JP2006087590A - Shelf structure of showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shelf structure of a showcase, which prevents the deterioration of articles by the heat of a heater. <P>SOLUTION: An article mount member 42c is provided on the upper face side of a shelf board 41 to form a clearance between the upper face of the shelf board 41 and the bottom side of an article A, so that, even if, for example foods packed with wrapping paper are displayed on a heating article shelf 40, this constitution can prevent the heat of a heating plate 41d from being directly transmitted to the foods and prevent the deterioration of the foods. The article mount member 42c is integrally formed with a first partition part 42a and a pair of second partition parts 42b to constitute a partition member 42, so that the single partition member 42 can partition the shelf board 41 into a plurality of rows and the article mount member 42c can be installed thereto to facilitate the assembling work of the shelf board 41. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a shelf structure of a showcase installed in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store.

  Conventionally, as a showcase of this type, a product storage unit surrounded by transparent glass on the front, back and left and right sides, and a plurality of product shelves provided in the product storage unit at intervals in the vertical direction are provided. It is well known that products are displayed on each product shelf.

  In this showcase, a refrigerator compartment and a warm compartment are formed by dividing the interior of the product storage section vertically, and the products in the refrigerator compartment are cooled by circulating cold air inside the compartment. It is heated by a heater provided on the plate.

As the shelf structure of the showcase, a shelf plate on which products are placed and a plurality of partition members that partition the shelf plate in the width direction, the products on the shelf plate are attached by attaching each partition member to the shelf plate. They are arranged in the front-rear direction according to type (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-8-196395

  However, in the conventional showcase shelf structure, since products to be heated and stored in the warm room are placed directly on the shelf board provided with the heater, for example, the food packaged only with the wrapping paper is placed on the shelf board. When placed on the heater, the heat of the heater is almost directly transmitted to the bottom side of the food, and the food tends to deteriorate.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shelf structure for a showcase that does not deteriorate products due to the heat of a heater.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a shelf plate for placing products on the upper surface and a heater for heating the upper surface of the shelf plate from the lower surface side, and the products on the shelf plate are heated by the heater. In the showcase shelf structure, a plurality of products that are provided along the upper surface of the shelf plate in a predetermined direction and that form a gap between the product placed on the shelf plate and the upper surface of the shelf plate A mounting member is provided.

  Thereby, since the clearance gap is formed between the upper surface of a shelf board and the bottom face side of goods by each goods mounting member, the bottom face side of goods does not contact the upper surface of a shelf board directly.

  According to the present invention, since the top surface of the shelf board does not directly contact the product, for example, even when food wrapped by wrapping paper is displayed on the shelf board, the shelf top surface does not directly contact the product. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the food due to the direct transfer of heat to the food.

  1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a showcase, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a heating product shelf, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a heating product shelf, 4 is a perspective view of the partition member, FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the heating product shelf, and FIG. 6 is a front view of a main part of the heating product shelf.

  The showcase having the shelf structure includes a vertically long showcase body 10, a product storage unit 20 formed in the showcase body 10, and a machine room 30 formed in the lower portion of the showcase body 10. The product shelf 40 for heating provided above the product storage unit 20, the plurality of product shelves 50 for cooling provided below the product storage unit 20, and the position of the product shelf 40 for heating within the product storage unit 20 And a partition plate 60 for partitioning.

  The showcase body 10 has transparent glass doors 11 that open and close the front and back surfaces of the product storage unit 20, respectively, and both side surfaces of the product storage unit 20 are respectively covered with side plates 12 made of transparent glass. In addition, a total of four frame members 13 each forming a columnar member are erected around the product storage unit 20, and a top plate 14 covering the upper surface of the product storage unit 20 is attached to the upper end of each frame member 13. Yes. Furthermore, a bottom plate 15 is provided on the bottom side of the product storage unit 20, and is partitioned from the machine room 30 side by the bottom plate 15.

  The machine room 30 stores therein refrigeration equipment such as a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator (not shown) in which a refrigeration cycle is configured. Then, the cooled air is discharged to the product storage unit 20.

  The heating product shelf 40 includes a shelf plate 41 on which the product A is placed, and a pair of partition members 42 that partition the shelf plate 41 in the width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the shelf plate 41 is formed in a box shape by an upper surface plate 41a forming the upper surface side and a lower surface plate 41b forming the lower surface side, and the inside thereof is filled with a heat insulating material 41c such as glass wool. Yes. A heating plate 41d as a heater is attached to the lower surface side of the upper surface plate 41a, and a heating wire 41e that generates heat from a power source (not shown) is attached to the lower surface side. Further, attachment holes 41f for attaching the partition member 42 are provided on the front end side and the rear end side of the upper surface plate 41a. Furthermore, rod-like locking members 41g are provided on the front end side and the rear end side of the left and right side surfaces of the shelf board 41, and each locking member 41g is inserted into the mounting hole 13a provided in the frame member 13 of the showcase body 10. By engaging, the shelf board 41 is locked to the showcase body 10.

  Each partition member 42 includes a first partition portion 42a located in the center portion in the width direction, and a pair of second partition portions 42b provided at predetermined intervals on both sides in the width direction of the first partition portion 42a. A pair of product placement members 42c provided between the first partition 42a and each second partition 42b are integrally formed. The first partition portion 42a is formed by bending both ends of a wire-like member extending in the front-rear direction downward, and both ends are inserted into the mounting holes 41f of the shelf board 41. The pair of second partition parts 42b are formed so as to connect the front end sides by bending one wire-like member, and the fall prevention part 42d is formed by bending the center part in the width direction upward. In addition, the central portion in the width direction of the fall prevention portion 42d is fixed to the first partition portion 42a by welding or the like. Further, the rear end side of each second partition portion 42 b is formed by bending the end portion downward, and the end portion is inserted into the mounting hole 41 f of the shelf board 41. Each product placement member 42c is provided between the first partition portion 42a and each second partition portion 42b so as to extend in the front-rear direction at intervals in the width direction, and both end portions thereof are the first partition portions. It is fixed to the part 42a or the second partition part 42b by welding or the like.

