Transport container

Abstract

The invention relates to a transport container, in particular for the passive chilled transportation of pharmaceuticals and/or foodstuffs, having an external container ( 3 ) which has an external container base ( 31 ) and an external container wall ( 32 ); having an internal container ( 2 ) which is able to be inserted into the external container ( 3 ) and retrieved from the external container ( 3 ) and which has an internal container base ( 21 ) and an internal container wall ( 22 ); wherein the internal container ( 2 ) for cargo ( 10 ) forms an internal container space ( 23 ) which is open toward the top; wherein a spacing ( 7 ) on the external container wall ( 32 ) and on the external container base ( 31 ) is present between the internal container ( 2 ) and the external container ( 3 ); wherein at least one thermal insulation element ( 4 ), in particular a vacuum insulation panel, is disposed between the internal container ( 2 ) and the external container ( 3 ), in particular the external container wall ( 32 ); wherein at least one retrievable PCM element ( 5 ) is disposed and/or able to be disposed between the internal container ( 2 ) and the external container ( 3 ), in particular the thermal insulation element ( 4 ).

1 . A transport container, in particular for the passive chilled transportation of pharmaceuticals and/or foodstuffs,
 having an external container which has an external container base and an external container wall;   having an internal container which is able to be inserted into the external container and retrieved from the external container and which has an internal container base and an internal container wall;   wherein the internal container forms an internal container space for cargo which is open toward the top;   wherein on the external container wall and on the external container base a spacing is present between the internal container and the external container;   wherein at least one thermal insulation element, in particular a vacuum insulation panel, is disposed between the internal container and the external container, in particular the external container wall;   wherein at least one retrievable PCM element is disposed and/or able to be disposed between the internal container and the external container, in particular the thermal insulation element.   
     
     
         2 . A transport container, in particular for the passive chilled transportation of pharmaceuticals and/or foodstuffs,
 having an external container which has an external container base and an external container wall;   having an internal container which is able to be inserted into the external container and retrieved from the external container and which has an internal container base and an internal container wall;   wherein the internal container forms an internal container space for cargo which is open toward the top;   wherein on the external container wall and on the external container base a spacing is present between the internal container and the external container;   wherein the external container is or forms, respectively, a thermal insulation element;   wherein at least one retrievable PCM element is disposed and/or able to be disposed between the internal container and the external container.   
     
     
         3 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least one thermal insulation element is disposed on the internal side of the external container base and/or on the internal side of the external container wall. 
     
     
         4 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a retrievable PCM element is disposed and/or able to be disposed between the internal container base and the external container base. 
     
     
         5 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least two, preferably four, retrievable PCM elements are disposed and/or able to be disposed between the internal container wall and the external container wall. 
     
     
         6 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein exactly one thermal insulation element, in particular exactly one vacuum insulation panel, which extends between the internal container wall and the external container wall as well as between the internal container base and the external container base and is folded and/or bent, is disposed between the internal container and the external container. 
     
     
         7 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the internal container on an upper periphery has an encircling collar that reaches outward beyond the internal container wall, and wherein the transport container has an internal container support on which the collar of the internal container bears in the inserted state. 
     
     
         8 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the internal container support supports the internal container in the inserted state. 
     
     
         9 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the internal container support in the inserted state is disposed on the thermal insulation element/elements and/or the PCM element/elements and/or on the external container wall. 
     
     
         10 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the internal container support is fixedly connected to the collar of the internal container. 
     
     
         11 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the internal container support at least in portions has a stepped cross section. 
     
     
         12 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the internal container support encircles the external container wall on the inside. 
     
     
         13 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a preferably retrievable positioning installation for the PCM element/elements is disposed between the external container and the internal container, in particular between the thermal insulation element/elements and the internal container base. 
     
     
         14 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the transport container has a lid for closing the transport container, in particular exactly one lid for closing the external container and the internal container. 
     
     
         15 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the lid in the closed state of the transport container bears on the internal container support and/or the collar of the internal container. 
     
     
         16 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the lid has a closure installation that complements the internal container support. 
     
     
         17 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein at least one thermal insulation element, in particular a vacuum insulation panel, is disposed on the lid. 
     
     
         18 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the lid is or forms, respectively, a thermal insulation element. 
     
     
         19 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the lid can be sealed to the internal container. 
     
     
         20 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the positioning installation and/or the internal container support and/or the lid and/or the closure installation of the lid comprises or is composed of expanded polypropylene (EPP), expanded polystyrene (EPS), extruded polystyrene (XPS), or polyurethane (PUR). 
     
     
         21 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the internal container for sub-dividing the internal container space into two separate chambers has a retrievable divider. 
     
     
         22 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein
 the transport container has a further internal container which is able to be inserted into the external container and retrieved from the external container;   the further internal container forms a further internal container space for cargo which is open toward the top; and   on the external container wall and on the external container base a spacing is present between the further internal container and the external container.   
     
     
         23 . The transport container as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the transport container has a measuring installation for measuring the temperature in the internal container space. 
     
     
         24 . A method for transporting a cargo, in particular pharmaceuticals and/or foodstuffs, by means of a plurality of transport containers,
 wherein each transport container has:
 an external container which has an external container base and an external container wall; 
 an internal container which is able to be inserted into the external container and retrieved from the external container and which has an internal container base and an internal container wall; 
 wherein the internal container forms an internal container space for the cargo which is open toward the top; 
 wherein on the external container wall and on the external container base a spacing is present between the internal container and the external container; 
 wherein at least one thermal insulation element, in particular a vacuum insulation panel, is disposed between the internal container and the external container; 
 wherein at least one PCM element is disposed between the internal container and the external container, in particular the thermal insulation element; 
   wherein the cargo is initially disposed in the internal container space of an internal container;   wherein said internal container is optionally closed with a lid of the internal container;   wherein said internal container is optionally sealed with the lid;   wherein said internal container is optionally transported with the cargo;   wherein said internal container is inserted into one of the external containers;   wherein the transport container is transported with said internal container, said external container and the cargo;   wherein said internal container including the cargo is retrieved from said external container; and   wherein said internal container including the cargo is inserted into another external container.   
     
     
         25 . (canceled) 
     
     
         26 . The method as claimed in  claim 24 , wherein the transport containers differ in terms of the number of PCM elements and/or the phase change material of the PCM elements.