阅读说明：本技术 温度控制的便携式冷却装置 (Portable cooling device with temperature control ) 是由 周峯立 菲利普·A·威克霍夫 劳伦斯·摩根·福勒 刘翔 彼得·K·迈尔-拉克斯胡贝尔 内尔 于 2018-03-07 设计创作，主要内容包括：本文描述了包括控制蒸发冷却系统的运输储存容器。在一些实施例中,一种包括整体式控制蒸发冷却系统的便携式容器包括：储存区、邻近所述储存区的蒸发区、邻近所述容器的外部的干燥区、以及位于所述蒸发区与所述干燥区之间的隔热区。带有附接的蒸气控制单元的蒸气导管具有在所述蒸发区内的第一端和在所述干燥区内的第二端。在一些实施例中,所述控制蒸发冷却系统在所述便携式容器内以径向配置定位。(A transport storage container including a controlled evaporative cooling system is described herein. In some embodiments, a portable container including an integrated control evaporative cooling system includes: a storage zone, an evaporation zone adjacent the storage zone, a drying zone adjacent an exterior of the container, and an insulating zone between the evaporation zone and the drying zone. A vapor conduit with an attached vapor control unit has a first end within the evaporation zone and a second end within the drying zone. In some embodiments, the control evaporative cooling system is positioned in a radial configuration within the portable container.)

1. A portable container including an integrated controlled evaporative cooling system, comprising:

An inner storage container wall sealed to an inner storage container bottom, the inner storage container wall and the inner storage container bottom positioned to form a storage container having an access aperture;

An outer storage container wall sealed to an outer storage container bottom, the outer storage container wall positioned adjacent the inner storage container wall and the outer storage container bottom positioned adjacent the inner storage container bottom, an edge of the outer storage container wall sealed to the inner storage container wall to form a vapor-sealed evaporation zone between the outer and outer storage container walls and bottoms and the inner and inner storage container walls;

A first insulating wall sealed to a first insulating bottom, the first insulating wall sized and shaped to be positioned adjacent the outer storage container wall and the outer surface of the outer storage container bottom;

A second insulating wall sealed to a second insulating bottom, the second insulating wall sized and shaped to be positioned adjacent the first insulating wall, the second insulating wall sealed to the first insulating wall to form an insulating zone between the first and second insulating walls and the first and second insulating bottoms;

A dry zone wall sealed to a dry zone bottom, the dry zone wall sized and shaped to be positioned adjacent an outer surface of the second insulated wall and the second insulated bottom to form an outer surface of the portable container, the dry zone wall sealed to the outer surface of the insulated wall to form a vapor-sealed dry zone;

A vapor conduit with a first end positioned within the vapor-sealed evaporation zone and a second end positioned within the vapor-sealed drying zone; and

A vapor control unit attached to the vapor conduit.

2. The portable container of claim 1, wherein the storage container having the access port comprises:

A single access port at the top of the storage container.

3. The portable container of claim 1 wherein said storage container having said access aperture is cylindrical with an open top region forming said access aperture.

4. The portable container of claim 1 wherein said storage container having said access port comprises a rounded edge with an open top region forming said access port.

5. The portable container of claim 1 wherein said storage container having said access aperture comprises an internal structure in a radial configuration.

6. The portable container of claim 1, wherein the vapor-tight evaporation zone comprises:

Evaporating the solution;

A wick structure for the evaporative liquid; and

A gas pressure less than ambient gas pressure.

7. The portable container of claim 1 wherein said vapor-tight evaporation zone is substantially isothermal.

8. The portable container of claim 1, wherein the vapor-tight evaporation zone comprises:

A vapor-sealed junction around a region of the vapor conduit that traverses a wall or bottom of an evaporation zone of the vapor seal.

9. The portable container of claim 1 wherein said first insulating wall is formed as a cylindrical structure.

10. The portable container of claim 1 wherein said first insulating wall is formed as a structure having rounded edges.

11. The portable container of claim 1 wherein the outer storage container wall and the outer storage container bottom are positioned adjacent an exterior of the first insulated wall and the first insulated bottom.

