JP2017123831A - Gas supply device, and container freezer equipped with device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the reduction in the absorptivity of an absorption agent in a gas supply device equipped with an air pump and an adsorbent.SOLUTION: A gas supply device (30) comprises an air pump (31) including absorption cylinders (34 and 35), and a first pump mechanism (31a) for compressing said absorption cylinders (34 and 35), and a second pump mechanism (31b). In said absorption cylinders (34 and 35), an adsorption operation for adsorbing the nitrogen component in compressed air and a desorption operation for desorbing the nitrogen component adsorbed in the adsorption agent in the air are alternately performed to perform a gas supply operation, in which the nitrogen concentrated air of a desired composition is produced and fed into a container (11). After the start of the air pump (31) and before the start of the gas supply operation, the pressurized air to flow in a pressure passage (42) for connecting the first pump mechanism (31a) and the absorption cylinders (34 and 35) is discharged to the outside.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

    The present invention relates to a gas supply device that supplies a regulated gas having a predetermined composition into a container, and a container refrigeration device including the gas supply device.

    Conventionally, a container refrigeration apparatus including a refrigerant circuit that performs a refrigeration cycle is used to cool the air in a container of a container used for marine transportation or the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1). For example, plants such as bananas and avocados are loaded in the container, but the plants breathe to take in oxygen in the air and release carbon dioxide even after harvesting. When a plant breathes, the nutrients and moisture stored in the plant are reduced and the freshness is lowered. For this reason, it is preferable that the oxygen concentration in the storage of the storage is as low as possible so that respiratory disorder does not occur.

    Therefore, the container refrigeration apparatus of Patent Document 1 uses an adsorbent that adsorbs nitrogen components in the air when pressurized to generate nitrogen-enriched air having a higher nitrogen concentration than that of air and a lower oxygen concentration. A gas supply device is provided that reduces the respiration rate of the plant by reducing the oxygen concentration of the air in the warehouse by supplying the concentrated air into the container. In Patent Literature 1, by supplying nitrogen-enriched air into the container of the container by the gas supply device in this way, the oxygen concentration of the air in the warehouse is reduced to reduce the respiration rate of the plant and maintain the freshness of the plant. It is easy.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-072103

    By the way, when air is compressed, the dew point temperature rises. Therefore, in a gas supply device in which air is taken in and pressurized air pressurized by the pressurizing unit is sent to the adsorbent via the pressurized passage, for example, when the humidity of the taken-in air is close to 100%, the air pump (31 ), The moisture in the pressurized air is condensed, and the compressed air containing this condensed water is sent to the adsorbent through the pressurized passage, so that the adsorption performance of the adsorbent is reduced. There was a risk.

    This invention is made | formed in view of this point, The objective is to suppress the fall of the adsorption | suction performance of adsorbent in the gas supply apparatus provided with the air pump and the adsorption cylinder.

    The first invention includes an adsorption cylinder (34, 35) provided in the storage (11) and containing an adsorbent that adsorbs a predetermined component in the air, and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35). Adsorption that pressurizes the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) by supplying pressurized air and adsorbs the predetermined component in the pressurized air to the adsorbent in the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) The suction part (34,35) is depressurized by sucking air from the inside of the pressurization part (31a) and the adsorption cylinder (34,35), and the adsorption cylinder (34,35) An air pump (31) having a pressure reducing part (31b) for performing a desorption operation for desorbing the predetermined component adsorbed on the agent into the air to generate a regulated gas having a desired composition, and the adsorption cylinder (34 , 35) alternately performing the adsorption operation and the desorption operation, and supplying the generated adjusted gas into the storage (11). A gas supply device that performs a supply operation, wherein the pressurizing unit (31a) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) are connected after the air pump (31) is started and before the gas supply operation is started. A discharge operation is performed to discharge the pressurized air flowing through the pressure passage (42) to the outside.

    In the first aspect of the invention, the gas supply operation for generating the adjustment gas by alternately performing the adsorption operation and the desorption operation in the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) and supplying the adjustment gas into the storage (11). Is performed to adjust the composition of the air in the storage (11).

    Here, in the first invention, after starting the air pump (31), before starting the gas supply operation, the pressurizing passage (42) connecting the pressurizing part (31a) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) is provided. A discharge operation is performed to discharge the flowing pressurized air to the outside. Immediately after the start of the air pump (31), since the temperature of the air pump (31) is relatively low, the temperature of the pressurized air is also low, moisture in the pressurized air is condensed, and the compressed air containing condensed water is adsorbed There is a high possibility of being sent to the tube (34, 35). However, by performing the above-described discharge operation, even if moisture in the pressurized air is condensed in the pressurized passage (42) immediately after the air pump (31) is started, the pressurized air containing the condensed water is discharged to the outside. Exhausted. Therefore, the dew condensation water flowing into the pressurizing passage (42) does not adhere to the adsorbent of the adsorption cylinder (34, 35).

    According to a second invention, in the first invention, when the predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the air pump (31) or when the temperature of the pressurized air exceeds a predetermined temperature, the discharge operation is terminated and the gas supply is completed. It is configured to perform operations.

    By the way, if the air pump (31) is operated for a while, the temperature of the air pump (31) rises due to heat generation of the motor, and the temperature of the pressurized air rises accordingly. It becomes difficult to do.

    Therefore, in the second invention, when a predetermined time required for a sufficient temperature rise of the pressurized air has elapsed since the start of the air pump (31), or when the actual temperature of the pressurized air exceeds a predetermined temperature, The operation is terminated and the gas supply operation is performed.

    According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the blower fan (49) for blowing air toward the air pump (31) is provided, and when the discharge operation is performed, the blower fan (49) is operated. Is configured to stop.

    In 3rd invention, when performing discharge operation | movement which discharges pressurized air outside, it decided to stop the driving | operation of the ventilation fan (49) ventilated toward an air pump (31). As described above, the discharging operation is performed when the temperature immediately after the start of the air pump (31) is relatively low. For this reason, when the blower fan (49) is operated during such a discharge operation, the temperature of the air pump (31) does not rise easily, and the discharge operation cannot be completed. Therefore, in the third aspect of the invention, the operation of the blower fan (49) is stopped during the discharge operation so that the temperature of the air pump (31) rises quickly.

    According to a fourth invention, in any one of the first to third inventions, a discharge passage (91 connected to the pressurization passage (42) and for discharging the pressurized air in the pressurization passage (42) to the outside. ), An on-off valve (92) provided in the discharge passage (91), and the pressurization passage (42) provided between the pressurization passage (42) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35). And a switching mechanism (32, 33) that switches between a communication state in which the suction cylinder (34, 35) communicates and a non-communication state in which the pressure passage (42) and the suction cylinder (34, 35) are blocked. In the gas supply operation, the on-off valve (92) is closed and the switching mechanism (32, 33) is switched to the communication state, while the opening / closing operation is performed in the discharge operation. The valve (92) is opened and the switching mechanism (32, 33) is switched to the non-communication state.

    In the fourth invention, during the gas supply operation, the on-off valve (92) of the discharge passage (91) is closed, and the switching mechanism (32, 33) is connected to the pressurization passage (42) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35). ) To communicate with each other. As a result, the pressurized air that is pressurized in the pressurization section (31a) of the air pump (31) and flows through the pressurization passage (42) is guided to the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) to generate the adjustment gas. And the produced | generated adjustment gas is supplied in a store | warehouse | chamber from a pressure reduction part (31b). On the other hand, during the discharge operation, the on-off valve (92) of the discharge passage (91) is opened, and the switching mechanism (32, 33) shuts off the pressurization passage (42) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35). Switch to disconnected state. As a result, the pressurized air that is pressurized in the pressurizing part (31a) of the air pump (31) and flows through the pressurizing passage (42) is not guided to the adsorption cylinder (34, 35), but is passed through the discharge passage (91). It is discharged to the outside through.

    According to a fifth invention, in the fourth invention, the pressure reducing part (31b) is connected to the inside of the storage (11), and the adjustment gas discharged from the pressure reducing part (31b) is supplied to the storage. (11) a supply passage (44) leading into the storage and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) connected to the adsorption cylinder (34, 35), and after the predetermined component is adsorbed to the adsorbent in the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) A gas discharge passage (45) for discharging pressurized air to the outside, the pressurization passage (42), and the decompression section (31b) are connected, and the pressurized air in the pressurization passage (42) is connected to the decompression section ( 31b) a bypass passage (71), an exhaust connection passage (73) connecting the supply passage (44) and the gas discharge passage (45), and the exhaust connection passage (73) in the supply passage (44). ) Is connected to the inside of the storage (11) with respect to the connecting portion, and is opened during the gas supply operation and closed during the discharge operation. An air supply opening / closing valve (75); a bypass opening / closing valve (72) provided in the bypass passage (71); and an exhaust opening / closing valve (74) provided in the exhaust connection passage (73). The passage (91) includes the bypass passage (71), the supply passage (44), the exhaust connection passage (73), and the gas discharge passage (45), and the on-off valve (92) The on-off valve (72) and the exhaust on-off valve (74) are configured.

