Solid refrigerant reservoir for isothermal containers, particularly for the transportation of products under controlled temperature

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EP 0 863 374 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	23.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/39

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	09.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/37

(21)	Application number: 98830085.1

(22)	Date of filing: 20.02.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: F25D 3/12

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

05.03.1997 IT TO970179

(71)	Applicant: MONETTI S.p.A.
	I-12035 Racconigi (Cuneo) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Monetti, Giovanni 12030 Manta di Saluzzo (Cuneo) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Buzzi, Franco et al
	c/o Buzzi, Notaro & Antonielli d'Oulx Srl, Corso Fiume, 6 10133 Torino 10133 Torino (IT)

(54)	Solid refrigerant reservoir for isothermal containers, particularly for the transportation of products under controlled temperature

(57) Solid refrigerant reservoir for isothermal containers, particularly for the transportation of products under controlled temperature, comprising a drawer (1) havinq a generally parallelepipedal design whose bottom wall (5) defines a cooling plate (6) following sublimation of the solid refrigerant contained within the drawer. The bottom wall (5) comprises a thermally insulating structure (7) arranged beneath the cooling plate (6) and havinq at least one movable portion (7b) so as to vary the amount of outwardly exposure of the cooling plate (6).

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