JP2000184946A - Mounting structure of corner cover in open showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily mount a corner cover to the corner part of an option corner by engaging detaining pieces to the front surface of an engaging piece and fixing a mounting part to a casing in the state of putting the corner cover. SOLUTION: The corner cover 20 is put at an angle at which a lower trim 7 and a handrail 11 approach in the state of detaining the engaging pieces 24 and 24 of a fixture 23 to the engaging part of the corner cover 20 and thereafter, the fixture 23 is pulled downward and through-holes 27 pieced at the fixture 23 are aligned to threaded holes 28 and setscrews are screwed into the threaded holes 28. A side plate 5 and a front plate 10 are thus securely connected by the fixture 23. At this time, the corner cover 20 is mounted to the top end of the corner portion of the casing 2 in the state that the rear part and left side part of the corner cover 20 are fitted to the handrail 11. In addition, the recessed part of the corner cover 20 holds down the lower mounting part to the lower trim 7 side and the front bottom end of the windshield G is fixed to the lower trim 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for attaching a corner cover to a corner between a side plate and a front plate constituting a housing of an open showcase.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a prior art of this type of mounting structure of a corner cover in an open showcase, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 10-127436 described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Some are described as [Prior Art].

[0003] In the open showcase described as the above [embodiment of the invention], the end faces of the two handrail rails attached to the upper edges of two substantially vertical plates which intersect each other, which constitute the housing, The corner members are fitted between the two handrail rails by fitting both ends of the corner members that are substantially L-shaped in plan view and connecting the lower surfaces of the both handrail rails and the corner members with corner joint members. .

[0004] On the other hand, in the open showcase described as the above-mentioned [Prior Art], a corner member is covered from above between the ends of both handrail rails, and the corner member is fixed to the both handrail rails using set screws. are doing.

[0005]

However, the mounting structure of the corner member of the open show described in the above-mentioned publication [Embodiment of the Invention] has a problem that the number of parts is large and the mounting work becomes complicated. On the other hand, the mounting structure of the corner member of the open showcase described as [Prior Art] has a problem in that the set screw used for fixing the corner member is exposed to the outside, so that the appearance is poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and is intended to easily attach a corner cover to a corner of an open showcase without damaging the appearance of the open showcase. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting structure for a corner cover in an open showcase.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) A mounting structure for attaching a corner cover to a corner portion between a side plate and a front plate, which constitutes a housing of an open showcase, wherein an engaging portion is provided on an inner surface of the corner cover, and the mounting member is oriented vertically. A locking piece laterally projecting from the upper end of the member is engaged with the upper surface of the engaging portion, and the mounting member is fixed to the housing in a state where the corner cover is placed on the upper surface of the corner portion.

(2) In the above item (1), the engaging portion is provided on the inner surface of the protruding corner of the corner cover so as to extend substantially horizontally inward.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), the two members are connected to each other by fixing the mounting member to both plates at a corner where the side plate and the front plate intersect. Fixing brackets.

(4) In any one of the above items (1) to (3), a handrail is mounted on the upper end of the side plate and the front plate, and the cross-sectional shape of the corner cover is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the handrail. Then, the corner cover is fitted to the end of the handrail rail.

(5) In any one of the above items (1) to (4), a windshield is fitted in a window hole formed in the front edge of the side plate and having an open front surface, and fitted on the front edge of the windshield. A forward-facing mounting piece is connected to the lower end of the combined sash, and this mounting piece is engaged with the lower surface of the rear end of the corner cover so as to prevent upward and forward movement of the sash. I do.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A refrigerated showcase as an example of an open showcase provided with an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the lower left of FIG. 1 is “forward”, and the upper right is “rear”.
And

The housing (2) of the refrigerated showcase (1) has a substantially U-shape when viewed from the side, and has a housing (3) formed therein for displaying products (not shown). It comprises a body body (4) and a side plate (5) for closing a side surface of the housing body (4).

The side plate (5) is provided with a window hole (6) having an open front surface and an upper surface inclined forward and upward,
At the lower edge of the window hole (6), a metal lower trim (7) facing the front and rear direction as a handrail rail is mounted. From the rear edge of the window hole (6) to the upper edge, the upper edge is provided. An upper trim (8) whose half is curved obliquely forward and upward is mounted. By the lower trim (7) and the upper trim (8), a side plate trim is provided.
(9) is formed.

