EP2049852A1 - Cooling station - Google Patents
Cooling stationInfo
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- EP2049852A1 EP2049852A1 EP07802275A EP07802275A EP2049852A1 EP 2049852 A1 EP2049852 A1 EP 2049852A1 EP 07802275 A EP07802275 A EP 07802275A EP 07802275 A EP07802275 A EP 07802275A EP 2049852 A1 EP2049852 A1 EP 2049852A1
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a cooling station for at least one container to be cooled with a housing surrounding a receiving space for receiving a refrigerated goods, wherein the cooling station at least one fan for generating a recirculating air flow through the container, at least one cooler for cooling the circulating air flow and at least one Andockplatz comprising at least a first docking point for discharging the circulating air flow from the container to be cooled and with at least one second docking point for supplying the circulating air flow to the container to be cooled.
- Such a cooling station is known from FR 2 442 035 Al.
- This cooling station comprises a recirculating air channel which connects the two docking points of the docking station and is permanently open.
- the present invention has for its object to provide a cooling station of the type mentioned, which works very energy efficient.
- cooling station with the features of the preamble of claim 1 according to the invention in that the cooling station comprises at least one closure element for closing a docking point of the cooling station in the absence of a container to be cooled. Due to the presence of such a closure element, the loss of cold during a phase in which the container to be cooled is not docked to the cooling station, kept as low as possible, which increases the energy efficiency of the cooling station according to the invention.
- Such a cooling station is particularly easy to operate if the closure element during the undocking of a container to be cooled by the cooling station automatically from an open position in which the closure element releases the docking, in a closed position in which the closure element closes the docking, is movable.
- closure element when docking a container to be cooled to the cooling station automatically from a closed position in which the closure element closes the docking, in an open position in which the closure element releases the docking location, is movable.
- the closure element for closing the docking point can be designed, for example, as a slide.
- the closure element is rotatably held at the cooling station.
- the closure element can be moved by the action of gravity into a closed position in which the closure element closes the docking location.
- the cooling station advantageously comprises a closure cap for closing this access opening, while the cooling container is docked to the cooling station.
- Such a closure lid can in particular be held pivotably at the cooling station.
- the cooler of the cooling station can be configured as desired and the cooling effect of the cooler can be achieved in any desired manner.
- the cooler is designed as an evaporator of a refrigeration unit.
- the cooling station according to the invention is particularly simple in design and easy to manufacture and yet enables effective and energy-efficient cooling of the recirculating air flow through the container to be cooled, when the cooler is designed as a heat exchanger, the cold side contains a multiphase, flowable brine.
- the multiphase brine which may in particular contain a solid ice phase suspended in a liquid phase, is flowable, in particular pumpable, and therefore can be supplied from an external brine source to the cooling station, so that no refrigeration unit is present within the cooling station got to.
- a multiphase refrigerant can absorb heat from the recirculating air stream and convert it to latent heat by melting a portion of the solid phase of the refrigerant without altering the temperature of the refrigerant, at least as long as the solid phase of the refrigerant has not completely melted.
- Such a latent cold carrier has a comparatively high specific energy density.
- another cooling medium for example a water-brine mixture or a conventional refrigerant, can also be used in the cooler of the cooling station.
- the cold side of the heat exchanger could be formed as a brine storage tank in which the once filled refrigerant rests until its heat capacity is exhausted.
- the cooling station is associated with a device for circulating the refrigerant through the radiator. This ensures that the cold side of the heat exchanger always has a particularly high heat absorption capacity.
- the cooling station can be connected to an external source of brine, so that the multiphase flowable Refrigerant can be obtained from the external source of brine and does not need to be made or regenerated in the cooling station itself.
- the cooling station is associated with a consumer circuit of the refrigerant, in which the refrigerant circulates through the radiator of the cooling station, the consumer circuit is connected to a brine supply system, from which fresh refrigerant can be supplied to the consumer circuit if necessary.
- Such a coolant supply system may in particular comprise a process tank for storing a large amount of refrigerant and a circulation line for supplying the stored refrigerant to at least one consumer circuit.
- the multiphase, flowable refrigerant is a binary ice.
- Binary ice also known as Flow Ice or Smart Ice
- Flow Ice is a flowable and pumpable two-phase mixture of a solid ice phase and a liquid water / alcohol phase (which thus contains water and an alcohol freezing point depressant) in which the ice phase is suspended ,
- the melting temperature of the ice phase depends on the type of alcohol used (for example, ethanol) and the selected alcohol content.
- the binary ice When this binary ice is used to cool the recirculating air stream, the binary ice absorbs heat from the circulating air stream and converts it to latent heat of the binary ice by melting part of the ice phase of the binary ice is, without this, the temperature of the binary ice changed, at least as long as the ice phase of the binary ice is not completely melted.
