EP2879553B1 - Verkaufskühlvitrine - Google Patents
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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
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- A47F3/04—Show cases or show cabinets air-conditioned, refrigerated
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- 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
- F25D21/00—Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
- F25D21/04—Preventing the formation of frost or condensate
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- 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
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
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- 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
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
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- the present invention relates to a refrigerated sales cabinet.
- a refrigerated sales cabinet as it is known in the art comprises a cabinet body, side panels, a door frame and at least one door, wherein the side panels are installed on the sides of the cabinet body, the door frame is installed on the cabinet body, the door is installed on the door frame, and sealing strips are provided between the cabinet door and the door frame.
- the front surface of the door frame which is exposed to ambient conditions, is cooled when the refrigerated sales cabinet is operated. If the temperature of the front surface drops below the dew point, humid ambient air condensates at this front surface causing water droplets to appear, which is uncomfortable for the customers. Therefore, there is a need to prevent the temperature of this surface to fall below the dew point temperature.
- a door frame according to the prior art comprises an electrical heating element, which serves to keep the temperature of the front surface above the dew point in order to prevent the condensation of water on the door frame.
- the electrical energy consumed by such an electrical heating element is very high and considerably contributes to the total energy consumed by the refrigerated sales cabinet in operation.
- WO 01/93727 A2 discloses frame for an opening in a refrigerated display case for receiving and supporting one or more doors for allowing access into the case, the frame comprising: a first wall extending rearwardly from a forward portion of the opening, a second wall extending from the first wall in a second direction and a third wall extending from the second wall in a direction different from the second direction to define a recess between the first, second and third walls; a contact plate extending between the first and third walls closing the recess; and wherein the first, second and third walls are formed from rolled steel and wherein at least one of the walls includes a bend in the wall. At least one of the walls may be coated with an electro-conductive coating for heating the respective glass pane.
- a food service cabinet is provided with a coat - ing having as an ingredient thereof a nanomaterial.
- the temperature and humidity of the interior of the food service cabinet can be controlled to keep food at a de - sired temperature and/or humidity.
- the coating may be "Nansulate”(®), which includes Hydro-NM-Oxide as a nanomaterial.
- the coating is hydrophobic and provides thermal insulation, corrosion resistance and mold resistance.
- a refrigerated sales cabinet comprises a cabinet body providing a refrigerated sales space for supporting refrigerated goods to be sold therein; a door frame having a top post, a bottom post, and at least two upright posts; and at least one door.
- At least one of the posts has a main body providing a structural frame member, which is cooled to low temperatures when the refrigerated sales cabinet is operated as it is exposed to the cooled goods presentation space, and an insulating front element.
- Said insulating front element comprises, from back to front, a rear panel attached to the cold main body and a front panel forming the front surface of the post. At least a front side of the insulating front element is covered with a coating which is based on nano-technology and provides thermal insulation against the cold main body of the post in order to reduce or even avoid the condensation of humid air at the front surface of the front panel.
- a method of thermally insulating a refrigerated sales cabinet which comprises a cabinet body providing a refrigerated sales space for supporting refrigerated goods to be sold therein; a door frame having a top post, a bottom post, and at least two upright posts, wherein each of the posts comprises a cold main body; and at least one door includes the steps of: coating at least one side of a front panel with a thermally insulating coating employing nano-technology; forming a front element comprising, from back to front, a rear panel and the front panel; and attaching the front element to the cold main body of a respective one of the posts, so that the coated side of the front panel forms the front surface of the post providing thermal insulation against the cold main body of the post.
- a refrigerated sales cabinet 20 of the front-access type with doors 14 and a door frame 21 according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention is shown in Figure 1 .
- the refrigerated sales cabinet 20 as shown in Figure 1 comprises a cabinet body 22, a left side panel 30, a right side panel 31, a door frame 21 and a plurality of doors 14.
- the cabinet body 22 comprises a bottom part 26, a roof plate 24, a rear wall 27 and a plurality of shelves 28 arranged in between.
- a complete refrigeration circuit comprising a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator may be installed in the cabinet body 22, in order to provide a standalone refrigerated cabinet which only needs to be connected to an electric power supply for operation.
