JP2002213861A - Cooling storage chamber - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooing storage chamber, wherein temperature in the storage chamber can be viewed with ease, even if the cooling storage chamber is one provided with for grill at a high position. SOLUTION: The cooling storage chamber includes a storage chamber 20 in a heat insulating box 18 which opens in the front, and a machine chamber 27 constructed on the heat insulating box 18, and a front surface of the machine chamber 27 is free to open and close with a grill 25. In the cooling storage chamber, the grill 25 includes a slope 41D facing front downwardly, to indicate temperature in the storage chamber 20 on the slope 41D.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage chamber inside a heat-insulating box that opens to the front, a machine room on the heat-insulating box, and the front of the machine room can be opened and closed by a grill. Refrigerated storages comprising:

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cooling storage has a storage room in a heat insulating box which opens to the front, and a door of, for example, a double door type is provided at the front opening of the heat insulating box so as to be openable and closable. At four corners of the upper surface of the heat-insulating box, columns formed by plate-like members bent into a substantially L-shaped cross section are erected.

[0003] A grill is supported over the columns at the front left and right corners located in front of the grill. Further, a panel is provided across the front pillar and the rear pillar, and a rear panel is provided across the right and left rear corner pillars located rearward.The grill, the panel,
A machine room is defined in a space surrounded by the rear panel. In this machine room, a compressor constituting a cooling device,
A condenser and a blower for the condenser are mounted. A cooler and a blower are provided above the storage chamber.

[0004]

On the other hand, the conventional grill is provided with a temperature display section for displaying a temperature detected by a temperature sensor previously disposed in the storage room. However, the cooling storage is usually higher than the height of the user, and the temperature display unit provided on the grill is also provided at a high position for the user, so that it may be difficult to visually recognize the temperature.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the conventional technical problem, and in particular, even in a cooling storage provided with a grill at a high position, the temperature in the storage room can be easily visually recognized. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooling storage that can be used.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The cooling storage of the present invention comprises:
A storage room is provided in the heat-insulating box that opens to the front, and a machine room is formed on the heat-insulating box, and the front of the machine room can be opened and closed by a grill. It is characterized by having a slope surface facing, and displaying the temperature in the storage room on the slope surface.

According to the present invention, a storage chamber is formed in a heat-insulating box body opened to the front, and a machine room is formed on the heat-insulating box body, and the front of the machine room is openable and closable by a grill. In the storage, the grill has an inclined surface facing forward and downward, and the temperature in the storage room is displayed on the inclined surface, so that the temperature in the storage room can be easily visually recognized. Thereby, in particular, even in a cooling storage provided with a grill at a high position, the temperature in the storage room is displayed on the inclined surface of the grill, so that the temperature display can be easily visually recognized from below, Convenience is improved.

[0008] The cooling storage according to the second aspect of the present invention is the first aspect.
In addition to the invention of the above, an electric box is arranged in the machine room, a temperature display section is provided in the electric box for displaying the temperature in the storage room, and the temperature display section is seen through with the grill closed with the front of the machine room closed. The shade to be enabled is attached to the inclined surface of the grill.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the present invention, an electrical box is provided in the machine room, a temperature display section for displaying the temperature in the storage room is provided in the electrical box, and the grill is provided. The shade that allows the temperature display to be seen through with the front of the machine room closed is attached to the inclined surface of the grill, so that the shade provided through the electrical box installed in the machine room can be seen through the shade. The display unit can be easily visually recognized.

[0010] Thereby, without opening the grill,
Since the temperature display part provided in the electrical box installed in the machine room can be visually recognized, convenience is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second aspect, the electrical box has an operation section, and the shade has a transparent corresponding to the temperature display section in a state in which the grille closes the front of the machine room. And an opaque section corresponding to the operation section.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second aspect, the electric component box has an operation part, and the shade corresponds to the temperature display part in a state in which the grille closes the front of the machine room. Since the transparent section and the opaque section corresponding to the operation section are provided, the inconvenience of exposing the operation section from the front of the cooling storage main body can be avoided, and the appearance can be improved.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooling storage R of the present invention,
FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal side view of the cooling storage R. The cooling storage R of the embodiment is a vertical commercial freezer installed in a kitchen of a hotel or a restaurant, and is constituted by a heat insulating box 18 opened to the front.

