EP1975892A2 - Un module réfrigéré destiné à distribuer des crèmes glacées, des produits congelés ou surgelés et des produits similaires - Google Patents

Un module réfrigéré destiné à distribuer des crèmes glacées, des produits congelés ou surgelés et des produits similaires Download PDF

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EP1975892A2
EP1975892A2 EP07116626A EP07116626A EP1975892A2 EP 1975892 A2 EP1975892 A2 EP 1975892A2 EP 07116626 A EP07116626 A EP 07116626A EP 07116626 A EP07116626 A EP 07116626A EP 1975892 A2 EP1975892 A2 EP 1975892A2
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Aldo Micheletto
Giuseppe Margarino
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/38—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are horizontal
    • G07F11/42—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are horizontal the articles being delivered by motor-driven means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/36—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are of helical or spiral form
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/0064—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for processing of food articles
    • G07F17/0071—Food articles which need to be processed for dispensing in a cold condition, e.g. ice and ice cream
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D21/00—Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
    • F25D21/06—Removing frost
    • F25D21/08—Removing frost by electric heating
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D21/00—Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
    • F25D21/14—Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2700/00—Means for sensing or measuring; Sensors therefor
    • F25D2700/02—Sensors detecting door opening
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2700/00—Means for sensing or measuring; Sensors therefor
    • F25D2700/10—Sensors measuring the temperature of the evaporator

