EP1269432B1 - Ausgabeautomat für wideraufladbare kühlelemente - Google Patents

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EP1269432B1
EP1269432B1 EP01914133A EP01914133A EP1269432B1 EP 1269432 B1 EP1269432 B1 EP 1269432B1 EP 01914133 A EP01914133 A EP 01914133A EP 01914133 A EP01914133 A EP 01914133A EP 1269432 B1 EP1269432 B1 EP 1269432B1
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  • this cold chain is respected as far as the homes of consumers for a sufficiently long period of time, even in in case of high heat in summer, the consumer can now place one or more cooling elements in its cooler bag containing the frozen or fresh products he just bought.
  • This or these elements refrigerants charged with frigories at -18 ° C diffuse the frigories inside the cooler bag. This maintains the temperature of the products in thus avoiding the rupture of the cold chain.
  • a dispensing device as defined above and known by the publication FR-A-2 745 933, has been finalized. It allows to distribute and recycle these refrigerants. We find this dispenser mainly in department stores near product shelves frozen. In this application, the refrigeration temperature at -18 ° C is sufficient.
  • This particularly simple, economical and non-polluting technology can be used upstream of distribution, in particular to eliminate use carbon dioxide snow in the transport of frozen products.
  • the dispensing device as it is known does not achieve this objective, especially due to the loss of cold at the outlet which is located in the lower part of the dispenser.
  • the present invention aims to overcome this drawback by proposing an apparatus distributor of refrigerants with high refrigeration capacity for distributing and recycling refrigerants intended for be placed in particular in the transport boxes of frozen products in order to guarantee compliance with the cold chain from the distributor to the home of the consumer, for example.
  • the invention relates to a device for dispensing refrigerants as defined in the preamble and characterized in that the input and disinfection module is arranged above said refrigeration and storage module, in that the inlet and outlet openings of said refrigeration and storage module are located in the upper part of this module, and in that the refrigeration and storage module comprises a third transfer means arranged to raise said refrigerating elements towards the outlet orifice.
  • the inlet and outlet ports of the refrigeration module are located substantially in the same plane.
  • the first means of transfer comprises an inclined ramp arranged to transfer by gravity the cooling elements from said inlet orifice to said outlet orifice.
  • the input and disinfection module can advantageously include a cleaning device comprising two circular brushes arranged symmetrically with respect to said inclined ramp, on the path of said cooling elements, each brush being mounted on a turntable driven by a motorization.
  • the inlet orifice can also include a presence detector arranged to transmit a signal to the motorization of the cleaning device when a cooling element is detected, this presence detector can have a bent articulated finger subjected to a return spring arranged to that its free end is at the rear of said entry port on the path cooling elements and at least one microswitch.
  • the inlet of the refrigeration module and of storage has a watertight door consisting of a flexible tab arranged to open under the weight of a cooling element.
  • the second transfer means is consisting of a helical rail extending inside the box of its orifice from the upper part to the lower part, this rail being arranged for receiving said cooling elements in a substantially vertical position and arranged astride its upper generator.
  • the orifice of the storage and refrigeration module is arranged along an axis substantially vertical and the inclined ramp of the first transfer means forms an acute angle with the axis of this inlet orifice.
  • the third transfer means has a guide tube extending inside the box, of its part low at its outlet in the upper part, and arranged to receive the refrigerating elements in vertical position superimposed, the lower part of this guide tube comprising a window arranged opposite the end bottom of the rail as well as a lifting member arranged to lift said cooling elements superimposed inside said guide tube and for allow the addition of a new cooling element from said rail helical, the lower end of the helical rail being straight and arranged substantially perpendicular to the window of said guide tube.
  • the lifting member may include a retractable nose hinged at the end a slide mounted in a support arranged in parallel and behind the guide tube, this slide being driven in a translational movement back and forth between a low position and a high position, the nose being movable between two positions, an extended position where it projects the inside of the guide tube to go and a retracted position where it is retracted inside the support on the return, and the lifting member comprising a stop arranged to limit the rotation of the articulated nose in its position exit.
