US4781243A
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Thermo container wall
Assignee: Boeing Co
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Filing: 1986-12-11
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Granted: 1988-11-01
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Expires: 2006-12-11
Abstract
Abstract First and second face members (12, 14) are secured to the opposite sides of a honeycomb core (16) to provide a structural wall (10). A phase change material (22) is provided within the cells (20) of the wall (10), so that the wall (10) also has the capability of storing thermal energy. The thermal wall (10) may be constructed in the form of a removable shelf (28) for a container (30). It may be constructed in the form of a fixed wall (60) of a container. Such a thermal wall (10) can be constructed to be in the form of a serving vessel, e.g. a dish (FIGS. 14 and 16), a cup (FIG. 13), or the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Nicolaas DeVogel
- 👤 Frederick J. Gorges
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 02:59
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/64; H05B6/647; H05B6/6491; H05B6/6494; A; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/22; A47G19/2288; A47J; A47J39/00; A47J39/006; B; B64; B64D; B64D11/00; F; F24; F24S; F24S60/00; F24S60/10; F25; F25D; F25D3/00; F28; F28D; F28D20/00; F28D20/02; A47B; A47B31/00; A47B2031/002; B62; B62B; B62B2202/00; B62B2202/67; F25D2303/00; F25D2303/08; F25D2303/083; F25D2303/0831; F25D2331/00; F25D2331/80; F25D2331/808; F25D2331/812; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A40/00; Y02A40/90; Y02A40/963; Y02A40/966; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/40; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/14; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/40; Y10; Y10S; Y10S165/00; Y10S165/902; Y10S165/918; Y10S165/919
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A food storage cart on wheels comprising two sidewalls, a top wall, a bottom wall and a rear wall, together defining a storage space having an access opening, and a door for closing said access opening movable between an open position and a closed position, and shelves within said cart for receiving and supporting food, and wherein at least one of said shelves is a removable thermo wall of a sandwich construction, and comprises a top surface member, a bottom surface member, a honeycomb core, means connecting said surface members to the opposite sides of the honeycomb core, said honeycomb core including cells having sidewalls which extend perpendicular to said surface members, said surface members closing the ends of said cells, and a phase change material within said cells which has a heat of fusion which is substantially higher than the heat of fusion of water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A food storage cart on wheels comprising two sidewalls, a top wall, a bottom wall and a rear wall, together defining a storage space having an access opening, and a door for closing said access opening movable between an open position and a closed position, and shelves within said cart for receiving and supporting food, and wherein at least one of said shelves is a removable thermo wall of a sandwich construction, and comprises a top surface member, a bottom surface member, a honeycomb core, means connecting said surface members to the opposite sides of the honeycomb core, said honeycomb core including cells having sidewalls which extend perpendicular to said surface members, said surface members closing the ends of said cells, and a phase change material within said cells which has a heat of fusion which is substantially higher than the heat of fusion of water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A food storage cart according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the surface members is constructed from a material that is a good heat conductor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A food storage cart according to claim 2, wherein at least one surface member is a thin metal membrane and is a good heat conductor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A food storage cart according to claim 1, wherein both surface members are constructed from a material that is a good heat conductor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A food storage cart according to claim 1, wherein both surface members and the honeycomb core sidewalls are constructed from a material which is a good heat conductor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A food storage cart according to claim 1, wherein at least one surface member is constructed from a thin metal membrane and is a good heat conductor and the sidewalls of the honeycomb core are conducted from thin metal and are good heat conductors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A food storage cart according to claim 1, wherein each surface member is a thin metal membrane and is a good heat conductor and the sidewalls of the honeycomb core are constructed from thin metal and are good heat conductors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A food storage cart according to claim 1, comprising shelf supports on the inner surfaces of the sidewalls, said thermo wall having side edge portions which rest on and are supported by the shelf supports.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
76 words
A food storage cart according to claim 8, wherein a first of said top surface member and said bottom surface member is essentially identical in plan size to the core and the other such member has a border portion projecting outwardly from the periphery of the core which is bent down against the periphery of the cove and has an edge which is connected to the first surface member, to complete an enclosure for the core.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A food storage cart according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of shelves at vertically spaced apart levels, with each level including an airspace for circulating air.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A food storage cart according to claim 10, comprising a pair of shelves at each level which are spaced apart to define an airspace between them.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A food storage cart according to claim 11, comprising a plurality of said thermo wall shelves.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
A food storage cart according to claim 1, comprising at least one shelf compartment comprising upper and lower shelves which are connected together to form a food receiving space vertically between them, at least one of said shelves being a said thermo wall.
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