JP2004350811A - Open showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an open showcase easily supplementing articles on article racks by, when drawing out the article rack frontward, lowering the article rack and changing its inclined position to an approximate horizontal position. <P>SOLUTION: This open showcase comprises main brackets 5 and 5 fixed to the left/right of a display chamber 2 of a case body 1; movable rails 11 slidably guided and supported in the front/rear direction in substantially horizontal position relative to the respective brackets 5; auxiliary brackets 13 provided in the respective main brackets 5; and the article racks 3 frontward drawn out from rear stored state. The front end sides of the respective auxiliary brackets 13 are slidably connected to the respective main brackets 5 via pivots 20 and have means retaining their rear end sides in the position of being lifted on the respective main brackets 5. The front end left/right of the article rack 3 are turnably connected to the front ends of the respective movable rails 11 via hinges 22. The upper faces of the auxiliary brackets 13 and 13 slidably receive and support the left/right in the rear end side of a rack board 21 of the article rack in the front/rear direction via slide pieces 25. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an open showcase in which merchandise shelves can be pulled out forward and stored in a forward-downward inclined posture.
[0002]
[Prior art]
First, in an open showcase in which a product shelf is supported by a bracket fixed to a display room of a case body, a sliding rail is guided and supported slidably back and forth in a horizontal position with respect to the bracket. Patent Literature 1 discloses that a product shelf can be largely pulled out by attaching a product shelf to a rail, and secondly, a product shelf can be attached to a sliding rail in a downwardly inclined position in which a rear side of the product shelf is lifted. It is known. According to this, the first configuration makes it easy to replenish the products behind the product shelf, and the second configuration moves the products on the product shelf to the front and near side. Easy to take out.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-272568 (paragraph numbers 0022 to 0025, FIG. 2)
[0004]
However, in the prior art, the product shelf is always fixed to the sliding rail in a constant forward and downward inclined posture when the product shelf is at the rear storage position or at the front drawer position. Therefore, it is difficult to easily switch the posture between the inclined posture and the horizontal posture as required for each product shelf. Although it is advantageous to display a product shelf in a forward-downward inclined position for displaying a product, the tilt angle in the display direction does not always match the tilt angle in the product replenishment direction. In other words, if the inclination angle of the product shelf is constant, it is often troublesome to replenish the product behind the product shelf.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an open showcase in which the posture can be switched between an inclined posture and a horizontal posture for each shelf. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an open showcase in which commodities can be easily replenished to a merchandise shelf, and goods can be easily taken out from the merchandise shelf in order from the front one.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, when the product shelf is in the rear storage position, the product shelf can be placed in a predetermined forward-downward inclined position. To switch to a substantially horizontal posture from the position.
[0007]
Therefore, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the main brackets 5 fixed to the left and right sides of the display room 2 of the case body 1 and the main brackets 5 are slidable in the front-rear direction in a substantially horizontal posture. The main rail 5 includes a movable rail 11 that is guided and supported by the main bracket 5, an auxiliary bracket 13 provided on each of the main brackets 5, and a product shelf 3 that can be pulled out forward from a rear storage state.
[0008]
The front end side of each auxiliary bracket 13 is swingably supported on each main bracket 5 via a pivot 20 as shown in FIGS. Specifically, the front end side of each auxiliary bracket 13 can be connected to each main bracket 5 through a long hole 19 long in the front-rear direction and a pivot 20 that slides into the long hole 19. .
[0009]
Means are provided for holding the rear end side of each auxiliary bracket 13 in a posture lifted above each main bracket 5. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a locking piece 6 protruding from the rear end of the main bracket 5 is engaged with a slit 9 provided on a shelf 7 behind the display room 2. When the rear end of the product shelf 3 is lifted, the locking piece 17 protruding from the rear end of the product shelf 3 can be hooked and held on the product shelf 3 using the slit 9.
[0010]
The left and right front ends of the product shelf 3 are rotatably connected to the front ends of the movable rails 11 via hinges 22 and the like. This means that the rear end side of the product shelf 3 can move up and down around the hinge 22 and the like. The hinge 22 here is a representative example, and this may be a rotation axis.
[0011]
In addition, the left and right sides of the rear end of the product shelf 3 are slidably received and supported on the upper surfaces 15 of the auxiliary brackets 13 in the front-rear direction. Specifically, the product shelf 3 is received and supported on the upper surface of each auxiliary bracket 13 via a slide piece 25 attached thereto.
[0012]
A stopper means is provided between the left and right front ends of the product shelf 3 and the left and right main brackets 5 for restricting the product shelf 3 from being pulled out forward when the product shelf 3 is stored behind the auxiliary bracket 13. ing.
