EP0976348A1 - Kühltheke zum einmaligen Gebrauch - Google Patents

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EP0976348A1
EP0976348A1 EP98870168A EP98870168A EP0976348A1 EP 0976348 A1 EP0976348 A1 EP 0976348A1 EP 98870168 A EP98870168 A EP 98870168A EP 98870168 A EP98870168 A EP 98870168A EP 0976348 A1 EP0976348 A1 EP 0976348A1
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Johannes Mooijaart
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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
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/10—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands
    • A47F5/11—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands made of cardboard, paper or the like
    • A47F5/112—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands made of cardboard, paper or the like hand-folded from sheet material
    • A47F5/116—Shelving racks
    • 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
    • A47F3/0443—Cases or cabinets of the open type with forced air circulation
    • A47F3/0447—Cases or cabinets of the open type with forced air circulation with air curtains

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  • the present invention is situated in the field of cardboard displays as used in department stores. More specifically, it relates to a disposable refrigerated display to present perishables to the customers during promotional sales.
  • Products in supermarkets and department stores are basically presented in two different ways: the normal place (department and shelf) and on display.
  • the latter is usually coupled with a promotional action, lasting usually several weeks.
  • Displays are commonly made of cardboard, and are destroyed after completion of the promotional action.
  • Most important advantages of cardboard are the ease of construction of the display (with pre-cut cardboard) and rigidity, the ease of impression with full-colour images, and its low cost.
  • a promotional display sale can be very important for selling products: augmentation with 300 % of normal sales figures are no exceptions. About 70 % of buying decisions on product make level are made on the spot. In other words, if one make a product stick out of the ordinary, the product will often be bought.
  • a first aim of the present invention is to provide a low cost refrigerated display in which perishable products can be presented for a prolonged period of time (up to several weeks). Another aim is to provide a refrigerated display that can correspond to all department store requirements and can commercially present a perishable product in an optimal way.
  • a further aim of the present invention is to provide a refrigerated display that may be optimised for promotional actions and that provides a minimum of logistical issues (such as filling).
  • the refrigerated display according to the invention further needs to obey the constraints imposed by the department stores.
  • the present invention concerns a refrigerated display comprising an air cooling unit mounted on a base pallet and a display box, characterised in that said display box consists essentially of cardboard.
  • said refrigerated display is further characterised in that the display box comprises at least an inner backside panel and an outer backside panel, said inner and outer backside panel being spaced apart from each other to form an inter-wall space.
  • the air cooling unit preferably comprises a ventilator able to blow chilled air emerging from the cooling unit into the inter-wall space.
  • the inner backside panel preferably comprises diffuser holes through which air can be blown towards the inside of the display box. It can further comprise a top space formed by an external top panel and an internal top panel and said top space being in connection with the inter-wall space.
  • said external top panel comprises a flap able to deflect an air current emerging from the top space. Said flap is preferably placed essentially vertical (with respect to the floor on which the display is directly or indirectly placed) and the air current is deflected downward (to the floor), so that a downward air flow is created. Said air current is a chilled air current.
  • the display box comprises shelves or nets to place the products on or in.
  • This invention concerns also a method for assembling a refrigerated display comprising an air cooling unit mounted on a base pallet and a display box, comprising the following steps:
  • the method can further comprise a disassembling step when the display is no longer needed, wherein the display box is disposed of and the air cooling unit mounted on the base pallet can be reused for another refrigerated display.
  • a refrigerated display 1 comprises a base pallet 4 on which the cooling element 3 is mounted.
  • the cardboard construction 2 is placed on the pallet 4 to form a refrigerated display.
  • the refrigerated display according to the invention comprises preferably several shelves 5 on which the products can be ranged.
