Closing mechanism for refrigerated display cabinets

#This application claims the benefit of, and priority to Spanish Patent Application Number 201431923 filed on Dec. 23, 2014 entitled, “CLOSING MECHANISM FOR REFRIGERATED DISPLAY CABINETS”, the content of which is relied upon and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

#The invention relates to a closing mechanism for refrigerated display cabinets that enables greater ease of aperture and versatility of arrangement thereof.

#Refrigerated display cabinets having, at least, one movable section, normally the front section, as the rear of the display cabinet is occupied by display counters and work elements.

#FIG. 1 shows a general view of a refrigerated display cabinet incorporating the mechanism of the invention, in a position wherein the movable section is closed;

#FIG. 2 shows a plan view of the display cabinet in the position shown in FIG. 1;

#FIG. 3 shows a general view of the display cabinet of FIG. 1 in a position with the movable section frontally extracted by means of the mechanism of the invention;

#The closing mechanism (1) for refrigerated display cabinets (2) of the invention is configured in a display cabinet (2) of the type implementing a movable closing section (3), said mechanism (1) being: disposed relating said movable section (3) with the body (4) of the display cabinet (2) to open and close it, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, said movable section (3) having a part projected (8) over the product display area (9) fully or partially made of transparent material. The figures show how this projected part (8) has horizontal sections (8a) that configure a kind of shelf on which to place the product or make payments in the commercial transaction.

#In accordance with the invention, the mechanism (1) comprises independent frontal displacement means and independent lateral displacement means on either side indifferently for the movable section (3). This makes it possible to open said movable section (3) as shown in the sequences configured by FIGS. 1, 3 and 5 and/or 1, 3 and 7, without the upper horizontal section (8a) interfering laterally with similar sections of the other identical display cabinets (2a) located on one or both sides of the display cabinet (2) considered. It also allows aperture towards both sides, facilitating the tasks to be performed with the movable section (3) open.

#In the non-limiting example shown in the figures, the frontal displacement means are supported by the body (4) of the display cabinet (2) (see FIG. 3, 5 or 7) and comprise linear bearings (6), although they could complementarily or alternatively comprise other equivalent elements belonging to the state of the art, such as frontally sliding elements, telescopic elements, etc., not shown. As regards the lateral displacement means, in this non-limiting example they comprise laterally sliding elements (5) (see FIG. 4, 6 or 8), Also, in general, the lateral displacement means may be disposed coupled to the frontal displacement means, maintaining the independence of their movements. For example, in the figures it can be observed how the laterally sliding elements (5) are coupled to the end of the linear bearings (6).