A metal handrail rail (11) having substantially the same cross-sectional shape as the lower trim (7) is mounted on the upper edge of the front plate (10) of the housing body (4) over its entire length. I have. Window hole
The front edge of the windshield (G), which is almost complementary to (6), is fitted with a front sash (12) that faces vertically, and the other peripheral edge of the windshield (G) is A lower sash (13) facing the front-rear direction and an upper sash (14) facing the vertical direction and having an upper half curved forward are fitted.

At the upper end of the front sash (12), windshield
(G) An upper mounting piece (15) facing in the same direction as the upper edge portion is protruded, and a frontward horizontal lower mounting piece (16) is protruded from the lower end of the front sash (12). .

At the lower corner of the rear end of the windshield (G), L
The fixing member (17) is fitted into the fixing hole (17). The fixing member (17) is provided with a mounting hole provided at a corner of the lower trim (7) and the upper trim (8).
(18) (see FIG. 1), the lower surface of the lower sash (13) is in contact with the upper surface of the lower trim (7), and the upper mounting piece (15)
Are fixed to the upper trim (8) by set screws (19) (see FIG. 1).

Corner covers shown in enlarged form in FIGS.
(20) is substantially L-shaped in plan view, has an open lower surface, a left side surface, and a rear surface, and has a cross-sectional shape similar to that of the lower trim (7) and the handrail rail (11). An engaging portion (21) extending substantially inwardly and protruding inward from the inner surface of the protruding corner portion of the corner cover (20) is provided on a lower surface of a rear edge portion of the corner cover (20). Is formed with a concave portion (22) complementary to the lower mounting piece (16).

As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the engaging portion (21) of the corner cover (20), a pair of substantially protruding laterally protruding upper ends of the fixing brackets (23) facing vertically. The horizontal outward locking pieces (24) (24) are engaged. The fixing bracket (23) has a substantially L-shape in plan view, and its left edge and rear edge are outwardly stepped, and a notch (25 ) To form the fixing bracket (2
3) A pair of upper and lower outwardly engaging pieces is provided on the left edge and the rear edge of
(26) is formed.

With the locking pieces (24) and (24) of the fixing bracket (23) locked to the engaging portions (21) of the corner cover (20), the corner cover (20) is removed from the lower trim (7). And the handrail rail (11) lightly cover the adjacent corners, then pull the fixing bracket (23) downward, and insert the through hole (27) formed in the fixing bracket (23) with the side plate (5). Screw holes drilled in the side edges adjacent to each other with the front plate (10)
The side plate (5) and the front plate (10) are fixed by the fixing bracket (23) by screwing the set screw (29) inserted through the through hole (27) into the screw hole (28). Strongly connected.

At this time, the rear part and the left part of the corner cover (20) are fitted on the lower trim (7) and the upper surface of the handrail rail (11), respectively (the rear part of the corner cover (20) is the lower trim ( 7 is shown in FIG. 7), the corner cover (20) is attached to the upper end of the corner of the housing (2), and the recess (22) of the corner cover (20) is Fit the mounting piece (16), press the lower mounting piece (16) against the lower trim (7) side, and lower the front lower end of the windshield (G) with the lower trim.
Fixed to (7).

A corner bumper (30) shown in FIGS.
Has an approximately L-shape in plan view formed by bending a synthetic resin or a steel plate (see FIG. 9), and an inward engaging piece facing rightward over the entire length thereof is provided on the back side of the left edge thereof. (3
1) is provided, and a pair of upper and lower inward engaging pieces (32) (32) are provided on the back side of the rear edge portion. The vertical dimension of the inward engaging pieces (32) (32) at the rear edge of the corner bumper (30) is slightly shorter than the vertical width of the notch (25) of the fixing bracket (23), and The vertical dimension of the notch (33) between the mating pieces (32) and (32) is slightly longer than the vertical dimension of the outward engaging piece (26) of the fixing bracket (23).

