JP2002223906A - Freezing and refrigerating showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a freezing and refrigerating showcase in which not only in add a visual field for customers is made wide concerning a large amount of frozen and refrigerant product, but also various kinds of products are efficiently displayed, resulting in contributing to the sales promotion of this kind of products. SOLUTION: A product placing shelf L1 is provided movably at a prescribed height position under a cold air blow-out port G1 within the inner frame 4 of a freezing and refrigerating showcase 1. Thus, products W displayed under the shelf 1 can easily be seen without restricting the visual field from the customers by moving the this shelf L1, and the various kinds of the products W can efficiently be displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flat type frozen / refrigerated showcase for displaying frozen / refrigerated foods and the like, and more particularly to a frozen / refrigerated display case for efficiently handling a large number of products displayed in a refrigerator. Related to refrigerated showcases.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a food store such as a supermarket, a convenience store, a department store or the like, a freezer / refrigerator in which a large amount of frozen / refrigerated products are vertically stocked by expanding the inside volume of a showcase body and displayed for sale. A showcase was used.

[0003] For example, as shown in FIG.
In an open-top frozen / refrigerated showcase 01a having a product storage unit 03 surrounded by
3, a large number of frozen / refrigerated products 04a, 04
b and 04c are displayed by being divided by type by the partition plates 05 and 06.

[0004] Further, in a frozen / refrigerated showcase 01b having an open top as shown in FIG. 5, a large number of frozen / refrigerated products 08 are stored over the entire surface of a product storage section 03, and the products are placed above the products. Shelf 010 is placed and its product shelf 01
Various frozen and refrigerated goods are also displayed at 0.

[0005]

However, in the conventional showcase 01a as shown in FIG. 4, a large number of frozen / refrigerated products 04a, 04b,
Although the products 4c are displayed separately by the partition plates 05 and 06, the products 04a, 04b and 04c are displayed one above the other, so that the products 04a and 04 located below are displayed.
b and 04c are hidden from view of the customer, and the partition plates 05 and 06 also have a problem of narrowing the view from the customer.

A showcase 01b shown in FIG.
Then, the product 08 is displayed over the entire surface of the product storage unit 03 without being partitioned by the partition plate to broaden the field of view of the customer, and another type of product 09 is displayed on the product shelf 010 installed above. However, the products (hatched areas) located below the product shelf 010 viewed from the viewpoint V of the customer not only fall out of the field of view, but also the handling of the products displayed at that position is troublesome. Had a problem that sales efficiency decreased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and not only can a wide range of frozen and refrigerated products be broadened to customers, but also can be efficiently displayed. An object of the present invention is to provide a frozen / refrigerated showcase that can contribute to sales promotion of this kind of product.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a refrigerated / refrigerated showcase according to the present invention is provided with a blower and a blower in a cool air circulation passage formed between an inner frame having an open upper surface. In a refrigerated showcase in which a cooler is provided, and a cool air outlet is provided on a back plate of the inner frame, and a cool air suction port is provided on a front plate, a product mounting shelf is provided at a predetermined height position in the inner frame. It is characterized by being provided movably. According to this feature, the commodities displayed below the merchandise mounting shelf can be easily viewed without restriction of the field of view from the customer, and various commodities can be efficiently displayed.

[0009] In the above freezer / refrigerated showcase, it is preferable that the product mounting shelf is disposed below the cool air outlet in the inner frame. By doing so, it is possible to maintain frozen foods, fresh foods, and the like placed on the product placement shelf at a predetermined cooling temperature.

[0010] In the above-mentioned frozen / refrigerated showcase, it is preferable that the product mounting shelf is movably supported with at least one end edge guided by a rail provided on a back plate or a front plate of the inner frame. In this case, the product placing shelf is guided by the rail and supported movably,
You can freely change the arrangement of products

[0011] In the above-mentioned freezer / refrigerated showcase, it is preferable that an edge member is provided so that the product mounting shelf stands upward at least on both side edges. In this way, it is possible to prevent the products displayed on the product mounting shelf from falling.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a refrigerator / refrigerated showcase provided with a product mounting shelf according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a product mounting shelf movably provided in the frozen / refrigerated showcase. It is.

FIG. 1 shows a box-shaped flat frozen / refrigerated showcase 1 having an open top as a showcase to which the present invention is applied.

The refrigerated / refrigerated showcase 1 is formed as a box-shaped case having an open top by an outer frame 2 having an open upper surface and an inner frame 4 disposed inside the outer frame 2 and having an open upper surface. A cool air circulation passage 6 is provided between the outer frame 2 and the inner frame 4.
a, 6b, 6c are formed, and a blower and a cooler R (not shown) are arranged in the cool air circulation passages 6a, 6b, 6c 6c.

Therefore, these cool air circulation paths 6a, 6b,
By driving a fan of a blower (not shown) provided in the inner space 6c, the cool air blown out from the cool air outlet G1 provided at the upper end edge of the one inner frame 4 of the product storage unit 3 is cooled. It is taken in from the cool air inlet G2 at the upper edge, further cooled by the cooler R, and convected in the direction of the arrow in the figure, so that the frozen food or fresh food in the product storage unit 3 can be cooled to a predetermined temperature. I have. A plurality of unillustrated cool air outlets for blowing cool air in the cool air circulation paths 6 a, 6 b, 6 c toward the inside of the product storage unit 3 are also provided at predetermined positions of the inner frame 4.

