DE20006253U1 - Product display furniture with display attachment - Google Patents

Abstract

The cover (10) is made of transparent plastic and has a crest (9) at a short distance from the inlet (3) for the cold air. It is sloping to the back in case of the freezer box leaning to a wall or towards the centre when the freezer box offers access from all sides. A lamp (11) is fixed above the transparent cover (10) in order to avoid unwanted reflections and a blind (13), which can be stored wound up during the day can be used as a night cover. The drum (12), holding the wound up blind (13) is heated for keeping the blind (13) dry. A space for the display of information (15,16) is located above the lamp (11), blind (13), and heating unit.

Description

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Description Product presentation furniture with display attachment

The invention relates to an at least partially cooled product display cabinet with at least one product compartment that is open at the top, for example a (deep) freezer, wherein at least one lighting device for the product compartment and scanner/price bar profiles are arranged in the area of the rear side of the product compartment.

In the case of generic product presentation furniture that is closed with transparent covers, the problem often arises of avoiding the reflections caused by the lighting of the product area and/or the display attachment in the transparent cover in order to allow the customer an unhindered view of the range of goods presented in the product area.

The transparent cover used to close off the goods area in this furniture is useful for energy and refrigeration reasons, as it reduces the energy required to maintain the required low temperatures in the so-called deep-freeze area. But such covers also make sense for the purpose of saving energy in goods display furniture that is not used in the deep-freeze area but only in the so-called cooling area. In the case of the goods display furniture for the deep-freeze area mentioned, these covers are usually transparent to allow the customer to see the goods without first opening the cover. These covers can be designed as lifting, folding and/or sliding lids.

In addition, generic product display furniture is also used, which does not have a (transparent) cover for the product area at the expense of higher energy consumption, but is more user-friendly for the customer, as there is no need to open the lifting or sliding lids. In addition, the problem of reflection mentioned above does not occur with this furniture. However, this furniture usually has a so-called night cover, for example in the form of panel elements; this means that the product area is only covered during the shop closing times. Disadvantages

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This involves the comparatively cumbersome handling of the cover elements to be provided, as well as their storage and transport, as well as the associated risk of damage to these cover elements.

A further problem with such furniture is that the lighting devices required to illuminate the goods area lead to increased heat input into the goods area and thus to higher energy consumption.

The object of the present invention is to provide a generic product display furniture in which the undesirable reflections caused by the lighting of the product area and/or the display attachment in the transparent cover can be avoided. Furthermore, the heat input into the product area by the lighting device required for illuminating the product area should be reduced. Furthermore, a night cover should be able to be implemented in product display furniture that is not designed to be closed by means of a hinged or sliding lid.

To solve this problem, an at least partially cooled product display cabinet is proposed, which is characterized by a transparent cover arranged in the area of the rear side of the product compartment at an angle to the rear side of the product compartment, partially closing the product compartment and

at least one lighting device which is arranged outside the goods area and above the transparent cover such that it illuminates the goods area through the transparent cover.

Due to the inclined arrangement of the transparent cover that partially closes off the goods area and the arrangement of the lighting device that illuminates the goods area outside the goods area and above the transparent cover, it is possible to avoid reflections that are annoying for the customer. This applies essentially regardless of the angle at which the customer looks into the goods area. The transparent cover that partially closes off the goods area must be designed in such a way that the customer can reach into and look into the goods area without hindrance. This part of a possible

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The complete covering of the goods area is therefore not primarily intended to actually cover the goods area - and thus save energy - but rather to reduce the heat input into the goods area by the lighting device illuminating the goods area. 5

In further developing the product presentation furniture according to the invention, it is proposed that the remaining opening of the product space can be closed by inclined sliding and/or lifting lids.

This design makes sense in particular for product display furniture in which frozen goods are stored and presented. The sliding and/or lifting lids are preferably transparent. Since part of the opening in the goods compartment is already closed by the transparent cover that partially closes the goods compartment, the additional sliding and/or lifting lids are smaller. They therefore have a lower weight and are easier for the customer to move or lift.

The sliding and/or lifting covers are preferably arranged at an angle of between and 10°, in particular at an angle of 8°, inclined to the horizontal.

A further advantageous embodiment of the product presentation furniture according to the invention is characterized in that in the area of the rear side of the product area, preferably above the product area lighting device, at least one storage device for a night cover that can be positioned above the product area, at least one scanner/price bar profile and/or at least one display device are arranged in a modular structure.

In this case - according to an embodiment of the product presentation furniture according to the invention - the display device can have a lighting device.

The storage device for the night cover is preferably assigned a heat source. This has the task of keeping the night cover or the night roll in its

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or in its rolled-up state. Drying is usually necessary because condensation forms on the night blind when it is positioned above the goods area.

Advantageously, the ballast(s) required for the lighting devices are used as a heat source.

It is also conceivable that the lighting device illuminating the goods area also serves to illuminate the display device.

A further advantageous embodiment of the product presentation furniture according to the invention is characterized in that the illuminated surface of the display device facing the customer is arranged at an angle of between 35 and 45°, preferably 40°, inclined to the horizontal. This advantageous embodiment, in combination with the previously described inclined arrangement of the sliding and/or lifting lids at an angle of between 6 and 10°, ensures that (self-)reflections of the furniture are avoided when the goods are viewed normally by a standard person at a distance of less than 1 meter from the furniture.