- Binary ice is due to these properties and because of its pumpability ideally suited to be used in the cooling station according to the invention as latent cold carrier.
- the binary ice Due to its content of ice, the binary ice also has a comparatively high specific energy density.
- the cooling station comprises a plurality of docking sites for simultaneously docking a plurality of containers to be cooled.
- a cooling station with several docking stations can serve in particular as a central cooling station for a portioning system of a commercial kitchen.
- Claim 13 is directed to a combination of a cooling station according to the invention and at least one can be docked to the cooling station to be cooled container with a housing which surrounds a receiving space for receiving a refrigerated goods.
- the present invention is based on the further object of a container having a housing which surrounds a receiving space for receiving a refrigerated goods to be cooled, wherein the container can be docked to a cooling station and at least a first docking point for discharging circulating air from the container and at least one second Docking point for supplying cooled circulating air to the container comprises, which has a particularly low heat loss after undocking from the cooling station.
- This object is achieved in a container having the features of the preamble of claim 14 according to the invention in that the container comprises at least one closure element for closing a docking point of the container at undocked from the cooling tank container.
- the cold losses are reduced from the receiving space of the container during a phase in which the container is not docked to the cooling station.
- the closure element is automatically movable by the cooling station from an open position in which the closure element releases the docking position into a closed position in which the closure element closes the docking point of the container.
- closure element during docking of the container to the cooling station automatically from a closed position in which the closure element closes the docking of the container, in an open position in which the closure element releases the docking of the container is movable ,
- the closure element occluding the docking point can be designed, for example, as a slide.
- the closure element is rotatably held on the container.
- Particularly reliable is the container when the closure element is moved by the action of gravity in a closed position in which the closure element closes the docking of the container. In this way, no external drive energy is needed to move the closure element in the closed position.
- the container has an access opening to the receiving space for the refrigerated goods through which refrigerated goods in the receiving space can be introduced or removed from the receiving space
- the container is preferably provided with a closure lid for closing this access opening in docked to the cooling station state of the container to pass the cooled circulating air stream through the receiving space of the container as loss-free as possible.
- Such access opening is preferably arranged at the top of the container.
- closure lid is at least partially transparent, this offers the advantage that it can be easily determined by glancing through the closure lid which refrigerated goods are contained in the relevant container, so that the correct container can be selected with ease, for example a food transport belt is to drive, especially when just a plurality of containers to be cooled are docked to the cooling station.
- the container to be cooled is preferably designed as a dispenser with a height-movable stage, which carries the refrigerated goods.
- a stage can in particular be displaceably guided on at least one guide rod.
- the refrigerated goods received in the receiving space of the container preferably comprise food and / or drinks and / or crockery.
- Claim 24 is a combination of at least one cooling station for at least one dockable to the cooling station to be cooled container, wherein the cooling station at least one fan for generating a recirculating air flow through the container, at least one cooler for cooling the recirculating air flow and at least one Andockplatz with at least one first docking point for discharging the circulating air flow from the container to be cooled and with at least one second docking point for supplying the recirculating air flow to the container to be cooled, and directed at least one container according to the invention.
- Claim 25 is directed to a combination of at least one cooling station according to the invention and at least one container according to the invention.
- the cooling station according to the invention, the container according to the invention and the combinations according to the invention of a cooling station according to the invention and a container to be cooled, a cooling station and a container according to the invention to be cooled, or a cooling station according to the invention and a container according to the invention to be cooled are particularly suitable for use as components of a portioning system for a large kitchen.
- a portioning system can also comprise further components, in particular a food conveyor belt, at least one rack trolley and at least one cooling station adapted to the trolley with a receiving space for the complete accommodation of the rack trolley.
- the inventive concept offers the advantage that the container to be cooled can be moved to a desired location without having to move any cooling device with the container.
- the container to be cooled can therefore be small, light and handy with a relatively high capacity.
- the cooling station according to the invention does not generate any waste heat. The environment of the cooling station is therefore not burdened with dissipated waste heat.
- the cooling from the multiphase, free-flowing coolant is supplied precisely to the item to be cooled in the receiving space of the container to be cooled, so that large areas of a portioning center, in which such a cooling station is arranged, can remain uncooled. This saves energy and avoids exposing the operator of the portioning center to the cold.
- the resulting in the receiving space of the container to be cooled temperature is correct for the design of the cooler and an adequate ratio of cooling capacity to cooling demand when using binary ice and a Binary temperature of about -3 ° C always in the range between 0 0 C and 10 0 C.
