EP3016552B1 - Refrigeration cabinets for containers - Google Patents

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EP3016552B1
EP3016552B1 EP14753195.8A EP14753195A EP3016552B1 EP 3016552 B1 EP3016552 B1 EP 3016552B1 EP 14753195 A EP14753195 A EP 14753195A EP 3016552 B1 EP3016552 B1 EP 3016552B1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47FSPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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    • A47F3/0443Cases or cabinets of the open type with forced air circulation
    • A47F3/0447Cases or cabinets of the open type with forced air circulation with air curtains
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47FSPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
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    • A47F3/06Show cases or show cabinets with movable or removable shelves or receptacles
    • A47F2003/066Show cases or show cabinets with movable or removable shelves or receptacles with movable or removable trolley for easy restocking

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  • the invention relates to a container cooling rack.
  • Such container refrigerated shelves are technologically very similar in technology to conventional refrigerated shelves, which are equally intended in particular for commercial use in the food sector, such as for sale of meat, vegetables, fruit or dairy products.
  • Such refrigerated shelves, as well as container refrigerated shelves comprise a goods compartment which is open or openable to at least one user side for access to goods.
  • refrigerated shelves can have glass doors or the like here, which, however, is naturally not provided for in container refrigerated shelves.
  • Other refrigerated shelves are in themselves open during the opening hours of corresponding stores that hold such refrigerated shelves, so that customers can directly and directly take out goods. For energy-related reasons, it may be provided that energy losses are minimized by covers, such as roller blinds and the like, outside of business hours.
  • the conventional refrigerated shelves comprise a frame work surrounding the goods space with a ceiling element and a wall, wherein in the ceiling element along the open or openable user side a cold air supply for the goods space or in conventional refrigerated shelves is provided for a cold air curtain.
  • the cold air supply is provided with a cold air supply comprising a arranged at least partially in the conversion and in the ceiling element main air duct with an air intake and arranged in the main air duct fan and arranged in the main air duct cold point of a cooling unit.
  • container refrigerated shelves have at least one receptacle for a goods-carrying container, such as for a trolley or for goods pallets, which can be equipped with containers on the user side.
  • a goods-carrying container such as for a trolley or for goods pallets
  • Such a configuration has the advantage over conventional refrigerated shelves that a loading or re-sorting of the container cooling shelves in the field of recording can be done quickly and efficiently even with large quantities of goods. Accordingly, container refrigerated shelves do not have bottom trays, such as those found in conventional refrigerated shelves.
  • US 2005/257548 A1 discloses a refrigerated counter adapted to receive at least one wheeled cart.
  • the refrigerated counter has a display case with a rear and a bottom wall defining a product display area.
  • the exhibition area has access to receive the cart within the product display area and an air passageway having an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the product display area, the air passageway having a lower return drainage channel in fluid communication with the inlet.
  • a carriage support surface is provided by the lower wall and is raised above the floor with a ramp rotatably connected to the carriage support surface and movable between a storage position and an operating position.
  • JP S 49 141093 U and JP H 07 113570 A disclosed a refrigerated counter with a hinged front panel.
  • FR 1 597 328 A discloses a refrigerated display case having an access opening for unhindered access to chilled goods therein, wherein the refrigerated display case comprises at least one movable compartment on which the refrigerated goods can be stored. Furthermore, the refrigerated display case comprises a fixed part having a main part with an air opening and a movable front part with an air opening and means for moving cooled air between the air openings to form an air curtain in front of the access opening.
  • the fixed part can accommodate the movable compartments in a working position in which both Parts cooperate, and leaves with the front part removed a movement of the movable compartments in this and from this working position.
  • the invention is based on the basic knowledge that to increase the energy efficiency in container refrigerated shelves, a suitable air curtain that forms before the goods on the user side, is advantageous, in particular for this purpose, a corresponding intake, which, if possible, the cold air of the cold air curtain aspirates with as little warm room air, in this regard is an advantage.
  • a bottom plate with a support for the container and with the air intake is provided, wherein the air intake extends parallel to the cold air supply.
  • the air intake extends parallel to the cold air supply.
  • a front opening with the air intake is provided which can be opened with the container.
  • the air intake is not directly on the ground but by the front end itself spatially increased, which in turn means that less room air is sucked.
  • this embodiment allows, when the front end sufficiently tight against the other wall of the container cooling rack, the configuration of an arrangement that is similar to the bottom trays in conventional refrigerated shelves, and already proven in terms of their energy efficiency in conventional refrigerated shelves Has.
  • the ⁇ ffeniana for placement purposes however, obstructs the loading of containers, so for example with trolleys or pallets only insignificantly.
  • the front end may include a front end air duct, on the one hand has the air intake and on the other hand connected via a duct outlet with an air intake of a bottom plate and / or with another channel entrance of the main air duct.
  • a front end air duct on the one hand has the air intake and on the other hand connected via a duct outlet with an air intake of a bottom plate and / or with another channel entrance of the main air duct.
  • the front closure is walk-trained so that customers - but possibly also operating personnel - can ascend to the front end to reach shelves or in areas that are located higher in the container cooling rack.
  • the front end is formed by lateral rails, which are provided on the framework of the container cooling shelf, upwardly displaceable, this movement can be supported by appropriate mechanical aids, such as counterweights, if necessary.
  • the bottom plate of the container cooling rack in which the air intake is provided, be designed to be interrupted, so that wheels of pallet truck or of rolling stock can be placed on the floor remaining in the recording. This avoids that the corresponding wheels are shifted upwards in order to get to the bottom plate, so that a loading of the receptacle for operating personnel compared to conventional container refrigerated shelves is not difficult.
  • the bottom plate is continuous.
  • a header in front of the bottom plate may be provided with a continuous or with a widened air intake similar to the front end, which can be removed from the assembled and reassembled after loading.
  • a continuous floor slab has proven to be relatively efficient and reliable.
  • the cold air supply and the air intake each have a length in the horizontal direction and parallel to the user side, wherein the length of the air intake deviates by a maximum of 50% of the length of the cold air supply. It has been found that large deviations lead to large energy losses.
  • the length of the air intake differs by a maximum of 20%, in particular by a maximum of 10%, of the length of the cold air supply, so that the cold air curtain can be formed as parallel and uniform as possible.
  • the length of the cold air supply or the air intake amounts to at least 90%, preferably 95%, of the open user side, so that the corresponding cold air curtain covers the user side as widely as possible.
  • the bottom plate is also provided with an air duct, so a bottom plate air duct, so that the air from the air intake can be directed in a structurally simple manner to the main air duct.
  • both the bottom plate air duct and the front end air duct can be made substantially airtight.
  • the bottom plate when the bottom plate is formed continuously and has a very wide air duct, this can be stiffened against a possible bending or supported by support elements.
  • the respective air intake may be covered by a grid to minimize the risk of objects entering the air duct.
  • known from the field of conventional refrigerated shelves gutters or other cleaning devices may be provided accordingly.
  • the bottom plate may well be 1 cm or a little more high.
  • the bottom plate comprises a ramp or on which a ramp can be attached. In this way, a loading of the receptacle is facilitated with containers.
  • the ramp may be designed to be foldable or to be able to be pushed in or out so that it does not support the formation of a floor pan in the area of the receptacle or if it does not hinder the application of a front end if it is not used for equipping ,
  • the ramp may have openings that serve as an air intake, or have the air intake itself. Then, a movable or hinged version of the ramp is not necessary, so that the ramp itself has the air intake. It is also conceivable that a front end with its channel outlet attaches the front end air duct to the openings of the ramp, so that the air sucked through the front end and its air intake via this channel exit and the openings of the ramp, which then serves as the channel entrance of the main air duct, to the main air duct arrives.
  • the container cooling racks 1 shown in the figures each have a goods compartment 3 for food or similar perishable goods, which is open to a user side 2.
  • a possible night cover which - depending on the concrete implementation of existing embodiments - if necessary, for example, can be pulled down as a roller blind on the user side.
  • the container cooling shelves 1 have a receptacle 4 in the goods space 3 for receiving containers 5, such as for example of trolleys or goods pallets, on, so that the container cooler shelves 1 can be quickly stocked with appropriate goods, even if they are large quantities or heavy goods.
  • the container cooling shelves comprise a stud 6, which carries a ceiling element 7 in a ceiling region 16 and a wall 8, which closes the container cooling shelf 1 apart from the user side 2 side and is constructed correspondingly insulating.
  • a main air duct 11 is guided in each case, which also extends into the ceiling element 7 and in which a fan 13 and a cold point 14, as usually an evaporator of a cooler unit, are arranged.
  • the container cooling shelves 1 each have a longitudinal extent perpendicular to the plane of the drawing and can certainly extend over several meters, to over 10 meters or even longer, long. If appropriate, in order to be able to ensure appropriate cooling capacities, a plurality of main air ducts 11 or a plurality of cold junctions 14 and fans 13 are provided. Likewise, in particular for reasons of stability, vertical partitions or additional support means of the stud work 6 can serve for stabilization. As a rule, the container cooling racks 1 are delivered in longitudinal sections between 1 meter and 3 meters and, if necessary, assembled on site in order to avoid unnecessarily complicating an onward transport.
  • All of the container cooling racks 1 shown in the figures have in the bottom region 15 an air intake 12 for the main air duct 11, which is connected via a bottom plate air duct 25 in a bottom plate 17 with the main air duct 11.
  • a correspondingly close airtight connection between the channels 25 and 11 is advantageous.
  • the bottom plate can be designed to be open at the bottom so that a corresponding air duct is formed on the one hand by the bottom plate and on the other hand by the bottom on which the container cooling shelf 1 stands. In such an embodiment, it is advantageous if the air duct formed thereby is bounded laterally by corresponding boundaries on the bottom plate.
  • the bottom plate 17 may have supports, not shown here, within the bottom plate air channel 25, which prevent or minimize bending of the bottom plate 17 into the bottom plate air channel 25. If appropriate, further reinforcements of the bottom plate 17 can alternatively or cumulatively be provided for this purpose.
  • the bottom plate 17 is formed continuously in the longitudinal direction and forms a support 18 for the container 5.
  • the bottom plate or the bottom plate air duct may be interrupted so that wheels do not come to the bottom plate air duct but next to the same and the Container 5 does not have to be raised by the height of the bottom plate 17 including the bottom plate air duct 25 during loading.
  • a hinged ramp 19 is provided, which facilitates a sliding of the container 5.
  • this ramp 19 conceals the air intake 12, which, however, is uncritical in terms of energy, since such loading processes take only a short time of the total operating time of the container cooling rack 1.
  • the ramp 19 which is attached to the bottom plate 17 via a hinge, folded up, so that the air intake 12 is released.
  • the ramp 12 forms together with the remaining wall 8 of the container cooling rack 1 in the folded state in the bottom region 15 a trough, which holds cold air back.
  • the released air intake 12 can then extend parallel to the cold air supply 9 and in this embodiment over the same length of the cold air supply 9 readily.
  • the ramp 19 may also be removable or formed on or in the bottom plate 17 in slidable.
  • FIGS. 2 to 5 illustrated embodiment (wherein in Figures 2 and 5 for reasons of clarity, the fan 13 is not shown again) has a ramp 19, which is formed correspondingly hinged. This ramp may possibly be removable or designed to be pushed in any way.
  • a front end 20 is pushed in front of the bottom plate 17, which has in its body a front end channel 21 which on the one hand to an air intake 12 of the front end 20 and on the other hand connected to a channel exit 22 is.
  • the air intake 12 of the front end 20 is directed upward and compared to the air intake 12 of the embodiment according to FIG. 1 arranged elevated and the channel output 22 when the front end 20 is pushed in front of the bottom plate 17, connected to a channel inlet 23 of the bottom plate air channel 25, wherein the channel inlet 23 is substantially the air intake 12 according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 equivalent.
  • the higher and upwardly arranged air intake 12, on the one hand promotes the formation of a possibly parallel cold air curtain 28. In addition, the risk that foreign air, which is naturally slightly warmer, is sucked minimized.
  • the front end 20 at the in FIGS. 2 to 5 illustrated embodiment of the bottom plate 17 or otherwise locked to the stud 6, so that the front end 20 can also be entered by customers or staff to reach higher regions, such as goods on any shelves 24.
  • FIGS. 6 to 8 illustrated embodiments has been dispensed with a separate and movable ramp 19. Rather, the ramp 19 is integrated into the bottom plate 17, as shown in detail in FIG FIG. 9 illustrated by way of example, and the air intake 12 through openings 26 in the ramp 19 realized.
  • a bottom plate 17, which the arrangement according to FIG. 9 corresponds to combine with a front end for example, if this has a corresponding approach to the ramp 19, which corresponds directly to the ramp 19, as this in the embodiments according to FIGS. 6 to 8 is realized.
  • FIG. 6 a front end 20, which is arranged on a lever arm 27, so that the front end 20 can be folded up on the lever arm 27.
  • the lever arm 27 is attached via a not quantified rotary joint to the stator 6.
  • the front end 20, according to the embodiments FIGS. 2 to 5 is used to attach via such a lever arm to the container cooling rack.
  • further detents may be provided.
  • vertically directed guide rails are used for guiding the front end 20.
  • the front end 20 according to the embodiment according to FIGS. 2 to 5 designed removable and displaceable, with this front end corresponding complementary to the ramp 19 as in FIG. 9 is shown, is configured so that can be dispensed with a hinged or otherwise movable ramp 19.
  • the ramp 19 and the frontal end 20 respectively air intake 12 are provided, which extend over long lengths substantially parallel to the cold air supply 9.
  • the air sucked in this way passes through the bottom plate air duct 25 into the main air duct 11, where it is sucked by the fan 13 and conveyed upwards.
  • the air passes through a cold point 14 of a refrigeration unit, such as an evaporator.
  • a refrigeration unit such as an evaporator.
  • the cold air enters the ceiling element 7 and is on the cold air supply 10th the cold air supply 9 for a cold air curtain 28 (exemplified in FIG. 2 shown).
  • This cold air curtain 28 isolates the goods compartment 3 in particular against room air, whereby it inevitably heats up a bit.
  • the air suckers 12, which extend over a large length parallel to the cold air supply 9 a large part of the cold air curtain 28 is sucked in, so that the cooling at the cold spot 14 and the performance of the Fan 13 can be minimized. This applies in particular when using the front end 20 with its higher air intake 12.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Containerkühlregal.The invention relates to a container cooling rack.