    In the fifth invention, during the gas supply operation, the bypass on-off valve (72) and the exhaust on-off valve (74) are closed, while the air supply on-off valve (75) is opened, and the switching mechanism (32, 33). Switches to a communication state in which the pressurization passageway (42) and the suction cylinder (34, 35) communicate with each other. As a result, the pressurized air that is pressurized in the pressurization section (31a) of the air pump (31) and flows through the pressurization passage (42) is guided to the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) to generate the adjustment gas. And the produced | generated adjustment gas is supplied in a warehouse through a supply channel | path (44) from a pressure reduction part (31b). On the other hand, during the discharge operation, the bypass on-off valve (72) and the exhaust on-off valve (74) are opened, while the air supply on-off valve (75) is closed, and the switching mechanism (32, 33) is connected to the pressurizing passage ( 42) and the suction cylinder (34, 35) are switched to a non-communication state. As a result, the pressurized air that is pressurized in the pressurizing section (31a) of the air pump (31) and flows through the pressurizing passage (42) is not guided to the adsorption cylinder (34, 35), but into the bypass passage (71). It flows in and is sucked into the decompression section (31b), passes through the supply passage (44), the exhaust connection passage (73), and the gas discharge passage (45) in this order, and is discharged to the outside.

    According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerant circuit (20) attached to a container (11) in which a plant (15) for respiration is stored and performing a refrigeration cycle to cool the air in the container (11). And a gas supply device (30) for generating and supplying the adjusted gas of the composition to the inside of the container (11), and adjusting the temperature and composition of the inside air of the container (11) to a desired state The container refrigeration apparatus, wherein the gas supply device (30) includes any one of the first to fifth components that supply the adjustment gas into the storage using the container (11) as the storage (11). It is comprised by the gas supply apparatus which concerns on invention.

    In 6th invention, the internal air of a container (11) is cooled by performing a refrigerating cycle in a refrigerant circuit (20). Moreover, the composition of the internal air of the container (11) is adjusted by supplying the adjusted gas generated in the gas supply device (30) to the container (11).

    In the sixth aspect of the invention, in the gas supply device (30), after the air pump (31) is started and before the gas supply operation is started, the pressurizing unit (31a) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) are connected. A discharge operation for discharging the pressurized air flowing through the pressure passage (42) to the outside is performed. Thus, even if moisture in the pressurized air is condensed in the pressurized passage (42) immediately after the air pump (31) is started, the pressurized air containing the condensed water is exhausted to the outside. Therefore, the dew condensation water flowing into the pressurizing passage (42) does not adhere to the adsorbent of the adsorption cylinder (34, 35).

    According to the first invention, after starting the air pump (31), before starting the gas supply operation, it flows through the pressurizing passage (42) connecting the pressurizing section (31a) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35). A discharge operation for discharging the pressurized air to the outside was performed. Therefore, immediately after the start of the air pump (31), even if moisture in the pressurized air is condensed due to the relatively low temperature of the air pump (31), by discharging the pressurized air containing the condensed water to the outside, The condensed water can be discharged without being led to the adsorption cylinder (34, 35). Therefore, even if condensed water is generated, it does not adhere to the adsorbent of the adsorption cylinder (34, 35), so that it is possible to suppress a decrease in the performance of the adsorbent.

    Further, according to the second invention, under the condition that the temperature of the pressurized air is low and condensation is likely to occur because the temperature of the air pump (31) is low, a discharge operation for discharging the pressurized air to the outside is performed. 31) When the predetermined time required for sufficient temperature rise of the pressurized air has elapsed since the start of 31), or when the actual temperature of the pressurized air exceeds the predetermined temperature, the discharge operation is terminated and the gas supply operation is performed. It was. In this way, by automatically switching the operation according to the elapsed time from the start of the air pump (31) or the temperature of the pressurized air, it is wasted in spite of the fact that the temperature of the pressurized air has risen sufficiently. It is possible to easily suppress the performance deterioration of the adsorbent without discharging compressed air to the outside and increasing the energy consumption.

    Further, according to the third aspect of the invention, when performing the discharge operation for discharging the pressurized air to the outside, the blower fan (49) that cools the air pump (31) by blowing air toward the air pump (31). The operation was stopped. Thereby, the air pump (31) is not cooled during the discharging operation in which the temperature of the air pump (31) is relatively low. Therefore, the temperature of the air pump (31) can be quickly raised. Thereby, since the temperature of pressurized air rises quickly, the operation time of discharge operation can be shortened. Therefore, an increase in energy consumption can be suppressed.

    According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the discharge passage (91) provided with the on-off valve (92) is connected to the pressurization passage (42), and the pressurization passage (42), the adsorption cylinder (34, 35), The gas supply operation and the discharge operation can be switched with an easy additional configuration in which a switching mechanism (32, 33) is simply provided between them.

    According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the pressurizing passage (42) and the pressure reducing portion (31b) of the air pump (31) are connected by the bypass passage (71) provided with the bypass on-off valve (72), and the supply passage (44) and the gas discharge passage (45) are connected by an exhaust connection passage (73) provided with an exhaust opening / closing valve (74), and an air supply opening / closing valve (75) is provided inside the supply passage (44). It was decided. Then, the gas supply operation and the discharge operation are switched by switching the bypass on-off valve (72), the exhaust on-off valve (74), the air supply on-off valve (75), and the switching mechanism (32, 33). According to such a configuration, the supply passage (necessary for the gas supply operation originally performed by the gas supply device) without newly providing a long discharge passage for discharging the pressurized air from the pressurization passage (42) to the outside. 44) and the gas discharge passage (45) can be used to perform the discharge operation.

    Further, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, after the air pump (31) is started in the gas supply device (30), before the gas supply operation is started, the pressurizing unit (31a) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) are connected. The discharge operation of discharging the pressurized air flowing through the connecting pressurized passage (42) to the outside was performed. Therefore, immediately after the start of the air pump (31), even if moisture in the pressurized air is condensed due to the relatively low temperature of the air pump (31), by discharging the pressurized air containing the condensed water to the outside, The condensed water can be discharged without being led to the adsorption cylinder (34, 35). Therefore, even if condensed water is generated, it does not adhere to the adsorbent of the adsorption cylinder (34, 35), so that it is possible to suppress a decrease in the performance of the adsorbent. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently adjust the composition of the air inside the container (11).

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the container refrigeration apparatus as viewed from the outside of the warehouse. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the container refrigeration apparatus of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a piping diagram illustrating the configuration of the refrigerant circuit of the container refrigeration apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a piping system diagram showing the configuration of the CA apparatus of the container refrigeration apparatus, and shows the flow of air during the first operation in the gas supply operation. FIG. 5 is a piping system diagram showing the configuration of the CA device of the container refrigeration apparatus of the embodiment, and shows the air flow during the second operation in the gas supply operation. FIG. 6 is a piping system diagram showing the configuration of the CA device of the container refrigeration apparatus, showing the flow of air during the pressure equalization operation in the gas supply operation. FIG. 7 is a piping system diagram showing the configuration of the CA apparatus of the container refrigeration apparatus, and shows the air flow in the discharge operation.

    Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the following description of the preferred embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is not intended to limit the present invention, its application, or its use.

<< Embodiment of the Present Invention >>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the container refrigeration apparatus (10) is provided in a container (storage) (11) used for marine transportation and the like, and cools the air in the container (11). It is. In the container (11), the plants (15) are stored in a boxed state. The plant (15) breathes by taking in oxygen (O ₂ ) in the air and releasing carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ). For example, fruits and vegetables such as banana and avocado, vegetables, grains, bulbs, fresh flowers, etc. It is.

    The container (11) is formed in an elongated box shape with one end face opened. The container refrigeration apparatus (10) includes a casing (12), a refrigerant circuit (20), and a CA apparatus (Controlled Atmosphere System) (60). The container (11) has an open end. It is attached to close.

<casing>
As shown in FIG. 2, the casing (12) includes a warehouse outer wall (12a) located on the outside of the container (11) and a cabinet inner wall (12b) located on the inside of the container (11). . The outer wall (12a) and the inner wall (12b) are made of, for example, an aluminum alloy.

    The outer wall (12a) is attached to the peripheral edge of the opening of the container (11) so as to close the opening end of the container (11). The warehouse outer wall (12a) is formed so that the lower part bulges to the inside of the container (11).

    The inner wall (12b) is disposed to face the outer wall (12a). The inner wall (12b) bulges to the inner side corresponding to the lower part of the outer wall (12a). A heat insulating material (12c) is provided in the space between the inner wall (12b) and the outer wall (12a).

    Thus, the lower part of the casing (12) is formed so as to bulge out toward the inner side of the container (11). As a result, an outside storage space (S1) is formed outside the container (11) at the lower part of the casing (12), and an inside storage space is provided inside the container (11) at the upper part of the casing (12). (S2) is formed.

    As shown in FIG. 1, two service openings (14) for maintenance are formed side by side in the width direction in the casing (12). The two service openings (14) are closed by first and second service doors (16A, 16B) that can be opened and closed, respectively. Each of the first and second service doors (16A, 16B) is constituted by a warehouse outer wall, a warehouse inner wall, and a heat insulating material, like the casing (12).

    As shown in FIG. 2, the partition plate (18) is arrange | positioned in the store | warehouse | chamber of a container (11). This partition plate (18) is comprised by the substantially rectangular-shaped board member, and is standingly arranged in the attitude | position facing the inner surface of the container (11) of a casing (12). The partition plate (18) divides the interior of the container (11) from the interior storage space (S2).

