JP2001280819A - Show case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the leakage of chill by covering a front opening with a night cover by simple work, in a show case where the roof is retreated from the front of goods shelves having solved such a problem that the field of view drops. SOLUTION: This show case is equipped with a storage chamber 18 which has an opening 21 for takeout of goods at its front, a roof 15 which forms the top of this storage chamber, a chill suction port 8 which is provided inside under the above front opening, a night cover 13 which can cover the above opening and has an engaging tool 20 at its one end, and a night cover storage 14 which is provided in the space 6 under the above chill suction port and rolls in and stores the above night cover. Further, this is equipped with a night cover supporting member 33 which supports the above night cover in front of the above roof, and a lock member 2 which is provided at the roof 15 of itself S to lock the above engaging tool.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a showcase having a night cover for covering a front opening so that cool air does not leak outside at night or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a cooling showcase, it is necessary to cool a product even during a time when the product in the storage room is not sold, such as at night, but at this time, if the front opening is left open. As a result, the cool air leaks out of the storage room, and waste increases. Therefore, at night or the like, the front opening is covered with a cloth or film-shaped night cover. In this case, as a first conventional example, a night cover storage device in which a night cover is automatically wound is provided on a top plate of a showcase, and when the night cover is applied, the night cover is lowered from the night cover storage device. The night cover may be pulled out and hooked on the hook inside the handrail so as to hook the tip of the night cover so that the night cover does not return to the night cover storage device. This allows the front opening to be covered with a one-touch operation at night, such as at night when products in the storage room are not sold, thereby minimizing the leakage of cool air and preventing wasteful power consumption. I have.

As a second conventional example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 190585, a night cover accommodating device for wrapping and accommodating the night cover is provided in a cool air duct below the cool air suction port. There is one that is pulled out upward through a gap provided between the handrail and the handrail.

[0004]

A showcase as shown in FIG. 6 is for displaying and selling bottled drinks at a pharmacy, for example, and it is necessary to adjust the height to the height of a counter or the like. For some reasons, its height is limited to about 1 m. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 10 denotes a product mounting shelf;
Is a back panel, 15 is a top plate, and 16 is a handrail.

[0005] It is necessary to reduce power consumption by providing a night cover also in a showcase having such a limited height to prevent leakage of cool air. In that case, in the first conventional example, a night cover storage device is provided on the front side of the lower surface of the top plate 15, the night cover is pulled out downward, and the tip of the night cover is hooked and held on the hook inside the handrail 16. Will be.

[0006] However, in such a showcase, it is necessary to protrude the top plate to the front side by an amount corresponding to the placement of the night cover storage device, and when the height of the case is limited low as shown in FIG. Has a problem in that the field of view is narrowed by that amount, making it difficult for products displayed on the upper shelf to be seen from the upper front.

In the case of the second prior art showcase, when the top plate 15 is retracted from the front of the product mounting shelf 10 in order to solve the problem that the visibility is reduced, The night cover could not be used because the night cover came into contact with the product placing shelf 10 or the product placed on the product placing shelf 10 and the product could not be placed.
For this reason, even during a time period during which goods in the storage room are not sold, such as at night, cool air leaks, the cooling capacity is reduced, and wasteful power consumption cannot be prevented.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and it is intended to prevent the field of view from being narrowed and to use a front cover with a night cover during a time when goods in a storage room are not sold, such as at night. The opening can be covered by a simple operation, thereby minimizing the leakage of cool air, thereby improving the cooling capacity and further reducing the power consumption. is there.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a showcase according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a storage room having an opening for taking out a product on a front surface thereof, a top plate forming an upper portion of the storage room, A cold air suction port provided inside a lower portion of the opening, a night cover that can cover the opening and has an engagement tool at one end, and a night cover provided in a space below the cold air suction port. A night cover supporting member for supporting the night cover in front of the top plate, and a night cover supporting member for supporting the night cover in front of the top plate, And a locking member for locking the engagement tool.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the night cover storage device is provided, the field of view is not narrowed, and the night cover is used to open the front opening during night hours when goods in the storage room are not sold. Can be covered by a simple operation, and cold air does not leak.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the night cover support member is mounted on a top plate of the show case.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the night cover supporting member is placed on the top plate and is not in the storage room, the night cover supporting member supports the night cover and the night cover covers the front opening. Can be performed without defeating the goods in the storage room.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the night cover support member can be stored in a storage portion provided on a back surface of the show case and can be pulled out from the storage portion. is there.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the operation of covering the front opening with the night cover can be easily performed by pulling it out of the storage section, and when the night cover is not used, the night cover support member is connected to the storage section. Can be stored.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the night cover supporting member includes a sliding portion for sliding a pair of sliding members provided on a back surface, and a supporting portion for supporting the night cover. It is provided with.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the operation of covering the front opening with the night cover can be easily performed by sliding the sliding portion of the night cover on the sliding member, and the night cover can be easily formed. The cover support member can be stored in the storage section.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the components having the same functions or functions as those of the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals. In FIG. 1, 1 is a compressor, 2 is a condenser, 3 is a condenser fan, 4 is a cooler,
5 is a cool air circulation fan, 6 is a cool air duct, 7 is a cool air discharge port, 8 is a cool air suction port, 9 is a heat insulating wall, 10 is a product mounting shelf,
11 is a back panel, 13 is a night cover, 14 is a night cover storage device, 15 is a top plate, 16 is a handrail, 17
Is an exhaust duct, 18 is a storage room, 19 is a night cover tip support rod, 20 is a handle, and 22 is a hook. Also, 23
Is a machine room in which the compressor 1, the condenser 2, the condenser fan 3 and the like are stored.

