JP2006087487A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To replace a merchandise display rack of a standard size with a short merchandise display rack prepared as an optional component and install the short merchandise display rack in an existing showcase by only adding a simple component to the short merchandise display rack without remodeling the main body of a showcase. <P>SOLUTION: The showcase is provided in which merchandise display racks are arranged as upper and lower stages in the cabinet of a case main body, rack support posts 7 and 8 are erected on the right/left of a front part and on a back part in the cabinet matching with the array of the merchandise display racks of the standard size, and the merchandise display racks of the respective stages are engaged with and supported by the support posts at fixed positions through a hanging metal fitting 9. In the showcase, for the short merchandise display rack 3' whose depth size is shorter than that of the merchandise display racks of the standard size, a support arm 3a extending forward from the right and left side edges of the rack plate is provided as an accessory and the distal end of the support arm is engaged with and supported by the right and left rack support posts through the hanging metal fitting. The support arm is made of steel with an L-shaped cross section and superposed to the right and left side edges of the merchandise display rack to be secured with screws 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a support structure for a merchandise display shelf arranged mainly in a reach-in type showcase in a showcase cabinet.

  First, the entire structure of the showcase is shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a case main body that becomes a heat-insulating housing with an open front, 2 denotes a see-through door disposed on the front surface, and the products arranged in the upper and lower stages in the interior (product display room) of the case main body 1. A display shelf 3 and an interior lamp (fluorescent lamp) 4 arranged in the front part of the interior are provided. In addition, a cooler (evaporator for the refrigerator) 5 and a cool air circulation fan 6 are installed at the bottom of the case body 1, and the interior space is partitioned by a deck pan (an interior bottom plate). It is well known to cool a product (not shown) arranged on the product display shelf 3 by blowing a cold air curtain on the front surface of the interior through a cool air circulation duct 1c defined between the outer box 1a and the inner box 1b. It is as follows.

  Further, the product display shelf 3 is supported by shelf support columns erected on the front and rear sides of the cabinet in accordance with the shelf arrangement (see, for example, Patent Document 1). It is supported in a horizontal position via a metal fitting (hook-shaped clip) 9 on a shelf column 7 standing on the left and right of the front of the chamber and a shelf column 8 standing behind the chamber (the back panel of the inner box). ing.

Next, a conventional mounting structure for the merchandise display shelf 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, in accordance with the standard size (width W, depth L1) shown in the figure as standard equipment on the showcase, a pair of shelf posts 7 and 8 are erected on the left and right in the front and back of the cabinet. The front side edge and the rear edge of the shelf board are mounted on the square holes 7a and 8a for adjusting the mounting position formed on the shelf column via the hooks 9 and supported in a horizontal posture.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-14468

  When the above-described standard-sized product display shelves 3 are arranged in the upper and lower stages in the reach-in showcase shown in FIG. 2, the interior lighting lamps 4 arranged on the front edge of the product display shelf 3 and the front of the interior In this state, if the merchandise is displayed on the merchandise display shelves 3 in full, the illumination light is blocked at the front of the display shelves. Users have pointed out that there is a problem that it cannot be used.

  Therefore, a showcase manufacturer is considering the provision of a short shelf whose depth dimension is smaller than the standard size as an option in addition to the standard size described above as a product display shelf, and is developing its product.

  By the way, the reach-in showcases on the market, including existing showcases delivered and installed at the user's location, are located in the front of the cabinet in line with the standard-size product display shelf 3 as shown in FIG. The shelf column 7 is positioned and installed. For this reason, even if a short shelf with a short depth dimension is prepared, the shelf board cannot be supported across the shelf columns 7 and 8 erected in the showcase cabinet.

