Apparatus for Heat Treatment of Motor Vehicles or Motor Vehicle Parts

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for heat treatment of motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts, in particular for the purpose of killing pests, comprising art insulated sea freight container for temperature-controlled transport, the apparatus comprising at least one fan and at least one heat exchanger in addition to a cooling assembly which is possibly arranged in the container and is possibly capable of functioning.

Claims

1.-15. (canceled)

16. An apparatus for heat treatment of motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts, in particular for the purpose of killing pests, comprising an insulated sea freight container for temperature-controlled transportation, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one fan, optionally a refrigeration unit within the container wherein the refrigeration unit is optionally functional, and at least one heat exchanger.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the at least one fan and the at least one heat exchanger are within the container.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein that the at least one fan and the at least one heat exchanger are integrated in one unit.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the container comprises a cooling unit which can be operated by electric current and which comprises a refrigeration unit that is optionally functional, and at least one fan, wherein the cooling unit is arranged on one of two ends of the container, wherein the cooling unit forms a vertical shaft on an inside of the end, wherein a rear wall of the cooling unit functionally complements the wall of the container or is identical therewith, wherein a transverse wall situated opposite the rear wall of the cooling unit has at least one through opening, through which air can flow out of the shaft into the container and/or out of the container into the shaft.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, configured such that a substance flowing through the heat exchanger is fed in through a first line from outside the container and is discharged through a second line to the outside of the container.

21. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the heat exchanger is supplied by a mobile hot water source.

22. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the container has a heat exchanger and a fan at each of two ends of the container, wherein the heat output of each of the two heat exchangers is at least 50 kW.

23. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein at least one pipe parallel to the longitudinal side of the container, having at least two outlets, is configured to distribute air in the container interior.

24. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein a respective pipe is arranged in the region of the roof in the region of each longitudinal side wall, wherein a radial fan is mounted on the pipe.

25. The apparatus as claimed in 19, wherein partially covered ribs are arranged on the floor of the container and between which air can flow, wherein air flowing between the ribs can flow upward only through particular openings, wherein at least one fan arranged in the cooling unit can force air into spaces between the ribs.

26. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, further comprising hinged loading ramps at a loading opening, wherein the loading ramps can be detachably secured by at least one clamping device to cooling ribs on the floor of the container.

27. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein relatively large items of freight or motor vehicles that are to be treated can be heated by combining a plurality of containers lengthwise, transversely and/or vertically.

28. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein at least one wired measuring sensor is arranged in the container interior.

29. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, configured to produce an optically or acoustically perceptible signal is produced when all measured values have reached a predetermined limit value and after the expiry of a predetermined minimum time during which all the values remain continuously in a predetermined range.

30. A system comprising four apparatuses, each as claimed in claim 16, wherein four containers are supplied by a common 400 kW hot water source.

Description

[0030] The invention is explained in greater detail with reference to the figures, of which:

[0031] FIG. 1: shows an apparatus according to the invention

[0032] FIG. 2: shows a plan view of an apparatus according to the invention

[0033] FIG. 3: shows a rear wall of an apparatus according to the invention from the outside

[0034] FIG. 1 shows an apparatus according to the invention in a state with an open loading opening of the insulated sea freight container 1 and extended loading ramps 2a and 2b. A motor vehicle, which is to be heat treated for the purpose of killing pests for example, can roll over the loading ramps 2a, 2b into the container interior. The loading opening can be closed by pivoting the two swing-out doors 3a and 3b after the loading ramps 2a and 2b have been raised. When the loading opening is closed, a respective unit 4a, 4b, in each of which a heat exchanger and a fan are integrated, is arranged on each of the two ends of the interior of the container 1. On the end of the interior of the container 1 opposite the loading opening there is a transverse wall 5, behind which there is a cooling unit (not shown), which has two fans. The cooling unit (not shown in the figure) forms a vertical shaft. Functionally, the rear wall of the cooling unit complements the container wall opposite the loading opening. The transverse wall 5 has through openings (not shown), through which air can flow out of the shaft into the container interior. A respective pipe 6a, 6b is arranged parallel to the longitudinal side in the region of each longitudinal side wall, in the region of the roof of the container interior, which pipe can distribute air in the container interior via a plurality of adjustable outlets 7, which are arranged at regular intervals. A radial fan (not shown) is mounted on the end of each pipe remote from the loading opening. Arranged on the floor of the container are ribs 8, through which there can be a flow of air that is forced into the spaces between the ribs by the fan (not shown) in the cooling unit. The ribs are partially covered by plates 9, with the result that air flowing between the ribs can flow upward only through the openings between the plates. Wired measuring sensors 10 hang from cables on a longitudinal wall of the container interior. Also shown are a hooter 11, a sprinkler system 12, a rotating beacon 13, two operation indicator lamps 14a, 14b and an emergency off switch 15.

[0035] The plan view shown in FIG. 2 shows the arrangement of the cooling unit 16 within the refrigerated container.

[0036] FIG. 3 shows schematically the wall of the container opposite the loading opening from the outside. This rear wall is complementd functionally by the rear wall of the cooling unit.