WO1997031231A1 - Arrangement in a freezer and especially in a frozen-food merchandiser - Google Patents

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WO1997031231A1
WO1997031231A1 PCT/SE1997/000206 SE9700206W WO9731231A1 WO 1997031231 A1 WO1997031231 A1 WO 1997031231A1 SE 9700206 W SE9700206 W SE 9700206W WO 9731231 A1 WO9731231 A1 WO 9731231A1
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Björn PERZON
Kenneth Lundgren
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Lop Lundgren & Perzon Ab
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Priority to AU17405/97A priority patent/AU1740597A/en
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Priority to NO983869A priority patent/NO307629B1/en

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    • 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
    • F25D23/026—Doors; Covers for open-top cabinets
    • 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
    • A47F3/043—Doors, covers
    • 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
    • F25D21/04—Preventing the formation of frost or condensate

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  • the present invention relates to a device in a freezing counter comprising at least one cover to cover the whole opening of the freezing counter or parts of it, the cover being linkdly arranged between an open and a closed position.
  • Open freezing counters have been in use since a long time e.g. in daily shops. The reason for this is that the goods to be sold should be well exposed and easily accessible to the consumer. The increasing prices for energy and the increasing environmental consciousness, have, however, discovered the large waste of energy in this type of open counters.
  • covers For reducing the energy consumption attempts have been made with different kinds of covers arranged over the large openings of the counters, usually sliding or folding covers. To maintain the exposition of products these covers are made of a transparent material, usually plastics.
  • the invention relates to a device for freezing counters comprising at least one cover to cover the whole opening of the freezing counter or parts of it, the cover being Iinkdly arranged between an open and a closed position, a heat emitting element being arranged close to the covers flexible socket.
  • the invention is especially suited for shop counters, but even for similar applications with a stained for a frecxing around the links.
  • the heat emitting element of the device might be an electric cable or a similar heat emitting element, e.g. a coil etc. Moreover, an air stream or a warm liquid passing e.g. a channel, a duct or similar might provide this heat emitting element.
  • the pivotable socket of the cover might comprise two in the pivoting axis direction oblong profile elements being mutually pivotable, the first profile element being arranged at the counter unit and the other profile element at the cover.
  • the profile element arranged at the unit might run along some part of the total unit length and several covers can be provided together closing the whole opening of the unit or parts of it, each cover possibly provided with a profile element pivotably connecting the cover to the units profile element.
  • the heat emitting element might preferably be placed at the part of the cover pivotable socket provided at the unit.
  • a spring element is provided in the device in connection with the pivotable socket, the spring clement being capable to keep the cover on one hand in an open position and on the other hand in a closed position.
  • This spring clement is preferably provided by bending a prestrcssed spring plate arranged between the profile elements and cooperating with these in such a way that two definite bent-over positions are achieved, one for the open cover and one for the closed cover.
  • a drain can be provided along one of the profile elements to accumulate eventually existing hot well damp and water from the upwardly pivoted cover.
  • the drain is prefrably arranged outside of the pivotable cover socket pivoting axis, the drain being capable to accumulate hot well water leaking in the upwardly pivoted position down along the outside of the cover.
  • the profile elements are formed or designed in an execution example so that they in the closed cover psoition provide an essentially closed channel running in the pivotable links longitudinal direction and that the profile elements in the covers closed position by means of the mutual pivotation provide an opening of the channel close to the cover socket to accumulate eventually present water ot hot well damp leaking along the cover.
  • Said heat emitting element might also be arranged in said channel.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically a freezing counter comprising a device according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • Figures 2 and 3 show an embodiment of a pivotable cover socket in the open and closed cover positon, respectively.
  • FIG 1 a device is shown according to a first embodiment installed in a traditional upwardly open freezing counter 1.
  • Several covers 2 are provided close to each other and together covering the whole opening of the counter.
  • the covers are to be opnened individually and are pivotably arranged along one side of each cover.
  • the covers being made in a transparent material, such as plastics, the goods in the counter are exposed even with the covers closed.
  • FIG 2 the pivotable cover socket is shown in more detail.
  • the socket is provided by means of two extruded aluminium profiles 4 and 5, in being connected providing a ⁇ oblong link.
  • the pivotable connection 4', 5' of the profile elements are provided in a way known in the art.
  • the two parts of the pivotable socket, of the link are situated one 5 at the cover and the other one 4 at the counter.
  • the link can advantageously be made tight in comparison with a cover provided with two distantly arranged links.
  • the link part 4 situated at the counter might advantageously run along the whole length of the counter and the part 5 arranged at the cover can preferably have a length essentially in accordance with the cover length along the freezing counter.
  • Several covers 2 with a corresponding link part 5 might thus be arranged side by side at the same oblong counter link part 4.
  • both link parts 4 and 5 can have the same length and in a further embodiment the link might be split so that several interrupted links support one cover, i.e. links with a short length.
  • a heating element in form of an electric heating cable 6 is provided next to the link with the object to supply heat for preventing any icing in the link.
  • the heating cable 6 is placed along one of the link aluminium profiles, preferably along the link part 4 situated at the counter.
  • the heating element temperatures preferred for freezing counters are in the range between 40 °C and 80 °C and a cable temperature of 60 °C is especially preferred.
  • the link profiles are in the present embodiment provided in such a way that when water can leak downwards along the cover with the cover being open, a drain is formed in the links longitudinal direction next to the at the open covers fixed end, the water leaking downwards along the cover adapted to be accumulated in the drain.
  • this drain also the electric cable is situated, the heat from the cable preventing water to become ice and furthermore contributing to a successive evaporation of the water.
  • the link profiles can preferably be designed in accordnace with figures 2 and 3, a further advantage being provided in that an open channel 8 (figure 2) is formed with the cover in an open position, the channel running along the link, i.e. a drain, into which water and damp can accumulate, and in that said channel 8 in the closed position of the cover provides a channel with a generally closed circumference (figure 3).
  • the heating cable 6 performing more efficiently in a closed space than with the cable lying completely open, this embodiment provides a possibility to reduce the energy consumption even for the heating element.
  • link profiles or similar items with the same function might preferably be integrated in the counter itself, providing a more compact and discrete design.
  • Covers might of course be provided in such a way that a user can reach the contents of the counter from both its long sides, which is especially convenient for freezing counters situated between two parallel streams of customers, e.g. between two queues for the pay- desks.
  • the pivotable socket of the covers might be arranged along the center of the counter opening, the covers running in a closed position from the centre of the counter in two separate directions towards the counter long sides.
  • two customers at each side of the counter can pivotably open their covers towards each other as schematically shown in figure 2.
  • the two reversed profiles 5 can preferably be arranged at a certain interspaced distance from each other. This distance provides a possible draining of the warm and damp air created in the freezing counter in connection with a deicing procedure. This is generally achieved automatically, not being totally efficient with the covers completely sealing the freezing counter.
  • the use of aluminium profiles implies that the link itself can have a supporting feature.
  • the link according to the preferred embodiment shown above might e.g. be used without any further stabilizing additional features with a span of 4.5 meter between in sockets.
  • the invention has been described with a pivotable socket examplified by means of an oblong and tight one, but the scope of the invention protective area comprises also the provision of heating elements around further types of links and links with a similar object.