The condenser fan 3 is a suction type blower, and is attached to the rear end of a fan case 24 extending rearward from the condenser 2. Thus, when the condenser fan 3 is operated, the air on the front side of the condenser 2 is
And is blown to the rear compressor 1 via the condenser 2 and the condenser fan 3. Thereby, the heat radiation of the condenser 2 and the compressor 1 is promoted. The rear surface of the machine room 23 is closed by a closing plate 25, and a machine room cover 26 is
Is attached.

The machine room cover 26 is provided with a suction port 27. By attaching the machine room cover 26 to the opening of the machine room 23, the inside of the machine room 23 communicates with the front of the machine room cover 26 via the condenser 2 and the condenser fan 3, and at the back of the showcase S. Exhaust duct 1 formed between outer case back plate 39 and duct back plate 28
7 and communicate with the upper part of the showcase S.

On the other hand, the refrigerant compressed in the compressor 1 and liquefied in the condenser 2 evaporates in the cooler 4 to cool the air flowing therethrough. The cool air cooled by the cooler 4 passes through the cool air duct 6 and from the cool air discharge port 7 to the storage room 18.
While being circulated in the storage room 18, the product V displayed therein is cooled, sucked from the cool air suction port 8, and sent to the cooler 4 again by the cool air circulation fan 5.
Then, a cool air curtain is formed between the cool air discharge port 7 and the cool air suction port 8 to prevent the cool air from leaking from the storage room 18 to the outside.

On the other hand, by the operation of the condenser fan 3, the outside air in front of the machine room cover 26 is sucked from the suction port 27,
First, it flows into the condenser 2 and is air-cooled. Next, it is blown to the compressor 1 through the condenser fan 3 and is cooled by air. As described above, the outside air (warm air) warmed by sequentially cooling the condenser 2 and the compressor 1 by the air is cooled by the closing plate 2
5, the air is blown out of the showcase S toward the upper exhaust duct 17 at the rear of the machine room 23.

The night cover storage device 14 is provided in the cool air duct 6 below the cool air inlet 8. This allows
The necessity of providing the night cover storage device 14 on the top plate 15 is eliminated, and accordingly, the front end of the top plate 15 is lowered to the rear side so that the product V inside the showcase S can be easily seen and the night cover storage device 14 can be seen from the outside. The appearance is improved, and the product V is easily taken out.

The night cover 13 is wound around and housed in the night cover storage device 14, and a night cover tip support rod 19 is attached to the tip of the night cover 13 over the entire width of the night cover 13. A handle 20 is attached to the center. In addition, the night cover storage device 14 is of an automatic winding type by a spring, and when the handle 20 is pulled upward, the night cover 13 can be pulled out from the inside. Is to be caught in. When the night cover 13 is entangled, it is hidden behind the handrail 16 so that it cannot be seen.

A night cover 13 is provided between the cold air inlet 8 and a guide plate 40 provided on the inner wall of the handrail 16.
Is provided with a night cover drawer 41 through which
Through this, the night cover 13 is pulled out upward.

As described above, the exhaust duct 17 is formed between the outer case back plate 39 at the back of the showcase S and the duct back plate 28, and the upper portion of the exhaust duct 17 houses the night cover support member 33. The storage unit 30 is configured as follows.
A pair of sliding members 31, 31 are provided on the left and right inside the storage section 30, and guide holes 32, 32 are provided on the side portions of the sliding members 31, 31 vertically long.
When the night cover is used, the night cover support member 33 supports the night cover 13 with the support portion 34 protruding forward from the top plate 15. The night cover support member 33 includes the support portion 34 and the top plate 15.
Mounting portions 35, 35 mounted on the upper part of the
36, the sliding portions 36, 36 are inserted into guide holes 32, 32 provided in the sliding members 31, 31. The support member 33 can be pulled out.