  • the articulated nose has a shape substantially triangular in such a way that in the extended position its face upper is substantially horizontal and in the retracted position its face lower is substantially vertical, the two faces defining between them a acute angle.
  • the outlet orifice comprises a sealed door arranged to open under the pressure of a cooling element stored in the tube guide, this watertight door being slidably mounted in a support inclined arranged outside said waterproof case and comprising at its end closing said outlet orifice a beveled face arranged for generate a backward movement under the effect of the thrust of said element refrigerant.
  • the outlet orifice is preferably arranged in a substantially vertical axis and the inclined support forms an acute angle with the axis from this outlet.
  • the refrigeration and storage module 6 of substantially cubic shape, rests on the ground by feet 61 and includes a device for generating cold (not shown) conventionally comprising a compressor, an evaporator, a condenser and a recovery tank.
  • This module 6 receives above it the input and disinfection module 2, thus forming a compact device.
  • This input module 2 is faired by a folded sheet 20 defining on the front face a console 21.
  • inlet 4 and outlet 7 of the refrigeration and storage module 6 are located substantially in the same plan and in the upper part. They cross the upper wall 61 of the insulated box 60 along substantially vertical axes.
  • the input and disinfection module 2 comprises a first transfer means 5 consisting of an inclined ramp 50 forming a U-shaped rail with a width substantially equivalent to that of the elements refrigerants 10.
  • This inclined ramp 50 extends from the inlet 3 upper part near the inlet orifice 4, lower part, and form an acute angle, for example equal to 45 °, with the axis of this orifice 4.
  • the lower end of this inclined ramp 50 comprises two lateral cheeks 51 arranged to laterally guide the cooling elements 10 when they leave the rail inclined 50 to enter the inlet 4 and pass from a position inclined to a substantially vertical position by simple gravity.
  • a cleaning and disinfection device 52 On the path of the cooling elements 10, along this inclined ramp 50, a cleaning and disinfection device 52 is provided.
  • This device 52 comprises, in the example shown, two circular brushes 53 arranged symmetrically with respect to the inclined ramp 50, each brush 53 being mounted on a turntable 54 driven in synchronism by a motorization 55.
  • the refrigerating elements 10 move along the inclined ramp 50, on the one hand, by gravity and, on the other hand, under the effect of the brush rotation 53.
  • a disinfectant liquid tank 56 is also provided for spraying said cooling elements 10 by means of a nozzle 57 whose jet is directed towards the brushes 53.
  • any other mechanism cleaning and disinfection can be considered.
  • the inlet 3 has a section opening equivalent to the section transverse cooling elements 10 introduced horizontally. Voluntarily, this cross section is not symmetrical with respect to the center line of the cooling elements 10 so as to orient them correctly in the device 1.
  • a presence detector 30 comprising a bent finger 31, articulated and arranged so that its free end is located on the path of the cooling elements 10, as well as at least one microswitch 32a arranged to transmit a signal to the means for actuating the slide of the lifting member described below, so as to exchange the cooling elements 10.
  • the finger 31 is extended by an actuating rod 33 which comes trigger microswitch 32a only when finger 31 is pushed by a cooling element 10 according to the invention and arranged in the correct meaning, that is, the forward U-shape.
  • actuating rod 33 which comes trigger microswitch 32a only when finger 31 is pushed by a cooling element 10 according to the invention and arranged in the correct meaning, that is, the forward U-shape.
  • other means of detection may be provided, such as for example optical detectors.
  • a second microswitch 32b is also provided, arranged to transmit a signal to the motor 55 of the cleaning device 52 when a refrigerant 10 is detected.
  • the inlet port 4 of the refrigeration and storage module 6 has an airlock 40 of form parallelepiped mounted in a correspondingly shaped opening provided in the upper wall 61 of the insulated box 60.
  • This airlock 40 exceeds on either side of this wall 61 and has a sealed door 41 disposed at its end located inside the insulated box 60.
