Refrigerated display case door with transparent LCD panel
AssigneeAnthony, Inc.
InventorsPaul J. Artwohl, Mark Sandnes, John Michael Roche, Jeffery W. Nicholson
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Abstract
A door assembly that includes a single glass unit having at least first, second and third panels, a front surface, a rear surface, and an outside edge. At least one of the first, second or third panels is a transparent LCD panel on which media can be displayed. The single glass unit also includes a frame that at least partially surrounds the outside edge of the single glass unit, and electronic components in electrical communication with the LCD panel.
Claims21
A display case door assembly for a temperature-controlled storage device, the display case door assembly comprising:
- an insulated single glass unit that includes at least first, second, and third panels, wherein the second panel is positioned between the first and third panels, the second panel comprising a transparent LCD panel on which media can be displayed and through which products within the temperature-controlled storage device are visible, wherein the single glass unit has a front surface, a rear surface, and an outside edge, and wherein the single glass unit comprises a thermally insulating medium between the first and third panels,
- a frame that at least partially surrounds the outside edge of the single glass unit, and
- electronic components in electrical communication with the LCD panel, the electronic components comprising a media player configured to control the media displayed on the LCD panel,
- wherein the single glass unit, the frame, and the electronic components are configured to move, as a unit, between a closed position in which the single glass unit provides thermal insulation for the temperature-controlled storage device while displaying media on the transparent LCD panel and an open position in which the products within the temperature-controlled storage device are accessible.
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