JP2003210288A - Shelf device of showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shelf device of a showcase that enables a shelf interval and the number of shelves easily to change and in which a shelf holder is installed. <P>SOLUTION: The shelf device of the showcase has a shelf 21 on which products are placed, a shelf holder 22 supporting the shelf 21, a connecting member 23 connected to the shelf holder 22 and the shelf 21 and making the shelf 21 slidable forward and backward. The connecting member 23 or the shelf 21 has an engagement wire 214 and the other has an engagement groove 232c with which the engagement wire 214 detachably engages. This structure makes the shelf 21 come off the connecting member 23 or the shelf holder 21, the shelf device is separated into two parts by disengaging the engagement wire 214 from the engagement groove 232c, the change of the arrangement of the shelf device, therefor, becomes easy when a shelf interval or the number of shelves is to be changed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shelving device installed in a showcase in a plurality of stages, and more particularly to a shelving device capable of storing and withdrawing shelf boards.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a shelf device of this type is known, for example, one described in Utility Model Registration No. 2529051.

In this shelf device, a shelf board on which a product is placed, a shelf support for supporting the shelf board so as to incline diagonally forward, and a shelf support and a shelf board are connected to allow the shelf board to slide back and forth. When the product is replenished, the shelf is pulled forward to replenish the shelf, and when the replenishment is completed, the shelf is pushed back to the original position. Stored in position.

[0004]

The shelf device disclosed in the above publication is an example adopted in a one-stage showcase, that is, a showcase provided with one shelf device.
This shelf device can also be adopted in a multi-stage showcase, that is, a showcase in which shelving devices are installed in a plurality of stages.

However, in the multi-stage showcase, the shelving space and the number of shelves may be changed according to the type and quantity of the stored products. On the other hand, in the shelving device, the shelves and the shelves are connected via a connecting member. Since they are connected and fixed without being separated from each other, every time the spacing or the number of stages of the shelving device is changed, the entire shelving device having a considerable weight must be lifted to perform the work, and the changing work becomes a heavy labor. Also, when installing this shelf device in a showcase, the left and right shelf supports are hooked into the hook holes of the shelf pillars. It was difficult to make sure that it would fit into the hole.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a shelf device for a showcase in which the shelf interval and the number of shelves can be easily changed and the shelf receiver can be surely installed at an appropriate position. It is in.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention according to claim 1 provides a shelf board on which a product is placed,
A shelf device for a showcase, comprising: a shelf receiver for supporting a shelf plate; and a connecting member for connecting the shelf receiver and the shelf plate to allow the shelf plate to slide back and forth, in one of the connecting member and the shelf plate. Has a locking member, and the other has a locking groove in which the locking member locks freely.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the shelf board is stored in the showcase, the locking member is locked in the locking groove.
Thereby, the shelf board is fixed to the shelf receiver via the connecting member.

On the other hand, when changing the rack spacing or the number of racks, the locking member is removed from the locking groove. As a result, the shelf plate is disengaged from the connecting member and thus the shelf receiver, and the shelf device is separated into two parts.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the locking member is composed of a locking wire fixed to the lower surface of the shelf board, and the locking groove is provided in the connecting member so that the locking wire is fitted vertically. A flexible structure may be adopted.

The invention of claim 3 is the invention of claim 1 or claim 2.
In the above shelf device, a stopper member for restricting the forward sliding movement of the connecting member is provided on the front end side of the shelf receiver, and a release member for canceling the sliding restriction of the stopper member is provided on the front end side of the shelf plate. It has a structure.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the shelf plate is slid forward, the release member releases the restriction of sliding of the stopper member and the shelf plate can be pulled out forward.

[0013]

1 to 7 show an embodiment of a shelf device for a showcase according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view showing the showcase, and FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the shelf device. ,
3 is a perspective view showing the back surface of the shelf board, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of assembling the shelf board, the shelf receiver and the connecting member, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of assembling the shelf board to the connecting member, and FIG. 6 is a restriction release of the stopper member. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the operation, and FIG. 7 is a side view showing the sliding operation and the removing operation of the shelf board.

First, the structure of the showcase will be briefly described with reference to FIG. The illustrated showcase is a multi-stage open showcase 1 (hereinafter referred to as showcase 1), and the shelving devices 2 are arranged in five stages in the cabinet.
Further, a bottle-shaped product A is placed on the shelf device 2, and when the product A is a product requiring refrigeration, the inside of the refrigerator is cooled by a cooling device (not shown).