- only one or more evaporators may be installed within the cabinet body 22, the evaporators being configured to be fluidly connected to an external refrigeration circuit provided in the building in which the refrigerated sales cabinet is to be installed.
- the refrigerated sales cabinet 20 may be a cooling sales cabinet 20 which is configured to cool the goods presentation space to cooling temperatures above 0°C.
- the refrigerated sales cabinet 20 may be a freezing sales cabinet 20, which is configured to cool the goods presentation space to freezing temperatures below 0 °C, in particular to temperatures below -15 °C in order to store and present frozen goods to potential customers.
- the left side panel 30 and the right side panel 31 are respectively installed on the left and right hand side of the cabinet body 22.
- the door frame 21, which comprises a plurality of vertical extending upright posts 32, a horizontal top post 34 and a horizontal bottom post 36, respectively connecting the upright posts 32 to each other, is installed on a front side of the cabinet body 22.
- a plurality of cabinet doors 14 is installed on the front side of the door frame 21.
- the cabinet body 22, the left side panel 30, the right side panel 31, the door frame 21 and the cabinet doors 14 are installed together to form a refrigerated goods storage and presentations space which is closed by and accessible through the doors 14.
- Figure 2 shows a horizontal cross section through one of the upright posts 32 of the door frame 21 and portions of two adjacent doors 14.
- the doors 14 are for example insulated glass doors 14 respectively comprising two glass panels 16 which are separated by an intermediate vacuum layer 16a.
- the glass panels 16 are supported by an outer main body 15, which may be an extruded element made of plastic or metal, for example aluminium.
- each upright post 32 includes a rigid main body 4, which may be made of aluminium or another high strength material and which is cooled to low temperatures when the refrigerated sales cabinet 20 is operated as it is exposed to the cooled goods presentation space.
- the cross section of the main body 4 is basically C-shaped, when looked at in the cross-section, comprising a rear portion 4a and two side portions 4b.
- the side portions 4b are arranged basically parallel to each other and perpendicular to the rear portion 4a.
- An internal support member 6 is arranged within the main body 4 extending basically parallel to the rear portion 4a and providing an elongated first hollow space 5 within the main body 4, the first hollow space 5 being defined by the internal support member 6, the rear portion 4a and the two side portions 4b.
- the first hollow space 5 may be filled with an insulating material, e.g. a thermally insulating foam, in order to enhance the thermally insulating properties of the upright post 32.
- a front side of the internal support member 6 facing the doors 14 is provided with two first bracket members 8 extending opposite to each other in a plane extending basically parallel to the plane of the doors 14 when they are arranged in the closed position parallel to the door frame 21.
- An insulating front element 9 is mounted to the internal support member 6 by means of corresponding second bracket members 13 provided at the rear side of the rear panel 10 engaging with the first bracket members 8 provided at the internal support member 6. The mutual engagement of the bracket members 8, 13 allows a convenient and secure installation of the insulating front element 9 within the main body 4 of the upright post 32.
- the insulating front element 9 includes a rear panel 10 facing the internal support member 6 and comprising the corresponding second bracket members 13.
- the rear panel 10 is basically planar comprising side wall strips 10b so as to have a C-shape when looked at in the cross-section and extends basically parallel to the rear portion 4a of the main body 4 spanning the distance between the two side portions 4b and thereby providing two further elongated hollow spaces 7, which are respectively defined by the rear panel 10 of the insulating front element 9, one of the side portions 4b of the main body 4 and the internal support member 6.
- the insulating front element 9 further comprises a basically planar front panel 11, which is arranged facing the doors 14 opposite to the rear panel 10 on the front side of the insulating front element 9. At least the front side of the planar front panel 11 facing the doors 14 is covered with a coating 11a which employs nano-technology providing excellent thermally insulating properties in order to enhance the thermal insulation properties provided by the insulating front element 9.
- the thermally insulating coating 11a enhances the thermal insulating properties of the insulating front element 9 considerably.
- the coating 11a which applies nano-technology and has a very low thermal conductivity of e.g. less than 0,02 W/mK, provides a very efficient thermally insulating coating 11a
- a thin coating 11a which does not considerably add to the thickness of the front panel 11 and which may e.g. be applied by spraying, may be sufficient in order to reliably prevent the condensation of ambient air on the front side of the refrigerating sales cabinet 20 without employing an electrical heating.
