DE20320584U1 - Refrigerator/freezer cabinet has goods chamber(s) with inclined floor(s), longitudinal wall(s) inclined at 10-20 degrees to vertical towards customer, hand support/bump profiles in upper wall regions - Google Patents

Abstract

The device has one or more goods chambers (2,2') with inclined floors (5,5'), a longitudinal wall or walls (3,3') inclined at an angle of between 10 and 20 degrees to the vertical towards the customer (K,K') and hand support/bump profiles (11,11') in the upper regions of the longitudinal wall(s). Alternatively the hand support/bump profiles can be formed by the upper regions of the walls.

Description

The The invention relates to a (deep) freezer with one or more department stores.

Under the term "(deep) freezer" are below any kind of freezer to understand, in which both normal cooling and deep-freezing are realized can be. The term "customer side" of a (deep) freezer should be understood in such a way that that side (s) of the (deep) chest over which the customer usually in the (deep) freezer or its goods room or department stores intervenes, is meant.

Generic (deep) freezers have been known for a long time. What they all have in common is that they have one have essentially a rectangular floor plan and the goods room surrounded by an insulation body is. in principle a distinction is made between two types of (deep) freezers. This are the so-called wall furniture, where the intervention in the (deep) freezer or its goods room only possible from one side is. On the other hand, these are the so-called (deep) cooling islands, in which the at least two were rooms are separated by a middle divider.

Preferably underneath the shelf (s) are those for refrigeration or cooling air circulation required units - such as evaporators or heat exchangers, fans, etc. - arranged. As a rule, the cooling of the department store (s) thereby causing one or more cooling air flows within the (deep) freezer circulate and this when painting of the department store (s) who presented in them Cool goods. Alternatively or additionally so-called silent cooling can be provided his.

It represents an ongoing The skilled person strives to present the goods in such (deep) freezers for the To improve customers. Which includes not only the inspection of those in such (deep) freezers presented Goods, but also, for example, relief in the intervention and removing goods from such (deep) freezers. The basic idea Here is: See more goods and less furniture.

task The present invention is a generic (deep) chest to indicate a product presentation that is more appealing to customers allows and above the customer also has access to and intervention in the goods area facilitated.

• a) der oder die Warenraumböden des bzw. der Warenräume geneigt angeordnet sind,
• b) die Längswand bzw. Längswände in einem Winkel zwischen 10 und 20° gegen die Senkrechte in Richtung der Kundenseite(n) der (Tief)Kühltruhe geneigt angeordnet sind und
• c) im oberen Bereich der Längswand bzw. Längswände Handabstütz/Stoßleistenprofile angeordnet und/oder der obere Bereich der Längswand bzw. Längswände als Handabstütz-/Stoßleistenprofil ausgebildet ist.

This is achieved according to the invention in that

• a) the goods compartment floor (s) of the goods room (s) are arranged inclined,
• b) the longitudinal wall or walls are arranged at an angle between 10 and 20 ° to the vertical in the direction of the customer side (s) of the (deep) freezer and
• c) hand supports / bumper profiles are arranged in the upper region of the longitudinal wall or longitudinal walls and / or the upper region of the longitudinal wall or longitudinal walls is designed as a hand support / bumper profile.

in the Contrary to the known (deep) freezers are now the or the warehouse floors of the or the department stores arranged inclined. This makes a product presentation inclined or directed towards the customer created. As a result, this leads that the customer sees the goods less shortened in perspective, which makes the goods appear larger.

According to the invention are also the longitudinal wall or Longitudinal walls in one Angles between 10 and 20 ° against the vertical towards the customer side of the (deep) freezer arranged inclined. It is thereby achieved that the longitudinal walls essentially parallel or linear to the line of sight of the customer looking into the Looks at goods area areas, are aligned. This feature facilitates the customer to inspect the presented goods and enables him and the operating personnel to simplify the removal and loading of goods of the department store (s) with goods.

through of the feature "arrangement or formation of the upper region of the longitudinal wall or longitudinal walls as Hand support / bumper profile "is the customer as well as operating personnel beyond the bending into the or the goods rooms further facilitated.

