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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1977
James E Myers, Niles, MI (US);
Tom E Kennedy, Niles, MI (US);
Tyler Refrigeration Corporation, Niles, MI (US);
Abstract
A commercial refrigerator, having an open front display section and a rear storage section in which first air circulating fans draw air from the storage section and propells it through refrigeration coils to a bifurcated conduit for which directs at least some refrigerated air propelled by the first fans through the refrigeration coils along a first path directly into the storage section and for directing other refrigerated air propelled by the first fans through the coils along a second path directly across the open front of the display section to form an inner air curtain; return fans are provided for directing the downstream end of the inner air curtain along the floor of the display section and into the storage section; a second set of air circulating fans are provided in a further conduit for directing air around the exterior of the storage and display sections and across the access opening to form an outer air curtain; and a divider is provided which separates the display and storage sections, the divider containing an access opening for communicating the storage and display sections.