Refrigerated sales cabinet

• US 10,285,512 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2017
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carrier Corporation (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Carrier Corporation (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Inventors: Mille, Sophie, Wang, ZhenYu
• Primary Examiner(s): Martin, Elizabeth J
• Application Number:
  US15/629,942
• Publication Number:
  US 20170280895A1
• Time in Patent Office: 691 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 87/002 Combination of tables; Linking or assembling means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/0404 Cases or cabinets of the closed type A47F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/0408 with forced air circulation
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/0426 Details
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/043 Doors, covers A47F3/0434 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/0434 Glass or transparent panels
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 7/00 Hinges or pivots of special construction used for special suspension arrangements E05D15/00; so as to be self-closing E05F1/06, E05F1/12; with means for raising wings before being turned E05F7/02
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 7/14 Measures for draining-off condensed water or water leaking-in frame members for draining off condensation water, throats at the bottom of a sash
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49359 Cooling apparatus making, e.g., air conditioner, refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerated sales cabinet (20a) includes a cabinet body (22a) providing a refrigerated sales space for supporting refrigerated goods to be presented therein; a door frame (21a) having a top post (34a), a bottom post (36a), and at least two upright posts (32a); wherein at least one of the posts (32a, 34a, 36a) comprises an air duct allowing to conduct air through the post (32a, 34a, 36a), and wherein at least one fan (18) is fluidly connected to the air duct in order to convey ambient air through the air duct.

Claims

1. A refrigerated sales cabinet, comprising:

a cabinet body providing a refrigerated sales space for supporting refrigerated goods to be presented therein;

a door frame having a top post, a bottom post, and at least two upright posts;

wherein at least one of the upright posts comprises an air duct allowing to conduct air through the upright post, and

wherein at least one fan is fluidly connected to the air duct in order to convey ambient air through the air duct formed in the at least one upright post;

wherein the at least one fan is configured for conveying air from the top of the refrigerated sales cabinet to a lower portion of the refrigerated sales cabinet through the air duct.

2. The refrigerated sales cabinet of claim 1, wherein the at least one fan is located on top of the cabinet body.

3. The refrigerated sales cabinet of claim 1, comprising an air-liquid-separator for separating condensation water from the air-liquid-mixture exiting the air duct.

4. The refrigerated sales cabinet of claim 3, wherein a liquid outlet of the air-liquid-separator is fluidly connected to a drain of the refrigerated sales cabinet.

5. The refrigerated sales cabinet of claim 1, wherein the refrigerated sales cabinet is configured to cool the refrigerated sales space down to freezing temperatures below 0°

C.

6. The refrigerated sales cabinet of claim 5, wherein the refrigerated sales cabinet is configured to cool the refrigerated sales space down to freezing temperatures below −

15°

C.

7. A method of reducing condensation at the front of a refrigerated sales cabinet comprising:

a cabinet body providing a refrigerated sales space for supporting refrigerated goods to be sold therein;

a door frame having a top post, a bottom post, and at least two upright posts;

wherein the method includes blowing ambient air through an air duct provided in at least one of the upright posts;

wherein the blowing ambient air comprises conveying air from the top of the refrigerated sales cabinet to a lower portion of the refrigerated sales cabinet through the air duct.

8. The method of reducing condensation at the front of a refrigerated sales cabinet of claim 7 including operating at least one fan for blowing air through the air duct.