EP2218356A1 - Réfrigérateur vitrine avec système radial à plateaux multiples - Google Patents

Réfrigérateur vitrine avec système radial à plateaux multiples Download PDF

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EP2218356A1
EP2218356A1 EP07848830A EP07848830A EP2218356A1 EP 2218356 A1 EP2218356 A1 EP 2218356A1 EP 07848830 A EP07848830 A EP 07848830A EP 07848830 A EP07848830 A EP 07848830A EP 2218356 A1 EP2218356 A1 EP 2218356A1
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Rubén Ramos de la Fuente
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F3/00—Show cases or show cabinets
    • A47F3/04—Show cases or show cabinets air-conditioned, refrigerated
    • A47F3/0439—Cases or cabinets of the open type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F3/00—Show cases or show cabinets
    • A47F3/04—Show cases or show cabinets air-conditioned, refrigerated
    • A47F3/0404—Cases or cabinets of the closed type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/02—Rotary display stands
    • A47F5/025—Rotary display stands having mechanical drive, e.g. turntables
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/04—Stands with a central pillar, e.g. tree type
    • A47F5/05—Stands with a central pillar, e.g. tree type with separate containers rotatable around the pillar
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/04—Stands with a central pillar, e.g. tree type
    • A47F5/06—Stands with a central pillar, e.g. tree type adjustable

