Salad Bar Cooler

Abstract

A salad bar cooler comprises a top chamber 695 , pan chiller chamber 680 , return air chamber 695 and is integrated with a convertible and compact refrigeration system 501 to cool food held in food pans 930.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A salad bar cooling system comprising:
 a) a bottom cleanout plate attached to one or more front bottom salad cooler bases, the front bottom cooler base defining a plurality of bottom air return inlets and a plurality of return air inlets;   b) the front bottom cooler base attached to a plurality of top plate pan holders, the top plate pan holders attached to a supply air diffuser, the supply air diffuser defining a plurality of supply air outlets; and   c) the supply air diffuser attached to a side diverter plate, the side diverter plate attached to a top air diverter plate.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  with a bottom pan attached to the front bottom salad cooler base and the bottom pan terminating at a cooler unit. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  with a pan chiller chamber defined by the bottom pan of chiller chamber and the front bottom salad cooler base. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  with a return air chamber defined by a bottom clean out pan, the front bottom salad cooler base and the bottom pan of the chiller camber. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1  with a top chamber defined by the top air diverter plate, side diverter plate, and the cooler unit. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1  with a side guard coil rail attached to the cooler unit, the side guard coil rail comprising an upper flange, a horizontal wall and a side wall. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  with a return air diverter guard attached to one or more top plate pan holders. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  with one or more food pans set within top plate pan holders. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the cooler unit comprises a convertible and compact refrigeration system, the refrigeration system, convertible to top discharge or side discharge, the refrigeration system comprising:
 a) a fan and motor unit comprising:
 i. two or more cross-flow blower wheels attached to a motor, the cross-flow blower wheels attached to either side of the motor; 
 ii. a fan cover for each cross-flow blower wheel, the fan cover partially covering each cross-flow blower wheel; 
 iii. a plurality of fastening clips; 
 
 iii. an air flow void defined by edges of the fan cover; 
 b) a motor housing comprising:
 i. a top plate comprising top discharge vents and a plurality of fastener voids complementary to the plurality of fastening clips; 
 ii. a back plate attached to the top plate at an angle between and degrees, the back plate comprising a plurality of fastener voids complementary to the plurality of fastening clips; and 
 
 c) a front discharge plate cover attached to the top plate, the front discharge plate cover comprising a plurality of side discharge vents. 
 
     
     
         10 . The refrigeration system of  claim 9  further comprising:
 a) a lower housing connected to the front discharge plate and the lower housing comprising a condensation pan, a liquid line u bend, a TXV valve, a coated evaporation coil, a sensing bulb, a digital control stat, and a power head. 
 
     
     
         11 . The refrigeration system of  claim 10  wherein the plurality of fastening clips of the fan and motor unit are attached to the fastener voids within the top plate of the motor housing. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigeration system of  claim 11  wherein the plurality of fastening clips of the fan and motor unit are attached to the fastener voids of the back plate. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigeration system of  claim 12  wherein the plurality of fastening clips surrounds each cross-flow blower wheel. 
     
     
         14 . The refrigeration system of  claim 13  wherein the digital control stat is attached to the front discharge plate cover. 
     
     
         15 . The refrigeration system of  claim 14 , with a rotational plate attached to the motor, the rotational plate having one or more air channels.