Mortuary equipment

Abstract

To provide a mortuary device for cooling a housing space formed in a reception housing and in which a coffin is housed, while suppressing unevenness in temperature distribution in the housing space.SOLUTION: A blowout ventilation part 22 is disposed on one side of a coffin 12 in a coffin longitudinal direction Dn, and includes a blowout air passage 22a formed therein for guiding air blown out from a cooling device 20 to a coffin-direction upper side of the coffin 12. An upper ventilation part 26 is disposed on the coffin-direction upper side of the coffin 12, and includes an upper air passage 26a for guiding the air flowing out from the blowout air passage 22a, from the one side to the other side of the coffin 12 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, formed as a part of a housing space 14a. A lower ventilation part 30 is disposed on a coffin-direction lower side of the coffin 12, and includes a lower air passage 30a for guiding the air from the other side to the one side in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn of the coffin 12, formed as a part of the housing space 14a. Accordingly, a mortuary device can cool the housing space 14a by the air cooled by the cooling device 20 while suppressing the unevenness in temperature distribution of the housing space 14a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a corpse storage device that keeps a corpse in a coffin cool. [Background technology]

[0002] A known example of this type of corpse registrar is the corpse registrar described in Patent Document 1. The corpse registrar described in Patent Document 1 comprises an inner container equivalent to a coffin, an outer container in which the inner container is housed, and a cooling device that cools the inside of the outer container.

[0003] The cooling device is connected to the inside of the outer container via a through-hole that penetrates a side wall provided on one side in the longitudinal direction of the outer container, and cold air generated by the cooling device is introduced into the inside of the outer container from the cooling device via the through-hole in the side wall. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 59-167525 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In the mortuary reclamation unit of Patent Document 1, a through-hole for introducing cold air from a cooling device into the outer container is provided on one side of the outer container in the longitudinal direction. However, no air passage is provided to allow the cold air introduced through the through-hole for introducing cold air to spread throughout the entire outer container.

[0006] Therefore, for example, in the outer container, the cold air introduced through the cold air introduction hole does not reach the opposite side of the inner container from the hole, and the introduced cold air stagnates near the cold air introduction hole. This causes the temperature distribution inside the outer container to become uneven, which may make it easier for the body inside the inner container to decompose in certain parts. The above findings were discovered after detailed studies by the inventors.

[0007] In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a corpse storage device that can cool the inside of the storage housing while suppressing uneven temperature distribution within the storage housing. The storage housing corresponds to the outer container. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, the corpse resting device according to claim 1 is a storage case (14) in which a storage space (14a) for storing a coffin (12) is formed, and which has one side wall portion (151) facing the storage space on one side of the longitudinal direction (Dn) of the coffin and having a suction hole (151a) formed therein; a cooling device (20) that cools and blows out air sucked from the storage space through an intake hole; an air outlet ventilation section (22) disposed on one side of the coffin in the longitudinal direction and forming an air outlet passage (22a) for guiding air blown out from the cooling device to the upper side of the coffin; an upper ventilation section (26) that is disposed above the coffin and forms an upper air passage (26a) as part of the storage space, for guiding the air flowing out of the blowing air passage from one side of the coffin in the longitudinal direction to the other side opposite to the one side; and a lower ventilation section (30) that is disposed below the coffin and forms a lower air passage (30a) as part of the storage space, for guiding air from the other side to the one side in the longitudinal direction of the coffin. 、 The storage housing has a housing body (15) in which a storage space is formed so that the storage space opens upward, and a housing lid (16) disposed above the housing body and closing an opening (14b) of the storage space, The upper ventilation section is composed of a passage cover side forming section (161) that is included in the housing lid and faces the upper air passage from above the upper air passage, and a passage lower side forming section (262) that faces the upper air passage from below the upper air passage, The passage lower forming portion has a retained portion (262c) that is sandwiched between the housing body and the housing lid when the housing lid is placed on the housing body and blocks the opening of the storage space, and can be removed from the housing body when the housing lid opens the opening of the storage space.

[0009] In this way, when the coffin is stored in the storage space formed in the storage case, the air cooled by the cooling device can be circulated throughout almost the entire storage space, making it possible to cool the storage space while suppressing unevenness in the temperature distribution within the storage space.