The product presentation furniture according to the invention and further embodiments thereof are explained in more detail below with reference to the embodiment shown in the figure.

The figure shows a side, schematic sectional view through the upper, rear area of a (deep) freezer facing away from the customer. The invention can be implemented in a so-called wall unit as well as in a so-called island unit. In the latter case, the lighting and display devices shown in the figure - which are explained in more detail below - would have to be mirrored on the axis of symmetry Z.

The cooling air flows through a return air duct 3, which reaches below the upper edge of the cabinet 2, and through an outlet grille 4 into the goods compartment 5. The maximum goods filling height is shown by the dotted line 6. The figure also shows a furniture body component 7, which is used to accommodate the goods stored in the area of the

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The transparent cover 10 is arranged at an angle to the rear of the goods compartment and partially closes the goods compartment 5.

Furthermore, this component serves to accommodate the inclined sliding and/or lifting lids 8 that close the remaining opening of the goods compartment 5. The sliding and/or lifting lids 8 are arranged at an angle of preferably 8° to the horizontal. The furniture body component 7 therefore has a raised portion 9 and is inclined from this raised portion 9 to the rear side of the furniture and to the side of the furniture facing the customer. Due to this raised portion 9, a comparatively thick air cushion can form over the goods even if a cover in the form of sliding and/or lifting lids 8 is provided. This location is particularly suitable because this area - immediately after the cooling air exits from the cooling air opening 4 - represents the coldest area within the furniture or the goods compartment 5.

The customers' view of the furniture stored and presented in the merchandise room 5 is shown by the arrows pointing towards the merchandise room 5.

According to the invention, at least one lighting device is now additionally arranged outside the goods compartment 5 and above the transparent cover 10 such that it illuminates the goods compartment 5 through the transparent cover 10 (represented by the arrows emanating from the lighting device 11).

Above the lighting device 11, which is fastened to an aluminum molded part 1, for example, as shown in the figure, there are also arranged, preferably in a modular structure, a storage device 12 for a night cover 13 that can be positioned over the goods area 5, a scanner/price bar profile 15 and a display device 16.

As a rule, the scanner/price bar profile 15 is pulled down at least so far in the direction of the furniture body component 7 that the scanner/price bar profile 15 prevents the customer from directly looking at the lighting device 11 and thus prevents glare from it. Of course, other alternatives are also possible.

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Constructive measures are conceivable by means of which dazzling of the customer by the lighting device 11 can be avoided.

However, the night cover 13 that can be positioned over the goods compartment 5 is generally only provided for goods display furniture that does not have a cover for the goods compartment opening. By providing a night cover on the furniture, the aforementioned disadvantages associated with the previous night covers can be avoided.

In the case shown, the support device 12 is designed as a roller on which the manually and/or automatically unrollable night cover 13 - which is preferably a roller blind - is mounted.

The heat source provided for drying the night cover 13 is realized by the ballasts required for the lighting devices 11 and 17.

The display device 16 is assigned its own lighting device 17. The inclination of the side or surface of the display device 16 facing the customer against the horizontal is preferably 40°.

Claims (10)

1. At least partially cooled product display furniture with at least one product compartment open at the top, for example a (deep) freezer, wherein at least one lighting device for the product compartment and scanner/price bar profiles are arranged in the area of the rear of the product compartment, characterized by - a transparent cover ( 10 ) arranged in the area of the rear side of the goods compartment at an angle to the rear side of the goods compartment and partially closing the goods compartment ( 5 ) and - at least one lighting device ( 11 ) which is arranged outside the goods area ( 5 ) and above the transparent cover ( 10 ) in such a way that it illuminates the goods area ( 5 ) through the transparent cover ( 10 ). 2. At least partially cooled product display furniture according to claim 1, characterized in that the remaining opening of the product space ( 5 ) can be closed by inclined sliding and/or lifting lids ( 8 ). 3. At least partially cooled product presentation furniture according to claim 2, characterized in that the sliding and/or lifting lids ( 8 ) are transparent. 4. At least partially cooled product presentation furniture according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the sliding and/or lifting lids ( 8 ) are arranged at an angle between 6 and 10°, preferably 8°, inclined to the horizontal. 5. At least partially cooled product presentation furniture according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that in the region of the rear of the product area, preferably above the product area lighting device ( 11 ), at least one storage device ( 12 ) for a night cover ( 13 ) positionable over the product area ( 5 ), at least one scanner/price bar profile ( 15 ) and/or at least one display device ( 16 ) are arranged in a modular structure. 6. At least partially cooled product presentation furniture according to claim 5, characterized in that the display device ( 16 ) has at least one lighting device ( 17 ). 7. At least partially cooled product display furniture according to one of claims 5 and 6, characterized in that a heat source is assigned to the storage device ( 12 ) for the night cover ( 13 ). 8. At least partially cooled product display furniture according to claim 7, characterized in that the ballasts ( 14 ) required for the lighting device(s) ( 11 , 17 ) serve as a heat source. 9. At least partially cooled product presentation furniture according to one of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that the lighting device ( 11 ) illuminating the product space ( 5 ) also serves to illuminate the display device ( 16 ). 10. At least partially cooled product presentation furniture according to one of claims 5 to 9, characterized in that the illuminated surface of the display device ( 16 ) facing the customer is arranged at an angle between 35 and 45°, preferably 40°, inclined to the horizontal.