Global Patent Index - EP 3685707 B1

EP 3685707 B1 20240228 - REFRIGERATED SALES CABINET

Title (en)

REFRIGERATED SALES CABINET

Title (de)

VERKAUFSKÜHLVITRINE

Title (fr)

ARMOIRE DE VENTE RÉFRIGÉRÉE

Publication

EP 3685707 B1 20240228 (EN)

Application

EP 19153068 A 20190122

Priority

EP 19153068 A 20190122

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3685707A1] A refrigerated sales cabinet (2) comprisesa door (8);a door operation motor configured to move the door (8) between a closed position and an opened position;a control unit (22);a door opening sensor (18), particularly a touch or proximity sensor configured to sense, while the door (8) is in its closed position, if a hand of a customer touches the door opening sensor (18) or if a hand of a customer is moved close to the door opening sensor (18) and to transmit a door opening signal indicative of such touch or such movement to the control unit (22); andwherein the control unit (22) is configured to drive the door operation motor in response to such door opening signal such that the door operation motor moves the door (8) the from its closed to its opened position; and/ora door obstruction detection sensor (24), particularly a proximity sensor configured to sense, while the door (8) is in its opened position, if an object, particularly a person or a body part is positioned in the way of the closing movement of the door (8), and to transmit a door closing signal indicative that no object is in the way to the control unit (22); andwherein the control unit (22) is configured to drive the door operation motor in response to such door closing signal, such that the door operation motor moves the door (8) the from its opened to its closed position.

IPC 8 full level

A47F 3/00 (2006.01); A47F 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

A47F 3/0404 (2013.01 - CN); A47F 3/043 (2013.01 - CN EP); A47F 3/0478 (2013.01 - CN); E05F 15/42 (2015.01 - CN); E05F 15/46 (2013.01 - EP); E05F 15/611 (2015.01 - CN); E05F 15/632 (2015.01 - CN); E05F 15/73 (2013.01 - CN EP); G08B 21/24 (2013.01 - CN); E05F 15/43 (2015.01 - EP); E05F 15/74 (2015.01 - EP); E05F 15/75 (2015.01 - EP); E05Y 2400/852 (2013.01 - EP); E05Y 2400/86 (2013.01 - EP); E05Y 2900/202 (2013.01 - EP); E05Y 2900/30 (2013.01 - CN); F25D 2700/02 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 2700/04 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3685707 A1 20200729; EP 3685707 B1 20240228; CN 111449456 A 20200728

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19153068 A 20190122; CN 202010075972 A 20200122