DE202017000305U1 - Device for interesting presentation of food in showcases with part-load use, taking into account, the durability damaging environmental influences. - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for presenting foodstuffs of interest in showcases with part-load use, taking into account environmental influences affecting durability, having the following features: a) a cuboidal basic housing (1) with a contact surface with slot-shaped glass elements at the top for resting foodstuffs ( 18), wherein the base housing (1) for illumination inside circumferential encircling LED lights (3), b) one, along the longitudinal side of the base housing extending, vertically and horizontally oriented, mirror (4), on the rear side, along the longitudinal side roller blind with a box (5) for covering the area of space lying behind the mirror (4), c) at least one device (20) with a movement drive integrated in the support surface of the basic housing (1) for a presentation board (24) for the presentation of food, d) at least ns one, in the support surface (2) attachable carrier (14) for the vertical and horizontal presentation of food.

Description

The invention relates to a device for presenting exciting food in showcases with partial load utilization, taking into account the durability damaging environmental influences.

The hygienic storage and the freshness of organic substances, especially of food are difficult to realize over a long period of time, if during storage a continuous possibility of removal and after some time also the need for subsequent delivery must be given. Mostly it is a question of keeping these organic substances until the time of consumption or sale in a state that makes them appear in the respective warm or cold temperature guides in appetizing coloring and surface texture. For this purpose, such goods are presented in a suitable manner to a satisfactory Sales of the relevant assortment. For example, there are normal showcases in so-called hot showcases or cold showcases or refrigerated counters with different display panels or display trays and sales displays in shops or comparable sales rooms. In addition, counter baskets, so-called snack presenters or, for example, storage jars are assigned to such systems. Where such goods are food presented and sold, such as fruit, bakery, meat and vegetable products, or food of various genres offered for entrainment, these goods are often laid out in neutral, refrigerated or heated showcases. Other cut-to-length foods, such as larger fruit and vegetable assortments, pieces of cheese, longer cakes or slices of bread for sale, are also available for sale in this way.

Showcases with neutral, cooled or heated technical facilities are known from the prior art. Such showcases may have a bottom which is arranged horizontally or have a bottom sloping in the direction of the viewer. On such floors, the respective foods are launched. For refrigerated counters, a roller blind installed at night is also known, which closes the refrigerated display after the end of the operation in order to save operating energy.

In the known showcases a large contact surface is available for the food, which can also be arranged in a floor form. On such support surfaces, the respective foods are often in large quantities around a particularly filled presentation and sales area. Here, a special freshness character, often by the large amount of goods to be taught.

The arrangement of the food presented in one or more horizontal levels always results in a product gap in such a horizontal display surface, without constant Nachbestückung after some sale time. This does not make the food appear optimally presented to the customer. This effect is promoted by the fact that in so-called low load periods, the respective sales area is not replenished with products in order to avoid loss of goods due to long service life. In this case, then the food in too low quality in the display area and such a smaller amount of product is too exposed to the respective climatic environmental conditions. This leads to an acceleration of quality losses. Under these conditions, an appetizing and biologically flawless presentation and storage of food is not given.

• – mit einer frontseitig offenen umschlossenen Kammer in der Lebensmittelpackungen gelagert werden können,
• – mit einem sich nach oben erstreckenden Luftkanal der zwischen Wänden des Schranks eingeschlossen ist,
• – wobei eine dieser Wände einen der offenen Front gegenüber liegenden Abschluss für die Kammer bildet,
• – wobei die Abschlusswand mit einer Vielzahl von Auslässen über eine wesentliche Länge des Kanals versehen ist, die von dem Kanal zu der Kammer führen,
• – mit einer ersten, eine Strömung erzeugenden, Einrichtung zum Leiten der Luft nach oben durch den Kanal,
• – mit einer zweiten, eine Strömung erzeugenden Einrichtung zur Erzeugung eines Luftvorhangs, der quer über die offene Front der Kammer gerichtet ist, und
• – mit einer Heizeinrichtung,
• – wobei die erste eine Strömung erzeugende Einrichtung die Luft dazu bringt über die Heizeinrichtung in den Kanal zu strömen, durch den sie nach oben getrieben und durch die Auslässe in die Kammer zwangsweise geführt wird, und
• – wobei die zweite, eine Strömung erzeugende, Einrichtung so angeordnet ist, dass die in die Kammer durch die Auslässe in der Abschlusswand eingetreten ist, vom oberen Ende der Kammer abgezogen und zur Bildung des Luftvorhangs quer über die offene Front der Kammer verwendet wird.

From the prior art is on this subject from the document DE 699 08 973 T2 a heated cabinet known for presentation and storage of food. It is stated as an object of this patent to provide a heated food storage cabinet which allows air to flow over packages of food. To achieve this aim, the following device is claimed according to claim 1:
Heated cabinet for storage and presentation of food

• - can be stored in the food packages with an open-sided, enclosed chamber,
• With an upwardly extending air channel enclosed between walls of the cabinet,
• - one of these walls forming an end opposite the open front for the chamber,
• The end wall being provided with a plurality of outlets over a substantial length of the channel leading from the channel to the chamber,
• With a first flow-generating device for directing the air upwards through the channel,
• - With a second, flow-generating means for generating an air curtain, which is directed across the open front of the chamber, and
• - with a heater,
• - The first flow-generating means causes the air through the heater to flow into the channel through which they driven upward and forcibly guided by the outlets in the chamber, and
• Wherein the second flow generating means is arranged to have entered the chamber through the outlets in the end wall, withdrawn from the top of the chamber and used to form the air curtain across the open front of the chamber.