[0010] In addition, in each section of the application documents, each element may be assigned a reference symbol in parentheses. In this case, the reference symbol merely indicates an example of the correspondence between the element and the specific configuration described in the embodiment described below. Therefore, the present invention is not limited in any way by the description of the reference symbol. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] This is a diagram showing the general configuration of the body storage device in the first embodiment, and is a cross-sectional view obtained by cutting the body storage device in a plane extending in the vertical and longitudinal directions of the coffin. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the II-II cross section of FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the cross section taken along line III-III in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, including other embodiments described later, identical or equivalent parts are designated by the same reference numerals in the drawings.

[0013] (First embodiment) As shown in Figure 1, the mortuary storage apparatus 10 of this embodiment is an apparatus for cooling and keeping the coffin 12 and the corpse 78 contained therein cold in order to prevent decay of the corpse 78 contained therein. The mortuary storage apparatus 10 is used while placed on a mounting surface 80, which is, for example, an upward-facing horizontal surface. The mounting surface 80 may be, for example, an indoor floor or the top surface of an altar stand. In this embodiment, the coffin 12 to be kept cold in the mortuary storage apparatus 10 is a box made of an incinerable material such as wood, and has a rectangular parallelepiped shape stretched in one direction.

[0014] In the description of this embodiment, the longitudinal direction Dn of the coffin 12 is sometimes referred to as the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, and the width direction Dw of the coffin 12 shown in Figure 2 (in other words, the short side direction Dw of the coffin 12) is sometimes referred to as the coffin width direction Dw. Also, the height direction Dh of the coffin 12 (in other words, the up-down direction Dh of the coffin 12) is sometimes referred to as the coffin up-down direction Dh. These three directions Dn, Dw, and Dh are perpendicular to each other.

[0015] In addition, in the description of this embodiment, the upper side of the coffin up-down direction Dh may be referred to as the coffin direction upper side, and the lower side of the coffin up-down direction Dh may be referred to as the coffin direction lower side. Also, in this embodiment, when the coffin 12 is contained in the corpse storage apparatus 10 and the corpse storage apparatus 10 is placed on the placement surface 80 (i.e., the installation state of the corpse storage apparatus 10), for example, the coffin up-down direction Dh is perpendicular to the placement surface 80. At the same time, when the corpse storage apparatus 10 is installed, the coffin longitudinal direction Dn and the coffin width direction Dw are each parallel to the placement surface 80.

[0016] 1 to 3 show the corpse storage apparatus 10 in its installed state. In this embodiment, unless otherwise specified, the corpse storage apparatus 10 will be described as being in its installed state. Furthermore, the coffin 12 is not shown in cross section in FIGS. 1 to 3, and the cooling device 20 is not shown in cross section in FIG. 1.

[0017] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the corpse storage apparatus 10 includes a storage housing 14, a cooling device 20, an outlet ventilation section 22, an upper ventilation section 26, and a lower ventilation section 30. Note that Figure 1 shows a cross section II of Figure 2.

[0018] The storage housing 14 is a box that is placed on the placement surface 80 and used to store the coffin 12. Therefore, a storage space 14a in which the coffin 12 is stored is formed inside the storage housing 14. When the coffin 12 is in a refrigerated state where it is kept cool by the mortuary storage apparatus 10 (in other words, when the mortuary storage apparatus 10 is in use), for example, the storage space 14a of the storage housing 14 becomes a sealed or nearly sealed closed space. The corpse 78 is stored in the internal space of the coffin 12 so that the feet 781 of the corpse 78 are located to one side of the head 782 of the corpse 78 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn. The corpse 78 in the coffin 12 is placed so that the face 783 of the corpse 78 faces upward in the coffin direction.

[0019] The housing 14 functions as a cold storage container for keeping the inside of the housing 14 cool, and is therefore made of a heat insulating material with high heat insulating properties, such as foamed styrene or foamed urethane.

[0020] The storage housing 14 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape extending in the longitudinal direction Dn, similar to the coffin 12. Therefore, the longitudinal direction of the storage housing 14 coincides with the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, the width direction of the storage housing 14 (in other words, the short side direction of the storage housing 14) coincides with the coffin width direction Dw, and the height direction of the storage housing 14 (in other words, the up-down direction of the storage housing 14) coincides with the coffin up-down direction Dh.

[0021] Specifically, the storage housing 14 has a housing body 15 and a housing lid 16. The housing body 15 and the housing lid 16 are each made of the above-mentioned heat insulating material. Within the storage housing 14, the storage space 14a is formed inside the housing body 15.