  • This door waterproof 41 is constituted by a flexible tongue, one edge of which is integral of the airlock 40 and the opposite edge closes the airlock 40 in the rest position, shown by Figure 4A.
  • This flexible tongue 41 is inclined relative to the axis vertical of the airlock 40 at an acute angle, for example equal to 45 ° and is arranged for open under the weight of a cooling element 10 introduced into the airlock 40, shown in Figure 4B.
  • a rail helical 80 forming the second transfer means 8 arranged for transport and store said cooling elements 10 inside the module storage and refrigeration 6.
  • This helical rail 80 of flat shape and pitch constant extends inside the box from top to bottom, from its orifice inlet 4 towards the bottom of the insulated box 60.
  • the turns that make up this rail helical 80 make an angle between approximately 18 ° and 25 ° with the horizontal.
  • a support tube 82 is mounted in the insulated box 60 coaxially with said rail and carries spokes 83 fixed on the internal generator of the helical rail 80 for example every 90 degrees.
  • the rail helical 80 is made of a metallic material and a system of defrost (not shown) can in some cases be installed inside to avoid the formation of frost
  • the upper end of the helical rail 80 is straight and is located in below the inlet orifice 4 so as to receive the cooling elements 10 which fall by gravity, are positioned astride the generator upper 81 of the rail and are guided laterally by the side walls of the airlock 40 which extend on either side of said rail 80.
  • the lower end of the helical rail 80 is also rectilinear to correctly position the refrigerating elements 10 relative to the third transfer means 9 which will be described below.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates the cooling element 10, seen in plan. Its description detailed appears in the publication FR-A-2 745 933. It is presented under the shape of a substantially parallelepiped plate and comprises, in particular, a slot 11 delimiting two legs 12 and 13, this slot having a width substantially greater than the thickness of the helical rail 80 narrowing towards the bottom. This slot 11 is located under a through hole 14 where the contact zone 15 with the upper generator 81 of the helical rail 80.
  • the particular construction form of the cooling elements 10 means that the center of gravity of the cooling element 10 is below this point 15 and is axially offset from the side of the widest tab 13 and the thicker of the cooling element 10 so as to balance the distribution of the substance contained in the cooling element 10 between the legs 12 and 13.
  • This substance is a eutectic mixture the melting point of which is example equal to -23 ° C.
  • the third transfer means 9 comprises a guide tube 90 extending inside the insulated box 60 of bottom to top, from the bottom of the insulated box to the outlet orifice 7. It defines a inner chute 91 of rectangular section whose dimensions correspond at least to the largest section of the cooling elements 10 and arranged to receive these elements in a vertical position superimposed on each other.
  • the lower part of this guide tube 90 comprises a window 92 arranged perpendicular to the lower end of the rail helical 80.
  • This third transfer means 9 also includes a lifting member 93 arranged to lift said cooling elements 10 superimposed inside the guide tube 90 and allow the addition of a new cooling element 10 coming from the helical rail 80 through the window 92.
  • the lifting member 93 has a retractable nose 94 articulated at the end a slide 95 mounted in a support 96 arranged in parallel and at the rear of the guide tube 90.
  • This slide 95 is driven by a movement back-and-forth alternative translation between a low position, represented by Figures 6A and 6C, and a high position, shown in Figure 6B.
  • the nose 94 is movable between two positions, an extended position, represented by FIGS. 6A and 6B, where it projects inside the guide tube 90 on the way out and a retracted position, represented by FIG. 6C, where it is retracted to inside the support 96 on the return.
  • a stop 97 consisting of a rod is mounted on the slide 95 at the back of the nose 94 to limit its rotation in its extended position.
  • This articulated nose 94 has a shape substantially triangular in such a way that in the extended position, its upper face is substantially horizontal and, in the retracted position, its underside is substantially vertical, the two faces defining between them an acute angle.
