JP2005024114A - Low-temperature showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a low-temperature showcase capable of increasing the article storage efficiency by increasing the widths of the frontages of respective shelves. <P>SOLUTION: This low-temperature showcase 1 is constituted such that a storage chamber 8 is formed in an insulated box body 3 opened in the front face thereof and installing a plurality stages of shelves 35 in the storage chamber 8. The low-temperature showcase is provided with a recessed part 3B vertically formed along the front part of the inner wall 3A of the insulated box body 3 forming the side face of the storage chamber 8 and recessed outward and a front shelf column 22 installed on the front end part of the inner wall 3A so as to cover the recessed part 3B and having a plurality of engagement holes engaged with shelf receiving members 23 for holding the shelves 35 formed in the vertical direction. A space S allowing the shelf receiving means 23 to move therein is formed in the recessed part 3B covered by the front shelf column 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a low-temperature showcase in which a plurality of stages of shelves are installed in a storage room configured in a heat insulating box that opens to the front.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of showcase has vertical shelf posts installed at the four corners of a storage room constructed in a heat-insulated box, and multiple shelves constructed of wires and other strips are installed vertically on these shelf posts. (See Patent Document 1). That is, in this patent document 1, the front support | pillar extended up and down is provided in the inner wall front part which comprises the side surface of a heat insulation box, the back wall corner part which comprises the back surface of a heat insulation box, and the back center part (In this document, the storage chamber is provided with shelves extending vertically on the left and right sides), and a rear column and a rear center column that extend vertically are provided.
[0003]
A plurality of engagement holes are formed on the side surface of the front column vertically with a predetermined interval, and a shelf receiving member is detachably engaged with the engagement holes. In addition, a plurality of round hole-like engagement holes are formed on the front surface of the rear support column at predetermined intervals, and the rear center support column is formed by bending four vertically long steel plates on both the left and right sides. A surface and a front surface are formed, and a plurality of elongated engagement holes are formed at predetermined intervals above and below both the left and right side surfaces and the front surface. Thereby, the shelf formed in the rectangular shape can be constructed by welding a plurality of wires.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent No. 2999461 [0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the conventional front strut is provided in the shape of projecting inward to the front portion of the inner wall that forms the side surface of the heat insulating box as described above, the front strut is provided on the storage chamber side at least as much as the shelf receiving member is attached. Overhangs, and there is a problem that the storage opening of each shelf becomes narrow. For this reason, operations such as delivery of articles are restricted on both sides of the shelf, and there is a problem in that the efficiency of storing articles decreases.
[0006]
Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the conventional technical problem, and aims to provide a low-temperature showcase in which the frontage of each shelf is expanded to improve the storage efficiency of articles. And
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The low-temperature showcase of the present invention comprises a storage chamber in a heat insulating box that opens to the front, and is constructed by laying a plurality of shelves in the storage chamber, and forms a side surface of the storage chamber The upper end of the inner wall of the inner wall is vertically formed and escapes outward, and the engagement hole is attached to the front end of the inner wall so as to cover the escape portion and engages with a shelf receiving member for holding the shelf. A plurality of shelf columns formed vertically, and a space in which the shelf receiving member can enter is formed in the escape portion covered with the shelf columns, so that the shelf columns protrude to the storage chamber side. The shelf receiving member can be engaged with the engagement hole of the shelf column.
[0008]
As a result, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience of restricting the frontage of the shelves due to the shelf posts protruding on both sides of each shelf as in the prior art, and to improve the storage efficiency of articles and the workability of loading and unloading Will be able to. In particular, when the low-temperature showcase is intended for displaying products, it is possible to improve the display effect of the products.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a low-temperature showcase according to the above invention, wherein the electrical wiring and / or the refrigerant pipe of the cooling device for cooling the storage chamber is provided in the space formed between the escape portion and the shelf column. Since it is accommodated, the electrical wiring and the refrigerant piping can be reliably protected. Further, since these electric wiring, refrigerant piping, and the like are accommodated in the space between the escape portion and the shelf column, it is possible to avoid the disadvantage that they are exposed in the storage chamber, and to improve the aesthetics in the storage chamber. Will be able to.
[0010]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a low-temperature showcase according to each of the above-mentioned inventions, comprising a machine room in which a cooling device for cooling the storage room is installed outside the heat insulation box below the storage room. Since it was made to communicate, it becomes possible to supply the exhaust heat discharged | emitted from a machine room to the space between an escape part and a shelf support | pillar, and it becomes possible to suppress generation | occurrence | production of the condensation of a shelf support | pillar.