Derartige Containerkühlregale sind in ihrer Technologie herkömmlichen Kühlregalen, welche gleichermaßen insbesondere zum gewerblichen Einsatz im Lebensmittelbereich, wie beispielsweise zum Verkauf von Fleisch, Gemüse, Obst oder Molkereiprodukten, vorgesehen sind, technologisch sehr ähnlich. Derartige Kühlregale, wie auch Containerkühlregale, umfassen einen Warenraum, der zu wenigstens einer Nutzerseite für einen Zugriff zu Waren offen bzw. öffenbar ausgebildet ist. Je nach konkreter Ausgestaltung können Kühlregale hier Glastüren oder ähnliches aufweisen, was jedoch - naturgemäß - bei Containerkühlregalen nicht vorgesehen ist. Andere Kühlregale sind an sich während der Öffnungszeiten entsprechender Geschäfte, welche derartige Kühlregale vorhalten, offen, sodass Kunden unmittelbar und direkt Waren entnehmen können. Aus energietechnischen Gründen kann vorgesehen sein, dass durch Abdeckungen, wie beispielsweise Rollvorhängen und Ähnliches, außerhalb der Geschäftszeiten Energieverluste minimiert werden.Such container refrigerated shelves are technologically very similar in technology to conventional refrigerated shelves, which are equally intended in particular for commercial use in the food sector, such as for sale of meat, vegetables, fruit or dairy products. Such refrigerated shelves, as well as container refrigerated shelves, comprise a goods compartment which is open or openable to at least one user side for access to goods. Depending on the specific embodiment, refrigerated shelves can have glass doors or the like here, which, however, is naturally not provided for in container refrigerated shelves. Other refrigerated shelves are in themselves open during the opening hours of corresponding stores that hold such refrigerated shelves, so that customers can directly and directly take out goods. For energy-related reasons, it may be provided that energy losses are minimized by covers, such as roller blinds and the like, outside of business hours.

