JPH10103855A - Cold insulation storeroom - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cold insulation storeroom regardless of the presence or absence of a commercial power source and readily charge a battery with electricity. SOLUTION: A cold insulation storeroom 1 has an electrically driven cooler for retaining the cold of stuff in a cold insulation storeroom main body 2 provided in a machine chamber. The cold insulation storeroom 1 comprises a battery 8 for driving the cooler and a charger 9 for charging the battery 8 with electricity. The battery 8 and the charger 9 are removably provided in the machine chamber. Thus, the cooler is driven by the charged battery 8, so that a commercial power source is not required. Further, since the battery 8 and the charger 9 are removable, when the battery 8 is charged with electricity, the battery 8 or the like can be removed and they can be carried to a charging position. Thus, the battery 8 can be easily charged with electricity.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cool box for storing fresh foods, soft drinks and the like which need to be kept cool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of cool box has a cool box body for storing fresh foods and the like, and a machine room in which components of a cooling device such as a compressor are installed. 2. Description of the Related Art A cool box that cools the main body is generally known. Further, a power supply for driving the cooling device is obtained from an external commercial power supply, and power is supplied from the commercial power supply to drive the cooling device.

[0003]

However, since the conventional cool box obtains electric power from an external commercial power supply as described above, it cannot be installed in a place where commercial power supply cannot be obtained. When the user is far away, a very long power cord is required, which has a problem that the traffic of people is obstructed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cool box that can be installed regardless of the presence or absence of a commercial power supply and that can easily charge a battery.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a cool box in which an electric drive cooling device for cooling articles in a cool box body is installed in a machine room. A battery for driving the cooling device and a charger for charging the battery are provided, and the battery and the charger are detachably installed in a machine room.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the cooling device is driven by the charged battery power source, no commercial power source is required, and the battery and the charger are detachable. When charging the battery, the battery or the like can be removed and moved to a charging location, thereby easily charging the battery.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when charging while the battery and the charger are installed in the machine room, the power cord extending from the installed charger is connected to the power supply. Here, when the charging operation is completed, the power cord can be accommodated in the accommodation portion near the machine room, so that the power cord does not obstruct the passage of a person or the like during the operation of the cooling device.

[0008]

1 to 8 show an embodiment of a cool box according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front sectional view of the cool box, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the cool box, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing an installation state of the battery, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of the installation structure of the battery, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an operation of removing a fixing band for fixing the battery, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a side view showing the installation state of the charger, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the accommodation state of the power cord.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cool box 1 has a box-shaped cool box body 2 with an open top and a machine room installed below the heat-insulated cool box body 2. The refrigerator main body 2 stores articles such as fresh foods and soft drinks. A pipe-on-seat evaporator 4 is installed on the inner surface of the side wall of the cool box body 2.
A compressor 5, a condenser 6, a condenser fan 7, and an expansion valve (not shown) are installed in the machine room 3, and these devices constitute a cooling device. Here, by supplying power to and driving the compressor 5 and the condenser fan 7, the products in the cool storage main body 2 are kept cool. The machine room 3 has a battery 8 and a battery 8 as driving sources of the cooling device.
And an electrical box 10 in which a control board and the like are installed. An opening / closing door 11 for taking out a battery is provided on the front of the machine room 3 as shown in FIG. 2 is provided on the side of the machine room 3 as shown in FIG.

The installation structure of the battery 8 is shown in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. The battery 8 is movable in the front-rear direction by the moving mechanism 13. This moving mechanism 13
Are provided two on each of the left and right sides of the battery 8, and the storage plate 1 having a substantially U-shaped cross section on which the battery 8 is mounted
31, a support plate 132 screwed to the bottom plate 3a of the machine room 3 with a gap outside the storage plate 131, and a slide interposed between the side plate 131a of the storage plate 131 and the support plate 132. It is composed of a moving mechanism 133 and a lock plate 134 for restricting and releasing the movement of the storage plate 131.

The housing plate 131 mounts the battery 8 on its horizontal surface and attaches the battery 8 to the fixing band 1.
4 to hold the battery 8 in the housing plate 131. Also, the side plate 13 of the storage plate 131
On the upper end side of 1a, a locked portion 13 bent in a substantially L-shaped cross section
1b, and the locked portion 131b is in a state of being close to the support plate 132.

The support plate 132 has a housing plate 1 on its rear end side.
The stopper plate 132a is bent toward the moving path of the side plate 131a, and one end thereof is pivotally supported near the front end thereof, and the distal end is similarly formed on the side plate 131a (the locked portion 131a).
The lock plate 134 bent toward the moving path b) is provided. The storage plate 131 is formed by the stopper piece 132a.
The backward movement of the (battery 8) is restricted, and the forward movement of the storage plate 131 (battery 8) is also restricted by the lock plate 134. The battery 8 is held in the machine room 3 without moving back and forth due to these two regulating actions. The outer surface of the support plate 132 is the mounting plate 1.
32b, and is reinforced by the mounting plate 132b.

The sliding mechanism 133 includes a pair of rails 133a and 133b extending in the front-rear direction, and a slider 133c interposed between the rails 133a and 133b.
And a number of steel balls 133d,
The upper and lower ends of each of the rails 133a and 133b and the upper and lower ends of the slider 133c are formed to be curved so as to face each other, and a steel ball 133d is interposed in the facing portion. The back of one rail 133a is screwed to the side plate 131a of the housing plate 131 via the rail reinforcing plate 133e, and the back of the other rail 133b is similarly fixed to the support plate 132 via the rail reinforcing plate 133f. . Thereby, as shown in FIG. 5, the battery 8 is supported by the support plate 132 via the housing plate 131, and the battery 8 can be moved forward with the lock plate 134 released.

