JP2003111650A - Refrigerating showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerating showcase with a thermometer by which the temperature is easily read from the clerk side and is hardly noticed from the customer side. SOLUTION: The thermometer 8 is arranged on a displaying space 1 side of a barrier wall 6 dividing the displaying space 1 and a machine room and in the neighborhood of a sliding door. The thermometer 8 is obliquely arranged in such a way that a temperature-sensing part 9 is positioned in the neighborhood of the top part of a food storing region 11 and an indication part 10 for displaying a detected temperature by the temperature-sensing part 9 faces an upper part of the back part of the displaying space 1, namely, the top part of the sliding door.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerating showcase, and more particularly to a mounting posture of a thermometer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows an overall view of a conventional refrigerated showcase. The refrigerated showcase is provided with a display space 1 for displaying foods while refrigerating the food and a machine room 2 for accommodating refrigeration circuit components such as a compressor and a condenser for cooling the display space 1 adjacent to each other. ing. Transparent glass plates 3 are fitted respectively from the front part to the front upper part and the left part of the exhibition space 1 so that the foodstuffs stored through the glass plates 3 can be seen from the front side of the showcase, that is, the customer side. Also, exhibition space 1
A slide door made of a transparent glass plate 4 is provided in the rear part of the display space. It is configured to take in and out foodstuffs inside. Further, at the right end of the exhibition space 1, as shown in FIG. 5, a partition wall 6 for partitioning from the machine room 2 is provided. The evaporator 7 provided on the upper side of the exhibition space 1 and on the back side of the bottom surface is connected to the refrigeration circuit components stored in the machine room 2 to form a refrigeration circuit. By circulating and supplying the refrigerant to the evaporator 7, the inside of the exhibition space 1 is cooled from above and below.

A thermometer 8 for detecting the temperature in the exhibition space 1 is attached near the sliding door of the partition wall 6. The thermometer 8 is arranged vertically so that the index portion 10 for displaying the temperature detected by the temperature sensing portion 9 faces the direction of the rear sliding door, and the clerk S passes through the transparent glass plate 4 of the sliding door. Read the temperature from the indicator 10,
Based on this temperature, the food storage area 11 in the exhibition space 1
It is possible to control the temperature of the foodstuffs stored in.

[0004]

However, a refrigerated showcase of this type is often placed at a position lower than the eye position of a store clerk in a standing position, like the counter shown in FIG. When attempting to read the index unit 10, the posture must be lowered and the index unit 10 of the thermometer 8 must be read through the glass 4 of the slide door. Taking such a low posture imposes a heavy burden on the store clerk S. Further, since it is difficult to read the indicator 10 from the standing store clerk S, even if a temperature abnormality in the refrigerated showcase occurs for some reason, it may not be immediately noticed and the detection of the abnormality may be delayed. .

As shown in FIG. 7, the thermometer 8 may be mounted horizontally so that the index portion 10 faces upward. In this case, if the temperature is read through the glass plate 4 of the slide door, Since the line of sight is oblique with respect to the horizontal indicator portion 10 of the thermometer 8, accurate reading may not be possible. Further, it is desirable that the thermometer 8 is inconspicuous when looking into the exhibition space 1 from the customer side. However, if the thermometer 8 is arranged vertically or horizontally as described above, both of them are noticeable from the customer side. There was an inconvenience that it was easy.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and provides a refrigerated showcase having a thermometer in a posture in which a clerk can easily read the temperature and a customer cannot easily see the temperature. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in a refrigerated showcase provided with a thermometer in an exhibition space having at least a front portion and a rear portion, the indicator portion is The thermometer is placed so that it faces the upper rear of the exhibition space.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a sectional view of a refrigerating showcase according to the embodiment. The refrigerated showcase of this embodiment is obtained by improving the mounting direction of the thermometer 8 in the conventional refrigerated showcase shown in FIG. 5, and has the same overall configuration as the showcase shown in FIG. ing. That is, an exhibition space 1 for exhibiting food while refrigerating the food and a machine room 2 for storing refrigeration circuit components such as a compressor and a condenser for refrigerating the exhibition space 1 are provided adjacent to each other. Transparent glass plates 3 are fitted respectively from the front part to the front upper part and the left part of the exhibition space 1 so that the foodstuffs stored through the glass plates 3 can be seen from the front side of the showcase, that is, the customer side. Further, a slide door made of a transparent glass plate 4 is provided at the rear of the exhibition space 1, and the foodstuffs stored through the glass plate 4 can be seen from the rear side of the showcase, that is, the store clerk side such as the front of the showcase, and the slide door can be opened. It is configured so that food can be put in and taken out of the exhibition space 1 by opening it.