[0022] For example, the housing body 15 has a plurality of plate-shaped insulating plates, which form the bottom and walls surrounding the storage space 14a. The housing body 15 is formed by joining the plurality of insulating plates together to form a box shape. The joined insulating plates can be disassembled into individual pieces.

[0023] In the case of the housing body 15 alone, the storage space 14a inside the housing body 15 opens upward in the coffin direction. That is, the storage space 14a has an opening 14b located on the upper side in the coffin direction of the storage space 14a.

[0024] The housing body 15 also has one side wall portion 151 provided on one side of the coffin longitudinal direction Dn of the housing body 15. The one side wall portion 151 is in the shape of a flat plate with the coffin longitudinal direction Dn as its thickness direction, and is formed, for example, from one of the multiple insulating plate materials that make up the housing body 15.

[0025] Regarding the positional relationship between one side wall portion 151 and the storage space 14a, the one side wall portion 151 faces the storage space 14a from one side in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, and is positioned on one side of the coffin 12 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn.

[0026] That is, the one side wall portion 151 has a one side inner wall surface 152 that faces the storage space 14a and extends in the coffin up-down direction Dh. The one side inner wall surface 152 is formed in a flat shape that faces the other side opposite to the one side of the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, with the coffin longitudinal direction Dn as the normal direction.

[0027] In addition, one side wall portion 151 is formed with an inlet hole 151a and an outlet hole 151b that penetrate one side wall portion 151 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn. The inlet hole 151a and the outlet hole 151b each open to the storage space 14a on one side inner wall surface 152, and the outlet hole 151b is provided above the inlet hole 151a in the coffin direction.

[0028] Furthermore, the housing body 15 has a storage housing lower surface 15a facing downward in the coffin direction among the outer surfaces of the housing body 15. This storage housing lower surface 15a faces the placement surface 80 and is in contact with the placement surface 80.

[0029] Furthermore, the housing body 15 has a storage space bottom surface 15b that forms the bottom of the storage space 14a. Therefore, the storage space bottom surface 15b faces the storage space 14a from below in the coffin direction. For example, the storage space bottom surface 15b is formed in a flat shape that faces upward in the coffin direction, with the coffin up-down direction Dh as the normal direction.

[0030] The housing lid 16 is a lid for closing the storage space 14a, and is disposed above the housing body 15 in the coffin direction. The housing lid 16 is, for example, in the shape of a flat plate with its thickness direction aligned with the coffin up-down direction Dh. The housing lid 16 is removable from the housing body 15. Specifically, the housing lid 16 is placed on the housing body 15, thereby closing the opening 14b of the storage space 14a.

[0031] The cooling device 20 is provided outside the storage housing 14 and is arranged on one side in the longitudinal direction Dn of one side wall portion 151 of the housing main body 15. The cooling device 20 is connected to the intake hole 151a and the outlet hole 151b of the housing main body 15.

[0032] Cooling device 20 is, for example, an electric cooling device. Cooling device 20 draws air from accommodation space 14a through intake hole 151a as shown by arrow A1, and cools the drawn-in air. Cooling device 20 then blows out the cooled air (i.e., cool air) to outlet hole 151b as shown by arrow A2.

[0033] For example, cooling device 20 cools air using a refrigeration cycle in which a refrigerant circulates. Cooling device 20 includes a heat exchanger that uses the refrigerant to cool the air that flows in through suction hole 151a, and a blower that blows air from suction hole 151a through the heat exchanger to outlet hole 151b.

[0034] The blow-out ventilation section 22 is arranged in the accommodation housing 14 on one side of the coffin 12 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn. The blow-out ventilation section 22 forms a blow-out air passage 22a within the blow-out ventilation section 22. The blow-out air passage 22a guides the air blown out from the cooling device 20 through the blow-out hole 151b to a position above the coffin 12 in the coffin direction, as shown by arrow A2.

[0035] More specifically, the blow-out ventilation section 22 has a blow-out passage forming section 221 fixed to one side inner wall surface 152 of the housing body 15. The blow-out passage forming section 221 is arranged so as to occupy a part of the accommodation space 14a.

[0036] The blow-out passage forming part 221 has a box shape with the other side in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn open, and is attached to the one-side inner wall surface 152 to form the blow-out air passage 22a between the one-side inner wall surface 152 and the blow-out passage forming part 221. In other words, the blow-out air passage 22a is a part of the accommodation space 14a.