- the temperature of the product to be cooled in the receiving space of the container to be cooled can both be kept (for example in the case of covered and already portioned cold food) and lowered (for example in the case of dishes after a rinsing process).
- the cooled by the cooling station containers are undid from the cooling station and brought to their place of use, for example, pushed to a food transport belt, where trays are loaded with the refrigerated goods from the receiving space of the cooled container.
- the refrigerated goods in the receiving space of the container to be cooled is directly flowed by the circulating air and therefore cooled in a very efficient manner, so that short cooling cycles can be realized.
- the containers to be cooled can be made small and agile, since they do not contain their own cooling technology.
- the containers to be cooled can function as cold store replacement.
- the amount of heat that can be absorbed by binary ice, without affecting the cooling effect of the binary ice, is significantly higher than with refrigerants without phase transition.
- the required for the cooling of the circulating air volume flow of the refrigerant through the cooler of the cooling station is therefore significantly lower when using binary ice.
- the cooling station according to the invention and the container according to the invention are particularly suitable for use in food portioning in the public catering, especially in central kitchens, large hospitals, etc. Further features and advantages of the invention are the subject of the following description and the drawings of exemplary embodiments.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view from above of a portioning system for a large kitchen with a central cooling station and a food conveyor along which a tray stacking cart, a trolley, several dishes and food dispensers, a low mobile cooling station with an inserted low rack cart, a high mobile cooling station are arranged with an inserted high shelf trolley and a tray dolly;
- FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view from above of a central cooling station with six docking stations for mobile dispensers;
- FIG. 4 shows a schematic vertical section through a docking place of a central cooling station
- Figure 5 is a schematic vertical longitudinal section through a movable dispenser with an applied cap. 6 shows a schematic vertical section through a docking station of a central cooling station with a mobile dispenser docked thereto;
- Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of the area I of Fig. 6;
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic longitudinal section through a second embodiment of a mobile dispenser, the docking points of which are provided with closure flaps, wherein the closure flaps are in a closed position;
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the area II of Figure 8, wherein the shutter shown is in an open position ..;
- FIG. 10 shows a schematic section through a third embodiment of a mobile dispenser, on which a sealing cover made of Plexiglas is placed;
- FIG. 11 shows a schematic vertical section through a docking station of a central cooling station and a mobile dispenser docked thereto, on which no closure lid is placed, wherein a closure lid is pivotally held at the central cooling station and is in an open position, in which an upper access opening of the mobile dispenser is open;
- FIG. 12 a of FIG. 11 corresponding schematic vertical
- Section through a Andockplatz a central cooling station and a docked thereto movable dispenser, wherein the at the central cooling station pivotally held closure lid has been pivoted into a closed position in which the closure lid closes an upper access opening of the movable dispenser;
- FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view of a high mobile cooling station, in which a high rack car can be inserted;
- Fig. 14 is a schematic front plan view of the high mobile refrigeration station of Fig. 13 with a portion of the rear wall of the refrigeration station removed to show the cooling coils of a radiator of the refrigeration station;
- Fig. 15 is a schematic perspective view of a high rack car
- FIG. 16 is a schematic perspective view of a combination of a high mobile cooling station and a high rack car pushed into the cooling station;
- Figure 17 is a schematic plan view from the front of the combination of the high mobile cooling station and the inserted into the cooling station high rack car.
- Fig. 18 is a schematic, partially sectioned plan view from below of the combination of the high mobile cooling station and the inserted into the cooling station high rack car, in which a recirculating air stream passing through the cooling station and the rack trolley is schematically represented by arrows;
- Fig. 19 is a schematic perspective view of a low mobile cooling station
- Fig. 20 is a schematic perspective view of a low
- Fig. 21 is a schematic perspective view of the low mobile cooling station of Fig. 19, in which in addition the inserted with low shelf trolley the rack trolley passing through the circulating air flow is shown by arrows.
- a portioning system 100 shown in FIG. 1 as a whole for portioning food and / or drinks in a large kitchen comprises a convection-cooled food transport belt 102, whose passage direction is indicated by arrows 104.
- trays taken from an operator standing at location 108 on a tray stacking cart 110 are placed on the food transport belt 102 and loaded with uncooled food, drinks or dishes from a serving trolley 112 .
- trays are cooled by a standing at the point 114 operator food, drinks and / or crockery from a standing next to the food conveyor 102 mobile dispenser 116, the upper access opening 118 is freely accessible, placed.
- the low rack cart 122 is inserted into a low mobile refrigeration station 124, which generates a cooled circulating air flow through the low rack cart 122.
- trays are cooled by an operator located at the point 128 food from Gastronorm containers, which are mounted on a high shelf trolley 130, portioned.
