JP2001017288A - Open showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an open showcase which can easily change the advertising content at low cost and which is apt for down-sizing. SOLUTION: This showcase comprises a transparent or translucent front panel 22 arranged on the upper front of the showcase body and an advertisement-plate supporter 24 which supports an illuminator and an advertisement plate 20 arranged inside the front panel 22 so that the advertisement panel 20 may be freely attachable and detachable upward in the front of the front panel 22. Accordingly, an advertising content may be changed only by exchanging the advertisement plate 20 by inserting or detaching it. On the upside of the showcase body 1, a sheet container 27 which houses a cover sheet is disposed, and behind the sheet container 27, a holder 32 which holds plural advertisement plates 20 is disposed. In this way, this showcase is apt for down- sizing and excellent in convenience.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an open showcase capable of displaying and storing refrigerated and frozen products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an open showcase of this type is known as shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a conventional open showcase.

In this open showcase, an air curtain is formed at the front opening of the showcase body 101 to keep the products displayed and stored in the product storage section 102 cool.
The showcase main body 101 has an outer box 103 having a front opening having heat insulation properties, and an inner box 104 having a front opening arranged inside the outer box 103 at a predetermined interval. The product storage part 102 is formed inside. The space separated by the outer box 103 and the inner box 104 is a cool air passage 105 through which cool air circulates, and a cooler 106 and a cooler blower 107 forming a refrigeration cycle are installed. Thus, an air curtain is formed between the outlet 108 formed at the upper front end of the cool air passage 105 and the suction port 109 formed at the lower front end of the cool air passage 105, and the product storage unit 102 is kept cool. A machine room 110 is provided below the showcase main body 101. In the machine room 110, devices such as a compressor 111, a condenser 112, and a blower 113 for the condenser, which are connected to the cooler 106 to form a refrigeration cycle, are installed.

[0004] On the upper front surface of the showcase body 101,
A transparent or translucent front panel 114 for advertisement is provided. Inside the front panel 114, a front panel fluorescent lamp 115 as an illuminator is arranged. Thus, the light of the front panel fluorescent lamp 115 is transmitted through the front panel 114 to enhance the advertising effect.

[0005] Inside the front panel 114 and obliquely below the front panel fluorescent lamp 115, a showcase body 1 is provided.
01 cover sheet (not shown)
Is provided in the sheet container 116. The cover sheet accommodated in the sheet accommodating body 116 is for reducing the invasion of the outside air into the showcase, and is used at night, when goods are not sold. This sheet improves cooling efficiency and reduces condensation, especially in humid seasons.

A ceiling fluorescent lamp 117 illuminating the upper part of the commodity storage section 102 is mainly provided on the ceiling behind the outlet 108.
Is attached. A fluorescent lamp 119 for a shelf is provided on the lower surface of the plurality of product shelves 118 arranged in the product storage section 102. The product storage section 102 is illuminated by the in-compartment fluorescent lamp 117 and the shelf fluorescent lamp 119.

[0007]

However, in the conventional open showcase, an advertisement is directly drawn on the front panel 114. For this reason, when changing the contents of the advertisement, it is necessary to replace the front panel 114, which requires great effort and cost. Meanwhile, the front panel 114
In some cases, a transparent or translucent advertisement sheet on which an advertisement is printed is attached. In this case, it is sufficient to replace the advertisement sheet to change the contents of the advertisement, but it takes time and effort to separate the advertisement sheet, and it is difficult to reuse the peeled advertisement sheet. And had

Further, the conventional open showcase is not suitable for reducing the size of the showcase because the sheet container 116 is disposed inside the front panel 114. That is, since the shadow of the sheet container 116 is generated, it is necessary to install both the front panel fluorescent lamp 115 and the in-compartment fluorescent lamp 117 as illuminators, and it is difficult to reduce the size.

[0009] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an open showcase that can easily change advertisement contents at low cost and is suitable for miniaturization. Is to do.

[0010]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an open showcase in which an air curtain is formed in a front opening of a showcase body to keep a product storage portion in the showcase body cool. , A transparent or translucent front panel formed on the upper front surface of the showcase main body, an illuminator disposed inside the front panel, and a support for removably supporting an advertising board upwardly on the front surface of the front panel. It proposes what is characterized by having a tool.

According to the present invention, the billboard is removably arranged on the front face of the front panel, so that when the advertising content is changed, the billboard only needs to be replaced. Further, since the illuminator is arranged inside the transparent or translucent front panel, light from the illuminator can be transmitted through the front panel to obtain a high advertising effect.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the open showcase according to the first aspect, a sheet container housing a cover sheet covering the front opening is provided on an upper surface of the showcase body. We propose the one that features.

According to the present invention, since the sheet container is provided on the upper surface of the showcase main body, it is possible to illuminate the product storage section with the light of the illuminator disposed inside the front panel. That is, the illuminator for the front panel and the illuminator for the product storage unit can be shared, which is suitable for miniaturization.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the open showcase according to the second aspect, a plurality of advertising boards are stacked in the thickness direction on the upper surface of the showcase body and behind the sheet container. A feature is proposed in which a holding tool for holding is provided.

