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EP 0276010 A3 19890927 - REFRIGERATED COUNTER

Title (en)

REFRIGERATED COUNTER

Publication

EP 0276010 A3 19890927 (DE)

Application

EP 88100880 A 19880121

Priority

DE 3701939 A 19870123

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0276010A2] The refrigerated counter has a furniture body with devices for cooling and circulating a flow of cooling air as well as a space 3 for goods and a space 10 for storage. The storage space is situated below the devices for cooling and circulating in the interior of the furniture body. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A47F 3/04

IPC 8 full level

A47F 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47F 3/0452 (2013.01); A47F 3/0456 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] FR 2164252 A5 19730727 - SMEVA BEDRIJFSKOELING
[Y] FR 1047060 A 19531210
[X] US 2657545 A 19531103 - KNIGHT VERNE C
[X] US 4308726 A 19820105 - PEREZ ARTHUR, et al
[A] GB 722716 A 19550126 - HUSSMANN BRITISH REFRIGERATION
[A] FR 1174850 A 19590317

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0276010 A2 19880727; EP 0276010 A3 19890927; EP 0276010 B1 19911218; DE 3701939 A1 19880804; DE 3866882 D1 19920130

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88100880 A 19880121; DE 3701939 A 19870123; DE 3866882 T 19880121