An open refrigerated display case and a flow stabilising device

摘要

#$%^&*AU2018202860B220200409.pdf#####ABSTRACT An open refrigerated display case 2 comprising: a refrigerated display area 15 comprising one or more shelves 117; an air outlet 20 and an air inlet 18 opening into the display area 15 and spaced from one another; a duct 16 fluidically coupling the air inlet 18 to the air outlet 20, the duct 16 being configured to direct air flow out of the air outlet 20 across the display area 15 and toward the air inlet 18 to form an air curtain 26 across the display area 15; wherein each of the one or more shelves are provided with an associated flow stabilising device 128; wherein the one or more flow stabilising devices 128 each comprise a cellular structure which extends transversely across the display area 15 perpendicular to the direction of the air flow within the air curtain 26, the cellular structure forming a matrix of stabilising channels; wherein the one or more flow stabilising devices 128 are each positioned so that the stabilising channels receive the entire air curtain 26 and stabilise the air flow within the air curtain 26; wherein an upper surface of the or each flow stabilising device 128 is arranged so as to be substantially level with or below an upper surface of the associated shelf.WO 20151198076 PCT/GB2015/051891 5/5 128 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 130 FIG. 6 20 18. FIG. 7