DE20114992U1 - Column-shaped goods display furniture - Google Patents

Description

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07/24/2001 - Christoph Z&n/bßJ 1 IJ &iacgr; I.

Description

Column-shaped product display furniture

The invention relates to a novel, column-shaped product presentation furniture.

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Generic, column-shaped product display furniture, which is used to store and display goods that need to be cooled, has so far only been used in exceptional cases. In particular, in areas where smaller quantities of goods are offered - for example in petrol station shops -

Product display furniture forms are used that differ from those used in

conventional shops, especially supermarkets,

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The object of the present invention is to provide a generic

To specify product display furniture that, on the one hand, offers a high degree of variability and, on the other hand, enables a visually appealing product presentation to the customer.

The column-shaped product display furniture according to the invention has at least one product space cooled by means of a cooling air flow,

- a tub-like furniture base, in which the means for producing

a cooling air flow and openings for sucking in the cooling air flow, and

at least one product presentation attachment arranged on the furniture substructure, the upper side of which is designed as a product presentation floor and which has cooling air channels through which the

The cooling air flow generated by the tub-like furniture substructure is guided onto the floor.

The column-shaped product display furniture according to the invention and further embodiments thereof, which are the subject matter of the dependent claims, are explained in more detail below with reference to the embodiment shown in the figure. &igr;

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The figure shows a lateral, not to scale sectional view through a possible embodiment of the column-shaped

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Product presentation furniture.

This consists of a tub-like furniture substructure 1, which may rest on a base 2. The means required for generating a cooling air flow are arranged inside the tub-like furniture substructure 1. In the figure, these are represented by an evaporator or heat exchanger 4 and a fan or ventilator 5. The cooling air flow 7, which usually contains ambient air, is fed via return air ducts 9.

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is sucked in and fed to the aforementioned means for generating a cooling air flow.

If the product display cabinet according to the invention is to be constructed essentially cylindrically symmetrically in accordance with an embodiment of the product display cabinet according to the invention, the evaporator required for generating the cooling air flow will preferably be designed as a ring evaporator.

Three product presentation attachments 3, 3' and 3" are now arranged one above the other on the tub-like furniture substructure 1. In practice, the number of product presentation attachments 3, 3' and 3" arranged on the tub-like furniture substructure 1 will depend on the intended use of the product presentation furniture according to the invention. In principle, the number of product presentation attachments is unlimited; if necessary, however, the means for generating a cooling air flow must be adapted to the realized number of product presentation attachments. \

The top of each product presentation attachment 3, 3' and 3" is designed as a product presentation floor. In the embodiment of the product presentation furniture according to the invention shown in the figure, three product presentation floors 6', 6" and 6'" are thus defined by the product presentation attachments 3, 3' and 3". A fourth product presentation floor 6 is defined by the tub-like furniture substructure 1 itself.

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The product presentation attachments 3, 3' and 3" arranged on the tub-like furniture substructure 1 have cooling air ducts 10, 11, 1V, 11",... via which the cooling air flow generated in the tub-like furniture substructure 1 is fed to the respective supply air openings.
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In the embodiment of the column-shaped product display cabinet according to the invention shown in the figure, the cooling air ducts 11, 1V' and 11" leading from a central supply air duct 10 essentially end on the circumference of the product display attachments 3, 3' and 3". The partial cooling air flows 7", 7" and 7"" emerging from these cooling air ducts 11, 1V and 11" form a possibly multi-layered, veil-like cooling air curtain, which effectively prevents warm ambient air from penetrating the product spaces 6, 6' and 6".

Cooling the goods presented on the top 3" product display attachment is obviously not possible with the aforementioned cooling air flows.

Therefore, the product display floor can only display goods that are not

require cooling, or cooling coils are arranged on the underside of the product display floor, for example, which are cooled by means of the cooling air partial flows in the cooling air ducts 11, 11' and 11". These cooling coils are shown in the figure only as black boxes (features 8, 8' and 8"). i

To improve the guidance and distribution of the cooling air flow, in addition to the

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(central) fan or fan 5 additional fans or fans 5', 5" and 5'"

be provided.

Not shown in the figure is a further advantageous embodiment of the product presentation furniture according to the invention, according to which the underside of the or at least one of the product presentation attachments 3, 3' and/or 3" is perforated in the area of the cooling air ducts 11, 1V and 11".

Such a perforation would result in the goods stored in the product display cabinet according to the invention being supplied with cooling air more evenly.

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24.07.2001 - Christoph Zehn/bb · · ·

The column-like product presentation furniture according to the invention has a high degree of variability, particularly with regard to its height, and also enables a visually appealing presentation of a wide variety of products to the customer.

Furthermore, it enables the realization of circulating air and contact cooling.

In addition to the circular basic shape shown in the figure, a variety of other basic shapes can be realized.

Claims (5)

1. Column-shaped product display furniture comprising - at least one goods compartment ( 6 , 6 ', 6 ", . . .) cooled by means of a cooling air flow ( 7 , 7 ', 7 ", . . .), a tub-like furniture substructure ( 1 ), in which the means for generating a cooling air flow ( 7 , 7 ', 7 ", . . .) and openings ( 9 ) for sucking in the cooling air flow ( 7 , 7 ', 7 ", . . .) are arranged, - at least one product presentation attachment ( 3 , 3 ', 3 ", . . .) arranged on the furniture substructure ( 1 ), the upper side of which is designed as a product presentation floor and which has cooling air channels ( 10 , 11 , 11 ', 11 ", . . .) through which the cooling air flow ( 7 , 7 ', 7 ", . . .) generated in the tub-like furniture substructure ( 1 ) is guided. 2. Column-like product presentation furniture according to claim 1, characterized in that means for circulating the cooling air flow in the tub-like furniture substructure ( 1 ) and/or the product presentation attachment(s) ( 3 , 3 ', 3 ", . . .) are provided. 3. Column-like product presentation furniture according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that cooling coils ( 8 , 8 ', 8 ", . . .) are arranged on the underside of the product presentation floor of the or at least one of the product presentation attachments ( 3 , 3 ', 3 ", . . .). 4. Column-like product display furniture according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the underside of the or at least one of the product display attachments ( 3 , 3 ', 3 ", . . .) is perforated in the region of the cooling air ducts ( 10 , 11 , 11 ', 11 ", . . .). 5. Column-like product presentation furniture according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the product presentation furniture is constructed essentially cylindrically symmetrically.