• – ist der oder zumindest einer der Warenräume in zwei Warenraumbereiche aufgeteilt, wobei der Warenraumteiler entlang der (Tief)Kühltruhenlängsachse angeordnet ist,
• – ist der Warenraumteiler im Wesentlichen parallel zu der Längswand bzw. zu derjenigen der Längswände, die den geteilten Warenraum begrenzt, angeordnet,
• – ist auf dem Warenraumteiler ein Handabstützprofil angeordnet und/oder die Oberkante des Warenraumteiler ist als Handabstützprofil ausgebildet,
• – ist der Warenraumteiler wenigstens in seinem oberen Drittel transparent ausgebildet,
• – bauen die Längswand bzw. Längswände niedriger als die rückwärtige Längswand bzw. der Mittelteiler,
• – sind die Längswand bzw. Längswände zumindest in ihrem oberen Bereich transparent ausgebildet,
• – ist-wobei die Kühlung der geteilten Warenraumbereiche mittels eines Kühlluftstromes erfolgt-der Warenraumteiler zumindest teilweise als Kühlluftzuluftkanal ausgebildet,
• – sind die für die Kälteerzeugung und/oder Zirkulation der Kühlluft benötigten Aggregate unterhalb der Warenräume angeordnet,
• – sind der oder die Warenräume mittels Schiebe- und/oder Klappdeckel verschließbar.

According to further refinements of the (deep) freezer according to the invention

• The or at least one of the department stores is divided into two department store areas, the department store divider being arranged along the (deep) freezer longitudinal axis,
• The goods compartment divider is arranged essentially parallel to the longitudinal wall or to that of the longitudinal walls which delimits the divided goods compartment,
• A hand support profile is arranged on the goods compartment divider and / or the upper edge of the goods space divider is designed as a hand support profile,
• The goods compartment divider is transparent at least in its upper third,
• - build the longitudinal wall or walls lower than the rear longitudinal wall or the middle divider,
• The longitudinal wall or walls are transparent at least in their upper area,
• - the cooling of the divided goods area by means of a cooling air flow - the goods room divider is at least partially designed as a cooling air supply air duct,
• The units required for the cooling and / or circulation of the cooling air are arranged below the goods rooms,
• - The or the goods rooms can be closed by means of sliding and / or hinged lids.

The (Deep) chest according to the invention as well as further configuration of the same, the objects of dependent claims are shown below with reference to the embodiment shown in the figure explained in more detail.

The Figure shows a not to scale side Sectional view through a possible (deep) cooling island embodiment. If the area is only left or right of the separation axis or -Level T viewed, these show two embodiments of so-called wall furniture.

Only to some extent, the foreign and Warehouse outline S of a (deep) freezer that belongs to the state of the art shown.

On the customer side of the (deep) freezer according to the invention 1 are only shown schematically, customers K and K 'are shown in an upright or bent position. A shopping cart E is also shown.

The (deep) chest shown in the figure 1 has two warehouses 2 and 2 ' on, the goods room 2 ' again in two department areas 2a and 2 B is divided. For this purpose is a department store divider 13 which will be discussed in more detail below.

According to the invention, the store floors are 5 and 5 ' of the warehouses 2 and 2 ' arranged inclined. Furthermore, the longitudinal walls are according to the invention 3 and 3 ' the (deep) freezer is arranged at an angle between 10 and 20 ° to the vertically inclined towards the customer side of the (deep) freezer.

In addition, in the upper areas of the longitudinal walls 3 and 3 ' Handabstütz / bumpers profiles 11 and 11 ' intended. These are used to bend into the goods rooms 2 and 2 ' to facilitate and to effectively prevent damage from shopping trolleys or the like.

Below the warehouse 2 and 2 ' the units required for cooling and / or circulation of the cooling air are arranged; An evaporator is shown as an example in the figure 6 respectively. 6 ' as well as a fan 7 respectively. 7 ' , Cooling the in the goods room 2 presented goods takes place in that in the evaporator 6 generated cooling air flow by means of the fan 7 via the supply air duct 9 , the goods room 2 and then via the return air duct 8th again the evaporator 6 is fed. The cooling of the goods room 2 ' is done by a flow of cooling air from the evaporator 6 ' via the supply air duct 8th' , then across the warehouse 2 ' and then via the return air duct 9 ' again the evaporator 6 ' is fed. Of course, the person skilled in the art is furthermore able to cool the goods rooms further 2 and 2 ' is known, which is why the procedures shown in the figure are to be regarded as merely exemplary.

To the for the cooling of the goods department or stores 2 and 2 ' to reduce the required energy requirement, they can - according to an advantageous embodiment of the (deep) freezer according to the invention 1 - Can be designed to be closable by means of sliding and / or hinged covers, which are not shown in the figure. The sliding and / or hinged lid can be at least partially transparent.

Furthermore, a partial cover, as shown in the figure 14 of the warehouses 2 and 2 ' be provided; this serves both to reduce the required energy requirement and to stabilize the cooling air curtain. This partial coverage 14 is preferably at least partially transparent.

The already mentioned goods room divider 13 is preferably along the (deep) freezer longitudinal axis and preferably substantially parallel to the longitudinal wall 3 ' arranged.

