IMPROVEMENTS TO OPEN DISPLAY REFRIGERATORS

• Main Author: MCANDREW, PAUL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 30.05.2022
• Subjects: COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PAYING COUNTERS; SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS,STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL

An open display refrigerator (1) comprises a refrigerated interior space (2; 7), air in the refrigerated interior space (2; 7) being separated from air exterior to the open display refrigerator (1) by an air curtain established by a fan which blows air through an air outlet (4; 7) towards a corresponding air inlet (5) which recovers air from the air curtain for recirculation to the air outlet (4; 7). A distal region of the air outlet (4; 7) is occluded to leave only a region of the air outlet (4; 7) proximal to the interior space (2; 7) open, and an air curtain guide is aligned in a direction of air flow of the air curtain with an edge (11) of the blanking plate (15; 8) proximal to the interior space (2; 7). Alternatively, a proximal region of the air outlet (4; 7) is occluded to leave only a region of the air outlet (4; 7) distal from the interior space (2; 7) open, an air curtain guide aligned in a direction of airflow of the air curtain with an edge (11) of the air outlet (4; 7) distal from the interior space (2; 7). In this alternative, a shelf (14; 9) in the refrigerator (1) is disposed such that a gap between an edge (11) of the shelf (14; 9) adjacent the air curtain guide and the air curtain guide is lower than a predetermined threshold.