  The cooling product shelf 50 includes a plurality of support members 51 that extend in the width direction on the front end side and the rear end side, and are spaced apart from each other in the width direction, and the front end side and the rear end side are fixed to the support members 51. It consists of a rod-shaped member 52 and is locked by engaging the end of each support member 51 with a mounting hole 13 a provided in the frame member 13 of the showcase body 10.

  The partition plate 60 is configured to be detachable with respect to the lower surface of the heating product shelf 40, and heat insulating opening / closing plates 61 that open and close a gap with the inner surface of the product storage unit 20 are provided at both ends in the width direction. .

  In the showcase configured as described above, the interior of the product storage unit 20 is partitioned in the vertical direction by the partition plate 60, thereby forming the warming chamber 21 above the partition plate 60, and the refrigerator compartment 22 below that. Is formed. That is, the inside of the warm room 21 is heated by the heating plate 41 d of the heating product shelf 40, and the inside of the cold room 22 is cooled by the evaporator in the machine room 30.

  Moreover, in the heating product shelf 40, the end of each partition member 42 is inserted into the mounting hole 41f of the shelf plate 41, whereby the shelf plate 41 is partitioned in the width direction by each partition member 42, and each partition member The products A are arranged between 42 in a line. At that time, the product A to be displayed is placed on the product placement member 42 c of the partition member 42 and does not directly contact the upper surface of the shelf board 41. In addition, when replenishing the product A, the product A placed on the shelf board 41 is pushed forward from the back side and a new product A to be replenished to the back side of the shelf board 41 is disposed. The product A that has moved to the position abuts against the fall prevention portion 42d and stops without dropping from the shelf board 41.

  Thus, according to this embodiment, since the product placement member 42c is provided on the upper surface side of the shelf board 41, a gap can be formed between the upper surface of the shelf board 41 and the bottom surface side of the product A. For example, even when the food packaged by the wrapping paper is displayed on the heating product shelf 40, the heat of the heating plate 41d is not directly transmitted to the food product, and the deterioration of the food product can be prevented.

  In addition, since the product placing member 42c is formed integrally with the first partitioning part 42a and the pair of second partitioning parts 42b, the partitioning member 42 is configured. The product placing member 42c can be installed while being partitioned into rows, and the work of assembling the shelf board 41 can be easily performed.

  Further, since the partition member 42 is formed by bending the wire-like member, the partition member 42 can be formed by a single member, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In addition, since the drop prevention portion 42d is provided on the front side of the partition member 42, it is not necessary to separately provide a drop prevention member for stopping the product A on the front end side of the heating product shelf 40, and the structure can be simplified. it can.

  In addition, since the product placement member 42c is formed to extend in the front-rear direction of the shelf board 41, the friction coefficient between the product placement member 42c and the product A as compared with the friction coefficient between the upper surface of the shelf board 41 and the product A. The product A can be easily moved to the front end side of the shelf board 41.

  In the above-described embodiment, the front case, the rear surface, and the left and right side surfaces are each shown with a transparent glass. However, the present invention is applied to other types of show cases such as an open show case having an open front. be able to.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, what showed the partition member 42 integrally comprising several partition part 42a, 42b was shown, but each partition part 72a is provided 1 each like the partition member 72 shown in FIG. The product placement member 72c may be provided on both end sides or one end side, and the fall prevention portion 72d may be formed on the front end side.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, what attached the partition member 42 to the heating product shelf 40 provided with the heating plate 41d, and prevented that the heat of the heating plate 41d was transmitted directly to the bottom face side of the product A. As shown in FIG. 8, the can 81 may be attached to the shelf 81 of the showcase that moves the can product B to the front end side of the shelf 81 by tilting the shelf 81 forward. In this case, since the friction coefficient between the product placing member 42c and the product B can be reduced as compared with the friction coefficient between the upper surface of the shelf 81 and the product B, the product B can be reliably attached to the front end of the shelf 81. Can be moved.

The whole perspective view of the showcase which shows one embodiment of the present invention Perspective view of product shelf for heating Exploded perspective view of product shelf for heating Perspective view of partition member Side sectional view of product shelf for heating Front view of main parts of heating product shelf Perspective view of product shelf for heating showing other examples Side sectional view of a product shelf showing other examples

Explanation of symbols

41 ... Shelf plate, 41d ... Heating plate, 42 ... Partition member, 42a ... First partition portion, 42b ... Second partition portion, 42c ... Product placement member, 42d ... Fall prevention portion, A ... Product, B ... Product.

Claims (5)

In the shelf structure of the showcase provided with a shelf plate for placing the product on the upper surface and a heater for heating the upper surface of the shelf plate from the lower surface side, the product on the shelf plate is heated by the heater,
A plurality of product placement members that are provided at predetermined intervals along the top surface of the shelf board and that form a gap between the product placed on the shelf board and the top surface of the shelf board. Showcase shelf structure characterized by. A partition member for partitioning the shelf board in the width direction;
The shelf structure for a showcase according to claim 1, wherein each product placement member is formed integrally with the partition member. The shelf structure for a showcase according to claim 2, wherein each of the product placement members and the partition member is formed by bending a wire-like member. The shelf structure for a showcase according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the partition member is provided with a fall prevention portion for preventing the product from dropping from the front surface of the shelf board. The showcase shelf structure according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the product placing member is formed to extend in a front-rear direction of the shelf board.

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