Illumitech, Inc.

Carrier Corporation

Riad Saraiji

Robert J Reese

Mark A Daniels

Thomas E Drago

Stephen Kenney

George L Rusnak

Stephen J Treado

The display space of a multiple door display merchandiser is illuminated by one or more vertically extending lamps () disposed intermediate the vertical sides of an access opening to the display space. A multiple door assembly () covers the access opening. To enhance the illumination of the display space, a pair of vertically extending side reflectors () are provided, one extending along one side of the access opening and the other extending along the other side of the access opening. An additional reflector may be mounted to an interior facing surface of the door along an upper front region of the door and/or a lower front region.

Multiple door display merchandiser with lighting enhancement

A modular lighting system for illuminating products supported upon various vertically arranged shelves of a display unit includes a housing attached to a first shelf, with the housing including at least one transparent panel which permits an internal illumination source to light products supported upon at least one of the first shelf, a shelf arranged directly above the first shelf and a shelf disposed directly below the first shelf. Most preferably, the light illuminating from the housing is directed so as to effectively, entirely illuminate product support surfaces associated with both the first shelf and the shelf directly below such that the display of products supported anywhere from the front to the back of these shelves is enhanced. This front-to-back lighting function can be achieved in various ways, such as by employing direct, reflective and refractive lighting techniques.

Lighting system employing bi-directional optics for illuminating product display unit

A lighting system includes an illumination source arranged within a housing wherein the housing is positioned at a front end portion of a shelf of a product display unit. In a preferred form of the invention, thermal insulation is disposed between the housing and the shelf such that the shelf is thermally isolated from heat generated by the lighting unit. The lighting unit can be attached to or formed integral with the front portion of the shelf so as to act as an extension thereof or arranged beneath the shelf, preferably with an air gap or other type of thermal material barrier therebetween. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the lighting unit takes the form of an elongated housing which is slidably mounted within a label receiving area of a shelf. The invention also contemplates lighting upper and lower shelves with a single lighting unit and providing the light housing with a label receiving area, which can be lit, to provide consumers with information concerning products to be supported on the shelf.

Modular lighting system for product display unit

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Falls Church, VA, United States of America

Riad Saraiji