Service case
First Claim
1. A temperature controlled case for use in a store environment for storage and display of chilled or frozen products, which comprises:
- at least one compartment for storage of products;
at least one access opening providing entrance to the compartment;
at least one shelf within the compartment for products;
at least one cooling coil above the shelf configure to cool the air within the compartment;
a refrigeration system configured to circulate a coolant to maintain a selected temperature within the compartment;
a defrost system comprising a heat exchanger configured to use air from the store environment to warm the coolant for circulation to the coil;
wherein coolant can be circulated from the refrigeration system to the coil to maintain a selected temperature in the compartment and coolant can be circulated from the defrost system to the coil to defrost the coil.
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Abstract
A temperature controlled service case for storage and display of chilled or frozen products, including at least one compartment for product storage, at least one access opening providing entrance to the compartment, at least one shelf within the compartment for holding product, and refrigeration operatively associated with the compartment for maintaining a selected temperature therein. The refrigeration includes at least one cooling coil above the shelf with a cooling medium flowing therethrough, and cooling within the shelf with a cooling medium flowing therethrough. Coolant supply is also provided for supplying cooling medium to the cooling coil and shelf with separate coolant supply and discharge lines from the coolant supply to the cooling coil and shelf. In accordance with a further embodiment, the shelf is divided into separate sections. In accordance with a still further embodiment, means are provided to warm the coolant for at least one of said cooling coil and shelf.
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22 Claims
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1. A temperature controlled case for use in a store environment for storage and display of chilled or frozen products, which comprises:
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at least one compartment for storage of products;
at least one access opening providing entrance to the compartment;
at least one shelf within the compartment for products;
at least one cooling coil above the shelf configure to cool the air within the compartment;
a refrigeration system configured to circulate a coolant to maintain a selected temperature within the compartment;
a defrost system comprising a heat exchanger configured to use air from the store environment to warm the coolant for circulation to the coil;
wherein coolant can be circulated from the refrigeration system to the coil to maintain a selected temperature in the compartment and coolant can be circulated from the defrost system to the coil to defrost the coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for storage and display of chilled or frozen products in a store comprising:
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a case defining a compartment for storing the products;
a first cooling system having a first coolant and a second cooling system having a second coolant;
a cooling coil configured to receive the second coolant for cooling air within the compartment;
a shelf beneath the coil and configured to receive the second coolant; and
a control system configured to control the flow of the second coolant to the coil and the shelf;
so that flow of second coolant to the coil and the shelf can be regulated by the control system to control a temperature of the coil separately from a temperature of the shelf and to maintain a selected temperature within the compartment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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