Die herkömmlichen Kühlregale umfassen ein den Warenraum umgebendes Ständerwerk mit einem Deckenelement und einer Wandung, wobei in dem Deckenelement entlang der offenen bzw. öffenbaren Nutzerseite eine Kaltluftspeisung für den Warenraum bzw. bei konventionellen Kühlregalen für einen Kaltluftschleier vorgesehen ist. Die Kaltluftspeisung ist mit einer Kaltluftzufuhr vorgesehen, die einen wenigstens teilweise in der Wandlung und im Deckenelement angeordneten Hauptluftkanal mit einer Luftansaugung sowie einen in dem Hauptluftkanal angeordneten Ventilator und eine in dem Hauptluftkanal angeordnete Kaltstelle eines Kühlaggregats umfasst.The conventional refrigerated shelves comprise a frame work surrounding the goods space with a ceiling element and a wall, wherein in the ceiling element along the open or openable user side a cold air supply for the goods space or in conventional refrigerated shelves is provided for a cold air curtain. The cold air supply is provided with a cold air supply comprising a arranged at least partially in the conversion and in the ceiling element main air duct with an air intake and arranged in the main air duct fan and arranged in the main air duct cold point of a cooling unit.

Abweichend von konventionellen Kühlregalen weisen Containerkühlregale wenigstens eine Aufnahme für einen Waren tragenden Container, wie beispielsweise für einen Rollwagen oder für Warenpaletten auf, die über die Nutzerseite mit Containern bestückbar ist. Dieses bedingt, dass eine Bodengruppe des Containerkühlregals für Rollwagen oder auch Warenpaletten tragenden Hubwagen zugängig sein muss, sodass eine entsprechende Bestückung erfolgen kann. Eine derartige Ausgestaltung hat gegenüber herkömmlichen Kühlregalen den Vorteil, dass ein Bestücken bzw. Umsortieren der Containerkühlregale im Bereich der Aufnahme schnell und effizient auch bei großen Warenmengen erfolgen kann. Dementsprechend weisen Containerkühlregale Bodenwannen, wie sie bei herkömmlichen Kühlregalen zu finden sind, nicht auf.Notwithstanding conventional refrigerated shelves container refrigerated shelves have at least one receptacle for a goods-carrying container, such as for a trolley or for goods pallets, which can be equipped with containers on the user side. This requires that a bottom group of the container cooling rack for trolleys or goods pallets carrying pallet truck must be accessible, so that appropriate equipment can be done. Such a configuration has the advantage over conventional refrigerated shelves that a loading or re-sorting of the container cooling shelves in the field of recording can be done quickly and efficiently even with large quantities of goods. Accordingly, container refrigerated shelves do not have bottom trays, such as those found in conventional refrigerated shelves.

Es versteht sich, dass in oberen Bereichen der Containerkühlregale auch herkömmliche Regalböden, wie sie an sich bei herkömmlichen Kühlregalen bekannt sind, vorgesehen sein können. In derartigen Fällen steht dann lediglich der unter dem unteren Regalboden verbleibender Raum als Aufnahme für die Container zur Verfügung.It is understood that in the upper areas of the container cooling shelves and conventional shelves, as they are known in conventional refrigerated shelves, may be provided. In such cases, then only the space remaining under the lower shelf is available as a receptacle for the containers.

US 2005/257548 A1 offenbart eine Kühltheke, die dazu ausgebildet ist, mindestens einen mit Rädern versehenen Wagen aufzunehmen. Die Kühltheke weist einen Schaukasten mit einer hinteren und einer unteren Wand auf, die einen Produktausstellungsbereich definieren. Der Ausstellungbereich weist einen Zugang, um den Wagen innerhalb des Produktausstellungsbereiches aufzunehmen, und einen Luftdurchgangsweg mit einem Eintritt und einem Austritt in Fluidverbindung mit dem Produktausstellungsbereich auf, wobei der Luftdurchgangsweg einen unteren Rückflussabzugskanal in Fluidverbindung mit dem Eintritt aufweist. Eine Wagenauflagefläche wird durch die untere Wand bereitgestellt und ist über dem Fußboden erhöht, wobei eine Rampe drehbar mit der Wagenauflagefläche verbunden und zwischen einer Aufbewahrungsposition und einer Betriebsposition beweglich ist. US 2005/257548 A1 discloses a refrigerated counter adapted to receive at least one wheeled cart. The refrigerated counter has a display case with a rear and a bottom wall defining a product display area. The exhibition area has access to receive the cart within the product display area and an air passageway having an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the product display area, the air passageway having a lower return drainage channel in fluid communication with the inlet. A carriage support surface is provided by the lower wall and is raised above the floor with a ramp rotatably connected to the carriage support surface and movable between a storage position and an operating position.

JP S 49 141093 U und JP H 07 113570 A offenbarten eine Kühltheke mit einem klappbaren vorderseitigen Element. JP S 49 141093 U and JP H 07 113570 A disclosed a refrigerated counter with a hinged front panel.

FR 1 597 328 A offenbart eine Kühlvitrine mit einer für ungehinderten Zugriff zu darin gekühltem Kühlgut vorgesehenen Zugangsöffnung, wobei die Kühlvitrine mindestens ein bewegliches Abteil umfasst, auf dem das Kühlgut gelagert werden kann. Ferner umfasst die Kühlvitrine einen feststehenden Teil mit einem eine Luftöffnung aufweisenden Hauptteil und einem beweglichen Vorderteil mit einer Luftöffnung sowie Mittel zur Bewegung gekühlter Luft zwischen den Luftöffnungen zur Bildung eines Luftvorhangs vor der Zugangsöffnung. Der feststehende Teil kann die beweglichen Abteile in eine Arbeitsstellung aufnehmen, in der beide Teile zusammenwirken, und lässt bei entferntem Vorderteil eine Bewegung der beweglichen Abteile in diese und aus dieser Arbeitsstellung zu. FR 1 597 328 A discloses a refrigerated display case having an access opening for unhindered access to chilled goods therein, wherein the refrigerated display case comprises at least one movable compartment on which the refrigerated goods can be stored. Furthermore, the refrigerated display case comprises a fixed part having a main part with an air opening and a movable front part with an air opening and means for moving cooled air between the air openings to form an air curtain in front of the access opening. The fixed part can accommodate the movable compartments in a working position in which both Parts cooperate, and leaves with the front part removed a movement of the movable compartments in this and from this working position.

Es ist Aufgabe vorliegender Erfindung, die Energieeffizienz von Containerkühlregalen zu erhöhen.It is an object of the present invention to increase the energy efficiency of container refrigerated shelves.

Als Lösung wird ein Containerkühlregal mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 vorgeschlagen. Weitere vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen finden sich in den Unteransprüchen sowie der nachfolgenden Beschreibung.As a solution, a container cooling rack with the features of claim 1 is proposed. Further advantageous embodiments can be found in the subclaims and the following description.

Hierbei geht die Erfindung von der Grunderkenntnis aus, dass zur Erhöhung der Energieeffizienz auch bei Containerkühlregalen ein geeigneter Luftschleier, der sich vor den Waren auf der Nutzerseite ausbildet, von Vorteil ist, insbesondere dass hierzu eine entsprechende Ansaugung, welche nach Möglichkeit die kalte Luft des Kaltluftschleiers mit möglichst wenig warmer Raumluft ansaugt, diesbezüglich von Vorteil ist.The invention is based on the basic knowledge that to increase the energy efficiency in container refrigerated shelves, a suitable air curtain that forms before the goods on the user side, is advantageous, in particular for this purpose, a corresponding intake, which, if possible, the cold air of the cold air curtain aspirates with as little warm room air, in this regard is an advantage.