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  • This invention is associated with a refrigerator for commercial products and particularly, products such as drinks.
  • this invention is associated with a refrigerator having a design that allows displaying products in radial arrangements. These arrangements are fixed to a rotator axis and both the shape of the refrigerator, which promotes efficient air circulation, and the rotator axis provide a homogenous cooling in this piece of furniture.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,755,108 granted to Kysor Industrial Corporation, is an example of a display refrigerator to display drinks in trays or racks shaped in a certain shape, either circular or polygon-shaped cylinders.
  • the object of this invention is to provide cooling trays or racks of an unusual shape, with a particular air flow to provide for an efficient refrigerator performance.
  • These refrigerators are not practical, since these refrigerators require considerable room in commercial establishments, tray arrays do not allow for product arrangement in a way such as to maximize the use of these refrigerators internal volume, which interferes with providing a better product display, and finally, the cubical outer shape of these refrigerators restricts the level of product display for consumers.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,458,407 granted to L&P Property Management Company and U.S. Patent No. 5,567,026 , granted to Master-Bilt, are clear examples of cooling devices with one or two circular tray systems for product display. These patents provide a device with circular rotator trays which allow for a free access to a wide range of products, preventing the outflow of cooling air. This provides a commercial arrangement having an air flow which is more efficient than in the previous art.
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,883,887 granted to Timothy Mogensen , reveals a food storage system, wherein said system is constituted by a number of circular trays rotating around a central axis at 360° turns.
  • the central axis whereto trays are fixed is constituted by a line, which allows for tray repositioning at different heights such as user may desire.
  • These refrigerators are not very useful, given the ample room they require in commercial establishments, the circular rotational tray array does not allow for product arrangement in a way such as to maximize the use of these refrigerators internal volume, which would allow for a better product display, and finally, the outer shape of these refrigerators restricts product display capabilities for consumers.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,314,458 granted to Dalcon Marketing Inc., is a clear example of a cooling device used to display food and drinks in trays or racks.
  • This device provides circular trays or racks for which air flow flows successively from the upper part of the refrigerator to the inferior part of the refrigerator, and the air flow flows in the internal and external part of each tray.
  • the refrigerator does not have any solid barrier, such as glass doors, which facilitates access by the consumer to the product being sold.
  • This refrigerator provides a free-access multi-tray array and an outer design which allows of a 360° display, keeping internal temperature of the refrigerator at less than 40°F (-4.44°C).
  • the state of the art demands a display refrigerator offering a larger display area per refrigerator volume. Furthermore, the need exists for a refrigerator which may allow dividing trays and consumer selection at each tray height. Finally, the need exists to provide homogenous cooling for all the products displayed in the display refrigerator.
  • the multi-tray radial display refrigerator of this invention resolves all the aforementioned issues by providing a new display refrigerator which will be detailed in the following description.
  • the preferred embodiment of this invention is shown in figure 1 .
  • the invention consists in a display refrigerator (10) having a top frame (30), a bottom frame (40), a transparent body (50) and a back body (not shown) conforming said display refrigerator.
  • the display refrigerator has a substantially cylindrical shape.
  • the refrigerator shape may vary among any of regular or irregular straight prism with a base having a triangular, square, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, etc., shape.
  • Top frame (30) and bottom frame (40) support the cooling transparent body (50) and back body and said frames keep inside the performance mechanisms of the display refrigerator.
  • a multi-tray radial arrangement (20) on which products (15) are arranged and displayed is housed inside the transparent body (50) and the back body.
  • Figure 2 shows the radial arrangement (20) constituted in said arrangement's ends by a top cover (28) and a base (29).
  • said top cover (28) and base (29) are joint by a central axis (21) running along the lengthwise axis of said radial arrangement (20).
  • a plurality of radial trays (25) is placed on the central axis (21). Trays (25) are grouped in two or more radial sections and tray height is adjusted by sliding the trays along the central axis (21), which allows displaying products in the gaps between trays.
  • Figure 3 is an upper cross-section view of the display refrigerator according to this invention.
  • This embodiment show both how the radial trays (25) are shaped as circle sections defined by two radii and the arc formed between these two radii.
  • this figure shows the back body (55).
  • This figure also shows that the transparent body (50) ends are supported by pivotal means (51) and closing means (52). These means allow the transparent body (50) to act as a door that can be pulled by the user to have access to the products (15) inside the display refrigerator (10).
  • the transparent body (50) is a curved glass or plastic that allows consumer to see the contents inside the display refrigerator.
  • the door may have several opening and closing means which may be, without limitation, a slide door opening towards the inside part of the back body, a slide door activated by any automatic or semi-automatic means, a pivoted door in both ends and divided into two centrally-opening doors, a folding door towards any of the door ends.
  • opening and closing means may be, without limitation, a slide door opening towards the inside part of the back body, a slide door activated by any automatic or semi-automatic means, a pivoted door in both ends and divided into two centrally-opening doors, a folding door towards any of the door ends.
  • FIG. 4 and 5 said figures show how the central axis (21) is encircled by a rail profile (22) wherein each rail defines the circular sections that the display refrigerator (10) will have. Also, both figures show that each tray (25) has, in each tray's back part, a tray support (24) with sliding means within the rails in the rail profile (22). The foregoing allows for the selection of each tray's (25) height before fixing the tray in place by any fixing means known. Furthermore, figure 5 shows a top ball bearing (31) and a bottom ball bearing (41) on which the central axis (21) is placed and turns.
  • the rail profile (22) may vary in shape or number of rails, and the tray support (24) adapted to each profile may also vary, but the performance remains the same.
  • FIG. 6 is a right side lengthwise-section of the display refrigerator (10).
  • This figure shows the part of the cooling system (42) housed in the bottom frame (40) and comprising a compressor (43), a condenser (44) to spread heat into the outside through vent slots (45) (shown in figure 1 ) by means of a fan (46).
  • a tube line (not shown) which is part of the cooling system, mounts along the back body (55) and reaches the gap housed in the top frame (30), where cold air is sent from into the inside part of the refrigerator. Since cold air is denser than the air within the refrigerator, cold air drops through the radial arrangement (20). Thus, a constant temperature is maintained inside the display refrigerator (10) and in all the products (15) therein.
  • an automatic turn mechanism (not shown) is located within the top frame (30) and is coupled to the central axis (21) in order to make the radial arrangement (20) turn.
  • this mechanism may be constituted by a motor coupled to a gear-based reducing mechanism, but a number of known turning mechanisms may be used.
  • FIGS 7 and 8 show one of the several potential alternate embodiments.
  • This alternate embodiment consists in a display refrigerator (110) having a top frame (130), a bottom frame (140), a transparent body (150) and a back body (not shown).
  • a multi-tray radial arrangement on which multi-trays, products (15) are arranged and displayed (120) is housed inside the display refrigerator (110).
  • the radial arrangement (120) comprises, in its ends, a top cover (128) and a base (129).
  • said top cover (128) and base (129) are joined by a plurality of lengthwise axis (123) in a vertical position.
  • a plurality of radial trays (125) is mounted on said lengthwise axis (123).
  • Said trays (125) are grouped into two or more radial sections, and the height of said trays (125) is adjusted by sliding said trays (125) along the lengthwise axis (123) which go through the trays (125), thus fixing the trays (125) in place by any fixing means known and allowing for the display of the products (15) in the gaps between each tray.
  • cylindrical couplings (121) are provided in the center of the top cover (128) and the base (129). These cylindrical couplings (121) are connected to the turning mechanism, allowing for an appropriate performance of the display refrigerator.
  • a further advantage of this invention is providing a 360° display area, in contrast with display refrigerators where the display area is equal to the front face of those refrigerators.
  • One last advantage of this invention is versatility and maximized use of room available, which allows using multiple trays arranged in sections and adjusted to a desired height.
  • the multi-tray radial display refrigerator may be compared to a bunch of grapes where each product finds its place in a harmonic and natural arrangement.

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