Dead body bedding set and dead body storage unit

Abstract

To provide a dead body storage unit capable of maintaining a desired cool-temperature state of a dead body for a long period of time with a simple configuration.SOLUTION: A dead body storage unit 10 comprises a dead body storage case 11 for storing a dead body B inside, and a dead body bedding set 12 for wrapping the dead body B in the dead body storage case 11 to keep the dead body B cool. The dead body storage case 11 has a heat-insulating structure divided into two, upper and lower parts, and includes a floor base 15 installed on a predetermined installation surface, and a cover 16 attachable / detachable with respect to the floor base 15. The dead body bedding set 12 includes cold-insulating bedding 18 formed to wrap the entire body except the front side of the head and keeping the entire dead body cool, a cooling member 19 coming into contact with the cold-insulating bedding 18 and cooling the cold-insulating bedding 18, and insulating bedding 20 formed to closely wrap the entire dead body from the outside of the cold-insulating bedding 18 and the cooling member 19 and having predetermined insulation properties. The cooling member 19 is so disposed as to be thermally conductive between itself and the cold-insulating bedding 18 with it cooled by the outside, and maintains the cooling effect of the dead body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a futon set for a corpse and a corpse storage unit for storing a corpse at a low temperature.

Background Art

[0002] Due to social circumstances such as the shortage of crematoria in Japan recently, the demand for long-term preservation of corpses until cremation has been increasing. For long-term preservation of a corpse, a large amount of dry ice needs to be placed in a coffin in order to maintain the cold temperature state of the corpse and prevent putrefaction. However, not only does the problem of low-temperature damage to the corpse caused by the dry ice occur, but there is also a risk of generating a large amount of harmful carbon dioxide gas, which necessitates ventilation, making it difficult to maintain the cold temperature state of the corpse for a long time, such as during a heatwave. In such a case, it is necessary to store the coffin in an existing refrigerated storage, and the corpse cannot be stored for a long time at an arbitrary location. Further, when the storage of the corpse is for a long period of time, etc., the labor of adding dry ice each time at a predetermined timing may also occur.

[0003] By the way, Patent Document 1 discloses a corpse cold storage device having a cold storage agent placed on the upper surface of the abdomen of a corpse and a cooling member for controlling the temperature of the cold storage agent. The cooling member has a refrigerant circulation path in which a predetermined refrigerant circulates by the operation of a compressor connected to the outside, and the compressor is operationally controlled based on the detection result of the temperature of the cold storage agent by a temperature sensor, and the temperature of the cold storage agent is maintained at a predetermined temperature.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, in the case of the body refrigeration device, since the operation of the compressor is controlled based on the detection result of the temperature sensor to control the temperature of the refrigerant, it is essential to monitor the temperature of the refrigerant by the temperature sensor, and it is necessary to constantly connect the compressor and its control system to the cooling member, which makes the entire device large-scale. In addition, since the refrigerant is placed only on the abdomen of the body, it is difficult to obtain the desired cold temperature state for the entire body, and it is necessary to constantly operate the compressor. In particular, it is difficult to maintain the cold temperature state in a power loss environment.

[0006] The present invention was devised by paying attention to such problems, and its object is to provide a futon set for a body and a body storage unit that can maintain the desired cold temperature state of the body for a long period of time with a simple configuration.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] To achieve the above object, the futon set for a body according to the present invention mainly includes a cold insulation futon formed to wrap the entire body except the front side of the head to keep the entire body cold, a cooling member that contacts the cold insulation futon and cools the cold insulation futon, and a heat insulation futon formed to closely wrap the entire body from the outside of the cold insulation futon and the cooling member and having a predetermined heat insulation property. The cooling member is arranged so as to be thermally conductive with the cold insulation futon in a state cooled by an external cooling device to maintain the cold insulation effect of the body.

[0008] In addition, the body storage unit according to the present invention mainly includes a body storage case for accommodating a body therein, and a body futon set for wrapping and cooling the body within the body storage case. The body storage case has a heat-insulating structure divided into upper and lower parts, and includes a lower base installed on a predetermined installation surface, and an upper cover that is detachable from the base. The body futon set is formed to wrap the entire body except for the front side of the head, and includes a cold-insulating futon for cooling the entire body, a cooling member that contacts the cold-insulating futon and cools the cold-insulating futon, and a heat-insulating futon that is formed to closely wrap the entire body from the outside of the cold-insulating futon and the cooling member and has a predetermined heat-insulating property. The cooling member is arranged so as to be thermally conductive with the cold-insulating futon in a state of being cooled by an external source, and maintains the cold-insulating effect of the body.

Advantages of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, the whole body of a body can be stored at a low temperature at a predetermined temperature even in a room without special equipment such as cooling equipment and ventilation equipment. In addition, since the body is wrapped and cooled in a cold-insulating futon in contact with a cooling member made of a cooled gel sheet, no harmful gas is generated by the use of dry ice, and the body can be stored at a low temperature even in a sealed room.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0012] Fig. 1 shows a schematic plan view of a body storage unit according to this embodiment, and Fig. 2 shows a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Fig. 1. In these figures, the body storage unit 10 includes a rectangular box-shaped body storage case 11 for accommodating a body B therein, a body futon set 12 (see Fig. 2) for wrapping and keeping the body B cool inside the body storage case 11, and a cooling device 13 detachably arranged outside the body storage case 11.