Dementsprechend ist es von Vorteil, wenn im Bodenbereich des Containerkühlregals eine Bodenplatte mit einem Auflager für den Container und mit der Luftansaugung, vorgesehen ist, wobei sich die Luftansaugung parallel zur Kaltluftspeisung erstreckt. Auf diese Weise kann eine Luftansaugung im Wesentlich auf der Nutzerseite, also vor den Waren erfolgen, sodass sämtliche Waren, die innerhalb des Warenraums, also auch in den Containern, befindlich sind, über den Kaltluftschleier nach außen abgetrennt sind. Dieses vermeidet insbesondere auch, dass wärmere Raumluft sich mit der kalten Luft des Kaltluftschleiers in unzulässigem Maße vermischt.Accordingly, it is advantageous if in the bottom region of the container cooling shelf, a bottom plate with a support for the container and with the air intake, is provided, wherein the air intake extends parallel to the cold air supply. In this way, an air intake substantially on the user side, ie before the goods are made, so that all goods that are located within the goods space, including in the containers, are separated over the cold air curtain to the outside. This also avoids, in particular, that warmer room air mixes with the cold air of the cold air curtain to an inadmissible extent.

Kumulativ ist ein für die Bestückung mit dem Container öffenbarer Frontabschluss mit der Luftansaugung vorgesehen. Durch einen derartigen Frontabschluss, der aktiv eine Luftansaugung aufweist, erfolgt die Luftansaugung nicht unmittelbar am Boden sondern durch den Frontabschluss selbst räumlich etwas erhöht, was wiederum dazu führt, dass weniger Raumluft angesaugt wird. Darüber hinaus ermöglicht diese Ausgestaltung, wenn der Frontabschluss ausreichend dicht an der übrigen Wandung des Containerkühlregals anliegt, die Ausgestaltung einer Anordnung, die den Bodenwannen bei herkömmlichen Kühlregalen ähnlich ist, und sich hinsichtlich ihrer Energieeffizienz bereits bei herkömmlichen Kühlregalen bewährt hat. Die Öffenbarkeit zu Bestückungszwecken behindert hingegen das Bestücken mit Containern, also beispielsweise mit Rollwägen oder Warenpaletten nur unwesentlich.Cumulatively, a front opening with the air intake is provided which can be opened with the container. By such a front end, which has an active air intake, the air intake is not directly on the ground but by the front end itself spatially increased, which in turn means that less room air is sucked. In addition, this embodiment allows, when the front end sufficiently tight against the other wall of the container cooling rack, the configuration of an arrangement that is similar to the bottom trays in conventional refrigerated shelves, and already proven in terms of their energy efficiency in conventional refrigerated shelves Has. The Öffenbarkeit for placement purposes, however, obstructs the loading of containers, so for example with trolleys or pallets only insignificantly.

In einer bevorzugten konkreten Umsetzung kann der Frontabschluss einen Frontabschlussluftkanal umfassen, der einerseits die Luftansaugung aufweist und andererseits über einen Kanalausgang mit einer Luftansaugung einer Bodenplatte und/oder mit einem sonstigen Kanaleingang des Hauptluftkanals verbindbar ist. Auf diese Weise kann die über die Luftansaugung angesaugte kalte Luft des Kaltluftschleiers ohne weiteres und baulich betriebssicher aus dem Frontabschluss in den Hauptluftkanal geführt werden. Es versteht sich, dass ggf. auch andere Lösungen, wie beispielsweise eine Verbindung über Luftschläuche oder ähnliches zu Anwendungen kommen können, wobei die vorgenannten Lösungen den Vorteil haben, dass sie mit wenig baulichem Aufwand auch über die Breite des gesamten Containerkühlregals hinweg realisiert werden können, sodass ohne weiteres auch sehr große Kanalquerschnitte umgesetzt werden können.In a preferred concrete implementation, the front end may include a front end air duct, on the one hand has the air intake and on the other hand connected via a duct outlet with an air intake of a bottom plate and / or with another channel entrance of the main air duct. In this way, the sucked in via the air intake cold air of the cold air curtain can be easily and structurally reliable out of the front end in the main air duct. It is understood that, where appropriate, other solutions, such as a connection via air hoses or the like may come to applications, the above solutions have the advantage that they can be realized with little structural effort across the width of the entire container cooling rack away, so that even very large channel cross sections can be implemented without further ado.

Vorzugsweise ist der Frontabschluss begehbar ausgebildet, sodass Kunden - aber auch ggf. Bedienpersonal - auf den Frontabschluss aufsteigen können, um an Regale oder in Bereiche, die höher in dem Containerkühlregal gelegen sind, zu gelangen.Preferably, the front closure is walk-trained so that customers - but possibly also operating personnel - can ascend to the front end to reach shelves or in areas that are located higher in the container cooling rack.

Der Frontabschluss ist über seitliche Schienen, die an dem Ständerwerk des Containerkühlregals vorgesehen sind, nach oben verlagerbar ausgebildet, wobei diese Bewegung durch geeignete mechanische Hilfsmittel, wie beispielsweise Gegengewichte, gegebenenfalls unterstützt werden kann.The front end is formed by lateral rails, which are provided on the framework of the container cooling shelf, upwardly displaceable, this movement can be supported by appropriate mechanical aids, such as counterweights, if necessary.

In einer konkreten Umsetzung kann die Bodenplatte des Containerkühlregales, in welcher die Luftansaugung vorgesehen ist, unterbrochen ausgebildet sein, sodass Räder von Hubwagen bzw. von Rollwägen auf dem Fußboden verbleibend in die Aufnahme eingebracht werden können. Dieses vermeidet, dass die entsprechenden Räder nach oben verlagert werden müssen, um auf die Bodenplatte zu gelangen, sodass ein Bestücken der Aufnahme für Bedienpersonal gegenüber herkömmlichen Containerkühlregalen nicht erschwert wird.In a concrete implementation, the bottom plate of the container cooling rack, in which the air intake is provided, be designed to be interrupted, so that wheels of pallet truck or of rolling stock can be placed on the floor remaining in the recording. This avoids that the corresponding wheels are shifted upwards in order to get to the bottom plate, so that a loading of the receptacle for operating personnel compared to conventional container refrigerated shelves is not difficult.

Sollte bei einer derartigen Ausgestaltung festgestellt werden, dass der sich bildende Kaltluftschleier nicht ausreichend gleichförmig nach unten fällt, da auf Grund entsprechender Aussparungen der Bodenplatte naturgemäß dort auch keine Luftansaugung erfolgen kann, ist es von Vorteil, wenn die Bodenplatte durchgehend ausgebildet ist. Alternativ hierzu kann ein Vorsatz vor die Bodenplatte mit einer durchgehenden bzw. mit einer verbreiterten Luftansaugung ähnlich des Frontabschlusses vorgesehen sein, der vor dem Bestückten entfernt und nach dem Bestücken wieder angesetzt werden kann. In der Praxis hat sich jedoch eine durchgehende Bodenplatte als verhältnismäßig effizient und betriebssicher herausgestellt.If it should be found in such an embodiment that the forming cold air curtain does not fall down sufficiently uniformly, since naturally also no air suction can take place there on the basis of corresponding recesses of the bottom plate, it is advantageous if the bottom plate is continuous. Alternatively, a header in front of the bottom plate may be provided with a continuous or with a widened air intake similar to the front end, which can be removed from the assembled and reassembled after loading. In practice, however, a continuous floor slab has proven to be relatively efficient and reliable.