Fixing the upper edge of the corner bumper (30)
Align the engagement piece (31) on the left edge of the corner bumper (30) with a position slightly lower than the upper edge of the notch (25) of (23).
Insert the engagement piece (32) above the rear edge of the corner bumper (30) into the gap between the outward engagement piece (26) and the front plate (10) below from the left side, and After inserting into the notch (25) from
Lift the corner bumper (30) until it comes into contact with the lower surface of the corner cover (20).

Then, the left engagement piece (31) of the corner bumper (30) is connected to the left outward engagement piece (26) (2) of the fixing bracket (23).
6), and the upper and lower inward engaging pieces (32) and (32) on the rear side of the corner bumper (30) are upper and lower outward engaging pieces (26) and (26) ( The upper and lower engaging pieces (32) and (32) on the rear side are prevented from coming off.

The gap between each outward engaging piece (26) and the side plate (5) and the front plate (10) is equal to the thickness of the inward engaging pieces (31) and (32) of the corner bumper (30). When the corner bumper (30) is attached to the fixing bracket (23), the outer surfaces of the side plate (5) and the front plate (10) are inwardly engaged with the corner bumper (30) as shown in FIG. The impact applied to the corner bumper (30) from the outside because it comes into contact with the back surface of the mating pieces (31) and (32), and the center of the back surface of the corner bumper (30) abuts the front end corner of the side plate (5). In contrast, the corner bumper (30) is strongly supported, and the corner bumper (30) can be prevented from being deformed.

In this state, the through holes formed in the mounting pieces (35) provided on both sides of the corner lower bumper (34) formed by bending a synthetic resin or a steel plate and having an approximately L shape in a plan view are provided. A set screw (36) (see the dashed line in FIG. 8) is inserted, and the set screw (36) is drilled at the lower end of the side edge of the side plate (5) and the front plate (10) which are close to each other. When screwed into the hole (37),
The corner lower bumper (34) is fixed directly below the corner bumper (30) (see FIG. 9).
Lowering is prevented by the upper surface of the corner lower bumper (34), and falling down is completely prevented.

Thereafter, the lower metal bumpers (39) (4) are attached to the latches (38) provided near the lower edges of the side plate (5) and the front plate (10).
By mounting 0), the refrigerated showcase (1) is completed.

According to the refrigerated showcase (1) having the embodiment described above, the concave portion (22) of the corner cover (20) is provided.
However, the lower mounting piece (16) of the windshield (G) is trimmed to the lower part (7).
Therefore, the front lower end of the windshield (G) can be attached to the window (6) without rattling. Also, through holes (20a) (20) drilled in the rear wall of the corner cover (20)
a) Insert a set screw (not shown) into (see FIGS. 4 and 5), and insert the set screw into a screw hole (not shown) formed in the upper part of the inner surface of the front plate (5) and the side plate (10). If screwed, windshield
The rattle of the front lower end of (G) and the corner cover (20)
More reliably prevented.

Corner cover using fixing bracket (23)
(20) is attached to the corner of the refrigerated showcase (1), so there is no need to screw the corner cover (20), and the set screw is exposed to the outside.
The appearance of (1) is not impaired.

The cross-sectional shape of the corner cover (20) is
Since it is almost the same as that of the lower trim (7) and the handrail rail (11), a shape continuity is generated between these members, and the appearance of the corner portion of the refrigerated showcase (1) is improved. Can be.

The corner bumper (30) can be easily attached to the fixing bracket (23), and if the corner lower bumper (34) is removed from the side plate (5) and the front plate (10),
Since the corner bumper (30) can be easily removed from the fixing bracket (23), the corner bumper (30) can be easily replaced with a new one.

A notch (25) is provided in the fixing bracket (23), and a notch (33) is formed between the upper and lower inward engaging pieces (32) on the rear side of the corner bumper (30). Therefore, the corner bumper (30) can be easily attached simply by slightly fitting the corner bumper (30) into the middle part of the fixing bracket (23) and lifting it upward. The moving stroke at the time of mounting the corner bumper (30) can be shortened as compared with the case where the corner bumper (30) is inserted from the end.

