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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Math, Wallingford, CT (US);
Dochul Choi, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Inc., Aurora, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 3/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 3/04 ;
Abstract
A refrigerated merchandiser ( ) includes a display case ( ) defining a product display region having an open-front isolated from the ambient air of the store by means of a downwardly directed inner air curtain ( ) of relatively cold refrigerated air. The amount of airflow forming the air curtain is selectively increased in response to a signal from a controller ( ) whenever a sensor ( ) detects a disturbance in the integrity of the air curtain or from movement in front of the display case.