is
- the heat storage member may be characterized in that the higher temperature surface side is composed of a low thermal conductivity member having a lower thermal conductivity than the lower temperature surface side.
- the heat storage member of the present invention is The low thermal conductivity member is
- the heat storage member may be present as a void layer in the packaging material.
- the thermal conductivity adjusting unit is The heat storage member of the present invention,
- the thermal conductivity adjusting unit is
- the heat storage member may be characterized in that the upper surface side and the lower surface side have layers having a higher thickness on the higher temperature side than on the lower temperature side.
- the packaging material may be a heat storage member that is a resin-molded container molded with a resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, or acrylic.
- the packaging material may be a heat storage member characterized by being a flexible film packaging material formed of resins or metals.
- the heat storage member of the present invention may be characterized in that the packaging material is formed so that the thickness decreases from one end to the other end.
- the heat storage member of the present invention may be characterized in that at least one of the heat storage material or the packaging material includes a temperature indicating ink material that changes color at an arbitrary constant temperature.
- the heat storage member of the present invention may be characterized in that a temperature indicating seal that changes color at an arbitrary constant temperature is attached to the packaging material.
- a container body An open / close door that freely opens and closes the space in the container body;
- a cold storage chamber that is provided in the space and that cools stored items at a temperature lower than the outside air temperature during normal operation; and a cooler that cools the cold storage chamber from above the cold storage chamber;
- the heat storage member of the present invention which is disposed below the cooler in the cold insulation chamber and stores latent heat with the cool air of the cooler;
- the storage container may include a holding member that holds the heat storage member in the cold storage chamber.
- the storage container of the present invention The packaging material is The storage container may be characterized in that the surface area on the upper surface side is larger than the surface area on the lower surface side.
- the storage container of the present invention The packaging material is The storage container may be characterized in that the upper surface side is formed in an uneven shape.
- the storage container of the present invention is The holding member is The storage container may be characterized in that it extends from the cooler and hangs downward.
- the storage container of the present invention may be a storage container formed of a metal high thermal conductivity material.
- the storage container of the present invention may be a storage container in which an area of a cross section parallel to a horizontal plane is smaller than the cooler.
- the storage container of the present invention may be a storage container provided with a hole having a sealed periphery.
- the storage container of the present invention is It may be a storage container characterized by having an attaching / detaching mechanism for attaching / detaching the heat storage member.
- the storage container of the present invention The attachment / detachment mechanism is The storage container may be characterized in that the heat storage member is slid and detached.
- a refrigerator including the above storage container may be used.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a heat storage member, a storage container using the heat storage member, and a refrigerator using the heat storage member in Example 1-1 of the present embodiment.
- the heat storage member 1 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper surface 1a and a lower surface 1b facing each other.
- Fig.1 (a) has shown the cross section which cut
- the heat storage member 1 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped outer shape and a hollow packaging material 2, a heat storage material 3 filled in the internal space of the packaging material 2, and a gas layer filled in the internal space of the packaging material 2 (For example, an air layer) 4.
- the heat storage material 3 is a latent heat storage material that reversibly changes phase between a liquid phase and a solid phase at a predetermined phase change temperature.
- the heat storage material 3 of this example is water, and the phase change temperature is 0 ° C. Further, the heat storage material 3 may be used by gelling water. Moreover, the supercooling prevention material which prevents the supercooling phenomenon of a latent heat storage material may be contained. Further, a phase separation preventing material for preventing phase separation of the latent heat storage material may be included.
- the packaging material 2 is a resin molded container molded from polyethylene or polypropylene.
- the packaging material 2 Since the packaging material 2 by resin molding can maintain the fixed form even with a predetermined pressing force, the fixed form can be maintained as the entire heat storage member 1 even when the heat storage material 3 is in the liquid phase.
- the packaging material 2 is a flexible film packaging material formed of nylon or aluminum. May be. In the case of using a film packaging material, mass production can be performed in a short time by using a packaging / filling machine.
- Examples of the heat storage material 3 that uses latent heat storage include ice (water), paraffin (a general term for saturated chain hydrocarbons represented by the general formula C n H 2n + 2 ), polyethylene glycol, inorganic salt aqueous solution, inorganic salt hydrate, A latent heat storage material such as a wet hydrate is used.
- Examples of clathrate hydrates include tetrabutylammonium fluoride (25 ° C.), tetrabutylammonium chloride (16 ° C.), tetrabutylammonium bromide (11 ° C.), and tributyl-n-pentylammonium chloride (8 ° C.).
- Tributyl-n-pentylammonium bromide (6 ° C.), tributyl-n-propyl ammonium bromide (1 ° C.), tetrahydrofuran (4 ° C.), cyclopentane (7 ° C.), etc.
- Examples of the inorganic salt hydrate include sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na 2 SO 4 ⁇ 10H 2 O), sodium acetate trihydrate, sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate, and disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate.
- a thermal storage material is not limited to these.
- the supercooling prevention material As the supercooling prevention material, as the supercooling prevention material of the inorganic salt aqueous solution, sodium sulfate (NaSO 4 ) or borax (sodium tetraborate decahydrate (Na 2 B 4 O 7 (OH) 4 ⁇ 8H 2 ) O)) Disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), silver iodide (AgI) is used.
- the supercooling preventive material for the clathrate hydrate compound include disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight of 600 or more), and tetraalkylammonium salts.
- Examples of the supercooling preventive material for the clathrate hydrate compound include disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight of 600 or more), and tetraalkylammonium salts. Although these are mentioned as an example of a supercooling prevention material, in this invention, a supercooling prevention material is not limited to these.
- Phase separation prevention materials include CMC (carboxymethylcellulose), attapulsian clay, acrylic water-absorbing resin, sawdust, pulp, various fiber mixtures, starch, alginic acid, silica gel, diatomaceous earth, water-soluble resin and crosslinked polyacrylate , Starch graft polymer, cellulose graft polymer, partially saponified vinyl acetate-acrylic ester copolymer, superabsorbent resin such as cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol, cross-linked polyethylene oxide, natural polysaccharide or gelatin, etc. Is mentioned. Although these are mentioned as an example of a phase-separation prevention material, in this invention, a phase-separation prevention material is not limited to these.
- the gelling material examples include synthetic polymers, natural polysaccharides, gelatin, and the like using molecules having at least one hydroxyl group or carboxyl group, sulfonic acid group, amino group, or amide group.
- the synthetic polymer examples include polyacrylamide derivatives, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid derivatives, and the like.
- natural polysaccharides include agar, alginic acid, fercellan, pectin, starch, a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum, tamarind seed gum, julan gum, carrageenan and the like. Although these are mentioned as an example of a gelling material, in this invention, a gelling material is not limited to these.
- a gel is a gel in which molecules are partially cross-linked to form a three-dimensional network structure that absorbs a solvent and swells therein.
- the composition of the gel is almost in a liquid phase, but mechanically it is in a solid phase.
- the gelled heat storage material 3 maintains a solid state as a whole even if the phase changes between a solid phase and a liquid phase, and does not have fluidity.
- the gel-like heat storage material 3 is easy to handle because it can maintain a solid state as a whole before and after the phase change.
- the regenerator material 3 may contain an antiseptic material to prevent the occurrence of mold and the like.
- preservatives include sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, ethyl paraoxybenzoate, butyl paraoxybenzoate, paraoxybenzoic acid, propyl, isobutyl paraoxybenzoate, isopropyl paraoxybenzoate, isobutyl paraoxybenzoate, dehydroacetic acid Sodium, propionic acid, calcium propionate, sodium propionate, ⁇ -polylysine, diphenyl, orthophenylphenol, sodium orthophenylphenol, thiabendazole, imazalyl, methylisothiazolinone, methylchloroisothiazolinone, sodium chlorate, etc.
- the preservative is not limited to these in the present invention.
- the packaging material 2 includes a resin-molded container capable of maintaining a regularity even with a predetermined pressing force, and a flexible film packaging material.
- the material for the resin molded container include plastics such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), ABS resin, acrylic resin (PMMA), and polycarbonate (PC). It is composed of a plastic container molded by blow molding or the like.
- the material for the flexible film packaging material include nylon, polyethylene terephthalate, aluminum, and the like, and these materials are made of a film packaging material formed by a solution method, a melting method, a calendar method, or the like.
- film packaging material packaging and filling machines examples include vertical pillow type packaging machines, horizontal pillow type packaging machines, overwrapping machines, vacuum packaging machines, etc., which are selected as appropriate according to the material of the packaging material and the viscosity of the filling material.
- the heat storage member 1 is used in a state where the upper surface 1a is directed vertically upward, the lower surface 1b is directed vertically downward, and the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.
- the heat storage member 1 When the heat storage member 1 is placed in use with the heat storage material 3 presenting a liquid phase, air gathers inside the upper surface 1a to form an air layer 4 as a void layer, and the heat storage material 3 gathers inside the lower surface 1b. To form a heat storage material layer.
- the air layer 4 by air functions as a heat insulating layer, and when the temperature outside the upper surface 1a is higher than the temperature outside the lower surface 1b, the amount of heat conduction per unit time on the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b (hereinafter simply referred to as “heat conduction”). This is a heat conduction amount adjusting unit that reduces the difference in the amount (which may be referred to as “amount”).
- the heat storage material 3 is gelatinized, the heat storage material 3 is previously arrange
- FIG. 1B shows a cross-sectional configuration of the storage container 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the storage container 10 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped container main body 12 in the vertical direction.
- the storage container 10 is a box with a hollow inside, and an opening / closing door is provided in a part of the box.
- a cold insulation chamber 14 that keeps stored items cold at a temperature different from the outside air temperature (for example, a temperature lower than the outside air temperature). By opening an open / close door (not shown), stored items can be taken out from the cold chamber 14 and items to be stored can be placed in the cold chamber 14.
- FIG. 1B shows a cross section of the storage container 10 viewed from the open / close door side.
- a cooler 18 that cools the cold chamber 14 is provided on the inner wall of the top plate above the cold chamber 14.
- the cooler 18 is a part of the cooling mechanism provided in the storage container 10, and vaporizes the liquid refrigerant that has flowed through the compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve (not shown) in this order, and releases the cold to the surroundings. To do. Further, no fan or the like is provided, and the inside of the cold insulation chamber 14 is cooled by natural convection.
- the storage container 10 of this embodiment is a direct-cooled (cold air natural convection type) refrigerator.
- a pair of holding members 16 a and 16 b for holding the heat storage member 1 are provided on the opposing inner wall of the cold insulation chamber 14 at a predetermined position below the cooler 18.
- the heat storage member 1 faces the upper surface 1a upward, the lower surface 1b faces downward, and the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane, and the two opposing sides of the heat storage member 1 are above the pair of holding members 16a and 16b. Placed on.
- Detachable mechanisms 17a and 17b that can attach and detach the heat storage member 1 are provided at positions where the holding members 16a and 16b come into contact with the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1.
- Various structures can be adopted for the attachment / detachment mechanisms 17a, 17b, but a pair of grooves extending in parallel from the open / close door side to the back wall side at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the holding members 16a, 16b as the lowest cost and stable mechanism Structure guiding portions 17a and 17b may be provided.
- a guided portion guided by the guide portions 17a and 17b is provided on the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1.
- the heat storage member 1 can be stably placed on the holding members 16a and 16b by fitting the guided portions into the grooves of the guide portions 17a and 17b.
- the heat storage member 1 can be slid and pulled out on the upper surfaces of the holding members 16a and 16b. Moreover, the heat storage member 1 can be installed by sliding on the upper surfaces of the holding members 16a and 16b by pushing the heat storage member 1 from the open / close door side to the back wall side.
- the cooling operation by the storage container 10 provided with the heat storage member 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
- Electric power is supplied to the storage container 10 to activate the cooling mechanism, and cool air of a predetermined temperature (for example, ⁇ 2 ° C.) is discharged from the cooler 18.
- a predetermined temperature for example, ⁇ 2 ° C.
- the inside of the cold chamber 14 is maintained at a desired cold temperature (for example, 2 ° C.), and the stored items are stored at a constant temperature.
- the heat storage member 1 in the cold insulation chamber 14 changes from the liquid phase to the solid phase after a lapse of sufficient time after receiving cool air from the cooler 18.
- the cooler 18 releases cold heat so that the heat storage member 1 maintains a solid phase and the inside of the cold storage chamber 14 is maintained at a desired cold holding temperature.
- the cold storage stored in the heat storage member 1 with the temperature rise in the cooling chamber 14 is released.
- the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 14 is maintained within a desired temperature range for a certain time.
- the internal temperature is distributed. Since cold air moves to the lower region in the cold storage chamber 14 and warm air moves to the upper chamber, the temperature of the upper space 14a of the cold storage chamber 14 on the cooler 18 side in the vertical direction causes the heat storage member 1 to move. A temperature difference that is higher than the temperature of the lower space 14b on the opposite side of the cold insulation chamber 14 is generated.
- the upper surface 1a of the heat storage member 1 has a higher temperature than the temperature of the lower surface 1b. Exposed to.
- an air layer 4 is formed on the upper surface 1a side of the heat storage member 1 according to the present embodiment, and the air layer 4 functions as a heat insulating material. For this reason, even if the operation of the storage container 10 is stopped due to a power failure or the like, and the internal temperature on the upper surface 1a side becomes higher than the internal temperature on the lower surface 1b side, the amount of heat conduction on the upper surface 1a is reduced to the heat on the lower surface 1b. By approaching the amount of conduction, the difference in the amount of heat conduction per unit time between the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b can be reduced. Thereby, the time until the heat storage material 3 is completely melted is suppressed by suppressing the difference between the melting speeds of the front and back surfaces of the heat storage member 1 generated due to the temperature difference in the chamber. Time can be achieved.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of a heat storage member according to Comparative Example 1-1 and a storage container using the heat storage member.
- the heat storage member 101 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole.
- FIG. 2A shows a cross section of the heat storage member 101 cut in the normal direction of the thin plate surface.
- the heat storage member 101 includes a hollow packaging material 102 having an outer shape of a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and a heat storage material 103 filled in the internal space of the packaging material 102.
- the heat storage material 103 is a latent heat storage material that reversibly changes phase between a liquid phase and a solid phase at a predetermined phase change temperature.
- the heat storage material 103 of this comparative example is water, and the phase change temperature is 0 ° C.
- the heat storage member 101 is used in a state where the thin plate-like upper surface 101a and lower surface 101b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.
- FIG. 2B shows a cross-sectional configuration of the storage container 110 according to this comparative example.
- the storage container 110 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped container main body 112 in the vertical direction.
- the storage container 110 is a box with a hollow inside, and an opening / closing door is provided in a part of the box.
- Inside the storage container 110 is provided a cold insulation chamber 114 that keeps stored items cool at a temperature lower than the outside air temperature. By opening an opening / closing door (not shown), stored items can be taken out from the cold chamber 114 and items to be stored can be placed in the cold chamber 114.
- FIG. 2B shows a cross section of the storage container 110 viewed from the open / close door side.
- a cooler 118 for cooling the cold insulation chamber 114 is provided on the inner wall of the storage container 110 above the cold insulation chamber 114.
- the cooler 118 forms part of a cooling mechanism, and cools the surroundings by vaporizing a liquid refrigerant that has flowed through a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve (not shown) in this order. Further, no fan or the like is provided, and the inside of the cold insulation chamber 114 is cooled by natural convection.
- the storage container 110 of this comparative example is a direct cooling refrigerator.
- a pair of holding members 116 a and 116 b for holding the heat storage member 101 are provided on the opposing inner wall of the cold insulation chamber 114 at a predetermined position below the cooler 118.
- the heat storage member 101 faces the upper surface 101a upward, the lower surface 101b faces downward, and the upper surface 101a and the lower surface 101b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane, and the two opposing sides of the heat storage member 101 are on the pair of holding members 116a and 116b. Placed on.
- the cooling operation by the storage container 110 provided with the heat storage member 101 of this comparative example will be described. Electric power is supplied to the storage container 110, the cooling mechanism is activated, and cool air of a predetermined temperature (for example, ⁇ 2 ° C.) is discharged from the cooler 118. After a certain period of time, the inside of the cold chamber 114 is maintained at a desired cold temperature (for example, 2 ° C.) and the stored items are kept at a constant temperature.
- the heat storage member 101 in the cold insulation chamber 114 changes from the liquid phase to the solid phase after a lapse of sufficient time after receiving cool air from the cooler 118.
- the cooler 118 cools the heat storage member 101 so as to maintain the solid phase, and continues cooling so that the inside of the cold insulation chamber 114 is maintained at a desired cold insulation temperature.
- the cold storage stored in the heat storage member 101 is released due to the temperature rise in the cool storage chamber 114.
- the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 114 is maintained within a desired temperature range for a certain time.
- the internal temperature is distributed. Since the cold air moves to the lower region in the cold storage chamber 114 and the warm air moves to the upper region in the cold storage chamber 114, the temperature of the upper space 114a of the cold storage chamber 114 on the cooler 118 side in the vertical direction causes the heat storage member 101 to move.
- a temperature difference that is higher than the temperature of the lower space 114b on the opposite side of the cold insulation chamber 114 is generated. Since the heat storage member 101 is disposed in the cold storage chamber 114 with the upper surface 101a facing the upper space 114a and the lower surface 101b facing the lower space 114b, the upper surface 101a of the heat storage member 101 has a higher temperature than the temperature of the lower surface 101b. Exposed to.
- the amount of heat conduction on the upper surface 101a of the heat storage member 101 becomes larger than the amount of heat conduction on the lower surface 101b.
- the heat storage material 103 begins to melt first on the upper surface 101a side facing the high temperature upper space 114a, and as a result, the coolable time of the entire heat storage member is reduced. Since the difference in melting speed between the front and back surfaces of the heat storage member 101 generated due to the temperature difference in the chamber cannot be suppressed, the time until the heat storage material 103 is completely melted is shortened, and as a result, the time for cooling the interior temperature is shortened. End up.
- FIG. 3 shows the structure of the refrigerator 120 used in this embodiment.
- FIG. 3 shows a state in which the interior of the refrigerator 120 is viewed from the open / close door side with the illustration of the open / close door omitted.
- the refrigerator 120 is provided with a freezer compartment 122, a cold storage compartment 123, and a refrigerating compartment 124 in order from the top to the bottom in the outer box 121.
- Below the refrigerator compartment 124 is provided a machine room 129 in which a part of a cooling mechanism such as a compressor is accommodated.
- a cooler 126 is provided on the inner wall on the back side between the freezer compartment 122 and the cold insulation chamber 123.
- shelves 127 and 128 are arranged in order from the top to the bottom.
- a temperature sensor 130a is arranged at the center of the upper part of the bottom plate of the cold room 123
- a temperature sensor 130b is arranged at the center of the upper part of the shelf 127
- a temperature sensor 130c is arranged at the center of the upper part of the shelf 128.
- a temperature sensor 130d is disposed at the center of the bottom of 124.
- thermocouples are used as the temperature sensors 130a to 130d.
- the temperature distribution change in the cabinet was measured under the following measurement conditions and measurement procedure.
- the measurement conditions were as follows: outside temperature: 30 ° C .; refrigerator compartment notch: “medium”; internal load: none; door opening / closing: none; cooling time: 18 hours.
- the refrigerator 120 was turned on to start a refrigeration operation, and the refrigerator 120 was turned off about 18 hours after the power was turned on so that the inside temperature was stabilized.
- chamber was measured with the infrared thermography.
- FIG. 4 shows the results of measurement by infrared thermography.
- 4A to 4H show the internal temperature distribution when the inside of the refrigerator 120 is viewed from the open door side. In FIGS. 4A to 4H, a relatively dark portion indicates a low temperature region and a thin portion indicates a high temperature region.