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device in a freezing counter comprising at least one cover to cover the whole opening of the freezing counter or parts of it, the cover being pivotingly arranged between an open and a closed position around a pivotable axis arranged in the opening area, the device being characterized in that the pivotable socket comprises two reciprocably pivotable and in the direction of the pivotion axis oblong profile elements (4, 5), that the first profile element (4) is arranged at the counter and the other profile element (5) is arranged at the cover (2), the profile elements (4, 5) being in pivotable engagement (4', 5') with each other and in that a heat emitting element (6) is situated along one of the profile elements.

Description

Arrangement in a freezer and especially in a frozen-food merchandiser
The present invention relates to a device in a freezing counter comprising at least one cover to cover the whole opening of the freezing counter or parts of it, the cover being linkdly arranged between an open and a closed position.
Open freezing counters have been in use since a long time e.g. in daily shops. The reason for this is that the goods to be sold should be well exposed and easily accessible to the consumer. The increasing prices for energy and the increasing environmental consciousness, have, however, discovered the large waste of energy in this type of open counters.
For reducing the energy consumption attempts have been made with different kinds of covers arranged over the large openings of the counters, usually sliding or folding covers. To maintain the exposition of products these covers are made of a transparent material, usually plastics.
As well known hot well being caused by the strong temperature differences inside and might outside of the counter create an ice formation around the covers. The ice formation is especially a problem with folding covers. The water condensed on the upfolded cover has a tendency to leak downwards along the cover and freeze around the counters flexible socket. The coldness of the counter and the repeated openings of the cover are supplying hot well water accumulating as ice impairing and in the worst case preventing any opening of the cover. This becomes especially difficult, if the covers flexible socket is elongated and tight, the surrounding air thus not being able to flow around the socket to prevent any freezing.
In known counters with foldable covers this problem has been solved in arranging the links and the covers pivoting axis at the side of the freezing counter, e.g. at the outside of the counter. By this arrangement the link will not be exposed for the low temperature in the freezing counter and thus there is no risque fore any freezing.
To solve the problem of icing in such a way presents already a long time ago not an acceptable solution. The shop area must be used in the most efficient way, the floor area being cither free for customers or used for exposing goods. Therefore, the freezing counters arc designed with the freezing aggregates placed under the actual goods exposing space, the customers thus having access to the frozen goods from all sides. This implies that the covers in use must have their links in the freezing counter opening and preferably along the midth of the freezing counter opening thus giving the customers access to the frozen goods from all sides. Thus, the link itself is exposed to the freezing temperature and icing problems will occur. It is an object of the present invention to overcome the above mentioned problems. This object is achieved with a device previously mentioned above and characterized by the features indicated in the characterizing part of claim 1.
The invention relates to a device for freezing counters comprising at least one cover to cover the whole opening of the freezing counter or parts of it, the cover being Iinkdly arranged between an open and a closed position, a heat emitting element being arranged close to the covers flexible socket. The invention is especially suited for shop counters, but even for similar applications with a risque for a frecxing around the links.
The heat emitting element of the device might be an electric cable or a similar heat emitting element, e.g. a coil etc. Moreover, an air stream or a warm liquid passing e.g. a channel, a duct or similar might provide this heat emitting element.
The pivotable socket of the cover might comprise two in the pivoting axis direction oblong profile elements being mutually pivotable, the first profile element being arranged at the counter unit and the other profile element at the cover.
Furthermore, the profile element arranged at the unit might run along some part of the total unit length and several covers can be provided together closing the whole opening of the unit or parts of it, each cover possibly provided with a profile element pivotably connecting the cover to the units profile element.
The heat emitting element might preferably be placed at the part of the cover pivotable socket provided at the unit.
Furthermore, a spring element is provided in the device in connection with the pivotable socket, the spring clement being capable to keep the cover on one hand in an open position and on the other hand in a closed position. This spring clement is preferably provided by bending a prestrcssed spring plate arranged between the profile elements and cooperating with these in such a way that two definite bent-over positions are achieved, one for the open cover and one for the closed cover.
A drain can be provided along one of the profile elements to accumulate eventually existing hot well damp and water from the upwardly pivoted cover. The drain is prefrably arranged outside of the pivotable cover socket pivoting axis, the drain being capable to accumulate hot well water leaking in the upwardly pivoted position down along the outside of the cover. The profile elements are formed or designed in an execution example so that they in the closed cover psoition provide an essentially closed channel running in the pivotable links longitudinal direction and that the profile elements in the covers closed position by means of the mutual pivotation provide an opening of the channel close to the cover socket to accumulate eventually present water ot hot well damp leaking along the cover. Said heat emitting element might also be arranged in said channel.
Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will be evident from the detailed description here below of a preferred embodiment of the invention, providing an example and thus not limiting the protective scope of the invention. For a clearer readability references are inserted in the text to the attached figures of the drawing, in which equivalent or similar parts have the same reference.
Figure 1 shows schematically a freezing counter comprising a device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and
Figures 2 and 3 show an embodiment of a pivotable cover socket in the open and closed cover positon, respectively.
In figure 1 a device is shown according to a first embodiment installed in a traditional upwardly open freezing counter 1. Several covers 2 are provided close to each other and together covering the whole opening of the counter. The covers are to be opnened individually and are pivotably arranged along one side of each cover. The covers being made in a transparent material, such as plastics, the goods in the counter are exposed even with the covers closed.
In figure 2 the pivotable cover socket is shown in more detail. The socket is provided by means of two extruded aluminium profiles 4 and 5, in being connected providing aπ oblong link. The pivotable connection 4', 5' of the profile elements are provided in a way known in the art.
The two parts of the pivotable socket, of the link, are situated one 5 at the cover and the other one 4 at the counter. With oblong profiles for the link, the link can advantageously be made tight in comparison with a cover provided with two distantly arranged links.
The link part 4 situated at the counter might advantageously run along the whole length of the counter and the part 5 arranged at the cover can preferably have a length essentially in accordance with the cover length along the freezing counter. Several covers 2 with a corresponding link part 5 might thus be arranged side by side at the same oblong counter link part 4. In an alternative embodiment both link parts 4 and 5 can have the same length and in a further embodiment the link might be split so that several interrupted links support one cover, i.e. links with a short length.
A heating element in form of an electric heating cable 6 is provided next to the link with the object to supply heat for preventing any icing in the link. In the present embodiment the heating cable 6 is placed along one of the link aluminium profiles, preferably along the link part 4 situated at the counter.
The heating element temperatures preferred for freezing counters are in the range between 40 °C and 80 °C and a cable temperature of 60 °C is especially preferred.
Morevoer, the link profiles are in the present embodiment provided in such a way that when water can leak downwards along the cover with the cover being open, a drain is formed in the links longitudinal direction next to the at the open covers fixed end, the water leaking downwards along the cover adapted to be accumulated in the drain. In this drain also the electric cable is situated, the heat from the cable preventing water to become ice and furthermore contributing to a successive evaporation of the water.
The link profiles can preferably be designed in accordnace with figures 2 and 3, a further advantage being provided in that an open channel 8 (figure 2) is formed with the cover in an open position, the channel running along the link, i.e. a drain, into which water and damp can accumulate, and in that said channel 8 in the closed position of the cover provides a channel with a generally closed circumference (figure 3). The heating cable 6 performing more efficiently in a closed space than with the cable lying completely open, this embodiment provides a possibility to reduce the energy consumption even for the heating element.
In an alternative embodiment these link profiles or similar items with the same function might preferably be integrated in the counter itself, providing a more compact and discrete design.
Covers might of course be provided in such a way that a user can reach the contents of the counter from both its long sides, which is especially convenient for freezing counters situated between two parallel streams of customers, e.g. between two queues for the pay- desks. The pivotable socket of the covers might be arranged along the center of the counter opening, the covers running in a closed position from the centre of the counter in two separate directions towards the counter long sides. Thus, two customers at each side of the counter can pivotably open their covers towards each other as schematically shown in figure 2.
In the last mentioned arrangement the two reversed profiles 5 can preferably be arranged at a certain interspaced distance from each other. This distance provides a possible draining of the warm and damp air created in the freezing counter in connection with a deicing procedure. This is generally achieved automatically, not being totally efficient with the covers completely sealing the freezing counter.
Moreover, the use of aluminium profiles implies that the link itself can have a supporting feature. The link according to the preferred embodiment shown above might e.g. be used without any further stabilizing additional features with a span of 4.5 meter between in sockets.
The invention has been described with a pivotable socket examplified by means of an oblong and tight one, but the scope of the invention protective area comprises also the provision of heating elements around further types of links and links with a similar object.