According to the present invention, when a plurality of billboards are exchanged and used as needed, unused billboards can be accommodated on the upper surface of the showcase body, so that the convenience is high. Further, since the accommodated advertising board is disposed behind the sheet container, the advertising board is not directly seen from the front. In other words, the appearance is not impaired by the accommodated advertising board.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An open showcase according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an open showcase according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the open showcase according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a main part of the open showcase according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the structure of the lighting box of the open showcase according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view illustrating the main part of the open showcase according to the present embodiment. Figure,
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an advertising board is accommodated in the open showcase according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a structure of a lower advertising portion of the open showcase according to the present embodiment. .

The open showcase (hereinafter simply referred to as "showcase") has an air curtain formed in the front opening of the showcase body 1 and is displayed and stored in the product storage section 2 (not shown). Keep cool. The showcase main body 1 includes an outer box 3 having a front opening having heat insulating properties, an inner box 4 having a front opening disposed inside the outer box 3 at a predetermined interval, and a side glass 5. The space surrounded by the inner box 4 and the side glass 5 is the product storage section 2. A plurality of product shelves 6 are arranged in the product storage section 2 in the vertical direction.

The space partitioned by the outer box 3 and the inner box 4 is
A cool air passage 7 through which cool air is circulated. A cooler 8 and a blower 9 for the cooler forming a refrigeration cycle are installed in the cool air passage 7. As a result, an air curtain is formed between the air outlet 10 having a honeycomb structure formed at the upper front end of the cool air passage 7 and the suction port 11 formed at the lower front end of the cool air passage 7. Is kept cool.

A machine room 12 is located below the showcase body 1.
Is provided. In the machine room 12, a compressor 13 connected to the cooler 8 to form a refrigeration cycle, a condenser 1
4. Equipment such as a condenser blower 15 is installed.
Heat generated from the condenser 14 and the like is discharged from the rear of the machine room 12 to the upper part of the showcase via a heat discharge duct 16 formed on the rear side of the outer box 3.

A cylindrical column 17 is formed at both front ends of the showcase body 1. The support 17 is formed so that the product storage section 2 is translucent. A side illuminator 18 is provided inside the support 17. The side illuminator 18 is, for example, a fluorescent lamp. With such a configuration, the stored products are illuminated from the sides over and below the product storage unit 2.

A substantially rectangular parallelepiped lighting box 19 is attached to the upper front end of the showcase body 1, and a predetermined advertising content made of a transparent or translucent member is written on the front of the lighting box 19. An advertising board 20 is arranged. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lighting box 19 includes a lighting box main body 21 having an open front surface and a lower surface.
A transparent or translucent front panel 22 that forms a front surface to a lower surface of the lighting box 19; a fixing member 23 having an L-shaped cross section for fixing the front panel 22 from above;
And a illuminator 25 disposed in the illumination box main body 21. The illuminator 25 is disposed in the illumination box body 21. An upper front end of the lighting box body 21 is formed with a flange 21a that extends downward and is slightly bent inward. The front panel 22 has its upper edge sandwiched between the flange 21 a and the fixture 23. The rear end of the front panel 22 is bent upward and is screwed to the lower portion of the lighting box main body 21 with screws 21b. The advertising board support 24 has a support piece 24 a that is slightly larger than the thickness of the advertising board 20 in front of the front panel 22. The lower end of the support piece 24a is bent in the direction of the front panel 22 to support the lower end of the advertising board 20. The pair of advertising board supports 24 are screwed to the front portions of both ends of the lighting box main body 21 from left and right directions. With such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 5, the advertising board 20 has both ends supported between the support piece 24a and the front panel 22 and can be inserted and removed upward. The illumination light of the illuminator 25 is directed to the front panel 2 toward the front of the showcase.
2 and the advertisement board 20. Thereby, a great advertisement effect can be obtained. The illumination light of the illuminator 25 passes through the lower surface of the front panel 22 and illuminates the product in the product storage unit 2.

At the front of the upper surface of the showcase body 1,
As shown in FIG. 5, a sheet container 27 that winds and stores a cover sheet 26 that closes the front opening of the showcase body 1 is provided. The cover sheet 26 accommodated in the sheet accommodating body 27 is for reducing the invasion of the outside air into the showcase, and is used at night or the like when products are not sold. The sheet container 27 has a support shaft 28 having a spring, a support frame 29 for supporting both ends of the support shaft 28, and a support table 30 formed below the support frame 29. Cover sheet 2
6 is wound and accommodated. A hook 31 is provided at an end of the cover sheet 26. When the user pulls the hook 31 downward, the cover sheet 26 is pulled out from the sheet container 27, and the hook 31 is locked to a locking portion (not shown) provided at the lower portion of the showcase body 1. Thereby, the front opening of the showcase main body 1 is closed. Thereby, the cooling efficiency is improved, and the dew condensation is reduced particularly in a humid season. When the hook 31 is released, the support shaft 28 is rotated back by the spring, and the cover sheet 26 is easily wound up.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a holder 32 for holding the advertisement board 20 is provided on the upper surface of the showcase body 1 and behind the sheet container 27. The length of the holder 32 in the front-rear direction is substantially the same as the height of the advertising board 20, and is located between the flange 32 a bent upward from the rear end and the rear surface of the sheet container 27.
Can be accommodated. The height of the flange 32a is large enough to accommodate a plurality (for example, three) of the advertising boards 20 in an overlapping manner. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 6, an unused one of the plurality of types of advertising boards 20 can be accommodated on the upper surface of the showcase body 1.

