Show case

Abstract

Provided is a showcase for displaying foods, and more particularly, an open-type showcase including a separate storage chamber installed in the showcase, isolatable from the exterior, and continuously receiving cold air through a cold air passage, similar to a display chamber, and capable of simply moving foods which can easily go bad, such as sandwiches or breads, displayed in the showcase, to the storage chamber and keeping the foods refrigerated after business hours, and blocking supply of the cold air into the display chamber when the display chamber is not used. The showcase includes a body having a display chamber disposed at an upper part thereof and cold air passages connected to the display chamber at both front and rear sides of the interior thereof, and a cold air circulation fan for supplying and circulating cold air generated by a cold air generator to the display chamber along the cold air passages, wherein a storage chamber connected to the front and rear cold air passages is provided in the body to be opened and closed by a door.

1 . A showcase comprising:
 a body having a display chamber disposed at an upper part thereof and cold air passages connected to the display chamber at both front and rear sides of the interior thereof; and   a cold air circulation fan for supplying and circulating cold air generated by a cold air generator to the display chamber along the cold air passages,   wherein a storage chamber connected to the front and rear cold air passages is provided in the body to be opened and closed by a door.   
   
   
       2 . The showcase according to  claim 1 , wherein switching plates are installed at the front and rear cold air passages to block the cold air supplied into the display chamber. 
   
   
       3 . The showcase according to  claim 2 , wherein the switching plate comprises:
 a base plate having a plurality of through-holes formed therein; and   a slider plate having a shape corresponding to the base plate to open and close the through-holes of the base plate.   
   
   
       4 . The showcase according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage chamber has a shelf slidable in a direction of the door. 
   
   
       5 . The showcase according to  claim 1 , wherein the front cold air passage is divided into upper and lower cold air passages, and a partition cold air passage disposed therebetween, the partition cold air passage is integrally formed on an inner side of the door, and facing surfaces of the upper cold air passage and the partition cold air passage are inclined upward toward the door. 
   
   
       6 . The showcase according to  claim 2 , wherein the storage chamber has a shelf slidable in a direction of the door. 
   
   
       7 . The showcase according to  claim 2 , wherein the front cold air passage is divided into upper and lower cold air passages, and a partition cold air passage idsposed therebetween, the partition cold air passage is integrally formed on an inner side of the door, and facing surfaces of the upper cold air passage and the partition cold air passage are inclined upward toward the door.