Vorzugsweise weisen die Kaltluftspeisung und die Luftansaugung jeweils eine Länge in horizontaler Richtung und parallel zur Nutzerseite auf, wobei die Länge der Luftansaugung um maximal 50% von der Länge der Kaltluftspeisung abweicht. Es hat sich herausgestellt, dass bei größeren Abweichungen zu große Energieverluste auftreten. Vorzugsweise weicht die Länge der Luftansaugung um maximal 20%, insbesondere um maximal 10%, von der Länge der Kaltluftspeisung ab, sodass der Kaltluftschleier möglichst parallel und gleichförmig ausgebildet sein kann.Preferably, the cold air supply and the air intake each have a length in the horizontal direction and parallel to the user side, wherein the length of the air intake deviates by a maximum of 50% of the length of the cold air supply. It has been found that large deviations lead to large energy losses. Preferably, the length of the air intake differs by a maximum of 20%, in particular by a maximum of 10%, of the length of the cold air supply, so that the cold air curtain can be formed as parallel and uniform as possible.

Insgesamt ist es von Vorteil, wenn die Länge der Kaltluftspeisung bzw. der Luftansaugung jeweils mindestens 90%, vorzugsweise 95%, der offenen Nutzerseite beträgt, sodass der entsprechende Kaltluftschleier die Nutzerseite möglichst breit überdeckt.Overall, it is advantageous if the length of the cold air supply or the air intake amounts to at least 90%, preferably 95%, of the open user side, so that the corresponding cold air curtain covers the user side as widely as possible.

Vorzugsweise ist die Bodenplatte ebenfalls mit einem Luftkanal, also einem Bodenplattenluftkanal, versehen, sodass die Luft von der Luftansaugung auf baulich einfache Weise zu dem Hauptluftkanal geleitet werden kann.Preferably, the bottom plate is also provided with an air duct, so a bottom plate air duct, so that the air from the air intake can be directed in a structurally simple manner to the main air duct.

Es versteht sich, dass sowohl der Bodenplattenluftkanal als auch der Frontabschlussluftkanal im Wesentlichen luftdicht ausgebildet sein können. Gegebenenfalls ist es auch denkbar, bodenseitig einen Luftkanal offen auszugestalten, solange entsprechende Randelemente für eine betriebssichere Führung der Luft sorgen und insbesondere ein Eindringen von Warmluft auf ein Minimum begrenzen.It is understood that both the bottom plate air duct and the front end air duct can be made substantially airtight. Optionally, it is also conceivable to design an air channel open on the bottom side, as long as corresponding edge elements ensure reliable operation of the air and in particular limit the penetration of warm air to a minimum.

Ebenso ist es von Vorteil, wenn die jeweiligen Verbindungen zwischen den unterschiedlichen Luftkanälen dementsprechend luftdicht bzw. annähernd luftdicht ausgebildet sein.Likewise, it is advantageous if the respective connections between the different air ducts are accordingly airtight or approximately airtight.

Insbesondere wenn die Bodenplatte durchgehend ausgebildet ist und einen sehr breiten Luftkanal aufweist, kann diese gegen ein eventuelles Verbiegen versteift bzw. durch Stützelemente gestützt werden.In particular, when the bottom plate is formed continuously and has a very wide air duct, this can be stiffened against a possible bending or supported by support elements.

Des Weiteren versteht es sich, dass die jeweilige Luftansaugung durch ein Gitter abgedeckt sein kann, um die Gefahr eines Eindringens von Gegenständen in den Luftkanal zu minimieren. Ebenso können an sich aus dem Bereich der herkömmlichen Kühlregale bekannte Ablaufrinnen bzw. sonstige Reinigungsvorrichtungen dementsprechend vorgesehen sein.Furthermore, it is understood that the respective air intake may be covered by a grid to minimize the risk of objects entering the air duct. Likewise, known from the field of conventional refrigerated shelves gutters or other cleaning devices may be provided accordingly.

Zur Ausbildung eines ausreichenden Kanalquerschnitts für den Bodenplattenluftkanal kann die Bodenplatte durchaus 1 cm oder etwas mehr hoch sein.To form a sufficient channel cross-section for the bottom plate air duct, the bottom plate may well be 1 cm or a little more high.

Um die Container auf die Bodenplatte herauf schieben zu können, ist es von Vorteil, wenn die Bodenplatte eine Rampe umfasst bzw. an dieselbe eine Rampe angesetzt werden kann. Auf diese Weise wird ein Bestücken der Aufnahme mit Containern erleichtert.In order to be able to push the containers up onto the bottom plate, it is advantageous if the bottom plate comprises a ramp or on which a ramp can be attached. In this way, a loading of the receptacle is facilitated with containers.

Die Rampe kann, je nach konkreter Umsetzung vorliegender Erfindung, klappbar oder hoch- bzw. einschiebbar ausgebildet sein, sodass sie, wenn sie für ein Bestücken nicht genutzt wird, die Bildung einer Bodenwanne im Bereich der Aufnahme unterstützen bzw. ein Ansetzen eines Frontabschlusses nicht behindert.Depending on the specific implementation of the present invention, the ramp may be designed to be foldable or to be able to be pushed in or out so that it does not support the formation of a floor pan in the area of the receptacle or if it does not hinder the application of a front end if it is not used for equipping ,

Alternativ kann die Rampe Öffnungen aufweisen, die als Luftansaugung dienen, bzw. die Luftansaugung selbst aufweisen. Dann ist eine bewegbare bzw. klappbare Ausführung der Rampe nicht notwendig, sodass die Rampe selbst die Luftansaugung aufweist. Ebenso ist es denkbar, dass ein Frontabschluss mit seinem Kanalausgang den Frontabschlussluftkanal an den Öffnungen der Rampe ansetzt, sodass die über den Frontabschluss und dessen Luftansaugung angesaugte Luft über diesen Kanalausgang und die Öffnungen der Rampe, die dann als Kanaleingang des Hauptluftkanals dient, zu dem Hauptluftkanal gelangt.Alternatively, the ramp may have openings that serve as an air intake, or have the air intake itself. Then, a movable or hinged version of the ramp is not necessary, so that the ramp itself has the air intake. It is also conceivable that a front end with its channel outlet attaches the front end air duct to the openings of the ramp, so that the air sucked through the front end and its air intake via this channel exit and the openings of the ramp, which then serves as the channel entrance of the main air duct, to the main air duct arrives.

Es versteht sich, dass die Merkmale der vorstehend bzw. in den Ansprüchen beschriebenen Lösungen gegebenenfalls auch kombiniert werden können, um die Vorteile entsprechend kumuliert umsetzen zu können.It is understood that the features of the solutions described above or in the claims can optionally also be combined in order to implement the advantages in a cumulative manner.

Weitere Vorteile, Ziele und Eigenschaften vorliegender Erfindung werden anhand nachfolgender Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen erläutert, die insbesondere auch in anliegender Zeichnung dargestellt sind. In der Zeichnung zeigen:

Figur 1
ein erstes nicht erfindungsgemäßes Ausführungsbeispiel eines Containerkühlregals in schematischer Schnittdarstellung;
Figur 2
ein zweites nicht erfindungsgemäßes Ausführungsbeispiel eines Containerkühlregals in ähnlicher Darstellung wie Figur 1;
Figur 3
die Anordnung nach Figur 2 in einem Ausschnitt beim Bestücken;
Figur 4
die Anordnung nach Figuren 2 und 3 in demselben Ausschnitt wie Figur 3 beim Ansetzen des Frontabschlusses;
Figur 5
eine vergrößerte Darstellung der Anordnung nach Figur 2;
Figur 6
ein drittes nicht erfindungsgemäßes Ausführungsbeispiel eines Containerkühlregals in ähnlicher Ansicht wie Figuren 1 bis 5;
Figur 7
ein viertes nicht erfindungsgemäßes Ausführungsbeispiel eines Containerkühlregals in ähnlicher Darstellung wie Figuren 3 und 4 bei abgesetztem Frontabschluss;
Figur 8
die Anordnung nach Figur 7 bei angesetztem Frontabschluss in ähnlicher Darstellung wie Figuren 3, 4 und 7; und
Figur 9
eine Detailansicht einer Bodenplatte mit Rampe, wie sie bei den Ausführungsbeispielen nach Figuren 6 bis 8 zur Anwendung kommen kann.
Further advantages, objects and features of the present invention will be explained with reference to the following description of exemplary embodiments, which are shown in particular in the appended drawing. In the drawing show:
FIG. 1
a first non-inventive embodiment of a container cooling rack in a schematic sectional view;
FIG. 2
a second non-inventive embodiment of a container cooling rack in a similar representation as FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3
the arrangement after FIG. 2 in a section when equipping;
FIG. 4
the arrangement after Figures 2 and 3 in the same section as FIG. 3 when applying the front end;
FIG. 5
an enlarged view of the arrangement according to FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 6
a third non-inventive embodiment of a container cooling rack in a similar view FIGS. 1 to 5 ;
FIG. 7
a fourth non-inventive embodiment of a container cooling rack in a similar representation as FIGS. 3 and 4 with the front end removed;
FIG. 8
the arrangement after FIG. 7 with attached front end in similar representation as FIGS. 3, 4 and 7 ; and
FIG. 9
a detailed view of a floor slab with ramp, as in the embodiments according to FIGS. 6 to 8 can be used.