[0011]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a low-temperature showcase according to any of the above-mentioned inventions, wherein the front opening of the heat insulation box is provided with a door that closes the opening of the storage chamber so that the opening of the storage chamber can be opened and closed. Since the space is communicated with the door outer surface side, the exhaust heat exhausted from the machine room can be supplied to the door outer surface side through the space between the escape portion and the shelf column. It becomes possible to suppress the occurrence of condensation on the door outer surface side.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerated showcase 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the showcase 1, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the showcase 1, and FIG. FIG. 5 shows an enlarged plan view of the right part of the showcase 1. The showcase 1 is formed above a storage chamber 8 surrounded by a heat insulating box 3 having an opening on the front surface, a sliding door type glass door 7 and 7 that closes the front opening so as to be freely opened and closed, and the storage chamber 8. It comprises a cooling chamber 11 and a machine chamber 13 formed below the heat insulating box 3.
[0013]
The cooling chamber 11 is formed so as to be partitioned from the storage chamber 8 by a cooling chamber partition plate 9 having a cold air discharge port (not shown) formed in the front portion and a cold air suction port (not shown) formed in the rear portion. 12 and a cooler blower 6 are disposed corresponding to the cold air inlet. In the machine room 13, a compressor 14 that constitutes a refrigeration cycle together with the cooler 12, a condenser 15, and a condenser blower 16 are disposed. A front panel 19 in which a plurality of air suction ports 18 are formed is provided on the front surface of the machine room 13 so as to be openable and closable.
[0014]
With this configuration, when the compressor 14 and the cooler blower 6 are operated, the cold air in the storage chamber 8 is sucked into the cooling chamber 11 through the cold air suction port, and the cooler 12 is placed in the cooling chamber 11. It is cooled by. Thereafter, the cooled cold air is discharged into the storage chamber 8 from the cold air discharge port. As the cool air discharged into the storage chamber 8 circulates in the storage chamber 8, the inside of the storage chamber 8 is cooled to a predetermined refrigeration temperature (for example, + 5 ° C.).
[0015]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, rear shelf columns 21, 21 are erected in the vertical direction at the corners on both sides of the rear side of the storage chamber 8. A plurality of holes 21A are formed vertically with a predetermined interval. In FIG. 2, the rear shelf column 21 is omitted. In addition, front shelf posts 22 and 22 are provided up and down at the front side corners of the storage chamber 8, that is, the front end of the inner wall 3 </ b> A of the heat insulating box 3. A plurality of engagement holes 22B are formed vertically with a predetermined interval, and the shelf receiving member 23 is detachably engaged and held in the engagement holes 22B.
[0016]
Here, the front end portion of the inner wall 3A of the heat insulating box 3 provided with the front shelf column 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. A front end portion of the inner wall 3 </ b> A of the heat insulating box 3 is formed with a relief portion 3 </ b> B that retreats outward from a position separated from the rear surface of the door 7 by a predetermined dimension to the front end. In the figure, 25 and 26 are sashes for forming the escape portion 3B when the heat insulation box 3 is foamed, and 27 is a front breaker configured from the front end of the heat insulation box 3 to the rear end of the escape portion 3B. It is. The sashes 25 and 26 and the front breaker 27 are fixed to the heat insulating box 3 by a heat insulating material filled therein when the heat insulating box 3 is foamed.
[0017]
The front breaker 27 is formed with a holding portion 27A for inserting and holding the front end of the front shelf column 22 in the front portion, and the rear portion includes a rear wall constituting the escape portion 3B and two sliding doors. Positioned between the rear side of the door 7 located on the rear side of the type door 7 and projecting inward as much as it escapes outward, and further, the accommodating portion 27B bent forward crosses up and down Is formed. In addition, the inside of this accommodating part 27B is also made into the space.
[0018]
A communication hole 28 communicating with the inside of the machine chamber 13 is formed on the bottom surface of the heat insulating box 3 at a position corresponding to the housing portion 27B. In the present embodiment, the electrical wiring 30 and the thermocap 31 are accommodated in the housing portion 27B on the left side, and the cooler 12 and the machine chamber 13 are disposed in the housing portion 27B on the right side. A refrigerant pipe 29 that is piped between the cooling devices is accommodated. The electrical wiring 30, the thermocap 31 and the refrigerant pipe 29 are connected to the machine room 13 through the communication holes 28.
