Patent ID: 9526354
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A47F,F24F

Claim Text:
1. A temperature-controlled case, comprising: a base including a deck and an air flow device located below the deck and configured to provide an air flow; an air distribution tower comprising a vertical exterior wall defining a cavity; a plurality of shelves each having a front portion and a rear portion, the rear portion of each shelf disposed adjacent to the air distribution tower; at least one of the plurality of shelves including a shelf base, a shelf cover, and a space defined therebetween, the shelf cover including a plurality of openings at the front portion of the at least one shelf; a first set of openings in the vertical exterior wall between the shelf base and the shelf cover, the first set of openings providing a first flow path from the cavity, into the space between the shelf base and the shelf cover, and through the plurality of openings at the front portion of the at least one shelf; a second set of openings in the vertical exterior wall between the plurality of shelves, the second set of openings providing a second flow path from the cavity to the rear portion of the at least one shelf without passing through any of the plurality of shelves; and an air diverting device disposed adjacent to the vertical exterior wall and comprising a first opening below the deck, a second opening above the deck, and a body defining a passage through the deck between the first opening and the second opening, wherein the air diverting device receives a second portion of the air flow at the first opening below the deck, directs the second portion of the air flow through the passage from the first opening to the second opening, and outputs the second portion of the airflow perpendicularly outward from the vertical exterior wall at the second opening above the deck.