As shown in FIG. 1, a partition wall 6 is provided at the right end of the exhibition space 1 for partitioning it from the machine room 2, and an evaporator 7 provided at the top and bottom of the exhibition space 1 is a machine. A refrigeration circuit is formed by connecting to the refrigeration circuit components stored in the chamber 2. A thermometer 8 is arranged on the surface of the partition wall 6 facing the exhibition space 1. The thermometer 8 includes a temperature sensing unit 9 for detecting temperature and a temperature sensing unit 9
The indicator portion 10 for displaying the temperature detected by the indicator portion 10 is obliquely arranged so as to face the upper rear portion of the exhibition space 1, that is, the upper portion of the slide door.

By the way, since the specific gravity of the cooled air is large, the cooled air accumulates in the lower part, and in the exhibition space 1, the upper part has a relatively higher temperature than the lower part. In the longitudinal direction of the exhibition space 1, the partition 6 side is the machine room 2
The temperature rises due to the heat generated by the compressor etc. Further, in the front-rear direction, the temperature near the rear slide door becomes higher than that of the front side because the opening and closing affects the outside air. Generally, in order to control the temperature of foodstuffs, it is preferable to monitor the temperature of the highest temperature position in the area where the foodstuffs are stored. Therefore, the thermometer 8 in this embodiment is arranged near the slide door of the partition wall 6 so that the temperature sensing portion 9 is located at a height near the upper portion of the foodstuff storage area 11.

As shown in FIG. 2, the thermometer 8 is housed in a transparent tube 13 and has a lid 14 that covers the upper and lower ends of the tube 13.
The bracket 15 is connected to each of the above and is fixed to the partition wall 6 using the screws 16.

In the refrigerating showcase of this embodiment, since the thermometer 8 is obliquely arranged so that the indicator portion 10 faces the upper rear portion of the exhibition space 1, as shown in FIG. Even if the case is placed on a low counter, the store clerk S can keep his or her natural standing posture, and through the glass plate 4 of the sliding door, the indicator 10 of the thermometer 8 can be seen almost vertically. Can be read accurately. That is, the clerk S does not have to lower his posture every time the temperature is read, and the temperature control of the food becomes easy. Further, since the indicator portion 10 of the thermometer 8 is directed to the upper rear portion of the exhibition space 1, the length direction of the thermometer 8 is substantially parallel to the line of sight of the customer C sitting on the chair. As a result, the thermometer 8 is less visible to the customer side, and the aesthetics of the refrigerated showcase can be improved. The thermometer may be an analog thermometer such as a mercury thermometer or an alcohol thermometer, or a digital thermometer.

[0013]

As described above, since the thermometer provided in the refrigerating showcase of the present invention is arranged so that the index portion thereof faces the upper rear part of the exhibition space, the posture is not lowered from the side of the store clerk. The temperature of the indicator can be read accurately, and the length direction of the thermometer is substantially parallel to the line of sight of the customer sitting on the chair, which makes it difficult for the customer to see it. By fixing the thermometer on the partition that separates the exhibition space from the machine room, the temperature can be monitored at a relatively high temperature in the exhibition space.
Suitable for temperature control of foods. In addition, if a transparent slide door is formed at the rear of the exhibition space, not only can the clerk at the front of the store read the indicator on the thermometer from the back of the refrigerated showcase, but also the slide door can be opened and put in and out easily. It can be carried out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a refrigerated showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an assembly diagram of a thermometer used in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a reading posture of the thermometer in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional refrigerated showcase.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional refrigerated showcase.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a reading posture of a thermometer in a conventional refrigerating showcase.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a reading posture of a thermometer in another conventional refrigerating showcase.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Exhibition space, 2 ... Machine room, 3, 4 ... Glass plate, 6
... partition wall, 7 ... evaporator, 8 ... thermometer, 9 ... temperature sensing part,
10 ... Indicator part, 11 ... Food storage area, 13 ... Cylinder, 14 ...
Lid, 15 ... Bracket, 16 ... Screw.

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yasuhide Koike             16 Hoshizaki, 3rd South Building, Sakaemachi, Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture             Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiromitsu Takeda             16 Hoshizaki, 3rd South Building, Sakaemachi, Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture             Electric Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3B110 AA05 CA17 DA06 EA02 EA09                       HA01

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerated showcase in which a thermometer is provided in an exhibition space, at least a front portion and a rear portion of which are transparent, wherein the thermometer is arranged such that its indicator portion faces the upper rear portion of the exhibition space. A refrigerated showcase featuring. 2. A machine room for accommodating components of a refrigeration circuit and the like is arranged adjacent to a side part of the exhibition space, and the thermometer is fixed to a partition wall separating the exhibition space and the machine room. Refrigerated showcase described in. 3. The refrigerated showcase according to claim 1, wherein a transparent slide door is formed at the rear of the exhibition space.