Controlled-environment cargo container
US7310969B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D17/005
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling the environment of cargo through lateral ventilation. The method provides for a controlled fluid to be supplied into a cargo compartment having a lateral portion, the fluid being supplied through a vent in a supply-conduit adjacent the lateral portion. In practice, this result can be achieved by building a structure that encloses a cargo compartment having a lateral portion, running a supply-conduit adjacent the lateral portion, connecting the supply-conduit to receive a controlled fluid from outside the cargo compartment, and conducting the fluid into the cargo compartment through a vent in the supply-conduit. On mixing with the environment within the cargo compartment, the fluid will influence components of the environment, for example the humidity and the temperature.
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