    A suction port (18a) is formed between the upper end of the partition plate (18) and the ceiling surface in the container (11). The internal air of the container (11) is taken into the internal storage space (S2) through the suction port (18a).

    The storage space (S2) is provided with a partition wall (13) extending in the horizontal direction. The partition wall (13) is attached to an upper end portion of the partition plate (18), and an opening in which a later-described internal fan (26) is installed is formed. The partition wall (13) includes an internal storage space (S2), a primary space (S21) on the suction side of the internal fan (26), and a secondary space (S22) on the outlet side of the internal fan (26). Divide into and. In this embodiment, the storage space (S2) is vertically divided by the partition wall (13), the primary space on the suction side (S21) is on the upper side, and the secondary space on the outlet side (S22) is on the lower side. Formed on the side.

    In the container (11), a floor board (19) is provided with a gap between the bottom surface of the container (11). A boxed plant (15) is placed on the floor board (19). An underfloor channel (19a) is formed between the bottom surface in the container (11) and the floor board (19). A gap is provided between the lower end of the partition plate (18) and the bottom surface in the container (11), and communicates with the underfloor channel (19a).

    On the back side of the container (11) in the floor board (19) (right side in FIG. 2) is formed an outlet (18b) that blows out the air cooled by the container refrigeration system (10) into the container (11). Has been.

<Configuration and arrangement of refrigerant circuit, etc.>
As shown in FIG. 3, the refrigerant circuit (20) includes a compressor (21), a condenser (22), an expansion valve (23), and an evaporator (24) in order by a refrigerant pipe (20a). It is a closed circuit configured by connecting.

    In the vicinity of the condenser (22), it is rotationally driven by an external fan motor (25a), attracting the air (outside air) in the external space of the container (11) into the external storage space (S1), and the condenser An outside fan (25) to be sent to (22) is provided. In the condenser (22), heat is generated between the refrigerant pressurized by the compressor (21) and flowing inside the condenser (22) and the outside air sent to the condenser (22) by the external fan (25). Exchange is performed. In the present embodiment, the external fan (25) is a propeller fan.

    In the vicinity of the evaporator (24), an internal fan that is rotationally driven by an internal fan motor (26a), draws the internal air of the container (11) from the suction port (18a), and blows it out to the evaporator (24) Two (26) are provided. In the evaporator (24), the pressure is reduced by the expansion valve (23) and flows between the refrigerant flowing in the evaporator (24) and the internal air sent to the evaporator (24) by the internal fan (26). Heat exchange takes place.

    As shown in FIG. 2, the internal fan (26) includes a propeller fan (rotary blade) (27a), a plurality of stationary blades (27b), and a fan housing (27c). The propeller fan (27a) is connected to the internal fan motor (26a), is driven to rotate around the rotation axis by the internal fan motor (26a), and blows air in the axial direction. The plurality of stationary blades (27b) are provided on the blowing side of the propeller fan (27a), and rectify the air flow blown and swirled from the propeller fan (27a). The fan housing (27c) is configured by a cylindrical member having a plurality of stationary blades (27b) attached to the inner peripheral surface, extends to the outer periphery of the propeller fan (27a), and surrounds the outer periphery of the propeller fan (27a).

    As shown in FIG. 1, the compressor (21) and the condenser (22) are stored in the external storage space (S1). The condenser (22) includes a lower first space (S11) and an upper second space (S12) at the central portion in the vertical direction of the external storage space (S1). It is provided to partition. The first space (S11) includes the compressor (21), an inverter box (29) containing a drive circuit for driving the compressor (21) at a variable speed, and a CA device (60). And a gas supply device (30). On the other hand, an external fan (25) and an electrical component box (17) are provided in the second space (S12). The first space (S11) is open to the outside space of the container (11), while the second space (S12) is such that only the outlet of the outside fan (25) opens into the outside space. The space between the outer space and the outside is closed by a plate-like member.

    On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the evaporator (24) is stored in the secondary space (S22) of the internal storage space (S2). Two internal fans (26) are provided in the internal storage space (S2) above the evaporator (24) along the width direction of the casing (12) (see FIG. 1).

<CA equipment>
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the CA device (60) includes a gas supply device (30), an exhaust unit (46), a sensor unit (50), and a control unit (55). 11) Adjusts the oxygen concentration and carbon dioxide concentration of the air in the cabinet. Note that “concentration” used in the following description refers to “volume concentration”.

[Gas supply device]
-Configuration of gas supply device-
The gas supply device (30) is a device that generates nitrogen-enriched air having a low oxygen concentration to be supplied into the container (11). In the present embodiment, the gas supply device (30) is configured by VPSA (Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption). Moreover, the gas supply apparatus (30) is arrange | positioned at the corner part of the lower left of the storage space outside a store | warehouse | chamber (S1), as shown in FIG.

    As shown in FIG. 4, the gas supply device (30) includes an air pump (31), a first directional control valve (32) and a second directional control valve (33), and adsorbs nitrogen components in the air. An air circuit (3) to which the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) provided with the adsorbent are connected, and a unit case (36) in which the components of the air circuit (3) are accommodated ).

(air pump)
The air pump (31) is provided in the unit case (36), and sucks, pressurizes, and discharges air, respectively, a first pump mechanism (pressurizing unit) (31a) and a second pump mechanism (decompressing unit) (31b) )have. The first pump mechanism (31a) and the second pump mechanism (31b) are connected to the drive shaft of the motor (31c) and are driven to rotate by the motor (31c), thereby sucking and pressurizing air to discharge. To do.

    The suction port of the first pump mechanism (31a) is connected to one end of an outside air passage (41) provided so as to penetrate the unit case (36) in and out. A membrane filter (76) having air permeability and waterproofness is provided at the other end of the outside air passage (41). The outside air passage (41) is constituted by a flexible tube. Although not shown, the other end of the outside air passage (41) provided with the membrane filter (76) is provided in the second space (S12) above the condenser (22) in the outside storage space (S1). ing. With such a configuration, when the first pump mechanism (31a) flows into the unit case (36) from the outside through the membrane filter (76) provided at the other end of the outside air passage (41), Inhale and pressurize the outside air removed.

    On the other hand, one end of the pressurizing passage (42) is connected to the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a). The other end of the pressurizing passage (42) branches into two on the downstream side and is connected to the first directional control valve (32) and the second directional control valve (33), respectively. The pressurizing passage (42) is mostly constituted by a resin tube, and a part is constituted by a cooling part (42a) provided outside the unit case (36). In this embodiment, the cooling part (42a) is configured by a copper tube connected to the middle part of the resin tube and provided in the external storage space (S1). With such a configuration, the pressurized air that is pressurized by the first pump mechanism (31a) and flows through the pressurizing passage (42) passes through the cooling section (42a) that is configured by the copper pipe. In the external storage space (S1) provided with the portion (42a), the heat is radiated to the outside air and cooled.

    One end of the decompression passage (43) is connected to the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b). The other end of the decompression passage (43) is divided into two on the upstream side, and is connected to each of the first directional control valve (32) and the second directional control valve (33). On the other hand, one end of the supply passage (44) is connected to the discharge port of the second pump mechanism (31b). The other end of the supply passage (44) opens in the secondary space (S22) on the outlet side of the internal fan (26) in the internal storage space (S2) of the container (11). The other end of the supply passage (44) is provided with a check valve (65) that allows only air flow from one end to the other end and prevents backflow of air.

    The first pump mechanism (31a) and the second pump mechanism (31b) of the air pump (31) are oilless pumps that do not use lubricating oil. Two air blow fans (49) for cooling the air pump (31) by blowing air toward the air pump (31) are provided on the side of the air pump (31). The operation of the blower fan (49) is controlled by a control unit (55) described later. Specifically, the blower fan (49) is operated to cool the air pump (31) during a gas supply operation, which will be described later, while the operation is stopped during the gas supply operation to blow air to the air pump (31). do not do.

(Directional control valve)
The first and second directional control valves (switching mechanisms) (32, 33) are provided between the air pump (31) and the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) in the air circuit (3). Thus, the connection state between the air pump (31) and the first suction cylinder (34) and the second suction cylinder (35) is switched to four connection states (first to fourth connection states) described later. This switching operation is controlled by the control unit (55).

    Specifically, the first directional control valve (32) was connected to the pressure passage (42) connected to the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a) and the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b). The decompression passage (43) is connected to one end of the first adsorption cylinder (34) (inlet at the time of pressurization, outlet at the time of decompression). The first direction control valve (32) communicates the first adsorption cylinder (34) with the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a) and shuts it from the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b) ( 4 and FIG. 6) and a second state in which the first adsorption cylinder (34) is communicated with the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b) and blocked from the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a) ( 5 and FIG. 7).

    The second direction control valve (33) includes a pressurizing passage (42) connected to the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a) and a decompression passage (43) connected to the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b). ) And one end of the second adsorption cylinder (35) (inlet at the time of pressurization, outlet at the time of depressurization). The second direction control valve (33) communicates the second adsorption cylinder (35) with the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b) and shuts it from the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a) ( 4 and 7) and a second state in which the second adsorption cylinder (35) is communicated with the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a) and is blocked from the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b) ( 5 and FIG. 6).

    When both the first directional control valve (32) and the second directional control valve (33) are set to the first state, the air circuit (3) causes the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a) and the first adsorption cylinder (34). ) And the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b) and the second suction cylinder (35) are connected to each other (see FIG. 4). In this state, an adsorption operation for adsorbing the nitrogen component in the outside air to the adsorbent is performed in the first adsorption cylinder (34), and a desorption operation for desorbing the nitrogen component adsorbed to the adsorbent in the second adsorption cylinder (35). Is done.