Next is from the document CH 704 387 A2 a device for the presentation of cold and hot food known. The aim of this device is to provide a device for the presentation of cold and hot food, which offers the opportunity in a small space to offer alternately cold and hot food. To achieve this aim, the following device is claimed according to claim 1:
A device for presenting cold and hot food with a cooling device and a heating device, characterized in that a display case is provided with a presentation plate containing both the cooling device and the heating device, and the heating device has one or more induction coils, which in the Presentation plate are arranged.

The invention has for its object to provide a device for presenting exciting food present in showcases with partial load, the durability damaging environmental influences are avoided as possible.

This object is achieved by a device according to claim 1.

The device according to the invention will be described in more detail below.

They show in detail:

1 : A perspective view of a presentation module with the roller blind open

2 : a cross-section through a presentation module with an open roller blind

3 Figure 12 is a cross-sectional view of two presentation modules grouped in combination, both having opened blinds

4 : a cross-section of a counter with a presentation module

5 a section through a counter with presentation modules according to 3

6 : a cross section through the movement mechanism of the presentation surface 24

The 1 shows a perspective view of a presentation module with open blind. The showcases for the presentation of neutral, warm or chilled food or food are usually too large dimensions, since about 2/3 of the opening time of such showcases are so-called low load periods. Therefore, the corresponding foods are usually unnoticed in the showcases and the product quality of the presented products suffers.

Here, the presentation modules according to the invention, which can be installed or integrated in different versions in showcases or corresponding presentation systems, provide a useful remedy. These presentation modules are made of stainless steel, plastic, glass, or ceramic and contain hidden technical components for their operation. The use of such presentation modules avoids that the energy required for the overall operation of a showcase in the form of cooling, heating or lighting, on too few products in low load periods, overheats and overheats them too quickly or overcooled. The presentation modules according to the invention are therefore fitted in different heights and with surface-mounted mirror, roller blind and LED lighting in the substructure according to the respective area ratios in the used for showcases showcases. In this case, the cooled air duct is changed by the use of step elements in the refrigerated showcases so that the low product utilization is prevented from excessive dehydration by excessive cold air flow, which is designed for full assembly with products in the showcases. The same effect is achieved by the reduction in area of the display for the products in temperature-neutral showcases and in warm showcases, caused by the presentation modules, since the foodstuffs are closer together and thus protected from oxidation and excessive heat

In summary, it is possible by means of the presentation method according to the invention on the step-like presentation modules to reduce the size of the presentation area and to market the lower merchandise display despite the specific commodity character and the freshness impression even in the off peak hours. That in the 1 sketched presentation module has a cuboidal base housing 1 with internal LED lights 3 and a mirror installed in the rear part 4 on. Behind the mirror 4 is a partially covered box 5 to detect a roller blind for the potential coverage of the rear area of the presentation module. A guide element 6 for the use of the roller blind is by two, the holder serving, magnetic holder 8th and one, the excerpt serving, handle 9 added. The roller blind has an antibacterial coating 10 and a motif field characterizing the product area 11 on. glass elements 18 on the surface of the body serve the lighting of the presented product. An inside sketched computer chip 13 in conjunction with a wireless controller 15 and a bloethooth adapter 16 , as well as a light sensor 23 , supplement this, later explained in more detail, representation. With 14 is a, also in multiple form existing, insertable in the presentation surface carrier for vertical and horizontal presentation of products referred. The devices shown in this illustration 20 serve the movement drive for horizontal and vertical and circular movements in the area of the bottom plate. In the room under the box 5 For the roller blind, a plant for the production of UV light for sterilization and disinfection is to be seen.

The 2 : shows a cross-section through a presentation module with an open roller blind. In addition to the designations in the 1 here are non-slip support feet 22 on the basic housing 1 in the showcase 2 to recognize. You can also see that the UV light 19 also in the interior of the basic housing 1 is installed. For the roller blind is an additional fixation 7 to recognize. In this presentation of the 2 is the device 20 in terms of their function as versatile movement drive of the presentation area 24 with an overlying product 25 easy to understand. The presentation area 24 borders on the glass elements via one, not shown, movement gap 18 , All other names are from the 1 known. The features that affect the function of the roller blind are to be displayed only in the extended state. The roller blind itself is open. By means of a wireless control 15 via a computer chip 13 All controls, such as the opening and closing of the blinds and the varied movement of the presented product can be controlled on the many possible presentation surfaces from the outside via a smartphone or a tablet. This purpose is also served by the Bluetooth adapter 16 , Here, climate adjustments of the controlled movement processes to the various interior areas of the respective showcase are possible. In this context, the individual storage processes, such as the storage times of the individual products in the counter, the moisture measurements of the individual presentation areas and the temperature depending on the storage time of the respective products can be recorded data-technically and retrieved as needed. In a special design, so-called light field sensors are used in the area of the entire counter, unspecified 35 In order to be able to monitor detailed images of the individual products as needed in terms of data technology at central locations. With regard to the light field sensors used 35 is referred to the new development of the so-called mini-lenses, which gather optical information in the form of hundreds of mini-lenses according to the light field principle, which can then later be compiled into images with a desired resolution and / or a desired angle of data. Such mini-lenses are 3D-capable, cheap to manufacture and essentially follow the detection principle of an insect eye.