- the thermally insulating coating 11a can be a clear, nano-technology-based insulation and mole prevention coating used to insulate. It can be non-hazardous and water-based.
- Nano-technology based material is for example provided by “Nansulate”®, which is commercially available.
- At least a portion of the rear panel 10, in particular the back-side of the rear panel 10 averted from the doors 14, may be covered with an thermally insulating coating 10a employing nano-technology, as well, in order to reduce the transfer of energy through the front element 9 even further.
- a thermally insulating layer 12 may be provided on the front side of the C-shaped rear panel 10 of the insulating front element 9 facing the doors 14.
- the thermally insulating layer 12 may be enclosed within the insulating front element 9 in between the rear panel 10 and the front panel 11. Such an enclosure within the insulating front element 9 protects the thermally insulating layer 12 from being damaged, e.g. by the doors 14 or clumsy customers hitting the upright post 32, and further allows an easy installation of the thermally insulating layer 12 at the main body 4 of the upright post 32.
- the thermally insulating layer 12 may include a thermally insulating foam and/or a vacuum panel providing thermal insulation.
- the first and second panels 10, 1 of the insulating front element 9 may be made of any suitable plastic or metallic material, e.g. Aluminium or PVC, or a combination thereof.
- Sealing elements 18 which may be made of an elastic material such as rubber, are mounted to front panel 11 of the insulating front element 9 about the periphery of the door openings for defining a sealing and stop surface for the doors 14 in order to provide an air seal between the doors 14 and the upright post 32 of the door frame 21, when the doors 14 are in their respective closed positions.
- sealing elements 18 may be mounted to the doors 14.
- the sealing elements 18 are configured to prevent the exchange of cool air from the refrigerated goods storage and presentation space of the refrigerated sales cabinet 20 with warm ambient air.
- a magnet 19 may be provided in, on or below the sealing element 18 in order to attract the metallic outer frame member 15 locking the door 14 securely in the closed position in order to avoid an undesired opening of the door 14. If the outer frame member 15 is made of plastic or a non magnetic metal, a further magnet 17 or an element 17 comprising a magnetic metal may be provided in or on the outer frame member 15 in order to be attracted by the magnet 19 provided in on or below the sealing element 18.
- a mechanical lock which is not shown in the figures, may be provided in order to securely lock the doors 14.
- a thermally insulating coating is provided at the front surface of a front panel of at least one of the posts of the refrigerated sales cabinet in order to minimize the heat transfer through the post and to keep the front surface temperature above the dew point.
- a coating employing nano-technology providing exceptional thermal insulation properties is used as an thermal insulation material. Due to the exceptional thermal insulation properties of the coating, which is based on nano-technology, it is not necessary to heat the post in order to avoid condensation of ambient air.
- an insulating front element as defined in the claims and as described herein can be provided, which is - contrary that what was believed until the present invention was made - capable to reliably avoid condensation at the front surface of such posts.
- a thermally insulating coating employing nano-technology can be a clear, nano-technology-based insulation and mold prevention coating used to insulate.
- Such nano-coating is known for having a surface structure onto which the amount of particles, particularly dirt particles, which adhere thereto is significantly reduced.
- the inventors have discovered that such nano-coating also has excellent thermal insulation properties and that therefore a front panel the front surface of which being covered with such thermally insulating coating employing nano-technology will provide an excellent thermal insulation against the cold main body of the post.
- thermally insulating coating employing nano-technology is formed by the product Home Protect Clear Coat of the company Nansulate.
- At least a portion of the rear panel is covered with an insulating coating employing nano-technology, in order to enhance the thermally insulating properties of the insulating front element even further.
- the nano-technology based material used for the coating has a thermal conductivity of less than 0,02 W/mK. Such a material provides a very efficient thermal insulation even if it is applied in the form of a thin coating.
- a thermally insulating layer is arranged between the rear panel and the front panel in order to provide additional thermal insulation.
- Said thermally insulating layer may comprise a thermally insulating foam and/or a vacuum panel.
- the thermally insulating layer is sandwiched between said rear panel and said front panel. Said rear panel and said front panel together with two respective side wall strips may completely enclose said thermally insulating layer.
