An improved refrigerated food bar arrangement and a cooling system for such a food bar

Abstract

The invention discloses a food bar arrangement (100), e.g. a salad bar, comprising a cooling system with a refrigerating arrangement (550), a cabinet arrangement (300) with a pan holding arrangement (103) in which the pans (104) are arranged. The cooling system is adapted for cooling the food bar arrangement (100) such that at least two different climate zones (Z1,Z2) are provided, the cooling of which is separately controllable, and it comprises one evaporator (555), a cooling arrangement (200) arranged close to, and above, pan back walls and adjacent a rear section of a covering arrangement (110) adapted to cover pans and so that cooled air will flow from a lower edge thereof, outwards above the food products, and upwards, in towards an upper edge thereof due to self-convection, forming a first climate zone. Pan holder elements (106A,106B) are disposed in the holding arrangement (103) so disposed that in said holding arrangement, between said pan holder elements and the bottom and lateral walls of the pans, said second climate zone (Z2 )is formed.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an improved refrigerated food station arrangement having the features of the first part of claim 1 and to a cooling system for cooling a food station arrangement having the features of the first part of claim 28 . Background technique [0002] In contemporary times, it is becoming more and more popular to offer fresh food, salads, fruits, vegetables, chicken, as well as deli and prepared food, healthy food, etc. from what is commonly called a salad bar, where customers can choose from Or choose from a variety of different products on the plate and combine to create a meal. However, since the food products may remain on the tray for some time and the tray may be accessed by a considerable number of persons, the requirements for proper and hygienic storage capacity are high. There is also a need to maintain food products under conditions and temperatures that prevent bacterial growth and that keep the product fresh, tast...

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[0007] Third, leaving the blower active all the time wastes energy and makes it difficult to maintain an even temperature distribution

[0010] Furthermore, in terms of intermediate storage, replacement, refilling, etc. of plates, the entire chain involved in delivering food, loading lunch boxes or plates, changing food products, and simultaneously storing product food when the plate is likely to become empty soon , different shelf life of different products, different consumption of different products, all these factors can cause problems

[0011] Products now need to be collected from refrigeration facilities located away from the food counters, which means it is difficult to serve customers optimally and manage time when one or more plates are empty

It is time-consuming and labor-intensive for employees to keep up-to-date with information about contents (e.g., filling level in a plate), and to retrieve food from intermediate storage at the right moment, which involves Carrying dishes or produce with you in storage can also affect product temperature and hygiene standards

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