- the high shelf cart 130 is inserted into a high mobile cooling station 132, which generates a cool circulating air flow through the high shelf cart 130.
- the fully stocked trays are removed from the food transport belt 102 by an operator located at the location 136 and introduced into the receiving chamber of a tray transport carriage 138 pre-cooled by means of binary ice.
- a central cooling station 140 Disposed at a distance from the food transport belt 102 is a central cooling station 140 that includes a plurality of, for example, docking stations 142 for docking mobile dispensers 116, wherein the central cooling station 140 generates a cool circulating air flow through each of the docked mobile dispensers 116, respectively.
- the cooling required for cooling or cooling is supplied to all the cooling elements of the portioning system 100 by means of a multiphase, flowable refrigerant, in particular in the form of a binary ice.
- the binary ice delivery system 144 of the portioning system 100 is shown schematically in FIG. 2 and includes a process tank 146, which serves as main storage for the binary ice, and in which the binary ice is continuously circulated by means of motor driven rotors 148 to provide the most uniform possible binary mash mixture in the process tank 146 to receive.
- a primary cycle 150 binary ice from the process tank 146 is conveyed by means of a primary pump 152 to an ice maker 154 with a motor driven mixer 156 which scrapes frozen ice from the inner wall of the ice maker 154 and from there back into the process tank 146.
- the ice maker 154 is cooled by a conventional refrigeration device 158 that includes a refrigerant circuit 160 including a refrigerant compressor 162, a condenser 164, and an expansion throttle 166.
- a refrigerant circuit 160 including a refrigerant compressor 162, a condenser 164, and an expansion throttle 166.
- the ice cream generated in the ice maker 154 by the refrigeration device 158 and stored in the process tank 146 is circulated in a secondary circuit 168 and from there to local consumer circuits 174 of the low mobile refrigeration station 124, the high mobile refrigeration station 132, and the central refrigeration station 140 issued. Molten binary ice from these local consumer circuits 174 is received by the secondary circuit 168 and delivered to the process tank 146.
- the secondary circuit 168 comprises a circulation line 170 which, starting from the process tank 146, leads past the places of the low mobile cooling station 124 and the high mobile cooling station 132 along the food transport belt 102 and from there to the central cooling station 140 and back into the process tank 146.
- a secondary pump 172 is arranged, which circulates the binary ice from the process tank 146 through the circulation line 170.
- Each of the consumer circuits 174 is connected to the circulation line 170 via a branching branch line 176 thereof, which is connected to a first input 178 of a three-way valve 180.
- a binary ice feed line 184 leads to a binary ice feed connection of the respective cold consumer, for example the low mobile cooling station 124.
- a line system which directs the binary ice from the binary ice supply connection by a refrigeration consumer, in particular a cooler, and leads back to a binary ice return connection of the respective consumer.
- the binary ice return port is connected to a binary ice return line 186 which leads to a branch 188.
- a binary ice return line 190 leads to a second input of the three-way valve 180, resulting in a closed consumer circuit 174.
- a binary ice discharge line 192 leads back to the circulation line 170 of the secondary circuit 168.
- the respective three-way valve 180 For supplying fresh binary ice from the secondary circuit 168 to the respective consumer circuit 174, the respective three-way valve 180 is switched to a state in which the first input of the three-way valve 180 is connected to its output, so that fresh binary ice is fed via the branch line 176 into the binary ice Flow line 184 passes.
- a pump 194 is arranged, which promotes the binary ice from the binary ice supply line 184 in the respective consumer, for example in the low mobile cooling station 124.
- the second input of the three-way valve 180 to which the binary ice return line 190 is connected is closed at the same time with the supply of fresh binary ice over the branch line 176, molten binary ice through the binary ice discharge line 192 in the circulation line 170 of the secondary circuit 168 and from there back into the process tank 146.
- the three-way valve 180 is switched to a state where its second input is connected to the output and the first input 178 of the three-way valve 180 is closed.
- the binary ice is circulated by means of the pump 194 in the closed consumer circuit 174 by the respective consumer, for example the low mobile cooling station 124.
- the switching of the three-way valve 180 between its two states can be triggered, for example, on the basis of the signal of a temperature sensor which measures a temperature within the cold consumer or the temperature of the binary ice at a point of the consumer circuit 174.
- the consumer circuits 174 of the low mobile refrigeration station 124, the high mobile refrigeration station 132, and the central refrigeration station 140 are all substantially the same and operate as described above.
- the binary ice advance lines 184 and binary ice return lines 186 leading to the mobile cooling stations 124 and 132 are preferably flexible in order to be able to arrange the mobile cooling stations 124 and 132 in different positions relative to the circulation line 170 of the secondary circuit 168.
