An LED lighting array system includes discrete lighting modules spatially arrayed along a support member to provide illumination of items within a display case. The modules have a low overall height that results in them being mounted in a low-profile configuration at various locations along the support member. The modules include a housing with opposed first and second sets of side apertures, a plurality of internal reflecting surfaces associated with the apertures, respectively, an external lens, a multi-sided light engine and a group of side-emitting LEDs. During operation, a first portion of light generated by the side-emitting LEDs is discharged through apertures and the lens into the cooler to illuminate contents therein, while a second portion of light generated by the side-emitting LEDs is redirected by the reflecting surface through said apertures and the lens into the cooler.

The device is a cooling appliance with a cooling chamber that includes a top assembly with a top, rear, and bottom; a rear wall assembly and a bottom assembly. The bottom assembly is supported by vertically adjustable front and rear feet. The front and rear feet include a vertical adjustment mechanism that is accessible from above and are vertically adjustable from above through the bottom assembly.

A preferred embodiment utilizes the waste heat from a refrigerant cycle to aid in the removal of condensate from a refrigerated case used primarily by grocery stores. Certain embodiments use a heating element to boil off condensate or a pump to remove the condensate. Another embodiment utilizes a wicking element and a shroud that directs hot air from the condenser through the wick thereby increasing the condensate evaporation rate. Yet another embodiment utilizes the hot gas tube from the refrigeration system routed through the bottom of the condensate tray to pre-heat the condensate to accelerate evaporation. Alternative embodiments combine certain features to create even more efficient system such as a heating element used with the wick system or the hot gas system used with the wick system. In some embodiments, a mold and mildew inhibitor is added to the condensate to maintain cleanliness.

A refrigerated display case chassis includes a first insulated panel and a second insulated panel. The first insulated panel has a first foam layer bounded by a first pair of thermally conductive sheets. The first insulated panel forms a first wall of the refrigerated display case chassis. The second insulated panel has a second foam layer bounded by a second pair of thermally conductive sheets. The second insulated panel forms a second wall of the refrigerated display case chassis. The second insulated panel mates with the first insulated panel to form a thermally insulated joint where, in cross-section, one sheet of the first pair of thermally conductive sheets terminates at a surface of the second foam layer. The thermally conductive sheets have a greater thermal conductivity than the first or second foam layers.

An LED lighting array system includes discrete lighting modules spatially arrayed along a support member to provide illumination of items within a display case. The modules have a low overall height that results in them being mounted in a low-profile configuration at various locations along the support member. The modules include a housing with opposed first and second sets of side apertures, a plurality of internal reflecting surfaces associated with the apertures, respectively, an external lens, a multi-sided light engine and a group of side-emitting LEDs. During operation, a first portion of light generated by the side-emitting LEDs is discharged through apertures and the lens into the cooler to illuminate contents therein, while a second portion of light generated by the side-emitting LEDs is redirected by the reflecting surface through said apertures and the lens into the cooler.

An edge trim for display cases, and methods for making edge trim, are described. Instead of using tape or an adhesive to attach trim to the outer rims of end panels, a shape pattern is created in an extruded trim piece. Then polyurethane liquid can be added to the interior of the panel so that it also fills in the shape pattern. When the polyurethane solidifies into foam it will create a tight bond between the panels and the trim pieces.

Systems and methods for deploying a defrost heater include a rod heater bracket including a body including a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge. The bracket includes at least one L-shaped slot formed in the body, the L-shaped slot including an opening along the first edge, and a groove located adjacent to the second edge and configured to retain at least a portion of a rod heater adjacent an evaporator of a refrigerated display case. The rod heater bracket includes a tab configured to adjust between an open position to allow access to the groove through the second edge and a closed position to block access to the opening between the second edge and the groove.

A merchandise display system for storing and dispensing merchandise is provided. The merchandise display system includes an outer housing, a transparent front door, a refrigeration unit, and a door that includes an extended canopy. The merchandise display system also includes a front grille for a refrigeration system having a surface adjacent a curved surface.

Described herein is a refrigerated display cabinet. The cabinet comprises a case comprising shelves disposed between side walls of the case to form a conservation space to store products therewithin, a duct extending from a bottom front side of the cabinet to a top front side of the cabinet via a rear side of the cabinet, and at least one heat exchanger, each comprising one or more headers and a plurality of heat exchange tubes extending between the headers. The heat exchange tubes comprise at least one bend formed along a length of the heat exchange tubes to define at least two sections of the heat exchange tubes. The heat exchanger is disposed within the duct of the cabinet such that the headers remain at one lateral end of the rear side and at least one of the bends of the heat exchange tubes remains opposite to the headers.

A refrigerated display cabinet is disclosed. The cabinet comprises a case comprising one or more shelves disposed between side walls of the case to form a conservation space to support and store one or more products therewithin, a duct extending from a bottom front side of the cabinet to a top front side of the cabinet via a rear side of the cabinet, and at least one heat exchanger comprising one or more headers, and a plurality of flat microchannel tubes, wherein the at least one heat exchanger is disposed within the duct on the rear side of the cabinet with the plurality of flat microchannel tubes inclined at a first predefined angle with respect to a horizontal plane such that the headers on both sides of the flat microchannels tubes are at different elevations.