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US 10,736,440 B2Granted
Modular refrigeration systems
AssigneeKysor Warren EPTA US Corporation
InventorsAjay Iyengar, Robert Paul DelVentura, Oivind Brockmeier, Todd A. Hoff, James Kenneth Knudsen, Richard Henry Kon, Timothy Proulx, William C. Stewart
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Abstract
The present application provides a refrigerated merchandising case. The refrigerated merchandising case may include a refrigerated product area, a rear panel with a roller channel and a number of support apertures, and a number of shelves with a roller and a number of attachment prongs. The shelves may maneuver along the rear panel via the roller within roller channel and attach via the attachment prongs and the support apertures.
Claims14
A refrigerated merchandising case, comprising:
- a tub, the tub comprising a pair of gussets extending upwardly therefrom;
- an evaporator positioned within the tub;
- a rear panel extending upwardly from the tub;
- the rear panel comprising a shell and a pair of gusset channels, each gusset channel receiving a respective gusset of the pair of gussets, the rear panel comprising a panel channel;
- a slat wall received within the panel channel of the rear panel, the slat wall comprising a plurality of support channels formed therein, the plurality of support channels comprising an angled entrance and a vertical portion leading to an enclosed end, wherein the shell of the rear panel and the slat wall define a unitary air plenum, the unitary air plenum being a single vertical air passage, wherein the evaporator is configured to provide air to the single vertical air passage of the unitary air plenum;
- a plurality of shelves, each shelf comprising a shelf surface, an angled support bracket, and a mounting flange disposed perpendicular to the shelf surf ace, the mounting flange being received into a corresponding angled entrance and the vertical portion of a support channel of the plurality of support channels, the angled support bracket having a tapered profile and comprising a first end disposed proximate a distal end of the shelf surf ace and a second end disposed proximate a proximal end of the shelf surf ace such that the second end rests in flush contact with the slat wall when the shelf is assembled to the slat wall, the angled support bracket supports the shelf surf ace;
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- a top panel extending from the rear panel.
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A multideck refrigerated merchandising case, comprising:
- a tub, the tub comprising a pair of gussets extending upwardly therefrom;
- an evaporator positioned within the tub;
- a unitary rear panel extending from the tub;
- the rear panel comprising a shell, a foam interior, and a pair of gusset channels, each gusset channel receiving a respective gusset of the pair of gussets, the rear panel comprising a panel channel;
- a slat wall received within the panel channel of the rear panel, the slat wall comprising a plurality of support channels formed therein, the plurality of support channels comprising an angled entrance and a vertical portion leading to an enclosed end, wherein the shell of the rear panel and the slat wall define a unitary air plenum, the unitary air plenum being a single vertical air passage, wherein the evaporator is configured to provide air to the single vertical air passage of the unitary air plenum;
- a plurality of shelves, each shelf comprising a shelf surface, an angled support bracket, and a mounting flange disposed perpendicular to the shelf surf ace, the mounting flange being received into a corresponding angled entrance and the vertical portion of a support channel of the plurality of support channels, the angled support bracket having a tapered profile and comprising a first end disposed proximate a distal end of the shelf surf ace and a second end disposed proximate a proximal end of the shelf surf ace such that the second end rests in flush contact with the slat wall when the shelf is assembled to the slat wall, the angled support bracket supports the shelf surf ace;
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- a top panel extending from the rear panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.