- FIG. 4A shows the internal temperature distribution immediately after the refrigerator 120 is turned off. The internal temperature at this time was ⁇ 2.1 ° C. in the upper stage of the storage room, 0.3 ° C. in the middle stage of the storage room, and 1.2 ° C. in the lower stage of the storage room.
- FIG. 4B shows the internal temperature distribution when 5 minutes have elapsed since the power was turned off. The inside temperature at this time was 1.1 ° C.
- FIG. 4C shows the internal temperature distribution when 10 minutes have elapsed. At this time, the internal temperature was 5.2 ° C. in the upper stage of the storage room, 5.1 ° C. in the middle stage of the storage room, and 4.8 ° C. in the lower stage of the storage room.
- FIG. 4D shows the internal temperature distribution after 15 minutes. The internal temperature at this time was 10.2 ° C. at the upper stage in the storage room, 9.3 ° C. at the middle stage in the storage room, and 8.9 ° C. at the lower stage in the storage room.
- FIG. 4E shows the internal temperature distribution when 20 minutes have elapsed.
- the inside temperature at this time was 20.5 ° C. at the upper stage in the warehouse, 19.8 ° C. at the middle stage in the warehouse, and 17.2 ° C. at the lower stage in the cabinet.
- FIG. 4 (f) shows the internal temperature distribution when 25 minutes have elapsed.
- the inside temperature at this time was 33.3 ° C. at the upper stage in the warehouse, 32.1 ° C. at the middle stage in the warehouse, and 33.1 ° C. at the lower stage in the cabinet.
- FIG. 4G shows the internal temperature distribution when 50 minutes have elapsed.
- the internal temperature at this time was 35.4 ° C. in the upper stage of the storage room, 35.4 ° C.
- FIG. 4 (h) shows the internal temperature distribution when 100 minutes have elapsed.
- the inside temperature at this time was 35.7 ° C. at the upper stage in the warehouse, 35.1 ° C. at the middle stage in the warehouse, and 35.7 ° C. at the lower stage in the cabinet.
- the internal temperature increased with the passage of time, and that the rate of temperature increase was larger on the upper surface side than on the lower surface side in the refrigerator.
- the temperature distribution change in the cabinet was measured under the following measurement conditions and measurement procedure.
- the measurement conditions were as follows: outside temperature: 30 ° C .; refrigerator compartment notch: “medium”; internal load: none; door opening / closing: none; cooling time: 18 hours.
- the refrigerator 120 was turned on to start a refrigeration operation, and the refrigerator 120 was turned off about 18 hours after the power was turned on so that the inside temperature was stabilized. Thereafter, the temperature at the measurement point was measured using the temperature sensors 130a to 130d, and the temperature change in the cabinet was confirmed.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing measurement results of the temperature sensors 130a to 130d.
- the vertical axis represents temperature (° C.), and the horizontal axis represents time (h).
- time “0” (h) indicates the time when the power is turned off after 18 hours have passed since the power of the refrigerator 120 was turned on.
- the right side of time “0” (h) indicates the elapsed time after the power is turned off.
- a solid line (1) in the graph indicates the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 130a.
- a one-dot chain line (2) indicates the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 130b.
- a broken line (3) indicates the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 130c.
- a dotted line (4) indicates the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 130d. As shown in FIG. 5, the temperature rises as time passes at any measurement point after the power is turned off.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the measurement results of the temperature sensors 130a to 130d as in FIG. However, the vertical axis represents the rate of temperature increase normalized based on the absolute temperature value immediately after the power is turned off.
- the horizontal axis represents time (h). On the horizontal axis, time “0.0” (h) indicates a point in time when the power of the refrigerator 120 is turned off.
- a solid line (1) in the graph indicates the temperature increase rate measured by the temperature sensor 130a.
- a solid line (2) indicates the rate of temperature increase measured by the temperature sensor 130b.
- a solid line (3) indicates the rate of temperature increase measured by the temperature sensor 130c.
- a solid line (4) indicates the temperature increase rate measured by the temperature sensor 130d. As shown in FIG. 6, after the power is turned off, the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 130a rises more steeply with time than the temperature measured by the temperature sensors 130b to 130d.
- the rate of temperature increase in the refrigerator after the power source of the refrigerator 120 maintained at a desired temperature in the steady operation is turned off is lowest on the bottom side of the refrigerator and goes to the upper portion of the refrigerator. It turns out that it becomes high rapidly. In other words, it was confirmed that cold air would move downward and warm air would move upward unless a wind flow was intentionally created in the cabinet.
- FIG. 7 shows the structure of the foam insulation box 140 used in this embodiment.
- FIG. 7A shows a state in which the open / close door 140b disposed on the upper surface of the foam heat insulating box 140 is removed and the inside is observed vertically downward.
- FIG. 7B shows a cross-sectional structure of the foam heat insulation box 140 cut along the line AA in FIG.
- the foam heat insulation box 140 has a box part 140a and an opening / closing door 140b. With the open / close door 140b closed, the foam heat insulating box 140 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a rectangular parallelepiped space 142 inside. In the rectangular parallelepiped space 142, a thread-like member 144 is stretched in a net shape in a substantially horizontal direction.
- the net-like thread-like member 144 has a strength that allows the heat storage member 1 to be placed with the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1 being substantially horizontal, and further, the rectangular parallelepiped space upper portion 142a and the rectangular parallelepiped space via the net-like gap. Air can flow sufficiently between the lower portion 142b.
- the diameter of the thread member 144 is about 0.5 mm.
- the packaging material 2 of the heat storage member 1 placed on the thread member 144 is made by molding, for example, PE (polyethylene).
- the packaging material 2 is, for example, molded into a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape, the length of the long side is 250 mm, the length of the short side is 160 mm, the height is 20 mm, and the thickness of the PE of the packaging material 2 is 12 mm.
- the internal space of the packaging material 2 is also molded into a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape, and its volume is 500 cc. In the internal space of the packaging material 2, 300 cc of water is sealed as the heat storage material 3.
- the temperature sensor 146e is disposed at the center of the upper surface 1a of the heat storage member 1.
- the temperature sensor 146 f is disposed at the center of the lower surface 1 b of the heat storage member 1.
- FIG. 8 shows a procedure for measuring a temperature change due to cooling of the foam heat insulation box 140 according to the present embodiment and subsequent room temperature standing.
- 8A to 8E show the cooling of the foam heat insulating box 140 and the room temperature standing in time series.
- FIG. 8A shows a state in which the heat storage member 1 is placed on the thread-like member 144 and the box part 140 a from which the door 140 b is removed is installed in the refrigerator compartment 124 of the refrigerator 120.
- the temperature in the refrigerator compartment 124 of the refrigerator 120 is set to ⁇ 6 ° C. Cold air flows as indicated by the arrows in the figure, and the heat storage member 1 is cooled.
- FIG. 8B shows a state in which the heat storage member 1 is sufficiently cooled to change the phase from the liquid phase to the solid phase.
- FIG. 8C shows a state in which the internal space of the box portion 140a is sealed with the open / close door 140b and the cooling state is maintained.
- FIG. 8D shows a state where the foam heat insulation box 140 is taken out of the refrigerator 120 and placed indoors. Due to natural convection, air at room temperature comes into contact with the outer wall of the foam insulation box 140 as indicated by the arrows in the figure, and heat exchange is performed.
- FIG.8 (e) has shown the state which the heat storage member 1 in the foam heat insulation box 140 changed into the liquid phase from the solid phase. Temperature measurement by the temperature sensors 146a to 146f is performed from the state shown in FIG. 8A to the state shown in FIG. 8D.
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing the temperature measurement results by the temperature sensors 146a to 146f.
- the vertical axis represents temperature (° C.)
- the horizontal axis represents elapsed time (h) in temperature measurement.
- the elapsed time “0” on the horizontal axis indicates the time when the foam heat insulating box 140 shown in FIG. 8D is taken out of the refrigerator 120 and placed in the room.
- a negative sign “ ⁇ ” is attached to indicate the elapsed time.
- the right side from the elapsed time “0” indicates that the heat storage member 1 is allowed to cool.
- the measurement result of the temperature sensor 146e arranged at the center of the upper surface 1a of the heat storage member 1 is indicated by a dotted curve.
- the measurement result by the temperature sensor 146f arranged at the center of the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1 is shown by a thin solid curve.
- the measured values of the temperature sensors 146a to 146f are substantially constant at ⁇ 4 ° C. from the elapsed time “ ⁇ 2” to “0” during the cooling period. That is, when a sufficient cooling period has elapsed, the internal space of the foam insulation box 140 is maintained at a substantially constant temperature regardless of the location. In addition, the temperature at each measurement point rises from the elapsed time “0” at which the cooling is started until about 20 minutes have passed, and the temperature is 100 mm below the center of the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1 in the foam heat insulation box 140.
- the temperature is about + 12 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 50 mm below the center of the lower surface 1 b of the heat storage member 1 is about + 7 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 50 mm above the center of the lower surface 1 b of the heat storage member 1 is about + 17 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 100 mm above the center of the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1 is about + 19 ° C.
- the temperature at the center portion of the upper surface 1a of the heat storage member 1 is about + 3 ° C.
- the position of the center portion of the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1 The temperature is about + 2 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 50 mm above the center of the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1 on the upper surface 1a side of the heat storage member 1 is about + 17 ° C. from the start of the cooling to the time when 20 minutes have passed, While the temperature at the position of 100 mm is about + 19 ° C., the temperature at the position of 100 mm below the center of the lower surface 1 b of the heat storage member 1 is about + 12 ° C., and the temperature at the position of 50 mm below the center of the lower surface 1 b of the heat storage member 1. Is about + 7 ° C. Thus, the temperature on the upper surface 1a side of the heat storage member 1 is about 5 to 12 ° C. higher than the temperature on the lower surface 1b side. Thereby, the temperature of the upper surface 1a of the heat storage member 1 is also about 1 degree C. higher than the temperature of the lower surface 1b.
- the foam heat insulating box is absorbed by the absorption of latent heat when the heat storage member 1 changes from the solid phase to the liquid phase.
- the temperature rise is suppressed regardless of the location.
- the temperature at a position 100 mm below the center of the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1 is about + 18 ° C.
- the temperature at a position 50 mm below the center of the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1 is + 14 ° C.
- the temperature at a position 50 mm above the center of the lower surface 1 b of the heat storage member 1 is about + 20 ° C.
- the temperature at a position 100 mm above the center of the lower surface 1 b of the heat storage member 1 is about + 21 ° C.
- the temperature at the central portion of the upper surface 1a is about + 5 ° C.
- the temperature at the central portion of the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1 is about + 5 ° C.
- the temperature at a position 50 mm above the center of the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1 on the upper surface 1a side of the heat storage member 1 is about + 20 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 100 mm above is about + 21 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 100 mm below the center of the lower surface 1 b of the heat storage member 1 is about + 18 ° C.
- the temperature is about + 14 ° C.
- the temperature on the upper surface 1a side of the heat storage member 1 is about 2 to 7 ° C. higher than the temperature on the lower surface 1b side.
- the temperature difference between the temperature on the upper surface 1a side and the temperature on the lower surface 1b side is smaller than the temperature difference after 20 minutes from the start of cooling.
- the temperature of the upper surface 1a and the temperature of the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1 are substantially the same.
- the heat storage member 1 completely changes to the liquid phase and becomes sensible heat absorption instead of latent heat absorption. For this reason, the temperature of the internal space of the foam insulation box 140 rises regardless of the location, and the temperature measured by the temperature sensors 146a to 146f rises to a range of 22 to 25 ° C. when 7 hours have elapsed after the start of cooling.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a temperature change due to cooling of the foam heat insulating box 140 according to the present example and Comparative Example 1-2, and subsequent standing at room temperature.
- FIG. 10A shows the temperature data measured by the temperature sensors 146b, 146c, 146e, and 146f extracted from the graph shown in FIG.
- a time range X1 in the figure indicates a time during which the temperatures of the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b of the heat storage member 1 are maintained at 5 ° C. or less from the start of cooling, and in this example, X1 ⁇ 5 (hours).
- FIG. 10 (b) is a diagram showing a temperature change due to cooling of the foam heat insulating box 140 according to Comparative Example 1-2 and subsequent room temperature standing.
- the horizontal and vertical axes of the graph of FIG. 10B are the same as those of the graph of FIG.
- data of the temperature sensors 146b, 146c, 146e, and 146f are shown.
- the heat storage member 101 shown in FIG. 2 is placed on the thread-like member 144 of the foam heat insulation box 140, and the temperature change due to cooling of the foam heat insulation box 140 shown in FIG. Was executed.
- the heat storage member 101 includes a hollow packaging material (film pack) 102 having an outer shape of a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and a heat storage material 103 filled so that air does not enter the internal space of the packaging material 102. Yes.
- the measured values of the temperature sensors 146b, 146c, 146e, and 146f are substantially constant at ⁇ 4 ° C. from the elapsed time “ ⁇ 2” to “0” during the cooling period. That is, when a sufficient cooling period has elapsed, the internal space of the foam insulation box 140 is maintained at a substantially constant temperature regardless of the location. Further, the temperature at each measurement point rises from the elapsed time “0” when the cooling is started to about 20 minutes, and the temperature at the position 50 mm below the center of the lower surface 101b of the heat storage member 101 is about + 10 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 50 mm above the center of the lower surface 101b of the heat storage member 101 is about + 18 ° C.
- the temperature at the center of the upper surface 101a of the heat storage member 101 is about + 3 ° C.
- the center of the lower surface 101b of the heat storage member 101 The temperature at the position is about + 2 ° C.
- a time range X2 in the figure indicates a time during which the temperature of the upper surface 101a and the lower surface 101b of the heat storage member 101 is maintained at 5 ° C. or less from the start of cooling, and in this example, X2 ⁇ 2.5 (hours). .
- the temperature at the position 50 mm below the center of the lower surface 101b of the heat storage member 101 is about + 14 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 50 mm above the center of the lower surface 101b of the heat storage member 101 is + 22 ° C.
- the temperature at the central portion of the upper surface 101a of the heat storage member 101 is about + 5 ° C.
- the temperature at the central portion of the lower surface 101b of the heat storage member 101 is about + 5 ° C.
- the heat storage member 101 completely changes to the liquid phase and becomes sensible heat absorption instead of latent heat absorption. For this reason, the temperature of the internal space of the foam insulation box 140 rises regardless of the location, and when 7 hours have passed since the start of cooling, the temperature measured by the temperature sensors 146b, 146c, 146e, and 146f is 27 ° C or higher. To rise.
- the heat storage member 1 has a thin plate-like outer shape including the upper surface 1 a and the lower surface 1 b facing each other, and has a hollow packaging material 2 and a heat storage material filled in the packaging material 2. 3. Further, when the temperature on the upper surface 1a side is higher than the temperature on the lower surface 1b side, a heat insulating layer is provided on the upper surface 1a side as a heat conduction amount adjusting unit that reduces the difference in heat conductivity per unit time between the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b. Have.
- the heat insulating layer of the present embodiment is a void layer, specifically, an air layer 4 filled with air.
- the heat conduction amount adjusting unit brings the heat conduction amount on the upper surface 1a closer to the heat conduction amount on the lower surface 1b, so that the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b
- the difference in the amount of heat conduction per unit time can be reduced.
- dissolves completely can be lengthened by suppressing the difference of the melting rate of the front and back of the heat storage member 1 which generate
- the heat storage member 101 according to Comparative Example 1-2 is filled so that air does not enter the hollow packaging material (film pack) 102 having a thin rectangular parallelepiped outer shape as a whole and the internal space of the packaging material 102. And a heat storage material 103.
- the heat storage member 101 is not provided with a heat conduction amount adjusting unit that reduces the difference in heat conduction amount per unit time between the upper surface 101a and the lower surface 101b. For this reason, the amount of heat conduction on the upper surface 101a of the heat storage member 101 is larger than the amount of heat conduction on the lower surface 101b.
- the upper surface 101a side with high temperature of the heat storage material 103 begins to melt first, and as a result, the coolable time of the entire heat storage member is reduced. Since the difference in melting speed between the front and back surfaces of the heat storage member 101 cannot be suppressed, the time until the heat storage material 103 is completely melted is shortened.
- FIG. 11 shows the structure of the heat storage member 20 and the foam insulation box 140.
- the heat storage member 20 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper surface 20a and a lower surface 20b facing each other.
- Fig.11 (a) has shown the cross section which cut
- the heat storage member 20 includes a packaging material 22 having a thin rectangular parallelepiped outer shape and a hollow inside, and a heat storage material 23 filled without forming a gap in the internal space of the packaging material 22.
- a thermal conductivity adjustment unit that reduces the difference in thermal conductivity per unit time between the upper surface 20a and the lower surface 20b when the temperature on the upper surface 20a side is higher than the temperature on the lower surface 20b side.
- a thermal conductivity adjusting unit a low thermal conductive member 26 having a thermal conductivity lower than that of the lower surface 20b is attached to the upper surface 20a.
- a 2 mm thick PC (polycarbonate) plate member is used as the low thermal conductivity member.
- the heat storage material 23 is a latent heat storage material that reversibly changes phase between a liquid phase and a solid phase at a predetermined phase change temperature.
- the heat storage material 23 of this embodiment is water, and the phase change temperature is 0 ° C. Further, the heat storage material 23 may be used by gelling water.
- the heat storage member 20 is used in a state where the upper surface 20a is directed vertically upward, the lower surface 20b is directed vertically downward, and the upper surface 20a and the lower surface 20b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.
- FIG.11 (b) has shown the cross-section of the foam heat insulation box 140 used by a present Example. Since the foam heat insulating box 140 shown in FIG. 11B is the same as that shown in the embodiment 1-2, description thereof is omitted.
- the heat storage member 20 is placed on the thread-like member 144, and the temperature change due to the cooling of the foam heat insulation box 140 and the subsequent standing at room temperature is measured in the same manner as the procedure shown in FIG. 8 of Example 1-2.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the temperature measurement results by the temperature sensors 146a to 146f.
- the vertical axis represents temperature (° C.)
- the horizontal axis represents elapsed time (h) in temperature measurement.
- the elapsed time “0” on the horizontal axis indicates the time when the foam heat insulating box 140 shown in FIG. 8D is taken out of the refrigerator 120 and placed in the room.
- a negative sign “ ⁇ ” is attached to indicate the elapsed time.
- the right side from the elapsed time “0” indicates that the heat storage member 1 is allowed to cool.
- the measurement result with the temperature sensor 146a arranged at a position 100 mm below the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 arranged in the foam heat insulating box 140 is shown by a two-dot chain line curve.
- the measurement result of the temperature sensor 146b disposed 50 mm below the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 is indicated by a thick solid curve.
- the measurement result of the temperature sensor 146c disposed at a position 50 mm above the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 is indicated by a dashed curve.
- the measurement result of the temperature sensor 146d arranged at a position 100 mm above the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 is indicated by a one-dot chain line curve.
- the measurement result of the temperature sensor 146e disposed at the center of the upper surface 20a of the heat storage member 20 is indicated by a dotted curve.
- the measurement result of the temperature sensor 146f arranged at the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 is indicated by a thin solid curve.
- a time range X3 in the figure indicates a time during which the temperature of the upper surface 20a and the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 is maintained at 5 ° C. or less from the start of cooling, and in this example X3 ⁇ 4.5 (hours). .
- the measured values of the temperature sensors 146a to 146f are substantially constant at ⁇ 4 ° C. from the elapsed time “ ⁇ 2” to “0” during the cooling period. That is, when a sufficient cooling period has elapsed, the internal space of the foam insulation box 140 is maintained at a substantially constant temperature regardless of the location. In addition, the temperature at each measurement point rises from the elapsed time “0” at which the cooling is started to the time when approximately 20 minutes have elapsed, and is at a position 100 mm below the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 in the foam insulation box 140.
- the temperature is about + 13 ° C.
- the temperature at a position 50 mm below the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 is about + 10 ° C.
- the temperature at a position 50 mm above the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 1 is about + 17 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 100 mm above the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 is about + 19 ° C.