    When both the first directional control valve (32) and the second directional control valve (33) are set to the second state, the air circuit (3) causes the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a) and the second adsorption cylinder (35). And the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b) and the first suction cylinder (34) are connected to each other (see FIG. 5). In this state, the adsorption operation is performed by the second adsorption cylinder (35), and the desorption operation is performed by the first adsorption cylinder (34).

    When the first directional control valve (32) is set to the first state and the second directional control valve (33) is set to the second state, the air circuit (3) is connected to the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption. Both the cylinders (35) are switched to the third connection state in which the cylinders (35) are connected to the discharge ports of the first pump mechanism (31a) (see FIG. 6). In this state, pressurized air is supplied to both the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) by the first pump mechanism (31a), and the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) are supplied. Adsorption operation is performed in both cylinders (35).

    When the first directional control valve (32) is set to the second state and the second directional control valve (33) is set to the first state, the air circuit (3) is connected to the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption. Both of the cylinders (35) are switched to the fourth connection state in which the cylinders (35) are connected to the suction ports of the second pump mechanism (31b) (see FIG. 7). In this state, both the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) are blocked from the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a). That is, since the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) are blocked from the pressure passage (42), the pressurized air pressurized by the first pump mechanism (31a) is not supplied. In this state, the desorption operation is performed in both the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35).

    The first to third connection states correspond to the communication state in which the pressurizing passage (42) and the suction cylinder (34, 35) according to the present invention are communicated, and the fourth connection state is the additional state according to the present invention. This corresponds to a non-communication state in which the pressure passage (42) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) are blocked.

(Adsorption cylinder)
The first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) are constituted by cylindrical members filled with an adsorbent. The adsorbent filled in the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) has a property of adsorbing a nitrogen component under pressure and desorbing the adsorbed nitrogen component under reduced pressure.

    The adsorbent filled in the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) is, for example, smaller than the molecular diameter of nitrogen molecules (3.0 angstroms) and the molecular diameter of oxygen molecules (2.8 angstroms). ) And a porous zeolite having pores with a larger pore diameter than the above. If the adsorbent is composed of zeolite having such a pore size, nitrogen components in the air can be adsorbed.

    Further, since the electric field is present in the pores of the zeolite due to the presence of cations and the polarity is generated, the zeolite has a property of adsorbing polar molecules such as water molecules. Therefore, not only nitrogen in the air but also moisture (water vapor) in the air is adsorbed to the adsorbent made of zeolite filled in the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35). The moisture adsorbed on the adsorbent is desorbed from the adsorbent together with the nitrogen component by the desorption operation. Therefore, nitrogen-concentrated air containing moisture is supplied into the container (11), and the humidity inside the container can be increased. Furthermore, since the adsorbent is regenerated, the life of the adsorbent can be extended.

    With such a configuration, when the outside air pressurized from the air pump (31) is supplied to the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) and the inside is pressurized, the outside air is supplied to the adsorbent. The nitrogen component in it is adsorbed. As a result, since the nitrogen component is less than the outside air, oxygen-enriched air having a lower nitrogen concentration and a higher oxygen concentration than the outside air is generated. On the other hand, in the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35), when the internal air is sucked and reduced in pressure by the air pump (31), the nitrogen component adsorbed by the adsorbent is desorbed. As a result, nitrogen-concentrated air having a higher nitrogen concentration and lower oxygen concentration than the outside air is generated by containing more nitrogen components than the outside air. In this embodiment, for example, nitrogen-enriched air having a component ratio of 92% nitrogen concentration and 8% oxygen concentration is generated.

    The other end of the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) (the outlet at the time of pressurization) includes the first pump in the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35). One end of an oxygen discharge passage (gas discharge passage) (45) for guiding the oxygen-enriched air generated by the supply of external air pressurized by the mechanism (31a) to the outside of the container (11) is connected. Yes. One end of the oxygen discharge passage (45) branches into two and is connected to each of the other end portions of the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35). The other end of the oxygen discharge passage (45) is opened outside the gas supply device (30), that is, outside the container (11). A portion connected to the other end of the first adsorption cylinder (34) of the oxygen discharge passage (45) and a portion connected to the other end of the second adsorption cylinder (35) are connected to the oxygen discharge passage (45). A check valve (61) for preventing the backflow of air to the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) is provided.

    A check valve (62) and an orifice (63) are provided in order from one end to the other end in the middle of the oxygen discharge passage (45). The check valve (62) prevents backflow of air from the exhaust connection passage (73), which will be described later, toward the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35). The orifice (63) decompresses the oxygen-enriched air that has flowed out of the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) before being discharged out of the chamber.

(Discharge mechanism)
The air circuit (3) is provided with a discharge mechanism (90) for performing a discharge operation for discharging the pressurized air flowing through the pressure passage (42) to the outside. The discharge mechanism (90) includes a discharge passage (91), an on-off valve (92) for opening and closing the discharge passage (91), an air supply on-off valve (75), and the first and second directional control valves ( Switching mechanism) (32, 33).

    In this embodiment, the discharge passage (91) includes a bypass passage (71), an exhaust connection passage (73), and a part of the supply passage (44) and the oxygen discharge passage (45).

    The bypass passage (71) has one end connected to the pressurization passage (42) and the other end connected to the decompression passage (43). One end of the bypass passage (71) is connected to a position downstream of the cooling section (42a) in the pressurization passage (42). The other end of the bypass passage (71) is not the bifurcated portion connected to the first and second directional control valves (32, 33) in the decompression passage (43), but the suction of the second pump mechanism (31b). It is connected to the merging part on the mouth side. The bypass passage (71) is provided with a bypass opening / closing valve (72) that is controlled to be opened and closed by the controller (55). The bypass on-off valve (72) is constituted by an electromagnetic valve that switches between an open state that allows the air flow through the bypass on-off valve (72) and a closed state that blocks the flow in the middle of the bypass passage (71). Has been. The opening / closing operation of the bypass opening / closing valve (72) is controlled by the control unit (55). Although details will be described later, the bypass on-off valve (72) is controlled to be open when the discharge operation is performed, and is controlled to be closed when the gas supply operation is performed.

    The exhaust connection passage (73) has one end connected to the supply passage (44) and the other end connected to the oxygen discharge passage (45). The other end of the exhaust connection passage (73) is connected to the outside of the warehouse from the orifice (63) of the oxygen discharge passage (45). An exhaust opening / closing valve (74) is provided in the exhaust connection passage (73). The exhaust on-off valve (74) is a solenoid valve that switches between an open state that allows air flow through the exhaust connection passage (73) and a closed state that blocks the flow in the middle of the exhaust connection passage (73). It is configured. The opening / closing operation of the exhaust opening / closing valve (74) is controlled by the control unit (55). As will be described in detail later, the exhaust on-off valve (74) is controlled to be in an open state when performing a discharge operation, and is controlled to be in a closed state when performing a gas supply operation.

    In the present embodiment, the bypass on-off valve (72) and the exhaust on-off valve (74) constitute the on-off valve (92) provided in the discharge passage (91) according to the present invention.

    In the present embodiment, a part of the supply passage (44) between the discharge port of the second pump mechanism (31b) and the connection portion of the exhaust connection passage (73) is the discharge passage (91) according to the present invention. Part of Further, in the oxygen discharge passage (45), a part from the connection portion of the exhaust connection passage (73) to the outer side end portion opened outside the storage constitutes a part of the discharge passage (91) according to the present invention. To do.

    The air supply on / off valve (75) is provided on the other end side (inside the warehouse) of the connection portion to which the exhaust connection passage (73) in the supply passage (44) is connected. The air supply on-off valve (75) is in an open state that allows the flow of air flowing through the supply passage (44) to the inner side of the supply passage (44) inside the connection portion of the exhaust connection passage (73). The solenoid valve is switched to a closed state in which the flow to the inside of the cabinet is blocked. The opening / closing operation of the air supply opening / closing valve (75) is controlled by the control unit (55). As will be described in detail later, the air supply on-off valve (75) is controlled to be closed when performing the discharge operation, and is controlled to be open when performing the gas supply operation.

    The configuration of the first and second directional control valves (switching mechanisms) (32, 33) is as described above. Although details will be described later, when the discharge operation is performed, the first direction control valve (32) is set to the second state, the second direction control valve (33) is set to the first state, and the air circuit The connection state between the air pump (31) and the first suction cylinder (34) and the second suction cylinder (35) in (3) is switched to the fourth connection state.

(Measurement unit)
The air circuit (3) measures the concentration of the generated nitrogen-enriched air using an oxygen sensor (51) of a sensor unit (50), which will be described later, provided in the container (11). A measurement unit (80) is provided for performing the above. The measurement unit (80) includes a branch pipe (measurement passage) (81) and a measurement on-off valve (82). The oxygen sensor (51) ).

    Specifically, the branch pipe (81) has one end connected to the supply passage (44) and the other end connected to the oxygen sensor (51). In the present embodiment, the branch pipe (81) is provided so as to branch from the supply passage (44) in the unit case (36) and extend inside and outside the unit case. A check valve (64) is provided at the other end (inside of the branch) of the branch pipe (81) to allow only air flow from one end to the other end and prevent backflow of air. .