The blind 6 may, if necessary, have holes for the admission of recirculated air. It can also be reflected in the entire area of a showcase by means of light signals evidence of special diets of the respective presentation areas and / or certain foods and their benefits are advertised acoustically. At the counter a selection of the products marked by colored light markings is possible by means of touchscreen.

de 3 : shows a cross-section of two presentation modules grouped in combination, both with open blinds. Here it is shown that it would be possible, if necessary, to cover the food presented in the higher presentation module by means of the blinds on the front, lower placed, presentation module and thus to protect against undesired environmental influences.

The 4 : shows a cross section through a counter with a presentation module. In this illustration, it can be seen that in the installation of a presentation module according to the invention in a showcase 12 by means of the blinds, a protected storage space for perishable goods can be easily created within the area of a showcase or counter.

The 5 : shows a cross-section through a counter with presentation modules according to 3 , Also here is a sheltered storage room 17 to recognize.

The 6 : shows a cross section through the movement mechanism of the presentation surface 24 , On a pedestal attached to the floor 29 serves a stand cylinder 31 the recording of the versatile movement mechanism of the presentation surface (plate) 24 and thus the presentation of a product 25 , The plate 24 is by means of a stepper motor 26 set in rotation and by means of a swash plate 34 over the shown control rods 28 or their drives 27 inclined in all directions. The stepper motor 26 can also stand still. To the necessary power transmission are the ball joint 32 and the control rod-head joint 33 needed. In addition, by means of the electric cylinder 30 the entire plate 24 be raised or lowered. To the position of the plate 24 when lifting through the electric cylinder 30 To hold the control rods must be extended at the same rate as the electric cylinder 30 is extended. Due to the interaction of the functional parts described may be the plate 24 tilted in all directions, rotated and moved vertically. In 6 AA is shown another sectional view.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Headers

2

Display case supporting surface for food

3

LED lights

4

mirror

5

Roll Case

6

Roller blind, guide element

7

fixation

8th

magnetic holder

9

Handle

10

Antibacterial coating

11

Motivational field for product advertising and / or decor

12

Showcase

13

computer chip

14

Attachable carrier for presentation

15

Wireless control

16

Bluetooth adapter

17

Roller blind protected storage room

18

glass element

19

UV light

20

Device for motion drive

21

Clipboard counter

22

non-slip support foot

23

light sensor

24

Presentation surface (plate)

25

product

26

Stepper motor for turning the plate 24

27

Drives for control rods 28

28

Control rods for adjusting the inclination of the swash plate 34

29

base

30

Electric cylinder for lifting and lowering the plate 24

31

measuring cylinder

32

Ball joint with attachment to the electric cylinder and the swash plate 34

33

Control rod-head joint for attachment of the rods 28 on the swash plate 34

34

Swashplate for mounting the stepper motor 26

35

Light field sensor

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• DE 69908973 T2 [0006]
• CH 704387 A2 [0007]

Claims (5)

Device for presenting foods of interest in showcases with part-load use, taking into account environmental influences which endanger their durability, having the following features: a) a rectangular basic housing ( 1 ) having a contact surface with slit-shaped glass elements at the top for supporting food ( 18 ), whereby the basic housing ( 1 ) for illuminating inside circumferential LED lights ( 3 ), b) one, along the longitudinal side of the base housing extending, vertically and horizontally oriented mirror ( 4 ), on the back of which, along the longitudinal side of the base housing ( 1 ), roller blind with a box ( 5 ) to cover, behind the mirror ( 4 ) is located, c) at least one, in the bearing surface of the base housing ( 1 ) integrated device ( 20 ) with a movement drive for a presentation plate ( 24 ) for the presentation of food, d) at least one, in the contact surface ( 2 ) attachable carrier ( 14 ) for the vertical and horizontal presentation of food. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the device ( 20 ) an electric cylinder 30 for raising and lowering the presentation board ( 24 ) and a further performance, the simultaneous inclination of the presentation plate ( 24 ) in all directions by means of a swash plate 34 allows. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the roller blind ( 5 ) an antibacterial coating ( 10 ) and a motif field ( 11 ) for the hidden product area. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the region of the support surface of the showcase ( 12 ) is provided by UV light for sterilization and disinfection of food. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that by means of a wireless control ( 15 ) and a Bluetooth adapter can be controlled via smartphone or tablet all control operations.

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