- other consumers 196 such as the food transport belt 102, another refrigerated portioning or conveyor belt, one or more refrigerators, one or more refrigerators, etc., can be supplied with circulating binary ice by means of a consumer circuit 174 and via a respective branch line 176 and a binary ice discharge line 192 may be connected to the circulation line 170 of the secondary circuit 168.
- the structure of the central cooling station 140 will be explained in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7.
- the central cooling station 140 comprises a plurality of docking sites 142 for docking in each case a movable dispenser 116, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 three of the docking sites 142 are each occupied by docked dispensers 116, while two further docking sites 142 are free.
- each case it is also possible in each case to set two docking sites 142 with their rear sides facing one another, so that they can be approached from opposite directions, each with a dispenser 116, as shown in FIG. 3 by way of example for a total of six docking sites 142, of which in each case two in pairs with their backs facing each other.
- each docking station 142 of the central cooling station 140 comprises a support frame 198 with supports 200, with which the central cooling station 140 is supported on a substrate, and with essentially horizontally and transversely to a longitudinal direction 230 central cooling station 140 extending cross members 202, which serve as guiding means for a zoom-in to the docking station 142 donor 116.
- Two substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the cross members 202 extending longitudinal beams 204 carry a substantially cuboidal housing 206, which has a bottom wall 208, a vertical rear wall 210, a vertical Front wall 212, not shown vertical side walls and a vertical ceiling wall 214 includes.
- All of the walls of the housing 206 are each provided with an inner liner 216 and an outer liner 218 of a metallic sheet metal and a heat insulation 220 disposed between the inner liner 216 and the outer liner 218.
- the each docked dispenser 116 facing front wall 212 has a first docking point 222 in the form of an air inlet 224 and an underlying second docking point 226 in the form of an air outlet 228.
- Both docking points 222, 226 each comprise a substantially rectangular air passage opening extending in the longitudinal direction 230 of the central cooling station 140, which can be closed by means of a respective closure flap 232 when no dispenser 116 is docked at the respective docking station 142.
- Each of the closure flaps 232 is rotatably supported on the housing 206 about a rotational axis extending horizontally and parallel to the longitudinal direction 230 of the central cooling station 140, such that the closure flap 232 is closed from the closed position shown in FIG. 4, in which the closure flap 232 forms the passage opening of the respective docking location 222 and 226 closes, inwardly in the open position shown in Fig. 7, in which the closure flap 232, the passage opening of the respective docking point 222 and 226 releases, is rotatable.
- each closure flap 232 is provided with two actuating protrusions 234 which are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the closure flap 232 and which in the closed state of the closure flap 232 is slightly above the opening cross section of the air passage opening protrude outward and are displaced by the dispenser 116 into the interior of the housing 206 when the dispenser 116 is driven against the front wall 212 of the docking station 142 (see FIGS. 6 and 7).
- each closure flap 232 rotates, under the force of gravity, from the open position to the closed position, in which the closure flap 232 closes the passage opening of the respectively associated docking point 222 or 226.
- an air baffle 236, a fan 238, and a radiator 240 are disposed in the interior of the housing 206 of each docking bay 142 between the upper first docking location 222 and the lower second docking location 226, in the interior of the housing 206 of each docking bay 142 between the upper first docking location 222 and the lower second docking location 226, in the interior of the housing 206 of each docking bay 142 between the upper first docking location 222 and the lower second docking location 226, an air baffle 236, a fan 238, and a radiator 240 are disposed.
- the radiator 240 is formed as a heat exchanger and contains heat exchanger coils which are cold-filled with binary ice, in which the central cooling station 140 associated consumer circuit 174 is circulated through the central cooling station 140.
- coolers 240 of the various docking sites 142 can be connected in series or connected in parallel with one another.
- a collecting trough 242 is arranged at the bottom of the housing 206, the bottom surface of which is inclined towards an orifice of a collecting pipe 244, whereby the collecting pipe 244 is inclined through the Bottom wall 208 of the housing 206 extends through a mounted on the support frame 198 condensate collection tank 246, which may be formed for example as a Gastronorm food container.
- the dockable to the docking 142 of the central cooling station 140 dispenser 116 is shown in detail in Fig. 5 and formed as a mobile container 247 and comprises a substantially cuboid, heat-insulated housing 248, which is provided on its underside with rollers 250, by means of which the dispenser 116 is movable over a ground.
- the receiving space 252 surrounded by the housing 248 for receiving a product to be cooled is accessible via an access opening 118 at the top of the dispenser 116 in order to introduce goods to be cooled into the receiving space 252 or to remove them from the receiving space 252.
- This upper access opening 118 can be closed by means of a heat-insulated closure lid 254 which can be placed on the housing 248.
