WO2009061312A1 - Table de préparation culinaire - Google Patents

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WO2009061312A1
WO2009061312A1 PCT/US2007/083731 US2007083731W WO2009061312A1 WO 2009061312 A1 WO2009061312 A1 WO 2009061312A1 US 2007083731 W US2007083731 W US 2007083731W WO 2009061312 A1 WO2009061312 A1 WO 2009061312A1
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Richard A. Seiss
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BEVERAGE-AIR Corp
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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
    • 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
    • A47F3/0469—Details, e.g. night covers
    • 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
    • A47F10/00—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for
    • A47F10/06—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for for restaurant service systems

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  • the disclosure relates to food preparation. More particularly, the disclosure relates to food preparation tables having temperature-controlled compartments.
  • Exemplary food preparation tables have a food preparation counter surface and a top-opening, temperature-controlled, food storage compartment readily accessible by a user preparing food on the counter surface. The temperature control typically involves cooling.
  • An exemplary food storage compartment comprises a plurality of pans or bins.
  • International Application PCT/US2007/006173 discloses a system where the pans protrude into a main refrigerated compartment within a cabinet portion of the food preparation table. The main refrigerated compartment may be accessed by doors along the front.
  • a food preparation table having a cabinet.
  • a temperature-controlled food storage compartment opens topward from the cabinet relatively near a rear of the cabinet.
  • a front food preparation surface is along a top of the cabinet.
  • a rear food preparation surface is shiftable between a stowed condition and an upward- facing deployed condition.
  • Such a table may be operated in a low volume mode wherein a user stands to the front of the food preparation surface and uses the front food preparation surface to prepare food from the food storage compartment. In low volume mode, the rear food preparation surface is in the stowed condition. The rear food preparation surface may be shifted to the deployed condition for a high volume mode.
  • FIG. 1 is a view of a food preparation table with an auxiliary food preparation surface in a deployed condition.
  • FIG. 2 is a second view of the food preparation table of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the table of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 4 is a view of the food preparation table of FIG. 5 with the auxiliary food preparation surface in a stowed condition.
  • FIG. 5 is a partial side view of the food preparation table of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 1 shows food preparation table 20.
  • the illustrated food preparation table 20 is based upon the table shown in PCT/US2007/006173. However, other existing or yet-developed food preparation table configurations may be used.
  • the exemplary table 20 includes a cabinet 22.
  • the exemplary cabinet 22 includes a housing 24 defining a front 26, a back/rear 28, a left side 30 (from the point of view of the cabinet rather than a user facing the front of the cabinet) and a right side 32 (FIG. 2).
  • the exemplary cabinet/housing also has a bottom 34 and a top 36.
  • the housing 24 has a temperature-controlled main compartment 38 (FIG. 3).
  • a pair of openings 40 provide access to the compartment 38 and may be closed by doors 42 and 44 (e.g., hinged doors with magnetic seals).
  • a front food preparation surface 50 is a flat top surface of a counter 52 (FIG. 3). Behind the counter 52, the housing 24 has an opening 54 in the top 36.
  • a plurality of bins or pans 56 may be held along the opening and may protrude into the main compartment 38 to be cooled.
  • the pans 56 may contain food product 58.
  • the various pans 56 may each contain different food product.
  • the cabinet 22 may contain a refrigeration system 70.
  • An exemplary system 70 includes components such as a compressor 72, condenser 74, and condenser fan 76 located within a bay 78 of the housing 24 separated from the compartment 38. Within the compartment 38, the refrigeration system 70 may include an evaporator 80 and evaporator fan 82.
  • the interiors 84 of the pans 56 define, individually or in combination, a food storage compartment 86.
  • the pans 56 separate the compartment 86 from the main compartment 38.
