EP 3284702 A1 20180221 - FREIGHT CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING CARGO

Title (en)

FREIGHT CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING CARGO

Title (de)

FRACHTBEHÄLTER UND VERFAHREN ZUM TRANSPORT VON GÜTERN

Title (fr)

CONTENEUR DE FRET ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRANSPORT DE FRET

Publication

EP 3284702 A1 20180221 (EN)

Application

EP 17179507 A 20150508

Priority

CN 201420250748 U 20140516
NL 2012992 A 20140612
EP 15729951 A 20150508
NL 2015050322 W 20150508

Abstract (en)

One aspect of the present disclosure provides a freight container (100) for transporting cargo (5), especially temperature sensitive cargo. The container comprises a container body (24) enclosing a cargo space (25) for storing the cargo (5). The container (100) further comprises an air conditioning unit (7) arranged for controlling a temperature and/or humidity in the cargo space. At least part the air conditioning unit (7) is suspended above a cargo floor (3) of the cargo space. A further aspect relates to a method for transporting cargo. The method comprises at least partly charging a battery by means of a generator also at a moment when there is no need to alter the air property of the air inside the container.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 88/74 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 88/745 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XYI] DE 102011105475 A1 20121227 - MAN TRUCK & BUS AG [DE]
[XAI] US 2635432 A 19530421 - KLEIST HERMAN W
[Y] WO 9220542 A1 19921126 - REEFCO MFG CORP [US]
[X] WO 2011056642 A2 20110512 - CARRIER CORP [US], et al
[X] US 2009299534 A1 20091203 - LUDWIG BRADLEY M [US]
[Y] EP 2689944 A2 20140129 - MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD [JP]
[A] WO 2012045132 A1 20120412 - GONCALVES DOS ANJOS NILSON [BR]
[A] WO 9727128 A1 19970731 - FRIGOTAINER AB [SE], et al
[A] AU 2006236102 A1 20070531 - FCL INTERSTATE TRANSP SERVICES

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

NL 2012992 C2 20150817; CN 114929598 A 20220819; CN 203959038 U 20141126; CN 204896377 U 20151223; DE 202015007754 U1 20160225; DK 3142945 T3 20171023; EA 029480 B1 20180330; EA 201692212 A1 20170831; EP 3142945 A1 20170322; EP 3142945 B1 20170705; EP 3284702 A1 20180221; EP 3284702 B1 20200513; ES 2643385 T3 20171122; HR P20171465 T1 20171229; HU E034917 T2 20180328; LT 3142945 T 20171025; PL 3142945 T3 20171229; PL 3284702 T3 20210111; PT 3142945 T 20171009; RS 56420 B1 20180131; SI 3142945 T1 20171229; WO 2015174830 A1 20151119

DOCDB simple family (application)

NL 2012992 A 20140612; CN 201420250748 U 20140516; CN 201520316808 U 20150515; CN 201580038851 A 20150508; DE 202015007754 U 20150508; DK 15729951 T 20150508; EA 201692212 A 20150508; EP 15729951 A 20150508; EP 17179507 A 20150508; ES 15729951 T 20150508; HR P20171465 T 20171002; HU E15729951 A 20150508; LT 15729951 T 20150508; NL 2015050322 W 20150508; PL 15729951 T 20150508; PL 17179507 T 20150508; PT 15729951 T 20150508; RS P20170985 A 20150508; SI 201530107 T 20150508