A lower advertisement section 33 is formed on the front surface of the showcase body 1 below the front opening. As shown in FIG. 7, the lower advertising portion 33 is a plate-like member made of a transparent or translucent resin plate or the like, and has a cover plate 34 with a magnet sheet 34 a adhered to a peripheral portion on the back surface side.
The lower advertisement board 35 on which the advertisement content is described and the mount 36 are overlapped. With such a configuration, the cover plate 34 is detachably attached to the showcase body 1 by the magnet sheet 34a, and the lower advertisement board 35 and the mount 36 are sandwiched between the cover plate 34 and the showcase body 1. Therefore, the user can select whether or not the lower advertisement is present as necessary, and can easily exchange the lower advertisement board 35 and the mount 36.

In such a showcase, the advertising board 20 is removably arranged on the front face of the front panel 22, so that when the advertising content is changed, the advertising board 20 only needs to be replaced.

Further, since the illuminator 25 is disposed inside the transparent or translucent front panel 22, the light from the illuminator 25 can be transmitted through the front panel 22 to obtain a high advertising effect.

Further, since the sheet container 27 is provided on the upper surface of the showcase main body 1, the commodity storage section 2 can be illuminated by the light of the illuminator 25 disposed inside the front panel 22. That is, the illuminator for the front panel and the illuminator for the product storage unit can be shared, which is suitable for miniaturization.

Further, when a plurality of advertising boards 20 are used as required, the advertising boards 20 which are not used can be accommodated in the holders 32 provided on the upper surface of the showcase main body 1, so that the convenience is high. Becomes In addition, the advertising board 2
Since 0 is disposed behind the sheet container 27, it does not impair the aesthetic appearance when viewed from the front.

[0029]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the advertising board is removably arranged on the front surface of the front panel. Just replace it. Further, since the illuminator is arranged inside the transparent or translucent front panel, light from the illuminator can be transmitted through the front panel to obtain a high advertising effect.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the sheet container is provided on the upper surface of the showcase body,
The product storage section can be illuminated by the light of the illuminator arranged inside the front panel. That is, the illuminator for the front panel and the illuminator for the product storage unit can be shared, which is suitable for miniaturization.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of billboards are replaced and used as needed, unused billboards can be accommodated on the upper surface of the showcase body, so that the convenience is high. Becomes Further, since the accommodated advertising board is disposed behind the sheet container, the advertising board is not directly seen from the front. In other words, the appearance is not impaired by the accommodated advertising board.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an open showcase according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the open showcase according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a main part of the open showcase according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the structure of the lighting box of the open showcase according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view illustrating a main part of the open showcase according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state where an advertising board is accommodated in the open showcase according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the structure of a lower advertising portion of the open showcase according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a conventional open showcase.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Showcase main body, 2 ... Product storage part, 3 ... Outer box, 4
... inner box, 5 ... side glass, 6 ... product shelf, 7 ... cold air passage,
8 ... cooler, 9 ... blower for cooler, 10 ... outlet, 11
... Suction port, 12 ... Machine room, 13 ... Compressor, 14 ... Condenser, 15 ... Blower for condensing, 16 ... Heat exhaust duct, 17 ...
Prop, 18 ... side illuminator, 19 ... lighting box, 20 ...
Advertising board, 21: lighting box body, 22: front panel,
23: Fixing tool, 24: Advertising board support tool, 25: Illuminator, 2
6 ... cover sheet, 27 ... sheet container, 28 ... support shaft, 29 ... support frame, 30 ... support base, 31 ... hook, 32
… Holder, 33… Lower advertising part, 34… Cover plate, 35…
Lower advertising board, 36 ... Mount

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An open showcase in which an air curtain is formed in a front opening of a showcase main body to keep a product storage section in the showcase main body cool, a transparent or translucent transparent front formed in an upper front surface of the showcase main body. An open showcase, comprising: a front panel; an illuminator disposed inside the front panel; and a support for supporting an advertising board upward and detachably at a front surface of the front panel. 2. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein a sheet container housing a cover sheet covering the front opening is provided on the upper surface of the showcase main body. 3. A holding tool for holding a plurality of billboards in a state of being stacked in a thickness direction is provided on an upper surface of the showcase body and behind the sheet container. Item 2. An open showcase according to Item 2.