  • the exemplary food storage compartment 86 is top-opening and may have removable or shiftable covers.
  • the exemplary table provides a shiftable cover 90 (FIG. 2) guided by tracks 92 within track members 94 at either side of the table.
  • the exemplary cover 90 is flexible/articulatable (e.g., hinged) to allow sliding between an open condition of FIG. 1 and a closed condition of FIG. 4. Other covers are, however, possible.
  • a user 300 can prepare food 88 on the surface 50 using the food 58 from the pans 56.
  • the pans 56 may contain various ingredients for sandwiches, salads, pizza, and the like to be prepared on the surface 50.
  • a single user or multiple users may prepare such food on the surface 50 alone while standing in front of the unit.
  • FIG. 1 thus shows a stowable/deployable rear food preparation surface 120 in a deployed condition.
  • the exemplary surface 120 is a flat first face of a rear counter/shelf 122 having a second face 124, a first edge 126, a second edge 128, a first end 130, and a second end 132.
  • a portion 140 of the counter 22 and surface 120 near the first edge 126 vertically overlaps the cabinet/housing.
  • a larger portion 142 protrudes rearward beyond the cabinet.
  • one or more second users 302 may stand to the rear of the food preparation surface 120 and prepare food thereon also from the pans 56.
  • the counter 122 may be transitioned to a stowed position/condition of FIG. 4.
  • the counter In the stowed condition, the counter is mostly behind the rear 28 of the housing.
  • the surface 124 may face the rear of the housing nearly parallel thereto (e.g., +/- 20° of vertical when stowed vs.
  • the edge 126 may be an upper edge and the edge 128 may be a lower edge.
  • An exemplary depth between the edges 126 and 128 is 0.15-0.6m, more narrowly 0.25-0.5m.
  • Exemplary width between the ends 130 and 132 is greater than the depth (e.g., 1-3.5m).
  • the surface 50 may be approximately similar in size.
  • the surfaces 50 and 120 may be of cutting inserts (e.g., nylon cutting boards removeable from remainders of the respective counter 52 and shelf 122) of essentially full size (e.g., permitting a perimeter retaining wall).
  • a mechanism may be provided to hold the counter in the deployed condition.
  • An exemplary such mechanism 150 includes a pair of struts/braces 152.
  • the exemplary braces are coupled to the counter relatively near the edge 128 in the deployed condition to support the protruding portion 142 of the counter 122.
  • the exemplary struts are coupled to the counter by a pivot 160 (e.g., pin 162 and hole 163 (FIG. 5)) having a pivot axis 510.
  • the pivot 160 is capable of transmitting force between the strut and the counter.
  • the opposite end of the strut may be coupled to the cabinet.
  • An exemplary coupling 168 includes a pin 170 of the cabinet accommodated within a slot 172.
  • the slot 172 includes a terminal bay or stop 174 at a first end 175 of the slot which can accommodate the pin 170 and allow transmission of compressive force through the strut.
  • a slight rotation of the strut e.g., user-actuated
  • a portion of the counter 122 near the edge 126 may be supported by and coupled to the cabinet.
  • An exemplary coupling 188 (e.g., one at each side) includes a slot 190 in the cabinet along which a pin 192 mounted to the counter 122 may travel.
  • the pin 192 may be in a terminal bay or stop 194 at an upper forward end 196 of the slot 190.
  • the shelf may be lifted slightly to disengage the pin 192 from the bay 194 and shifted toward the opposite end 198 of the slot 190 for stowing.
  • One or more embodiments have been described. Nevertheless, it will be understood that various modifications may be made. For example, as noted above, various embodiments may be implemented in the context of modifications of various existing or yet-developed food preparation tables. Additionally, various alternative mechanisms may be provided for supporting the auxiliary food preparation surface, guiding its movement, and/or holding it stowed. Accordingly, other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims.

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La présente invention concerne une table de préparation culinaire (20) comprenant une armoire (22). Un compartiment de stockage d'aliments à régulation de température (86) s'ouvre par le haut de l'armoire, relativement près d'une partie arrière de l'armoire. Une surface frontale de préparation culinaire (50) se trouve le long d'une partie supérieure (26) de l'armoire. Une surface arrière de préparation culinaire (120) peut passer d'un état plié à un état déplié orienté vers le haut.
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