  • the slide 95 is moved for example by a jack (not shown) or by any other equivalent means, controlled by a control unit such than a push button or a sensitive button provided in table 22 of the desk 21 or by microswitch 32a of the presence detector 30 in as part of an exchange of refrigerants 10.
  • the outlet orifice 7 includes an airlock 70 passing through the upper wall 61 of the watertight box 60 right through that a watertight door 71 arranged to open under the pressure of an element refrigerant 10 pushed by the other refrigerating elements stored in the guide tube 90 and raised by the lifting member 93.
  • the watertight door 71 is slidably mounted in an inclined support 72, arranged outside the watertight box 60. It has at its end closing the outlet orifice 7 a bevelled face 73 arranged to generate a backward movement of the door 71 under the effect of the thrust of the cooling element 10.
  • the orifice of outlet 7 is arranged along a substantially vertical axis and the inclined support 72 forms an acute angle with the axis of this outlet orifice 7.
  • the operation and use of the element dispensing device 1 10 refrigerants are particularly simple. Before the commissioning of this appliance, the refrigeration and storage module 6 is filled with elements refrigerants 10 loaded with frigories which can be stored beforehand on pallet in freezers. Through an access door (not shown), these refrigerating elements 10 can be placed directly on the helical rail 80 and in the guide tube 90.
  • the button or control key sends signals to the cylinder which generates an alternative movement of the slide 95.
  • position rest (fig. 6A)
  • the latter In position rest (fig. 6A), the latter is in the low position.
  • it When it is moved, it performs a cycle including an upward movement followed by a backward movement to return to its rest position. In his forward movement, from its low position (fig. 6A) to its high position (fig.
  • the nose 94 being protruding in the guide tube 90, it raises with it the column of refrigerating elements 10 contained in this tube by bringing out the upper one through the outlet orifice 7. Simultaneously, the window 92 is clear and can receive automatically and by gravity a new element refrigerant 10 coming from the helical rail 80 (fig. 6B).
  • This nose 94 is arranged so that it fits into the slot 11 of the cooling element 10 disposed in the window 92 of the guide tube 90. When lifting, the nose 94 is supported in the contact zone 15 of the through hole 14 of said cooling element 10. Its upper face is substantially horizontal to allow it to exert a lifting force in the axis of the guide tube 90.
  • the extended position of this nose 94 is defined by the rod 97 which limits its rotation by forming a rear stop.
  • slide 95 arrives in high position (fig. 6B), its movement is reversed and it descends in low position.
  • the underside of the nose 94 abuts against the cooling elements 10 contained in the tube guide 90 and automatically causes the nose 94 to rotate in its retracted or retracted position inside the support 96 so as to disengage the nose from the guide tube 90.
  • the slide 95 can, if necessary, carry out a new cycle to eject a new element refrigerant 10.
  • This transfer means 9 being arranged in the module refrigeration and storage 6, the refrigerating elements 10 stored in the guide tube 90 remain at the same temperature.
  • the user wants to recycle refrigerant elements discharged in frigories, it introduces them into the inlet 3 after having positioned them correctly.
  • the refrigerating elements 10 descend one by one, by gravity, along the inclined ramp 50 to the outlet orifice 4.
  • the presence detector 30, located behind the inlet 3 sends automatically signals to the ram of the slide 95 to realize the exchange of cooling elements 10 as well as the motor 55 which controls the cleaning and disinfection mechanism, namely the rotation of the brushes 53 and simultaneously spraying with a disinfectant liquid.
  • the refrigerating elements 10 to be recycled are cleaned and disinfected before they are introduction into the refrigeration and storage module 6 through the orifice 4. This avoids any contamination with the area of refrigeration.
  • the input and disinfection module 2 is completely separate and isolated from the refrigeration and storage module 6.
  • the equipment electrical and electronic devices provided in this module can be standard equipment.
  • the invention makes it possible to reach all the set goals and, in particular, that the particular arrangement of the two modules 2 and 6 as well as the positioning of the inlet 4 and outlet 7 ports in part height of the insulated box 60 considerably increase the refrigeration power.