[0013]
Effects of the Invention
According to the present invention, even when the product shelf 3 supported on the main bracket 5 via the auxiliary bracket 13 remains in a state where the products are displayed on the upper surface of the main shelf 5, the product shelf 3 assumes a substantially horizontal posture and a forward-downward inclined posture. Can be switched. Then, the product shelf 3 can be pulled out to the front outside of the main bracket 5. Therefore, the lower product shelf 3 in the display room 2 can be set in a substantially horizontal position, and the upper product shelf 3 can be set in an inclined position.
[0014]
In particular, since the commodity shelf 3 in the forward-downward inclined posture has its front end side rotatably connected to the movable rail 11 that slides back and forth in a horizontal posture, when the shelf is pulled out with the movable rail 11 forward, it is operated. Then, the rear end side of the product shelf 3 slides down on the inclined upper surface 15 of the auxiliary bracket 13, and accordingly, the product shelf 3 gradually approaches the horizontal posture from the inclined posture. Therefore, in a state where the product shelf 3 is pulled out to the front, an operation of replenishing a new product behind the corresponding product shelf 3 can be easily performed. Even when the corresponding product shelf 3 is pulled out, the product can be easily replenished to the lower product shelf 3.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The open showcase according to the present invention has a display room 2 whose front surface is opened in a vertically long case body 1 as shown in FIG. In the display room 2, product shelves 3 are provided in multiple stages. Cool air is circulated and supplied to the display room 2, and the cool air cools the goods on the goods shelf 3. However, the product shelf 3 on the upper side has a built-in on / off type heater, and the product shelf 3 with a built-in heater keeps the products placed thereon, while the products on the product shelf 3 on the lower side are It is possible to switch to the form of refrigeration with the cold air.
[0016]
A pair of main brackets 5 are fixed to the display room 2 of the case body 1 on the left and right. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, three locking pieces 6 are protruded vertically at the rear end of each main bracket 5, and a large number of slits 9 are formed in a shelf 7 arranged behind the display room 2. Is provided. By selecting the slit 9 and hooking the locking pieces 6, 6 on the slit 9, each main bracket 5 is fixed in a cantilever manner at an arbitrary upper and lower position.
[0017]
A fixed rail 10 is provided on the opposing surface of the pair of main brackets 5 on the left and right. A movable rail 11 is provided on the fixed rail 10 via, for example, front and rear rollers 12a and 12b between a rear retreat position and a front pull-out position. It is supported in a substantially horizontal posture so that it can slide back and forth. 4 and 5, the front roller 12a is in a fixed position and is supported by the fixed rail 10 to guide the movable rail 11, and the rear roller 12b is supported by the movable rail 11 and is supported by the fixed rail 10. Roll along. Thereby, the movable rail 11 can be pulled out substantially in front of the display room 2 substantially in its entire length with respect to each main bracket 5, and the draw-out limit of the movable rail 11 is regulated between the movable rail 11 and the fixed rail 10. I have.
[0018]
Each main bracket 5 includes an auxiliary bracket 13 that is long in the front-rear direction. The auxiliary bracket 13 has a bracket main body 13a located outside the main bracket 5 and a receiving piece 16 having a flat upper surface 15 bent at an upper end of the bracket main body 13a inward in the front-rear direction. At the rear end of the main body 13a, two locking pieces 17 are formed so as to protrude vertically.
[0019]
A long hole 19 is provided in the front end of the bracket main body 13a of each auxiliary bracket 13 in the front-rear direction. A pivot 20 projecting outward from the front end of each main bracket 5 is fitted in the long hole 19 so as to be slidable back and forth. are doing. Thus, the front end side of each auxiliary bracket 13 is swingably supported by the corresponding main bracket 5 via the pivot 20. That is, on each main bracket 5, the auxiliary bracket 13 has a horizontal posture in which the rear end side is lowered and the upper surface 15 is substantially horizontal, and an inclined posture in which the rear end side is raised and the upper surface 15 is inclined forward and downward. Can move up and down.
[0020]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the front end of the product shelf 3 is rotatably connected to the front end of the movable rail 11 via a hinge 22 and a stay 23, and the rear end side of the product shelf 3 is up and down. It is free to move. That is, L-shaped stays 23 are attached to the shelf board 21 of the product shelf 3 on the left and right sides on the front end side of the bottom surface via the hinges 22, and the extended lower ends of the stays 23 are fixed to the movable rail 11.
[0021]
Then, the left and right sides of the rear end side of the shelf board 21 of the product shelf 3 are received and supported on the upper surface 15 of the receiving piece 16 of the auxiliary bracket 13 via a slide piece 25 so as to be slidable back and forth. The slide piece 25 is made of a self-lubricating synthetic resin material, for example, polyacetal or nylon resin, and is attached to the shelf 21.
[0022]
When stored in the rear, the product shelf 3 can be supported by switching between a horizontal posture and a forward-downward inclined posture via the main bracket 5 and the auxiliary bracket 13. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the product shelf 3 is supported in a horizontal posture. A pin 27 projecting from the rear end of the main bracket 5 receives a support 27 at the rear end of the auxiliary bracket 13. That is, the rear end of the auxiliary bracket 13 is received on the main bracket 5, and the upper surface 15 of the receiving piece 16 is horizontal in this state.