- the rear panel and/or the front panel comprise a plastic material, particularly PVC.
- a plastic material, such as PVC provides a cheap lightweight material with good thermal insulating properties.
- the insulating front element is attached to the cold main body of the post by means of a snap-on connection, particularly by a fastening bracket provided at the rear side of the rear panel that engages with a corresponding fastening bracket provided at the cold main body.
- a snap-on connection allows to easily install and deinstall the front element to and from the post, respectively.
- the fastening bracket may be provided in the form of a rail extending along the length of the post.
- a rail may be produced by extrusion and provides a secure fixture over the whole length of the post.
- the door is formed as a pivotable door, which is pivotable between a closed position and at least one open position, said pivotable door having a first side portion connected with a hinge and a pivotable second side portion opposite to the first side portion.
- the door rests with the rear side of its second side portion against one of the upright posts, and with the rear sides of its upper and lower portions against the top and bottom posts, respectively.
- a pivotable door in its closed position isolates the refrigerated sales space from the environment in order to avoid cold air from flowing out of the refrigerated sales space thereby reducing the energy needed for cooling the refrigerated sales space.
- a pivotable door allows an easy and convenient access to the refrigerated sales space and the goods stored and presented therein.
- the rear sides of the second side portion, of the upper portion and/or of the lower portion of the door, that, in the closed position of the door, respectively rest against the upright, top and/or bottom posts, are respectively provided with sealing elements, and/or the front sides of the upright, top and/or bottom posts are respectively provided with sealing elements. Sealing elements provided between the door and the posts enhance the insulating properties of the door in the closes position.
- the front surface of the upright post may provide a stop for the door in order to define the closed position of the door.
- the second side portion of a door and the associated upright post, particularly a sealing element provided at the associated upright post comprise a pair of two magnets or a combination of a magnet and an element of magnetic material, in order to hold the door in the closed position.
- a pair of two magnets or a combination of a magnet and an element of magnetic material in order to hold the door in the closed position.
- At least one pair of two doors with mirror-inverted pivoting directions is provided, one door besides the other, wherein the pivotable second end portions of both doors are facing each other, such that both doors, in the closed position, rest with the rear sides of their second side portions against the same upright post.
- the doors respectively comprise at least one pane of glass, allowing.to look into the refrigerated sales space without opening at least one of the doors.
- the refrigerated sales cabinet is configured to cool the refrigerated sales space down to freezing temperatures below 0 °C, in particular to temperatures below -15 °C. This allows to store and present frozen goods to potential customers. Good thermal insulation properties of the insulating front element are in particular important at such low temperatures in order to reduce condensation at the front surface of the refrigerated sales cabinet.
- the refrigerated sales cabinet may be a standalone refrigerated cabinet comprising a complete refrigeration circuit which needs to be connected only to an electric power supply for operation.
- the refrigerated sales cabinet may comprise only at least one evaporator to be fluidly connected to an external refrigeration circuit which is installed in the building in which the refrigerated sales cabinet is placed.
- the coating using nano-technology is sprayed onto the front panel.
- Spraying provides a convenient method of applying the nano-technology based material to the front panel. Spraying in particular allows to form a homogeneous coating having a uniform thickness.