[0013] The body storage case 11 is a case having a heat-insulating structure filled with a heat-insulating material to enhance the heat insulation between its inside and outside, and has a structure divided into upper and lower parts. As shown in Fig. 2, this body storage case 11 is composed of a lower floor base 15 installed on a predetermined installation surface and an upper cover 16 detachably arranged above the floor base 15.

[0014] The floor base 15 has a box shape with an open upper part, while the cover 16 has a box shape with an open lower part. The upper end surface of the floor base 15 and the lower end surface of the cover 16 can be brought into contact with each other over the entire circumference. By bringing the lower end surface of the cover 16 into contact with and adhering to the upper end surface of the floor base 15, a closed state of the body storage case 11 is formed in which a heat-insulated sealed space S is formed inside. In this sealed space S, the body B covered with the body futon set 12 is accommodated.

[0015] As shown in Fig. 1, a viewing window 16A made of resin or the like having translucency through which the face of the body B can be visually recognized from the outside is formed at a position on the cover 16 that faces the vicinity of the face of the body B housed in the coffin-shaped body storage case 11 in the closed state. Note that the entire cover 16 may have a heat-insulating structure with translucency.

[0016] As shown in Fig. 2, the body futon set 12 includes a cold-insulating futon 18 for keeping the body B cold, a cooling member 19 that contacts the cold-insulating futon 18, and a heat-insulating futon 20 formed of a heat-insulating material and having a predetermined heat-insulating property.

[0017] The cold-insulating futon 18 is made of a cold-storage gel sheet, which is a cold-insulating agent having a predetermined elasticity (flexibility). This cold-storage gel sheet is in the form of a thin bag sheet filled with an aqueous polymer gel containing alcohols and various salts inside. Any gel having the property of not freezing up to a temperature of minus 5 degrees may be used. The cold-insulating futon 18 is formed in a size that can wrap the entire body except for the front side of the head in a state of contacting the body B, and as shown in Figs. 3(A) and (B), it consists of a laying part 22 having a planar size larger than the length and width of the body B, and hanging parts 23 connected to both left and right ends of the laying part 22. From the state where the body B is placed on the laying part 22, the hanging parts 23 are folded at both left and right ends thereof, and their ends are overlapped or joined and fixed at the fixing part F, so that as shown in Figs. 4(A) and (B), the part of the body B except for the head can be covered. Therefore, when the hanging parts 23 are covered on the body B, the cold-insulating futon 18 becomes a bag shape that wraps the body B together with the laying part 22.

[0018] The cooling member 19 has a plate shape, and a flow path (not shown) through which a predetermined coolant can circulate is formed inside. As shown in Figs. 3(B) and 4(B), the cooling member 19 is interposed between the cold-insulating futon 18 and the heat-insulating futon 20 in a state of contacting the lower surface of the laying part 22 of the cold-insulating futon 18, and can cool the cold-insulating futon 18 in a predetermined cold temperature state.

[0019] The heat-insulating futon 20 is formed of a flexible sheet material, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, it consists of a laying portion 26 and a hanging portion 27 having a similar shape with a planar size slightly larger than those of the laying portion 22 and the hanging portion 23 of the cold-insulating futon 18. This heat-insulating futon 20 is laid on the inner surface of the bed base 18 when the corpse B is stored in the corpse storage case 11, and as shown in FIGS. 5(A) and (B), it becomes a bag shape that closely wraps around the entire corpse except for the front side of the head from the outside of the cold-insulating futon 18.

[0020] The cooling device 13 is detachably provided with respect to the cooling member 19 outside the corpse storage case 11, and is a known cooling water circulation device that cools water, alcohol, ethylene glycol, or other coolants to a predetermined temperature (about minus 5 degrees Celsius) and circulates the coolant in the cooling member 19 when the cooling member 19 is connected. Therefore, the cold-insulating futon 18 is cooled by the cooling device 13 via the cooling member 19 so that the cold-insulating agent is not frozen and the cold-insulating futon 18 has flexibility, and it closely adheres to the corpse B almost following the shape of the corpse B to keep the cold.

[0021] Next, the storage procedure of the corpse B in the corpse storage unit 10 will be described.

