JP2006042973A - Supporting structure of deck pan of showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a supporting structure of a deck pan changing a deck pan laid on the bottom of a chamber of a showcase between forward tilting and horizontal attitudes in a simple operation, and improving to retain a fence preventing the falling of display articles to a case front part in an erected attitude in the same support structure. <P>SOLUTION: The support structure for changing the deck pan 9 laid on the bottom of the chamber of a front opening type case body into the forward tilting and horizontal attitudes is constituted as follows. A stepped bracket 12 also served as a retaining device of an article falling prevention fence 11 is installed on the inner wall surface of a return panel 2a, which is provided in the front side of the chamber and partitions a suction passage of a cold air curtain, and the deck pan laid on the bottom of the chamber in a forward tilting attitude is changed into the horizontal attitude by lifting the front edge of the deck pan, inserting it into the stepped part of the bracket and lockingly supporting it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a deck pan support structure for a showcase for which a cold air circulation type open showcase is implemented.

First, the entire structure of the cold air circulation type open showcase described above is shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). In the figure, 1 is an open front body case which becomes a heat insulating housing, 2 is a case inner box, 3 is a front panel arranged at the lower front of the body case 1, and 4 is a warehouse defined in the outer peripheral area of the inner box 2. Inside the cool air circulation passage 5, 5 is a cooler (evaporator of the refrigerator) arranged in the cool air circulation passage 4, 6 is a cold air circulation fan, 7 is a condensing unit of the refrigerator, 8 is an inner box arranged in the upper and lower stages 2 is a product display shelf arranged in the cabinet of No. 2 and 9 is a deck pan laid on the bottom of the cabinet. During the cold insulation operation, the cool air exchanged with the cooler 5 is circulated through the ventilation path and the upper part of the front of the inner box 2 As is well known, a cool air curtain is blown out from the front of the cabinet to keep the product 10 displayed on the display shelf 8 and the deck pan 9 cold.
Here, the deck pan 9 is a base plate that also serves as a partition wall between the inner space of the inner box 2 and the bottom side air passage of the cold air circulation passage 4 (a thin steel plate base that is bent at the four sides). Between the lower end portion of the return panel 2a and the lower end portion of the rear panel 2b that define the suction passage of the cold air curtain that flows from the upper side and is arranged on the lower front side of the inner box 2. And detachably laid outside. In the illustrated showcase, a level difference is provided between the lower end of the return panel 2a and the lower end of the back panel 2b so as to support the deck pan 9 in a forward inclined posture.

On the other hand, with respect to the support structure of the deck pan 9, in order to allow the user of the showcase to switch the deck pan 9 to the forward tilted position or the horizontal position in order to change the display method of the product, There is known a configuration in which a hook-shaped bracket is hooked in a height adjustment hole drilled in the wall surface of the return panel 2a and the back panel 2b, and the return panel is spanned between the brackets (for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-303917

Incidentally, the conventional deck pan support structure disclosed in Patent Document 1 has the following problems in terms of handling.
That is, when changing the deck pan laid at the bottom of the cabinet to a horizontal / tilted posture, the deck pan and the product are once taken out of the case body and then a hook-shaped bracket as a separately prepared accessory is desired. Since the deck pan is set across the brackets after hanging on the front and rear panels in the cabinet according to the height position, switching work takes time and the bracket is an independent part. Therefore, storage management such as losing is troublesome.
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to easily switch the position of the deck pan, and to prevent the product displayed on the deck pan from dropping off to the passage side on the front of the showcase. An object of the present invention is to provide a deck pan support structure for a showcase that is improved so that the fence to be prevented can be easily held in an upright position with the same support structure.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, as the deck pan support structure of the showcase for switching the deck pan laid on the bottom of the open front case body to the forward / horizontal position, the front side of the case body On the inner wall surface of the return panel provided in the above, a stepped bracket for hanging and supporting the front edge of the deck pan at the lifted position, which also serves as a holder for the fence for preventing the drop-off of displayed goods, is installed (Claim 1). Specifically, the bracket is configured in the following manner.
(1) The stepped bracket is a panel body having a length corresponding to the opening in the cabinet, and forms a support portion that supports the fence in an upright posture by bending the upper edge thereof to the back side, and is positioned at the middle position. A window frame-shaped stepped portion for hooking the front edge of the deck pan is formed on the top (claim 2).