[0037] The lower end of the blow-out passage forming part 221 is located above the intake hole 151a of the housing body 15 in the coffin direction and below the exhaust hole 151b in the coffin direction. Therefore, the blow-out passage forming part 221 is provided so as to protrude from the one-side inner wall surface 152 above the intake hole 151a in the coffin direction.

[0038] In addition, the air outlet passage forming section 221 is formed with an upper air outlet hole 221a located at a position above the coffin 12 in the coffin direction. The upper air outlet hole 221a penetrates the air outlet passage forming section 221 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn and is connected to the air outlet passage 22a on one side of the upper air outlet hole 221a in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn. Therefore, air guided from the air outlet hole 151b through the air outlet passage 22a to the upper side in the coffin direction is blown out from the upper air outlet hole 221a to the other side in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, as shown by arrow A3.

[0039] The upper ventilation section 26 is disposed in the accommodation housing 14 above the coffin 12 in the coffin direction. The upper ventilation section 26 forms an upper air passage 26a therein, extending in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn.

[0040] The upper ventilation section 26 is arranged on the other side of the coffin longitudinal direction Dn relative to the air outlet passage forming section 221. The upper air passage 26a is arranged at the upstream end of the air flow of the upper air passage 26a so as to face the upper air outlet holes 221a of the air outlet ventilation section 22 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn. Therefore, the upper air passage 26a guides the air that flows out from the air outlet passage 22a through the upper air outlet holes 221a from one side to the other side of the coffin 12 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, as shown by arrow A3.

[0041] More specifically, the upper ventilation section 26 is composed of a passage-lid-side forming section 161 and a passage-lower-side forming section 262. The passage-lid-side forming section 161 is also a part included in the housing lid 16, and faces the upper air passage 26a from above in the air direction relative to the upper air passage 26a. In contrast, the passage-lower-side forming section 262 faces the upper air passage 26a from below in the air direction relative to the upper air passage 26a. In other words, the upper air passage 26a is formed between the passage-lid-side forming section 161 and the passage-lower-side forming section 262.

[0042] The lower passage forming portion 262 has one end 262a provided on one side in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn and the other end 262b provided on the other side in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn. The one end 262a of this lower passage forming portion 262 forms the upstream end of the air flow of the upper air passage 26a provided on one side in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn. On the other hand, the other end 262b of the lower passage forming portion 262 forms the downstream end of the air flow of the upper air passage 26a provided on the other side in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn.

[0043] The passage lower forming portion 262 is disposed between the passage lid side forming portion 161 included in the housing lid 16 and the coffin 12 so as to occupy a part of the storage space 14a. Therefore, the upper air passage 26a is formed as a part of the storage space 14a.

[0044] Furthermore, the passage lower forming portion 262 is disposed on the other side of the blow-out passage forming portion 221 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, and is disposed biased to one side of the coffin longitudinal direction Dn within the storage space 14a. For example, in this embodiment, one end 262a of the passage lower forming portion 262 is located adjacent to the other side of the coffin longitudinal direction Dn of the blow-out passage forming portion 221. The other end 262b of the passage lower forming portion 262 is located on one side of the coffin longitudinal direction Dn of the head 782 of the body 78, and is located on the other side of the center position of the storage space 14a in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn.

[0045] Specifically, the passage lower forming portion 262 is made of a foldable sheet-like material. This sheet-like material is not breathable. For example, the sheet-like material that makes up the passage lower forming portion 262 can be cloth or vinyl sheet.

[0046] The passage-lower forming portion 262 has a pair of retained portions 262c for retaining the passage-lower forming portion 262 in the accommodating housing 14. The pair of retained portions 262c are provided on both edge portions of the passage-lower forming portion 262 in the coffin width direction Dw, respectively, and extend in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn. For example, the pair of retained portions 262c are each provided over the entire length of the passage-lower forming portion 262 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, from the position of one end 262a of the passage-lower forming portion 262 to the position of the other end 262b.

[0047] The pair of held portions 262c are each removably fixed to an upper end 15c of the housing body 15 provided on the upper side in the coffin direction by, for example, a hook-and-loop fastener or the like. Then, the pair of held portions 262c are each sandwiched between the housing body 15 and the housing lid 16 when the housing lid 16 is placed on the housing body 15 and blocks the opening 14b of the storage space 14a. Because the passage lower forming portion 262 is held in the storage housing 14 in this way, when the housing lid 16 is removed from the housing body 15 to open the opening 14b of the storage space 14a, the passage lower forming portion 262 becomes removable from the housing body 15.