[0019]
Thus, conventionally, the electrical wiring that has passed through the inside of the heat insulating box, the thermocap that has been protected by waterproofing or attaching a heater to the mounting portion in the storage chamber 8, and the cooler 12 and the machine chamber 13 in the cooling chamber 11 are protected. The refrigerant pipe 29 connecting the internal cooling device can be accommodated between the front shelf column 22 and the inner wall 3A of the heat insulation box 3, and the electrical wiring 30 and the refrigerant pipe 29 can be reliably protected. It becomes like this. Further, the electrical wiring 30, the refrigerant pipe 29, and the like are accommodated in the accommodating portion 27B located between the escape portion 3B and the front shelf column 22, so that the aesthetic appearance in the storage chamber 8 can be improved. become.
[0020]
And between the rear surface of the accommodating part 27B of this front breaker 27 and the rear wall which comprises the escape part 3B, the engaging part of the shelf receiving member 23 detachably engaged with the front shelf support | pillar 22 mentioned above is accommodated. The space S is made possible.
[0021]
On the other hand, the front shelf column 22 is formed so as to cover up and down as described above, and is formed so as to cover the space S of the escape portion 3B formed in the heat insulating box 3 and the accommodating portion 27B. That is, the front shelf column 22 is configured to extend from the front end to the back surface of the door 7, bend inward, and further extend rearward along the side surface of the accommodating portion 27 </ b> B of the front breaker 27. The front end of the front shelf column 22 is held by the holding portion 27A of the front breaker 27, and the rear end is in contact with the position where the escape portion 3B of the inner wall 3A of the heat insulating box 3 is finished and is fixed by screws or the like. Further, the front shelf column 22 has a shelf receiving member 23 at a position where the interior of the storage chamber 8 and the space S formed between the rear wall of the escape portion 3B and the rear wall of the housing portion 27B of the front breaker 27 communicate with each other. An engagement hole 22 </ b> B is formed to allow the entry of the.
[0022]
On the other hand, the shelf 35 is formed in a rectangular shape by welding a plurality of wires, and the side portion 35A constituting the left and right side ends is formed of a relatively thick wire, and the front end is the shelf. It can be placed on the receiving member 23, and the rear end can be inserted into and removed from the engagement hole 21 </ b> A formed in the rear shelf column 21. Further, a front member 35B is provided at the front end to prevent the placed article from falling. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 36 denotes an electric wiring presser for fixing the electric wiring 30 to the inner wall 3 </ b> A of the heat insulating box 3.
[0023]
With the above configuration, when the shelf 35 is installed in the storage chamber 8, first, the shelf receiving members 23 and 23 are engaged with the engagement holes 22B formed in the front column 22 corresponding to the height of the installation. . Thereafter, the rear end of the side portion 35 </ b> A of the shelf 35 is inserted into the engagement hole 21 </ b> A having the corresponding height of the rear column 21, and the front end of the side portion 35 </ b> A is placed on the shelf receiving member 23. Thereby, the shelf 35 can be installed in the storage chamber 8.
[0024]
In the present embodiment, the front shelf column 22 is formed so as to cover the escape portion 3B formed at the front end portion of the inner wall 3A of the heat insulating box 3, so that the shelf receiving member 23 is attached to the front shelf column 22. At this time, since the engaging side of the shelf receiving member 23 enters the space S and is accommodated, the inconvenience that the shelf receiving member 23 protrudes inward from the inner wall 3A can be avoided.
[0025]
Therefore, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the shelf support member or the shelf receiving member attached to the shelf support member protrudes inward from the storage chamber 8 and restricts the storage opening of the shelf 35 as in the prior art. Can be accommodated effectively. As a result, the storage efficiency of the article can be improved, and the article delivery workability can be improved. In particular, when the low-temperature showcase 1 is intended for display of products, it is possible to improve the display effect of the products.
[0026]
In addition, although the thickness of the heat insulating material near the opening edge of the heat insulating box 3 is thinner than in the conventional case, according to the present invention, the machine room 13 is provided between the front shelf column 22 and the escape portion 3B. Since the housing portion 27B (space) communicating with the inside is formed, it becomes possible to supply the exhaust heat in the machine room 13 into the housing portion 27B, and positively generate condensation on the front shelf column 22. Can be suppressed.
[0027]
Further, in this embodiment, the front portion of the front shelf column 22 and the front end portion of the escape portion 3B of the heat insulation box 3 do not have a special space as shown in FIGS. As another embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a space I communicating with the housing portion 27 </ b> B is formed between the front end portion of the escape portion 3 </ b> B and the front portion of the front shelf column 22. A plurality of air discharge ports 38 may be formed at the front end of the front shelf column 22 so as to be located in the front and the top. This is also illustrated in FIG.