  According to the above configuration, the stepped bracket for switching the deck pan to the forward / horizontal position is assembled to the case body of the showcase from the beginning, and the user tilts the deck pan forward / at the location of the showcase. When changing to a horizontal posture, it is not necessary to remove the deck pan outside the cabinet each time, and it is possible to switch to a new posture even with products on the deck pan. Therefore, compared to the conventional support structure that adjusts the mounting position of the hook-shaped bracket prepared separately according to the attitude change of the deck pan, the attitude change work performed on the user side can be easily performed without trouble and serviceability is improved. improves. In addition, since the stepped bracket is also used as a holding member for the commodity drop prevention fence arranged on the front surface in the warehouse, the structure in the warehouse is simplified and the cost can be reduced as compared with the conventional structure.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the examples shown in FIGS. In addition, in the figure of an Example, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the member corresponding to FIG. 3, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
That is, in the illustrated embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), a deck pan 9 (FIG. 3) laid in a forward tilting posture on the bottom of the warehouse spanning between the lower end of the return panel 2a and the lower end of the back panel 2b. On the inner wall surface facing the interior of the return panel 2a that forms a suction passage for the cold air curtain behind the front panel 3 as a bracket for raising the front edge of A stepped bracket 12 is fixedly provided. Reference numeral 11 denotes a screen-shaped fence made of, for example, a transparent resin for preventing a product displayed on the deck pan 9 such as a drink product from dropping off in front of the case.
Here, as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the stepped bracket 12 is a panel body (sheet metal product) having a length L corresponding to the opening (lateral width) of the interior space, A support portion 12a that supports the fence to be described later in a standing posture is formed by bending the upper edge to the reverse side along the longitudinal direction to form a reverse L-shape, and further in a middle position (the same height position as the lower end of the back panel 2b). Has a stepped portion 12b for hooking the front edge of the deck pan 9 by bending the lower edge of the window cut along the longitudinal direction into an L-shape toward the back side. Then, the stepped bracket 12 is brought into contact with the wall surface of the return panel 2 a and fastened with a bolt 13.

  With the above configuration, when assembling the showcase, the fence 11 is press-fitted from above into the gap between the fence support 12a formed on the top of the stepped bracket 12 and the wall surface of the return panel 2a to support the fence in an upright posture. . In addition, when the user changes the display of the product by changing the deck pan 9 from the forward leaning posture of FIG. 1A to the horizontal posture at the location of the showcase, as shown in FIG. The front edge is lifted so as to float from the bottom of the cabinet and inserted into the stepped portion 12b of the bracket 12, and the front edge of the deck pan 9 is hooked to the tip of the stepped portion 12b at this insertion position as shown in FIG. Thereby, the deck pan 12 is installed in a horizontal posture. When changing the posture, it is not necessary to remove the deck pan 9 and take it out of the cabinet, and it is possible to perform the switching operation while the product is displayed.

  Although the stepped bracket 12 in the illustrated example has only one stepped portion 12b, the inclined posture of the deck pan 9 can be variously changed by providing a plurality of stepped portions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a block diagram of the deck pan support structure by the Example of this invention, (a), (b) is sectional side view showing the state which laid the deck pan in the forward leaning posture and the horizontal posture, respectively. It is a detailed structural view of the stepped bracket in FIG. 1, (a) is an external perspective view of a partial cross section, (b) is a vertical side view of (a) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a whole block diagram of the cold-air circulation type open showcase used as the implementation object of this invention, (a), (b) is a front view, and a cross-sectional side view, respectively.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 2 Case inner box 2a Return panel 2b Back panel 3 Front panel 4 Cold air circulation ventilation path 8 Product display shelf 9 Deck pan 10 Product 11 Fence 12 Stepped bracket 12a Fence support part 12b Stepped part

Claims (2)

A deck pan support structure for a showcase for switching the deck pan laid on the bottom of the front case body to the forward / horizontal position,
On the inner wall surface of the return panel provided on the front side of the case body, a stepped bracket is installed to hold the deck pan's front edge in the raised position while also serving as a holder for the fence to prevent the display items from falling off. Showcase deck pan support structure. 2. The deck pan support structure according to claim 1, wherein the stepped bracket is a panel body having a length corresponding to the frontage in the cabinet, and a support portion for supporting the fence in an upright posture is formed by bending the upper edge to the back side. And a structure for forming a deck pan for a product having a window frame-like stepped portion for hooking a leading edge of the deck pan at a middle position.

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