WO2004100727A1 - Hinged and removable frame with sliding plates - Google Patents
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- WO2004100727A1 WO2004100727A1 PCT/IT2004/000275 IT2004000275W WO2004100727A1 WO 2004100727 A1 WO2004100727 A1 WO 2004100727A1 IT 2004000275 W IT2004000275 W IT 2004000275W WO 2004100727 A1 WO2004100727 A1 WO 2004100727A1
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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
- A47F3/0404—Cases or cabinets of the closed type
- A47F3/0426—Details
- A47F3/0434—Glass or transparent panels
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- the frame in question can be validly employed in the field of displays, counters, of wall display units and warm, neutral and refrigerated shelves, particularly destined to large distribution.
- the counters, the displays, the wall diplay units and shelves for the sale of foodstuff are often equipped with glass or plastic plates at the back side or the one which can be accessed by the operator.
- Their function is that of both insulating the foodstuffs thermally contained inside them from the external environment and of avoiding insects and dust to penetrate inside especially when service has not been made.
- the plates can be simply rested upon these furniture items and in this case they are removed when the units are being used and they are replaced back when sale operations are over.
- the plates can be sliding along some slideways purposely made on the funiture units.
- the plates are inserted in one or more than one frame or section bars independent with respect to the counter; they can slide or not into them.
- Each frame or section bar is hung on the upper part of the furniture which is at its turn supported by posts or it assures upon a lower slideways of the unit and slides inside it with or without small wheels or rollers.
- the frame is without side washers and, accordng to the way it is hinged to the furniture, lower or upper washers.
- a subsequent aim is that of making also a big size frame which allows to clean both all the parts of the furniture and the frame itself, even the most difficult to be accessed ones, at least once a day in a very easy way.
- This purpose and others are reached by the frame under object here, as it is better clarified in the claims, which is formed by the joining of four section bars forming an upper transom, a lower transom and two mullions. Other section bars featuring one or more slideways are internally fastened to both the transoms and the mullions of each frame. A plate slides inside each slideway.
- Some plastic washers are fastened to both mullions and at least to one transom on their external side.
- Some retaining elements of the section bar - consisting of flat springs or threaded pins - are fastened to the upper transom to hold the plates into the frame and a reinforcement element, fixed to the lower transom, prevents the latter from getting deformed under the weight of the plates.
- Each frame can be blocked into its maximum opening position or removed from the furniture thanks to the use of two couples of pins where one pin of each couple slides along a slit featuring an intermediate housing and a housing placed at the end of the slit itself.
- An external housing positioned below the slit accomodates the second pin of each couple.
- Each couple of pins and each slit is placed at the sides of each frame.
- the section bars fit for plate sliding and the washers are joined to each section bar forming the frame through fittings, rivets, screws or adhesive.
- the section bar forming the lower or upper transom of each frame can be without washers.
- a rabbet section bar snap-fitted on two blocks fixed at the sides of the furniture.
- Each of the above mentioned slits inside which the pins are lodged is made into a block attached to the furniture or directly in the furniture and the couples of pins are attached to the upper part of each of the two mullions of the frame. If a block is used the above said external housing is made along the external lower wall of the block which is circularly connected with the slit. Alternatively each of said slits is made in a block fixed to the upper part of the two mullions or directly on such mullions and the couples of pins are attached to the furniture.
- each pin is engaged into a hole of a block attached, respectively, to the furniture or to each mullion of the frame.
- propping up of the frame when it is opened is carried out by a gas-actioned spring.
- Said washers attached to both the mullions and to at least one transom are preferably made of soft plastic material.
- the plates can also not be sliding.
- the thus described frame and claimed hereinafter attains the planned goals. As in traditional frames, it allows for the sliding of plates and for carrying out sales by opening at least one plate of each frame. Differently from the traditional frames, it can however open itself upwards completely and steadily. In such a position it is therefore possible to clean both inside and outside the frame and the furniture and load or unload the goods. The fact that each frame remains steadily uplifted allows the operator to work freely without having to worry about where and how to put the frame thus reducing the danger of damage to people and things.
- - fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a counter equipped by the frames according to the invention
- - fig. 2 shows an exploded view of a frame according to the invention
- - fig. 3 and fig. 4 each show a longitudinal section of a frame with two different retaining devices of the plates;
- - fig. 5 show a cross section of the section bar forming the frame
- - fig. 6 shows a cross section of the section bar where the plates slide
- - fig. 7 shows a cross section of a washer
- - fig. 8 and fig. 9 each show a longitudinal section of the connection area of the upper part of a frame to the upper part of two differently shaped counters;
- - fig. 10 shows a longitudinal section of the connection area of the lower part of a frame to the counter
- FIG. 11 shows, more in detail, a longitudinal section of the connection area of the lower part of a frame in an alternative embodiment to the counter;
- - fig. 12 shows a prospective view from bottom of the upper part of the frame
- - fig. 13, 14, 15 and 16 show side views of the moving/removing stages from the counter of a frame according to the invention
- - fig. 17, 18 and 19 show prospective views of the removing stages of two plates from a frame according to the invention.
- each frame 1 , 1 ' is set to the seller's side and is equipped with two plates 3, 3'.
- Each frame 1 , 1 ' is formed by the union joining of four section bars forming an upper transom 1.1 , a lower transom 1.2 and two mullions 1.3.
