Patent ID: 8186844

Claim:
A refrigeration appliance, comprising: an appliance housing; a liner within the appliance housing, defining an interior storage chamber at least partially enclosed by the liner, and providing a storage chamber rear wall, a first storage chamber sidewall, and a second storage chamber sidewall, the first storage chamber sidewall having a plurality of openings through the first storage chamber sidewall and the second storage chamber sidewall having another plurality of openings through the second storage chamber sidewall; and a plurality of lighting devices for illuminating the interior storage chamber, wherein each of the lighting devices is mounted within a respective one of the openings and emits light toward the storage chamber rear wall providing a showcase lighting effect, and wherein each of the lighting devices includes a cover located in the interior storage chamber and a device housing located within the respective one of the openings, a movable closure having an open position for providing access to the storage chamber through an access opening and a closed position for closing the access opening, wherein the plurality of openings through the first storage chamber sidewall are located closer to the access opening than to the storage chamber rear wall, and wherein the another plurality of openings through the second storage chamber sidewall are located closer to the access opening than to the storage chamber rear wall, and wherein an illumination level within the storage chamber, due to the light emitted by the plurality of lighting devices, is substantially vertically uniform.