    The measurement on-off valve (82) is provided inside the unit case of the branch pipe (81). The on-off valve for measurement (82) is an electromagnetic valve that switches between an open state allowing the flow of nitrogen-enriched air in the branch pipe (81) and a closed state blocking the flow of the nitrogen-enriched air in the branch pipe (81). It is configured. The opening / closing operation of the measurement on-off valve (82) is controlled by the control unit (55). Although details will be described later, the measurement on-off valve (82) is opened only when an air supply measurement operation described later is executed, and is closed in other modes.

-Operation of gas supply device-
(Gas supply operation)
In the gas supply device (30), the air pump (31) is operated to first pressurize the first adsorption cylinder (34) and simultaneously depressurize the second adsorption cylinder (35) (see FIG. 4). And the second operation (see FIG. 5) in which the first adsorption cylinder (34) is depressurized and the second adsorption cylinder (35) is pressurized at the same time is a predetermined time (for example, 14.5 seconds). By repeating the process alternately, nitrogen-enriched air and oxygen-enriched air are generated. Further, in the present embodiment, a pressure equalizing operation (see FIG. 6) in which both the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) are pressurized between the first operation and the second operation. For a predetermined time (for example, 1.5 seconds). Switching of each operation | movement is performed when a control part (55) operates a 1st direction control valve (32) and a 2nd direction control valve (33).

<First operation>
In the first operation, the control unit (55) switches both the first directional control valve (32) and the second directional control valve (33) to the first state shown in FIG. Thus, the air circuit (3) is configured such that the first adsorption cylinder (34) communicates with the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a) and is blocked from the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b), and the second adsorption The cylinder (35) communicates with the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b) and enters the first connection state where the cylinder (35) is blocked from the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a). In this first connection state, outside air pressurized by the first pump mechanism (31a) is supplied to the first adsorption cylinder (34), while the second pump mechanism (31b) is supplied to the second adsorption cylinder (35). From the air, nitrogen-concentrated air having a higher nitrogen concentration than the outside air and a lower oxygen concentration than the outside air is sucked.

    Specifically, the first pump mechanism (31a) sucks and pressurizes the outside air via the outside air passage (41), and discharges the pressurized outside air (pressurized air) to the pressure passage (42). The pressurized air discharged to the pressurized passage (42) flows through the pressurized passage (42), and is provided outside the unit case (36) and in the external storage space (S1) (42a). Flow into. When the pressurized air passes through the cooling section (42a), it is cooled by exchanging heat with the outside air and then supplied to the first adsorption cylinder (34).

    Thus, the cooled pressurized air flows into the first adsorption cylinder (34), and the nitrogen component contained in the pressurized air is adsorbed by the adsorbent. Note that the adsorption performance of the adsorbent improves as the temperature of the adsorbent decreases. Therefore, as described above, by preliminarily cooling the pressurized air in the cooling section (42a), the adsorption performance to the adsorbent is improved as compared with the case where the cooling is not performed. In this way, during the first operation, the first adsorption cylinder (34) is supplied with pressurized outside air from the first pump mechanism (31a), and the nitrogen component in the outside air is adsorbed by the adsorbent. As a result, oxygen-enriched air having a lower nitrogen concentration than the outside air and a higher oxygen concentration than the outside air is generated. The oxygen-enriched air flows out from the first adsorption cylinder (34) to the oxygen discharge passage (45).

    On the other hand, the second pump mechanism (31b) sucks air from the second adsorption cylinder (35). At that time, the nitrogen component adsorbed by the adsorbent of the second adsorption cylinder (35) is sucked together with air by the second pump mechanism (31b) and desorbed from the adsorbent. As described above, during the first operation, in the second adsorption cylinder (35), the internal air is sucked by the second pump mechanism (31b) and the nitrogen component adsorbed on the adsorbent is desorbed. Nitrogen-enriched air that contains the desorbed nitrogen component and has a higher nitrogen concentration than the outside air and a lower oxygen concentration than the outside air is generated. The nitrogen-enriched air is sucked into the second pump mechanism (31b), pressurized, and then discharged to the supply passage (44).

<< Second operation >>
In the second operation, both the first directional control valve (32) and the second directional control valve (33) are switched to the second state shown in FIG. 5 by the control unit (55). Thus, the air circuit (3) is configured such that the first adsorption cylinder (34) communicates with the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b) and is blocked from the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a), and the second adsorption The cylinder (35) communicates with the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a) and enters the second connection state where it is blocked from the suction port of the second pump mechanism (31b). In this second connected state, the outside air pressurized by the first pump mechanism (31a) is supplied to the second adsorption cylinder (35), while the second pump mechanism (31b) is supplied to the first adsorption cylinder (34). Aspirate nitrogen-enriched air from

    Specifically, the first pump mechanism (31a) sucks and pressurizes the outside air via the outside air passage (41), and discharges the pressurized outside air (pressurized air) to the pressure passage (42). The pressurized air discharged to the pressurized passage (42) flows through the pressurized passage (42), and is provided outside the unit case (36) and in the external storage space (S1) (42a). Flow into. The pressurized air is cooled by exchanging heat with the outside air when passing through the cooling section (42a), and then supplied to the second adsorption cylinder (35).

    Thus, the cooled pressurized air flows into the second adsorption cylinder (35), and the nitrogen component contained in the pressurized air is adsorbed by the adsorbent. Also in the second operation, by preliminarily cooling the pressurized air in the cooling section (42a), the adsorption performance to the adsorbent is improved as compared with the case of not cooling. Thus, during the second operation, the pressurized air is supplied from the first pump mechanism (31a) to the second adsorption cylinder (35), and the nitrogen component in the outside air is adsorbed by the adsorbent. As a result, oxygen-enriched air having a lower nitrogen concentration than the outside air and a higher oxygen concentration than the outside air is generated. The oxygen-enriched air flows out from the second adsorption cylinder (35) to the oxygen discharge passage (45).

    On the other hand, the second pump mechanism (31b) sucks air from the first adsorption cylinder (34). At that time, the nitrogen component adsorbed by the adsorbent of the first adsorption cylinder (34) is sucked together with air by the second pump mechanism (31b) and desorbed from the adsorbent. Thus, during the second operation, in the first adsorption cylinder (34), the internal air is sucked by the second pump mechanism (31b) and the nitrogen component adsorbed on the adsorbent is desorbed, so that the adsorbent Nitrogen-enriched air that contains the desorbed nitrogen component and has a higher nitrogen concentration than the outside air and a lower oxygen concentration than the outside air is generated. The nitrogen-enriched air is sucked into the second pump mechanism (31b), pressurized, and then discharged to the supply passage (44).

《Equal pressure operation》
As shown in FIG. 6, in the pressure equalizing operation, the control unit (55) switches the first direction control valve (32) to the first state, while the second direction control valve (33) is switched to the second state. . As a result, the air circuit (3) includes a first adsorption cylinder (34) and a second adsorption cylinder (35) that both communicate with the discharge port of the first pump mechanism (31a) and the second pump mechanism (31b). It will be in the 3rd connection state interrupted | blocked from the suction inlet. In this third connection state, outside air pressurized by the first pump mechanism (31a) is supplied to both the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35), while the second pump mechanism (31b) ) Sucks the nitrogen-enriched air remaining in the decompression passage (43).

    Specifically, the first pump mechanism (31a) sucks and pressurizes the outside air via the outside air passage (41), and discharges the pressurized outside air (pressurized air) to the pressure passage (42). The pressurized air discharged to the pressurized passage (42) flows through the pressurized passage (42), and is provided outside the unit case (36) and in the external storage space (S1) (42a). Flow into. When the pressurized air passes through the cooling section (42a), it is cooled by exchanging heat with the outside air, and then supplied to both the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35).

    In the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35), the nitrogen component contained in the inflowing pressurized air is adsorbed by the adsorbent, and oxygen-enriched air is generated. The oxygen-enriched air flows out from the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) to the oxygen discharge passage (45).

    On the other hand, the second pump mechanism (31b) is disconnected from the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35). Therefore, during the pressure equalization operation, nitrogen-concentrated air is not newly generated in the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35), and the second pump mechanism (31b) The nitrogen-enriched air remaining in 43) is sucked and pressurized, and then discharged into the supply passage (44).

    By the way, as described above, during the first operation, the first adsorption cylinder (34) is pressurized by the first pump mechanism (31a) to perform the adsorption operation, and the second adsorption cylinder (35) has the second operation. The pressure is reduced by the pump mechanism (31b), and the desorption operation is performed. On the other hand, during the second operation, the second suction cylinder (35) is pressurized by the first pump mechanism (31a) to perform the suction operation, and the first suction cylinder (34) has the second pump mechanism (31b). The pressure is reduced by, and the desorption operation is performed. Therefore, when switching from the first operation to the second operation or switching from the second operation to the first operation without interposing the above-described pressure equalizing operation, immediately after the switching, the inside of the suction cylinder that has been performing the desorption operation before the switching is performed. Since the pressure is extremely low, it takes time for the pressure in the adsorption cylinder to rise, and the adsorption operation is not performed immediately.