- Each section bar forming the frame 1 , 1' has an approximately H-shaped section (or better a U-section joined to a 90° bent C-section) with two fins 1.5 which bound a first groove 1.6 and other two fins 1.7 which circumscribes a second groove 1.8.
- Each fin 1.5 ends with a tooth 1.9 opposed to another tooth 1.9 of the other fin 1.5.
- the two fins 1.7 have on the contrary extremely close ends and each of them is provided with two reliefs 1.10.
- the two reliefs 1.10 of the first fin 1.7 are opposed to those of the first fin 1.7 and in between each couple of reliefs 1.10 a slideway 1.11 is created.
- section bars 4 are attached internally to both the transoms 1.1, 1.2 and mullions 1.3. They are shaped as a double sided U and have therefore three arms 4.2 which bound two slideways 4.1. The two external arms 4.2 are bent close to their ends to form a stair 4.3 in each of them. Each section bar 4 is inserted into the groove 1.6 of the section bar forming the frame 1 , 1' and stairs 4.3 it is equipped with go and engage themselves into the teeth 1.9 of the fins 1.5 hindering their detachment. In said section bars 4 attached to transoms 1.1 , 1.2 the plates 3, 3' slide while the section bars 4 attached to the mullions 1.3 constitute the side halting locations of the plates 3, 3' themselves.
- some washers 5 made of soft plastic material are attached to the external side of both the transoms 1.1 , 1.2 and the mullions 1.3. They have a triangular profile and two couples of reliefs 5.1 , 5.2 bounding a slideway 5.3 are externally present, on two sides, close to their base.
- the base of each washer 5 is inserted between the close ends of the two fins 1.7 of the section bar forming the frame 1 , 1'.
- the slideways 1.11 of the latter will thus accomodate the two reliefs 5.2 forming the extension of the base of the washer 5 and the reliefs 1.10 more external than the section bar forming the frame 1 , 1' will be lodged into the opposed slideways 5.3 of the washer 5.
- the section bars forming the lower transoms 1.2 touch the rabbet section bar 6 creating an air-tight closing all along the width of the lower opening of the counter 2.
- Some retaining elements of the section bar 4 attached to the upper transom 1 ,1 and a reinforcing element of the lower transom 1.2 complete each frame 1, 1'.
- Such retaining elements whose function is that of holding the plates 3, 3' into the frame 1, 1', consists of flat springs 8 attached to the upper transom 1.1 by means of rivets or threaded pins 9 which are screwed into the upper transom 1.1 itself.
- the reinforcing element consists of an hollow aluminium additional section bar 10 which is lodged inside the groove 1.6 oriented towards the inner part of the lower transom 1.2 thus preventing the latter from getting deformed under the weight of the plates 3, 3' which weight more when the frames 1 , 1' are on a heated counter 2 (for warm food).
- the plates 3, 3' can slide freely along the section bars 4 of each frame 1 , 1' like in the traditional frames. But when one intends to clean every corner of the counter 2 and the frames 1 , 1' on both sides or when there is a lot of work or when the goods are loaded or unloaded the operator can block each frame 1 , 1' into the maximum opening position or even remove it from the counter.
- Each block 11 consists of a metal plate where a slit 11.1 is made having an intermediate housing 11.2 and a housing 11.3 placed at the end of the slit 11.1 itself.
- a third housing 11.4 is made along the external lower wall of the block 11 ; said external wall is circularly connected with the slit 11.1.
- the housings 11.2, 11.3 inside the slit 11.1 accomodate a pin 12 while the external housing 11.4 accomodates a second pin 12'. Both the pins 12, 12' are attached to the upper part of each of the two mullions 1.3.
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP04733074A EP1622489A1 (en) | 2003-05-15 | 2004-05-14 | Hinged and removable frame with sliding plates |
US10/555,696 US20070001557A1 (en) | 2003-05-15 | 2005-05-14 | Hinged and removable frame with sliding plates |
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ITTS2003A000009 | 2003-05-15 | ||
IT000009A ITTS20030009A1 (en) | 2003-05-15 | 2003-05-15 | PERFECTED FRAME FOR SLIDING GLASS OR PLASTIC MATERIAL |
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PCT/IT2004/000275 WO2004100727A1 (en) | 2003-05-15 | 2004-05-14 | Hinged and removable frame with sliding plates |
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EP (1) | EP1622489A1 (en) |
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GB2246154A (en) * | 1990-07-17 | 1992-01-22 | Graham Charles Lovell | Sliding door track |
US20020074906A1 (en) * | 2000-10-02 | 2002-06-20 | Topper Robert T. | Dipping cabinet with improved service door |
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JP2008528095A (en) * | 2005-01-21 | 2008-07-31 | エヌ.イー.エム. ノルド エスト メカニカ エス.エヌ.シー. | Superstructure for lifting display unit pane |
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ITMI20090006A1 (en) * | 2009-01-08 | 2010-07-09 | Vetreria Valentini S R L | DOOR FOR REFRIGERATORS EXPOSED WITH CONTINUOUS AND SIMILAR MODULES. |
ITBO20090794A1 (en) * | 2009-12-10 | 2011-06-11 | Blasi Fraco De | REFRIGERATED SHOWCASE FOR ICE CREAMS, REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND HIGH PROTECTION OF THE PRODUCTS CONTAINED |
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