- the temperature at the center of the upper surface 20a of the heat storage member 20 is about + 2 ° C.
- the position of the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 The temperature is about + 2 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 50 mm above the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 on the side of the upper surface 20a of the heat storage member 20 is about + 17 ° C. from the start of the cooling to the time when 20 minutes have passed,
- the temperature at the position of 100 mm is about + 19 ° C.
- the temperature at the position of 100 mm below the center of the lower surface 20 b of the heat storage member 20 is about + 13 ° C.
- the temperature at the position of 50 mm below the center of the lower surface 20 b of the heat storage member 20. Is about + 10 ° C.
- the temperature on the upper surface 20a side of the heat storage member 20 is about 6 to 9 ° C. higher than the temperature on the lower surface 20b side.
- the upper surface 20a of the heat storage member 20 is substantially the same temperature as the temperature of the lower surface 20b.
- the heat storage member 20 foams due to the absorption of latent heat when changing from the solid phase to the liquid phase.
- the temperature rise of the internal space of the heat insulation box 140 is suppressed regardless of the location.
- the temperature at the position 100 mm below the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 is about + 17 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 50 mm below the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 is + 15 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 50 mm above the center of the lower surface 20 b of the heat storage member 20 is about + 21 ° C.
- the temperature at the position 100 mm above the center of the lower surface 20 b of the heat storage member 20 is about + 21 ° C.
- the temperature at the center of the upper surface 20a is about + 5 ° C.
- the temperature at the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 is about + 5 ° C.
- the temperature at a position 50 mm above the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 on the upper surface 20a side of the heat storage member 20 is about + 21 ° C., and from the center of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 While the temperature at the upper 100 mm position is about + 21 ° C., the temperature at the position 100 mm below the center of the lower surface 20 b of the heat storage member 20 is about + 17 ° C., and the temperature at the position 50 mm below the center of the lower surface 20 b of the heat storage member 20.
- the temperature is about + 15 ° C.
- the temperature on the upper surface 20a side of the heat storage member 20 is about 4 to 6 ° C. higher than the temperature on the lower surface 20b side.
- the temperature difference between the temperature on the upper surface 20a side and the temperature on the lower surface 20b side is smaller than the temperature difference after 20 minutes from the start of cooling.
- the temperature of the upper surface 20a and the temperature of the lower surface 20b of the heat storage member 20 are substantially the same.
- the heat storage member 1 completely changes into the liquid phase and becomes sensible heat absorption instead of latent heat absorption. For this reason, the temperature of the internal space of the foam insulation box 140 rises regardless of the location, and the temperature measured by the temperature sensors 146a to 146f rises to a range of 23 to 25 ° C. when 7 hours have elapsed after the start of cooling.
- the heat storage member 20 has a thin plate-like outer shape having the upper surface 20a and the lower surface 20b facing each other, and has a hollow packaging material 22 and a heat storage material filled in the packaging material 22. 23. Furthermore, on the outer surface of the upper surface 20a, as a heat conduction amount adjusting unit that reduces the difference in heat conductivity per unit time between the upper surface 20a and the lower surface 20b when the temperature on the upper surface 20a side is higher than the temperature on the lower surface 20b side, A low thermal conductivity member 26 having a thermal conductivity lower than that of the lower surface 20b is attached to the upper surface 20a.
- a plate member made of PC (polycarbonate) having a thickness of 2 mm is used as the low thermal conductivity member 26.
- the heat conduction amount adjusting unit brings the heat conduction amount on the upper surface 20a closer to the heat conduction amount on the lower surface 20b, so that the upper surface 20a and the lower surface 20b
- the difference in the amount of heat conduction per unit time can be reduced. Thereby, the time until the heat storage material 23 melt
- a plate member made of PC is used as the low thermal conductivity member 26.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the thermal conductivity of the heat storage member on the upper surface where the internal temperature is relatively high is stored in the warehouse.
- phenol foam, rigid urethane foam or the like may be applied to the upper surface 20a of the heat storage member 20.
- the low thermal conductivity member 26 can be easily formed on the upper surface 20a at low cost by coating. Further, the low thermal conductivity member 26 can be formed on the upper surface 20a by improving the adhesion by coating.
- the thickness of the layer on the upper surface 20a side of the packaging material 22 may be made larger than the thickness on the lower surface 20b side as the heat conduction amount adjusting unit. Even if it does in this way, even if the temperature by the side of the upper surface 20a becomes higher than the temperature by the side of the lower surface 20b by this heat conduction amount adjustment part, the amount of heat conduction in the upper surface 20a is brought close to the amount of heat conduction in the lower surface 20b, The difference in the amount of heat conduction per unit time between the upper surface 20a and the lower surface 20b can be reduced.
- Comparative Example 1-3 As Comparative Example 1-3, the heat storage member 20 of Example 1-3 was used and placed on the thread-like member 144 of the foam heat insulating box 140 shown in FIG. 11B with the upper surface 20a on the lower side and the lower surface 20b on the upper side. Then, similarly to the procedure shown in FIG. 8 of Example 1-2, the temperature change due to the cooling of the foam heat insulating box 140 and the subsequent standing at room temperature was measured. As a result of measurement, in the mounting form of the heat storage member 20 according to Comparative Example 1-3, the thermal conductivity on the upper surface (lower surface 20b in Example 1-3) side is lower surface (upper surface 20a in Example 1-3) side.
- the cooling effect is drastically reduced because it becomes larger than the thermal conductivity. Specifically, from the time when the foam insulation box 140 is taken out from the refrigerator 120 and placed in the room, the holding time during which the heat storage member 20 can maintain a temperature of 5 ° C. or less is about 2.1 hours, which is Example 1-3. It was about 45% lower than 4.5 hours.
- FIG. 13 shows a schematic configuration of the heat storage member 30 in Example 1-4 of the present embodiment.
- the heat storage member 30 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper surface 30a and a lower surface 30b facing each other.
- Fig.13 (a) has shown the cross section which cut
- the heat storage member 30 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape and a hollow packaging material 32, a heat storage material 33 filled in the internal space of the packaging material 32, and a gas layer filled in the internal space of the packaging material 32 (For example, air) 34 and a plurality of spherical objects 36 that are sealed in the internal space of the packaging material 32 and are formed of a low specific gravity / low thermal conductivity material that has a lower specific gravity and lower thermal conductivity than the heat storage material 33.
- a gas layer filled in the internal space of the packaging material 32 (For example, air) 34 and a plurality of spherical objects 36 that are sealed in the internal space of the packaging material 32 and are formed of a low specific gravity / low thermal conductivity material that has a lower specific gravity and lower thermal conductivity than the heat storage material 33.
- the heat storage material 33 is a latent heat storage material that reversibly changes phase between a liquid phase and a solid phase at a predetermined phase change temperature.
- the heat storage material 33 of this embodiment is water, and the phase change temperature is 0 ° C.
- the heat storage member 30 is used in a state where the upper surface 30a is directed vertically upward, the lower surface 30b is directed vertically downward, and the upper surface 30a and the lower surface 30b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.
- the heat storage member 30 is placed in use in a state where the heat storage material 33 is in a liquid phase, air gathers inside the upper surface 30a to form an air layer 34 as a void layer, and the heat storage material 33 gathers inside the lower surface 30b. To form a heat storage material layer.
- the air layer 34 by air functions as a heat insulating layer, and when the temperature outside the upper surface 30a is higher than the temperature outside the lower surface 30b, heat conduction that reduces the difference in the amount of heat conduction per unit time between the upper surface 30a and the lower surface 30b. It becomes a quantity adjustment part.
- a plurality of spherical objects 36 having a specific gravity lower than that of the heat storage material 33 are generated from the interface between the heat storage material layer and the air layer 34. It floats on the layer 34 and is accumulated on the upper surface 30 a side of the heat storage member 30.
- the accumulation layer of the plurality of spherical objects 36 functions as a heat insulating layer together with the air layer 34.
- Examples of a material having a specific gravity lower than that of the heat storage material 33 and a low thermal conductivity include polyethylene (specific gravity: 0.9 to 0.96, thermal conductivity: 0.41 W / mK), polypropylene (specific gravity: 0.91). To 0.96, thermal conductivity: 0.17 to 0.19 W / mK), silica airgel (specific gravity: 0.01 to 0.15, thermal conductivity: 0.017 W / mK), and the like can be used. One or more of these materials may be combined to form a spherical material 36 and dispersed in the heat storage material 33 for use.
- the heat storage member 30 can also be used by making a longitudinal direction parallel to a perpendicular direction.
- the amount of heat conduction on the upper surface 30a is made close to the amount of heat conduction on the lower surface 30b, and the unit time per unit time on the upper surface 30a and the lower surface 30b.
- the difference in the amount of heat conduction can be reduced.
- dissolves completely can be lengthened by suppressing the difference in the melting rate of the front and back of the heat storage member 30 which generate
- FIG. 14 shows a schematic configuration of the heat storage member 40 in Example 1-5 of the present embodiment.
- the heat storage member 40 has a thin plate rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper surface 40a and a lower surface 40b facing each other.
- FIG. 14A shows a cross section of the heat storage member 40 cut in the normal direction of the thin plate surface.
- the heat storage member 40 includes a packaging material 42 having a thin rectangular parallelepiped outer shape and a hollow inside, and a heat storage material 43 filled so that a void layer is not formed in the internal space of the packaging material 42.
- the heat storage member 40 has a low thermal conductivity member 45 having a lower thermal conductivity than the heat storage material 43 on the upper surface 40a side.
- the low heat conductive member 45 has, for example, a concave hollow portion, and an air layer 44 is formed in a closed space between the upper surface 40 a and the low heat conductive member 45. Thereby, on the upper surface 40a of the heat storage member 40, it becomes the double heat insulation structure of the low heat conductive member 45 and the air layer 44, and can cool down slowly.
- FIG. 14B shows a cross section of the heat storage member 41 according to the modification, cut in the normal direction of the thin plate surface.
- the heat storage member 41 includes a packaging material 42 having a thin rectangular parallelepiped outer shape and a hollow inside, and a heat storage material 43 filled so that a void layer is not formed in the internal space of the packaging material 42.
- the heat storage member 41 has a low thermal conductivity member 45 having a lower thermal conductivity than the heat storage material 43 on the upper surface 40a side.
- the low heat conductive member 45 has, for example, a concave hollow portion, and a plurality of comb-like columnar portions 46 are formed in the hollow portion.
- a columnar portion 47 made of the same material as the packaging material 42 is formed in a comb shape on the upper surface 40a.
- the columnar portion 46 and the columnar portion 47 are engaged with each other, and the low thermal conductive member 45 is fixed.
- An air layer 44 is formed between the back surface of the low thermal conductive member 45 and the top surface of the columnar portion 47.
- FIG. 15 shows a schematic configuration of a storage container and a refrigerator using the same in Example 2-1 of the present embodiment.
- the heat storage member 50 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape including an upper surface 50a and a lower surface 50b facing each other.
- Fig.15 (a) has shown the cross section which cut
- the heat storage member 50 includes a packaging material 52 having a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape and a hollow inside, and a heat storage material 53 filled so that a void layer is not formed in the internal space of the packaging material 52.
- the heat storage material 53 is a latent heat storage material that reversibly changes phase between a liquid phase and a solid phase at a predetermined phase change temperature.
- the heat storage material 53 of this embodiment is water, and the phase change temperature is 0 ° C. Further, the heat storage material 53 may be used by gelling water. Moreover, the supercooling prevention material which prevents the supercooling phenomenon of a latent heat storage material may be contained. Further, a phase separation preventing material for preventing phase separation of the latent heat storage material may be included.
- the packaging material 52 is a resin molded container molded from polyethylene or polypropylene.
- the packaging material 52 by resin molding can maintain the fixed form even with a predetermined pressing force, the fixed form can be maintained as the entire heat storage member 50 even when the heat storage material 53 is in the liquid phase.
- the packaging material 52 itself does not need to have a formability, and therefore the packaging material 52 is a flexible film packaging material formed of nylon or aluminum. May be.
- mass production can be performed in a short time by using a packaging / filling machine.
- the heat storage member 50 is used in a state where the upper surface 50a faces vertically upward, the lower surface 50b faces vertically downward, and the upper surface 50a and the lower surface 50b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.
- Examples of the heat storage material 3 that uses latent heat storage include ice (water), paraffin (a general term for saturated chain hydrocarbons represented by the general formula C n H 2n + 2 ), polyethylene glycol, inorganic salt aqueous solution, inorganic salt hydrate, A latent heat storage material such as a wet hydrate is used.
- Examples of clathrate hydrates include tetrabutylammonium fluoride (25 ° C.), tetrabutylammonium chloride (16 ° C.), tetrabutylammonium bromide (11 ° C.), and tributyl-n-pentylammonium chloride (8 ° C.).
- Tributyl-n-pentylammonium bromide (6 ° C.), tributyl-n-propyl ammonium bromide (1 ° C.), tetrahydrofuran (4 ° C.), cyclopentane (7 ° C.), etc.
- Examples of the inorganic salt hydrate include sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na 2 SO 4 ⁇ 10H 2 O), sodium acetate trihydrate, sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate, and disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate.
- a thermal storage material is not limited to these.
- the supercooling prevention material As the supercooling prevention material, as the supercooling prevention material of the inorganic salt aqueous solution, sodium sulfate (NaSO 4 ) or borax (sodium tetraborate decahydrate (Na 2 B 4 O 7 (OH) 4 ⁇ 8H 2 ) O)) Disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), silver iodide (AgI) is used.
- the supercooling preventive material for the clathrate hydrate compound include disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight of 600 or more), and tetraalkylammonium salts.
- Examples of the supercooling preventive material for the clathrate hydrate compound include disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight of 600 or more), and tetraalkylammonium salts. Although these are mentioned as an example of a supercooling prevention material, in this invention, a supercooling prevention material is not limited to these.
- Phase separation prevention materials include CMC (carboxymethylcellulose), attapulsian clay, acrylic water-absorbing resin, sawdust, pulp, various fiber mixtures, starch, alginic acid, silica gel, diatomaceous earth, water-soluble resin and crosslinked polyacrylate , Starch graft polymer, cellulose graft polymer, partially saponified vinyl acetate-acrylic ester copolymer, superabsorbent resin such as cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol, cross-linked polyethylene oxide, natural polysaccharide or gelatin, etc. Is mentioned. Although these are mentioned as an example of a phase-separation prevention material, in this invention, a phase-separation prevention material is not limited to these.
- the gelling material examples include synthetic polymers, natural polysaccharides, gelatin, and the like using molecules having at least one hydroxyl group or carboxyl group, sulfonic acid group, amino group, or amide group.
- the synthetic polymer examples include polyacrylamide derivatives, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid derivatives, and the like.
- natural polysaccharides include agar, alginic acid, fercellan, pectin, starch, a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum, tamarind seed gum, julan gum, carrageenan and the like. Although these are mentioned as an example of a gelling material, in this invention, a gelling material is not limited to these.
- a gel is a gel in which molecules are partially cross-linked to form a three-dimensional network structure that absorbs a solvent and swells therein.
- the composition of the gel is almost in a liquid phase, but mechanically it is in a solid phase.
- the gelled heat storage material 3 maintains a solid state as a whole even if the phase changes between a solid phase and a liquid phase, and does not have fluidity.
- the gel-like heat storage material 3 is easy to handle because it can maintain a solid state as a whole before and after the phase change.
- the packaging material 2 includes a resin-molded container capable of maintaining a regularity even with a predetermined pressing force, and a flexible film packaging material.
- the material for the resin molded container include plastics such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), ABS resin, acrylic resin (PMMA), and polycarbonate (PC). It is composed of a plastic container molded by blow molding or the like.
- the material for the flexible film packaging material include nylon, polyethylene terephthalate, aluminum, and the like, and these materials are made of a film packaging material formed by a solution method, a melting method, a calendar method, or the like.
- film packaging material packaging and filling machines examples include vertical pillow type packaging machines, horizontal pillow type packaging machines, overwrapping machines, vacuum packaging machines, etc., which are selected as appropriate according to the material of the packaging material and the viscosity of the filling material.
- FIG. 15B shows a cross-sectional configuration of the storage container 150 according to this embodiment.
- the storage container 150 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped container main body 152 in the vertical direction in the overall view.
- the storage container 150 is a box with a hollow inside, and an opening / closing door is provided in a part of the box.
- Inside the storage container 150 is provided a cold insulation chamber 154 that keeps stored items cold at a temperature different from the outside air temperature (for example, a temperature lower than the outside air temperature). By opening an opening / closing door (not shown), stored items can be taken out from the cold chamber 154 and items to be stored can be placed in the cold chamber 154.
- FIG. 15B shows a cross section of the storage container 150 viewed from the open / close door side.
- a cooler 158 for cooling the cool chamber 154 is provided on the inner wall of the top plate above the cool chamber 154.
- the cooler 158 forms a part of the cooling mechanism provided in the storage container 150, and vaporizes the liquid refrigerant that has flowed through the compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve (not shown) in this order, and releases the cold to the surroundings. To do. Further, no fan or the like is provided, and the inside of the cold insulation chamber 154 is cooled by natural convection.
- the storage container 150 of this embodiment is a direct-cooled (cold air convection type) refrigerator.
- the heat storage member 50 is placed on the upper surface of the holding member 156 supported by a pair of support members 157 extending from the cooler 158.
- the holding member 156 is suspended below the cooler 158 by a pair of support members 157 extending from the cooler 158.
- the holding member 156 has an upper plane having an area that can contact the entire lower surface 50 b of the heat storage member 50.
- the holding member 156 and the support member 157 may be manufactured integrally, or may be manufactured as separate parts and used in combination.
- the holding member 156 and the support member 157 are made of a metal highly heat conductive material such as aluminum or copper. For this reason, the cold heat from the cooler 158 can be efficiently transmitted to the entire lower surface 50 b of the heat storage member 50.
- the heat storage member 50 is placed on the holding member 156 with the upper surface 50a facing upward and the lower surface 50b facing downward, and the upper surface 50a and the lower surface 50b being substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.
- the cooling operation by the storage container 150 provided with the heat storage member 50 of the present embodiment will be described. Electric power is supplied to the storage container 150, the cooling mechanism is activated, and cool air of a predetermined temperature (eg, ⁇ 2 ° C.) is discharged from the cooler 158.
- a predetermined temperature eg, ⁇ 2 ° C.
- the inside of the cold chamber 154 is maintained at a desired cold temperature (for example, 2 ° C.), and the stored items are stored at a constant temperature.
- the heat storage member 50 in the cold insulation chamber 154 receives the cold air from the cooler 158 directly on the upper surface 50a and, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 15B, via a pair of support members 157 extended from the cooler 158.
- the cold energy of the cooler 158 transmitted to the holding member 156 can be directly received by the lower surface 50b. For this reason, since the heat storage member 50 can efficiently receive the cold air from the cooler 158 during the normal operation of the storage container 150, the heat storage member 50 can be completely frozen. Thereby, when the operation of the storage container 150 is stopped, the heat storage member 50 can sufficiently cool the inside temperature of the cold room 154 at a predetermined temperature.
- the cooling heat stored in the heat storage member 50 is released due to the temperature rise in the cooling chamber 154.
- the temperature in the cold room 154 is maintained within a desired temperature range for a certain time.
- FIG. 16 shows the structure of the refrigerator 160 used in this example.
- FIG. 16 shows a state in which the interior of the refrigerator 160 is viewed from the open / close door side, with the illustration of the open / close door omitted.
- the refrigerator 160 is provided with a freezing room 162, a cold storage room 163, and a refrigerating room 164 in order from the top to the bottom in the outer box 161.
- Below the refrigerator compartment 164 is provided a machine room 169 in which a part of a cooling mechanism such as a compressor is accommodated.