Next, the structure of the shelving device 2 installed in five stages in the refrigerator will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7. The shelf device 2 includes a shelf plate 21 on which the product A is placed, a shelf receiver 22 that supports the shelf plate 21 on the left and right, and a connecting member 23 that connects the shelf plate 21 and the shelf receiver 22.

The shelf plate 21 is a flat box-shaped shelf body 2 having an upper opening.
11, the product A is placed on the shelf main body 211. Further, a front block 212 extending in the lateral direction is installed on the front part of the shelf body 211, and a wire guard 213 is installed on the upper surface of the front block 212 to hold the product A on the shelf board 21. is doing.

On the back surface of the shelf body 211, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5 and 7, a locking wire 214 is installed. The locking wire 214 is extended to the front side of the shelf main body 211 over the entire lateral direction, and is bent in the left and right sides in an L shape so as to be detachably fitted into a locking groove 232c described later. ing. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, release members 215 that are bent in a substantially L-shaped cross section are installed at both ends of the lower surface of the front block 212. The release member 215 pivotally supports the mounting substrate 215a on the back surface of the front block 212 with a screw 251b. In addition, 2 pieces before and after the start-up part
The individual claws 215c and 215d are formed, and when the front claw 215c is rotated inward, the claw 215c shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the rear claw 215d pushes a stopper member 222, which will be described later, outward.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the shelf receiver 22 extends in the front-rear direction of the inside of the refrigerator, and is bent upward and downward inward so that the shelf holder 22 has a shelf at the upper bent portion 221. Body 21
It is designed to support the bottom surface of 1. The upper bent portion 221 is tilted obliquely downward from the rear end to the front end, so that the shelf board 21 supported by the upper bent portion 221 is also tilted forward likewise. It is placed in the state. By thus inclining the shelf plate 21 forward, when the product A in the front row is sold, the product A in the rear following the product A slides sequentially in order to realize the first-in first-out operation of the product A. There is.

Although not shown, the back surface of the shelf plate 21 has a sliding plate fitted in the upper bent portion 221.
When the rack is supported by the shelf receiver 22, the rear portion of the shelf board 21 is prevented from coming off the shelf receiver 23.

A stopper member 222 is provided on the front side of the shelf receiver 22.
Is installed. The stopper member 222 is formed of a leaf spring extending in the front-rear direction. A stopper portion 222a that is bent inward in a substantially L-shape is formed substantially at the center in the front-rear direction, and a contact portion 222b that extends outward from the stopper portion 222a is formed.

Here, the stopper 222a is shown in FIGS.
As shown in (a), the elastic force of the stopper member 222 normally holds in a notch hole 232b, which will be described later. On the other hand, when the release member 215 rotates as shown in FIG. 6 (b), The pad portion 222b spreads outward against the elastic force,
The locking state of the stopper 222a is released.

At the rear end of the shelf receiver 22, hook-like hooks 222c are formed vertically, and the hooks 222c are formed.
Is locked to a predetermined hooking hole among a large number of hooking holes of a shelf column (not shown), whereby the installation position (height position) of the shelf device 2 is determined.

As shown in FIG. 4, the connecting member 23 includes a sliding mechanism 231 extending in the front-rear direction and a connecting plate 232.
It consists of and. This sliding mechanism 231 is a well-known one, and an intermediate plate 231c is interposed between a fixed plate 231a and a movable plate 231b.
A bearing 231d is interposed between the c and the fixed plate 231a and the movable plate 231b, whereby the movable plate 231b is slid back and forth as shown by the double-headed arrow in FIG.

On the other hand, the connecting plate 232 has its front side bent in a substantially U-shape, and a cutout hole 232 in which a stopper 222a is locked at an inner corner of the bent portion 232a.
b is formed. A locking groove 232c extending vertically is formed near the bent portion 232a of the connecting plate 232. As shown in FIGS. Also,
The locking groove 232c is formed so as to extend downward from the upper end of the connecting plate 232, slightly extend further forward from the lower end thereof, and extend further downward from the front end thereof. As a result, when the locking wire 214 is pulled straight upward, the locking wire 214 does not come out of the locking groove 232c as shown in FIG. 7 (a).
In this way, the locking wire 214 is locked in the locking groove 232c, so that the shelf plate 21 is connected to the connection plate 232.