A storage room 20 is provided inside the heat-insulating box 18, and a cooling device 3 of a cooling device 24 is provided above the storage room 20.
5 and a blower 36 are attached near the cooler 35,
Thereby, the inside of the storage room 20 is cooled to a predetermined temperature.
In the drawing, 37 attached below the cooler 35 and the blower 36 is a partition plate for partitioning the inside of the storage room 20 from the cooling room 38 to which the cooler 35 is attached. The rear of the partition plate 37 is opened. Thereby, the cool air sucked into the cooling chamber 38 from the storage chamber 20 by the blower 36 is exchanged with the cooler 35 and then discharged from the rear of the cooling chamber 38.

Further, at the four corners of the top surface of the heat-insulating box 18, columns 4, which will be described in detail later, are erected, respectively. The grill 25 is attached. In addition, the pillar 4 located in front
A side panel 26A is provided over the support 4 located at the rear and the support 4 at the left and right rear corners located at the rear.
And a rear panel 26B is provided.

A machine room 27 is defined by the grill 25, the side panels 26A and the rear panel 26B. Inside the machine room 27, a compressor 28, a condenser 29 and the like constituting the cooling device 24 are provided. Installed and cooler 3
5 together with a well-known refrigerant circuit of the cooling device 24. In addition, 30 in FIG. 2 is a blower for a condenser.

On the other hand, the front opening 22 of the storage room 20 is vertically partitioned at the center by a horizontal partition 23. The upper and lower openings 22 of the storage room 20 partitioned by the middle partition 23 are openably and closably closed by two sets of double doors (insulated doors), the first door 2 and the second door 3. Also,
Storage chambers 20 respectively located at the center of the upper and lower openings 22
The guide member 11 is attached to the top surface of the first member and the lower surface of the middle partition 23, respectively.

Here, a holding member 71 is attached to the inner surface of the first door 2 located on the right side as viewed from the front. The upper and lower ends of the holding member 71 are fixed by screws (not shown), and a partition 70 is attached to the holding member 71. The partition body 70 extends in the longitudinal direction of the door 2 and is pivotally supported by the holding member 71 so as to be rotatable about the extending axis. The holding member 71 is formed to protrude inward.

A front plate 72 made of a steel plate is provided on the front surface of the partition 70.
A cap 73 in which a guide groove (in which the guide member 11 is engaged) to be guided by the guide member 11 is fitted at the upper end of the partition 70. With this configuration, when the door 2 is opened, the partition member 70 is guided by the engagement between the guide member 11 and the guide groove, and the front plate 72 is rotated clockwise so as to face the other door 3. As a result, the partition body 70 can move forward avoiding the other door 3, and the doors 2, 3 can be opened and closed independently. The doors 2, 3 can be opened and closed by pulling handles 50, 50 attached to the front face toward the user.

On the other hand, at the center of the back of the storage room 20,
A rear shelf support 12 is provided vertically. Further, on both side surfaces of the storage room 20, shelf supports 13 are provided at front and rear portions, respectively, and extend vertically. These rear shelf supports 1
A plurality of engaging holes 12A and 13A are drilled vertically in the 2 and shelf support 13 respectively, and a shelf 15 is formed on the rear shelf support 12 and the shelf support 13 by using an engaging claw 14. A plurality of stages are provided above and below the 20.

On the back of the storage room 20, spacers 40 are provided on both sides of the rear shelf column 12. The spacer 40
Is a rigid synthetic resin column member formed to extend from above the upper ends of the rear shelf columns 12 and 13 to below the lower ends of the rear shelf columns 12 and 13. Spacing 4
With 0, the shelf 15 is stably erected while forming an interval between the rear side of the shelf 15 and the back surface of the storage room 20. 1 and 2, reference numeral 51 denotes an underlay provided on the bottom surface of the storage room 20.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7, the grill 25 which defines the machine room 27 and the support column 4 which supports the grill 25 will be described. 3 is a front view of the grill 25, FIG. 4 is a front view of the upper part of the heat insulating box 18 when the grill 25 is opened, FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the upper part of the heat insulating box 18 when the grill 25 is closed, and FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of the upper part of the heat insulating box 18 when the grill 25 is closed. FIG.

