TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to an innovation regarding a front glass arm which enables the moving connection of the front glass in closed service access chilled serve- over counters (chilled serve-over counters) which are used in various places such as supermarkets, delicatessens, patisseries.

The invention specifically relates to providing more resilience and ease of use by innovations regarding connection and bedding parts of the front glass arm, which enables the moving connection of the front glass with a structure which can be opened and closed in chilled serve-over counters.

STATE OF ART

Chilled serve-over counters are being used in places such as supermarkets, patisseries and delicatessens for the purpose of storing food products that might spoil and the purpose of presenting these products to the customers with a nice visuality. These cabinets have front glasses with a structure which can be opened and closed. Due to its function; chilled serve-over counters, with a structure which can be opened and closed, are generally being opened and closed many times during a day. Due to this, it is required that the part in the chilled serve-over counters, which enables the movement of the front glass with a structure which can be opened and closed, is resilient, durable and long-lasting.

With the gas spring connection type that is used currently, the friction force on the beddings due to the weight of the glass increases. This, in turn, increases the torsional moment on the pin which provides the rotational movement. This pin, which is being subjected to too much torsional moment, undergoes plastic deformation and it can even break in time. As a result of the bedding pin being broken, the connection of the glass claws with the gas spring and the front glass arm is lost. This prevents the front glass of the chilled serve-over counters from being opened. In the current art, connection malfunctions in the used front glass arm cause the bedding pin to break in time. When the bedding pin is broken, it becomes impossible to open the front door of the chilled serve-over counters and receive products from it. This is an undesired experience for the users of chilled serve- over counters. In addition to this, when this problem occurs often, the cabinet users experience difficulties in terms of operating the facility where the chilled serve-over counters is being used.

In the front glass arm used in the current art, no precautions are taken in order to decrease the friction force on the rotation points caused by the weight of the glass. A high friction force also makes it difficult to open and close the front glass for the users of the cabinet, in addition to the main disadvantages mentioned above. In case that the bedding is not created in the correct manner, extra friction occurs and it requires users to apply more force to the glass each time they would like to open or close it. It can be said that this non-ergonomic structure decreases the ease and comfort of use.

In addition to this, if the pin which enables the movement cannot provide the desired precision on the connection points, it sometimes causes inconveniences such as the front door in the horizontal display cabinet making sounds or being jammed when being opened and closed.

Consequently, a development in the technical field regarding the front glass arm in chilled serve-over counters is required and novel structurings are needed both to eliminate the disadvantages mentioned above and to provide solutions to the existing problem.

AIM OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a front glass arm mechanism for chilled serve- over counters, which fulfills the requirements mentioned above, eliminates all the disadvantages and provides some additional advantages.

The main aim of the invention is to eliminate the disadvantages created by the front glass arm used in current art by providing a development in the front glass arm which enables the connection of the glass door with a structure which can be opened and closed in the chilled serve-over counters. Another aim of the invention is to create a novel bedding system which eliminates the negative effects of the weight of the openable glass on the bedding pin.

Another aim of the invention is to provide a long-lasting and resilient front glass arm system by preventing possible breaks and malfunctionings by decreasing the friction on the bedding pin.

Another aim of the invention is to prevent the noise which results from too much friction, by decreasing the friction on the bedding pin. In addition; it is aimed to provide a more ergonomic structure for users by preventing the uncomfortable sense of use which occurs due to the extra friction. Another aim of the invention is to provide a novel front glass arm structuring which has a capacity of being opened and closed 6 times more than the capacity of the pin - bedding systems used in the current art.

Another aim of the invention is to prevent breaks and malfunctionings due to a more resilient structuring and therefore eliminate possible work loss and negative experiences the users might encounter otherwise.

In order to achieve all the advantages mentioned above and shall be understood from the detailed described provided below; the present invention is a front glass arm, which is used for moving glass units in chilled serve-over counters that are used in areas such as supermarkets, delicatessens, patisseries and which comprises astationary arm, a gas spring, a front glass claw, and a gas spring pin which connects the said gas spring to the front glass claw; wherein, it comprises a lateral claw pin, which enables the moving connection between the stationary arm, the gas spring and the front glass claw, a sleeve coupling which decreases the friction which occurs during the rotation of the lateral claw pin and prevents the created heat from causing material deformation and at least two washers which prevent deformations caused by friction, by being used in the connection of the gas spring pin to the gas spring.

The structural and characteristic features of the invention and all its advantages will be understood more clearly through the figures provided below and detailed descriptions with reference to these figures. Therefore, the evaluation should be made based on these figures and detailed descriptions. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

In order for the structuring of the present invention along with its extra elements to be understood in the best manner, an evaluation shall be made by taking the figures which are described below into the account. Figure 1 , is a general perspective view of the front glass arm,

Figure 2, is a demounted perspective view of the front glass arm,

Figure 3, is the view of the position of the front glass arm on the chilled serve- over counters.

Description of References 1. Front glass arm

2. Stationary arm

3. Gas spring

4. Front glass claw

5. Lateral claw pin 6. Gas spring pin

7. Sleeve coupling

8. Washer

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In this detailed description, the preferred configurations of the front glass arm (1) for chilled serve-over counters are described only for a better understanding of the subject matter without imposing any limitations.

Front glass arm (1) of the invention fundamentally is comprised of a stationary arm (2) which enables the front glass arm (1) to be fixed onto the cabinet, a front glass claw (4) which holds the glass with a structure which can be opened and closed and a gas spring (3) which is located between the stationary arm (2) and the front glass claw (4) and which absorbs the burden on the system which is created during the opening and closing of the window. The gas spring pin (6) enables the moving connection between the front glass claw (4) and the gas spring (3). At least two washers (8) used in the gas spring pin (6) connection prevent deformations that may occur during usage due to their material structure. The said washers (8) are made of polycarbonate material. The lateral claw pin (5) is the member which constitutes the moving connection between the front glass claw (4), the gas spring (3) and the stationary arm (2). The weight of the glass on the chilled serve-over counters mounts on the lateral claw pin (5). This weight on the lateral claw pin (5) results in an extra force of friction during the rotational movement and it also creates torsional moment as a consequence of this. The said torsional moment causes the lateral claw pin (5) to wear off or break in time. In order to decrease the friction and the related torsional moment, at least two sleeve couplings (7) are used for bedding the lateral claw pin (5). The sleeve coupling (7) minimize the friction force by being used in the points where the lateral claw pin (5), which has a rotational moving structure, contact the system. Additionally, they also protect the general structure of the system by decreasing the heat which occurs due to the friction during rotation. The said sleeve coupling (7) are teflon-coated.

Since the friction will be decreased by connecting the lateral claw pin (5), which enables the connection between the front glass claw (4) and the stationary arm (2), to the system by the teflon sleeve coupling (7); a more comfortable and ergonomic usage will be provided to the users. In addition, undesired noise and jammings resulting from friction will also be prevented.

The lateral claw pin (5) of the front glass arm (1) of the invention is made of AISI 304 steel material and is increased in strength against the torsional moment. General resilience and lifetime of the front glass arm (1) are enhanced by decreasing the friction force and increasing the resistance against torsional moment. These innovations provide a capacity of being opened and closed 6 times more than the capacity of the systems used in current art.

In Figure 2, a demounted perspective view of the front glass arm (1) is given. The moving connection between the stationary arm (2), the gas spring (3) and the front glass claw (4), which together constitute the main structure, is created by the lateral claw pin (5), the gas spring pin (6), the teflon sleeve coupling (7) and the polycarbonate washer (8).