12. The portable container of claim 1 wherein said first insulated wall surrounds an outer surface of said outer storage wall.

13. The portable container of claim 1 wherein said dry zone wall surrounds said outer surface of said second insulated wall.

14. The portable container of claim 1, wherein the vapor-sealed drying zone comprises:

The material is dried.

15. The portable container of claim 1, wherein the vapor-sealed drying zone comprises:

A vapor-sealed junction around a region of the vapor conduit that traverses a wall or bottom of the vapor-sealed drying zone.

16. The portable container of claim 1, wherein the vapor control unit comprises:

A valve sized, shaped, and positioned to reversibly block gas flow through the vapor conduit; and

A controller operably attached to the valve.

17. The portable container of claim 1, wherein the vapor control unit comprises:

A thermostat; and

A valve sized, shaped, and positioned to reversibly block gas flow through the vapor conduit, the valve operably attached to the thermostat.

18. The portable container of claim 1, wherein the portable container forms a cylindrical structure.

19. The portable container of claim 1, comprising:

A temperature sensor attached to the storage container;

A valve sized, shaped and positioned to reversibly block gas flow through the vapor conduit in a continuous manner; and

A controller operably attached to the valve.

20. The portable container of claim 1, further comprising:

A shutoff valve sized, shaped, and positioned to reversibly completely block gas flow through the vapor conduit; and

A switch operably attached to the valve, the switch positioned such that the valve is fully open and fully closed in response to an external action on the switch.

21. The portable container of claim 1, further comprising:

A temperature sensor attached to the storage container;

A heating element positioned adjacent to the storage container wall or the storage container bottom; and

A controller connected to the temperature sensor, the vapor control unit, and the heating element.

22. The portable container of claim 1, further comprising: an internal refill system, the internal refill system comprising:

A temperature sensor affixed to the portable container;

A heating element located within or proximate to the vapor-sealed drying zone; and

A controller connected to the temperature sensor and the heating element.

23. The portable container of claim 1, further comprising:

A binary valve operably attached to the vapor conduit; and

An externally operable switch operatively attached to the binary valve.

24. A component of a portable container including an integrated control evaporative cooling system, comprising:

A storage vessel having an internal evaporation zone, the storage vessel comprising;

An inner storage container wall sealed to an inner storage container bottom, the inner storage container wall and the inner storage container bottom positioned to form a storage container having an access aperture,

An outer storage container wall sealed to an outer storage container bottom, the outer storage container wall positioned adjacent the inner storage container wall and the outer storage container bottom positioned adjacent the inner storage container bottom, an edge of the outer storage container wall sealed to the inner storage container wall to form an evaporation zone between the outer and outer storage container walls and bottoms and the inner and inner storage container walls and bottoms,

A vapor conduit with a first end positioned within the vapor-sealed evaporation zone and a second end positioned outside of the evaporation zone adjacent the outer storage container wall, an

A vapor control unit attached to the first end of the vapor conduit; and

A drying vessel having an insulated region, the drying vessel comprising;

A first insulated wall sealed to a first insulated bottom, the first insulated wall sized and shaped to be positioned adjacent an outer surface of the storage container with minimal space between the containers,

A second insulating wall sealed to a second insulating bottom, the second insulating wall sized and shaped to be positioned adjacent the first insulating wall, the second insulating wall sealed to the first insulating wall to form an insulating zone between the first and second insulating walls and the first and second insulating bottoms,

A dry zone wall sealed to a dry zone bottom, the dry zone wall sized and shaped to be positioned adjacent an outer surface of the second insulated wall and the second insulated bottom to form an outer surface of the portable container, the dry zone wall sealed to the outer surface of the insulated wall to form a dry zone, an

An aperture in the drying vessel sized, shaped, and positioned to mate with an exterior of the second end of the vapor conduit.

25. The component of a portable container of claim 24, wherein the evaporation zone comprises:

A wick structure for evaporating a liquid.

26. The component of a portable container of claim 24 wherein said first insulating wall is formed as a structure having rounded edges.

27. The component of a portable container of claim 24 wherein said outer storage container wall and said outer storage container bottom are positioned adjacent an exterior of said first insulated wall and said first insulated bottom.