  In this regard, a modification may be considered in which another shelf column is additionally provided behind the shelf column 7 installed in the cabinet in accordance with the shelf size (depth dimension) of the short product display. In addition to the cost of installing additional high-height shelf columns that extend up to the height, it is difficult to implement practically because the modification requires a large amount of work.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, a simple product is added to a short product display shelf prepared as an option without adding a modification to the main body side of the showcase, so that a short product can be added to an existing showcase. It is an object of the present invention to provide a product display shelf mounting structure in which a display shelf is replaced with a standard size product display shelf and can be installed at a fixed position.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is a showcase in which product display shelves are arranged in the upper and lower stages in the case body, and the interior of the store is matched to the arrangement of standard size product display shelves. In a shelf stand upright on the front left and right and back, the product display shelf of each stage is hooked and supported at a fixed position via a hanging bracket on the post,
For short product display shelves whose shelf depth is shorter than the distance between the front and rear shelf columns upright in the cabinet, extend forward from the left and right edges of the shelf plate. A supporting arm is attached, and the tip of the supporting arm is hooked and supported on the left and right shelf posts via a hanging metal fitting (Claim 1). Specifically, the supporting arm is made of channel steel material having an L-shaped cross section. The channel steel material is overlapped and fixed to the left and right side edges of a short product display shelf (claim 2).

  According to the above configuration, simple support arms on the left and right side edges of the shelf so as to complement the difference in depth from the standard size product display shelf with respect to the short product display shelf whose depth dimension is shorter than the standard size With the additional equipment, it is possible to support short product display shelves on shelf posts that are erected in an existing showcase cabinet, which makes it possible to meet the demands of users without major modifications and costs. In response, the short product display shelf can be replaced with a standard size product display shelf.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the examples shown in FIGS. In the drawings of the illustrated embodiment, members corresponding to those in FIG.

  That is, as a product display shelf to be mounted in the showcase cabinet, the short product display shelf 3 ′ (optional) whose depth dimension L2 is shorter than the depth dimension L1 of the standard size shelf shown in FIG. It is assumed that support arms 3a are attached to the left and right side edges of the shelf board in advance. Here, the support arm 3a is made of a channel steel material having an L-shaped cross section, and the length of the support arm 3a is a shelf so as to complement the dimensional difference with the standard size shelf (depth dimension L1) shown in FIG. The front arm is set so as to extend forward from the front edge, and as shown in FIG. 1 (c), the support arm 3 a is attached to the left and right side edges of the product display shelf 3 ′ and superimposed on the shelf board. And fix with screws 10.

  When this short product display shelf 3 ′ is used by replacing it with a standard size product display shelf (see FIG. 3) installed in an existing showcase, the rear edge of the shelf plate is used as shown in the figure. It supports to the specified height position through the hanging bracket 9 on the shelf support column 8 standing behind the inside of the cabinet, and the left and right shelf columns 7 standing on the front side of the cabinet are moved forward from the shelf board. The front end portion of the extending support arm 3a is hooked on the shelf column 7 at a specified position via a metal fitting 9, and the shelf board is supported in a horizontal posture. By using the short product display shelf 3 ', the space between the front edge of the shelf plate and the interior lamp arranged at the front of the interior is enlarged, so that the illumination light is stored accordingly. It can spread inside and enhance the product display effect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a product display shelf mounting structure figure of the showcase by the Example of this invention, (a), (b) is a top view showing the installation state of a shelf, and a side view, (c) is a perspective view of a principal part structure. Overall configuration of reach-in showcase FIG. 2 is a view showing the mounting structure of a commodity display shelf that is standardly provided in a conventional showcase, in which (a) and (b) are a plan view and a side view showing the installed state of the shelf, and (c) is a perspective view of the main part structure.

Explanation of symbols

1 case body 2 see-through door 3 product display shelf (standard size shelf)
3 'short product display shelf 3a support arm 4 interior lighting 7,8 shelf post 9 hanging bracket

Claims (2)

It is a showcase in which product display shelves are arranged in the upper and lower tiers in the case body, and shelf posts are erected on the front left and right and back in the store according to the arrangement of standard shelf size product display shelves. In what supported the product display shelf of each step through a hanging bracket to the support post in a fixed position,
For short product display shelves whose shelf depth is shorter than the distance between the front and rear shelf columns upright in the cabinet, extend forward from the left and right edges of the shelf plate. The showcase is provided with a supporting arm to be attached, and the tip end portion of the supporting arm is hooked and supported on the left and right shelf columns via a hanging metal fitting. 2. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the support arm is made of channel steel material having an L-shaped cross section, and the channel steel material is overlapped and fixed to the left and right side edges of a short product display shelf.

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