  • the amount of shelves is determined by the product type and dimensions. Nets can be used instead of rigid shelves to contain the displayed products.
  • the cooling element takes in air at inlet openings 6 and cools it down to a pre-set temperature.
  • the cold air is then blown via outlet openings 7 into the inter-wall space 11 formed by the internal 12 and external backside wall 13.
  • the cold air can reach the products on the shelves 5 trough diffuser holes 8.
  • the remainder of the cold air will reach the top space 9 and will be guided downward by means of flap 14. This results in a cold barrier, shielding of the products from intruding warm (room temperature) air.
  • a part of the cold air can be recycled by the inlet openings 6, resulting in more efficient cooling.
  • Figure 3 shows the flows of cool air within the refrigerated display 1. All the cool air is blown upward (22) and is horizontally (parallel with the floor on which the display is placed) distributed (20) between the shelves. Cold air (24) also reaches the top space and is directed downward (to the floor) to create the cold barrier formed by the downward cold air flow (21). Room temperature air (23) can not be introduced significantly into the display, since it is pulled downward by the downward cold air flow (21) and will be drawn in by the cooling element for recycling a part of the cold air. The downward cold air flow 21 also draws down the air that is present on the shelves. This results in a good refresh rate of the air that cools the products, since new cold air (20) is drawn in.
  • the cardboard display 2 can be built by using the cardboard profiles as described on figures 4 to 13. Firstly, all profiles are folded along the dotted lines.
  • the construction itself is self-explanatory: the internal walls of the display are formed by the internal backside panel (fig 5), the internal top panel (fig 8) and the internal flaps 30 of the left (fig 10) and right (fig 11) side panels.
  • the external walls are formed by the external backside panel (fig 4), the front panel (fig 6), the external flaps 31 of the left (fig 10) and right (fig 11) side panels and the external top panel (fig 7) preferably comprising the flap 14.
  • the panels are preferably glued or stapled together to form the display.
  • the shelves can be mounted by combining the shelf plate (fig 13) and the shelf construction panel (fig 12).
  • the resulting shelf element can be fixed into the display by inserting the backside fastening lips 33 into the backside fastening openings 32.
  • the side lips 35 can be fastened to the side panels through the side lips fastening openings
  • the cardboard used to make a display according to the invention has to provide enough rigidity to obtain a usable display. This is especially important for the shelf profiles, since these carry the products. Of course the necessary rigidity depends on the weight of the products to be displayed.
  • the cardboard profiles are preferably printed with commercial messages and/or pictures or are printed or painted in a striking colour to attract the attention of the customer.
  • the displays can be constructed and filled at any location. They can be kept in chilled rooms and moved by refrigerated transport to the location of the sale on the moment the promotional action starts.
  • the further assembly to form a working refrigerated display is known.
  • the base pallet 4 preferably having dimensions according to the demands and instruction of the department store, are combined with the cooling element 3.
  • the latter is mounted at a certain height, leaving underneath it a space 10 where the refrigerator engine and the engine cooler are mounted.
  • This space 10 is preferably withdrawn from the customer's eye by front and side panels.
  • Circulation openings 15 to provide the same function can be cut in the side panels.
  • the complete refrigerated display can now be mounted in situ by placing the cardboard (2) display onto the base pallet
  • the base plan is adapted to the requirements of a department store or a supermarket chain. This will depend on the store and on the country where the store is.
  • the Belgian stores require base plans of 80x120, 80x60 or 40x60 cm. The smallest format is most in demand, due to the limited available space in shops.
  • a cooling unit can be constructed with a condensing unit (e.g. L'Unotti Hermetique CAJ 9460, which is a two-cylinder electric engine of 0.5 HP), connected to an evaporator (e.g. GLACIAL) with an interlamelar distance of 5 mm and a crosscurrentventilator (e.g. COPREI ST 180) directly blowing into the inter-wall space 11.
  • a condensing unit e.g. L'Unante Hermetique CAJ 9460, which is a two-cylinder electric engine of 0.5 HP
  • an evaporator e.g. GLACIAL
  • a crosscurrentventilator e.g. COPREI ST 180
  • it preferably comprises an evaporation thermostat to adjust the evaporation temperature and a pressostat to protect the compressor.
  • the compressor has a cooling capacity of 800 watts at an evaporation temperature of -10°C and a condenstion temperature of 40°C.
  • said thermostat is hidden