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- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20), umfassend:einen Regalkörper (22), der einen gekühlten Verkaufsraum zum Aufnehmen von darin zu verkaufenden gekühlten Waren bereitstellt;einen Türrahmen (21) mit einem oberen Pfosten (34), einem unteren Pfosten (36) und mindestens zwei aufrechten Pfosten (32) ;mindestens eine Tür (14);wobei jeder der mindestens zwei aufrechten Pfosten (32) einen kalten Hauptkörper (4) und ein isolierendes Frontelement (9) aufweist, wobei der kalte Hauptkörper (4) einen im Wesentlichen C-förmigen Querschnitt aufweist, der einen hinteren Teil (4a) und zwei Seitenteile (4b) umfasst, die im Wesentlichen parallel zueinander und senkrecht zu dem hinteren Teil (4a) angeordnet sind, und das isolierende Frontelement (9), von hinten nach vorne, eine an dem kalten Hauptkörper (4) angebrachte hintere Platte (10) und eine die Frontfläche des Pfostens (32, 34, 36) bildende Frontplatte (11) umfasst,wobei jeder der mindestens zwei aufrechten Pfosten (32) ein im kalten Hauptkörper (4) angeordnetes inneres Stützelement (6) umfasst, das sich im Wesentlichen parallel zum hinteren Teil (4a) erstreckt und im kalten Hauptkörper (4) einen länglichen ersten Hohlraum (5) bereitstellt, wobei der erste Hohlraum (5) durch das innere Stützelement (6), den hinteren Teil (4a) und die beiden Seitenteile (4b) definiert ist, wobei eine der mindestens einen Tür (14) gegenüberliegende Frontseite des inneren Stützelements (6) mit mindestens zwei ersten Klammerelementen (8) versehen ist, und wobei das isolierende Frontelement (9) an einer der mindestens einen Tür (14) gegenüberliegenden Frontseite des inneren Stützelements (6) mithilfe von zwei Klammerelementen (13) befestigt ist, die an der Rückseite der hinteren Platte (10) bereitgestellt sind und in die am inneren Stützelement (6) bereitgestellten ersten Klammerelemente (8) eingreifen; undwobei mindestens eine Frontfläche der Frontplatte (11) mit einer thermisch isolierenden Beschichtung (11a) unter Einsatz von Nanotechnologie bedeckt ist, um eine thermische Isolierung gegenüber dem kalten Hauptkörper (4) des Pfostens (9) bereitzustellen.
- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20) nach Anspruch 1, wobei mindestens ein Teil der hinteren Platte (10) mit einer isolierenden Beschichtung (10a) unter Einsatz von Nanotechnologie bedeckt ist.
- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die auf Nanotechnologie basierende isolierende Beschichtung (10a, 11a) eine thermische Leitfähigkeit von weniger als 0,02 W/mK aufweist.
- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei zwischen der hinteren Platte (10) und der Frontplatte (11) eine thermisch isolierende Schicht (12) angeordnet ist.
- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20) nach Anspruch 4, wobei die thermisch isolierende Schicht (12) einen thermisch isolierenden Schaum und/oder eine Vakuumplatte umfasst.
- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20) nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, wobei die thermisch isolierende Schicht (12) zwischen der hinteren Platte (10) und der Frontplatte (11) angeordnet ist und/oder wobei die hintere Platte (10) und die Frontplatte (11) zusammen mit zwei jeweiligen Seitenwandleisten (10b) die thermisch isolierende Schicht (12) vollständig umschließen.
- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die hintere Platte (10) und/oder die Frontplatte (11) ein Kunststoffmaterial, insbesondere PVC umfassen.
- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das isolierende Frontelement (9) an den kalten Hauptkörper (4) des Pfostens (32, 34, 36) mithilfe einer Schnappverbindung (8, 13), insbesondere durch eine zweite an der Rückseite der hinteren Platte (10) bereitgestellte Befestigungsklammer (13), die in eine entsprechende am kalten Hauptkörper (4) bereitgestellte erste Befestigungsklammer (8) eingreift, angebracht ist.
- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Tür (14) als schwenkbare Tür (14) ausgebildet ist, die zwischen einer geschlossenen Stellung und mindestens einer offenen Stellung schwenkbar ist, wobei die schwenkbare Tür (14) ein mit einem Scharnier verbundenes erstes Seitenteil und ein schwenkbares zweites Seitenteil gegenüber dem ersten Seitenteil aufweist; und/oder wobei die Tür (14) in der geschlossenen Stellung mit der Rückseite ihres zweiten Seitenteils an einem der aufrechten Pfosten (32) und mit den Rückseiten ihrer oberen und unteren Teile an den oberen bzw. unteren Pfosten (34, 36) anliegt.
- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20) nach Anspruch 9, wobei die Rückseiten des zweiten Seitenteils, des oberen Teils und/oder des unteren Teils der Tür (14), die jeweils an den aufrechten, oberen und/oder unteren Pfosten (32, 34, 36) anliegen, wenn sich die Tür (14) in ihrer geschlossenen Stellung befindet, mit mindestens einem Dichtungselement (18) versehen sind und/oder wobei die Frontseiten der aufrechten, oberen und/oder unteren Pfosten (32, 34, 36) jeweils mit mindestens einem Dichtungselement (18) versehen sind.
- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20) nach Anspruch 9 oder 10, wobei das zweite Seitenteil der Tür (14) und der zugehörige aufrechte Pfosten (32), insbesondere ein an dem zugehörigen aufrechten Pfosten (32) bereitgestelltes Dichtungselement (18) ein Paar von zwei Magneten (17, 19) oder eine Kombination aus einem Magneten (19) und einem ein magnetisches Material umfassenden Element (17) umfassen, um die Tür (14) in der geschlossenen Stellung zu halten.
- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20) nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 11, wobei mindestens ein Paar von zwei Türen (14) bereitgestellt ist, wobei jedes Paar von zwei Türen (14) eine erste Tür und eine neben der ersten Tür positionierte zweite Tür aufweist, wobei die ersten und die zweiten Türen spiegelverkehrte Schwenkrichtungen aufweisen, wobei die schwenkbaren zweiten Endteile der ersten und der zweiten Tür (14) einander gegenüberliegen, sodass die ersten und zweiten Türen (14) in der geschlossenen Stellung mit den Rückseiten ihrer zweiten Seitenteile an demselben aufrechten Pfosten (32) anliegen.
- Gekühltes Verkaufsregal (20) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das gekühlte Verkaufsregal (20) derart konfiguriert ist, dass es den gekühlten Verkaufsraum auf Gefriertemperaturen unter 0 °C, insbesondere auf Temperaturen unter -15 °C herunterkühlt.
- Verfahren zum thermischen Isolieren eines gekühlten Verkaufsregals (20), umfassend:einen Regalkörper (22), der darin einen gekühlten Verkaufsraum zum Aufnehmen von zu verkaufenden gekühlten Waren bereitstellt;einen Türrahmen (21) mit einem oberen Pfosten (34), einem unteren Pfosten (36) und mindestens zwei aufrechten Pfosten (32), wobei jeder der mindestens zwei aufrechten Pfosten (32) einen im Wesentlichen C-förmigen Querschnitt aufweist, der einen kalten Hauptkörper (4) umfasst, der einen hinteren Teil (4a) und zwei Seitenteile (4b) umfasst, die im Wesentlichen parallel zueinander und senkrecht zu dem hinteren Teil (4a) angeordnet sind,mindestens eine Tür (14);wobei jeder der mindestens zwei aufrechten Pfosten (32) ein im kalten Hauptkörper (4) angeordnetes inneres Stützelement (6) umfasst, das sich im Wesentlichen parallel zum hinteren Teil (4a) erstreckt und im kalten Hauptkörper (4) einen länglichen ersten Hohlraum (5) bereitstellt, wobei der erste Hohlraum (5) durch das innere Stützelement (6), den hinteren Teil (4a) und die beiden Seitenteile (4b) definiert ist, wobei eine der mindestens einen Tür (14) gegenüberliegende Frontseite des inneren Stützelements (6) mit mindestens zwei ersten Klammerelementen (8) versehen ist; undwobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst:Beschichten mindestens einer Seite einer Frontplatte (11) mit einer thermisch isolierenden Beschichtung (11a) unter Einsatz von Nanotechnologie;Ausbilden eines Frontelements (9), umfassend, von hinten nach vorne, eine hintere Platte (10) mit zwei zweiten Klammerelementen (13), die an der Rückseite der hinteren Platte (10) und der Frontplatte (11) bereitgestellt sind;Anbringen des Frontelements (9) auf einer der mindestens einen Tür (14) gegenüberliegenden Frontseite des internen Stützelements (6) durch Eingriff der zweiten Klammerelemente (13) in die am inneren Stützelement (6) bereitgestellten ersten Klammerelemente (8) derart, dass die beschichtete Seite der Frontplatte (11) die Frontfläche des Pfostens (32, 34, 36) bildet, wodurch eine thermische Isolierung gegenüber dem kalten Hauptkörper (4) des Pfostens (32, 34, 36) bereitgestellt wird.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 14, wobei die thermisch isolierende Beschichtung (11a) auf das mindestens eine Frontoberflächenelement (10) gesprüht wird.
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