Patent ID: 6912864

Claim:
A refrigerated merchandiser, comprising: a medium-temperature refrigerated case defining a product display area that is maintained at a temperature between 32° F. and 41° F. and an air passage separate from the product display area, the case including a rear wall separating in part the product display area from a vertical portion of the air passage, the rear wall including apertures near a lower portion of the product display area, the apertures communicating between the vertical portion of the air passage and the lower portion of the product display area; a fan positioned in the air passage to generate an airflow through the passage; and a flat-tube evaporator positioned in the vertical portion of the air passage adjacent the rear wall and at an oblique angle relative to a vertical axis defined by the vertical portion of the air passage to allow the airflow to pass through the evaporator, through the apertures, and into the lower portion of the product display area, the evaporator being configured for wet operation.