EP2980512B1 - Espaceur - Google Patents

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EP2980512B1
EP2980512B1 EP14179224.2A EP14179224A EP2980512B1 EP 2980512 B1 EP2980512 B1 EP 2980512B1 EP 14179224 A EP14179224 A EP 14179224A EP 2980512 B1 EP2980512 B1 EP 2980512B1
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Hendrik Van Winkoop
Jan Dirk Floor
Willem Dullemond
Arie Van De Lagemaat
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/70—Trays provided with projections or recesses in order to assemble multiple articles, e.g. intermediate elements for stacking
    • 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
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled

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  • the invention relates to a spacer intended for use in a cooling/freezing chamber to be positioned between stacked objects that have to be cooled or frozen in, comprising a substantially planar main body which is provided with a number of projections, wherein the spacer is shaped such that it can be nested with another spacer in a nested configuration and wherein the spacer is provided with stop members for, in the nested configuration, engaging said another spacer and maintaining an enlarged nesting distance between the main bodies of the spacers, wherein said nesting distance is defined as the vertical distance between corresponding parts of the main bodies.
  • the duration of the cooling or freezing process (and thus the energy consumption) can be reduced by ensuring that the objects are not closely stacked.
  • spacers of the above mentioned type are used to position stacked objects at a certain (generally vertical) spacing. Cooling or freezing air then can pass between and around the objects, increasing the cooling or freezing efficiency.
  • spacer In a state of the art spacer said nesting distance substantially will be equal to the vertical thickness of the main body (thus meaning that a lower surface of the main body of an upper spacer rests on the upper surface of the main body of a lower spacer). According to the closest state of the art, however, a distance between the lower surface of the main body of an upper spacer and the upper surface of the main body of a lower spacer is defined.
  • a cleaning fluid will have an improved access to parts of the spacers which otherwise would be hard to reach and as a result the cleaning process may be carried out more effectively, quicker and with the use of a reduced amount of cleaning fluid.
  • the spacer is characterized in that it is provided with a number of projections, which have upper horizontal supporting faces intended for engaging an object to be cooled or frozen in and radial open-top channels provided in said supporting faces extending inclined upwards as seen in a direction from the outside to the inside of the projections.
  • Such channels are very effective in directing cooling or freezing fluid into contact with an object supported by said supporting faces of the projections.
  • the stop members are configured for maintaining a nesting distance ranging between 3-7 times the vertical thickness of the main body. More preferably, the stop members are configured for maintaining a nesting distance of 5 times the thickness of the main body. When, for example, the main body is about 3 mm thick, the nesting distance in such a case would be about 15 mm.
  • the stop members may be provided at many different locations.
  • the spacer in which adjacent projections are connected by hollow, nestable bridge members of which the height above the main body is less than the height of the projections above the main body it is conceivable that at least some of said bridge members within their hollow cavity define said stop members.
  • said stop members it is possible to provide said stop members at all bridge members, in most cases the provision of said stop members at selected bridge members only will be sufficient to maintain nested spacers at the required nesting distance in a stable manner.
  • the stop members also may come in many different shapes. In embodiments in which they are provided at said bridge members (as mentioned above), it is conceivable that the stop members are shaped as vertically extending walls traversing said hollow cavity. In the nested configuration said vertically extending walls of an upper spacer will rest on top of corresponding bridge members of a lower spacer (in the state of the art said hollow bridge members would be completely nested).
  • the walls have a lower edge flush with the lower surface of the main body.
  • the spacer in another embodiment, it has a rectangular shape with side edges, and it is provided with a number of stop members positioned such that they together define a tilting line in parallel with one of said side edges around which the spacer and said another spacer can be tilted relative to each other.
  • a tilting movement may be used to gain an even better access to parts of the spacers to be cleaned.
  • the tilting movements may occur automatically by gravity. Additional members or stops may be provided for limiting the tilting movement. This, however, also may be achieved by parts of the spacer already present.
  • stop members embodied as vertical walls it is not necessary that the vertical walls are aligned with such tilting line; even if the vertical walls extend perpendicularly to such a tilting line, corresponding parts of the vertical walls together may define such (imaginary) tilting line.
  • the main body and/or the projections are provided with through-holes.
  • Such through holes may improve the effectiveness of both a cooling or freezing fluid (for example air) for reaching the objects to be cooled or frozen in, and a cleaning fluid for reaching all parts of the spacers.
  • the spacer may be manufactured from high density polyethylene. However, also other materials may be used.
  • the spacer may have a standardised shape (for example rectangular or square) with standardised dimensions. In most cases the projections will have a regular pattern such that spacers may be nested and stacked in different positions.
  • the spacer illustrated in the figures is intended for use in a cooling/freezing chamber to be positioned between stacked objects that have to be cooled or frozen in (for example food items in a packaging) and may be made of high density polyethylene.
  • a spacer mostly in large numbers the cooling or freezing process can be accelerated because the cooling or freezing fluid used during such a process gains a better access to the objects.
  • the spacer comprises a substantially planar main body 1 which is provided with a number of projections 2.
  • said projections 2 are positioned in a regular pattern of rows. It is noted, however, that said projections may be positioned in any other appropriate pattern.
  • the spacer also may be provided with projections 2 with different shapes and/or dimensions. However, irrespective its design, the spacer is shaped such that it can be nested with another spacer in a nested configuration.
  • the bridge members 3 within their hollow cavity define stop members shaped as vertically extending walls 4 traversing said hollow cavity. Further one can see that, in the illustrated embodiment, the walls 4 have a lower edge 4' flush with the lower surface of the main body 1 (that is the surface of the main body 1 visible in the upside down position of figure 8 ).
  • FIG 6 which on an enlarged scale illustrates a detail VI of figure 5 (which is a cross section according to V-V in figure 4 )
  • the vertical wall 4 provided in a bridge member 3 of the upper spacer 6 engages the top of a bridge member 3 of the lower spacer 5.
  • the height of the vertical walls 4 has been indicated as H in figure 6 .
  • the stop members or vertical walls 4 may be configured (height H) for maintaining a nesting distance D ranging between 3-7 times the vertical thickness d of the main body 1. Preferably they are configured for maintaining a nesting distance D of 5 times the thickness d of the main body 1. In a specific embodiment the thickness d of the main body 1 is about 3 mm and the nesting distance D is about 15 mm.
  • the spacer with a rectangular shape and with side edges as illustrated in figures 1-3 may be provided with a number of stop members or vertical walls 4 positioned such that they together define a tilting line in parallel with one of said side edges.
  • a tilting line has been illustrated by a dotted line 7 in figure 8 .
  • the spacer 6 and said another spacer 5 can be tilted relative to each other around such a tilting line 7.
  • the main body 1 and the projections 2 are provided with a multitude of through-holes (not numbered) for an improved flow pattern of a cleaning, cooling and/or freezing fluid.
  • the projections 2 have upper horizontal supporting faces 8 (see figure 7 ) intended for supporting and engaging an object to be cooled or frozen in.
  • radial open-top channels 9 are provided in said supporting faces 8 extending inclined upwards as seen in a direction from the outside to the inside of the projections 2.