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  1. Verteilvorrichtung (1) für wiederaufladbare Kühlelemente (10), insbesondere aus Platten oder Beuteln, mit einer zur Ansammlung von Kälte formulierten Substanz, die mindestens folgendes enthält:
    ein Eingangs- und Desinfektionsmodul (2) der Kühlelemente (10), welches mit einer Eingangsöffnung (3), einer Ausgangsöffnung (4) und einer ersten Einrichtung (5) zum Transportieren der Elemente zwischen den zwei Öffnungen versehen ist, und
    ein Modul (6) zum Kühlen und Lagern der Kühlelemente (10), welches mit einem Isolationsbehälter (60), einer Kälteerzeugungsvorrichtung versehen ist, die angeordnet ist, um die Kühlelemente mit Kälte aufzuladen, mit einer der Ausgangsöffnung des Eingangs- und Desinfektionsmoduls (2) entsprechenden Eingangsöffnung (4), einer Ausgangsöffnung (7) versehen ist, wobei die Öffnungen (4,7) eine Wand (61) des Isolationsbehälters (60) durchqueren, mit einer zweiten Transporteinrichtung (8) zum Transportieren der zu recycelnden Kühlelemente (10) in das Innere des Moduls zum Kühlen und Lagern durch Schwerkraft versehen ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das Eingangs- und Desinfektionsmodul (2) über dem Modul (6) zum Kühlen und Lagern angeordnet ist,
    die Eingangs- (4) und Ausgangsöffnungen (7) des Moduls (6) zum Kühlen und Lagern im oberen Teil des Moduls angeordnet sind,
    und dass das Modul (6) zum Kühlen und Lagern eine dritte Transporteinrichtung (9) aufweist, die angeordnet ist, um die Kühlelemente wieder zu der Ausgangsöffnung (7) hinauf zu transportieren.
  2. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Eingangs- (4) und Ausgangsöffnungen (7) des Moduls (6) zum Kühlen und Lagern praktisch auf derselben Ebene angeordnet sind.
  3. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die erste Transporteinrichtung (5) eine geneigte Rampe (50) aufweist, die angeordnet ist, um die Kühlelemente (10) durch Schwerkraft von der Eingangsöffnung (3) zu der Ausgangsöffnung (4) zu transportieren.
  4. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 3,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das Eingangs- und Desinfektionsmodul (2) eine Reinigungsvorrichtung mit zwei Rundbürsten (53) aufweist, die im Verhältnis zu der geneigten Rampe (50) symme-trisch auf dem Weg der Kühlelemente (10) angeordnet sind, wobei jede Bürste (53) auf einer durch eine Motorisierung (55) angetriebenen Scheibe (54) angebracht ist.
  5. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Eingangsöffnung (3) einen Vorhandenseinsdetektor (30) aufweist, der zur Übertragung eines Signals zu der Motorisierung (55) der Reinigungsvorrichtung angeordnet ist, wenn ein Kühlelement (10) erkannt wird.
  6. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 5,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    der Vorhandenseinsdetektor (30) einen gekrümmten, gelenkig gelagerten Finger (31), der unter der Wirkung einer Rückholfeder steht, die so angeordnet ist, dass ihr freies äußerstes Ende hinter der Eingangsöffnung (3) auf dem Weg der Kühlelemente (10) angeordnet ist, und mindestens einen Mikroschalter (32) aufweist.
  7. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Eingangsöffnung (4) des Moduls (6) zum Kühlen und Lagern eine dichte Tür aufweist, die aus einer nachgiebigen Lasche (41) besteht, die angeordnet ist, um sich unter dem Gewicht eines Kühlelementes (10) zu öffnen.
  8. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die zweite Transporteinrichtung (8) aus einer spiralförmigen Schiene (80) besteht, die sich im Inneren des Behälters von seiner Eingangsöffnung (4) in dem oberen Teil zu dem unteren Teil erstreckt,
    wobei die Schiene so angeordnet ist, dass sie die Kühlelemente (10) in einer praktisch vertikalen Position aufnimmt, in welcher sie rittlings auf ihrer Oberkante (81) angeordnet sind.