Die in den Figuren dargestellten Containerkühlregale 1 weisen jeweils einen Warenraum 3 für Lebensmittel oder ähnliche verderbliche Waren auf, der zu einer Nutzerseite 2 offen ist. Nicht dargestellt ist eine etwaige Nachtabdeckung, die - je nach konkreter Umsetzung vorliegender Ausführungsbeispiele - bei Bedarf beispielsweise als Rollvorhang an der Nutzerseite heruntergezogen werden kann.The container cooling racks 1 shown in the figures each have a goods compartment 3 for food or similar perishable goods, which is open to a user side 2. Not shown is a possible night cover, which - depending on the concrete implementation of existing embodiments - if necessary, for example, can be pulled down as a roller blind on the user side.

Die Containerkühlregale 1 weisen eine Aufnahme 4 in dem Warenraum 3 zur Aufnahme von Containern 5, wie beispielsweise von Rollwägen oder von Warenpaletten, auf, sodass die Containerkühlerregale 1 schnell mit entsprechenden Waren, auch wenn es sich um große Mengen oder schwere Waren handelt, bestückt werden können.The container cooling shelves 1 have a receptacle 4 in the goods space 3 for receiving containers 5, such as for example of trolleys or goods pallets, on, so that the container cooler shelves 1 can be quickly stocked with appropriate goods, even if they are large quantities or heavy goods.

Die Containerkühlregale umfassen ein Ständerwerk 6, welches ein Deckenelement 7 in einem Deckenbereich 16 sowie eine Wandung 8 trägt, die das Containerkühlregal 1 abgesehen von der Nutzerseite 2 seitlich schließt und entsprechend isolierend aufgebaut ist.The container cooling shelves comprise a stud 6, which carries a ceiling element 7 in a ceiling region 16 and a wall 8, which closes the container cooling shelf 1 apart from the user side 2 side and is constructed correspondingly insulating.

In der Wandung 8 der Containerkühlregale 8 ist jeweils ein Hauptluftkanal 11 geführt, der auch bis in das Deckenelement 7 reicht und in dem ein Ventilator 13 sowie eine Kaltstelle 14, wie in der Regel ein Verdampfer eines Kühleraggregats, angeordnet sind.In the wall 8 of the container cooling shelves 8, a main air duct 11 is guided in each case, which also extends into the ceiling element 7 and in which a fan 13 and a cold point 14, as usually an evaporator of a cooler unit, are arranged.

Hierdurch wird eine Kaltluftzufuhr 10 zu einer Kaltluftspeisung 9 für den Warenraum 3 bzw. für einen Kaltluftschleier 28 vor den Warenraum 3 gewährleitstet.As a result, a cold air supply 10 to a cold air supply 9 for the goods space 3 or for a cold air curtain 28 before the goods room 3 gewährleitstet.

Es versteht sich, dass die Containerkühlregale 1 jeweils senkrecht zur Zeichenebene eine Längserstreckung aufweisen und sich durchaus über mehrere Meter, bis über 10 Meter oder sogar noch länger, längserstrecken können. Gegebenenfalls sind dann, um entsprechende Kühlleistungen gewährleisten zu können, mehrere Hauptluftkanäle 11 bzw. mehrere Kaltstellen 14 und Ventilatoren 13 vorgesehen. Ebenso können, insbesondere aus Stabilitätsgründen, vertikale Zwischenwandungen oder zusätzliche Stützeinrichtungen des Ständerwerks 6 einer Stabilisierung dienen. In der Regel werden die Containerkühlregale 1 in Längsabschnitten zwischen 1 Meter und 3 Meter ausgeliefert und ggf. vor Ort zusammengesetzt, um einen Abund Antransport nicht unnötig zu erschweren.It is understood that the container cooling shelves 1 each have a longitudinal extent perpendicular to the plane of the drawing and can certainly extend over several meters, to over 10 meters or even longer, long. If appropriate, in order to be able to ensure appropriate cooling capacities, a plurality of main air ducts 11 or a plurality of cold junctions 14 and fans 13 are provided. Likewise, in particular for reasons of stability, vertical partitions or additional support means of the stud work 6 can serve for stabilization. As a rule, the container cooling racks 1 are delivered in longitudinal sections between 1 meter and 3 meters and, if necessary, assembled on site in order to avoid unnecessarily complicating an onward transport.

Sämtliche der in den Figuren dargestellten Containerkühlregale 1 weisen im Bodenbereich 15 eine Luftansaugung 12 für den Hauptluftkanal 11 auf, welche über einen Bodenplattenluftkanal 25 in einer Bodenplatte 17 mit dem Hauptluftkanal 11 verbunden ist. Wie bereits vorstehend dargelegt, ist eine entsprechend nahezu luftdichte Verbindung zwischen den Kanälen 25 und 11 vorteilhaft. In abgewandelten Ausführungsformen kann die Bodenplatte nach unten hin offen ausgebildet sein, sodass ein entsprechender Luftkanal einerseits durch die Bodenplatte und andererseits durch den Boden, auf dem das Containerkühlregal 1 steht, gebildet ist. Bei einer derartigen Ausgestaltung ist es von Vorteil, wenn der hierdurch gebildete Luftkanal seitlich durch entsprechende Begrenzungen an der Bodenplatte begrenzt ist.All of the container cooling racks 1 shown in the figures have in the bottom region 15 an air intake 12 for the main air duct 11, which is connected via a bottom plate air duct 25 in a bottom plate 17 with the main air duct 11. As already stated above, a correspondingly close airtight connection between the channels 25 and 11 is advantageous. In modified embodiments, the bottom plate can be designed to be open at the bottom so that a corresponding air duct is formed on the one hand by the bottom plate and on the other hand by the bottom on which the container cooling shelf 1 stands. In such an embodiment, it is advantageous if the air duct formed thereby is bounded laterally by corresponding boundaries on the bottom plate.

Je nach konkreter Ausgestaltung der Bodenplatte 17 kann die Bodenplatte 17 hier nicht näher dargestellte Stützen innerhalb des Bodenplattenluftkanals 25 aufweisen, welche ein Durchbiegen der Bodenplatte 17 in den Bodenplattenluftkanal 25 verhindern bzw. minimieren. Gegebenenfalls können alternativ bzw. kumulativ hierzu noch weitere Versteifungen der Bodenplatte 17 vorgesehen sein.Depending on the specific design of the bottom plate 17, the bottom plate 17 may have supports, not shown here, within the bottom plate air channel 25, which prevent or minimize bending of the bottom plate 17 into the bottom plate air channel 25. If appropriate, further reinforcements of the bottom plate 17 can alternatively or cumulatively be provided for this purpose.