[0048] Furthermore, the pair of held portions 262c are fixed to the storage housing 14 while the passage lower forming portion 262 is kept loose by the mutual spacing between the pair of held portions 262c in the coffin width direction Dw. In short, the pair of held portions 262c are fixed to the storage housing 14 while the passage lower forming portion 262 is kept loose in the coffin width direction Dw.

[0049] Therefore, when viewed in the direction along the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, the passage lower forming portion 262 is curved between the pair of held portions 262c by the action of gravity so as to bulge downward in the coffin direction with the central portion of the passage lower forming portion 262 as the lowest point. In detail, the central portion of the passage lower forming portion 262 is lowered relative to the pair of held portions 262c to a position lower in the coffin direction than the upper blowing holes 221a of the blowing ventilation section 22 and higher in the coffin direction than the coffin 12.

[0050] The lower ventilation section 30 is disposed below the coffin 12 in the coffin direction within the storage housing 14. The lower ventilation section 30 forms a lower air passage 30a extending in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn. The lower air passage 30a guides air from the other side to one side of the coffin 12 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, as shown by arrow A5.

[0051] In detail, the lower ventilation section 30 has a plurality of bottom ribs 301 that protrude upward in the coffin direction from the storage space bottom surface 15b. Each of the plurality of bottom ribs 301 extends in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn and is arranged in parallel and spaced apart from one another. Furthermore, the length of each of the plurality of bottom ribs 301 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn is longer than the overall length of the coffin 12.

[0052] Each of the multiple bottom ribs 301 has an upper end 301a located on the upper side of the bottom rib 301 in the coffin direction. The coffin 12 rests on the upper end 301a of the bottom rib 301. In other words, the upper end 301a contacts the lower surface 121 of the outer surface of the coffin 12, which is located on the lower side in the coffin direction and faces downward in the coffin direction.

[0053] In this way, in the storage space 14a, the coffin 12 rests on multiple bottom ribs 301, so the lower air passage 30a is formed so as to be sandwiched between the underside 121 of the coffin 12 and the storage space bottom surface 15b. Therefore, the lower air passage 30a is formed as part of the storage space 14a. In this embodiment, the lower air passage 30a is partitioned by multiple bottom ribs 301, so multiple lower air passages 30a are formed side by side in the coffin width direction Dw.

[0054] When placing the coffin 12 into the storage housing 14 in the corpse storage device 10 described above, the housing body 15 is placed on the placement surface 80, and the housing lid 16 and the passageway lower forming portion 262 are removed from the housing body 15. Then, the coffin 12 is placed into the storage space 14a through the opening 14b of the storage space 14a and placed on the bottom rib 301. At this time, the coffin 12 is placed in the storage space 14a with the feet 781 of the corpse 78 located on one side of the coffin longitudinal direction Dn and the head 782 of the corpse 78 located on the other side of the coffin longitudinal direction Dn.

[0055] After the coffin 12 is placed in the storage space 14a, the pair of retained portions 262c are fixed to the upper end 15c of the housing body 15, thereby attaching the passage lower forming portion 262 to the housing body 15. Then, the housing lid 16 is placed on the housing body 15, and the opening 14b of the storage space 14a is closed with the housing lid 16. Thereafter, the cooling device 20 is operated.

[0056] When the cooling device 20 is activated, the air cooled by the cooling device 20 flows upward in the coffin direction through the outlet air passage 22a as shown by arrow A2, and then flows into the upper air passage 26a via the upper outlet holes 221a. The air that has flowed into the upper air passage 26a then flows from one side to the other in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn through the upper air passage 26a as shown by arrow A3.

[0057] The air flowing out from the upper air passage 26a flows downward in the coffin direction through the gap between the other side wall portion 153, which is provided on the other side of the housing body 15 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn and faces the storage space 14a from the other side of the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, and the coffin 12, as shown by arrow A4, and flows into the lower air passage 30a.

[0058] The air that flows into the lower air passage 30a flows from the other side to the one side in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn through the lower air passage 30a as shown by arrow A5. The air that flows out of the lower air passage 30a is sucked into the cooling device 20 as shown by arrow A1. In this way, the air in the storage space 14a circulates within the storage space 14a while being cooled by the cooling device 20.

