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Cold storage structure

US4793146A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 7, 1987
Grant dateDec 27, 1988
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2500/02
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cold storage structure including: a storage chamber for storing articles, the storage chamber including a ceiling, a pair of side walls and a bottom wall, at least both the side walls and the bottom wall being formed in the ground; a heat accumulating layer arranged in the ground to surround at least both the side walls and the bottom wall, the accumulating layer being adapted for cooling the storage chamber; and a plurality of heat pipes mounted on the ground to extend in the heat accumulating layer to a position below the bottom wall for heat exchanging with the heat accumulating layer to cool the storage chamber.

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