Patent classifications
F25D17/00
Storage unit having movable temperature adjustment device
A storage includes: a storage chamber that stores goods; a partition configured to move back and forth in a direction along an inner wall of the storage chamber, and divide the storage chamber into multiple rooms; and a temperature adjustment device configured to move back and forth in the direction along the inner wall of the storage chamber, and adjust the multiple rooms to different temperatures. For example, in conjunction with the movement of the partition, the temperature adjustment device moves in the above direction. The partition is configured to move back and forth between a first position, at which the partition is stored along the inner wall, and a second position, at which the partition divides the storage chamber into the multiple rooms, and the temperature adjustment device moves in that direction in conjunction with the movement of the partition between the first position and the second position.
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN AN AUTOMATED GRID BASED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
The invention relates to a system and method of controlling a plurality of storage volume temperatures in an automated grid-based storage and retrieval system. A plurality of storage volumes is arranged adjacent one another below horizontal rails. A cooler system is provided to draw air from an input, cool the air, and blow the cooled air through an output. For each of the plurality of storage volumes, a first air damper and a second air damper are provided, with the first air damper connected between the output of the cooler system and an air release area above the storage volumes. A controller for each of the plurality of storage volumes adjusts airflow through the first air damper to control an overpressure and air temperature in the air release area, and adjusts airflow through the second air damper to control a pressure differential through the storage volume.
Cell for storing a set of products in which an air flow through the set of products is implemented and which is equipped with an inflatable sealing device
The storage cell includes ventilation means suitable for creating a rear-to-front air flow or a front-to-rear air flow, an inflatable sealing device, and inflation means which allow the inflatable sealing device to be inflated. The inflatable sealing device includes an upper inflatable sealing element and at least one side inflatable sealing element which directly or indirectly allow, in the inflated state, a seal between the upper wall of the cell and at least one part of the top face of a set of products positioned in the cell and a seal between at least one side wall of the cell and at least one part of one of the side faces of this set of products. The upper inflatable sealing element and the side inflatable sealing element delimit a single inflatable chamber, and the inflation means allow the upper inflatable sealing element and the side inflatable sealing element to be inflated by blowing air into this single inflatable chamber.