28. The component of a portable container of claim 24 wherein said insulating region comprises:

A substantially evacuated space.

29. The component of a portable container of claim 24 wherein said dry zone wall surrounds said outer surface of said second insulated wall.

30. The portable container assembly of claim 24 wherein said drying zone comprises:

The material is dried.

31. The component of a portable container of claim 24 wherein said vapor conduit comprises:

And (3) a hollow structure.

32. The component of a portable container of claim 24 wherein said vapor conduit comprises:

A tubular structure.

33. The component of a portable container of claim 24, wherein said vapor control unit comprises:

A thermostat; and

A valve sized, shaped, and positioned to reversibly block gas flow through the vapor conduit, the valve operably attached to the thermostat.

34. The component of a portable container of claim 24, wherein the vapor control unit is attached to the first end of the vapor conduit.

35. The component of a portable container of claim 24, wherein the vapor control unit is centrally located within the evaporation zone.

36. The portable container assembly of claim 24 comprising:

A temperature sensor attached to the storage container;

A valve sized, shaped and positioned to reversibly block gas flow through the vapor conduit in a continuous manner; and

A controller operably attached to the valve.

37. The component of a portable container of claim 24 wherein said drying zone, said evaporation zone and said vapor conduit are sized and shaped to permit sealing with a continuous vapor-sealed interior region.

38. The portable container assembly of claim 37 wherein said continuous vapor-sealed interior region comprises a gas pressure less than an ambient gas pressure adjacent an exterior of said portable container.

39. The portable container assembly of claim 24, further comprising:

A lid sized and shaped to reversibly mate with a rim of the portable container adjacent the access aperture.

40. The portable container assembly of claim 24, further comprising:

A temperature sensor attached to the storage container;

A heating element positioned adjacent to the storage container wall or the storage container bottom; and

A controller connected to the temperature sensor, the vapor control unit, and the heating element.

41. The component of a portable container of claim 24, further comprising an internal refill system comprising:

A temperature sensor affixed to the portable container;

A heating element located within or proximate to the vapor-sealed drying zone; and

A controller connected to the temperature sensor and the heating element.

42. The portable container assembly of claim 24, further comprising:

A binary valve operably attached to the vapor conduit; and

An externally operable switch operatively attached to the binary valve.

43. A method of manufacturing a portable container for use with an integrated control evaporative cooling system, comprising:

Positioning a storage container having an internal evaporation zone, the storage container comprising;

An inner storage container wall sealed to an inner storage container bottom, the inner storage container wall and the inner storage container bottom positioned to form a storage container having an access aperture,

An outer storage container wall sealed to an outer storage container bottom, the outer storage container wall positioned adjacent the inner storage container wall and the outer storage container bottom positioned adjacent the inner storage container bottom, an edge of the outer storage container wall sealed to the inner storage container wall to form an evaporation zone between the outer and outer storage container walls and bottoms and the inner and inner storage container walls and bottoms,

A vapor conduit, wherein a first end is positioned within the evaporation zone and a second end is positioned outside of the evaporation zone adjacent the outer storage container wall, an

A vapor control unit attached to the first end of the vapor conduit,

Within a drying vessel having an insulated region, comprising;

A first insulated wall sealed to a first insulated bottom, the first insulated wall sized and shaped to be positioned adjacent an outer surface of the storage container with minimal space between the containers,

A second insulating wall sealed to a second insulating bottom, the second insulating wall sized and shaped to be positioned adjacent the first insulating wall, the second insulating wall sealed to the first insulating wall to form an insulating zone between the first and second insulating walls and the first and second insulating bottoms,

A dry zone wall positioned adjacent to and sealed to an outer surface of the second insulated wall to form a dry zone, the dry zone wall positioned to form an outer surface of the portable container, an

An orifice in the drying vessel sized, shaped, and positioned to mate with an exterior of the second end of the vapor conduit;

Sealing the second end of the vapor conduit to the aperture in the drying vessel by a gas impermeable seal; and

Evacuating an interior of a space within the container defined by the evaporation zone, an interior of the vapor conduit, and an interior of the drying zone.