[0059] As described above, according to this embodiment, the blow-out ventilation section 22 is arranged on one side of the coffin 12 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn, and forms a blow-out air passage 22a that guides air blown out from the cooling device 20 to the upper side of the coffin 12 in the coffin direction. The upper ventilation section 26 is arranged on the upper side of the coffin 12 in the coffin direction, and forms an upper air passage 26a as part of the storage space 14a that guides air flowing out from the blow-out air passage 22a from one side to the other side of the coffin 12 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn. The lower ventilation section 30 is arranged on the lower side of the coffin 12 in the coffin direction, and forms a lower air passage 30a as part of the storage space 14a that guides air from the other side to one side of the coffin 12 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn.

[0060] Therefore, when a coffin is stored in the storage space 14a, the air cooled by the cooling device 20 can be circulated throughout almost the entire storage space 14a, making it possible to cool the storage space 14a evenly while suppressing unevenness in the temperature distribution in the storage space 14a.

[0061] (1) According to this embodiment, the upper ventilation section 26 is composed of a passage cover-side forming portion 161 and a passage lower-side forming portion 262. The passage cover-side forming portion 161 is included in the housing lid 16 and faces the upper air passage 26a from above the upper air passage 26a in the airflow direction, while the passage lower-side forming portion 262 faces the upper air passage 26a from below the upper air passage 26a in the airflow direction. The passage lower-side forming portion 262 has a pair of retained portions 262c that are sandwiched between the housing body 15 and the housing lid 16 when the housing lid 16 is placed on the housing body 15 and blocks the opening 14b of the storage space 14a. Furthermore, the passage lower-side forming portion 262 is removable from the housing body 15 when the housing lid 16 opens the opening 14b of the storage space 14a.

[0062] Therefore, it is possible to arrange the upper air passage 26a so that it overlaps the coffin 12 above in the coffin direction, while making it possible to load and unload the coffin 12 into and out of the storage space 14a through the opening 14b of the storage space 14a.

[0063] (2) Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the passage lower forming portion 262 is made of a foldable sheet-like material. Therefore, when the passage lower forming portion 262 is removed from the accommodating housing 14, the size of the passage lower forming portion 262 can be reduced and handled more easily.

[0064] (3) Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the passage lower forming portion 262 is disposed biased toward one side of the coffin longitudinal direction Dn within the storage space 14a. Therefore, there is an advantage that the passage lower forming portion 262 is unlikely to obstruct the view of the face 783 of the corpse 78 stored in the storage space 14a from above in the coffin direction, while realizing the air flowing out from the blown air passage 22a to the other side of the coffin longitudinal direction Dn.

[0065] (4) Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the lower ventilation section 30 has a plurality of bottom ribs 301 protruding upward in the coffin direction from the storage space bottom surface 15b, and the plurality of bottom ribs 301 extend in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn and are arranged parallel to each other at a distance. The coffin 12 rests on the upper ends 301a of the plurality of bottom ribs 301. The lower air passage 30a is formed so as to be sandwiched between the lower surface 121 of the coffin 12 and the storage space bottom surface 15b.

[0066] Therefore, it is possible to form the lower air passage 30a with a simple structure by utilizing the coffin 12. In addition, since the lower surface 121 of the coffin 12 is in contact with the air circulating in the lower air passage 30a, heat exchange between the air circulating in the lower air passage 30a and the coffin 12 is easy.

[0067] (5) Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the blow-out passage forming portion 221 fixed to the one-side inner wall surface 152 of the housing body 15 is provided so as to protrude from the one-side inner wall surface 152 above the suction hole 151a in the coffin direction. Therefore, the blow-out passage forming portion 221 forms the blow-out air passage 22a, and the blow-out passage forming portion 221 can prevent the air flowing out of the lower air passage 30a from flowing above the suction hole 151a in the coffin direction. This makes it easier to guide the air flowing out of the lower air passage 30a to the suction hole 151a.

[0068] (6) Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the body 78 is placed in the coffin 12 so that the feet 781 of the body 78 are located to one side of the head 782 of the body 78 in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn. The air cooled by the cooling device 20 and blown out from the cooling device 20 is guided to the upper air passage 26a and flows out from the upper air passage 26a at a position near the head 782 of the body 78. At the same time, the cooling device 20 sucks in air from within the storage space 14a from around one end of the storage space 14a in the coffin longitudinal direction Dn.

