Refrigerated sales cabinet
First Claim
1. A refrigerated sales cabinet, comprising:
- a cabinet body providing a refrigerated sales space for supporting refrigerated goods to be presented therein;
at least one door;
a door frame having a top post, a bottom post, and at least two upright posts;
wherein at least one of the posts comprises;
a main body having a constant cross-section including a rear wall portion, two side wall portions, respectively extending forward from the rear wall portion, and a support member extending between the two side wall portions;
an insulating front element, which is attached to the support member by means of at least one connection element located in a central area of the support member of the main body, the central area being laterally spaced apart from the two side wall portions;
wherein the width of the area of contact at the connection element between the insulating front element and the support member, seen in a cross-sectional view, is less than 10% of the width of the support member.
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Abstract
A refrigerated sales cabinet comprises a cabinet body providing a refrigerated sales space for supporting refrigerated goods to be presented therein; at least one door; and a door frame having a top post, a bottom post, and at least two upright posts. At least one of the posts comprises a main body having a constant cross-section including a rear wall portion, two side wall portions, respectively extending forward from the rear wall portion, and a support member extending between the two side wall portions. An insulating front element is attached to the support member by means of at least one connection element located in a central area of the support member of the main body, the central area laterally spaced apart from the two side wall portions.
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21 Claims
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1. A refrigerated sales cabinet, comprising:
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a cabinet body providing a refrigerated sales space for supporting refrigerated goods to be presented therein; at least one door; a door frame having a top post, a bottom post, and at least two upright posts; wherein at least one of the posts comprises; a main body having a constant cross-section including a rear wall portion, two side wall portions, respectively extending forward from the rear wall portion, and a support member extending between the two side wall portions; an insulating front element, which is attached to the support member by means of at least one connection element located in a central area of the support member of the main body, the central area being laterally spaced apart from the two side wall portions; wherein the width of the area of contact at the connection element between the insulating front element and the support member, seen in a cross-sectional view, is less than 10% of the width of the support member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of reducing condensation at the front of a refrigerated sales cabinet comprising:
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a cabinet body providing a refrigerated sales space for supporting refrigerated goods to be sold therein; at least one door; a door frame having a top post, a bottom post, and at least two upright posts, each of the posts having a main body comprising a rear portion, two side portions extending from the rear portion and a support member extending between the two side portions; wherein the method comprises; attaching a thermally insulating front element to the main body by means of at least one connection element, which is arranged at a central area of the support member of the main body, wherein said central portion is laterally spaced apart from the two side portions, and wherein the extension of the area of contact between the insulating front element and the support member provided by the connection element in a direction parallel to the horizontal extension of the insulating front element is less than 10% of said horizontal extension of the insulating front element.
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