The grill 25 comprises a main body 41 made of a plate-shaped member made of a steel plate, and a grill cap 42 covering both ends of the main body 41. The main body 41 has an upper edge portion 41 which is bent rearward at a predetermined angle at the upper end as shown in FIG.
A is formed, and at the rear end of the upper edge portion 41A, a horizontal portion 41B formed horizontally with respect to the upper surface of the heat insulating box 18 is formed. At the front end of the upper edge portion 41A, a front surface portion 41C formed perpendicular to the front surface of the heat insulating box 18 is formed.
That is, an inclined surface 41D facing forward and downward is formed slightly below the center of the grill 41. At the lower end of the inclined surface 41D, an inclined surface 41E facing forward and upward is formed, and at the lower end of the inclined surface 41E, a lower edge 41F bent rearward at a predetermined angle is formed. Have been.

The upper edge portion 41A, the horizontal portion 41B,
The bent portions of the front portion 41C, the inclined surface 41D, the inclined surface 41E, and the lower edge portion 41F are all bent by the same arrow. Therefore, the production process can be simplified and productivity can be improved as compared with the case where the main body 41 is formed using various kinds of arrows as in the related art.

Here, the side portion of the inclined surface 41D facing the front lower part of the main body 41, that is, the left side portion in this embodiment, and a position corresponding to a temperature display portion 55 described later in detail, is shown in FIG. The shade 52 is provided as described above. The shade 52 is made of a transparent portion 5 made of a material through which the temperature display portion 55 can be seen.
6 and an opaque portion 58 that covers the operation portion 57 provided on the side of the temperature display portion 55 and is made of a material that cannot be seen through, and is formed on the left side portion of the main body 41 in advance. It is attached by being fitted into an opening (not shown).

On the other hand, the grill cap 42 is made of, for example, a hard synthetic resin, and is formed to have substantially the same cross-sectional shape as the main body 41 so as to cover the side surface of the main body 41. Further, on the left and right side portions located at the rear upper portion of the grill cap 42, an engagement portion 43 which protrudes backward and is formed in a downward hook shape is formed integrally with the grill cap 42. Note that the upper surface of the engaging portion 43 is a flat surface so as to be substantially flush with the upper end of the grill cap 42 formed horizontally corresponding to the horizontal portion 41B of the main body 41.

Further, an engagement claw 44 projecting rearward is formed at the rear end located at the rear center of the grill cap 42. The grill 25 is configured by attaching the grill caps 42 to both side ends of the main body 41.

On the other hand, the support column 4 is a support member having a substantially L-shaped cross section formed of, for example, a plate-like member made of a steel plate, and is attached to four corners of the upper surface of the heat-insulating box 18. Flanges 5 and 6 are formed at the upper end and the lower end of the support 4 so as to be bent inward. In addition, the support 4
A holding portion 45 is formed at an upper portion of the holding portion 45 with which the engaging portion 43 of the grill cap 42 is rotatably engaged. The holding part 4
Reference numeral 5 denotes an opening 46 (see FIG. 4) formed at the upper end of the front portion of the support column 4, an engaging portion 47 extending rearward from a lower edge of the opening 46, and a predetermined distance from the engaging portion 47. And a support portion 48 extending rearward from below. Note that the support portion 48 may be formed by cutting and raising on the front surface of the column 4 as shown in FIG.

As a result, the grill 25 moves the engaging portion 43 formed at the rear upper portion of the grill cap 42 to the heat insulating box 1.
8 by being inserted into the opening 46 of the column 4 erected at the front corner of the upper surface, the engaging portion 43 of the grill cap 42 is rotatable by the engaging portion 47 and the supporting portion 48 formed on the column 4. Will be retained.

Therefore, the grill 25 can be engaged with the column 4 erected on the upper surface of the heat insulating box 18 without using a special mounting member. Further, since no special member is used to attach the grill 25, the number of parts can be reduced.