- a cooler 166 is provided between the bottom surface of the freezer compartment 162 and the cold insulation chamber 163.
- shelf plates 167 and 168 are arranged in order from the top to the bottom.
- a temperature sensor 131 a is disposed approximately 10 cm above the bottom surface of the freezer compartment 162
- a temperature sensor 131 b is disposed approximately at the center of the top surface 101 a of the heat storage member 101
- the temperature sensor 131 c is approximately 2.5 cm above the bottom plate of the cold storage chamber 163.
- the temperature sensor 131d is disposed approximately 2.5 cm above the bottom surface of the shelf plate 167
- the temperature sensor 131e is disposed approximately 2.5 cm above the bottom surface of the shelf plate 128.
- thermocouples are used as the temperature sensors 131a to 131e.
- FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the freezer compartment 162 and the cold storage compartment 163 of the refrigerator 160.
- the heat storage member 101 is held by a pair of holding members 165 having an L-shaped cross section that are extended from the cooler 166 and arranged opposite to each other in line symmetry.
- the holding member 165 is made of copper having a plate thickness of about 2 mm.
- the heat storage member 101 is equivalent to that shown in FIG.
- the packaging material 102 is made of PE and blow-molded.
- the distance from the upper surface 101a of the heat storage member 101 to the cooler 166 while being held by the holding member 165 is about 11 mm.
- the width w ⁇ b> 2 of the heat storage member 101 is narrower than the width w ⁇ b> 1 of the holding member 165 that is narrower than the width of the cooler 166.
- the area of the cross section parallel to the horizontal plane of the heat storage member 101 is smaller than the area of the cross section parallel to the horizontal plane of the cooler 166.
- the temperature distribution change in the cabinet was measured under the following measurement conditions and measurement procedure.
- the measurement conditions were: outside air temperature: 28 ° C. to 33 ° C .; internal temperature at the start of measurement: 30 ° C. or higher; cooling time: 18 hours.
- the refrigerator 160 was turned on to start a refrigeration operation, and the refrigerator 160 was turned off about 18 hours after the power was turned on so that the inside temperature was stabilized. Thereafter, the temperature at the measurement point was measured using the temperature sensors 131a to 131e, and the temperature change in the storage was confirmed.
- Comparative Example 2-2 the heat storage member 101 was removed from the refrigerator 160, and the internal temperature change without the heat storage member was also measured.
- the time during which the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 163 after the power source of the refrigerator 160 is turned off compared to the case where the heat storage member 101 is not mounted can be maintained at 10 ° C. or less. It was 1 hour when there was no heat storage member 101, but it was confirmed that it could be expanded to 2 hours by mounting the heat storage member 101.
- FIG. 18 shows a modification of the present embodiment.
- FIG. 18A is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the freezer compartment 162 and the cold storage compartment 163 of the refrigerator 160, and the external shape is the same as that shown in FIG.
- the material of the holding member 165 is changed from copper to aluminum having excellent thermal conductivity.
- the copper holding member 165 required 10 hours to freeze the heat storage member 101
- the aluminum holding member 165 of the present modification freezes the heat storage member 101 in about 7 hours.
- the time during which the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 163 after the refrigerator 160 is turned off can be maintained at 10 ° C. or less was about 2 hours in the copper holding member 165, but the aluminum holding in this modification example According to the member 165, it could be extended to 2.36 hours.
- FIG. 18B shows an enlarged view of the vicinity of the freezer compartment 162 and the cold storage compartment 163 of the refrigerator 160, and the material of the holding member 165 is changed to aluminum as in the modified example shown in FIG.
- the hermeticity of the space to be kept cold was expanded by increasing the height of the side wall of the cold room 163.
- the copper holding member 165 required 10 hours to freeze the heat storage member 101
- the aluminum holding member 165 of the present modification freezes the heat storage member 101 in about 7 hours.
- the time during which the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 163 after the refrigerator 160 is turned off can be maintained at 10 ° C. or less was about 2 hours in the copper holding member 165, but the aluminum holding in this modification example According to the shape of the member 165 and the cold insulation chamber 163, it could be increased to 3.57 hours.
- FIG. 19 is a table showing a comparison of cooling performance between the refrigerator 160 according to the present embodiment and the refrigerator 160 according to the comparative example.
- the table shows a comparison in a state where the temperature during steady operation of the refrigerator 160 is stable.
- the first row of the table indicates the temperature measurement place, from left to right, “freezer room (162)”, “heat storage member (101)”, “cold room (163)”, “upper shelf (167)”. , “Lower shelf board (168)” and “room temperature”.
- the second row of the table is (1) the temperature of the “freezer compartment” in the refrigerator 160 not equipped with the heat storage member is ⁇ 10 ° C., and the temperature is indicated by “ ⁇ ” because the “heat storage member” is not installed.
- the temperature of the “cold room” is ⁇ 7.8 ° C.
- the temperature of the “upper shelf” is ⁇ 1.2 ° C.
- the temperature of the “lower shelf” is 2.7 ° C.
- room temperature is 32.4 ° C.
- the third row of the table is (2) the temperature of the “freezer room” in the refrigerator 160 equipped with the heat storage member is ⁇ 10 ° C.
- the temperature of the “heat storage member” is ⁇ 11.8 ° C., ”Is ⁇ 5.8 ° C.
- the temperature of the“ upper shelf ” is ⁇ 0.2 ° C.
- the temperature of the“ lower shelf ” is 4.7 ° C.
- the“ room temperature ” is 33.3. It shows that it is ° C.
- the fourth row of the table shows the temperature difference at each location of the refrigerator 160 equipped with the heat storage member relative to the refrigerator 160 not equipped with the heat storage member.
- the freezer compartment 162 obtains ⁇ 10 ° C. during steady operation with a stable temperature regardless of the presence or absence of the heat storage member 101.
- the temperature in the cold room 163 is higher by + 2.0 ° C. in the refrigerator 160 equipped with the heat storage member 101.
- the temperature of the refrigerator 160 on which the heat storage member 101 is mounted is higher by + 1.0 ° C.
- the temperature of the refrigerator 160 on which the heat storage member 101 is mounted is higher by + 1.5 ° C.
- the room temperature at the time of measurement of the refrigerator 160 equipped with the heat storage member 101 is higher by + 1.0 ° C.
- the temperature rise in the refrigerator during operation of the refrigerator 160 equipped with the heat storage member 101 could be suppressed within + 2 ° C. compared to the refrigerator 160 not equipped with the heat storage member 101.
- the area of the cross section parallel to the horizontal plane of the heat storage member 101 is smaller than the area of the cross section parallel to the horizontal plane of the cooler 166.
- the size of the heat storage member 101 can be made smaller than the size of the refrigerating chamber 164 to increase the gap through which the cool air from the cooler 166 flows.
- the cooler 166 can suppress that the circulation of the cold air from the cooler 166 is hindered by the heat storage member 101, and there is a place where the temperature in the refrigerator compartment 164 becomes higher than that of the refrigerator 160 not equipped with the heat storage member 101. Can be prevented.
- the cool air from the cooler 166 can efficiently reach the entire interior, and the temperature distribution in the interior can be made uniform. .
- FIG. 20 shows a schematic configuration of a storage container and a refrigerator using the same in Example 2-3 of the present embodiment.
- the heat storage member 70 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper surface 70a and a lower surface 70b facing each other.
- FIG. 20A shows a cross section of the heat storage member 70 cut in the normal direction of the thin plate surface.
- the heat storage member 70 includes a packaging material 72 having a thin rectangular parallelepiped outer shape and a hollow inside, and a heat storage material 73 filled so that a void layer is not formed in the internal space of the packaging material 72.
- the heat storage material 73 is a latent heat storage material that reversibly changes phase between a liquid phase and a solid phase at a predetermined phase change temperature.
- the heat storage material 73 of the present embodiment is water, and the phase change temperature is 0 ° C. Further, the heat storage material 73 may be used by gelling water. Moreover, the supercooling prevention material which prevents the supercooling phenomenon of a latent heat storage material may be contained. Further, a phase separation preventing material for preventing phase separation of the latent heat storage material may be included.
- the packaging material 72 is a resin molded container molded from polyethylene or polypropylene.
- the thermal storage member 73 as a whole can maintain the regularity even when the heat storage material 73 is in the liquid phase.
- the packaging material 72 itself does not need to have a fixed form, so the packaging material 72 is a flexible film packaging material formed of nylon or aluminum. May be.
- mass production can be performed in a short time by using a packaging / filling machine.
- the heat storage member 70 is used in a state where the upper surface 70a is directed vertically upward, the lower surface 70b is directed vertically downward, and the upper surface 70a and the lower surface 70b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.
- Examples of the heat storage material 3 that uses latent heat storage include ice (water), paraffin (a general term for saturated chain hydrocarbons represented by the general formula C n H 2n + 2 ), polyethylene glycol, inorganic salt aqueous solution, inorganic salt hydrate, A latent heat storage material such as a wet hydrate is used.
- Examples of clathrate hydrates include tetrabutylammonium fluoride (25 ° C.), tetrabutylammonium chloride (16 ° C.), tetrabutylammonium bromide (11 ° C.), and tributyl-n-pentylammonium chloride (8 ° C.).
- Tributyl-n-pentylammonium bromide (6 ° C.), tributyl-n-propyl ammonium bromide (1 ° C.), tetrahydrofuran (4 ° C.), cyclopentane (7 ° C.), etc.
- Examples of the inorganic salt hydrate include sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na 2 SO 4 ⁇ 10H 2 O), sodium acetate trihydrate, sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate, and disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate.
- a thermal storage material is not limited to these.
- the supercooling prevention material As the supercooling prevention material, as the supercooling prevention material of the inorganic salt aqueous solution, sodium sulfate (NaSO 4 ) or borax (sodium tetraborate decahydrate (Na 2 B 4 O 7 (OH) 4 ⁇ 8H 2 ) O)) Disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), silver iodide (AgI) is used.
- the supercooling preventive material for the clathrate hydrate compound include disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight of 600 or more), and tetraalkylammonium salts.
- Examples of the supercooling preventive material for the clathrate hydrate compound include disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight of 600 or more), and tetraalkylammonium salts. Although these are mentioned as an example of a supercooling prevention material, in this invention, a supercooling prevention material is not limited to these.
- Phase separation prevention materials include CMC (carboxymethylcellulose), attapulsian clay, acrylic water-absorbing resin, sawdust, pulp, various fiber mixtures, starch, alginic acid, silica gel, diatomaceous earth, water-soluble resin and crosslinked polyacrylate , Starch graft polymer, cellulose graft polymer, partially saponified vinyl acetate-acrylic ester copolymer, superabsorbent resin such as cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol, cross-linked polyethylene oxide, natural polysaccharide or gelatin, etc. Is mentioned. Although these are mentioned as an example of a phase-separation prevention material, in this invention, a phase-separation prevention material is not limited to these.
- the gelling material examples include synthetic polymers, natural polysaccharides, gelatin, and the like using molecules having at least one hydroxyl group or carboxyl group, sulfonic acid group, amino group, or amide group.
- the synthetic polymer examples include polyacrylamide derivatives, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid derivatives, and the like.
- natural polysaccharides include agar, alginic acid, fercellan, pectin, starch, a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum, tamarind seed gum, julan gum, carrageenan and the like. Although these are mentioned as an example of a gelling material, in this invention, a gelling material is not limited to these.
- a gel is a gel in which molecules are partially cross-linked to form a three-dimensional network structure that absorbs a solvent and swells therein.
- the composition of the gel is almost in a liquid phase, but mechanically it is in a solid phase.
- the gelled heat storage material 3 maintains a solid state as a whole even if the phase changes between a solid phase and a liquid phase, and does not have fluidity.
- the gel-like heat storage material 3 is easy to handle because it can maintain a solid state as a whole before and after the phase change.
- the packaging material 2 includes a resin-molded container capable of maintaining a regularity even with a predetermined pressing force, and a flexible film packaging material.
- the material for the resin molded container include plastics such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), ABS resin, acrylic resin (PMMA), and polycarbonate (PC). It is composed of a plastic container molded by blow molding or the like.
- the material for the flexible film packaging material include nylon, polyethylene terephthalate, aluminum, and the like, and these materials are made of a film packaging material formed by a solution method, a melting method, a calendar method, or the like.
- film packaging material packaging and filling machines examples include vertical pillow type packaging machines, horizontal pillow type packaging machines, overwrapping machines, vacuum packaging machines, etc., which are selected as appropriate according to the material of the packaging material and the viscosity of the filling material.
- FIG. 20B shows a cross-sectional configuration of the storage container 170 according to this embodiment.
- the storage container 170 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped container body 172 in the vertical direction.
- the storage container 170 is a box with a hollow inside, and an opening / closing door is provided in a part of the box.
- Inside the storage container 170 is provided a cold insulation chamber 174 that keeps stored items cool at a temperature lower than the outside air temperature. By opening an opening / closing door (not shown), stored items can be taken out from the cold chamber 174 and items to be stored can be placed in the cold chamber 174.
- FIG. 20B shows a cross section of the storage container 170 viewed from the open / close door side.
- a cooler 178 for cooling the cool chamber 174 is provided on the inner wall of the top plate above the cool chamber 174.
- the cooler 178 forms a part of the cooling mechanism provided in the storage container 170, and vaporizes the liquid refrigerant that has flowed through the compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve (not shown) in this order, and releases the cold to the surroundings. To do. Further, no fan or the like is provided, and the inside of the cold insulation chamber 174 is cooled by natural convection.
- the storage container 170 of this embodiment is a direct cooling refrigerator.
- the area of the cross section parallel to the horizontal plane of the heat storage member 70 is smaller than the area of the cross section parallel to the horizontal plane of the cooler 178.
- a pair of holding members 176a and 176b for holding the heat storage member 70 are provided on the opposing inner wall of the cold insulation chamber 184 at a predetermined position below the cooler 188.
- the heat storage member 70 has the upper surface 70a facing upward, the lower surface 70b facing downward, and the upper surface 70a and the lower surface 70b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane, and the two opposing sides of the heat storage member 70 are above the pair of holding members 176a and 176b. Placed on.
- the holding members 176a and 176b are provided with openings 177a and 177b penetrating the holding members 176a and 176b at positions where the heat storage member 70 does not contact. As indicated by arrows in the figure, air can be sufficiently circulated between the upper space 174a and the lower space 174b through the openings 177a and 177b.
- the cooling operation by the storage container 170 provided with the heat storage member 70 of the present embodiment will be described. Electric power is supplied to the storage container 170, the cooling mechanism is activated, and cool air of a predetermined temperature (for example, ⁇ 2 ° C.) is discharged from the cooler 178. After a certain period of time, the inside of the cold room 174 is maintained at a desired cold temperature (for example, 2 ° C.) and the stored items are kept at a constant temperature.
- the heat storage member 70 in the cold insulation chamber 174 changes the phase from the liquid phase to the solid phase after a sufficient time has passed since the cool air from the cooler 178 is received.
- the cooler 178 cools the heat storage member 70 so as to maintain the solid phase, and continues cooling so that the inside of the cold storage chamber 174 is maintained at a desired cold holding temperature.
- the holding members 176a and 176b can be provided with openings 177a and 177b.
- Air can be sufficiently circulated between the upper space 174a and the lower space 174b through the openings 177a and 177b. Therefore, it can suppress that the circulation of the cold air from the cooler 178 is hindered by the heat storage member 70, and can prevent the occurrence of a location where the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 174 becomes high.
- the cool air from the cooler 168 can efficiently reach the entire interior, and the temperature distribution in the interior can be made uniform. .
- FIG. 21 shows a schematic configuration of a heat storage member, a storage container using the heat storage member, and a refrigerator using the heat storage member in Example 2-4 of the present embodiment.
- the heat storage member 80 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper surface 80a and a lower surface 80b facing each other.
- FIG. 21A shows a cross section of the heat storage member 80 cut in the normal direction of the thin plate surface.
- the heat storage member 80 includes a packaging material 82 having a thin rectangular parallelepiped outer shape and a hollow inside, and a heat storage material 83 filled so that a void layer is not formed in the internal space of the packaging material 82.
- the wrapping material 82 has an uneven shape on the upper surface 80a side so that the surface area on the upper surface 80a side is wider than the surface area on the lower surface 80b side.
- the heat storage material 83 is a latent heat storage material that reversibly changes phase between a liquid phase and a solid phase at a predetermined phase change temperature.
- the heat storage material 83 of this embodiment is water, and the phase change temperature is 0 ° C. Further, the heat storage material 83 may be used by gelling water. Moreover, the supercooling prevention material which prevents the supercooling phenomenon of a latent heat storage material may be contained. Further, a phase separation preventing material for preventing phase separation of the latent heat storage material may be included.
- the packaging material 82 is a resin molded container molded from polyethylene or polypropylene.
- the packaging material 72 by resin molding can maintain the fixed form even with a predetermined pressing force, the fixed form can be maintained as the entire heat storage member 80 even when the heat storage material 83 is in the liquid phase.
- the packaging material 82 itself is not required to have a fixed form, so the packaging material 82 is a flexible film packaging material formed of nylon or aluminum. May be.
- mass production can be performed in a short time by using a packaging / filling machine.
- the heat storage member 80 is used in a state where the upper surface 80a is directed vertically upward, the lower surface 80b is directed vertically downward, and the upper surface 80a and the lower surface 80b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.
- Examples of the heat storage material 3 that uses latent heat storage include ice (water), paraffin (a general term for saturated chain hydrocarbons represented by the general formula C n H 2n + 2 ), polyethylene glycol, inorganic salt aqueous solution, inorganic salt hydrate, A latent heat storage material such as a wet hydrate is used.
- Examples of clathrate hydrates include tetrabutylammonium fluoride (25 ° C.), tetrabutylammonium chloride (16 ° C.), tetrabutylammonium bromide (11 ° C.), and tributyl-n-pentylammonium chloride (8 ° C.).
- Tributyl-n-pentylammonium bromide (6 ° C.), tributyl-n-propyl ammonium bromide (1 ° C.), tetrahydrofuran (4 ° C.), cyclopentane (7 ° C.), etc.
- Examples of the inorganic salt hydrate include sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na 2 SO 4 ⁇ 10H 2 O), sodium acetate trihydrate, sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate, and disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate.
- a thermal storage material is not limited to these.
- the supercooling prevention material As the supercooling prevention material, as the supercooling prevention material of the inorganic salt aqueous solution, sodium sulfate (NaSO 4 ) or borax (sodium tetraborate decahydrate (Na 2 B 4 O 7 (OH) 4 ⁇ 8H 2 ) O)) Disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), silver iodide (AgI) is used.
- the supercooling preventive material for the clathrate hydrate compound include disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight of 600 or more), and tetraalkylammonium salts.
- Examples of the supercooling preventive material for the clathrate hydrate compound include disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight of 600 or more), and tetraalkylammonium salts. Although these are mentioned as an example of a supercooling prevention material, in this invention, a supercooling prevention material is not limited to these.
- Phase separation prevention materials include CMC (carboxymethylcellulose), attapulsian clay, acrylic water-absorbing resin, sawdust, pulp, various fiber mixtures, starch, alginic acid, silica gel, diatomaceous earth, water-soluble resin and crosslinked polyacrylate , Starch graft polymer, cellulose graft polymer, partially saponified vinyl acetate-acrylic ester copolymer, superabsorbent resin such as cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol, cross-linked polyethylene oxide, natural polysaccharide or gelatin, etc. Is mentioned. Although these are mentioned as an example of a phase-separation prevention material, in this invention, a phase-separation prevention material is not limited to these.
- the gelling material examples include synthetic polymers, natural polysaccharides, gelatin, and the like using molecules having at least one hydroxyl group or carboxyl group, sulfonic acid group, amino group, or amide group.
- the synthetic polymer examples include polyacrylamide derivatives, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid derivatives, and the like.