In addition, is on the goods room divider 13 advantageously a hand support profile 12 arranged that the customer bend - especially in the rear goods area 2a -facilitated.

The department store divider 13 is preferably transparent at least in its upper third. Especially in connection with an at least partially transparent training 10 of the longitudinal walls 3 and 3 ' This makes it easier for the customer to see - even from a distance of a few meters - the one in the store 2 and 2 ' or in the goods area 2a and 2 B presented goods.

Is - as shown in the figure - the cooling of the goods area 2a and 2 B by means of one of the middle dividers 4 over the goods area 2a and 2 B caused cooling air flow, so it is an advantage if the goods room divider 13 is at least partially designed as a cooling air duct - not shown in the figure. Here, the goods room divider 13 - Depending on the selected cooling concept - at least partially designed as cooling air supply air and / or cooling air return air duct.

Will the department store divider 13 For example, designed as a cooling air supply air duct, this configuration ensures that a partial flow of the freezer within the (deep) chest according to the invention 1 generated cooling air flow over the two goods areas 2a and 2 B flowing cooling air flow over the goods room divider 13 fed and the former only immediately before sweeping the front goods area 2 B is admixed. This has the consequence that the already over the rear goods area 2a cooling air curtain that has flowed away and has already been warmed up slightly is cooled again. It also comes from the admixture of the goods room divider 13 led cooling air partial flow to stabilize the cooling air flow over the front goods area 2 B ,

As already mentioned, build the longitudinal walls 3 and 3 ' lower than the rear longitudinal wall or the middle divider 4 , By means of this feature, the above-mentioned basic idea "see more goods and less furniture" is taken into account.

The (Deep) freezer according to the invention creates with simple means a product presentation furniture appealing to the customer, at which the insight as well as the intervention in the goods area-compared with known (low) freezer-improved or is facilitated. It has doing about a compared to conventional ones (Deep) freezers unrestricted volume of goods.

Claims (11)

(Deep) freezer with one or more department stores, where a) the department store floor (s) ( 5 . 5 ' ) of the goods room (s) ( 2 . 2 ' . 2a . 2 B ) are arranged inclined, b) the longitudinal wall or longitudinal walls ( 3 . 3 ' ) at an angle between 10 and 20 ° to the vertical towards the customer side (s) of the (deep) freezer ( 1 ) are arranged inclined and c) in the upper area of the longitudinal wall or longitudinal walls ( 3 . 3 ' ) Hand supports / bumper profiles ( 11 . 11 ' ) arranged and / or the upper region of the longitudinal wall or longitudinal walls ( 3 . 3 ' ) as a hand support / bumper profile ( 11 . 11 ' ) is trained. (Deep) freezer according to claim 1, characterized in that the or at least one of the goods rooms ( 2 ' ) in two department areas ( 2a . 2 B ) is divided, whereby the goods room divider ( 13 ) is arranged along the (deep) freezer longitudinal axis. (Deep) freezer according to claim 2, characterized in that the goods compartment divider ( 13 ) essentially parallel to the longitudinal wall or to that of the longitudinal walls ( 3 ' ), which is the shared goods area ( 2 ' . 2a . 2 B ) is limited, arranged. (Deep) freezer according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that on the goods compartment divider ( 13 ) a hand support profile ( 12 ) arranged and / or the upper edge of the goods compartment divider ( 13 ) as a hand support profile ( 12 ) is trained. (Deep) freezer according to one of the preceding claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the goods compartment divider ( 13 ) is transparent at least in its upper third. (Deep) freezer according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the longitudinal wall or longitudinal walls ( 3 . 3 ' ) build lower than the rear longitudinal wall or the middle divider ( 4 ). (Deep) freezer according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the longitudinal wall or longitudinal walls ( 3 . 3 ' ) transparent at least in its upper area ( 10 ) are trained. (Deep) freezer according to one of the preceding claims 2 to 7, wherein the cooling of the divided goods areas ( 2a . 2 B ) by means of a cooling air flow, characterized in that the goods compartment divider ( 13 ) is at least partially designed as a cooling air duct. (Deep) freezer according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the units required for the cooling and / or circulation of the cooling air ( 6 . 7 ) below the department stores ( 2 . 2 ' . 2a . 2 B ) are arranged. (Deep) freezer according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the or the goods rooms ( 2 . 2 ' . 2a . 2 B ) can be closed with a sliding and / or hinged lid. (Deep) freezer according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 10, characterized in that one or the goods rooms ( 2 . 2 ' . 2a . 2 B ) at least partially covering cover ( 14 ), which is preferably at least partially transparent.