Patent ID: 6412296
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
Device to distribute air for glass-fronted cabinets, counters, or in general containers which are refrigerated, heated or otherwise climatically conditioned, said containers (10) comprising at least a compartment (15) defining a volume containing the foodstuffs to be conserved, sold and/or displayed, said compartment (15) including a loading plane (17) cooperating with a service plane (29) located above, an air recovery space (32) being included between loading plane (17) and service plane (29), said containers (10) also comprising a technical compartment (16) inside which at least the ventilation unit (22) and the optional thermal conditioning unit (30) are housed, said containers (10) comprising at least a transparent front element (20) facing the customer's side, extending for a substantial part above said compartment (15) and cooperating with said loading surface (17), said transparent front element (20) including at the upper part an auxiliary plane (31), the device being characterised in that it comprises a conveyor element (25) transparent and substantially invisible arranged inside the compartment (15) and adjacent said transparent front piece and being suitable to define, together with said transparent front-piece (20), an air-conveyor channel (26) which affects at least up through an intermediate part of said transparent front element (20).