[0023]
A stopper means is provided between the left and right main brackets 5 at the front end of the product shelf 3 and the left and right main brackets 5 so that the product shelf 3 is not accidentally pulled out forward when the product shelf 3 is stored behind the auxiliary bracket 13. Is provided.
[0024]
As the stopper means, as shown in FIG. 3, stoppers 29 are cantilevered on the left and right sides of the lower surface at the front end of the shelf board 21 of the product shelf 3, and the locking portions 30 provided on the upper edge of the front end of each main bracket 5 are provided. When the product shelf 3 is at the rear storage position, the product shelf 3 is prevented from inadvertently jumping forward by urging the stopper 29 from above with its own elasticity. When the stopper 29 is lifted up by hand to release the engagement with the locking portion 30, the product shelf 3 can be pulled out to the front of the display room 2 via the movable rail 11.
[0025]
FIG. 4 shows a state in which the product shelf 3 is supported in the downwardly inclined position. In this case, the rear end side of the auxiliary bracket 13 is lifted around the pivot 20 above the main bracket 5. At this time, the pivot 20 moves backward in the elongated hole 19. Next, the locking pieces 17 at the rear end of the auxiliary bracket 13 are hooked and held in the slits 9 of the shelf 7 respectively.
[0026]
When the product shelf 3 is at the rear storage position, the product shelf 3 is held at an inclination angle of, for example, 8 °. When the restriction by the stopper 29 is released and the product shelf 3 is pulled out forward, the left and right sides of the product shelf 3 slide downward on the upper surface 15 of the receiving piece 16 via the slide piece 25 toward the front. I do. At the same time, the movable rail 11 is pulled forward in a horizontal posture. Therefore, as the product shelf 3 is pulled out forward, it gradually approaches the horizontal posture from the inclined posture.
[0027]
Although the overall contents of the illustrated example are as described above, the auxiliary bracket 13 is interposed between the main bracket 5 and the main bracket 5 by interposing a stay member between the main bracket 5 and the rear bracket 13 with the rear end thereof raised. 13 may be held in the forwardly inclined position. The stopper means can be changed arbitrarily. In FIG. 3, the product shelf 3 is not limited to a completely horizontal posture.
[0028]
In the illustrated example, the movable rail 11 is supported by the front and rear rollers 12a and 12b on the fixed rail 10 so as to be slidable back and forth, but may be supported by a ball bearing or the like.
[Brief description of the drawings]
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view for explaining the present invention in principle. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the whole. FIG. 3 is a vertical side view when a product shelf is in a horizontal posture. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3. FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view when a product shelf is pulled out forward.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 2 Display room 3 Product shelf 5 Main bracket 6 Locking piece 7 Shelf pillar 9 Slit 10 Fixed rail 11 Movable rail 13 Auxiliary bracket 17 Locking piece 19 Long hole 20 Axis 22 Hinge 25 Slide piece 29 Stopper

Claims (5)

A main bracket 5.5 fixed to the left and right sides of the display room 2 of the case body 1, a movable rail 11 guided and supported slidably in the front-rear direction in a substantially horizontal posture with respect to each main bracket 5, Including an auxiliary bracket 13 provided on the main bracket 5 and a product shelf 3 that can be pulled out forward from a rear storage state,
The front end side of each auxiliary bracket 13 is swingably connected to each main bracket 5 via a pivot 20.
Means for holding the rear end side of each auxiliary bracket 13 in a position of being lifted above each main bracket 5;
The left and right front ends of the product shelves 3 are rotatably connected to the front ends of the movable rails 11 via hinges 22 and the like.
An open showcase in which the left and right sides of the rear end of the product shelf 3 are slidably received and supported in the front-rear direction on the upper surfaces 15 of the auxiliary brackets 13. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein the commodity shelf 3 is received and supported on the upper surface 15 of each auxiliary bracket 13 via a slide piece 25 attached thereto. A stopper means is provided between the front left and right ends of the product shelf 3 and the left and right main brackets 5 for restricting the product shelf 3 from being pulled out forward when the product shelf 3 is stored behind the auxiliary bracket 13. The open showcase according to claim 1. A locking piece 6 protruding from the rear end of the main bracket 5 is hung on a slit 9 provided in a shelf 7 behind the display room 2,
2. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein when the rear end side of the product shelf 3 is lifted, a locking piece 17 protruding from the rear end of the product shelf 3 is hooked and held by the slit 9. 5. The open show according to claim 4, wherein a front end side of each auxiliary bracket is supported with respect to each main bracket through an elongated hole extending in the front-rear direction and a pivot shaft slidingly fitted in the elongated hole. Case.

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