    Therefore, in this embodiment, when switching from the first operation to the second operation and when switching from the second operation to the first operation, the air circuit (3) is switched to the third connection state, and the first adsorption cylinder (34 ) And the second adsorption cylinder (35) are communicated with each other via the first directional control valve (32) and the second directional control valve (33). As a result, the internal pressures of the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35) quickly become equal to each other (becomes an intermediate pressure between the internal pressures). By such a pressure equalizing operation, the pressure in the adsorption cylinder that has been desorbed by the second pump mechanism (31b) before switching is quickly increased, so that the pressure to the first pump mechanism (31a) is increased. Adsorption operation is performed immediately after connection.

    In this way, in the gas supply device (30), nitrogen enriched air and oxygen enriched air are generated in the air circuit (3) by alternately repeating the first action and the second action while sandwiching the pressure equalizing action. The

    Further, in the gas supply operation, the control unit (55) controls the bypass on-off valve (72) and the exhaust on-off valve (74) constituting the on-off valve (92) of the discharge passage (91) according to the present invention to be closed. Then, the air supply on / off valve (75) is controlled to the open state. The first and second directional control valves (32, 33) are controlled to switch to the first to third connection states (communication states) as described above. As a result, the discharge passage (91) is closed and the supply passage (44) is opened, and the first and second adsorption cylinders (34, 35) and the pressure passage (42) communicate with each other alternately. Will be in the communication state. Thus, in this state alternately in the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35), the adsorption operation is performed in both the first adsorption cylinder (34) and the second adsorption cylinder (35). The produced nitrogen-enriched air is supplied into the container (11) through the supply passage (44). At this time, the oxygen-enriched air is discharged outside the chamber through the oxygen discharge passage (45).

(Discharge operation)
By the way, when air is compressed, the dew point temperature rises. Therefore, for example, when the humidity of the outside air taken in by the air pump (31) is 100%, moisture in the outside air is condensed when the outside air is compressed by the first pump mechanism (31a) serving as the pressurizing unit of the air pump (31). Then, the pressurized air containing the condensed water is sent to the first and second adsorption cylinders (34, 35) through the pressurized passage (42), and moisture adsorbs on the adsorbent, and the adsorption performance of the adsorbent. There is a risk of lowering. In particular, in the gas supply device (30) of the CA device (60) provided in the container (storage) (11) used for marine transportation as in the present embodiment, the humidity of the outside air taken in by the air pump (31) is on land. The humidity of the outside air is often close to 100%. Therefore, there is a higher possibility that the adsorption performance of the adsorbent is reduced.

    Therefore, in the gas supply device (30) of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, after starting the air pump (31), before starting the gas supply operation, the pressurized air flowing through the pressure passage (42) is supplied. A discharging operation for discharging the first and second suction cylinders (34, 35) to the outside without being led is performed.

    Specifically, in the discharge operation, the control unit (55) controls the on-off valve (92) of the discharge passage (91), that is, the bypass on-off valve (72) and the exhaust on-off valve (74) to be opened, The air supply on / off valve (75) is controlled to be closed, the first direction control valve (32) is set to the second state, the second direction control valve (33) is set to the first state, and the air circuit ( The connection state of the air pump (31), the first suction cylinder (34) and the second suction cylinder (35) in 3) is switched to the fourth connection state. By such control by the control unit (55), the discharge passage (91) is opened and the supply passage (44) is closed, and the first and second adsorption cylinders (34, 35) are pressurized. It will be in the non-communication state by which the channel | path (42) was interrupted | blocked. Thus, the pressurized air that is pressurized in the first pump mechanism (31a) of the air pump (31) and flows through the pressure passage (42) is not guided to the first and second adsorption cylinders (34, 35). Then, it is discharged to the outside through the discharge passage (91). Specifically, the pressurized air flowing through the pressurized passage (42) flows into the bypass passage (71), is sucked into the second pump mechanism (31b) of the air pump (31), and is exhausted from the supply passage (44) and the exhaust. It passes through the connection passage (73) and the oxygen discharge passage (45) in this order and is discharged to the outside.

    Immediately after the start of the air pump (31), the temperature of the air pump (31) is relatively low, so the temperature of the pressurized air is also low, moisture in the pressurized air is condensed, and the pressurized air containing condensed water is The possibility of being sent to the first and second adsorption cylinders (34, 35) is high. However, by performing the above-described discharging operation, even if moisture in the pressurized air is condensed immediately after the air pump (31) is started, the pressurized air containing the condensed water is exhausted to the outside. Therefore, the dew condensation water flowing into the pressurizing passage (42) does not adhere to the adsorbent of the first and second adsorption cylinders (34, 35).

    The control unit (55) starts the discharge operation when the air pump (31) is started, and after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the air pump (31), ends the discharge operation and performs the gas supply operation. The predetermined time is set to a time sufficient for the temperature of the pressurized air that is pressurized and heated in the air pump (31) to be higher than the dew point temperature from the time of starting the air pump (31).

    As described above, since the temperature of the air pump (31) is low, the temperature of the pressurized air is also low, and the first pump mechanism (31a) is heated for a predetermined time from the start-up when moisture in the pressurized air is likely to condense. A discharge operation is performed to discharge the compressed air under pressure without supplying it to the first and second adsorption cylinders (34, 35). When sufficient time has elapsed since the start of the air pump (31) and the temperature of the pressurized air has risen sufficiently with the air pump (31) and there is no risk of condensation on the air pump (31), the discharge operation is performed. Then, a gas supply operation for generating nitrogen-concentrated air of a desired component and supplying it into the container (11) is performed to adjust the composition of the air in the container (11).

[Exhaust section]
−Exhaust configuration−
As shown in FIG. 2, the exhaust part (46) includes an exhaust passage (46a) that connects the internal storage space (S2) and the external space, and an exhaust valve (46b) connected to the exhaust passage (46a). And a membrane filter (46c) provided at the inflow end (inner side end) of the exhaust passage (46a). The exhaust passage (46a) is provided so as to penetrate the casing (12) in and out. The exhaust valve (46b) is provided inside the exhaust passage (46a) and has an open state that allows air flow in the exhaust passage (46a) and a closed state that blocks air flow in the exhaust passage (46a). It is comprised by the solenoid valve which switches to. The opening / closing operation of the exhaust valve (46b) is controlled by the control unit (55).

−Exhaust operation−
During the rotation of the internal fan (26), the control unit (55) opens the exhaust valve (46b) so that the air in the internal storage space (S2) connected to the internal space (internal air) is outside the internal storage. Exhaust operation is performed.

    Specifically, when the internal fan (26) rotates, the pressure in the secondary space (S22) on the outlet side becomes higher than the pressure (atmospheric pressure) in the external space. Thus, when the exhaust valve (46b) is in an open state, the pressure difference (pressure difference between the external space and the secondary space (S22)) generated between both ends of the exhaust passage (46a) Air in the storage space (S2) connected to the inside (air in the storage) is discharged to the space outside the storage through the exhaust passage (46a).

[Sensor unit]
As shown in FIG. 2, the sensor unit (50) is provided in the secondary space (S22) on the outlet side of the internal fan (26) in the internal storage space (S2). The sensor unit (50) includes an oxygen sensor (51), a carbon dioxide sensor (52), a membrane filter (54), a communication pipe (56), and an exhaust pipe (57).

    The oxygen sensor (51) is a galvanic cell sensor. On the other hand, the carbon dioxide sensor (52) is configured by a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) sensor. A branch pipe (81) of the measurement unit (80) is connected to the oxygen sensor (51), and the oxygen sensor (51) and the carbon dioxide sensor (52) are connected by a communication pipe (56). One end of an exhaust pipe (57) is connected to the carbon dioxide sensor (52), and the other end of the exhaust pipe (57) is opened in the vicinity of the suction port of the internal fan (26). The oxygen sensor (51) has a suction port for taking in ambient air, and a membrane filter (54) is provided in the suction port.

    With such a configuration, the secondary space (S22) and the primary space (S21) of the storage space (S2) are the membrane filter (54), oxygen sensor (51), communication pipe (56), carbon dioxide. The sensor (52) and the air passage (58) formed by the exhaust pipe (57) communicate with each other. Therefore, during operation of the internal fan (26), the pressure in the primary space (S21) becomes lower than the pressure in the secondary space (S22). In the air passage (58) connected to the carbon sensor (52), the in-compartment air flows from the secondary space (S22) side to the primary space (S21) side. In this way, the internal air passes through the oxygen sensor (51) and the carbon dioxide sensor (52) in order, the oxygen concentration of the internal air is measured by the oxygen sensor (51), and the carbon dioxide sensor (52) The carbon dioxide concentration of the internal air is measured. On the other hand, when the operation of the internal fan (26) is stopped and the air supply measurement operation described later is performed, the nitrogen-enriched air generated by the gas supply device (30) is supplied to the oxygen sensor via the branch pipe (81). (51), and the oxygen concentration of the nitrogen-enriched air is measured by the oxygen sensor (51).

[Control unit]
The control unit (55) is configured to execute a concentration adjustment operation for setting the oxygen concentration and the carbon dioxide concentration of the air inside the container (11) to desired concentrations. Specifically, the control unit (55) determines the composition (oxygen concentration and carbon dioxide concentration) of the air in the container (11) based on the measurement results of the oxygen sensor (51) and the carbon dioxide sensor (52). The operations of the gas supply device (30) and the exhaust unit (46) are controlled so as to obtain a desired composition (for example, oxygen concentration 5%, carbon dioxide concentration 5%).