Further, by forming the engaging portion 43 on the grill cap 25, which can be easily formed, the production process can be simplified, and the complicated mounting operation can be simplified. Become like

On the front surface of the column 4 at a position corresponding to the engaging claw 44 formed on the grill cap 42, the engaging claw 4 is provided.
An engagement hole 49 is formed to removably engage with 4.
Therefore, when the grill 25 is closed, the grill cap 42 is pressed against the support 4 from the front by pressing the grill 25 against the support 4.
The engaging claw 44 is engaged with the engaging hole 49 of the support column 4, and the grill 25 can be easily fixed. The machine room 27
The vibration noise of the grill 25 due to the operation of the equipment installed in the inside can be suppressed.

Further, as described above, the grill cap 4
The upper surface of the second engaging portion 43 is formed substantially flush with the horizontal surface of the upper end of the grill cap 42, so that the appearance when the grill 25 is closed can be improved, and the unevenness at the upper end of the grill 25 can be improved. Can be eliminated, and inclination when placing an object can be prevented.

Next, the electrical box 60 installed in the machine room 27 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
Shows a front view of the electrical component box 60 with the cover member 61 opened. The electrical box 60 has, for example, a rectangular shape made of a hard synthetic resin and has an opening on the front surface. A main body 60A constituting the electrical box 60 has a substrate 62 as an electrical component.
And the transformer 63 are housed. The substrate 62 includes
A plurality of lead wires 64 are connected.

On one side surface of the main body 60A of the electrical component box 60, a lead wire receiving portion 65 which is recessed inward from the front end to the rear end is formed. The lead wire housing 6 extends upward.
5 is formed. This covering piece 66
Is formed to be spaced apart from the main body 60A, that is, the upper end of the lead wire storage portion 65, and the lead wire storage portion 6
Inclined portion 67 bent and formed to be inclined to the fifth side
Are formed. Also, the front end of the lead wire storage 65,
That is, at the opening edge of the main body 60 </ b> A located in the lead wire storage portion 65, a lead wire lead-out portion 68 cut out rearward is formed.

The upper edge of the front opening of the main body 60A is integrally formed with the lid member 61 for opening and closing the front opening of the main body 60A.

As a result, the plurality of lead wires 64 connected to the substrate 62 in the main body 60A are gathered on the side of the electrical box 60 in which the lead wire housing 65 is formed, and then the inclined surface at the tip of the covering piece 66 is formed. The lead wire 64 can be easily stored in the lead wire storage section 65 by utilizing the 67.

The lead wire 64 housed in the lead wire housing portion 65 is easily inserted from the opening side into a lead wire lead-out portion 68 cut out at the opening edge of the main body 60A with the lid member 61 opened. be able to. When the lid member 61 is closed, the lead wire 64 is stored in the lead wire lead-out portion 68, so that the opening of the main body 60 </ b> A is securely closed by the lid member 61 without obstructing the closure of the lid member 61. be able to. Further, by closing the lid member 61, the lead wire lead-out section 68 can be closed.

On the other hand, at the lower end of the main body 60A of the electric component box 60, a temperature display mounting portion for holding a temperature display portion 55 for displaying a temperature detected from a temperature sensor (not shown) installed in the storage room 20 in advance. 60B are formed. As shown in the side view of FIG. 7, the temperature display mounting portion 60B has an upper end extending to near the upper end of an inclined surface 41D formed on the main body 41 of the grill 25, and a lower end formed with the inclined surface. It is formed to extend to near the lower end of the surface 41D. The temperature display mounting portion 60B is open on the front surface, and a temperature display main body 69 formed in a plate shape is mounted on the front opening.

The temperature display main body 69 includes a temperature display section 55 and an operation section 5 for enabling the temperature in the storage room 20 to be set as appropriate.
7 is comprised. Then, the temperature display mounting portion 60
As described above, B has an upper end extending to near the upper end of the inclined surface 41D of the main body 41 of the grill 25 and a lower end extending to near the lower end of the inclined surface 41D. The temperature display main body 69 mounted on the front opening of the display mounting portion 60B is mounted along the inclined surface 41D of the main body 41 of the grill 25.

Reference numerals 74, 74 provided on the left side of the main body 60A of the electrical box 60 are mounting members for fixing the electrical box 60 to the support column 4, and extend downward from the lower end of the electrical box 60. The lower end 75 has a heat insulating box 18
And a support portion for supporting the electrical box 60 by being grounded to the top surface of the electronic component.