- natural polysaccharides include agar, alginic acid, fercellan, pectin, starch, a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum, tamarind seed gum, julan gum, carrageenan and the like. Although these are mentioned as an example of a gelling material, in this invention, a gelling material is not limited to these.
- a gel is a gel in which molecules are partially cross-linked to form a three-dimensional network structure that absorbs a solvent and swells therein.
- the composition of the gel is almost in a liquid phase, but mechanically it is in a solid phase.
- the gelled heat storage material 3 maintains a solid state as a whole even if the phase changes between a solid phase and a liquid phase, and does not have fluidity.
- the gel-like heat storage material 3 is easy to handle because it can maintain a solid state as a whole before and after the phase change.
- the packaging material 2 includes a resin-molded container capable of maintaining a regularity even with a predetermined pressing force, and a flexible film packaging material.
- the material for the resin molded container include plastics such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), ABS resin, acrylic resin (PMMA), and polycarbonate (PC). It is composed of a plastic container molded by blow molding or the like.
- the material for the flexible film packaging material include nylon, polyethylene terephthalate, aluminum, and the like, and these materials are made of a film packaging material formed by a solution method, a melting method, a calendar method, or the like.
- film packaging material packaging and filling machines examples include vertical pillow type packaging machines, horizontal pillow type packaging machines, overwrapping machines, vacuum packaging machines, etc., which are selected as appropriate according to the material of the packaging material and the viscosity of the filling material.
- FIG. 21B shows a cross-sectional configuration of the storage container 180 according to this embodiment.
- the storage container 180 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped container main body 182 in the vertical direction in the overall view.
- the storage container 180 is a box with a hollow inside, and an opening / closing door is provided in a part of the box.
- Inside the storage container 180 is provided a cold storage chamber 184 that keeps stored items cool at a temperature lower than the outside air temperature. By opening an opening / closing door (not shown), stored items can be taken out from the cold chamber 184 and items to be stored can be placed in the cold chamber 184.
- FIG. 21B shows a cross section of the storage container 180 viewed from the open / close door side.
- a cooler 188 for cooling the cool chamber 184 is provided on the inner wall of the top plate above the cool chamber 184.
- the cooler 188 forms a part of the cooling mechanism provided in the storage container 180, and vaporizes the liquid refrigerant that has flowed through the compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve (not shown) in this order, and releases the cold to the surroundings. To do. Further, no fan or the like is provided, and the inside of the cold insulation chamber 184 is cooled by natural convection.
- the storage container 180 of this embodiment is a direct-cooling type (cold air convection type) refrigerator.
- a pair of holding members 186 a and 186 b for holding the heat storage member 80 are provided on the opposing inner walls of the cold insulation chamber 184 at a predetermined position below the cooler 188.
- the heat storage member 80 has the upper surface 80a facing upward, the lower surface 80b facing downward, and the upper surface 80a and the lower surface 80b being substantially parallel to the horizontal plane, and the two opposing sides of the heat storage member 80 are above the pair of holding members 186a and 186b. Placed on.
- the cooling operation by the storage container 180 provided with the heat storage member 80 of the present embodiment will be described. Electric power is supplied to the storage container 180, the cooling mechanism is activated, and cool air of a predetermined temperature (eg, ⁇ 2 ° C.) is discharged from the cooler 188.
- a predetermined temperature eg, ⁇ 2 ° C.
- the inside of the cold chamber 184 is maintained at a desired cold temperature (for example, 2 ° C.), and the stored items are stored at a constant temperature.
- the heat storage member 80 in the cold insulation chamber 184 directly receives the cold air from the cooler 188 at the upper surface 80a.
- the wrapping material 82 has an uneven shape on the upper surface 80a side so that the surface area on the upper surface 80a side is wider than the surface area on the lower surface 80b side. For this reason, since the heat storage member 80 can efficiently receive the cold air from the cooler 188 during the normal operation of the storage container 180, the heat storage member 80 can be completely frozen. Thereby, when the operation of the storage container 180 is stopped, the heat storage member 80 can sufficiently cool the inside temperature of the cold room 184 at a predetermined temperature.
- the cooling heat stored in the heat storage member 80 is released due to the temperature rise in the cooling chamber 184.
- the temperature in the cold room 184 is maintained within a desired temperature range for a certain time.
- the heat storage member 80 may be brought into direct contact with the cooler 188.
- the heat storage efficiency of the heat storage member 80 can be improved by forming an uneven shape on at least the surface of the heat storage member 80 that receives cold air to increase the surface area.
- FIG. 22 shows a schematic configuration of a heat storage member, a storage container using the heat storage member, and a refrigerator using the heat storage member in Example 3-1 of the present embodiment.
- the heat storage member 90 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper surface 90a and a lower surface 90b facing each other.
- FIG. 22A shows a cross section of the heat storage member 90 cut in the normal direction of the thin plate surface.
- the heat storage member 90 includes a packaging material 92 having a thin rectangular parallelepiped outer shape and a hollow inside, and a heat storage material 93 filled so that a void layer is not formed in the internal space of the packaging material 92.
- the packaging material 92 has a plurality of holes 94 penetrating from the upper surface 90a to the lower surface 90b. The periphery of the hole 94 is sealed so that the heat storage material 93 inside the internal packaging material 92 does not leak.
- the heat storage material 93 is a latent heat storage material that reversibly changes phase between a liquid phase and a solid phase at a predetermined phase change temperature.
- the heat storage material 93 of this embodiment is water, and the phase change temperature is 0 ° C. Further, water may be used as the heat storage material 93 by gelling.
- the supercooling prevention material which prevents the supercooling phenomenon of a latent heat storage material may be contained. Further, a phase separation preventing material for preventing phase separation of the latent heat storage material may be included.
- the packaging material 92 is a resin molded container molded from polyethylene or polypropylene.
- the thermal storage member 90 Since the packaging material 92 by resin molding can maintain the regularity even with a predetermined pressing force, the thermal storage member 90 as a whole can maintain the regularity even when the thermal storage material 93 is in the liquid phase.
- the packaging material 92 When the heat storage material 93 is gelled, the packaging material 92 itself is not required to have a formability, and therefore the packaging material 92 is a flexible film packaging material formed of nylon or aluminum. May be. In the case of using a film packaging material, mass production can be performed in a short time by using a packaging / filling machine.
- the heat storage member 90 is used in a state in which the upper surface 90a is directed vertically upward, the lower surface 90b is directed vertically downward, and the upper surface 90a and the lower surface 90b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.
- Examples of the heat storage material 3 that uses latent heat storage include ice (water), paraffin (a general term for saturated chain hydrocarbons represented by the general formula C n H 2n + 2 ), polyethylene glycol, inorganic salt aqueous solution, inorganic salt hydrate, A latent heat storage material such as a wet hydrate is used.
- Examples of clathrate hydrates include tetrabutylammonium fluoride (25 ° C.), tetrabutylammonium chloride (16 ° C.), tetrabutylammonium bromide (11 ° C.), and tributyl-n-pentylammonium chloride (8 ° C.).
- Tributyl-n-pentylammonium bromide (6 ° C.), tributyl-n-propyl ammonium bromide (1 ° C.), tetrahydrofuran (4 ° C.), cyclopentane (7 ° C.), etc.
- Examples of the inorganic salt hydrate include sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na 2 SO 4 ⁇ 10H 2 O), sodium acetate trihydrate, sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate, and disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate.
- a thermal storage material is not limited to these.
- the supercooling prevention material As the supercooling prevention material, as the supercooling prevention material of the inorganic salt aqueous solution, sodium sulfate (NaSO 4 ) or borax (sodium tetraborate decahydrate (Na 2 B 4 O 7 (OH) 4 ⁇ 8H 2 ) O)) Disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), silver iodide (AgI) is used.
- the supercooling preventive material for the clathrate hydrate compound include disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight of 600 or more), and tetraalkylammonium salts.
- Examples of the supercooling preventive material for the clathrate hydrate compound include disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight of 600 or more), and tetraalkylammonium salts. Although these are mentioned as an example of a supercooling prevention material, in this invention, a supercooling prevention material is not limited to these.
- Phase separation prevention materials include CMC (carboxymethylcellulose), attapulsian clay, acrylic water-absorbing resin, sawdust, pulp, various fiber mixtures, starch, alginic acid, silica gel, diatomaceous earth, water-soluble resin and crosslinked polyacrylate , Starch graft polymer, cellulose graft polymer, partially saponified vinyl acetate-acrylic ester copolymer, superabsorbent resin such as cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol, cross-linked polyethylene oxide, natural polysaccharide or gelatin, etc. Is mentioned. Although these are mentioned as an example of a phase-separation prevention material, in this invention, a phase-separation prevention material is not limited to these.
- the gelling material examples include synthetic polymers, natural polysaccharides, gelatin, and the like using molecules having at least one hydroxyl group or carboxyl group, sulfonic acid group, amino group, or amide group.
- the synthetic polymer examples include polyacrylamide derivatives, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid derivatives, and the like.
- natural polysaccharides include agar, alginic acid, fercellan, pectin, starch, a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum, tamarind seed gum, julan gum, carrageenan and the like. Although these are mentioned as an example of a gelling material, in this invention, a gelling material is not limited to these.
- a gel is a gel in which molecules are partially cross-linked to form a three-dimensional network structure that absorbs a solvent and swells therein.
- the composition of the gel is almost in a liquid phase, but mechanically it is in a solid phase.
- the gelled heat storage material 3 maintains a solid state as a whole even if the phase changes between a solid phase and a liquid phase, and does not have fluidity.
- the gel-like heat storage material 3 is easy to handle because it can maintain a solid state as a whole before and after the phase change.
- the packaging material 2 includes a resin-molded container capable of maintaining a regularity even with a predetermined pressing force, and a flexible film packaging material.
- a resin-molded container capable of maintaining a regularity even with a predetermined pressing force
- a flexible film packaging material examples include polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), ABS resin, acrylic resin (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), and the like. It is composed of a plastic container molded by blow molding or the like.
- the material for the flexible film packaging material include nylon, polyethylene terephthalate, aluminum, and the like, and these materials are made of a film packaging material formed by a solution method, a melting method, a calendar method, or the like.
- film packaging material packaging and filling machines examples include vertical pillow type packaging machines, horizontal pillow type packaging machines, overwrapping machines, vacuum packaging machines, etc., which are selected as appropriate according to the material of the packaging material and the viscosity of the filling material.
- FIG. 22B shows a cross-sectional configuration of the storage container 190 according to this embodiment.
- the storage container 190 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped container body 192 in the vertical direction.
- the storage container 190 is a box with a hollow inside, and an opening / closing door is provided in a part of the box.
- Inside the storage container 190 is provided a cold insulation chamber 194 that keeps stored items cool at a temperature lower than the outside air temperature. By opening an open / close door (not shown), stored items can be taken out from the cold chamber 194 and items to be stored can be placed in the cold chamber 194.
- FIG. 22B shows a cross section of the storage container 190 viewed from the open / close door side.
- a cooler 198 for cooling the cold insulation chamber 194 is provided on the inner wall of the top plate above the cold insulation chamber 194.
- the cooler 198 forms a part of the cooling mechanism provided in the storage container 190, and vaporizes the liquid refrigerant that has flowed through the compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve (not shown) in this order, and releases the cold to the surroundings. To do. Further, no fan or the like is provided, and the inside of the cold insulation chamber 194 is cooled by natural convection.
- the storage container 190 of this embodiment is a direct cooling refrigerator.
- a pair of holding members 196 a and 196 b for holding the heat storage member 90 are provided on the opposing inner walls of the cold insulation chamber 194 at a predetermined position below the cooler 198.
- the heat storage member 90 faces the upper surface 90a upward, the lower surface 90b faces downward, and the upper surface 90a and the lower surface 90b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane, and the two opposing sides of the heat storage member 90 are above the pair of holding members 196a and 196b. Placed on. As indicated by arrows in the figure, air can be sufficiently circulated between the upper space 194a and the lower space 194b through the plurality of holes 94 of the heat storage member 90.
- the cooling operation by the storage container 190 provided with the heat storage member 90 of the present embodiment will be described. Electric power is supplied to the storage container 190, the cooling mechanism is activated, and cool air of a predetermined temperature (for example, ⁇ 2 ° C.) is discharged from the cooler 198.
- a predetermined temperature for example, ⁇ 2 ° C.
- the inside of the cold chamber 194 is maintained at a desired cold temperature (for example, 2 ° C.), and the stored items are kept at a constant temperature.
- the heat storage member 90 in the cold insulation chamber 194 changes from the liquid phase to the solid phase after a sufficient time has passed since the cool air from the cooler 198 is received.
- the cooler 198 cools so that the heat storage member 90 maintains a solid phase, and continues cooling so that the inside of the cold insulation chamber 194 is maintained at a desired cold insulation temperature.
- the packaging material 92 of the heat storage member 90 has a plurality of holes 94 penetrating from the upper surface 90a to the lower surface 90b, so that the upper space 194a and the lower space 194b The air can be sufficiently distributed between the two. Therefore, it can suppress that the circulation of the cool air from the cooler 198 is hindered by the heat storage member 90, and the occurrence of a location where the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 194 increases can be prevented.
- the plurality of holes 94 in the heat storage member 90 the cool air from the cooler 198 can be efficiently delivered to the entire interior, and the interior temperature distribution can be made uniform.
- FIG. 23 shows a schematic configuration of a heat storage member, a storage container using the heat storage member, and a refrigerator using the heat storage member in Example 3-2 of the present embodiment.
- the heat storage member 200 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper surface 200a and a lower surface 200b facing each other.
- FIG. 23A shows a cross section of the heat storage member 200 cut in the normal direction of the thin plate surface.
- the heat storage member 200 has a thin rectangular parallelepiped outer shape and a hollow packaging material 202, a heat storage material 203 filled in the internal space of the packaging material 202, and a gas layer filled in the internal space of the packaging material 202 (For example, an air layer) 204.
- the packaging material 202 has a plurality of holes 205 penetrating from the upper surface 200a to the lower surface 200b. The periphery of the hole 205 is sealed so that the heat storage material 203 inside the internal packaging material 202 does not leak.
- the heat storage material 203 is a latent heat storage material that reversibly changes phase between a liquid phase and a solid phase at a predetermined phase change temperature.
- the heat storage material 203 of this embodiment is water, and the phase change temperature is 0 ° C. Further, the heat storage material 203 may be used by gelling water. Moreover, the supercooling prevention material which prevents the supercooling phenomenon of a latent heat storage material may be contained. Further, a phase separation preventing material for preventing phase separation of the latent heat storage material may be included.
- the packaging material 202 is a resin molded container molded from polyethylene or polypropylene.
- the packaging material 202 by resin molding can maintain the fixed form even with a predetermined pressing force, the fixed form can be maintained as the entire heat storage member 200 even when the heat storage material 203 is in the liquid phase.
- the packaging material 202 itself is not required to have a fixed form, so the packaging material 202 is a flexible film packaging material formed of nylon or aluminum. May be.
- mass production can be performed in a short time by using a packaging / filling machine.
- the heat storage member 200 is used in a state where the upper surface 200a is directed vertically upward, the lower surface 200b is directed vertically downward, and the upper surface 200a and the lower surface 200b are substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.
- Examples of the heat storage material 3 that uses latent heat storage include ice (water), paraffin (a general term for saturated chain hydrocarbons represented by the general formula C n H 2n + 2 ), polyethylene glycol, inorganic salt aqueous solution, inorganic salt hydrate, A latent heat storage material such as a wet hydrate is used.
- Examples of clathrate hydrates include tetrabutylammonium fluoride (25 ° C.), tetrabutylammonium chloride (16 ° C.), tetrabutylammonium bromide (11 ° C.), and tributyl-n-pentylammonium chloride (8 ° C.).
- Tributyl-n-pentylammonium bromide (6 ° C.), tributyl-n-propyl ammonium bromide (1 ° C.), tetrahydrofuran (4 ° C.), cyclopentane (7 ° C.), etc.
- Examples of the inorganic salt hydrate include sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na 2 SO 4 ⁇ 10H 2 O), sodium acetate trihydrate, sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate, and disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate.
- a thermal storage material is not limited to these.
- the supercooling prevention material As the supercooling prevention material, as the supercooling prevention material of the inorganic salt aqueous solution, sodium sulfate (NaSO 4 ) or borax (sodium tetraborate decahydrate (Na 2 B 4 O 7 (OH) 4 ⁇ 8H 2 ) O)) Disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), silver iodide (AgI) is used.
- the supercooling preventive material for the clathrate hydrate compound include disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight of 600 or more), and tetraalkylammonium salts.
- Examples of the supercooling preventive material for the clathrate hydrate compound include disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na 2 HPO 4 ), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight of 600 or more), and tetraalkylammonium salts. Although these are mentioned as an example of a supercooling prevention material, in this invention, a supercooling prevention material is not limited to these.
- Phase separation prevention materials include CMC (carboxymethylcellulose), attapulsian clay, acrylic water-absorbing resin, sawdust, pulp, various fiber mixtures, starch, alginic acid, silica gel, diatomaceous earth, water-soluble resin and crosslinked polyacrylate , Starch graft polymer, cellulose graft polymer, partially saponified vinyl acetate-acrylic ester copolymer, superabsorbent resin such as cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol, cross-linked polyethylene oxide, natural polysaccharide or gelatin, etc. Is mentioned. Although these are mentioned as an example of a phase-separation prevention material, in this invention, a phase-separation prevention material is not limited to these.
- the gelling material examples include synthetic polymers, natural polysaccharides, gelatin, and the like using molecules having at least one hydroxyl group or carboxyl group, sulfonic acid group, amino group, or amide group.
- the synthetic polymer examples include polyacrylamide derivatives, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid derivatives, and the like.
- natural polysaccharides include agar, alginic acid, fercellan, pectin, starch, a mixture of xanthan gum and locust bean gum, tamarind seed gum, julan gum, carrageenan and the like. Although these are mentioned as an example of a gelling material, in this invention, a gelling material is not limited to these.
- a gel is a gel in which molecules are partially cross-linked to form a three-dimensional network structure that absorbs a solvent and swells therein.
- the composition of the gel is almost in a liquid phase, but mechanically it is in a solid phase.
- the gelled heat storage material 3 maintains a solid state as a whole even if the phase changes between a solid phase and a liquid phase, and does not have fluidity.
- the gel-like heat storage material 3 is easy to handle because it can maintain a solid state as a whole before and after the phase change.
- the packaging material 2 includes a resin-molded container capable of maintaining a regularity even with a predetermined pressing force, and a flexible film packaging material.
- the material for the resin molded container include plastics such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), ABS resin, acrylic resin (PMMA), and polycarbonate (PC). It is composed of a plastic container molded by blow molding or the like.
- the material for the flexible film packaging material include nylon, polyethylene terephthalate, aluminum, and the like, and these materials are made of a film packaging material formed by a solution method, a melting method, a calendar method, or the like.
- film packaging material packaging and filling machines examples include vertical pillow type packaging machines, horizontal pillow type packaging machines, overwrapping machines, vacuum packaging machines, etc., which are selected as appropriate according to the material of the packaging material and the viscosity of the filling material.
- FIG. 23B shows a cross-sectional configuration of the storage container 210 according to this embodiment.
- the storage container 210 has a rectangular parallelepiped container main body 212 that is vertically long in the overall view.
- the storage container 210 is a hollow box, and an opening / closing door is provided in a part of the box.
- Inside the storage container 210 is provided a cold insulation chamber 214 that keeps stored items cold at a temperature different from the outside air temperature (for example, a temperature lower than the outside air temperature). By opening an opening / closing door (not shown), stored items can be taken out from the cold chamber 214 and items to be stored can be placed in the cold chamber 214.
- FIG. 23B shows a cross section of the storage container 210 viewed from the open / close door side.