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  1. Élément d'espacement (5 ; 6) destiné à être utilisé dans une chambre de refroidissement/réfrigération pour être positionné entre des objets empilés qui doivent être refroidis ou réfrigérés dedans, comprenant un corps principal sensiblement planaire (1) qui est muni d'un certain nombre de saillies (2), dans lequel l'élément d'espacement (5 ; 6) est formé de telle sorte qu'il peut être imbriqué avec un autre élément d'espacement (6 ; 5) dans une configuration imbriquée et dans lequel l'élément d'espacement est muni d'éléments de butée (4) pour, dans la configuration imbriquée, mettre en prise ledit un autre élément d'espacement et maintenir une distance d'imbrication élargie (D) entre les corps principaux (1) des éléments d'espacement, dans lequel ladite distance d'imbrication (D) est définie comme la distance verticale entre des parties correspondantes des corps principaux (1), caractérisé en ce que les saillies (2) ont des faces de support horizontales supérieures (8) destinées à entrer en prise avec un objet à refroidir ou à réfrigérer dedans, et des canaux radiaux à partie supérieure ouverte (9) prévus dans lesdites faces de support s'étendant de manière inclinée vers le haut vu dans une direction allant de l'extérieur vers l'intérieur des saillies.
  2. Élément d'espacement (5 ; 6) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les éléments de butée (4) sont configurés pour maintenir une distance d'imbrication comprise entre 3 à 7 fois l'épaisseur verticale (d) du corps principal (1).
  3. Élément d'espacement (5 ; 6) selon la revendication 2, dans lequel les éléments de butée (4) sont configurés pour maintenir une distance d'imbrication de 5 fois l'épaisseur verticale (d) du corps principal (1).
  4. Élément d'espacement (5 ; 6) selon la revendication 3, dans lequel le corps principal (1) est d'environ 3 mm d'épaisseur et la distance d'imbrication (D) est d'environ 15 mm.
  5. Élément d'espacement (5 ; 6) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les saillies adjacentes (2) sont reliées par des éléments de pont creux imbricables (3) dont la hauteur au-dessus du corps principal (1) est inférieure à la hauteur des saillies (2) au-dessus du corps principal (1) et dans lequel au moins certains desdits éléments de pont (3) à l'intérieur de leur cavité creuse définissent lesdits éléments de butée (4).
  6. Élément d'espacement (5 ; 6) selon la revendication 5, dans lequel les éléments de butée sont formés comme des parois s'étendant verticalement (4) traversant ladite cavité creuse.
  7. Élément d'espacement (5 ; 6) selon la revendication 6, dans lequel les parois (4) ont un bord inférieur (4') de niveau avec la surface inférieure du corps principal (1).
  8. Élément d'espacement (5 ; 6) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes et ayant une forme rectangulaire avec des bords latéraux, et muni d'un certain nombre d'éléments de butée (4) positionnés de telle sorte qu'ils définissent ensemble une ligne d'inclinaison (7) en parallèle avec un desdits bords latéraux autour de laquelle l'élément d'espacement (5 ; 6) et ledit un autre élément d'espacement (6 ; 5) peuvent être inclinés l'un par rapport à l'autre.
  9. Élément d'espacement (5 ; 6) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le corps principal (1) et/ou les saillies (2) sont munis de trous traversants.
  10. Élément d'espacement (5 ; 6) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, fabriqué en polyéthylène haute densité.
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