With the above configuration, the temperature display section 55 of the temperature display main body 69 moves along the inclined surface 41 D of the grill 25.
Since it is mounted to be inclined downward and forward, the transparent part 56 of the shade 52 attached to the grill 25 is seen through, so that the temperature display part 55 provided in the electrical box 60 installed in the machine room 27 can be easily displayed. You will be able to see it.

Therefore, without opening the grill 25, the temperature display section 55 provided on the electrical box 60 installed in the machine room 27 can be visually recognized, so that the convenience is improved.

The grill 25 has an inclined surface 41D facing forward and downward, and the temperature is displayed on the inclined surface 41D by a temperature display unit 55 for displaying the temperature in the storage room 20 via a shade 52. The temperature in the chamber 20 can be easily visually recognized. Thus, even in a cooling storage where the grill 25 is provided at a high position, the temperature in the storage room 20 is displayed on the front downward slope 41D of the grill 25, so that the temperature display can be easily visually recognized from below. And convenience is improved.

Further, the shade 52 is provided with the transparent section 56 corresponding to the temperature display section 55 and the opaque section 58 corresponding to the operation section 57 with the grill 25 closing the front of the machine room 27. The inconvenience of exposing the operation unit 57 from the front surface of the main body can be avoided, and the appearance can be improved.

[0046]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a storage room is formed in a heat insulating box opening to the front, and a machine room is formed on the heat insulating box, and the front of the machine room is grilled. In the cooling storage that can be opened and closed by the grill,
It has a slope facing forward and downward, and the temperature in the storage room is displayed on the slope, so that the temperature in the storage room can be easily visually recognized. Thereby, in particular, even in a cooling storage provided with a grill at a high position, the temperature in the storage room is displayed on the inclined surface of the grill, so that the temperature display can be easily visually recognized from below, Convenience is improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, an electric box is provided in the machine room, and a temperature display section for displaying the temperature in the storage room is provided in the electric box, and the grill is provided. The shade that allows the temperature display to be seen through with the front of the machine room closed is attached to the inclined surface of the grill, so that the shade provided through the electrical box installed in the machine room can be seen through the shade. The display unit can be easily visually recognized.

Thus, without opening the grill,
Since the temperature display part provided in the electrical box installed in the machine room can be visually recognized, convenience is improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second aspect, the electric component box has an operation part, and the shade corresponds to the temperature display part in a state in which the grille closes the front of the machine room. Since the transparent section and the opaque section corresponding to the operation section are provided, the inconvenience of exposing the operation section from the front of the cooling storage main body can be avoided, and the appearance can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooling storage according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a grill.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of the cooling storage of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the upper part of the heat insulating box when the grill is opened.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the upper part of the heat insulating box when the grill is closed.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the upper part of the heat insulating box when the grill is opened.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of the upper part of the heat insulating box when the grill is closed.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the electrical box with the cover member opened.

FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 R Cooling storage 2, 3 Door 4 Support 5, 6 Flange 18 Insulated box 22 Front opening 25 Grill 26A Side panel 26B Rear panel 27 Machine room 30 Blower for condenser 35 Cooler 36 Blower 41 Main body 41D Inclined surface 52 Shade 55 Temperature display Part 56 Transparent part 57 Operation part 58 Opaque part 60 Electrical box 60A Main body 60B Temperature display mounting part 69 Temperature display main body

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cooling storage, wherein a storage room is formed in a heat insulating box body opened to the front, and a machine room is formed on the heat insulating box, and the front of the machine room can be opened and closed by a grill. The grill has an inclined surface facing forward and downward,
A cooling storage for displaying the temperature in the storage room on the inclined surface. 2. An electric box is provided in the machine room, and a temperature display unit is provided in the electric box to display a temperature in the storage room, and the grill is closed in a state where a front surface of the machine room is closed. The cooling storage according to claim 1, wherein a shade that allows the temperature display section to be seen through is attached to the inclined surface of the grill. 3. The electronic component box has an operation part, and the shade has a transparent part corresponding to the temperature display part and an opaque part corresponding to the operation part with the grille closing a front surface of the machine room. 3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:
Cold storage.