After the night cover support member 33 is pulled out, the night cover 13 is pulled up with the handle 20, and the handle 20 is engaged with the hook 22 as a locking member provided at the rear end of the top plate 15. Stop the night cover 1
Numeral 3 is held so as to cover the opening 21 on the front surface of the showcase S, thereby preventing leakage of cool air.

In this state, the night cover 13 is supported by the support portion 34 of the night cover support member 33 in front of the top plate 15.
, It does not come into contact with the product V on the product mounting shelf 10. Further, since the night cover 13 is located forward of the cool air discharge port 7, the cool air discharged from the cool air discharge port 7 is guided to the cool air suction port 8. Dew condensation occurs on the front side of the night cover 13 due to a temperature difference between the inside and outside.
Through the gap (night cover drawer 41) between the cool air suction port 8 and the hand rail 16 and into the cool air duct 6, and is discharged to the machine room 23 from a drain port (not shown). Therefore, the dew condensation water does not drop on the floor in front of the showcase S.

Further, the position where the handle of the night cover is locked to the hook 22 of the top plate 15 of the showcase S is located forward of the exhaust duct 17, so that the exhaust of warm air above the top plate 15 is not hindered. It does not hinder the heat radiation of the compressor and condenser in the machine room.

Next, a method of pulling out and storing the night cover support member 33 will be described. When the night cover support member 33 is stored in the storage portion 30, the sliding portion 36 of the night cover support member 33 is located at substantially lower ends of the guide holes 32 of the sliding member 31, and the support portion 34 is Board 1
5 are stored at substantially the upper end. When the support portion 34 of the night cover support member 33 is gripped and pulled up from the front of the showcase S, the sliding portion 36 slides upward along the guide holes 32. Then, pull forward, and
4 is positioned forward of the top plate 15 of the showcase S and placed on the top plate. At this time, the night cover support member does not move backward because the sliding portion is engaged with the guide hole, and in this state, the night cover 13 is moved to the support portion 3.
4, the front opening 21 can be covered with the night cover 13.

When the night cover 13 is stored, the night cover 13 is stored in the night cover storage device 14, and then the night cover support member 33 is lifted a little and then pushed rearward and downward, so that the night cover support member 3 is pressed.
3 has a sliding portion 36 which hangs downward and has its supporting portion 3
4 moves backward. And the sliding part 36 is the sliding member 3
When it hangs down to the lower end of one guide hole 32, 32,
The night cover support member 33 is stored in the exhaust duct 17, and the night cover support member 33 can be easily stored in the storage section 30.

[0031]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. According to the first aspect of the invention, even if the night cover storage device is provided, the field of view is not narrowed, and the front opening can be easily formed with the night cover at night or the time when products in the storage room are not sold. It can be covered by work, and no cold air leaks out.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the night cover supporting member is mounted on the top plate and is not in the storage room, the night cover supporting member supports the night cover and covers the front opening with the night cover. Can be performed without defeating the goods in the storage room.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the work of covering the front opening with the night cover can be easily performed by pulling out from the storage section, and when the night cover is not used, the night cover supporting member is connected to the storage section. Can be stored.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the work of covering the front opening with the night cover can be easily performed by sliding the sliding portion of the night cover on the sliding member, and the night cover can be easily formed. The cover support member can be stored in the storage section.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a night cover of the present invention is used.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion A in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion B in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which a night cover is used, with a duct back plate removed and viewed from the back of a showcase.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the night cover support member is stored in a storage unit from the back of the showcase.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a conventional showcase.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Compressor 2 ... Condenser 4 ... Cooler 6 ... Cold air duct 7 ... Cold air outlet 8 ... Cold air inlet 10 ... Product shelf 13 ... Night cover 14 ... Night cover storage device 15 ... Top plate 20 ... Handle 22 … Hook 30 night cover storage section 31 sliding member 32 guide hole 33 night cover support member 34 support section 35 mounting section 36 sliding section

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masago Maeda 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Kazuo Tetsukawa 2-chome Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka No.5-5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3B110 AA12 BA05 CA00 DA03 3L102 JA04 KA01 KD05

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A storage room having an opening for taking out a product on a front surface thereof, a top plate forming an upper part of the storage room, a cool air inlet provided inside a lower part of the opening, and the opening. A night cover that can be covered and has an engagement tool at one end, and is provided in a space below the cold air suction port,
In a showcase provided with a night cover storage tool that wraps and stores the night cover, a night cover supporting member that supports the night cover in front of the top plate,
A showcase, comprising: a top plate of the showcase; and a locking member for locking the engaging tool. 2. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the night cover support member is mounted on a top plate of the showcase. 3. The showcase according to claim 2, wherein the night cover support member can be stored in a storage portion provided on a back surface of the showcase and can be pulled out from the storage portion. 4. The night cover supporting member includes a sliding portion that slides on a pair of sliding members provided on a back surface, and a supporting portion that supports the night cover. 3 showcases.