Bei den hier dargestellten Ausführungsbeispielen ist die Bodenplatte 17 in Längsrichtung durchgehend ausgebildet und bildet ein Auflager 18 für die Container 5. In abgewandelten Ausführungsformen kann die Bodenplatte bzw. der Bodenplattenluftkanal unterbrochen sein, sodass Räder nicht auf den Bodenplattenluftkanal sondern neben denselben zum Stehen kommen und die Container 5 nicht um die Höhe der Bodenplatte 17 einschließlich des Bodenplattenluftkanals 25 beim Bestücken angehoben werden müssen.In the embodiments shown here, the bottom plate 17 is formed continuously in the longitudinal direction and forms a support 18 for the container 5. In modified embodiments, the bottom plate or the bottom plate air duct may be interrupted so that wheels do not come to the bottom plate air duct but next to the same and the Container 5 does not have to be raised by the height of the bottom plate 17 including the bottom plate air duct 25 during loading.

Bei dem in Figur 1 dargestellten Containerkühlregal 1 ist eine klappbare Rampe 19 vorgesehen, welche ein Aufschieben der Container 5 erleichtert. Zum Beladen verdeckt diese Rampe 19 die Luftansaugung 12, was jedoch energietechnisch unkritisch ist, da derartige Beladevorgänge nur eine kurze Zeit der Gesamtbetriebsdauer des Containerkühlregals 1 dauern. Nach dem Beladen wird die Rampe 19, welche an der Bodenplatte 17 über ein Gelenk befestigt ist, nach oben geklappt, sodass die Luftansaugung 12 freigegeben wird. Darüber hinaus bildet die Rampe 12 gemeinsam mit der übrigen Wandung 8 des Containerkühlregals 1 in hochgeklapptem Zustand im Bodenbereich 15 eine Wanne, welche Kaltluft zurück hält. Die freigegeben Luftansaugung 12 kann sich dann ohne weiteres parallel zur Kaltluftspeisung 9 und bei diesem Ausführungsbeispiel über dieselbe Länge der Kaltluftspeisung 9 erstrecken.At the in FIG. 1 illustrated container cooling rack 1 is a hinged ramp 19 is provided, which facilitates a sliding of the container 5. For loading, this ramp 19 conceals the air intake 12, which, however, is uncritical in terms of energy, since such loading processes take only a short time of the total operating time of the container cooling rack 1. After loading, the ramp 19, which is attached to the bottom plate 17 via a hinge, folded up, so that the air intake 12 is released. In addition, the ramp 12 forms together with the remaining wall 8 of the container cooling rack 1 in the folded state in the bottom region 15 a trough, which holds cold air back. The released air intake 12 can then extend parallel to the cold air supply 9 and in this embodiment over the same length of the cold air supply 9 readily.

In einer zu dem Ausführungsbeispiel nach Figur 1 abgewandelten Ausführungsform kann die Rampe 19 auch abnehmbar bzw. auf oder in die Bodenplatte 17 hinein schiebbar ausgebildet sein.In a to the embodiment according to FIG. 1 modified embodiment, the ramp 19 may also be removable or formed on or in the bottom plate 17 in slidable.

Auch das in Figuren 2 bis 5 dargestellte Ausführungsbeispiel (wobei in Figuren 2 und 5 aus Gründen der Klarheit der Ventilator 13 nicht nochmals dargestellt ist) weist eine Rampe 19 auf, die entsprechend klappbar ausgebildet ist. Auch diese Rampe kann ggf. abnehmbar oder in irgendeiner Weise schiebbar ausgebildet sein.Also in FIGS. 2 to 5 illustrated embodiment (wherein in Figures 2 and 5 for reasons of clarity, the fan 13 is not shown again) has a ramp 19, which is formed correspondingly hinged. This ramp may possibly be removable or designed to be pushed in any way.

Bei dem in Figuren 2 bis 5 dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel wird, nachdem etwaige Bestückungsvorgänge abgeschlossen sind und die Rampe 19 hochgeklappt ist, ein Frontabschluss 20 vor die Bodenplatte 17 geschoben, der in seinem Korpus einen Frontabschlusskanal 21 aufweist, welcher einerseits mit einer Luftansaugung 12 des Frontabschlusses 20 und andererseits mit einem Kanalausgang 22 verbunden ist. Hierbei ist die Luftansaugung 12 des Frontabschlusses 20 nach oben gerichtet und im Vergleich zu der Luftansaugung 12 des Ausführungsbeispiel nach Figur 1 erhöht angeordnet sowie der Kanalausgang 22, wenn der Frontabschluss 20 vor die Bodenplatte 17 geschoben ist, an einen Kanaleingang 23 des Bodenplattenluftkanals 25 angeschlossen, wobei der Kanaleingang 23 im Wesentlichen der Luftansaugung 12 nach dem Ausführungsbeispiel der Figur 1 entspricht. Durch die höhere und nach oben gerichtete angeordnete Luftansaugung 12 wird zum einen die Ausbildung eines möglichst parallelen Kaltluftschleiers 28 gefördert. Darüber hinaus wird die Gefahr, dass Fremdluft, welche naturgemäß etwas wärmer ist, angesaugt wird, minimiert.At the in FIGS. 2 to 5 illustrated embodiment, after any assembly operations are completed and the ramp 19 is folded up, a front end 20 is pushed in front of the bottom plate 17, which has in its body a front end channel 21 which on the one hand to an air intake 12 of the front end 20 and on the other hand connected to a channel exit 22 is. Here, the air intake 12 of the front end 20 is directed upward and compared to the air intake 12 of the embodiment according to FIG. 1 arranged elevated and the channel output 22 when the front end 20 is pushed in front of the bottom plate 17, connected to a channel inlet 23 of the bottom plate air channel 25, wherein the channel inlet 23 is substantially the air intake 12 according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 equivalent. The higher and upwardly arranged air intake 12, on the one hand, promotes the formation of a possibly parallel cold air curtain 28. In addition, the risk that foreign air, which is naturally slightly warmer, is sucked minimized.

Aus Sicherheitsgründen wird der Frontabschluss 20 bei dem in Figuren 2 bis 5 dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel an der Bodenplatte 17 oder sonst wie an dem Ständerwerk 6 arretiert, sodass der Frontabschluss 20 auch von Kunden oder Personal betreten werden kann, um höher gelegene Regionen, wie beispielsweise Waren auf etwaigen Regalböden 24, zu erreichen.For safety reasons, the front end 20 at the in FIGS. 2 to 5 illustrated embodiment of the bottom plate 17 or otherwise locked to the stud 6, so that the front end 20 can also be entered by customers or staff to reach higher regions, such as goods on any shelves 24.

Bei den in Figuren 6 bis 8 dargestellten Ausführungsbeispielen ist auf eine separate und bewegbare Rampe 19 verzichtet worden. Vielmehr ist die Rampe 19 in die Bodenplatte 17 integriert, wie im Detail in Figur 9 exemplarisch dargestellt, und die Luftansaugung 12 durch Öffnungen 26 in der Rampe 19 realisiert.At the in FIGS. 6 to 8 illustrated embodiments has been dispensed with a separate and movable ramp 19. Rather, the ramp 19 is integrated into the bottom plate 17, as shown in detail in FIG FIG. 9 illustrated by way of example, and the air intake 12 through openings 26 in the ramp 19 realized.

Durch eine derartige Ausgestaltung kann auf eine klappbare Rampe 19, wie sie bei dem Containerkühlregal 1 nach Figuren 1 bis 5 vorgesehen ist, verzichtet werden, sodass schon hierdurch eine Rampe 19 einschließlich einer Luftansaugung 12 baulich einfach realisiert werden kann.By such a configuration can on a hinged ramp 19, as in the container cooling rack 1 after FIGS. 1 to 5 is provided, are dispensed with, so that even hereby a ramp 19 including an air intake 12 can be realized structurally simple.

Auch ist es möglich, eine Bodenplatte 17, welche der Anordnung nach Figur 9 entspricht, mit einem Frontabschluss zu kombinieren, wenn dieser beispielsweise einen der Rampe 19 entsprechenden Ansatz aufweist, der unmittelbar mit der Rampe 19 korrespondiert, wie dieses bei den Ausführungsbeispielen nach Figuren 6 bis 8 realisiert ist.It is also possible, a bottom plate 17, which the arrangement according to FIG. 9 corresponds to combine with a front end, for example, if this has a corresponding approach to the ramp 19, which corresponds directly to the ramp 19, as this in the embodiments according to FIGS. 6 to 8 is realized.