- a carrying thedegut stage 256 is arranged, which is guided vertically displaceable on a plurality of vertical guide rods 258.
- a front wall 260 of the housing 248 of the dispenser 116 facing the docking station 142 of the central cooling station 140 in the docked state of the dispenser 116 is provided with a first docking location 262 in the form of an air outlet 264 and with an underlying second docking location 266 in the form of an air inlet 268.
- Each of the docking points 262, 266 of the dispenser 116 includes an air passageway through which the receiving space 252 is connected to the outside of the housing 248 of the dispenser 116.
- these air passage channels are permanently open.
- the dispenser 116 is equipped with crockery, cold meals or cold drinks and then docked to a free docking station 142 of the central cooling station 140 by being driven forward with the front wall 260 of its housing 248 against the front wall 212 of the housing 206 of the docking station 142.
- a push handle 270 which is disposed on a rear wall 272 of the housing 248 of the dispenser 116, which faces away from the front wall 260.
- the first docking station 262 of the dispenser 116 comes into contact with the first docking station 222 of the docking station 142 and the second docking station 266 of the dispenser in contact with the second docking station 226 of the docking station 142, so that the environment sealed air ducts are formed by which the interior of the housing 206 of the docking 242 is connected to the receiving space 252 of the movable dispenser 116.
- the actuation protrusions 234 on the closure flaps 232 of the docking locations 222 and 226 of the docking station 142 are displaced by the docking locations 262 and 266 of the dispenser 116, respectively, so that the closure flaps 232 are moved from their closed position to their open position and the air conduction channels between the dispenser 116 and the docking 142 are open.
- a circulating air flow is generated by the blower 238 which flows from the blower 238 through the radiator 240 and through the second docking locations 226 and 266 into a region between a bottom wall 274 of the housing 248 of the dispenser 116 and a base plate 276 arranged above it and from there into the rear wall 272 of the dispenser 116.
- the circulating air passes from the receiving space 252 in the front wall 260 of the dispenser 116 and from there via the first docking point 262 of the dispenser 116 and the first docking point 222 of Andockplatzes 142 back to the fan 238, whereby the recirculation loop is closed.
- the circulating air flow is shown schematically in FIG. 6 by the arrows 282.
- the cooling of the circulating air takes place by heat in the heat exchanger designed as radiator 240 to the radiator 240 cold side flowing through binary ice.
- binary ice as a refrigerant does not require any circulating air temperature control.
- the binary ice circulates permanently through the radiator 240 of the docking station 142.
- the dispenser 116 remains docked to the docking station 142 of the central cooling station 140 with continued circulating air cooling until it is pushed against the food transport belt 102 to remove the chilled goods contained therein.
- the closure lid 254 is removed in order to be able to access the refrigerated goods in the receiving space 252 through the access opening 118.
- a second embodiment of a mobile dispenser 116 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 differs from the embodiment described above and illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6 in that the air passage channels of the first docking location 262 and the second docking location 266 are not permanently open but in the undocked state by means of a respective closure flap 284 are closed.
- Each of the closure flaps is rotatably supported on the housing 248 about a rotational axis extending horizontally and parallel to the front wall 260 of the housing 248 of the dispenser 116, such that the closure flap 284 is of the closed position shown in FIG. 8, in which the closure flap 284 is the air passageway the respectively associated docking point 262 or 266 closes, in the open position shown in Fig. 9 is rotatable, in which the closure flap 284 releases the relevant air passageway.
- each of the closure flaps 284 is provided with one or more actuating protrusions 286 which, at least in the closed state, are slightly above the opening cross section the respective associated air passage channel protrude outward and docking of the dispenser 116 to the central cooling station 140 are displaced from the respectively associated docking point 222 or 226 of the docking station 142 of the central cooling station 140 into the interior of the dispenser 116, whereby the respective closure flap 284 is automatically rotated from the closed position to the open position.
- the closure flaps 284 When the dispenser 116 is undocked from the docking station 142, the closure flaps 284 again rotate back from the open position to the closed position due to the action of gravity, so that the air passage channels of the docking locations 262, 266 of the dispenser 116 are closed when the dispenser 116 of FIG the central cooling station 140 is undocked.
- FIGS. 8 and 9 the second embodiment of a dispenser 116 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is the same in structure and function as in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the above description of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- This second embodiment of a dispenser 116 with shutters 284 may be used in conjunction with a central cooling station 140 which also has shutters 232 at its docking points 222, 226 or with an alternative central cooling station 140 whose air inlets 224 and air outlets 228 are permanently open ,
- a third embodiment of a mobile dispenser 116 shown in FIG. 10 differs from the two embodiments described above in that, instead of an opaque closure lid 254 made of a sheet metal cladding and a thermal insulation arranged in the interior of the cladding, a closure lid 254 "of a transparent material, For example, made of Plexiglas, on the housing 248 of the Dispenser 116 is placed to close the upper access opening 118 in docked to the central cooling station 140 state.