Next, the operation of taking out and storing the battery 8 will be described. When taking out the battery 8 housed in the machine room 3, first, the door 11 on the front of the machine room 3 is opened.
Remove. Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the metal fittings of the fixing band 14 are loosened, the hooks of the fixing band 14 are released, and the fixing band 14 is removed from the battery 8. Furthermore,
By turning the lock plate 134 as shown by the arrow in FIG. 5, the locked state of the storage plate 131 is released. Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the storage plate 131 may be pulled out forward, and the handle 8a of the battery 8 may be gripped and removed from the storage plate 131. On the other hand, when the battery 8 is stored in the machine room 3, the operation reverse to that described above is performed. That is, the battery 8 is placed on the housing plate 131 pulled out forward, and is pushed into the machine room 3. Next, the lock plate 134 is
And the locked portion 131b of the storage plate 131 as shown in FIG.
And the fixed band 14 may be wound around the battery 8.

Next, the installation structure of the charger 9 will be described with reference to FIG. This charger 9 is installed in the machine room 3 by a fixing bracket 15. The fixing bracket 15 is used for the machine room 3.
A mounting plate 151 which is installed on the bottom plate 3a and on which the charger 9 is mounted.
A holding bracket 152 for holding the rear side of the charger 9; a holding bracket 153 for holding the front side of the charger 9;
54. The holding bracket 152 is a side fixing plate 152 extending so as to grip both side surfaces of the charger 9.
a, and a top surface fixing plate 152b bent in a substantially V-shape on the upper surface of the charger 9;
a and the upper surface fixing plate 152b prevent the charger 9 from swinging up and down and left and right. On the other hand, the holding member 153 has an upper holding plate 153a whose upper part is bent in a stepwise manner.
By screwing the front end of the charger 1 with the decorative screw 154, the charger 9 is prevented from being pulled forward. As shown in FIG. 8, a power cord 9a is connected to the charger 9, and the charger 9 has a cord winder 16 as an accommodating portion for the power cord 9a. The cord winder 16 is attached to the bottom surface of the cool box main body 2 in the vicinity of the machine room 3, so that the power cord 9a can be wound around the cord winder 16.

The operation of taking out and storing the charger 9 will be described. When removing the charger 9, first, the door 12 facing the charger 9 is removed from the machine room 3. Next, the decorative screw 154 is loosened and removed, and the holding bracket 153 fixing the front side of the charger 9 is removed from the charger 9. Thereafter, the charger 9 may be pulled out of the machine room 3. On the other hand, when the charger 9 is housed in the machine room 3, the operation reverse to that described above is performed. That is, the charger 9 is placed on the mounting plate 151 so as to be fitted into the inside of the holding bracket 152, and then the holding bracket 153 is applied to the upper front of the charger 9, and the decorative screw 154 is placed.
Then, the holding metal 153 and the mounting plate 151 are fastened to fix the charger 9 in the machine room 3. Then, the machine room 3 may be closed with the opening / closing door 12.

As described above, in the cool box 1 according to this embodiment, the battery 8 is installed in the machine room 3, so that the cooling device can be driven by the battery 8 to keep the inside of the cool box body 2 cool. Therefore, since the conventional commercial power supply is unnecessary,
It can be installed in places where commercial power is not available. Further, since the battery 8 and the charger 9 are detachable from the machine room 3, when the battery 8 is charged, the battery 8 and the charger 9 can be detached and moved to a charging place. Can be charged.

The battery 8 and the charger 9 are connected to the machine room 3.
To charge the battery while it is installed in the power supply, the battery is charged by plugging the power cord 9a into the power supply.
When the power cord 9a is not charged, the cord winder 1
5, so that it does not hinder the passage of people while the cool box 1 is operating.

Further, by replacing the battery 8 with a pre-charged battery, it is possible to operate for a long time, and when this charging is performed by using late-night electric power, the operating cost is also reduced.

In the above embodiment, the cold storage box 1 installed at a place where commercial power cannot be taken, for example, an outdoor event venue or the like, has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When a battery and a charger are removably installed in an in-vehicle cold storage (a so-called cooling container), the same action is obtained, and it is suitable for long-time transportation.

[0021]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the cooling device is driven by the charged battery power supply, no commercial power supply is required and the cooling apparatus is installed in a place where the commercial power supply cannot be obtained. can do. Further, since the battery and the charger are detachable, when charging the battery, the battery or the like can be removed and moved to a charging place, so that the battery can be charged easily.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the charging operation is completed, the power cord can be accommodated in the accommodation portion near the machine room, so that the power cord obstructs the passage of a person or the like during the operation of the cooling device. Nothing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view of a cool box according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the cool box according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an installed state of a battery.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a main part of a battery installation structure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an operation of removing a fixing band for fixing a battery.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the operation of sliding the battery forward.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing an installed state of the charger.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a housed state of a power cord.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cold storage, 2 ... Cold storage main body, 3 ... Machine room, 8 ... Battery, 9 ... Charger, 15 ... Power cord.

Claims (2)

[Claims] An insulated box in which an electric-driven cooling unit for cooling an article in a box body is installed in a machine room, comprising: a battery for driving the cooling unit; and a charger for charging the battery. The cold storage, wherein the battery and the charger are detachably installed in the machine room. 2. The cool storage box according to claim 1, further comprising a housing portion for housing a power cord of the charger near the machine room.