- a cooler 218 for cooling the cold insulation chamber 214 is provided on the inner wall of the top plate above the cold insulation chamber 214.
- the cooler 218 forms a part of the cooling mechanism provided in the storage container 210, and vaporizes the liquid refrigerant that has flowed through the compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve (not shown) in this order, and releases the cold to the surroundings. To do. Further, no fan or the like is provided, and the inside of the cold insulation chamber 214 is cooled by natural convection.
- the storage container 210 of the present embodiment is a direct cooling type (cold air convection type) refrigerator.
- the heat storage member 200 is placed on the upper surface of the holding member 216 supported by a pair of support members 217 extending from the cooler 218.
- the holding member 216 is suspended below the cooler 218 by a pair of support members 217 extending from the cooler 218.
- the holding member 216 has an upper plane having an area that can contact the entire lower surface 200 b of the heat storage member 200.
- the holding member 216 and the support member 217 may be manufactured integrally, or may be manufactured as separate parts and used in combination.
- the holding member 216 and the support member 217 are made of a metal highly heat conductive material such as aluminum or copper. For this reason, the cold heat from the cooler 218 can be efficiently transmitted to the entire lower surface 200 b of the heat storage member 200.
- the heat storage member 200 is placed on the holding member 216 with the upper surface 200a facing upward and the lower surface 200b facing downward, and the upper surface 200a and the lower surface 200b being substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.
- a hole 215 is opened in the holding member 216 at a position corresponding to the hole 205 when the heat storage member 200 is placed. As indicated by the arrows in the figure, air can be sufficiently circulated between the upper space 214a and the lower space 214b through the plurality of holes 205 of the heat storage member 200 and the holes 215 of the holding member 216. It is like that.
- the cooling operation by the storage container 210 provided with the heat storage member 200 of the present embodiment will be described. Electric power is supplied to the storage container 210, the cooling mechanism is activated, and cool air of a predetermined temperature (eg, ⁇ 2 ° C.) is discharged from the cooler 218.
- a predetermined temperature eg, ⁇ 2 ° C.
- the inside of the cold room 214 is maintained at a desired cold temperature (for example, 2 ° C.), and stored items are kept at a constant temperature.
- the heat storage member 200 in the cold insulation chamber 214 receives the cold air from the cooler 218 directly on the upper surface 200a and, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 23 (b), through a pair of support members 217 extending from the cooler 218.
- the cool heat of the cooler 218 transmitted to the holding member 216 can be directly received by the lower surface 200b. For this reason, since the heat storage member 200 can efficiently receive the cold air from the cooler 218 during the normal operation of the storage container 210, the heat storage member 200 can be completely frozen. Thereby, when the operation of the storage container 210 is stopped, the heat storage member 200 can sufficiently cool the inside of the cold room 214 at a predetermined temperature.
- the cooling heat stored in the heat storage member 200 is released due to the temperature rise in the cooling chamber 214.
- the temperature in the cold room 214 is maintained within a desired temperature range for a certain time.
- an air layer 204 is formed on the upper surface 200a side of the heat storage member 200 by air as a heat conduction amount adjusting unit, and the air layer 204 functions as a heat insulating material. For this reason, even if the operation of the storage container 210 is stopped due to a power failure or the like, and the internal temperature on the upper surface 200a side becomes higher than the internal temperature on the lower surface 200b side, the amount of heat conduction on the upper surface 200a is reduced to the heat on the lower surface 200b. By approaching the amount of conduction, the difference in the amount of heat conduction per unit time between the upper surface 200a and the lower surface 200b can be reduced. Thereby, the time until the heat storage material 203 is completely melted is suppressed by suppressing the difference between the melting speeds of the front and back surfaces of the heat storage member 200 generated due to the temperature difference in the chamber. Time can be achieved.
- the heat storage member 200 in the cold insulation chamber 214 directly receives the cold air from the cooler 218 at the upper surface 200a, and also has a pair of support members 217 extending from the cooler 218 as shown by the arrows in FIG.
- the cold heat of the cooler 218 transmitted to the holding member 216 can be directly received by the lower surface 200b.
- the heat storage member 200 can efficiently receive the cold air from the cooler 218 during the normal operation of the storage container 210, the heat storage member 200 can be completely frozen.
- the packaging material 202 of the heat storage member 200 is formed with a plurality of holes 205 penetrating from the upper surface 200 a to the lower surface 200 b, and the holding member 216 holding the heat storage member 200 is also attached to the heat storage member 200. Since the hole portion 215 is formed at a position corresponding to the arranged hole portion 205, sufficient air circulation is performed between the upper space 214a and the lower space 214b via the plurality of hole portions 205 and 215. Can do. Therefore, it can suppress that the circulation of the cool air from the cooler 218 is inhibited by the heat storage member 200, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a location where the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 214 becomes high. By providing a plurality of holes 205 in the heat storage member 200 and providing holes 215 at corresponding positions of the holding member 216, the cool air from the cooler 218 can be efficiently delivered to the entire interior, and the temperature distribution in the interior is uniform. Can be achieved.
- FIG. 24 shows a schematic configuration of a heat storage member and a storage container using the heat storage member according to Example 4-1 of the present embodiment.
- the storage container 110 shown in FIG. 24 is the same as the storage container 110 shown in FIG.
- the heat storage member 301 shown in FIG. 24 is characterized in that temperature-changing ink that changes color at a predetermined temperature is applied to the surface of the packaging material 102 of the heat storage member 101 shown in FIG. 2 so that the frozen state of the heat storage material 103 can be visually confirmed. have.
- the configuration is the same as that of the heat storage member 101 shown in FIG. 2 except that the temperature indicating ink is applied to the packaging material 102.
- the temperature indicating ink for example, a temperature indicating ink material (trade name: ST color “15”) manufactured by Kuboi Ink Co., Ltd. can be used.
- the temperature indicating ink for example, develops a blue color at 11 ° C. or less and decolors at 19 ° C. or more.
- the surface of the packaging material 102 may be formed by patterning a temperature indicating ink by screen printing.
- FIGS. 24A to 24C show a state in which the heat storage member 301 is placed on the pair of holding members 116a and 116b in the cold chamber 114 of the storage container 110.
- FIG. FIG. 24A shows a state in which the temperature in the cold storage chamber 114 is 19 ° C. or higher immediately after the storage container 110 is turned on, and the temperature indicating ink on the surface of the packaging material 102 of the heat storage member 301 is colorless.
- FIG. 24 (b) shows that the storage container 110 is in the middle of stable operation at a predetermined temperature after the power is turned on, the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 114 is 11 ° C.
- FIG. 24C shows a state in which the storage container 110 is in steady operation, the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 114 is 11 ° C. or less, and the temperature indicating ink on the surface of the packaging material 102 of the heat storage member 301 is dark blue. ing.
- the user of the storage container 110 since the temperature indicating ink whose color changes according to the temperature is formed on the surface of the packaging material 102, the user of the storage container 110 observes the color of the surface of the heat storage member 301.
- the phase change state of the heat storage member 301 can be grasped.
- the packaging material 102 may be molded with a molding material mixed with temperature indicating ink. Further, a temperature indicating seal in which temperature indicating ink is applied or mixed may be attached to the surface of the packaging material 102.
- the temperature range of the color change of the temperature indicating ink can be arbitrarily selected.
- FIG. 25 shows a schematic configuration of a heat storage member and a storage container using the heat storage member according to Example 4-2 of the present embodiment.
- the storage container 110 shown in FIG. 25 is the same as the storage container 110 shown in FIG.
- the heat storage member 302 shown in FIG. 25 has a flexible film packaging material made of nylon as the packaging material 102 of the heat storage member 101 shown in FIG. It is characterized in that it is dissolved and dispersed so that the frozen state of the heat storage material 103 can be visually confirmed.
- the temperature indicating ink the same ink as used in Example 4-1 can be used.
- FIG. 25 (a) to 25 (c) show a state in which the heat storage member 302 is placed on the pair of holding members 116a and 116b in the cold storage chamber 114 of the storage container 110.
- FIG. FIG. 25A shows a state in which the temperature in the cold storage chamber 114 is 19 ° C. or higher immediately after the storage container 110 is turned on, and the heat storage material 103 of the heat storage member 302 is colorless.
- FIG. 25 (b) shows that the storage container 110 is on the way to stable steady operation at a predetermined temperature after the power is turned on, the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 114 is 11 ° C. to 19 ° C., and the heat storage of the heat storage member 302 The state where the material 103 is light blue is shown.
- FIG. 25C shows a state where the storage container 110 is in steady operation, the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 114 is 11 ° C. or less, and the heat storage material 103 of the heat storage member 301 is dark blue.
- the user of the storage container 110 since the temperature indicating ink whose color changes according to the temperature is mixed in the heat storage material 103, the user of the storage container 110 observes the color of the heat storage member 301 to store the heat storage. The phase change state of the member 301 can be grasped.
- FIG. 26 shows a schematic configuration of the heat storage member 101 according to Example 4-3 of the present embodiment.
- a heat storage member 101 shown in FIG. 26 has a plate-like portion 105 formed at one end of the packaging material 102 of the heat storage member 101 shown in FIG. 2 so that the thickness of the packaging material 102 decreases from one end to the other end. Is formed.
- the plate-like portion 105 is formed in a rectangular plate shape.
- the heat storage material 103 is not sealed in the plate-like portion 105.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made.
- the heat storage material may be composed of a hydrated salt heat storage material.
- an aqueous solution containing a clathrate hydration product as a heat storage material may be used as a main agent, and negative hydrate ions may be added as a supercooling inhibitor that suppresses supercooling of the main agent.
- Negative hydrate ions include CL ⁇ , Br ⁇ , NO 3 ⁇ , K + , Cs + , alkyl sulfate ions, alkylbenzene sulfonate ions, water-soluble organic substances including any of ethylene glycol and polyethylene glycol, carrageenan, and the like. It may be composed of natural polysaccharides and acrylic gels.
- the inclusion hydration product includes tetra-n-butylammonium salt, tetra-iso-butylammonium salt, tetra-iso-amylammonium salt, tetra-n-phosphonium salt, and triiso-amylsulfone. It may be composed of one or more selected from the group consisting of a nium salt, a tri-n-butyl-n-pentylammonium salt, and a tri-n-butyl-n-propylammonium salt. Moreover, these heat storage materials may contain the gelatinizer.
- the heat storage member according to the above embodiment, the storage container using the heat storage member, and the refrigerator using the heat storage member are expressed as follows, for example.
- a packaging material 2 having a hollow interior with an upper surface 1a and a lower surface 1b facing each other; A heat storage material 3 filled in the packaging material 2, and When there is a difference between the temperature on the upper surface 1a side and the temperature on the lower surface 1b side, the upper surface side and the lower surface side have higher temperature per unit time on the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b.
- a heat storage member 1 including a heat conduction amount adjusting unit 4 that reduces a difference in heat conduction amount.
- the amount of heat conduction on the upper surface 1a is reduced on the lower surface 1b.
- the difference in the amount of heat conduction per unit time between the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b can be reduced.
- the time until the heat storage material 3 is completely melted is suppressed by suppressing the difference between the melting speeds of the front and back surfaces of the heat storage member 1 generated due to the temperature difference in the chamber. Time can be achieved.
- the heat storage member 20 according to appendix 1,
- the thermal conductivity adjusting unit is The heat storage member 20 is characterized in that the higher temperature surface side is composed of a low thermal conductivity member 26 having a lower thermal conductivity than the lower temperature surface side.
- the low thermal conductivity member 26 having a thermal conductivity lower than the thermal conductivity on the lower surface 20b side is attached to the upper surface 20a side, the temperature on the upper surface 20a side is higher than the temperature on the lower surface 20b side. Even if it becomes higher, the amount of heat conduction on the upper surface 20a can be made closer to the amount of heat conduction on the lower surface 20b, and the difference in heat conductivity per unit time between the upper surface 20a and the lower surface 20b can be reduced.
- the heat storage member 1 according to appendix 2,
- the low thermal conductivity member is A heat storage member 1 present as a void layer in the packaging material.
- the gap layer 4 functions as a heat insulating layer, even if the temperature on the upper surface 1a side is higher than the temperature on the lower surface 1b side, the amount of heat conduction on the upper surface 1a is reduced by the heat conduction on the lower surface 1b. By approaching the amount, the difference in the amount of heat conduction per unit time between the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b can be reduced.
- the heat storage member 20 (Appendix 4) The heat storage member 20 according to appendix 1,
- the thermal conductivity adjusting unit is The heat storage member, wherein the upper surface side and the lower surface side have a layer in which the thickness of the higher temperature side is thicker than that of the lower temperature side.
- the heat storage member 20 even when the temperature on the upper surface 20a side is higher than the temperature on the lower surface 20b side, the heat conduction amount on the upper surface 20a is brought close to the heat conduction amount on the lower surface 20b, and the upper surface 20a and the lower surface 20b The difference in the amount of heat conduction per unit time can be reduced.
- the heat storage member 1 or 20 according to any one of appendices 1 to 4,
- the heat storage members 1 and 20 are characterized in that the packaging material is a resin-molded container molded from a resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, or acrylic.
- the packaging material 2 formed by resin molding can maintain the formability even with a predetermined pressing force, so that the heat storage material 3 maintains the formability as a whole even when the heat storage material 3 is in a liquid phase. it can.
- the packaging material 2 itself does not need to have a formality, so the packaging material 2 may be a flexible film packaging material formed of nylon or aluminum. Good. When a film packaging material is used, it can be mass-produced at a low cost.
- heat storage member According to the heat storage member, air flowing into the cabinet from the outside when the opening / closing door of the storage container 160 is opened / closed is blocked by the plate-like portion 105 so that the heat storage material 103 does not directly hit the sealed packaging material 102. Can be.
- Appendix 8 The heat storage member according to any one of appendices 1 to 7, A heat storage member characterized in that at least one of the heat storage material 103 or the packaging material 102 contains a temperature indicating ink material that changes color at an arbitrary constant temperature.
- the user of the storage container 110 can grasp the phase change state of the heat storage member 301 by observing the color of the surface of the heat storage member 301.
- the user of the storage container 110 can grasp the phase change state of the heat storage member 301 by observing the color of the surface of the heat storage member 301.
- a container body 12 A container body 12; An open / close door that freely opens and closes the space in the container body 12; A cold insulation chamber 14 provided in the space for keeping the stored item cool at a temperature lower than the outside air temperature during normal operation; A cooler 18 for cooling the inside of the cold insulation chamber 14 from above in the cold insulation chamber 14; The heat storage member 1 disposed below the cooler 18 in the cold storage chamber 14 and storing latent heat with the cool air of the cooler 18; A storage container having holding members 16a9 and 16b for holding the heat storage member 1 in the cold storage chamber 14.
- the amount of heat conduction on the upper surface 1a is reduced by the heat on the lower surface 1b.
- the difference in the amount of heat conduction per unit time between the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b can be reduced.
- the time until the heat storage material 3 is completely melted is suppressed by suppressing the difference between the melting speeds of the front and back surfaces of the heat storage member 1 generated due to the temperature difference in the chamber. Time can be achieved.
- the heat storage member 80 can efficiently receive the cold air from the cooler 188 during the normal operation of the storage container 180, the heat storage member 80 can be completely frozen. Thereby, when the operation of the storage container 180 is stopped, the heat storage member 80 can sufficiently cool the inside temperature of the cold room 184 at a predetermined temperature.
- the storage container according to appendix 11 includes: A storage container, wherein the upper surface 80a side is formed in an uneven shape.
- the heat storage efficiency of the heat storage member 80 can be improved by forming an irregular shape on at least the surface side of the heat storage member 80 that receives cold air to increase the surface area.
- the storage container according to any one of appendices 10 to 12, wherein The holding member 156 includes A storage container that extends from the cooler 158 and is suspended downward.
- the cooler of the cooler 158 transmitted to the holding member 156 via the pair of support members 157 extending from the cooler 158 can be directly received by the lower surface 50b.
- the heat storage member 50 can efficiently receive the cold air from the cooler 158 during the normal operation of the storage container 150, the heat storage member 50 can be completely frozen. Thereby, when the operation of the storage container 150 is stopped, the heat storage member 50 can sufficiently cool the inside temperature of the cold room 154 at a predetermined temperature.
- the storage container according to appendix 13 The holding member 156 is formed of a metal high thermal conductivity material.
- the cold heat from the cooler 158 can be efficiently transmitted to the entire lower surface 50b of the heat storage member 50.
- the storage container according to any one of appendices 10 to 14,
- the heat storage member 101 has a cross-sectional area parallel to a horizontal plane that is smaller than the cooler 166.
- the size of the heat storage member 101 can be made smaller than the size of the refrigerating chamber 164 in the horizontal plane, and the gap through which the cool air from the cooler 166 is circulated can be increased. Therefore, it can be suppressed that the heat storage member 101 inhibits the flow of the cold air from the cooler 166.
- air can be sufficiently circulated between the upper space 194a and the lower space 194b through the plurality of holes 94. Therefore, it can suppress that the circulation of the cool air from the cooler 198 is hindered by the heat storage member 90, and the occurrence of a location where the temperature in the cold insulation chamber 194 increases can be prevented.
- the cool air from the cooler 198 can be efficiently delivered to the entire interior, and the interior temperature distribution can be made uniform.
- Appendix 17 The storage container according to any one of appendices 10 to 16, wherein The holding members 16a and 16b are A storage container having attachment / detachment mechanisms 17a, 17b to which the heat storage member 1 can be attached / detached.
- the heat storage member 1 can be stably placed on the holding members 16a and 16b by fitting the guided portions into the grooves of the attachment / detachment mechanisms 17a and 17b. Further, by pulling the heat storage member 1 from the back wall side to the open / close door side, the heat storage member 1 can be slid and pulled out on the upper surfaces of the holding members 16a and 16b. Moreover, the heat storage member 1 can be installed by sliding on the upper surfaces of the holding members 16a and 16b by pushing the heat storage member 1 from the open / close door side to the back wall side.
- the storage container according to appendix 17 are A storage container in which the heat storage member 1 is slid and attached.
- the heat storage member 1 can be slid on the holding members 16a and 16b and pulled out and taken out. Moreover, the heat storage member 1 can be installed by sliding on the upper surfaces of the holding members 16a and 16b by pushing the heat storage member 1 from the open / close door side to the back wall side.
- a refrigerator comprising the storage container 10 according to any one of appendices 10 to 18.
- the heat conduction amount on the upper surface 1a is the same as that on the lower surface 1b.
- the difference in the amount of heat conduction per unit time between the upper surface 1a and the lower surface 1b can be reduced.
- the time until the heat storage material 3 is completely melted is suppressed by suppressing the difference between the melting speeds of the front and back surfaces of the heat storage member 1 generated due to the temperature difference in the chamber. Time can be achieved.
- the present invention can be widely used in refrigerators equipped with a heat storage member.
