Refrigerated merchandiser with flow baffle
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsRobert Hong Leung Chiang, Eugene Duane Daddis JR., Kwok Kwong Fung, Sue-Li Kingsley Chuang, Philip Lewis Lavrich
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Abstract
A refrigerated merchandiser (100) includes an upright, open-front, insulated cabinet (110) defining a product display area (125) connected in airflow communication with a compartment (120) via an air circulation circuit (122, 114, 116). An evaporator (40) and a plurality of spaced fans (70) are disposed in a forced draft arrangement within compartment (120) with flow baffle (150) disposed therebetween to provide increased flow resistance whereby a more uniform velocity profile is provided entering the evaporator.
Claims7
A refrigerated merchandiser system comprising:
- an insulated cabinet defining a product display area and having a compartment separate from product display area;
- an air circulation circuit connecting said product display area and said compartment in air flow communication;
- an evaporator disposed within said compartment;
- at least one of air circulating fan disposed within said compartment in laterally spaced relationship upstream of the evaporator with respect to air flow;
- a flow baffle having a plurality of flow apertures extending therethrough, said flow baffle disposed in the air circulation circuit intermediate the evaporator and the at least one fan to provide a generally more uniform air flow entering the evaporator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.