[0028]
Accordingly, since the space I communicates with the outer surface side of the door 7, the exhaust heat in the machine room 13 can be supplied to the outer surface side of the door 7 through the accommodating portion 27 </ b> B and the space I. 7. It becomes possible to positively suppress the occurrence of condensation on the outer surface side.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the storage chamber is configured in the heat insulating box that opens to the front, and a plurality of shelves are constructed in the storage chamber, and the side of the storage chamber is configured. Formed over the front end of the inner wall of the heat insulation box and vertically escaped, and is attached to the front end of the inner wall so as to cover the escape portion, and a shelf receiving member for holding the shelf is engaged. A plurality of engagement holes are formed on the upper and lower sides, and a space in which the shelf receiving member can enter is formed in the escape portion covered with the shelf columns. The shelf receiving member can be engaged with the engagement hole of the shelf column without protruding.
[0030]
As a result, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience of restricting the frontage of the shelves due to the shelf posts protruding on both sides of each shelf as in the prior art, and to improve the storage efficiency of articles and the workability of loading and unloading Will be able to. In particular, when the low-temperature showcase is intended for displaying products, it is possible to improve the display effect of the products.
[0031]
According to invention of Claim 2, in the said invention, the refrigerant | coolant piping of the cooling device for cooling an electrical wiring and / or a storage chamber was accommodated in the space comprised between the escape part and the shelf support | pillar. As a result, the electrical wiring and the refrigerant piping can be reliably protected. Further, since these electric wiring, refrigerant piping, and the like are accommodated in the space between the escape portion and the shelf column, it is possible to avoid the disadvantage that they are exposed in the storage chamber, and to improve the aesthetics in the storage chamber. Will be able to.
[0032]
According to the invention of claim 3, in each of the above inventions, a machine room in which a cooling device for cooling the storage room is installed outside the heat insulating box below the storage room is provided, and the machine room and the space are communicated with each other. Therefore, it becomes possible to supply the exhaust heat exhausted from the machine room to the space between the escape portion and the shelf column, and it is possible to suppress the occurrence of condensation on the shelf column.
[0033]
According to invention of Claim 4, in said each invention, the front opening of the heat insulation box is equipped with the door which obstruct | occludes the opening of a storage chamber so that opening and closing is possible, and the front part of a shelf support | pillar is extended to the door outer surface side. In addition, since the space is communicated to the door outer surface side, the exhaust heat exhausted from the machine room can be supplied to the door outer surface side through the space between the escape portion and the shelf column. The occurrence of condensation on the side can be suppressed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerated showcase of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a refrigerated showcase.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a refrigerated showcase.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the left part of the refrigerated showcase.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the right part of the refrigerated showcase.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view of a left part of a refrigerated showcase according to another embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view of a right part of a refrigerated showcase according to another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerated showcase 3 Heat insulation box 3A Inner wall 7 Glass door 8 Storage chamber 12 Cooler 13 Machine room 21 Rear shelf column 21A Engagement hole 22 Front shelf column 22B Engagement hole 23 Shelf receiving member 27 Front breaker 27A Holding part 27B Portion 28 Communication hole 29 Refrigerant piping 30 Electrical wiring 31 Thermocap 35 Shelf 38 Air exhaust S, I Space

Claims (4)

In a low temperature showcase comprising a storage room in a heat insulating box that opens to the front, and a plurality of shelves constructed in the storage room,
Formed over the front end portion of the inner wall of the heat insulation box constituting the side surface of the storage chamber, and a relief portion that escapes outward;
A shelf column which is attached to the front end portion of the inner wall so as to cover the escape portion, and is formed with a plurality of engagement holes that engage with a shelf receiving member for holding the shelf vertically.
A low-temperature showcase characterized in that a space into which the shelf receiving member can enter is formed in the escape portion covered with the shelf column. 2. The low temperature according to claim 1, wherein an electrical wiring and / or a refrigerant pipe of a cooling device for cooling the storage chamber is accommodated in a space formed between the escape portion and the shelf column. Showcase. The machine room in which the cooling device for cooling the storage room was installed outside the heat insulation box below the storage room, and the machine room and the space were made to communicate. The low temperature showcase of Claim 2. The front opening of the heat insulation box is provided with a door that closes the opening of the storage chamber so as to be openable and closable,
4. The low temperature showcase according to claim 3, wherein a front portion of the shelf column extends to the door outer surface side and the space communicates with the door outer surface side.

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