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Description
対向する上面と下面とを備えた内部が中空の包装材と、
前記包装材の内部に充填された蓄熱材と、
前記上面側の温度と前記下面側の温度に差が生じる場合に、前記上面側と前記下面側で温度が高い方の面側に、前記上面と前記下面での単位時間当りの熱伝導量の差を小さくさせる熱伝導量調整部と
を有することを特徴とする蓄熱部材であってもよい。
前記熱伝導量調整部は、
前記温度が高い方の面側が、温度が低い方の面側よりも熱伝導率の低い低熱伝導性部材で構成されていることを特徴とする蓄熱部材であってもよい。
前記低熱伝導性部材は、
前記包装材内に空隙層として存在することを特徴とする蓄熱部材であってもよい。
前記熱伝導量調整部は、
前記上面側と前記下面側で、温度の高い方の面側の厚みが温度の低い方の面側よりも厚い層を有することを特徴とする蓄熱部材であってもよい。
前記包装材は、ポリエチレンまたはポリプロピレンまたはポリカーボネートまたはアクリル等の樹脂類で成型された樹脂成型容器であること
を特徴とする蓄熱部材であってもよい。
前記包装材は、樹脂類または金属類で形成されたフレキシブル性フィルム包装材であることを特徴とする蓄熱部材であってもよい。
前記包装材の厚さが、一端から他端に向かって薄くなるように形成されていること
を特徴とする蓄熱部材であってもよい。
前記蓄熱材または前記包装材の少なくとも一方に、任意の一定温度で変色する示温インキ材料が含まれていること
を特徴とする蓄熱部材であってもよい。
前記包装材に、任意の一定温度で変色する示温シールが貼付されていること
を特徴とする蓄熱部材であってもよい。
容器本体と、
前記容器本体内の空間を開閉自在とする開閉扉と、
前記空間に設けられ、通常運転時に外気温より低い温度で貯蔵物を保冷する保冷室と、 前記保冷室内上方から前記保冷室内を冷却する冷却器と、
前記保冷室内で前記冷却器の下方に配置され、前記冷却器の冷気で潜熱を蓄える上記本発明の蓄熱部材と、
前記保冷室内で前記蓄熱部材を保持する保持部材と
を有することを特徴とする保管容器であってもよい。
前記包装材は、
前記下面側の表面積より前記上面側の表面積の方が広いこと
を特徴とする保管容器であってもよい。
前記包装材は、
前記上面側が凹凸形状に形成されていること
を特徴とする保管容器であってもよい。
前記保持部材は、
前記冷却器から延びて下方に吊るされていること
を特徴とする保管容器であってもよい。
前記保持部材は、金属製の高熱伝導性材料で形成されていること
を特徴とする保管容器であってもよい。
前記蓄熱部材は水平面に平行な断面の面積が前記冷却器より小さいこと
を特徴とする保管容器であってもよい。
前記包装材は、周囲を封止した穴部が設けられていること
を特徴とする保管容器であってもよい。
前記保持部材は、
前記蓄熱部材を着脱可能な着脱機構を有していること
を特徴とする保管容器であってもよい。
前記着脱機構は、
前記蓄熱部材を摺動させて着脱させること
を特徴とする保管容器であってもよい。
上記の保管容器を備えていることを特徴とする冷蔵庫であってもよい。
本発明の第1の実施の形態による蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器、およびそれを用いた冷蔵庫について、図1~図14を用いて説明する。なお、以下の全ての図面においては、理解を容易にするため、各構成要素の寸法や比率などは適宜異ならせて図示している。
図1は本実施形態の実施例1-1における蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器、およびそれを用いた冷蔵庫の概略構成を示している。蓄熱部材1は、対向する上面1aと下面1bとを備えた薄板直方体形状を有している。図1(a)は蓄熱部材1を薄板状表面の法線方向に切断した断面を示している。蓄熱部材1は、薄板直方体形状の外形を有して内部が中空の包装材2と、包装材2の内部空間に充填された蓄熱材3と、包装材2の内部空間に充填された気体層(例えば、空気層)4とを有している。
包接水和物には、例えば、弗化テトラブチルアンモニウム(25℃)、塩化テトラブチルアンモニウム(16℃)、臭化テトラブチルアンモニウム(11℃)、塩化トリブチル-n-ペンチルアンモニウム(8℃)、臭化トリブチル-n-ペンチルアンモニウム(6℃)、臭化トリブチル-n-プロピルアンモニウム(1℃)、テトラヒドロフラン(4℃)、シクロペンタン(7℃)などがあり、無機塩水溶液の無機塩には、例えば、炭酸ナトリウム(-2℃)、炭酸水素カリウム(-6℃)、塩化カリウム(-11℃)、塩化アンモニウム、硫酸アンモニウム(-18℃)、塩化ナトリウム(-21℃)、亜硝酸カリウム(-22.5℃)、ヨウ化カリウム(-23℃)、水酸化ナトリウム(-28℃)、臭化ナトリウム(-28℃)、ヨウ化ナトリウム(-32℃)、硝酸マグネシウム(-32.9℃)、塩化マグネシウム(-34℃)、炭酸カリウム(-36.8℃)、塩化カルシウム(-55℃)、塩化亜鉛(-62℃)、水酸化カリウム(-65℃)などが挙げられる。
無機塩水和物には、例えば、硫酸ナトリウム十水和物(Na2SO4・10H2O)、酢酸ナトリウム三水和物、チオ硫酸ナトリウム五水和物、リン酸水素二ナトリウム12水和物とリン酸水素二カリウム6水和物との二元系組成物(融解点5℃)硝酸リチウム3水和物を主成分とする硝酸リチウム3水和物と塩化マグネシウム6水和物との二元系組成物(融解点8~12℃)や硝酸リチウム3水和物-塩化マグネシウム6水和物-臭化マグネシウム6水和物の三元系組成物(融解点5.8~9.7℃)などが挙げられる。これらは、蓄熱材の一例として挙げられるが、本発明において蓄熱材はこれらに限定されない。
ゲルとは一般に、分子が部分的に架橋されることで三次元的な網目構造を形成し、その内部に溶媒を吸収し膨潤したものをいう。ゲルの組成はほぼ液相状態であるが、力学的には、固相状態となる。ゲル化した蓄熱材3は、固相と液相との間で相変化しても全体として固体状態を維持し、流動性を有しない。ゲル状の蓄熱材3は、相変化の前後で全体として固体状態を維持できるので取扱いが容易である。
蓄冷材3には、カビなどの発生を防止するために防腐材が含まれていてもよい。特に水道水などを蓄熱材3に用いた場合には防腐材を配合することによってカビなどの発生を防止し、長期間に亘って蓄熱材3の使用が可能になる。防腐材として、例えば、安息香酸ナトリウム、ソルビン酸、ソルビン酸カリウム、パラオキシ安息香酸エチル、パラオキシ安息香酸ブチル、パラオキシ安息香酸、プロピル、パラオキシ安息香酸イソブチル、パラオキシ安息香酸イソプロピル、パラオキシ安息香酸イソブチル、デヒドロ酢酸ナトリウム、プロピオン酸、プロピオン酸カルシウム、プロピオン酸ナトリウム、ε - ポリリシン、ジフェニル、オルトフェニルフェノール、オルトフェニルフェノールナトリウム、チアベンダゾール、イマザリル、メチルイソチアゾリノン、メチルクロロイソチアゾリノン、塩素酸ナトリウムなどが挙げられるが、本発明において防腐材はこれらに限定されない。
樹脂成型容器の材料としては、ポリエチレン(PE)、ポリプロピレン(PP)、ポリスチレン(PS)、ABS樹脂、アクリル樹脂(PMMA)、ポリカーボネート(PC)等のプラスチックが挙げられ、これらの材料を射出成形やブロー成形等によって成形したプラスチック容器から構成される。
フレキシブル性フィルム包装材の材料としては、ナイロン、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、アルミなどが挙げられ、これらの材料を溶液法、溶融法、カレンダー法等によって成膜されたフィルム包装材から構成される。
図2は比較例1-1に係る蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器の概略構成を示している。蓄熱部材101は、全体視において薄板直方体形状を有している。図2(a)は蓄熱部材101を薄板状表面の法線方向に切断した断面を示している。蓄熱部材101は、全体視において薄板直方体形状の外形を有する中空の包装材102と、包装材102の内部空間に充填された蓄熱材103とを有している。
本実施の形態による蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器、およびそれを用いた冷蔵庫の実施例1-2について図3~図10を用いて説明する。図3は、本実施例に用いた冷蔵庫120の構造を示している。図3は開閉扉の図示を省略して冷蔵庫120の庫内を開閉扉側から見た状態を示している。冷蔵庫120は外箱121内の上部から下方に向かって順に冷凍室122、保冷室123、冷蔵室124が設けられている。冷蔵室124下方は圧縮機等の冷却機構の一部が収容されている機械室129が設けられている。冷凍室122と保冷室123との間の奥側内壁部には、冷却器126が設けられている。冷蔵室124には上部から下方に向かって順に棚板127、128が配置されている。保冷室123の底板上部中央には温度センサ130aが配置され、棚板127の板上部中央には温度センサ130bが配置され、棚板128の板上部中央には温度センサ130cが配置され、冷蔵室124の底部中央には温度センサ130dが配置されている。温度センサ130a~130dとして例えば熱電対が用いられる。
図10は、本実施例と比較例1-2による発泡断熱箱140の冷却およびその後の室温放置による温度変化を示す図である。図10(a)は、図9に示すグラフから、温度センサ146b、146c、146e、146fで計測された温度データを取り出して示している。図中の時間範囲X1は、蓄熱部材1の上面1aおよび下面1bの温度が放冷開始から5℃以下に維持される時間を示しており、本例ではX1≒5(時間)である。
本実施の形態による実施例1-3について図11および図12を用いて説明する。図11は、蓄熱部材20と発泡断熱箱140の構造を示している。蓄熱部材20は、対向する上面20aと下面20bとを備えた薄板直方体形状を有している。図11(a)は蓄熱部材20を薄板状表面の法線方向に切断した断面を示している。蓄熱部材20は、薄板直方体形状の外形を有して内部が中空の包装材22と、包装材22の内部空間に空隙部を作らずに充填された蓄熱材23を有している。上面20a外側には、上面20a側の温度が下面20b側の温度より高い場合に、上面20aと下面20bでの単位時間当りの熱伝導量の差を小さくさせる熱伝導量調整部が配置されている。熱伝導量調整部として、下面20b側の熱伝導率より低い熱伝導率を有する低熱伝導性部材26が上面20a側に貼付されている。本実施例では低熱伝導性部材として、厚さ2mmのPC(ポリカーボネート)製の板部材を用いている。
比較例1-3として、実施例1-3の蓄熱部材20を用い、上面20aを下側にして下面20bを上側にして図11(b)に示す発泡断熱箱140の糸状部材144に載置して実施例1-2の図8に示す手順と同様に発泡断熱箱140の冷却およびその後の室温放置による温度変化を計測した。計測の結果、比較例1-3に係る蓄熱部材20の搭載形態では、上面(実施例1-3での下面20b)側の熱伝導率が下面(実施例1-3での上面20a)側の熱導電率より大きくなってしまうため、保冷効果が激減することを確認した。具体的には、発泡断熱箱140を冷蔵庫120から取り出して室内に置いた時点から、蓄熱部材20が5℃以下の温度を保持可能な保持時間は、約2.1時間と実施例1-3の4.5時間に比べて約45%低下した。
図13は本実施形態の実施例1-4における蓄熱部材30の概略構成を示している。蓄熱部材30は、対向する上面30aと下面30bとを備えた薄板直方体形状を有している。図13(a)は蓄熱部材30を薄板状表面の法線方向に切断した断面を示している。蓄熱部材30は、薄板直方体形状の外形を有して内部が中空の包装材32と、包装材32の内部空間に充填された蓄熱材33と、包装材32の内部空間に充填された気体層(例えば、空気)34と、包装材32の内部空間に封止され、蓄熱材33よりも比重が低く熱伝導率も低い低比重/低熱伝導性材で形成された複数の球状物36とを有している。
図14は本実施形態の実施例1-5における蓄熱部材40の概略構成を示している。蓄熱部材40は、対向する上面40aと下面40bとを備えた薄板直方体形状を有している。図14(a)は蓄熱部材40を薄板状表面の法線方向に切断した断面を示している。蓄熱部材40は、薄板直方体形状の外形を有して内部が中空の包装材42と、包装材42の内部空間に空隙層が形成されないように充填された蓄熱材43とを有している。さらに蓄熱部材40は、蓄熱材43よりも熱伝導率の低い低熱伝導性部材45を上面40a側に有している。低熱伝導性部材45は例えば凹状の中空部を有し、上面40aと低熱伝導性部材45との間の閉空間に空気層44が形成されている。これにより、蓄熱部材40の上面40a上は低熱伝導性部材45と空気層44の二重断熱構成となり、放冷を遅らせることができる。
本発明の第2の実施の形態による蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器、およびそれを用いた冷蔵庫について、図15~図21を用いて説明する。
図15は本実施形態の実施例2-1における保管容器、およびそれを用いた冷蔵庫の概略構成を示している。蓄熱部材50は、対向する上面50aと下面50bとを備えた薄板直方体形状を有している。図15(a)は蓄熱部材50を薄板状表面の法線方向に切断した断面を示している。蓄熱部材50は、薄板直方体形状の外形を有して内部が中空の包装材52と、包装材52の内部空間に空隙層ができないように充填された蓄熱材53とを有している。
包接水和物には、例えば、弗化テトラブチルアンモニウム(25℃)、塩化テトラブチルアンモニウム(16℃)、臭化テトラブチルアンモニウム(11℃)、塩化トリブチル-n-ペンチルアンモニウム(8℃)、臭化トリブチル-n-ペンチルアンモニウム(6℃)、臭化トリブチル-n-プロピルアンモニウム(1℃)、テトラヒドロフラン(4℃)、シクロペンタン(7℃)などがあり、無機塩水溶液の無機塩には、例えば、炭酸ナトリウム(-2℃)、炭酸水素カリウム(-6℃)、塩化カリウム(-11℃)、塩化アンモニウム、硫酸アンモニウム(-18℃)、塩化ナトリウム(-21℃)、亜硝酸カリウム(-22.5℃)、ヨウ化カリウム(-23℃)、水酸化ナトリウム(-28℃)、臭化ナトリウム(-28℃)、ヨウ化ナトリウム(-32℃)、硝酸マグネシウム(-32.9℃)、塩化マグネシウム(-34℃)、炭酸カリウム(-36.8℃)、塩化カルシウム(-55℃)、塩化亜鉛(-62℃)、水酸化カリウム(-65℃)などが挙げられる。
無機塩水和物には、例えば、硫酸ナトリウム十水和物(Na2SO4・10H2O)、酢酸ナトリウム三水和物、チオ硫酸ナトリウム五水和物、リン酸水素二ナトリウム12水和物とリン酸水素二カリウム6水和物との二元系組成物(融解点5℃)硝酸リチウム3水和物を主成分とする硝酸リチウム3水和物と塩化マグネシウム6水和物との二元系組成物(融解点8~12℃)や硝酸リチウム3水和物-塩化マグネシウム6水和物-臭化マグネシウム6水和物の三元系組成物(融解点5.8~9.7℃)などが挙げられる。これらは、蓄熱材の一例として挙げられるが、本発明において蓄熱材はこれらに限定されない。
ゲルとは一般に、分子が部分的に架橋されることで三次元的な網目構造を形成し、その内部に溶媒を吸収し膨潤したものをいう。ゲルの組成はほぼ液相状態であるが、力学的には、固相状態となる。ゲル化した蓄熱材3は、固相と液相との間で相変化しても全体として固体状態を維持し、流動性を有しない。ゲル状の蓄熱材3は、相変化の前後で全体として固体状態を維持できるので取扱いが容易である。
樹脂成型容器の材料としては、ポリエチレン(PE)、ポリプロピレン(PP)、ポリスチレン(PS)、ABS樹脂、アクリル樹脂(PMMA)、ポリカーボネート(PC)等のプラスチックが挙げられ、これらの材料を射出成形やブロー成形等によって成形したプラスチック容器から構成される。
フレキシブル性フィルム包装材の材料としては、ナイロン、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、アルミなどが挙げられ、これらの材料を溶液法、溶融法、カレンダー法等によって成膜されたフィルム包装材から構成される。
実施例1-1での比較例1-1と同様の構成で保管容器110による保冷動作を行わせたところ、通常運転時に冷却器118からの冷気を蓄熱部材50が効率的に受けることができず、蓄熱部材50を完全に凍結することができなかった。蓄熱部材50が不完全凍結の状態では、融解潜熱量が不十分となり庫内保冷時間が短くなる。このため、保管容器110の運転停止時に庫内温度を十分に保冷できなかった。
本実施の形態による蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器、およびそれを用いた冷蔵庫の実施例2-2について図16および図17を用いて説明する。図16は、本実施例に用いた冷蔵庫160の構造を示している。図16は開閉扉の図示を省略して冷蔵庫160の庫内を開閉扉側から見た状態を示している。冷蔵庫160は外箱161内の上部から下方に向かって順に冷凍室162、保冷室163、冷蔵室164が設けられている。冷蔵室164下方は圧縮機等の冷却機構の一部が収容されている機械室169が設けられている。冷凍室162の下面には保冷室163との間に冷却器166が設けられている。冷蔵室164には上部から下方に向かって順に棚板167、168が配置されている。
図20は本実施形態の実施例2-3における保管容器、およびそれを用いた冷蔵庫の概略構成を示している。蓄熱部材70は、対向する上面70aと下面70bとを備えた薄板直方体形状を有している。図20(a)は蓄熱部材70を薄板状表面の法線方向に切断した断面を示している。蓄熱部材70は、薄板直方体形状の外形を有して内部が中空の包装材72と、包装材72の内部空間に空隙層ができないように充填された蓄熱材73とを有している。
包接水和物には、例えば、弗化テトラブチルアンモニウム(25℃)、塩化テトラブチルアンモニウム(16℃)、臭化テトラブチルアンモニウム(11℃)、塩化トリブチル-n-ペンチルアンモニウム(8℃)、臭化トリブチル-n-ペンチルアンモニウム(6℃)、臭化トリブチル-n-プロピルアンモニウム(1℃)、テトラヒドロフラン(4℃)、シクロペンタン(7℃)などがあり、無機塩水溶液の無機塩には、例えば、炭酸ナトリウム(-2℃)、炭酸水素カリウム(-6℃)、塩化カリウム(-11℃)、塩化アンモニウム、硫酸アンモニウム(-18℃)、塩化ナトリウム(-21℃)、亜硝酸カリウム(-22.5℃)、ヨウ化カリウム(-23℃)、水酸化ナトリウム(-28℃)、臭化ナトリウム(-28℃)、ヨウ化ナトリウム(-32℃)、硝酸マグネシウム(-32.9℃)、塩化マグネシウム(-34℃)、炭酸カリウム(-36.8℃)、塩化カルシウム(-55℃)、塩化亜鉛(-62℃)、水酸化カリウム(-65℃)などが挙げられる。
無機塩水和物には、例えば、硫酸ナトリウム十水和物(Na2SO4・10H2O)、酢酸ナトリウム三水和物、チオ硫酸ナトリウム五水和物、リン酸水素二ナトリウム12水和物とリン酸水素二カリウム6水和物との二元系組成物(融解点5℃)硝酸リチウム3水和物を主成分とする硝酸リチウム3水和物と塩化マグネシウム6水和物との二元系組成物(融解点8~12℃)や硝酸リチウム3水和物-塩化マグネシウム6水和物-臭化マグネシウム6水和物の三元系組成物(融解点5.8~9.7℃)などが挙げられる。これらは、蓄熱材の一例として挙げられるが、本発明において蓄熱材はこれらに限定されない。
ゲルとは一般に、分子が部分的に架橋されることで三次元的な網目構造を形成し、その内部に溶媒を吸収し膨潤したものをいう。ゲルの組成はほぼ液相状態であるが、力学的には、固相状態となる。ゲル化した蓄熱材3は、固相と液相との間で相変化しても全体として固体状態を維持し、流動性を有しない。ゲル状の蓄熱材3は、相変化の前後で全体として固体状態を維持できるので取扱いが容易である。
樹脂成型容器の材料としては、ポリエチレン(PE)、ポリプロピレン(PP)、ポリスチレン(PS)、ABS樹脂、アクリル樹脂(PMMA)、ポリカーボネート(PC)等のプラスチックが挙げられ、これらの材料を射出成形やブロー成形等によって成形したプラスチック容器から構成される。
