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EP 1249193 B1 20061213 - Refrigerated display case

Title (en)

Refrigerated display case

Title (de)

Kühlregal

Title (fr)

Présentoir réfrigéré

Publication

EP 1249193 B1 20061213 (DE)

Application

EP 02007755 A 20020405

Priority

DE 10118439 A 20010412

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1249193A2] The chill cabinet has an air inlet (9) at the front, near the base. Air is sucked through this, over an evaporator (7), and is then circulated over the shelves (5). It is then recirculated through an aperture (10) above the evaporator.

IPC 8 full level

A47F 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47F 3/0443 (2013.01); A47F 3/0469 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1249193 A2 20021016; EP 1249193 A3 20040324; EP 1249193 B1 20061213; EP 1249193 B8 20070214; AT E347833 T1 20070115; DE 10118439 A1 20021017; DE 50208923 D1 20070125; ES 2277608 T3 20070716

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02007755 A 20020405; AT 02007755 T 20020405; DE 10118439 A 20010412; DE 50208923 T 20020405; ES 02007755 T 20020405