Refrigerator appliance and air curtain attachment
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsAdam MARTIN, Gareth HUNT
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Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet with at least one shelf for displaying products, and a refrigeration system for cooling the cabinet. The at least one shelf includes a front edge located at a front of the cabinet, and an illumination strip extending parallel to the front edge and disposed at or near the front edge to illuminate products on the at least one shelf.
Claims15
A refrigerator appliance comprising a cabinet with at least one shelf for displaying products, and a refrigeration system for cooling the cabinet, wherein the at least one shelf comprises a front edge located at a front of the cabinet, and an illumination strip extending parallel to the front edge and disposed at or near the front edge to illuminate products on the at least one shelf.
An air curtain attachment for a refrigerator appliance, the air curtain attachment comprising:
- an attachment portion for attaching to a front edge of a shelf of the refrigerator appliance,
- an air deflecting member mounted to the attachment portion by support arm such that the air deflecting member is spaced from the attachment portion to define an air curtain passage between the air deflecting member and the attachment portion, and
- an illumination strip arranged to illuminate products on the shelf when the air curtain attachment is attached to the front edge of the shelf by the attachment portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.