FREEZER ISLAND

• US 20150121932A1
• Filed: 10/29/2014
• Published: 05/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Norpe Oy (Viessmann Climate Solutions SE)
• Original Assignee: Norpe Oy (Viessmann Climate Solutions SE)
• Inventors: RAUTAVUORI, Antti, MYKKANEN, Mikko, TIAINEN, Olli, HINKKANEN, Juuso, HEINAVAARA, Kimmo, IMMONEN, Anselmi
• Application Number:
  US14/526,820
• Publication Number:
  US 20150121932A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 62/251
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 2003/0473 Vending or display tables
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/0404 Cases or cabinets of the closed type A47F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/043 Doors, covers A47F3/0434 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/0486 for charging, displaying or discharging the articles

Abstract

A freezer island (20) for a grocery store includes a frame structure (30) surrounding at least one open or openable product space (23) for frozen food products. The product space (23) of the freezer island (20) includes a shelf part (21) including shelves (27) and a chest part (22) below the shelf part (21) for the frozen products.

Claims

1. Freezer island (20) for a grocery store comprising a frame structure (30) surrounding at least one open or openable product space (23) for frozen food products, which product space (23) of the freezer island (20) comprises a shelf part (21) comprising shelves (27) and a chest part (22) below the shelf part (21) for the frozen products, characterized in that the height (HB) of the freezer island (20) measured from surface of the floor of the grocery store is 1300-1700 mm.

2. Freezer island according to claim 1, characterized in that the inside height (HI) of the product space (23) is 800-1200 mm and the maximum inside width (WI) of the product space (23) is 700-900 mm.

3. Freezer island according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame structure (30) has a back wall (31), a front wall (34), a base part (32), side walls and a ceiling part (33).

4. Freezer island according to claim 1, characterized in that the freezer island (20) has transparent, openable doors (26) that are in inclined position in relation to vertical direction.

5. Freezer island according to claim 4, characterized in that surface of the door (26) in relation to vertical direction is straight, broken line or curved.

6. Freezer island according to claim 1, characterized in that the freezer island (20) comprises two freezer islands (20) and that it is open or openable from both longitudinal sides for customers to pick desired frozen food products.

7. Freezer island according to claim 3, characterized in that the freezer island (20) comprises two freezer islands (20) with back walls (31) against each other forming a center wall (35).

8. Freezer island according to claim 1, characterized in that the product space (23) of the freezer island (20) comprising the shelf part (21) and the chest part (22) forms a continuous space.