Patent ID: 6202432
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A47F,F25B,F25D

Abstract:
A refrigerated food pan assembly comprising:an elongated inner channel with inner walls and a base;an elongated outer channel extending around said inner channel;refrigeration coils in thermal conduction with said inner channel for cooling the space within said inner channel, said coils being located around the inner walls and a base of the inner channel;a plurality of food pans mounted into said inner channel, said food pans being spaced apart from one another and from the inner walls of said inner channel;an elongated cold air plenum extending along said inner channel near the upper portion thereof; said plenum having vent openings for directing cold air between said food pans near the tops thereof;a fan arrangement for drawing cold air from within said inner channel and for directing said cold air into said plenum; andat least one upper refrigeration coil being mounted at an elevation relative to the upper surface of said pans to provide a relatively stationary blanket of cold air immediately above the upper surface of said pans.