Cabinet refrigerator with barriers for withholding air

Abstract

A cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) of the type open at the front and comprising a plurality of shelves ( 11 ) to define inside the cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) a plurality of separated areas for accommodating and displaying the goods ( 20 ) provided with front openings for the direct removal of the goods ( 20 ), in which at each of the front openings of the areas for accommodating and displaying the goods ( 20 ) a fixed barrier element ( 12 ) is provided for withholding refrigerated air within the cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ), each barrier element ( 12 ) realising with the respective front opening of the areas for accommodating and displaying the goods ( 20 ) at least one passage ( 13′, 13″ ) for the direct manual removal of the refrigerated goods ( 20 ) from the cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ).

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         11 . Cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) of the type open at the front and comprising a plurality of shelves ( 11 ) to define inside said cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) a plurality of separated areas for accommodating and displaying said goods ( 20 ) provided with front openings for the direct removal of said goods ( 20 ), characterised in that at each of said front openings of said areas for accommodating and displaying said goods ( 20 ) a fixed barrier element ( 12 ) is provided for withholding refrigerated air within said cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ), each barrier element ( 12 ) realising with the respective front opening of said areas for accommodating and displaying said goods ( 20 ) at least one passage ( 13 ′,  13 ″) for direct manual removal of said refrigerated goods ( 20 ) from said cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) characterised in that each fixed barrier element ( 12 ) comprises a barrier ( 12 ″) shaped in such a manner to completely close said front openings of said areas for accommodating and displaying said good ( 20 ), said barriers ( 12 ″) comprising a plurality of openings ( 13 ″) for the direct manual removal of said refrigerated goods ( 20 ) from said cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ). 
     
     
         12 . Cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) according to  claim 11  characterised in that said shelves ( 11 ) are inclined downwards in such a manner to guarantee the free forward movement of said goods ( 20 ) outwards with respect to said cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) through the fall of the goods in question and in that they comprise a plurality of tracks parallel to each other and facing outwards with respect to said cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) at at least one passage ( 13 ′,  13 ″). 
     
     
         13 . Cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) according to  claim 11  characterised in that said openings ( 13 ″) are arranged horizontally one after the other, each opening ( 13 ″) being provided at a row of said goods ( 20 ) arranged on said shelves ( 11 ) and arranged facing towards said front openings of said accommodating and displaying areas. 
     
     
         14 . Cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) according to  claim 11  characterised in that said shelves ( 11 ) comprise guides for positioning in a row said goods ( 20 ) at said openings ( 13 ″). 
     
     
         15 . Cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) according to  claim 11  characterised in that said barrier ( 12 ) comprises a first portion ( 12 ″) associated at the lower part to the front portions of said shelves ( 11 ), and a second portion ( 12 ′) associated at the upper part to said first portion ( 12 ″) which extends up to the upper end of said front openings of said areas for accommodating and displaying said goods ( 20 ), said openings ( 13 ″) being obtained on said second upper portion ( 12 ′) of said barrier ( 12 ). 
     
     
         16 . Cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) according to  claim 15  characterised in that said first portion ( 12 ″) is slanted outwards with respect to said cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) and that said second portion ( 12 ′) is slanted inwards with respect to said cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ). 
     
     
         17 . Cabinet refrigerator ( 10 ) according to  claim 11  characterised in that said fixed barrier elements ( 12 ) are made of plexiglass.