    Further, the control unit (55) controls the operation of the measurement on-off valve (82) in accordance with a command from the user or periodically, and controls the oxygen concentration of the nitrogen-enriched air generated in the gas supply device (30) It is configured to perform an air supply measurement operation to measure.

    In the present embodiment, the control unit (55) includes a microcomputer that controls each element of the CA device (60) as disclosed in the present application, and a memory, a hard disk, and the like in which an executable control program is stored. Yes. The control unit (55) is an example of the control unit of the CA device (60), and the detailed structure and algorithm of the control unit (55) are not limited to any hardware that executes the function according to the present invention. It may be a combination with software.

-Driving action-
<Operation of refrigerant circuit>
In the present embodiment, a cooling operation for cooling the internal air of the container (11) is executed by the unit controller (100) shown in FIG.

    In the cooling operation, the operation of the compressor (21), the expansion valve (23), the external fan (25), and the internal fan (26) is performed based on the measurement result of a temperature sensor (not shown) by the unit controller (100). Thus, the temperature of the internal air is controlled to a desired target temperature. At this time, in the refrigerant circuit (20), the refrigerant circulates to perform a vapor compression refrigeration cycle. Then, the internal air of the container (11) guided to the internal storage space (S2) by the internal fan (26) flows through the evaporator (24) when passing through the evaporator (24). Cooled by the refrigerant. The in-compartment air cooled in the evaporator (24) is blown out again from the outlet (18b) into the container (11) through the underfloor channel (19a). Thereby, the internal air of the container (11) is cooled.

<Density adjustment operation>
Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit (55) shown in FIG. 4 causes the CA device (60) to change the composition (oxygen concentration and carbon dioxide concentration) of the interior air of the container (11) to a desired composition (for example, The concentration adjustment operation is performed to adjust the oxygen concentration to 5% and the carbon dioxide concentration to 5%. In the concentration adjustment operation, based on the measurement results of the oxygen sensor (51) and the carbon dioxide sensor (52) by the control unit (55), the composition of the air in the container (11) becomes a desired composition. The operations of the gas supply device (30) and the exhaust unit (46) are controlled.

    During the concentration adjustment operation, the control unit (55) controls the measurement on-off valve (82) to be closed. During the concentration adjustment operation, the control unit (55) communicates with the unit control unit (100), and the unit control unit (100) rotates the internal fan (26). Accordingly, the internal air is supplied to the oxygen sensor (51) and the carbon dioxide sensor (52) by the internal fan (26), and the oxygen concentration and the carbon dioxide concentration of the internal air are measured. .

(Adjustment of oxygen concentration)
When the oxygen concentration of the air inside the chamber measured by the oxygen sensor (51) is higher than 8%, the control unit (55) generates a nitrogen-enriched air and supplies it into the container (11). I do.

    Specifically, the control unit (55) switches between the first directional control valve (32) and the second directional control valve (33) to sandwich the pressure equalizing operation (see FIG. 6) and perform the first operation (FIG. 4). And the second operation (see FIG. 5) are alternately repeated to generate nitrogen-enriched air in which the nitrogen concentration is higher than the outside air and the oxygen concentration is lower than the outside air. In the present embodiment, the operation time of the first operation and the second operation is set to 14.5 seconds, and the operation time of the pressure equalizing operation is set to 1.5 seconds. In addition, the control unit (55) controls the exhaust on-off valve (74) to be closed and the air supply on-off valve (75) to be in the open state, so that the nitrogen-enriched air generated by the gas generation operation is stored in the container (11). The gas supply operation to supply the inside of the cabinet is performed. In this embodiment, the average nitrogen concentration (average value of the nitrogen concentration of the nitrogen-enriched air supplied into the storage in each operation of the first operation and the second operation) is 92% in the container (11). The nitrogen-enriched air having an average oxygen concentration (average value of the oxygen concentration of the nitrogen-enriched air supplied into the cabinet in each of the first operation and the second operation) of 8% is supplied.

    Further, the control unit (55) controls the exhaust valve (46b) of the exhaust unit (46) to be in an open state to perform an exhaust operation, and supplies nitrogen-enriched air into the container (11) through the gas supply operation. Exhaust the air inside the cabinet to the outside.

    In the concentration adjustment operation, the internal air is replaced with nitrogen-enriched air by the gas supply operation and the exhaust operation as described above, and the oxygen concentration of the internal air decreases.

    When the oxygen concentration of the air in the container (11) is reduced to 8%, the control unit (55) stops the gas supply operation by stopping the operation of the gas supply device (30) and the exhaust valve (46b). To stop the exhaust operation.

    When the gas supply operation and the exhaust operation are stopped, no air is exchanged in the container (11), while the plant (15) breathes, so oxygen in the air in the container (11) The concentration decreases and the carbon dioxide concentration increases. Thereby, the oxygen concentration of the air in the cabinet eventually reaches 5% of the target oxygen concentration.

    If the oxygen concentration in the air in the container (11) is lower than 5% due to breathing, the operation of the gas supply device (30) is restarted, and nitrogen-enriched air with an average oxygen concentration of 8% is stored in the container. (11) Gas supply operation to supply the inside of the chamber, and the exhaust valve (46b) of the exhaust section (46) is controlled to be in an open state, and the nitrogen supply air is supplied to the container (11) by the gas supply operation. Exhaust operation is performed to exhaust the air inside the chamber to the outside. By such gas supply operation and exhaust operation, the internal air is replaced with nitrogen-enriched air (for example, an average oxygen concentration of 8%) having a higher oxygen concentration than the internal air, so the storage of the container (11) The oxygen concentration in the internal air increases.

    When the oxygen concentration of the indoor air reaches a value (5.5%) higher than the target oxygen concentration (5%) by a predetermined concentration (for example, 0.5%), the control unit (55) The operation of 30) is stopped to stop the gas supply operation, and the exhaust valve (46b) is closed to stop the exhaust operation.

    The oxygen concentration of the internal air is adjusted by opening the bypass on-off valve (72) and taking the outside air sucked into the air pump (31), instead of the gas supply operation, from the first and second adsorption cylinders (34, 35). ) May be bypassed without passing, and the outside air introduction operation may be performed to supply the container (11) as it is. According to the outside air introduction operation and the exhaust operation, the inside air is replaced with outside air having an oxygen concentration of 21%, so that the oxygen concentration of the inside air of the container (11) increases.

(Adjustment of carbon dioxide concentration)
The controller (55) operates the gas supply device (30) to perform a gas supply operation when the carbon dioxide concentration of the internal air measured by the carbon dioxide sensor (52) is higher than 5%, and exhausts the exhaust gas. The valve (46b) is opened to perform the exhaust operation. By such gas supply operation and exhaust operation, the inside air is replaced with nitrogen-enriched air having a carbon dioxide concentration of 0.03%, so that the carbon dioxide concentration in the inside air of the container (11) is lowered.

    When the carbon dioxide concentration in the internal air of the control unit (55) becomes a value (4.5%) lower than the target carbon dioxide concentration (5%) by a predetermined concentration (for example, 0.5%), the gas supply The operation of the device (30) is stopped to stop the gas supply operation, and the exhaust valve (46b) is closed to stop the exhaust operation.

    Note that the adjustment of the carbon dioxide concentration in the internal air may be performed by opening the bypass on-off valve (72) and performing the above-described outside air introduction operation instead of the gas supply operation. Thus, according to the outside air introduction operation and the exhaust operation, the inside air is replaced with the outside air having a carbon dioxide concentration of 0.03%, so that the carbon dioxide concentration in the inside air of the container (11) is lowered.

[Air supply measurement operation]
Moreover, a control part (55) performs the air supply measurement operation | movement which measures the oxygen concentration of the nitrogen concentration air produced | generated in the gas supply apparatus (30) by the instruction | command from a user or regularly (for example, every 10 days). . The air supply measurement operation is performed in parallel when the internal fan (26) stops during the gas supply operation such as the above-described concentration adjustment operation or trial operation.

    During the gas supply operation, the control unit (55) controls the measurement on-off valve (82) to an open state and controls the air supply on-off valve (75) to a closed state. Thereby, all of the nitrogen enriched air flowing through the supply passage (44) flows into the branch pipe (81). The nitrogen-enriched air that has flowed into the branch pipe (81) flows into the oxygen sensor (51), and the oxygen concentration is measured.

    Thus, the composition (oxygen concentration, nitrogen concentration) of the nitrogen-enriched air generated in the gas supply device (30) is desired by measuring the oxygen concentration of the nitrogen-enriched air generated in the gas supply device (30). Can be confirmed.

-Effect of the embodiment-
As described above, according to the present embodiment, after starting the air pump (31), before starting the gas supply operation, the first pump mechanism (31a) that is the pressurizing part of the air pump (31), The discharge operation of discharging the pressurized air flowing through the pressurized passage (42) connecting the second adsorption cylinder (34, 35) to the outside is performed. Therefore, immediately after the start of the air pump (31), even if moisture in the pressurized air is condensed due to the relatively low temperature of the air pump (31), by discharging the pressurized air containing the condensed water to the outside, The condensed water can be discharged without being led to the first and second adsorption cylinders (34, 35). Therefore, even if dew condensation water is generated, it does not adhere to the adsorbent of the first and second adsorption cylinders (34, 35), so that a decrease in the performance of the adsorbent can be suppressed.