It is to be noted that the fixing fitting (23) with which the long inward engaging piece (31) engages is the outward fitting piece (26) on the left side in FIG.
Is not provided with a notch in the middle,
It may be over the entire length of 3).

Conversely, if a notch similar to the notch (33) is provided in the middle of the inward engaging piece (31), the inward engaging piece (31) is first placed on the outward engaging piece (31). There is no need to engage with 26). That is, the left and right inward engaging pieces (31) and (32) can be simultaneously engaged with the left and right outward engaging pieces (26) from the middle portion of the fixture (23).

The present invention can of course be applied to the corners between the side plate and the rear plate, and the four corners of the flat open showcase described in the above-mentioned publication.

[0036]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (a) According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the corner cover is attached to the corner of the housing by using the attachment member attached to the housing, it is not necessary to use a set screw for the corner cover. The appearance of the corner portion is not impaired, and the mounting of the corner cover is easy.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the engaging portion functions as a rib for reinforcing the outer edge portion of the corner cover, even when a human body or an object collides with the corner cover, The possibility that the corner cover is damaged is small.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, the fixing metal further increases the coupling force between the side plate and the front plate.

(D) According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the handrail rail and the corner cover are continuous with substantially the same cross-sectional shape, and the appearance is good.

(E) According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the lower end of the sash can be pressed by the corner cover, and the screwing operation of the sash can be omitted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a right side portion of an open showcase including an embodiment of the present invention before assembly is completed.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a fixing bracket is attached to the corner cover.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged rear view of the corner cover.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the corner cover as viewed from the direction of the arrow V in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state where a corner cover and a fixing bracket are attached to a corner portion of the open showcase.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged vertical sectional front view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view showing a completed state of a corner portion of the open showcase.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view taken along the line IX-IX of FIG.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged rear view of the corner bumper.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Refrigerated showcase (2) Housing (3) Housing (4) Housing body (5) Side plate (6) Window hole (7) Lower trim (8) Upper trim (9) Side plate trim (10) Front Plate (11) Railing rail (12) Front sash (13) Lower sash (14) Upper sash (15) Upper mounting piece (16) Lower mounting piece (17) Fixing tool (18) Mounting hole (19) Set screw ( 20) Corner cover (20a) (20a) Through hole (21) Engagement part (22) Recess (23) Fixing bracket (24) Locking piece (25) Notch (26) Outward engaging piece (27) Through Hole (28) Screw hole (29) Set screw (30) Corner bumper (31) Inward engaging piece (32) Inward engaging piece (33) Notch (34) Corner lower bumper (35) Mounting piece (36 ) Set screw (37) Screw hole (38) Locking bracket (39) (40) Lower bumper (G) Windshield

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mounting structure for attaching a corner cover to a corner of a side plate and a front plate constituting a housing of an open showcase, wherein an engaging portion is provided on an inner surface of the corner cover, and a vertical direction is provided. A locking piece protruding laterally at the upper end of the facing mounting member is engaged with the upper surface of the engaging portion, and the mounting member is fixed to the housing in a state where the corner cover is placed on the upper surface of the corner portion. Mounting structure for corner covers in open showcases. 2. The mounting structure for a corner cover in an open showcase according to claim 1, wherein said engaging portion is provided so as to extend substantially horizontally inward from an inner surface of a protruding corner portion of said corner cover. 3. The mounting member according to claim 1, wherein the mounting member is a fixing fitting for connecting the two plates to each other by being fixed to both plates at a corner where the side plate and the front plate intersect. Or the mounting structure of the corner cover in the open showcase according to 2. 4. A handrail rail is mounted on the upper end of the side plate and the front plate, and the cross-sectional shape of the corner cover is made substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the handrail rail, and the corner cover is fitted to the end of the handrail rail. The mounting structure of a corner cover in the open showcase according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein 5. A windshield is fitted into a window hole formed at the front edge of the side plate and having a front face opening, and a frontward-facing mounting piece is continuously connected to a lower end of a sash fitted to the front edge of the windshield. The open showcase according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mounting piece is engaged with a lower surface of a rear end portion of the corner cover to prevent the sash from moving upward and forward. Corner cover mounting structure.