Vacuum Chamber Conveying Element for Freight Sterilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for treating freight in a vacuum face challenges in achieving rapid and simple loading and unloading, often requiring freight to be transferred from containers to transport devices, which can lead to contamination and inefficient processing.
Innovation Solution
A chamber system designed to accommodate ISO containers, equipped with a conveying element and driving device for moving containers into the chamber, allowing for vacuum treatment within the container without transfer, along with a vacuum pump and steam generator for creating specific pressure and temperature conditions, and features like inclined platforms for efficient steam distribution and condensate management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If freight is transferred from container to transport device for vacuum treatment, then treatment can be performed, but loading and unloading become complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the freight from the container and places it directly onto the conveying element, eliminating the need for complex transfer operations. The container is positioned directly onto the conveying element which then moves it into the vacuum chamber, simplifying the loading process and improving productivity.
2Reliability
If freight is transferred during treatment, then treatment can be applied, but contamination risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container is sealed and positioned directly onto the conveying element before the vacuum treatment begins. The freight remains enclosed in the container throughout the treatment process, preventing contamination. The conveying element is designed to maintain the sealed environment, ensuring sterility is maintained from the outset.
3Productivity
If container is moved into chamber using traditional methods, then treatment can be performed, but treatment time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The conveying element continuously moves the container from the loading position through the vacuum chamber to the unloading position without interruption. This continuous motion eliminates idle time between operations and maintains productive action throughout the treatment process, significantly reducing the overall treatment time.
4Productivity
If conventional conveying methods are used, then freight can be moved, but steam distribution efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The conveying element is designed with dynamic capabilities to tilt and position the container at specific angles during the treatment process. This dynamic positioning optimizes steam distribution throughout the freight and improves condensate drainage, enhancing both steam injection efficiency and overall treatment effectiveness.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid, contamination-free treatment of freight within the container, ensuring the container and its contents remain sterile, and allows for efficient steam distribution and condensate management, improving the overall treatment process.
Implementation Method 1
a system for treating freight in a vacuum, with which a vacuum can be produced in the chamber
Implementation Method 2
a steam generator (41), with which steam can be produced in the chamber
Implementation Method 3
a conveying element (2) for putting down and for moving a container (9) relative to the chamber (1) from a first position (P1) outside the chamber (1) into a second position (P2) in the chamber (1)
Data Source
AI summary
A system and its use for treatment of freight in a vacuum, having a chamber 1 for receiving a loaded container 9 having an external length CLa, an external width CBa and an external height CHa, wherein the chamber 1 has two side walls 11, 12 arranged opposite to a bottom 13 and top 14 and arranged opposite to a front wall 15 and back wall 16, and wherein a direction system XYZ is at right angles; and a conveying element 2 for parking and moving a container 9 relative to chamber 1 from a first position P1 outside the chamber 1 into a second position P2 inside the chamber 1; and a driving device 8 for moving between the first position P1 and the second position P2.