(19)
(11) EP 0 709 046 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/20

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.05.1996 Bulletin 1996/18

(21) Application number: 95116591.9

(22) Date of filing: 20.10.1995
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: A47B 3/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
ES FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 24.10.1994 JP 258529/94

(71) Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO. LTD
Moriguchi-shi, Osaka-fu (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Todoroki, Atsushi
    Gyouda-shi, Saitama-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Glawe, Delfs, Moll & Partner 
Patentanwälte Postfach 26 01 62
D-80058 München
D-80058 München (DE)

   


(54) Open showcase


(57) There is provided an open showcase in which a front aperture is closed with a multi-layered air curtain and dew formation on a transparent front panel can be avoided efficiently. A housing (3) of an open showcase (1) has an aperture (8) in the front surface thereof. An outer suction port (23) and an inner suction port (38) are formed at the lower end of the outer housing on the storage compartment side. An outer discharge port (24) and an inner discharge port (39) are formed at the upper end of the outer housing on the storage compartment side. An outer flowpath (21) connects the outer suction port with outer discharge port, and an inner flowpath (36) connects the inner suction port with the inner discharge port. A blower (26) is disposed in the outer flowpath, and a evaporator (41) and a blower (40) are disposed in the inner flowpath. A front panel (9) formed of laminate-structured transparent panels (66, 67) is extended upward from the lower end of the outer housing, and a heat source (68) is provided on the transparent panel (67) of the front panel on the storage compartment side.






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