IP Library Granted Patent US 6,886,359
Granted Patent B2
US 6,886,359 · App. 10/752,514 · Granted May 3, 2005

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Patent No.
US 6,886,359
App. No.
10/752,514
Granted
May 3, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A showcase includes a showcase body having an upper face whose front end side is provided with a first waste heat air guide plate for guiding condensation prevention air upward that flows forward along an upper face of a top plate. The waste heat air is prevented from flowing into a goods-storing room through a front opening of the showcase body from the front end side of the top plate, thus positively preventing a reduction in cooling efficiency in the goods-storing room, whereby effective cooling in the goods-storing room can be achieved, without the need of providing an air curtain at the front face of the showcase body.

Claims (27)

1. A showcase comprising:

a showcase body having a front opening;

a goods-storing room provided in the showcase body; and

cooling means for cooling the goods-storing room,

wherein an upper face of said showcase body is designed to be transparent so that said goods-storing room can be seen from outward,

air for condensation prevention is discharged forward from a rear end side of said showcase body along the upper face of said showcase body, and

an air guide member for guiding the air for condensation prevention upward is provided at a front end side of the upper face of said showcase body.

2. The showcase according to claim 1 , wherein the air guide member is formed by a transparent member.

3. The showcase according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a rear face side air passage in which the air for condensation prevention flows from below to upward along a rear face of the showcase body; and

an upper face side air passage provided on a rear end side of the upper face of the showcase body, from which air in the rear face side air passage is discharge forward,

wherein the rear face side air passage is provided to deviate toward one widthwise end of the showcase body, and

the upper face side air passage is provided with air guide members for guiding the discharged air so as to be dispersed throughout from the one widthwise end of the showcase body to another widthwise end thereof.

4. The showcase according to claim 3 , wherein the air guide members provided in the upper face side air passage are spaced from one another in a width direction of the showcase body and disposed at predetermined inclination angles, respectively, with respect to a direction in which the discharged air is discharged.

5. The showcase according to claim 4 , wherein the inclination angle of the air guide member disposed closer to one widthwise end of the showcase body is larger than that of the air guide member disposed closer to another widthwise end of the showcase body.

6. The showcase according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a rear face side air passage in which the air for condensation prevention flows from below to upward along a rear face of the showcase body; and

an upper face side air passage provided on a rear end side of the upper face of the showcase body, from which air in the rear face aide air passage is discharge forward,

wherein the rear face side air passage is provided to deviate toward on widthwise end of the showcase body, and

the upper face side air passage is provided with air guide members for guiding the discharged air so as to be dispersed throughout from the one widthwise end of the showcase body to another widthwise end thereof.

7. A showcase comprising:

a showcase body having a front opening;

a goods-storing room provided in the showcase body; and

cooling means for cooling the goods-storing room,

wherein an upper face of said showcase body is designed to be transparent so that said goods-storing room can be seen from outward, the upper face having an upper surface and a lower surface,

air for condensation prevention is discharged in a forward direction and along the upper surface of the upper face from an air outlet located at a rear end side of the upper face, and

an air guide member for guiding the air in an upward direction is provided at a front end side of the upper face, the sir guide member being separate from the air outlet.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS IN PATENT NOS. 6129293, 7574813, 8238525, 8083454, D545888, D467946, D573242, D487173, AND REMOVE 8750534 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 047208 FRAME 0635. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Apr 27, 2020
From: SANDEN CORPORATION
To: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053545/0524 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2019
From: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: SANDEN RETAIL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050473/0388 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 038489 FRAME: 0677. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 9, 2018
From: SANDEN CORPORATION
To: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047208/0635 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 21, 2016
From: SANDEN CORPORATION
To: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038489/0677 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2004
From: YAMAZAKI, SHOUICHI; KANBAYASHI, NOBUO; ZUSHIDA, HAYATO
To: SANDEN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014882/0201 →