US 11,898,702 B2
Transport container and method
Heinz Posselt, Pullach (DE); and Jürgen Bichlmeier, Pullach (DE)
Assigned to Linde GmbM, Pullach (DE)
Appl. No. 17/310,950
Filed by Linde GmbH, Pullach (DE)
PCT Filed Feb. 28, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/025101
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 1, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/177924, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19020105 (EP), filed on Mar. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0082211 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. F17C 1/12 (2006.01); F17C 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC F17C 13/001 (2013.01) [F17C 2201/0109 (2013.01); F17C 2201/035 (2013.01); F17C 2201/054 (2013.01); F17C 2203/032 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0312 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0366 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0391 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0607 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0629 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0643 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0646 (2013.01); F17C 2209/232 (2013.01); F17C 2221/017 (2013.01); F17C 2223/033 (2013.01); F17C 2223/035 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0341 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0376 (2013.01); F17C 2260/033 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transport container for helium, comprising;
an inner container for receiving the helium,
an insulation element that is provided on the exterior of the inner container,
a coolant container for receiving a cryogenic fluid,
an outer container in which the inner container and the coolant container are received, and
a thermal shield, which can be actively cooled with the aid of the cryogenic fluid and in which the inner container is received,
wherein a peripheral gap is provided between the insulation element and the thermal shield,
wherein the insulation element has an electrodeposited copper foil facing the thermal shield, and
wherein the copper foil has a relatively smooth surface facing the thermal shield and a relatively rough surface facing away from the thermal shield.