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1. A device for a freezing counter (1), comprising at least one cover (2) covering the whole opening of the freezing counter or parts of it, the cover being pivotably arranged between an open and a closed position around a pivotable axis arranged in the opening area, characterized in that the pivotable socket comprises two reciprocably pivotable and in the direction of the pivotion axis oblong profile elements (4, 5), that the first profile element /4) is arranged at the counter and the other profile element (5) is arranged at the cover (2), the profile elements (4, 5) being in pivotable engagement (4', 5') with each other and that a heat emitting element (6) is situated along one of the profile elements.
2. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the profile element (4) arranged a the counter (1) runs along a portion of the total length of the counter (1), that several covers (2) are arranged side by side sealing the counter opening, and in that each cover (2) is provided with a profile element (5) pivotably connecting the cover with the counter profile element (4).
3. A device according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the heat emitting element (6) is arranged in the profile element (4) situated at the counter.
4. A device according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that a spring element (7) is provided next to the pivoatble socket and that the spring element is capable to keep the cover (2) on one hand in an open position and to keep the cover on the other hand in a closed position.
5. A device according to anyone of the claims 2 to 4, characterized in that a drain is provided along the profile element (4) arranged at the counter outside of the pivoting axis to accumulate eventually existing hot well damp and water leaking downwards along the cover in the cover tumed-up position.
6. A device according to anyone of the claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the profile elements are adapted to define a generally closed channel (8) in the closed postion of the cover, the channel running in the longitudinal direction of the pivotable link and providing an opening into the channel in the open position of the cover next to and along the socket of the cover for accumulating eventually present water or hot well damp leaking downwards along the cover, and in that said heat emitting element (6) is provided in said channel (8).
7. A device according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the heat emitting element is an electric heating cable (6).
8. A device according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the profile element (4) provided at the counter is supported by means of the short sides of the counter and in that the profile element (4) is arranged along the centre of the counter, two profile elements (4) being preferably and possibly arranged reciprocably at an interspace distance for mounting covers at both long sides.
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AU17405/97A AU1740597A (en) 1996-02-23 1997-02-11 Arrangement in a freezer and especially in a frozen-food merchandiser
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