[0022] The cover 16 is removed from the body storage case 11 to open the lid. As shown in FIG. 3, with each hanging part 23, 27 in the deployed state, the cold insulation futon 18 is stacked inside the heat insulation futon 20 via the cooling member 19. After laying the laying part 26 of the heat insulation futon 23 on the bottom surface of the base 15, the body B is placed on the upper surface of the laying part 22 of the cold insulation futon 18. At this time, due to the weight of the body B and the elasticity of the cold insulation futon 18, the laying part 22 can be brought into close contact with the body B. At this time, the cooling member 19 is cooled by the cooling device 13, and the cold insulation futon 18 is cooled so as not to freeze due to the heat conduction between the cooling member 19 and the cold insulation futon 18. Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, each hanging part 23, 27 is folded in the order of the cold insulation futon 18 and the heat insulation futon 20, and their ends are joined and fixed by the fixing part F, so that the body futon set 12 is in a cold insulation state in which the entire body except the surface side of the head is wrapped and in close contact. After that, as shown in FIG. 1, the body storage case 11 with the cover 16 attached to the base 15 is in the closed lid state. At this time, the body B is in close contact with and cooled by the cold insulation futon 18 cooled via the cooling member 19, and the body B is wrapped with the heat insulation futon 20 from the outside, and further, the outer periphery thereof is surrounded by the body storage case 11 having heat insulation properties, so that a low temperature state in which the body B does not freeze is maintained for a long time. Note that the cooling device 13 can be removed as appropriate and can be attached again.

[0023] Therefore, according to such an embodiment, the whole body of the corpse B is cooled by the cold insulation futon 18, and the heat insulation futon 20 adheres closely outside it. Furthermore, by covering it with the corpse storage case 11 having a heat insulation effect from the outside, even if the cooling device 13 is removed from the corpse storage case 11 side, the cold insulation effect of the corpse B can be maintained for a long time. Therefore, with a simple structure that is compact and lightweight, the corpse B can be stored at a low temperature for a long time in various desired places, and the transportation of the corpse B is also facilitated. In addition, since the corpse storage unit 10 is a disassemblable and assembled type, its transfer is easy. Furthermore, since dry ice is not used, it can also be used in a sealed room. Also, due to the cold insulation structures of the corpse storage case 11 and the corpse futon set 12, even when the cooling device 13 is removed from the corpse storage case 11, the long-term cold insulation of the corpse B is possible. For this reason, the cold insulation effect of the corpse B can be maintained for a long time even during a power loss. In addition, the cooling of the cooling members 19 of a plurality of corpse storage cases 11 can be sequentially performed by one cooling device 13, and it becomes possible to cool more corpse storage cases 11 with a smaller number of cooling devices 13.

[0024] In addition, a ventilation hole capable of connecting a gas circulation device for performing deoxidation, nitrogen generation, deodorization, etc. can be formed at a predetermined part of the corpse storage case 11. Thereby, it becomes possible to suppress the decay of the corpse B and the retention of strange odors in the sealed space S of the corpse storage case 11.

[0025] Also, by arranging a pillow-shaped heat insulation member made of a predetermined heat insulation material in close contact around the head of the corpse B, the cold insulation effect of the corpse B can be further improved.

[0026] In addition, the configuration of each part of the device in the present invention is not limited to the illustrated configuration example, and various changes such as the size and shape of each member are possible as long as they exhibit substantially the same action.

Explanation of Signs

[0027] 10 Corpse storage unit 11 Corpse storage case 12 Corpse futon set 13 Cooling device 15 Bed 16 Cover 18 Cold-insulating futon 19 Cooling member 20 Heat-insulating futon B Corpse

Claims

1. In a futon set for a corpse that wraps and refrigerates the corpse, a refrigerating futon formed to wrap the entire corpse except the front side of the head and refrigerate the entire corpse, a cooling member that contacts the refrigerating futon and cools the refrigerating futon, and an insulating futon formed to closely wrap the entire corpse from the outside of the refrigerating futon and the cooling member and having a predetermined heat insulating property, The cooling member is arranged so as to be heat-conductive with the refrigerating futon in a state cooled by an external cooling device, and is characterized by maintaining the refrigerating effect of the corpse. A futon set for a corpse.

2. The futon set for a corpse according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerating futon is made of a gel sheet that is cooled without being frozen by the cooling member.

3. In a corpse storage unit for storing a corpse, a corpse storage case for storing the corpse inside, and a futon set for a corpse that wraps and refrigerates the corpse inside the corpse storage case, The corpse storage case has a heat-insulating structure divided into upper and lower parts, and includes a lower base installed on a predetermined installation surface and an upper cover that is detachable from the base, The futon set for a corpse is formed to wrap the entire corpse except the front side of the head, and includes a refrigerating futon that refrigerates the entire corpse, a cooling member that contacts the refrigerating futon and cools the refrigerating futon, and an insulating futon formed to closely wrap the entire corpse from the outside of the refrigerating futon and the cooling member and having a predetermined heat insulating property, The cooling member is arranged so as to be heat-conductive with the refrigerating futon in a state cooled by an external device, and is characterized by maintaining the refrigerating effect of the corpse. A corpse storage unit.

4. The corpse storage unit according to claim 3, further comprising a cooling device detachably arranged outside the corpse storage case, The cooling member is provided with a flow path for circulating a predetermined coolant inside by the operation of the cooling device, and is configured to maintain the cold temperature state of the corpse for a predetermined time even when the cooling device is removed. The corpse storage unit described.

5. The corpse storage unit according to claim 3, wherein the corpse storage case is formed with a ventilation hole to which a gas circulation device for deoxidation, nitrogen generation, and / or deodorization can be connected.

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