Further, an air curtain is created at the opening of the product storage unit 3 by the cool air blown out from the cool air outlet G1 of the freezer / refrigerated showcase 1 toward the cool air intake G2. This prevents the diffusion of cold air and the intrusion of heat from the outside, so that the temperature in the product storage section 3 is kept constant. A product mounting shelf L1 is provided movably at a predetermined height position in the inner frame 4 constituting the product storage unit 3.

The product mounting shelf L1 includes a rectangular shelf 15 on which a large amount of products W are mounted, and rollers 10a, 10a mounted on both sides of a lower surface of the shelf 15 and above and below a rear end.
b and a pair of brackets 14 that support the shafts 12a and 12b.
And a pair of rails 8a, 8b vertically arranged at a predetermined height position on the back plate 4a of the inner frame 4 to rotatably guide and support these rollers 10a, 10b and 12a, 12b. It is provided movably left and right in a state inclined forward and downward.

The product mounting shelf L1 is disposed below the cool air outlet G1. A frame 16 as an edge member is detachably mounted on the upper surface of both side edges or the upper surface of the front edge of the shelf board 15. I have.

When a large number of frozen / refrigerated products W are stored over the entire surface of the product storage section 3 of the frozen / refrigerated showcase 1 configured as described above, the products W are supported movably left and right above the products W. Another type of product W is also placed on the shelf 15 of the placed product placement shelf L1. Therefore, when the customer wants to see the products W displayed below the product placing shelf L1, the customer can easily move the product placing shelf L1 left and right to see the product W.

Further, the products W displayed below the product placement shelf L1 due to the movement of the product mounting shelf L1 can be easily viewed without restriction of the field of view from the customer, and various products W can be displayed efficiently. it can.

Further, since the product placing shelf L1 is disposed below the cool air outlet G1 in the inner frame 4, the frozen foods, fresh food products, etc. placed on the product placing shelf L1 can be predetermined. Cooling temperature can be maintained.

By supporting the product placing shelf L1 movably on the rails 8a and 8b, even if the product placing shelf L1 is displayed in various forms by being stacked or inclined, the product W disposed below is invisible. This makes it possible to improve the display effect of the frozen / refrigerated product W, and to promote the sale of this type of product W.

In addition, since the frame 16 as an edge member is detachably mounted on the front or both side edges of the product mounting shelf L1 so that the edge member stands upward, the frame 16 is detachably mounted on the product mounting shelf L1. Can be prevented from falling.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a frozen / refrigerated showcase provided with a product mounting shelf according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral L2 denotes a product mounting shelf according to the present embodiment.
A pair of rails 24a, 24b mounted in parallel to a predetermined height position of the front plate 4b in addition to the back plate 4a, and a roller 20 rotatably supported by the rails 24a, 24b.
a, 20b and 22a, 22b and a rectangular shelf plate 18 which is pivotally supported back and forth.

On the product mounting shelf L2 thus constructed, together with a large number of frozen / refrigerated products W displayed over the entire surface of the product storage section 3 of the frozen / refrigerated showcase 1, another type of frozen -Refrigerated goods W are displayed.

Therefore, when the customer wants to see the product W displayed below the product placing shelf L2, the customer can easily see the product W by moving the product placing shelf L2 right and left.

Therefore, the product placing shelf L2 is thus provided with the back plate 4a of the inner frame 4 and the rails 24a, 24 of the front plate 4b.
Since both front and rear ends are movably supported by b, the strength is stable and a large number of products W can be placed and displayed.
The other operations and effects of this embodiment are the same as those of the above-described first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific structure is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Included in the invention.

[0030]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the goods displayed below the shelf by moving the goods mounting shelf are
The field of view from the customer can be easily viewed without restriction, and various products can be displayed efficiently.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to maintain a frozen food, a fresh food, and the like placed on the product placing shelf at a predetermined cooling temperature.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the article mounting shelf is movably supported by being guided by the rail, the arrangement of the articles can be freely changed.

(C) According to the fourth aspect of the invention, it is possible to prevent the products displayed on the product mounting shelf from falling.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a frozen / refrigerated showcase provided with a product mounting shelf according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a product mounting shelf movably provided in a freezing / refrigerated showcase.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a frozen / refrigerated showcase provided with a product mounting shelf according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a conventional freezing / refrigerated showcase.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a conventional freezer / refrigerator showcase.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Frozen / refrigerated showcase 2 Outer frame 3 Merchandise storage part 4 Inner frame 4a Back plate 4b Front plate 6a, 6b, 6c Cold air circulation path 8a, 8b Rail 10a, 10b Roller 12a, 12b Roller 14 Bracket 15 Shelf board 16 Frame ( Edge member) 18 Shelf 20a, 20b Roller 22a, 22b Roller 24a, 24b Rail G1 Cold air outlet G2 Cold air intake L1, L2 Product mounting shelf R Cooler V Perspective W Freezing / refrigerated goods

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A blower and a cooler are arranged in a cool air circulation passage formed between an outer frame having an open upper surface and an inner frame provided inside the outer frame and having an open upper surface. In a refrigerated showcase provided with a cool air outlet on the back plate of the inner frame and a cool air inlet on the front plate, a product mounting shelf is movably provided at a predetermined height position in the inner frame. A refrigerated / refrigerated showcase. 2. The refrigerated / refrigerated showcase according to claim 1, wherein the product mounting shelf is arranged below the cool air outlet in the inner frame. 3. The freezing / freezing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one edge of the product mounting shelf is movably supported by being guided by a rail provided on a back plate or a front plate of the inner frame. Refrigerated showcase. 4. The refrigerated / refrigerated showcase according to claim 1, wherein said merchandise placing shelf is provided with an edge member at least on both side edges so as to stand upward.