摘要 |
A vertical cabinet (10) for transferring heat to food articles within that cabinet. The cabinet comprises a plurality of vertically spaced-apart support shelves (12, 14, 16) of a heat conductive material, for supporting food articles. An energy circulation element (28) is placed at the upper end of the cabinet for circulating energy through the shelves, and particularly through a serpentine shape thermalizing means (36) or power channel (68) enclosed entirely within the shelf. Inlet (54) and outlet (56) connectors provide for entry of the energy into and out of the shelves. Supply conduits (48) are provided within the cabinet for transferring the energy from the energy circulation element to the thermalizing means. Return (50) conduits within the cabinet facilitate return of the energy to the energy circulation element. |