Although the connecting member 23 is constructed as described above, as shown in FIG. 4, the fixing plate 231a of the sliding mechanism 231 is fastened to the inside of the shelf receiver 22, and the connecting plate 232 is also slid. Moving plate 2 of moving mechanism 231
It is fastened to 31b, and thereby the shelf plate 21 is fixed to the shelf receiver 22 via the connecting member 23. Also, shelf 2
1 has a structure in which the sliding mechanism 231 slides in the front-back direction as shown in FIG.

Next, the work of changing the arrangement position of the entire shelf device 2 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. When the shelf plate 21 is placed on the shelf receiver 22, the locking wire 214 is locked in the locking groove 232c as shown in FIG. 7 (a),
Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the stopper 222 a is locked in the cutout hole 232 b, so that the shelf 21 can be placed inside the showcase 1 like the uppermost shelf 21 in FIG. 1. It is in a stored state.

Here, the shelf device 2 is changed by changing the shelf interval or the like.
When changing the entire arrangement position, first, grasp the front claw 215c of the release member 215 in the state shown in FIG. 6 (a), and then rotate the claw 215c inward as shown in FIG. 6 (b). Manipulate. As a result, the rear claw 215d pushes the contact portion 222b outwardly against the elastic force of the stopper member 222. Along with this, the stopper 222a is disengaged from the notch hole 232b, and the sliding mechanism 231 can be slid forward.

Then, the shelf plate 21 is pulled toward you. As a result, the connecting plate 232 connected to the shelf board 21 moves forward, and accordingly, the shelf board 21 is pulled out forward as shown in FIG. 7B (the second shelf from the top in FIG. 1). Same as device 2). Then, the locking wire 214 is pulled upward along the locking groove 232c. As a result, the shelf plate 21 is removed as shown in FIG. 7 (c).

After separating the shelf 21, the shelf receiver 22 and the connecting member 23 as described above, the hook 222c of the shelf receiver 22 is separated.
To the specified hooking hole to change the shelf holder to a new installation position. After that, the locking wire 214 of the shelf 21
Is again fitted into the locking groove 232c, and the shelf plate 21 is placed on the connecting member 23. Then, the shelf board 21 is pushed toward the shelf receiver 22. As a result, the shelf plate 21 becomes the shelf receiver 22.
Is also supported by the stopper member 222 and the stopper 222.
a is locked again in the notch hole 232b, and the sliding mechanism 23
Sliding of 1 is restricted. By finishing the above work, the change of the arrangement position of the entire shelf device 2 is completed.

According to the present embodiment, when the arrangement position of the shelf device 2 is changed, the shelf plate 21, the shelf receiver 22 and the connecting member 23 are used.
Since and are separated from each other, the work of changing the mounting position of the shelf receiver 22 can be facilitated, and the position of the shelf receiver can be accurately determined.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When changing the arrangement position of the shelf device, the shelf plate, the shelf receiver, and the connecting member are separated, so that the work of changing the mounting position of the shelf receiver becomes easy, and the position of the shelf receiver is accurately determined. It has the advantage of being able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a showcase.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of a shelf device

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the back surface of the shelf board.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the assembling of the shelf plate, the shelf receiver and the connecting member.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of assembling the shelf board to the connecting member.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a restriction releasing operation of a stopper member.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a sliding operation and a removing operation of the shelf board.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Open showcase, 2 ... Shelving device, 21 ... Shelf board,
22 ... Shelf receiver, 23 ... Connection member, 214 ... Locking wire,
215 ... Release member, 222 ... Stopper member, 232c ...
Locking groove, A ... Product.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A shelf board on which merchandise is placed, a shelf support for supporting the shelf board, and a connecting member for connecting the shelf support and the shelf board so that the shelf board can slide back and forth. In a shelf device for a showcase comprising: a connecting member or one of the shelf plates has a locking member,
On the other hand, there is provided a shelving device for a showcase, characterized in that the shelving member has a locking groove for releasably locking the locking member. 2. The locking member is a locking wire fixed to the lower surface of the shelf plate, and the locking groove is provided in the connecting member so that the locking wire can be fitted vertically. The shelf device for a showcase according to claim 1. 3. A stopper member for restricting a forward sliding movement of the connecting member is provided on a front end side of the shelf receiver, and a releasing member for canceling a slide restriction of the stopper member on a front end side of the shelf plate. The shelf device for a showcase according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: