JP2007167376A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a showcase capable of improving the display effects of articles to be placed on respective shelf devices in a display chamber without increasing the component cost or the running cost. <P>SOLUTION: This showcase 1 is formed by providing the shelf devices 12 for commodity display inside the display chamber 11, the front part of the shelf board 21 constituting the self device 12 has a reflection member 22 having a light reflection surface 22A reflecting light toward inside the display chamber 11 above the shelf device 12, and the reflection member 22 reflects an illumination light illuminating inside the display chamber 11 and an illumination light illuminating a store inside above the shelf device 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to lighting in a display room of a showcase in which a shelf for displaying products is installed in the display room.

  Conventionally, showcases installed in supermarkets, convenience stores, and the like are configured by a main body having an opening on the front surface of a heat insulating box or the like, and a display room that is open to the front surface is configured in the main body. In this display room, a plurality of stages of shelf devices are installed vertically, and products are displayed on the shelf devices.

  In order to improve the display effect of products displayed on the shelf device, lighting devices are provided in various conventional showcases. For example, in the showcase 100 shown in FIG. 5, a display chamber 102 that opens forward is formed in a main body 101, and a plurality of shelves 103 are installed in the display chamber 102 in the vertical direction. A canopy 104 is provided in front of the upper wall of the heat insulation box, and a fluorescent lamp 105 is provided on the lower surface of the canopy 104 as an illumination device. The fluorescent lamp 105 illuminates the product S placed in the display chamber 102 and each shelf device 103 by illuminating the display chamber 102 from above and forward.

Another illumination method is a showcase illumination device disclosed in Patent Document 1. The illuminating device in this showcase is provided with an illuminating lamp for illuminating a product placed on a lower shelf on the lower side of the upper shelf. Thereby, the product placed on each shelf device is illuminated by the illumination device provided on the nearest lower surface of the shelf board.
JP 2000-237011 A

  However, in the showcase as shown in FIG. 5 as described above, the irradiation light from the fluorescent lamp 105 provided in the canopy 104 is irradiated into the display chamber 102. At this time, since the fluorescent lamp 105 is provided in front of the display chamber 102, the light irradiated to each shelf device 103 is indicated by hatching in FIG. 5 due to the shadow of the shelf device 103 installed above. As you can see, it decreases from top to bottom. For this reason, as the shelf device 103 is positioned on the lower side, the lighting effect is less likely to be obtained, and the product S cannot be effectively displayed because it becomes darker.

  On the other hand, in the showcase as shown in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, since the lighting device is provided on the lower surface of each shelf device, the wiring in the showcase becomes complicated and the number of parts increases, There is a problem that causes a rise in costs. Further, during business hours, since all the lighting devices provided in the showcase are energized, there is a problem that the running cost increases. In particular, when the showcase is used as a refrigerated showcase, the lighting device such as a fluorescent lamp generates heat, and there is a problem that cooling efficiency is lowered.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the conventional technical problems, and display of products placed on each shelf device in a display room without causing an increase in parts cost and running cost. A showcase capable of improving the effect is provided.

  The showcase of the present invention has a shelf for displaying products in a display room, and a reflection member that reflects light toward the display room above the shelf is provided at the front of the shelf. Features.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a showcase according to the above invention, wherein the showcase includes an illuminating device for illuminating the display room, and the reflecting member reflects light from the illuminating device.

  A showcase according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in each of the above-mentioned inventions, the mounting angle of the reflecting member is adjustable.

  According to the showcase of the present invention, a shelf for displaying merchandise is constructed in the display room, and a reflection member that reflects light toward the display room above the shelf is provided at the front of the shelf. Therefore, it is possible to reflect light from indoor lighting or the like of a store or the like where the showcase is installed toward the display room above the shelf by the reflecting member. Further, in the showcase including the lighting device for illuminating the display room as in the invention of claim 2, the light from the lighting device is reflected in the display room above the shelf by the reflecting member provided at the front part of the shelf. It becomes possible to reflect light toward.

  Thereby, by the reflecting member provided at the front part of the shelf, the illumination and natural light provided other than the showcase, and further, the irradiation light from the illumination device provided in the showcase are directed to the product displayed on the shelf. By reflecting, the shelf can be brightened and the display effect of the product can be improved.

  In particular, since the reflecting member is provided in the front part of the shelf, it is possible to effectively illuminate the upper part of the shelf device of each stage by reflecting light from the obliquely lower side of the product toward the product on the shelf. Become. Thereby, it is possible to improve the lighting efficiency of the product without increasing the number of lighting devices provided in the showcase, and to reduce the production cost and the running cost.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 3, in each of the above inventions, since the mounting angle of the reflecting member is provided to be adjustable, the mounting angle of the reflecting member can be adjusted for each shelf device. In addition, the display effect of the products displayed above the shelf device can be improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a showcase to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view of a showcase 1 to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective side view of the shelf device 12 of the reflecting member 22 portion, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the shelf device 12 of the reflecting member 22 portion of FIG. A plan view is shown.

  The showcase 1 has a main body 2 constituted by a heat insulating wall 3 having a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens to the front surface and side plates 4 attached to both sides of the heat insulating wall 3. A back panel 6 and a top panel 7 are arranged on the top surface, respectively, and a back duct 9 is formed between the back panel 6 and the top panel 7 and the heat insulating wall 3 from the back to the top. In addition, a deck pan 10 extending forward is provided at the lower end of the back panel 6, and a display chamber 11 is formed inside the back panel 6, the top panel 7, and the deck pan 10. A lower duct 14 communicating with the rear duct 9 and constituting a part thereof is formed below the deck pan 10.

  The front end of the rear duct 9 communicates with the cold air discharge port 16 located at the upper edge of the front opening of the display chamber 11, and the front end of the lower duct 14 is located at the lower edge of the front opening of the display chamber 11 and communicates with the cold air suction port 17. is doing. In addition, a cooler 15 constituting a cooling device R, which will be described later, is provided vertically in the lower duct 14 below the deck pan 10, and a blower 19 for supplying cold air is disposed.

  In addition, a fluorescent lamp 13 is disposed on the front of the upper wall of the heat insulating wall 2 as an illuminating device for illuminating the inside of the display chamber 11. Further, a canopy 28 is provided on the upper wall front end of the heat insulating wall 2 from the left and right, and a lighting device housing space is formed between the canopy 28 and the upper wall front end of the heat insulating wall 2, A fluorescent lamp 29 as an illumination device is accommodated. The fluorescent lamp 29 illuminates the front part of the display room 11 and illuminates the outside immediately before the showcase 1.

  On the other hand, a machine room 30 is formed below the bottom wall 3 </ b> A of the heat insulating wall 3. In the machine room 30, a condenser 31 of the cooling device R is disposed at the front portion, and a condensing fan 32 as a blower is attached to the rear side thereof. Further, a drain water evaporator 33 is installed behind the condensing fan 32 and a compressor 34 of the cooling device R is disposed. The compressor 34, the condenser 31, the decompression device (not shown), and the cooler 15 constitute a known refrigerant circuit.

  A front panel 35 in which a plurality of suction holes are formed is provided on the front surface of the machine room 30 so as to be freely opened and closed. A rear panel 36 for exhaust heat is provided on the rear surface of the heat insulating wall 3 with a predetermined interval, and an exhaust heat duct 37 opened upward is formed between the rear panel 36 and the rear surface of the heat insulating wall 3. The exhaust heat duct 37 is configured to communicate with the rear portion of the machine room 30. Thus, the air sucked into the machine room 30 through the front panel 35 is discharged outside through the heat exhaust duct 37 after the inside of the machine room 30 is air-cooled.

  With the above configuration, when the compressor 34 and the blower 19 of the cooling device R are operated, the high-temperature refrigerant discharged from the compressor 34 flows into the condenser 31 where the outside air is sucked by the operation of the condensing fan 32. Air cooled by. The refrigerant that dissipates heat and condenses in the condenser 31 is decompressed by the decompression device, and then flows into the cooler 15 to evaporate. At this time, it removes latent heat from the surroundings and exhibits a cooling effect.

  The cool air cooled by exchanging heat with the cooler 15 is blown up in the rear duct 9 by operating the blower 19, and from the cool air discharge port 16 to the cool air suction port 17 at the lower edge of the opening of the display chamber 11. It is discharged toward. As a result, an air curtain made of cold air is formed in the opening of the display chamber 11, and a part of the cool air circulates in the display chamber 11 to cool the display chamber 11 to a predetermined temperature.

  On the other hand, in the display chamber 11, shelves 12 are installed in a plurality of stages, in this embodiment, four stages up and down. Each shelf device 12 is composed of a pair of left and right brackets 20 and 20 having hook-like claws protruding rearward at the rear end, and a shelf plate 21 that is mounted across the brackets 20 and 20. .

  Each of the shelves of the bracket 20 is detachably engaged with attachment holes formed in a plurality of vertical directions on shelf posts (not shown) attached to both front sides of the rear panel 6 in the display chamber 11. The device 12 is installed in the display chamber 11 so that the vertical position (height) can be changed.

  A substantially U-shaped cutout 21 </ b> A that opens forward in the left and right directions is formed at the front end of the shelf plate 21 that constitutes the shelf apparatus 12, and a reflective member 22 is provided in the cutout 21 </ b> A. As shown in the side sectional view of FIG. 2 and the plan view of FIG. 3, the reflecting member 22 is configured to have a substantially flat dimension so that it can move with respect to the notch 21 </ b> A. A light reflecting surface 22A is formed on the surface.

  On the other hand, a rotating shaft hole 23 and an angle adjusting long hole 24 are formed on the side surface of the shelf plate 21 located on the side of the notch 21A. In this embodiment, the rotation shaft hole 23 is formed on the front side of the angle adjusting long hole 24. Accordingly, the rotation shaft 25 is inserted from the side of the shelf plate 21 through the rotation shaft hole 23 and fixed to the side surface of the reflection member 22. Further, the fixing screw 26 is inserted through the long hole 24 from the side of the shelf plate 21 and screwed into a fixing hole (not shown) formed on the side surface of the reflecting member 22.

  At this time, the angle adjusting long hole 24 formed in the shelf plate 21 is on the locus of the fixing hole formed in the reflecting member 22 when the reflecting member 22 is rotated around the rotating shaft 25. It shall be formed corresponding to. Therefore, it is possible to rotate the front end of the reflection member 22 up and down around the rotation shaft 25 and arbitrarily adjust the angle of the light reflection surface 22A of the reflection member 22 toward the rear upper side of the shelf device 12. Become. In addition, the reflecting member 22 can be fixed to the shelf plate 21 again with the fixing screw 26 in a state where the angle is changed. In the present embodiment, the rotation angle of the reflecting member 22 is limited to the range of the angle adjusting long hole 24 formed in the shelf plate 21.

  2 and 3, reference numeral 27 denotes a price rail for holding a price card that displays the price of the product S placed on the shelf device 12, and is provided on the front surface of the reflecting member 22. .

  The reflection member 22 provided in the shelf device 12 as described above is adjusted to an appropriate angle that allows the irradiation light from the fluorescent lamps 13 and 29 to be reflected toward the display chamber 11 above the shelf device 12. In other words, it is assumed that the reflecting member 22 does not affect the air curtain formed in front of the shelf device 12. Thereby, the inconvenience by disturbing an air curtain can be suppressed. In addition, when the inclination of the reflection member 22 is increased, that is, when the angle formed by the upper surface of the shelf plate 21 and the light reflection surface 22A of the reflection member 22 is decreased, the influence on the air curtain is further increased. Can be avoided.

  On the other hand, when the inclination of the reflecting member 22 is small, that is, when the angle formed by the upper surface of the shelf plate 21 and the light reflecting surface 22A of the reflecting member 22 is increased, the reflected light from the light reflecting surface 22A is Although it is slightly upward, it is possible to draw cold air directly from the air curtain onto the shelf device 12, and the product S placed on the shelf device 12 can be directly cooled by cold air.

  With the above configuration, when the fluorescent lamp 13 provided on the upper wall front portion of the heat insulating wall 2 as described above and the fluorescent lamp 29 provided on the canopy 28 are turned on, the irradiation light from the fluorescent lamp 13 is mainly displayed in the display chamber. 11 is irradiated. At this time, since the reflecting member 22 fixed at a predetermined angle toward the rear upper side is provided at the front end of each shelf device 12, the reflecting member 22 is irradiated out of the light irradiated from the fluorescent lamp 13. The reflected light is reflected by the light reflecting surface 22A of the reflecting member 22 toward the upper rear side of the shelf device 12 on which the reflecting member 22 is provided.

  Moreover, the irradiation light from the fluorescent lamp provided in the canopy 28 is irradiated to the outside immediately before the showcase 1 and to the front part in the display chamber 11. Therefore, similarly to the light irradiated from the fluorescent lamp 13, the light irradiated to the reflecting member 22 among the light irradiated into the display chamber 11 is reflected by the light reflecting surface 22A of the reflecting member 22. Reflected toward the upper side on the back side of the shelf device 12 on which the member 22 is provided.

  Thereby, the light irradiated from the fluorescent lamps 13 and 29 is reflected toward the product S displayed on each shelf device 12 without being greatly influenced by the height of the shelf device 12 to be installed. The shelf on each shelf apparatus 12 can be brightened, and the display effect of the product S can be improved.

  In particular, since the reflecting member 22 is provided at the front part of the shelf device 12, the upper part of the shelf device at each stage is effectively reflected by reflecting light from the obliquely lower side of the product S toward the product S on the shelf. It can be illuminated. As a result, the lighting efficiency of the product S can be improved without increasing the number of lighting devices provided in the showcase, and the production cost and running cost can be reduced.

  Further, since the lighting device provided in the display chamber 11 can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the heat generating members in the display chamber 11, and in the case where the display chamber 11 is cooled and used as in this embodiment. A decrease in cooling efficiency can be suppressed.

  Moreover, the reflection member 22 provided in the shelf device 12 can arbitrarily adjust the angle of the light reflection surface 22A within the range of the long holes 24 formed in the shelf plate 21 of the shelf device 12 by loosening the fixing screws 26. It becomes possible to do. Therefore, by adjusting the mounting angle of the reflecting member 22, the angle of the light reflecting surface 22A can be adjusted for each shelf device 12, and the display effect of the product S displayed above the shelf device 12 can be further improved. Can be improved.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a store or the like where the showcase 1 is installed is provided with a lighting device 38 that illuminates the inside of the store. The lighting device 38 not only illuminates the inside of the store, but also irradiates part of the irradiation light into the display room 11. Therefore, the irradiation light from the illumination device 38 is reflected toward the product S displayed on each shelf device 12 by irradiating the reflection member 22 provided at the front portion of each shelf device 12 with the irradiation light. It becomes possible. Also by this, the shelf top can be brightened and the display effect of the product S can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the fluorescent lamps 13 and 29 for illuminating the inside of the display room 11 are provided in the showcase 1, but the reflection according to the present invention is possible even when only one or not provided. The effect by the member 22 can be acquired.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the illumination device 38 for illuminating the inside of the store is cited as irradiation light from other than the illumination device provided in the showcase 1, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the light of the reflection member 22 is used. It is possible to reflect all of the light irradiated to the reflecting surface 22A upward of the shelf device 12 on which the reflecting member 22 is provided.

  This makes it possible to brightly illuminate the inside of the display room 11 without increasing the number of lighting devices provided in the showcase 1, thereby improving the display efficiency of the product S and reducing production costs and running costs. Can be planned.

  In the present embodiment, the reflecting member 22 is provided so that the mounting angle can be adjusted with respect to the shelf device 12, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. It may be fixed at a predetermined angle. That is, in the shelf apparatus 12 shown in FIG. 4, the reflecting member 39 that constitutes the light reflecting surface 39 </ b> A on the upper surface is positioned at the front end of the shelf plate 21, and the light reflecting surface 39 </ b> A is at a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface of the shelf plate 21. Only the shelf device 12 is configured to be inclined so as to face upward.

  Also by this, the light irradiated to the reflecting member 39 among the light irradiated from the fluorescent lamps 13 and 29 and further the light irradiated from the lighting device for illuminating the inside of the store is reflected by the reflecting member 39. The surface 39A can reflect toward the upper side on the back side of the shelf device 12 on which the reflecting member 39 is provided.

  Thereby, the light irradiated from the fluorescent lamps 13 and 29 is reflected toward the product S displayed on each shelf device 12 without being greatly influenced by the height of the shelf device 12 to be installed. The shelf can be brightened, and the display effect of the product S can be improved.

  Also in this case, since the reflection member 39 is provided in the front part of the shelf device 12, the light is reflected from the obliquely lower side of the product S toward the product S on the shelf, so that the upper portion of the shelf device of each stage is reflected. It becomes possible to illuminate effectively. This also makes it possible to improve the lighting efficiency of the product S without increasing the number of lighting devices provided in the showcase 1, and to reduce production costs and running costs.

  Further, since the reflection member 39 is fixed to the shelf board 21, the number of parts can be further reduced, and the production cost can be further reduced.

  Each of the reflecting members 22 and 39 as described above is a front portion of the shelf device 12 and is provided in front of the product S placed on the shelf device 12. , 39 can prevent the product S from falling.

It is a vertical side view of a showcase. It is an expansion see-through | perspective side view of the shelf apparatus of a reflection member part. It is an expansion perspective top view of the shelf apparatus of the reflective member part of FIG. It is an expanded side view of the shelf apparatus of the reflection member part as another Example. It is a vertical side view of the conventional showcase.

Explanation of symbols

S Product 1 Showcase 2 Body 3 Heat insulation wall 11 Display room 12 Shelf device 13 Fluorescent lamp (lighting device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 Lower duct 15 Cooler 16 Cold air discharge port 17 Cold air suction port 19 Blower 21 Shelf board 22, 39 Reflective member 22A, 39A Light reflecting surface 23 Hole for rotating shaft 24 Long hole 25 Rotary shaft 26 Fixing screw 27 Price rail 28 Canopy 29 Fluorescent lamp (lighting device)

Claims (3)

In a showcase where shelves for product display are erected in the display room,
A showcase in which a reflection member that reflects light toward the display room above the shelf is provided at the front of the shelf.   The showcase according to claim 1, further comprising an illuminating device for illuminating the display room, wherein the reflecting member reflects light from the illuminating device.   The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the mounting angle of the reflecting member is provided to be adjustable.

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