- a closure lid 254 "of a transparent material For example, made of Plexiglas
- a transparent closure lid 254 1 offers the advantage that, by looking through the closure lid 254 ", it can be easily ascertained which refrigerated goods are contained in the respective dispenser 116, so that it is easy to select the correct dispenser 116 which can be selected Food transport belt 102 is to drive when just a plurality of mobile dispensers 116 are docked to the central cooling station 140.
- the third embodiment of a movable dispenser 116 shown in FIG. 10 coincides in structure and function with the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, to the extent of which the above description is made.
- a second embodiment of a central cooling station 140 shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 differs from the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 6 and 7 in that it additionally comprises a thermally insulated closure lid 288 which is around one horizontal and parallel to the longitudinal direction 230 of the central cooling station 140 aligned pivot axis 290 is pivotally mounted on the upper side of the housing 206 of a Andockplatzes 142.
- This closure cap 288 serves to close the upper access opening 118 of a dispenser 116 docked to the central cooling station 140 if the dispenser 116 in question does not have its own closure cap 254. Prior to docking such a dispenser 116, the closure lid 288 is in the open position shown in FIG. 11, in which the closure lid 288 provides access to the docking station 142 for a dispenser 116 to be inserted.
- the closure lid 288 After docking of the dispenser 116, the closure lid 288 is pivoted from its open position into the closed position shown in FIG. 12, in which the closure lid 288 rests on the housing 248 of the dispenser 116 and the upper access opening 118 of the dispenser 116 closes, so that the through The circulating air passed through the receiving space 252 of the dispenser 116 can not escape into the environment.
- FIGS. 11 and 12 coincides in structure and function with the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 6 and 7, to the above description of which reference is made.
- the high mobile refrigeration station 132 comprises a substantially parallelepiped housing 292 having a thermally insulated vertical left side wall 294a, a thermally insulated vertical right side wall 294b, a heat insulated vertical rear wall 296 interconnecting the two side walls at their rear ends and one on the upper edges of the side walls 294a , 294b and the rear wall 296 resting thermally insulated horizontal ceiling wall 298th
- the housing 292 thus surrounds on four sides, namely from the left, from the right, from behind and from above, a receiving space 300 for receiving a movable frame 302 in the form of a high rack 130.
- the housing 292 of the high mobile cooling station 132 has neither a bottom wall nor a front wall, so that the receiving space 300 is open downward and towards the front and the high rack 130 can be moved from the front into the receiving space 300.
- the housing 292 is provided on its underside with a plurality, for example four, rollers 304, by means of which the high mobile cooling station 132 can be moved over a substrate.
- the left side wall 294a of the housing 292 is provided on its inside facing the receiving space 300 with a bleed-side air baffle 306 having a plurality, for example two, over substantially the entire height of the side wall 294a extending rows of exhaust ports 308.
- the right side wall 294b of the housing 292 is provided on its inside facing the receiving space 300 with a suction side air guide plate 310 having a plurality, for example two, extending over substantially the entire height of the right side wall 294b extending rows of suction ports.
- a switch 312 is further arranged, by means of which the below to be described Recirculation cooling device of the high mobile cooling station 132 can be switched on or off.
- the high mobile cooling station 132 has a magnetic switch comprising a reed contact, which closes an electrical contact when the shelf trolley 130 is retracted due to the presence of a magnet arranged on the trolley 130 the circulating air cooling device of the high mobile cooling station 132 is activated.
- the circulating air cooling device of the high mobile cooling station 132 is arranged in its rear wall 296 and comprises a plurality of, for example four, circulating air blowers 314 and a cooler 316 arranged downstream of the circulating air blowers 314, which is designed as a heat exchanger and comprises a cooler pack comprising one or more cooling coils 318, which binary ice can be flowed through and are connected via a binary ice advance pipe 320 to a binary ice feed connection 322 and via a binary ice return pipe 324 to a binary ice return connection 326.
- the binary ice feed connection 322 is arranged on the outside of the right side wall 294b, designed as a quick-action closure valve and connectable to the binary ice supply line 184 of a consumer circuit 174 of the binary ice supply system 144 assigned to the high mobile cooling station 132.
- the binary ice return port 326 is also located on the outside of the right side wall 294b, configured as a quick release valve and with the binary ice return line 186 of the high mobile cooling station 132 associated consumer circuit 174 of the binary ice supply system 144 connectable.