  9. Verteilvorrichtung nach den Ansprüchen 3 und 8,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Eingangsöffnung (4) des Moduls (6) zum Lagern und Kühlen entsprechend einer praktisch vertikalen Achse angeordnet ist, und dass die geneigte Rampe (50) der ersten Transporteinrichtung (5) einen spitzen Winkel mit der Achse der Eingangsöffnung (4) bildet.
  10. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die dritte Transporteinrichtung (9) ein Führungsrohr (90) aufweist, welches sich im Inneren des Isolationsbehälters (60) von seinem unteren Teil zu seiner Ausgangsöffnung (7) in dem oberen Teil erstreckt, und angeordnet ist, um die Kühlelemente (10) in vertikaler Position übereinanderliegend aufzunehmen, wobei der untere Teil des Führungsrohres (90) ein gegenüber dem äußersten unteren Ende der spiralförmigen Schiene (80) angeordnetes Fenster (92), sowie ein Hubelement (93) aufweist, welches angeordnet ist, um die im Inneren des Führungsrohres (90) übereinandergelagerten Kühlelemente (10) anzuheben und das Hinzufügen eines von der spiralförmigen Schiene (80) kommenden neuen Kühlelementes (10) zu ermöglichen.
  11. Verteilvorrichtung nach den Ansprüchen 8 und 10,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das äußerste untere Ende der spiralförmigen Schiene (80) geradlinig, und praktisch senkrecht zu dem Fenster (92) des Führungsrohres (90) angeordnet ist.
  12. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 10,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das Hubelement (93) eine umklappbare Nase (94) aufweist, die an dem äußersten Ende eines Gleitstückes (95) gelenkig gelagert ist, welches parallel und hinter dem Führungsrohr (90) in einem Träger (96) angebracht ist, wobei das Gleitstück (95) von einer wechselweisen Translations-Hin- und Herbewegung zwischen einer unteren Position und einer oberen Position angetrieben wird, und die Nase (94) zwischen zwei Positionen, d. h. zwischen einer Ausgangsposition, in welcher sie auf dem Hinweg über das Innere des Führungsrohres (90) hervorsteht, und einer Rückkehrposition bewegbar ist, in welche sie bei der Rückkehr in das Innere des Trägers (96) umgeklappt wird.
  13. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 12,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das Hubelement (93) einen Anschlag (97) aufweist, der angeordnet ist, um die Drehung der gelenkig gelagerten Nase (94) in ihre Ausgangsposition zu begrenzen.
  14. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 13,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die gelenkig gelagerte Nase (94) praktisch eine solche dreieckige Form aufweist, dass ihre obere Fläche in der Ausgangsposition praktisch horizontal ist, wobei ihre Innenfläche praktisch vertikal ist und die zwei Flächen zwischen sich einen spitzen Winkel festlegen.
  15. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 10,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Ausgangsöffnung (7) eine dichte Tür (71) aufweist, die angeordnet ist, um sich unter dem Schub eines in dem Führungsrohr (90) gelagerten Kühlelementes (10) zu öffnen.
  16. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 15,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die dichte Tür (71) gleitend bewegbar in einem außerhalb des Isolationsbehälters (60) angeordneten, geneigten Träger (72) angebracht ist, und dass sie an ihrem die Ausgangsöffnung (7) abdeckenden äußersten Ende eine abgeschrägte Fläche (73) aufweist, die angeordnet ist, um unter der Schubwirkung des Kühlelementes (10) eine Rückzugsbewegung zu erzeugen.
  17. Verteilvorrichtung nach Anspruch 16,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Ausgangsöffnung (7) entsprechend einer praktisch vertikalen Achse angeordnet ist, und dass die geneigte Rampe (72) einen spitzen Winkel mit der Achse der Ausgangsöffnung bildet.
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