Patent ID: 9637297
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A23B,A23L,B65D,F25D

Claim:
1. A storage device for fresh products and/or perishable produce, comprising: a cabinet provided with an access door and/or flap; at least two substantially gastight compartments arranged in the cabinet and wherein each is provided with at least one gas inlet and one gas outlet; a gas supply conduit for supplying gas to the compartments, and conditioning means suitable for conditioning the climate in the compartment, wherein the conditioning comprises of providing desired gas conditions, including oxygen content, wherein the conditioning means comprises: a) an outlet of a compartment operatively connected to an inlet of another compartment such that the compartments are connected in series, wherein the inlet of a first compartment is connected to the gas supply conduit such that a switch block is able to configure the flow from the outlet of one compartment to the inlet of another compartment; b) a bypass flow conduit extending from the gas supply conduit and, together with the gas conduit, is connected to the compartments in parallel such that the switch block is able to configure the flow to travel directly to an inlet of any one or more compartments; and c) a drain conduit extending from drains of each compartment and connected in parallel to an exit flow conduit such that the switch block is able to configure the flow from any one or more compartments directly to the exit flow conduit; and wherein each compartment can be individually conditioned through the switch block.