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerated module for dispensing ice-cream, frozen products and the like, for example inside a product vending machine of the generic type where a user, in return for payment of a sum of money given performed directly for example via a receiving slot or indirectly by means of debiting of a payment card or the like, is able to select a desired product and obtain dispensing thereof.
  • Such known product vending machines comprise a cabinet provided with a vertical front opening with which an at least partially transparent closing panel is associated, the cabinet having, defined internally, at least one recessed space inside in which a plurality of shelf or drawer type dispensers are arranged vertically above one another, each having, defined internally, a plurality of parallel compartments facing the abovementioned front opening and provided with respective motor-driven devices, for example motor-driven spirals, which can be operated in a controlled manner so as to cause the dispensing by means of gravity of a product via said front opening into an underlying receptacle which can be accessed from the outside.
  • motor-driven devices for example motor-driven spirals
  • One object of the present invention is to provide an extractable refrigerated module which can be used in such a product vending machine so that, in addition to the dispensing of conventional non-refrigerated products and if necessary refrigerated beverages, it is also possible to perform the dispensing of products which require conservation at a low temperature or which require deep-freezing, such as ice-cream, frozen products and the like.
  • Such a vending machine 1 comprises a cabinet 2 with an essentially parallelepipedal shape, having a vertical front opening 3 ( Figure 2 ) with which a closing panel or door 4 is associated.
  • This panel or door 4 has preferably a large transparent window 4a suitable for allowing a user to view the products contained in the vending machine.
  • the cabinet 2 has, defined internally, at least one recessed space 5 ( Figure 2 ) which is open so as to face the door 4 and in particular the transparent window 4a.
  • the arrangement is such that a controlled rotation of a spiral 8 is able to cause dispensing of its product closest to the door 3 of the cabinet 2 by means of gravity towards an underlying chute 9 ( Figure 2 ) which conveys the dispensed product towards a receptacle 9a which is provided in the door 4 and which the user can access manually via an opening or aperture 10 ( Figure 1 ) which is preferably closed by a movable flap 11.
  • a motor-driven opening device denoted overall by 19 in Figures 3 to 5 , is associated with the door 16.
  • this device comprises an electric motor 20, the shaft of which is connected to the door 16 by means of a mechanism including a rotating crank member 21 with which a first end 22a of a connecting bar 22 is eccentrically hinged, the other end 22b thereof being connected to the door 16 ( Figures 3 and 4 ).
  • the end 22b of the connecting bar 22 is connected to the door 16 in a disengageable manner, in such a way that this door can be opened in a motorized manner by means of activation of the motor 20, through a predetermined angular amplitude (for example 20°), and can be opened manually through a second and larger amplitude or angular extension (for example 160°), after disengagement of the connecting bar 22 from the door 16.
  • the end 22b of the connecting bar 22 is shaped essentially in the form of a fork with two fingers or prongs 22c and 22d defining between them a cavity inside which, when the door 16 is closed, a pin 23 fixed on the side of this door engages.
  • the prong or finger 22c is conveniently longer than the other prong or finger 22d, for reasons which will become clear below.
  • the pin 23 is received with a certain amount of play inside the cavity defined between the prongs 22b and 22d of the connecting bar 22.
  • the arrangement is such that, when the door 16 is closed, the hinging mechanism between the end 22a of the connecting bar 22 and the crank member 21 is situated essentially in a bottom dead centre position ( Figures 3 and 4 ). In this condition the pin 23 of the door is engaged between the prongs 22c and 22d of the connecting bar.
  • a first end of a gas spring 24, of the type known per se, is hinged laterally with the door 16.
  • the other end of this gas spring 24 is hinged with a bracket 25 fixed to a side wall of the container 14 of the refrigerated module 13.
  • the arrangement is such that, when the door 16 is closed, the longitudinal axis of the gas spring 24 passes behind the axis of the hinges 17.
  • the gas spring 24 acts against it, tending to apply a force onto it in the direction of the opening 15 of the container 14. Owing to the play present between the pin 23 and the connecting bar 22, the spring 24 is thus able to take up any play which with time could develop between the door 16 and the opening 15 following gradual compression of the seals arranged between them.
  • the mechanism connecting the door 16 to the container 14 of the refrigerated module 13 essentially operates in the manner described below.
  • the crank mechanism including the member 21 and the connecting bar 22 causes pivoting of the door 16 about the axis of the hinges 17, until it is brought into a predetermined angular opening position where it forms, for example, an angle of about 20° with respect to the plane of its starting position.
  • a refrigerated product ice-cream, frozen product or the like
  • the door 16 is closed again following reactivation of the electric motor 20.
  • the return of the door 16 into the closed position is facilitated on the one hand by the force of gravity and on the other hand by the action of the gas spring 24 which extends outwards again.
  • the motorized opening and closing movement of the door 16 is made possible by the fact that, when the door 4 of the product vending machine 1 is closed, there is a certain free space between the door 16 of the module 13 and the door 4 of the vending machine 1.
  • a recessed space 28 is defined inside the container 14 ( Figure 5 ) and has, arranged inside it, at least one further shelf or drawer type dispenser 106, which is similar to the dispensers 6 described above, and also comprises a plurality of motor-driven spirals 108 ( Figures 3 and 5 ). Each of these spirals is able to house and then dispense refrigerated products such as ice-cream and the like.
  • the connecting bar 22 may automatically disengage from the pin 23 and continue its movement until the crank member 21 reaches the bottom dead centre position.
  • the trapped product is therefore not damaged since the force exerted on it by the door 16 as a result of gravity and the recall action due to the gas spring 24 is of a generally limited nature.
  • the refrigerated module must not necessarily be taken out of service: subsequent selection of another product is likely to cause freeing of the previously trapped product and restoration of normal operating conditions.
  • the use of the module 13 of the associated unit 35 is generally of a seasonal nature, i.e. dependent upon the seasons in which ice-cream and the like are consumed.
  • the module 13 and the associated unit 35 may be easily removed from the vending machine and additional shelf or drawer type dispensers 6 with motor-driven spirals, similar to those described above, may be installed in place of the module 13 in the region 12.
  • additional dispensers may therefore be used for products (for example chocolate products), the seasonal nature of which essentially complements that of ice-cream or the like.
  • the drawer-type dispenser 106 inside the refrigerated module 13 has a plurality of compartments 107 for products to be dispensed by means of respective motor-driven spirals 108.
  • the compartments 107 are separated from each other by partitions 40, at least some of which each comprise an essentially vertical bottom wall portion 40a and an overlying wall portion 40b which is inclined with respect to the vertical.
  • the flap 42 on its bottom side has a shaped formation 42a ( Figure 6 ) to which essentially vertical flanges or flaps can be fixed in an essentially rigid manner, being positioned in front of compartments 107 containing products with a relatively small height which the flap 42 alone would not be able to prevent overturning.

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EP07116626A 2007-01-31 2007-09-18 Un module réfrigéré destiné à distribuer des crèmes glacées, des produits congelés ou surgelés et des produits similaires Withdrawn EP1975892A3 (fr)

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DE102013221249A1 (de) 2013-10-21 2015-04-23 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Kältegerät mit einer Verdunstungsschale
CN112484366A (zh) * 2020-12-23 2021-03-12 常德市彭正阳食用油加工厂 一种粮油加工用智能冷藏设备
CN114017967A (zh) * 2021-11-04 2022-02-08 四川伊美洛生物技术有限公司 一种生物医药用防污染冷藏箱

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ITTO20090241A1 (it) * 2009-03-30 2010-09-30 N&W Global Vending Spa Distributore automatico di prodotti
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CN112484366A (zh) * 2020-12-23 2021-03-12 常德市彭正阳食用油加工厂 一种粮油加工用智能冷藏设备
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