[0069] Therefore, by circulating air in storage space 14a as described above, it is possible to suppress uneven temperature distribution in storage space 14a, while creating a gentle temperature gradient in which the temperature near head 782 or chest of corpse 78 is lower than the temperature near feet 781 of corpse 78. Therefore, by keeping the temperature at low levels in head 782 or chest, which are more susceptible to decay than feet 781 of corpse 78, it is possible to prevent decay evenly throughout corpse 78.

[0070] Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the lower passage forming portion 262 is made of a non-permeable sheet-like material, which makes it possible to reduce the amount of air leaking from the upper air passage 26a along the way. Therefore, compared to when the sheet-like material is permeable, more of the cool air cooled by the cooling device 20 can be circulated through the upper air passage 26a and carried to the vicinity of the other end 262b of the lower passage forming portion 262.

[0071] (Other embodiments) (1) In the first embodiment described above, the blown air passage 22a is formed as part of the accommodation space 14a, but this is just one example. For example, the blown air passage 22a may be provided outside the accommodation housing 14.

[0072] (2) In the first embodiment described above, the housing body 15 is configured by joining a plurality of insulating plates together to form a box shape, and the joined insulating plates can be disassembled into individual pieces, but this is just one example. For example, the joined insulating plates may be joined together as a single unit and cannot be disassembled.

[0073] (3) The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be practiced in various modified forms. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the elements constituting the above-described embodiment are not necessarily essential unless they are specifically stated as essential or are considered to be clearly essential in principle.

[0074] Furthermore, in the above embodiments, when numerical values ​​such as the number, values, amounts, and ranges of components of the embodiments are mentioned, they are not limited to the specific numbers, except when it is particularly clearly stated that they are essential or when they are clearly limited to a specific number in principle, etc. Furthermore, in the above embodiments, when the materials, shapes, positional relationships, etc. of components are mentioned, they are not limited to the materials, shapes, positional relationships, etc., except when it is particularly clearly stated or when they are clearly limited to a specific material, shape, positional relationship, etc. in principle, etc.

[0075] (Features of the present invention) [Claim 1] A mortuary device, a storage case (14) having a storage space (14a) formed therein for storing a coffin (12), and having one side wall portion (151) facing the storage space on one side of the longitudinal direction (Dn) of the coffin and having a suction hole (151a) formed therein; a cooling device (20) that cools and blows out air sucked from the accommodation space through the suction hole; a blow-out ventilation section (22) disposed on one side of the coffin in the longitudinal direction and forming a blow-out air passage (22a) that guides the air blown out from the cooling device to the upper side of the coffin; an upper ventilation section (26) that is disposed above the coffin and forms an upper air passage (26a) as part of the storage space, which guides the air flowing out of the blowing air passage from the one side of the coffin in the longitudinal direction to the other side opposite to the one side; A corpse storage device comprising: a lower ventilation section (30) that is positioned below the coffin and forms a lower air passage (30a) as part of the storage space, which guides air from the other side to the one side in the longitudinal direction of the coffin. [Claim 2] The storage housing includes a housing body (15) in which the storage space is formed so that the storage space opens upward, and a housing lid (16) disposed above the housing body and closing an opening (14b) of the storage space, the upper ventilation section is composed of a passage lid side forming section (161) that is included in the housing lid and faces the upper air passage from above the upper air passage, and a passage lower side forming section (262) that faces the upper air passage from below the upper air passage, The body storage device described in claim 1, wherein the lower passage forming portion has a retained portion (262c) that is sandwiched between the housing body and the housing lid when the housing lid is placed on the housing body and blocking the opening of the storage space, and is removable from the housing body when the housing lid opens the opening of the storage space. [Claim 3] The corpse resting device according to claim 2, wherein the passage lower forming portion is made of a foldable sheet-like material. [Claim 4] 4. A corpse storage device as described in claim 2 or 3, wherein the lower passage forming portion is positioned biased toward one side in the longitudinal direction within the storage space. [Claim 5] The housing has a bottom surface (15b) of the housing space facing the housing space from below, The lower ventilation section has a plurality of bottom ribs (301) that protrude upward from the bottom surface of the storage space, extend in the longitudinal direction, and are arranged in parallel and spaced apart from each other, Each of the plurality of bottom ribs has an upper end (301a) provided on the upper side of the bottom ribs and on which the coffin rests, A corpse storage device as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lower air passage is formed so as to be sandwiched between a downward-facing lower surface (121) of the outer surface of the coffin and the bottom surface of the storage space. [Claim 6] The one side wall portion has a one side inner wall surface (152) facing the storage space and extending in the up-down direction (Dh), The suction hole opens to the accommodation space on the one side inner wall surface, the blow-out ventilation section has a blow-out passage forming section (221) fixed to the one-side inner wall surface and forming the blow-out air passage, 6. The corpse storage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outlet passage forming portion is provided so as to protrude from the inner wall surface on the one side above the suction hole. [Claim 7] A corpse storage device as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the corpse (78) is placed in the coffin so that the feet (781) of the corpse are positioned on the one side of the longitudinal direction relative to the head (782) of the corpse. [Explanation of symbols]