フレキシブル性フィルム包装材の材料としては、ナイロン、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、アルミなどが挙げられ、これらの材料を溶液法、溶融法、カレンダー法等によって成膜されたフィルム包装材から構成される。
図21は本実施形態の実施例2-4における蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器、およびそれを用いた冷蔵庫の概略構成を示している。蓄熱部材80は、対向する上面80aと下面80bとを備えた薄板直方体形状を有している。図21(a)は蓄熱部材80を薄板状表面の法線方向に切断した断面を示している。蓄熱部材80は、薄板直方体形状の外形を有して内部が中空の包装材82と、包装材82の内部空間に空隙層ができないように充填された蓄熱材83とを有している。包装材82は、下面80b側の表面積より上面80a側の表面積の方が広くなるように上面80a側が凹凸形状に形成されている。
包接水和物には、例えば、弗化テトラブチルアンモニウム(25℃)、塩化テトラブチルアンモニウム(16℃)、臭化テトラブチルアンモニウム(11℃)、塩化トリブチル-n-ペンチルアンモニウム(8℃)、臭化トリブチル-n-ペンチルアンモニウム(6℃)、臭化トリブチル-n-プロピルアンモニウム(1℃)、テトラヒドロフラン(4℃)、シクロペンタン(7℃)などがあり、無機塩水溶液の無機塩には、例えば、炭酸ナトリウム(-2℃)、炭酸水素カリウム(-6℃)、塩化カリウム(-11℃)、塩化アンモニウム、硫酸アンモニウム(-18℃)、塩化ナトリウム(-21℃)、亜硝酸カリウム(-22.5℃)、ヨウ化カリウム(-23℃)、水酸化ナトリウム(-28℃)、臭化ナトリウム(-28℃)、ヨウ化ナトリウム(-32℃)、硝酸マグネシウム(-32.9℃)、塩化マグネシウム(-34℃)、炭酸カリウム(-36.8℃)、塩化カルシウム(-55℃)、塩化亜鉛(-62℃)、水酸化カリウム(-65℃)などが挙げられる。
無機塩水和物には、例えば、硫酸ナトリウム十水和物(Na2SO4・10H2O)、酢酸ナトリウム三水和物、チオ硫酸ナトリウム五水和物、リン酸水素二ナトリウム12水和物とリン酸水素二カリウム6水和物との二元系組成物(融解点5℃)硝酸リチウム3水和物を主成分とする硝酸リチウム3水和物と塩化マグネシウム6水和物との二元系組成物(融解点8~12℃)や硝酸リチウム3水和物-塩化マグネシウム6水和物-臭化マグネシウム6水和物の三元系組成物(融解点5.8~9.7℃)などが挙げられる。これらは、蓄熱材の一例として挙げられるが、本発明において蓄熱材はこれらに限定されない。
ゲルとは一般に、分子が部分的に架橋されることで三次元的な網目構造を形成し、その内部に溶媒を吸収し膨潤したものをいう。ゲルの組成はほぼ液相状態であるが、力学的には、固相状態となる。ゲル化した蓄熱材3は、固相と液相との間で相変化しても全体として固体状態を維持し、流動性を有しない。ゲル状の蓄熱材3は、相変化の前後で全体として固体状態を維持できるので取扱いが容易である。
樹脂成型容器の材料としては、ポリエチレン(PE)、ポリプロピレン(PP)、ポリスチレン(PS)、ABS樹脂、アクリル樹脂(PMMA)、ポリカーボネート(PC)等のプラスチックが挙げられ、これらの材料を射出成形やブロー成形等によって成形したプラスチック容器から構成される。
フレキシブル性フィルム包装材の材料としては、ナイロン、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、アルミなどが挙げられ、これらの材料を溶液法、溶融法、カレンダー法等によって成膜されたフィルム包装材から構成される。
本発明の第3の実施の形態による蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器、およびそれを用いた冷蔵庫について、図22および図23を用いて説明する。
図22は本実施形態の実施例3-1における蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器、およびそれを用いた冷蔵庫の概略構成を示している。蓄熱部材90は、対向する上面90aと下面90bとを備えた薄板直方体形状を有している。図22(a)は蓄熱部材90を薄板状表面の法線方向に切断した断面を示している。蓄熱部材90は、薄板直方体形状の外形を有して内部が中空の包装材92と、包装材92の内部空間に空隙層ができないように充填された蓄熱材93とを有している。包装材92は、上面90aから下面90bを貫通する穴部94が複数形成されている。穴部94の周囲は封止されており内部包装材92内部の蓄熱材93が漏洩しないようになっている。
包接水和物には、例えば、弗化テトラブチルアンモニウム(25℃)、塩化テトラブチルアンモニウム(16℃)、臭化テトラブチルアンモニウム(11℃)、塩化トリブチル-n-ペンチルアンモニウム(8℃)、臭化トリブチル-n-ペンチルアンモニウム(6℃)、臭化トリブチル-n-プロピルアンモニウム(1℃)、テトラヒドロフラン(4℃)、シクロペンタン(7℃)などがあり、無機塩水溶液の無機塩には、例えば、炭酸ナトリウム(-2℃)、炭酸水素カリウム(-6℃)、塩化カリウム(-11℃)、塩化アンモニウム、硫酸アンモニウム(-18℃)、塩化ナトリウム(-21℃)、亜硝酸カリウム(-22.5℃)、ヨウ化カリウム(-23℃)、水酸化ナトリウム(-28℃)、臭化ナトリウム(-28℃)、ヨウ化ナトリウム(-32℃)、硝酸マグネシウム(-32.9℃)、塩化マグネシウム(-34℃)、炭酸カリウム(-36.8℃)、塩化カルシウム(-55℃)、塩化亜鉛(-62℃)、水酸化カリウム(-65℃)などが挙げられる。
無機塩水和物には、例えば、硫酸ナトリウム十水和物(Na2SO4・10H2O)、酢酸ナトリウム三水和物、チオ硫酸ナトリウム五水和物、リン酸水素二ナトリウム12水和物とリン酸水素二カリウム6水和物との二元系組成物(融解点5℃)硝酸リチウム3水和物を主成分とする硝酸リチウム3水和物と塩化マグネシウム6水和物との二元系組成物(融解点8~12℃)や硝酸リチウム3水和物-塩化マグネシウム6水和物-臭化マグネシウム6水和物の三元系組成物(融解点5.8~9.7℃)などが挙げられる。これらは、蓄熱材の一例として挙げられるが、本発明において蓄熱材はこれらに限定されない。
ゲルとは一般に、分子が部分的に架橋されることで三次元的な網目構造を形成し、その内部に溶媒を吸収し膨潤したものをいう。ゲルの組成はほぼ液相状態であるが、力学的には、固相状態となる。ゲル化した蓄熱材3は、固相と液相との間で相変化しても全体として固体状態を維持し、流動性を有しない。ゲル状の蓄熱材3は、相変化の前後で全体として固体状態を維持できるので取扱いが容易である。
脂成型容器の材料としては、ポリエチレン(PE)、ポリプロピレン(PP)、ポリスチレン(PS)、ABS樹脂、アクリル樹脂(PMMA)、ポリカーボネート(PC)等のプラスチックが挙げられ、これらの材料を射出成形やブロー成形等によって成形したプラスチック容器から構成される。
フレキシブル性フィルム包装材の材料としては、ナイロン、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、アルミなどが挙げられ、これらの材料を溶液法、溶融法、カレンダー法等によって成膜されたフィルム包装材から構成される。
図23は本実施形態の実施例3-2における蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器、およびそれを用いた冷蔵庫の概略構成を示している。蓄熱部材200は、対向する上面200aと下面200bとを備えた薄板直方体形状を有している。図23(a)は蓄熱部材200を薄板状表面の法線方向に切断した断面を示している。蓄熱部材200は、薄板直方体形状の外形を有して内部が中空の包装材202と、包装材202の内部空間に充填された蓄熱材203と、包装材202の内部空間に充填された気体層(例えば、空気層)204とを有している。包装材202は、上面200aから下面200bを貫通する穴部205が複数形成されている。穴部205の周囲は封止されており内部包装材202内部の蓄熱材203が漏洩しないようになっている。
包接水和物には、例えば、弗化テトラブチルアンモニウム(25℃)、塩化テトラブチルアンモニウム(16℃)、臭化テトラブチルアンモニウム(11℃)、塩化トリブチル-n-ペンチルアンモニウム(8℃)、臭化トリブチル-n-ペンチルアンモニウム(6℃)、臭化トリブチル-n-プロピルアンモニウム(1℃)、テトラヒドロフラン(4℃)、シクロペンタン(7℃)などがあり、無機塩水溶液の無機塩には、例えば、炭酸ナトリウム(-2℃)、炭酸水素カリウム(-6℃)、塩化カリウム(-11℃)、塩化アンモニウム、硫酸アンモニウム(-18℃)、塩化ナトリウム(-21℃)、亜硝酸カリウム(-22.5℃)、ヨウ化カリウム(-23℃)、水酸化ナトリウム(-28℃)、臭化ナトリウム(-28℃)、ヨウ化ナトリウム(-32℃)、硝酸マグネシウム(-32.9℃)、塩化マグネシウム(-34℃)、炭酸カリウム(-36.8℃)、塩化カルシウム(-55℃)、塩化亜鉛(-62℃)、水酸化カリウム(-65℃)などが挙げられる。
無機塩水和物には、例えば、硫酸ナトリウム十水和物(Na2SO4・10H2O)、酢酸ナトリウム三水和物、チオ硫酸ナトリウム五水和物、リン酸水素二ナトリウム12水和物とリン酸水素二カリウム6水和物との二元系組成物(融解点5℃)硝酸リチウム3水和物を主成分とする硝酸リチウム3水和物と塩化マグネシウム6水和物との二元系組成物(融解点8~12℃)や硝酸リチウム3水和物-塩化マグネシウム6水和物-臭化マグネシウム6水和物の三元系組成物(融解点5.8~9.7℃)などが挙げられる。これらは、蓄熱材の一例として挙げられるが、本発明において蓄熱材はこれらに限定されない。
ゲルとは一般に、分子が部分的に架橋されることで三次元的な網目構造を形成し、その内部に溶媒を吸収し膨潤したものをいう。ゲルの組成はほぼ液相状態であるが、力学的には、固相状態となる。ゲル化した蓄熱材3は、固相と液相との間で相変化しても全体として固体状態を維持し、流動性を有しない。ゲル状の蓄熱材3は、相変化の前後で全体として固体状態を維持できるので取扱いが容易である。
樹脂成型容器の材料としては、ポリエチレン(PE)、ポリプロピレン(PP)、ポリスチレン(PS)、ABS樹脂、アクリル樹脂(PMMA)、ポリカーボネート(PC)等のプラスチックが挙げられ、これらの材料を射出成形やブロー成形等によって成形したプラスチック容器から構成される。
フレキシブル性フィルム包装材の材料としては、ナイロン、ポリエチレンテレフタレート、アルミなどが挙げられ、これらの材料を溶液法、溶融法、カレンダー法等によって成膜されたフィルム包装材から構成される。
本発明の第4の実施の形態による蓄熱部材について、図24~図26を用いて説明する。
図24は本実施形態の実施例4-1による蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器の概略構成を示している。図24に示す保管容器110は、図2に示す保管容器110と同一なのでその説明は省略する。図24に示す蓄熱部材301は、図2に示す蓄熱部材101の包装材102の表面に所定温度で変色する示温インキを塗り、蓄熱材103の凍結状態を目視で確認できるようにした点に特徴を有している。包装材102に示温インキを塗布した点以外は図2に示す蓄熱部材101と同一構成である。示温インキとしては、例えば、久保井インキ株式会社製の示温インキ材料(商品名:STカラー“15”)を用いることができる。示温インキは例えば、11℃以下で青色に発色し、19℃以上で消色する。包装材102の表面にはスクリーン印刷で示温インキをパターニングして形成してもよい。
図25は本実施形態の実施例4-2による蓄熱部材およびそれを用いた保管容器の概略構成を示している。図25に示す保管容器110は、図2に示す保管容器110と同一なのでその説明は省略する。図25に示す蓄熱部材302は、図2に示す蓄熱部材101の包装材102をナイロンで形成されたフレキシブル性フィルム包装材としている点と、蓄熱材(無色透明の水)103中に示温インキを溶解し分散させて、蓄熱材103の凍結状態を目視で確認できるようにした点に特徴を有している。示温インキとしては、実施例4-1で用いたものと同一のものを用いることができる。
図26は、本実施形態の実施例4-3による蓄熱部材101の概略構成を示している。図26に示す蓄熱部材101は、図2に示す蓄熱部材101の包装材102の一端に板状部105が形成されており、包装材102の厚さが一端から他端に向かって薄くなるように形成されている。板状部105は長方形の板形状に形成されている。板状部105内には蓄熱材103は封止されていない。図16に示す保管容器160内で板状部105が開閉扉側に位置するようにして、本実施例の蓄熱部材101を一対の保持部材165に保持させると、保管容器160の開閉扉の開閉時に外部から庫内に流入する空気を板状部105で阻止して、蓄熱材103が封止された包装材102に直接当たらないようにすることができる。
上記実施の形態では、蓄熱材として水を用いているが本発明はこれに限られない。例えば、蓄熱材が水和塩系蓄熱材料で構成されていてもよい。あるいは、蓄熱材として包接水和生成物質を含む水溶液を主剤とし、主剤の過冷却を抑制する過冷却防止剤として負の水和物イオンが添加されていてもよい。負の水和物イオンは、CL-、Br-、NO3 -、K+、Cs+、アルキル硫酸イオン、アルキルベンゼンスルホン酸イオン、エチレングリコール、ポリエチレングリコールのいずれかを含む水溶性有機物、カラギーナンなどの天然系多糖類、アクリル系ゲルから構成されていてもよい。
対向する上面1aと下面1bとを備えた内部が中空の包装材2と、
前記包装材2の内部に充填された蓄熱材3と、
前記上面1a側の温度と前記下面1b側の温度に差が生じる場合に、前記上面側と前記下面側で温度が高い方の面側に、前記上面1aと前記下面1bでの単位時間当りの熱伝導量の差を小さくさせる熱伝導量調整部4と
を有することを特徴とする蓄熱部材1。
付記1に記載の蓄熱部材20であって、
前記熱伝導量調整部は、
前記温度が高い方の面側が、温度が低い方の面側よりも熱伝導率の低い低熱伝導性部材26で構成されていることを特徴とする蓄熱部材20。
付記2に記載の蓄熱部材1であって、
前記低熱伝導性部材は、
前記包装材内に空隙層として存在することを特徴とする蓄熱部材1。
付記1に記載の蓄熱部材20であって、
前記熱伝導量調整部は、
前記上面側と前記下面側で、温度の高い方の面側の厚みが温度の低い方の面側よりも厚い層を有することを特徴とする蓄熱部材。
付記1から4までのいずれか一項に記載の蓄熱部材1、20であって、
前記包装材は、ポリエチレンまたはポリプロピレンまたはポリカーボネートまたはアクリル等の樹脂類で成型された樹脂成型容器であること
を特徴とする蓄熱部材1、20。
付記1から5までのいずれか一項に記載の蓄熱部材であって、
前記包装材は、樹脂類または金属類で形成されたフレキシブル性フィルム包装材であることを特徴とする蓄熱部材。
付記1から6までのいずれか一項に記載の蓄熱部材であって、
前記包装材の厚さが、一端から他端に向かって薄くなるように形成されていること
を特徴とする蓄熱部材。
付記1から7までのいずれか一項に記載の蓄熱部材であって、
前記蓄熱材103または前記包装材102の少なくとも一方に、任意の一定温度で変色する示温インキ材料が含まれていること
を特徴とする蓄熱部材。
付記1から8までのいずれか一項に記載の蓄熱部材であって、
前記包装材に、任意の一定温度で変色する示温シールが貼付されていること
を特徴とする蓄熱部材。
容器本体12と、
前記容器本体12内の空間を開閉自在とする開閉扉と、
前記空間に設けられ、通常運転時に外気温より低い温度で貯蔵物を保冷する保冷室14と、
前記保冷室14内上方から前記保冷室14内を冷却する冷却器18と、
前記保冷室14内で前記冷却器18の下方に配置され、前記冷却器18の冷気で潜熱を蓄える上記蓄熱部材1と、
前記保冷室14内で前記蓄熱部材1を保持する保持部材16a9、16bと
を有することを特徴とする保管容器。
付記10に記載の保管容器であって、
前記包装材82は、
前記下面82b側の表面積より前記上面82a側の表面積の方が広いこと
を特徴とする保管容器。
付記11に記載の保管容器であって、
前記包装材82は、
前記上面80a側が凹凸形状に形成されていること
を特徴とする保管容器。
付記10から12までのいずれか一項に記載の保管容器であって、
前記保持部材156は、
前記冷却器158から延びて下方に吊るされていること
を特徴とする保管容器。
付記13に記載の保管容器であって、
前記保持部材156は、金属製の高熱伝導性材料で形成されていること
を特徴とする保管容器。
付記10から14までのいずれか一項に記載の保管容器であって、
前記蓄熱部材101は水平面に平行な断面の面積が前記冷却器166より小さいことを特徴とする保管容器。
付記10から15までのいずれか一項に記載の保管容器であって、
前記包装材92は、周囲を封止した穴部94が設けられていること
を特徴とする保管容器。
付記10から16までのいずれか一項に記載の保管容器であって、
前記保持部材16a、16bは、
前記蓄熱部材1を着脱可能な着脱機構17a、17bを有していること
を特徴とする保管容器。
付記17に記載の保管容器であって、
前記着脱機構17a、17bは、
前記蓄熱部材1を摺動させて着脱させること
を特徴とする保管容器。
(付記19)
付記10から18までのいずれか一項に記載の保管容器10を備えていることを特徴とする冷蔵庫。
1a、20a、30a、40a、50a、70a、80a、90a、101a、200a 上面
1b、20b、30b、40b、50b、70b、80b、90b、101b、200b 下面
2、22、32、42、52、72、82、92、102、202 包装材
3、23、33、43、53、73、83、93、103、2032 蓄熱材
4、34、44、204 空気層
10、110、120、150、160、170、180、190、210 保管容器(冷蔵庫)
12、112、121、152、161、172、182、192、212 容器本体
14、114、124、154、174、184、194、214 保冷室
16a、116a、176a、186a、196a 保持部材
16b、116b、176b、186b、196b 保持部材
18、118、126、158、166、178、188、198、218 冷却器
26 低熱伝導性部材
36 球状物
45 低熱伝導性部材
94、205 穴部
105 板状部
123、163 保冷室
130a~130d、131a~131e、146a~146f 温度センサ
140 発泡断熱箱
156、216 保持部材
157、217 支持部材
164 冷蔵室
177a、177b 開口部
Claims (5)
- 対向する上面と下面とを備えた内部が中空の包装材と、
前記包装材の内部に充填された蓄熱材と、
前記上面側の温度と前記下面側の温度に差が生じる場合に、前記上面側と前記下面側で温度が高い方の面側に、前記上面と前記下面での単位時間当りの熱伝導量の差を小さくさせる熱伝導量調整部と
を有することを特徴とする蓄熱部材。 - 容器本体と、
前記容器本体内の空間を開閉自在とする開閉扉と、
前記空間に設けられ、通常運転時に外気温より低い温度で貯蔵物を保冷する保冷室と、 前記保冷室内上方から前記保冷室内を冷却する冷却器と、
前記保冷室内で前記冷却器の下方に配置され、前記冷却器の冷気で潜熱を蓄える請求項1に記載の蓄熱部材と、
前記保冷室内で前記蓄熱部材を保持する保持部材と
を有することを特徴とする保管容器。 - 請求項2に記載の保管容器であって、
前記包装材は、
前記下面側の表面積より前記上面側の表面積の方が広いこと
を特徴とする保管容器。 - 請求項2または3に記載の保管容器であって、
前記蓄熱部材は水平面に平行な断面の面積が前記冷却器より小さいこと
を特徴とする保管容器。 - 請求項2から4までのいずれか一項に記載の保管容器であって、
前記包装材は、周囲を封止した穴部が設けられていること
を特徴とする保管容器。
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