Heated display cabinet

A cabinet comprising:

• at least one shelving unit configured to hold items, the at least one shelving unit including a shelf, a roof spaced apart from the shelf, and a rear wall interconnecting the shelf and the roof to define a storage volume disposed between the shelf and the roof to hold the items, the at least one shelving unit defines an open front opposite from the rear wall to allow access into the storage volume, the roof includes one or more lights that during operation shine light into the storage volume, the roof is formed to define an air flow path and at least one aperture positioned proximate to the open front and opening towards the shelf, and the rear wall is formed to include at least one aperture positioned above the shelf and opening towards the open front;
• a heating assembly coupled to a respective one of the at least one shelving unit, the heating assembly including a fan and a heating element, the fan is configured to draw a flow of air from above the shelf, through the at least one aperture of the rear wall, and past the heating element to heat the flow of air, and the fan is further configured to discharge the heated flow of air into the roof so that the heated flow of air flows through the air flow path defined by the roof, out the at least one aperture of the roof towards the shelf, and across the shelf toward the at least one aperture of the rear wall;
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• a controller configured to operate the heating assembly to heat the items in the storage volume and to operate the one or more lights while operating the heating assembly so that the one or more lights identify or call attention to the items that are disposed upon the at least one shelving unit.

A cabinet comprising:

• a housing defining an internal volume and an open front to allow access into the internal volume, the housing having a top wall, a lower wall, a rear wall, and left and right side walls that cooperate to define the internal volume, the open front being opposite from the rear wall;
• at least one shelving unit that extends within the internal volume of the housing, the at least one shelving unit being mounted to the rear wall and including a shelf coupled to the housing and a roof coupled to the housing and spaced apart from the shelf to define a storage volume disposed between the shelf and the roof, wherein the shelf has a forward-facing surface that extends proximate to the open front of the housing and supports a display screen to include one or more numbers, words, symbols, or pictures that are associated with items that are intended to be disposed within the storage volume;
• the roof includes one or more lights that during operation shine light onto the storage volume;
• a controller configured to operate the display screen such that the one or more the display screen is operated to identify or call attention to the items that are disposed upon the at least one shelving unit,
• wherein the display screen is configured to display an inventory of the items disposed upon the at least one shelving unit,
• wherein the housing includes one or more sensors located proximate to the open front of the housing, the one or more sensors configured to detect when at least one of the items that are disposed upon the at least one shelving unit is removed from the at least one shelving unit through the open front of the housing or to detect when an additional item is inserted through the open front of the housing and disposed upon the at least one shelving unit, and
• wherein the display screen is configured to display a first inventory of the items disposed upon the at least one shelving unit, and wherein the controller is configured to update the display screen to show a second inventory of the items disposed upon the at least one shelving unit when the one or more sensors detect when at least one of the items is removed from the at least one shelving unit or when the one or more sensors detect when an additional item is disposed upon the at least one shelving unit, the first inventory is different than the second inventory,
• the controller is configured to operate the one or more lights when the sensor detects that an additional item is inserted through the open front of the housing and is disposed upon the at least one shelving unit so that the one or more lights identify or call attention to the items that are disposed upon the at least one shelving unit.