[0076] 12 Coffins 14 Containment Case 14a Containment Space 20 Cooling device 22 Outlet ventilation section 22a Blowout air passage 26 Upper ventilation section 26a Upper air passage 30 Lower ventilation section 30a Lower air passage

Claims

1. A mortuary device, a storage housing (14) having a storage space (14a) formed therein for storing a coffin (12), and having one side wall portion (151) facing the storage space on one side of the longitudinal direction (Dn) of the coffin and having a suction hole (151a) formed therein; a cooling device (20) that cools and blows out air sucked from the storage space through the suction hole; a blow-out ventilation section (22) disposed on one side of the coffin in the longitudinal direction and forming a blow-out air passage (22a) that guides the air blown out from the cooling device to the upper side of the coffin; an upper ventilation section (26) that is disposed above the coffin and forms an upper air passage (26a) as part of the storage space, which guides the air flowing out of the blowing air passage from the one side of the coffin in the longitudinal direction to the other side opposite to the one side; a lower ventilation section (30) that is disposed below the coffin and forms a lower air passage (30a) as part of the storage space, for guiding air from the other side to the one side in the longitudinal direction of the coffin; The storage housing has a housing body (15) in which the storage space is formed so that the storage space opens upward, and a housing lid (16) disposed above the housing body and closing an opening (14b) of the storage space, the upper ventilation section is composed of a passage lid side forming section (161) that is included in the housing lid and faces the upper air passage from above the upper air passage, and a passage lower side forming section (262) that faces the upper air passage from below the upper air passage, The lower passage forming portion has a retained portion (262c) that is sandwiched between the housing body and the housing lid when the housing lid is placed on the housing body and blocking the opening of the storage space, and can be removed from the housing body when the housing lid opens the opening of the storage space, in this corpse storage device.

2. 2. The corpse resting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lower passage forming portion is made of a foldable sheet-like material.

3. The corpse storage device according to claim 1, wherein the lower passage forming portion is positioned offset toward one side in the longitudinal direction within the storage space.

4. A mortuary device, a storage housing (14) having a storage space (14a) formed therein for storing a coffin (12), and having one side wall portion (151) facing the storage space on one side of the longitudinal direction (Dn) of the coffin and having a suction hole (151a) formed therein; a cooling device (20) that cools and blows out air sucked from the storage space through the suction hole; a blow-out ventilation section (22) disposed on one side of the coffin in the longitudinal direction and forming a blow-out air passage (22a) that guides the air blown out from the cooling device to the upper side of the coffin; an upper ventilation section (26) that is disposed above the coffin and forms an upper air passage (26a) as part of the storage space, which guides the air flowing out of the blowing air passage from the one side of the coffin in the longitudinal direction to the other side opposite to the one side; a lower ventilation section (30) that is disposed below the coffin and forms a lower air passage (30a) as part of the storage space, for guiding air from the other side to the one side in the longitudinal direction of the coffin; The one side wall portion has a one side inner wall surface (152) facing the storage space and extending in the up-down direction (Dh), The suction hole opens to the accommodation space on the one side inner wall surface, The blow-out ventilation section has a blow-out passage forming section (221) fixed to the one-side inner wall surface and forming the blow-out air passage, The body storage device is configured so that the blow-out passage forming portion protrudes from the inner wall surface on one side above the suction hole.

5. A corpse storage device as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the corpse (78) is placed in the coffin so that the feet (781) of the corpse are positioned on one side of the longitudinal direction relative to the head (782) of the corpse.

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