    Further, according to the present embodiment, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the air pump (31), the discharge operation is terminated and the gas supply operation is performed. In other words, under conditions where the temperature of the air pump (31) is low and the temperature of the pressurized air is low and condensation easily occurs, a discharge operation is performed to discharge the pressurized air to the outside, and the temperature of the air pump (31) rises. When a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the air pump (31) in which the temperature of the pressurized air is sufficiently increased, the discharge operation is terminated and the gas supply operation is performed. In this way, by automatically switching the operation according to the elapsed time from the start of the air pump (31), the pressurized air is exhausted to the outside even though the temperature of the pressurized air has risen sufficiently Thus, it is possible to easily suppress the performance degradation of the adsorbent without increasing the energy consumption.

    Moreover, according to this embodiment, when performing the discharge | emission operation | movement which discharges pressurized air outside, operation | movement of the ventilation fan (49) which cools this air pump (31) by ventilating toward an air pump (31) Decided to stop. Thereby, the air pump (31) is not cooled during the discharging operation in which the temperature of the air pump (31) is relatively low. Therefore, the temperature of the air pump (31) can be quickly raised. Thereby, since the temperature of pressurized air rises quickly, the operation time of discharge operation can be shortened. Therefore, an increase in energy consumption can be suppressed.

    Further, according to the present embodiment, the pressurizing passage (42) and the second pump mechanism (31b) of the air pump (31) are connected by the bypass passage (71) provided with the bypass on-off valve (72) and supplied. The passage (44) and the oxygen discharge passage (45) are connected by an exhaust connection passage (73) provided with an exhaust opening / closing valve (74), and an air supply opening / closing valve (75) is provided inside the supply passage (44). We decided to provide it. Then, by switching the bypass opening / closing valve (72), the exhaust opening / closing valve (74), the air supply opening / closing valve (75), and the first and second directional control valves (32, 33), the gas supply operation and the discharge operation are performed. I decided to switch. According to such a configuration, the gas supply device (30) originally performs an easy additional configuration without newly providing a long discharge passage for discharging pressurized air from the pressurization passage (42) to the outside. The discharge operation can be executed while using the supply passage (44) and the oxygen discharge passage (45) necessary for the gas supply operation.

    Further, according to the container refrigeration apparatus (10) of the present embodiment, after the start of the air pump (31) in the gas supply apparatus (30), before the gas supply operation is started, the discharge operation is performed. Even if moisture in the pressurized air is condensed immediately after the air pump (31) is started, it does not adhere to the adsorbent of the first and second adsorption cylinders (34, 35), and suppresses the performance deterioration of the adsorbent. be able to. Therefore, according to the container refrigeration apparatus (10), the composition of the internal air of the container (11) can be adjusted efficiently by using the adsorbent whose adsorption performance does not easily decrease.

<< Other Embodiments >>
About each said embodiment, it is good also as the following structures.

    In the above embodiment, the discharge operation is started when the air pump (31) is started, and when a predetermined time has elapsed from the start, the discharge operation is ended and the gas supply operation is performed. However, the end timing of the discharge operation is not limited to that in the above embodiment. For example, a temperature sensor is provided in the pressurization passage (42), the temperature of the pressurized air flowing through the pressurization passage (42) is measured, and when the measured temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature at which condensation cannot occur, the temperature sensor is automatically The discharge operation may be terminated and the gas supply operation may be started. Even in such a case, although the temperature of the pressurized air is sufficiently increased, it is possible to easily remove the adsorbent without causing a wasteful increase in energy consumption by performing a wasteful discharge operation. Performance degradation can be suppressed.

    In the above embodiment, the discharge passage (91) for performing the gas discharge operation includes the bypass passage (71), a part of the supply passage (44), the exhaust connection passage (73), and a part of the oxygen discharge passage (45). And consisted of. However, the discharge passage (91) according to the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment. For example, the discharge passage (91) may be configured by a tube having one end connected to the pressure passage (42) and the other end opened in the external storage space (S1) outside the unit case (36). .

    In each of the above embodiments, the first adsorption unit and the second adsorption unit are configured to perform adsorption and desorption of nitrogen using one adsorption cylinder. The number is not limited to one. For example, each suction part may be constituted by three suction cylinders, and a total of six suction cylinders may be used.

    Moreover, although each said embodiment demonstrated the example which applied the CA apparatus (60) which concerns on this invention to the container refrigeration apparatus (10) provided in the container (11) for marine transportation, CA concerning this invention The use of the device (60) is not limited to this. The CA device (60) according to the present invention can be used for adjusting the composition of air in a warehouse, for example, a container for land transportation, a simple refrigerated warehouse, a warehouse at room temperature, in addition to a container for sea transportation.

    As described above, the present invention is useful for a gas supply device that supplies a regulated gas having a predetermined composition into a container and a container refrigeration device including the gas supply device.

10 Container refrigeration equipment
11 Container
15 plants
20 Refrigerant circuit
30 Gas supply device
31 Air pump
31a First pump mechanism (pressure unit)
31b Second pump mechanism (decompression unit)
32 1st direction control valve (switching mechanism)
33 Second direction control valve (switching mechanism)
34 First adsorption cylinder (adsorption cylinder)
35 Second adsorption cylinder (adsorption cylinder)
42 Pressurizing passage
44 Supply passage
45 Oxygen discharge passage (gas discharge passage)
49 Blower fan
71 Bypass passage
72 Bypass valve
73 Exhaust connection passage
74 Exhaust valve
75 Air supply on / off valve
91 Discharge passage
92 On-off valve

Claims (6)

Provided in the storage (11),
An adsorption cylinder (34, 35) in which an adsorbent that adsorbs a predetermined component in the air is housed;
The pressurized cylinder (34, 35) is pressurized by supplying pressurized air to the adsorption cylinder (34, 35), and the predetermined cylinder in the pressurized air is supplied to the adsorption cylinder (34, 35). A pressure unit (31a) that performs an adsorption operation for adsorbing the component to the adsorbent, and depressurizing the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) by sucking air from the inside of the adsorption cylinder (34, 35), and the adsorption An air pump (31) having a depressurization section (31b) for performing a desorption operation for desorbing the predetermined component adsorbed on the adsorbent in the cylinder (34, 35) into the air to generate a regulated gas having a desired composition And
A gas supply device that performs a gas supply operation of alternately performing the adsorption operation and the desorption operation in the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) and supplying the generated adjusted gas into the storage (11). And
After starting the air pump (31), before starting the gas supply operation, pressurized air flowing through the pressurizing passage (42) connecting the pressurizing part (31a) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) A gas supply device configured to perform a discharge operation of discharging to the outside. In claim 1,
When the predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the air pump (31) or when the temperature of the pressurized air exceeds a predetermined temperature, the discharge operation is terminated and the gas supply operation is performed. Gas supply device. In claim 1 or 2,
A blower fan (49) for blowing air toward the air pump (31),
A gas supply device configured to stop the operation of the blower fan (49) when performing the discharge operation. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
A discharge passage (91) connected to the pressure passage (42) and for discharging the pressurized air of the pressure passage (42) to the outside;
An on-off valve (92) provided in the discharge passage (91);
A communication state provided between the pressure passage (42) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35), wherein the pressure passage (42) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35) communicate with each other; A switching mechanism (32, 33) that switches to a non-communication state that shuts off the passage (42) and the adsorption cylinder (34, 35);
During the gas supply operation, the on-off valve (92) is closed and the switching mechanism (32, 33) is switched to the communication state.
A gas supply device configured to open the on-off valve (92) and switch the switching mechanism (32, 33) to the non-communication state during the discharging operation. In claim 4,
A supply passage (44) that connects the decompression section (31b) and the interior of the storage (11) and guides the adjustment gas discharged from the decompression section (31b) into the interior of the storage (11). )When,
A gas discharge passage (45) connected to the adsorption cylinder (34, 35), for discharging pressurized air after the predetermined component is adsorbed to the adsorbent in the adsorption cylinder (34, 35);
A bypass passage (71) connecting the pressurization passage (42) and the pressure reduction section (31b), and guiding the pressurized air of the pressure passage (42) to the pressure reduction section (31b);
An exhaust connection passage (73) connecting the supply passage (44) and the gas discharge passage (45);
It is provided inside the storage (11) with respect to the connection portion of the exhaust connection passage (73) in the supply passage (44), and is opened when the gas supply operation is performed. Is an air supply on / off valve (75) that is closed,
A bypass on-off valve (72) provided in the bypass passage (71);
An exhaust opening and closing valve (74) provided in the exhaust connection passage (73),
The discharge passage (91) includes the bypass passage (71), the supply passage (44), the exhaust connection passage (73), and the gas discharge passage (45).
The gas supply device, wherein the on-off valve (92) is composed of the bypass on-off valve (72) and the exhaust on-off valve (74). It is attached to the container (11) that houses the breathing plant (15),
A refrigerant circuit (20) for performing a refrigeration cycle to cool the air in the container (11),
A gas supply device (30) for generating a regulated gas having a predetermined composition and supplying it into the container (11);
A container refrigeration apparatus for adjusting the temperature and composition of the air inside the container (11) to a desired state,
The said gas supply apparatus (30) is comprised by the gas supply apparatus any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5 which supplies the said adjustment gas in the store | warehouse | chamber (11) by using the said container (11) as the said storage (11). A container refrigeration system characterized by the above.

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