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EP1715266A3 (de) * 2005-04-20 2009-04-15 GÖTZ Gastroküchen GmbH Kühlschrank mit Kälteschleier
DE102009011732A1 (de) * 2008-12-22 2010-07-01 Schumacher, Helmut, Dipl.-Ing. Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Kühlen von Speisen in einem mehretagigen Transportwagen
ITTO20100262A1 (it) * 2010-04-06 2011-10-07 Soremartec Sa "struttura espositiva, ad esempio per espositori termo-condizionati"
EP2638824A1 (de) * 2012-03-14 2013-09-18 MS DESIGN Marek Szymczak Faltbares Schaugestell und aus einem faltbaren Schaugestell und einer Kühleinrichtung bestehende Einheit
EP2638826A1 (de) * 2012-03-14 2013-09-18 MS DESIGN Marek Szymczak Klappbares Display und Kühlgerät, klappbares Display und Regal des klappbaren Displays
GB2505950A (en) * 2012-09-18 2014-03-19 Charapak Ltd Cardboard display stand with air supply conduit
WO2015016725A1 (en) 2013-07-29 2015-02-05 Ms Design Marek Szymczak Foldable stand and unit of foldable stand and cooling device

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WO1995022728A1 (en) * 1994-02-18 1995-08-24 Transphere Systems Limited Pallet based refrigerated transportation system
US5502979A (en) * 1993-02-12 1996-04-02 Renard; Andre Collapsible refrigerated cabinets
FR2745277A1 (fr) * 1996-02-23 1997-08-29 Renard Andre Emballage et meuble d'exposition de produits perissables

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US5502979A (en) * 1993-02-12 1996-04-02 Renard; Andre Collapsible refrigerated cabinets
WO1995022728A1 (en) * 1994-02-18 1995-08-24 Transphere Systems Limited Pallet based refrigerated transportation system
FR2745277A1 (fr) * 1996-02-23 1997-08-29 Renard Andre Emballage et meuble d'exposition de produits perissables

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EP1715266A3 (de) * 2005-04-20 2009-04-15 GÖTZ Gastroküchen GmbH Kühlschrank mit Kälteschleier
DE102009011732A1 (de) * 2008-12-22 2010-07-01 Schumacher, Helmut, Dipl.-Ing. Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Kühlen von Speisen in einem mehretagigen Transportwagen
DE102009011732B4 (de) * 2008-12-22 2011-11-17 Helmut Schumacher Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Kühlen von Speisen in einem mehretagigen Transportwagen
ITTO20100262A1 (it) * 2010-04-06 2011-10-07 Soremartec Sa "struttura espositiva, ad esempio per espositori termo-condizionati"
EP2374377A1 (de) * 2010-04-06 2011-10-12 Soremartec S.A. Schaukasten
RU2558424C2 (ru) * 2010-04-06 2015-08-10 Соремартек С.А. Демонстрационная конструкция, например, для демонстрационных стендов с поддерживаемыми тепловыми условиями
EP2638824A1 (de) * 2012-03-14 2013-09-18 MS DESIGN Marek Szymczak Faltbares Schaugestell und aus einem faltbaren Schaugestell und einer Kühleinrichtung bestehende Einheit
EP2638826A1 (de) * 2012-03-14 2013-09-18 MS DESIGN Marek Szymczak Klappbares Display und Kühlgerät, klappbares Display und Regal des klappbaren Displays
GB2505950A (en) * 2012-09-18 2014-03-19 Charapak Ltd Cardboard display stand with air supply conduit
WO2015016725A1 (en) 2013-07-29 2015-02-05 Ms Design Marek Szymczak Foldable stand and unit of foldable stand and cooling device

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