So weist das Ausführungsbeispiel nach Figur 6 einen Frontabschluss 20 auf, welcher an einem Hebelarm 27 angeordnet ist, sodass der Frontabschluss 20 an dem Hebelarm 27 hochgeklappt werden kann. Der Hebelarm 27 ist über ein nicht beziffertes Drehgelenk an dem Ständerwerk 6 befestigt. Gegebenenfalls ist es auch denkbar den Frontabschluss 20, der bei den Ausführungsbeispielen nach Figuren 2 bis 5 zur Anwendung kommt, über einen derartigen Hebelarm an dem Containerkühlregal zu befestigen. Je nach konkreter Umsetzung können noch weitere Arretierungen vorgesehen sein. Erfindungsgemäß ist statt eines Hebelarms vertikal gerichtete Führungsschienen für eine Führung des Frontabschlusses 20 verwendet.Thus, the exemplary embodiment FIG. 6 a front end 20, which is arranged on a lever arm 27, so that the front end 20 can be folded up on the lever arm 27. The lever arm 27 is attached via a not quantified rotary joint to the stator 6. Optionally, it is also conceivable the front end 20, according to the embodiments FIGS. 2 to 5 is used to attach via such a lever arm to the container cooling rack. Depending on the specific implementation, further detents may be provided. According to the invention, instead of a lever arm, vertically directed guide rails are used for guiding the front end 20.

Bei dem in Figuren 7 und 8 dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel ist der Frontabschluss 20 entsprechend des Ausführungsbeispiels nach Figuren 2 bis 5 abnehm- und verschiebbar ausgebildet, wobei auch dieser Frontabschluss entsprechend komplementär zu der Rampe 19 wie sie in Figur 9 dargestellt ist, ausgestaltet ist, sodass auf eine klapp- oder sonst wie bewegbare Rampe 19 verzichtet werden kann.At the in FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrated embodiment, the front end 20 according to the embodiment according to FIGS. 2 to 5 designed removable and displaceable, with this front end corresponding complementary to the ramp 19 as in FIG. 9 is shown, is configured so that can be dispensed with a hinged or otherwise movable ramp 19.

Durch die Bodenplatte 17, die Rampe 19 bzw. den Frontalabschluss 20 werden jeweils Luftansaugungen 12 bereitgestellt, welche sich über große Längen im Wesentlichen parallel zur Kaltluftspeisung 9 erstrecken. Die auf diese Weise angesaugte Luft gelangt durch den Bodenplattenluftkanal 25 in den Hauptluftkanal 11, wo sie von dem Ventilator 13 angesaugt und nach oben befördert wird.By the bottom plate 17, the ramp 19 and the frontal end 20 respectively air intake 12 are provided, which extend over long lengths substantially parallel to the cold air supply 9. The air sucked in this way passes through the bottom plate air duct 25 into the main air duct 11, where it is sucked by the fan 13 and conveyed upwards.

Hierbei passiert die Luft eine Kaltstelle 14 eines Kühlaggregats, wie beispielsweise einen Verdampfer. Über den in der Wandung 8 bzw. in dem Ständerwerk 6 ausgebildeten Hauptluftkanal 11, welcher, wie bei herkömmlichen Kühlregalen hinlänglich bekannt, ggf. auch weitere Öffnungen zum Warenraum 3 aufweisen kann, gelangt die kalte Luft in das Deckenelement 7 und wird über die Kaltluftzufuhr 10 der Kaltluftspeisung 9 für einen Kaltluftschleier 28 (exemplarisch in Figur 2 dargestellt) zugeführt.In this case, the air passes through a cold point 14 of a refrigeration unit, such as an evaporator. About the formed in the wall 8 and in the stator 6 main air duct 11, which, as in conventional refrigerated shelves well known, may also have other openings to the goods compartment 3, the cold air enters the ceiling element 7 and is on the cold air supply 10th the cold air supply 9 for a cold air curtain 28 (exemplified in FIG. 2 shown).

Dieser Kaltluftschleier 28 isoliert den Warenraum 3 insbesondere gegen Raumluft, wobei er sich unvermeidlich etwas erwärmt. Durch die Luftansaugungen 12, welche sich über eine große Länge parallel zu der Kaltluftspeisung 9 erstrecken, wird ein großer Teil des Kaltluftschleiers 28 angesaugt, sodass die Kühlung an der Kaltstelle 14 bzw. die Leistung des Ventilators 13 minimiert werden kann. Dieses gilt insbesondere bei der Verwendung des Frontabschlusses 20 mit seiner höher gelegenen Luftansaugung 12.This cold air curtain 28 isolates the goods compartment 3 in particular against room air, whereby it inevitably heats up a bit. By the air suckers 12, which extend over a large length parallel to the cold air supply 9, a large part of the cold air curtain 28 is sucked in, so that the cooling at the cold spot 14 and the performance of the Fan 13 can be minimized. This applies in particular when using the front end 20 with its higher air intake 12.

Bezugszeichenliste:LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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Containerkühlregalcontainers refrigerated
22
Nutzerseiteuser page
33
Warenraumgoods space
44
Aufnahmeadmission
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ContainerContainer
66
Ständerwerkstudding
77
Deckenelementceiling element
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Wandungwall
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Kaltluftspeisung 10 KaltluftzufuhrCold air supply 10 Cold air supply
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HauptluftkanalMain air duct
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LuftansaugungAir intake
1313
Ventilatorfan
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Kaltstellecold junction
1515
Bodenbereichfloor area
1616
Deckenbereichceiling area
1717
Bodenplattebaseplate
1818
AuflagerIn stock
1919
Ramperamp
2020
Frontabschlussfront completion
2121
FrontabschlusskanalFront final channel
2222
Kanalausgangchannel output
2323
Kanaleingangchannel input
2424
Regalbodenshelf
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BodenplattenluftkanalBottom panel air duct
2626
Öffnungopening
2727
Hebelarmlever arm
2828
KaltluftschleierCold air curtain

Claims (6)

  1. Container refrigerating cabinet (1) comprising (i) a goods space (3), which is open or openable towards at least one user side (2) for rapid access to goods, with at least one receptacle (4) for a container (5) carrying goods, (ii) an upright structure (6), which encloses the goods space (3), with a ceiling element (7) and a wall (8), (iii) a cold air supply (9) provided in the ceiling element (7) along the open or openable user side (2), and (iv) a cold air feed (10) to the cold air supply (9), which comprises a main air channel (11), which is arranged at least partly in the wall (8), with an air suction intake (12) as well as a fan (13) arranged in the main air channel (11) and a cold point (14), which is arranged in the main air channel (11), of a cooling unit, wherein the receptacle (4) can be equipped by way of the user side (2) with containers (5), with a front closure (20), which is openable for equipping with the container (5), with the air suction intake (12), characterised in that the front closure (20) is displaceable upwardly by way of lateral rails, wherein rails are arranged at the upright structure (6).
  2. Container refrigerating cabinet (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the front closure (20) comprises a front closure air channel (21) which on the one hand has the air suction intake (12) and on the other hand is connectible by way of a channel outlet (22) with an air suction intake (12) of a base plate (17) and/or with a channel inlet (23) of the main air channel (11).
  3. Container refrigerating cabinet (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the front closure (20) can be walked on.
  4. Container refrigerating cabinet (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the cold air supply (9) has a length and the air suction intake (12) has a length and the length of the air suction intake (12) differs by at most 50% from the length of the cold air supply (9).
  5. Container refrigerating cabinet (1) according to claim 4, characterised in that the length of the air suction intake (12) differs by at most 20%, preferably by at most 10%, from the length of the cold air supply (9).
  6. Container refrigerating cabinet according to claim 1, characterised in that counterweights assisting displacement of the front closure (20) are provided.
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