Refrigerated display case

A refrigerated display case comprising:

• a refrigerated display area;
• an air outlet and an air inlet opening into the display area and spaced from one another;
• a duct fluidically coupling the air inlet to the air outlet, the duct being configured to direct air flow out of the air outlet across the display area and toward the air inlet to form an air curtain across the display area;
• and
• an airflow inhibiting apparatus comprising:
• a conduit having an inlet and a plurality of outlet apertures, the outlet apertures arranged around a perimeter of an upper portion of an opening to the refrigerated display area;
• a fan fluidically connected to the conduit and configured to draw air into the conduit via the inlet and to discharge a jet of air from each of the plurality of outlet apertures;
• wherein the outlet apertures are each angled outwards away from the display area such that the jet of air is angled outwards away from the display area to repel ambient air away from the display area so as to prevent airflow into the display area;
• wherein the inlet of the conduit is provided at a lower portion of the opening to the refrigerated display area;
• wherein the refrigerated display case further comprises a door configured to selectively close the opening to the refrigerated display area;
• wherein the airflow inhibiting apparatus is configured to generate the jets of air from the outlet apertures only when the door is opened;
• wherein the airflow inhibiting apparatus comprises a valve which is configured to close the outlet apertures when the door is closed and/or a valve which is configured to close the inlet of the conduit when the door is closed.