- the binary ice supply line 184 and the binary ice return line 186 of the consumer circuit 174 associated with the high mobile cooling station 132 are preferably flexibly configured to position the high mobile cooling station 132 in different positions relative to the high mobile cooling station 132 Circulation line 170 of the secondary circuit 168 of the binary ice supply system 144 to order.
- a condensed water collecting tank 328 is mounted on the rear wall 296 of the housing 292 of the high mobile cooling station 132, which condenses condensed water on the radiator 316 and may be formed, for example, as a Gastronorm food container.
- the high shelf trolley 130 to be pushed into the receiving space 300 of the high mobile cooling station 132 is shown individually in FIG. 15.
- the rack trolley 130 comprises a first frame 330a and a second frame 330b each composed of two vertical beams 332 and three horizontal beams 334 interconnecting the vertical beams 332, and a plurality of vertical beams 332 of the first frame 330a and 330b, respectively the second frame 330b interconnecting horizontal hanger strips 336, which are opposite to each other in pairs and on which trays and / or food containers and / or beverage containers can be hung.
- a roller 350 is arranged in each case in order to be able to move the high shelf trolley 130 over a substrate.
- the high shelf cart 130 is equipped with the refrigerated goods and stored in a cold room or cold store.
- the high shelf trolley 130 with the refrigerated goods arranged thereon is moved from the cold room or the cold store to the food conveyor belt 102 and moved into the receiving space 300 of the high mobile cooling station 132.
- the circulating air blowers 314 After activation of the recirculation cooling of the high mobile cooling station 132 by means of the switch 312, the circulating air blowers 314 generate a recirculating air stream, which is cooled by means of the cooler 316.
- the cooled circulating air from the radiator 316 enters the left side wall 294a, from there through the blow-off openings 308 in the outlet-side air guide plate 306 the receiving space 300 and thus to the hinged on the high shelf 130 goods to be transported, from the receiving space 300 through the suction in the suction side air guide plate 310 in the right side wall 294b of the housing 292 of the high mobile cooling station 132 and from there back to the circulating air blowers 314, so that the circulating air circuit is closed.
- the refrigerated goods hung on the high shelf trolley 130 are sealed off from the warm environment.
- the high shelf cart 130 inserted into the receiving space 300 is on four sides, namely, left, rear, right, and upward, through the heat-insulated walls 294a, 294b, 296, and 298 of the housing 292 of the high mobile cooling station 132 from the warmer Environment sealed off.
- the high rack 130 is freely accessible for the removal of refrigerated goods by an operator, so that an ergonomic work is possible.
- the low mobile cooling station 124 shown in FIGS. 19 to 21 differs from the high mobile cooling station 132 shown in FIGS. 13 to 18 in that it has no ceiling wall, so that the low mobile cooling station 124 into the receiving space 300 of low mobile cooling station 124 to be inserted low rack carriage 122 only from three sides, namely from the left, from the right and from behind, surrounds, while the inserted shelf carriage 122 is freely accessible for removal of refrigerated goods by an operator forward and upward.
- the cooled circulating air is blown through discharge openings 338 on both side walls 294a and 294b into the receiving space 300 and thus, with inserted rack carriage 122, onto the refrigerated goods and through suction openings 340 on the inside of the Rear wall 296 sucked out of the receiving space 300 (see Fig. 21, in which the circulating air flow through the arrows 329 is shown schematically).
- the rear wall 296 of the housing 292 of the low mobile cooling station 124 there are two recirculating air cooling fans and one recirculating air cooling device, namely a recirculating air cooling device between the suction ports 340 and the exhaust ports 348 of the left side wall 294a and a recirculating air cooling device between the suction ports 340 and the exhaust ports 338 in the right side wall 294b.
- the low rack 122 to be pushed into the low mobile refrigeration station 124 is shown individually in FIG. 20 and includes a first frame 342a and a second frame 342b each composed of two horizontal carriers 344 and four vertical carriers 346 interconnecting the horizontal carriers 344 , as well as a plurality of hanging rails 348 connecting the first frames 342a and the second 342b to each other, which face each other in pairs and serve for suspending trays, food containers and / or beverage containers.
- the rack carriage 122 On its underside of the rack carriage 122 is provided with four rollers 350, by means of which the rack carriage 122 is movable over a ground.
- the rack carriage 122 carries a stand 352 with a tilted against the horizontal support frame 354 for placing trays, food containers and / or beverage containers in a tilted to the horizontal position, which is the removal of food to be cooled and / or drinks from the placed on the support frame 354 containers easier.
- the low mobile cooling station 124 shown in FIGS. 19 to 21 is identical in construction and function to the high mobile cooling station 124 shown in FIGS. 13 to 18, to the above description of which reference is made.
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