JP2007312827A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a showcase capable of easily disposing a storage box for storing articles using a clearance between a front lower part and a floor face of a showcase body, and preventing the exposition of the storage box by constantly covering the clearance between the front lower part and the floor face with a kick plate. <P>SOLUTION: This showcase is formed by closing the clearance S between the front lower part 3 and the floor face 12 of the showcase body 1 with the kick plate 13 extending longitudinally, the kick plate 13 is divided into a detachable divided kick plate 15 and a fixed kick plate body 14 and the storage box 20 is continuously provided on the back face side of the divided pick plate 15. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase in which a gap between a front lower portion of a showcase body and a floor surface is closed by a kick plate extending in a longitudinal direction.

  Conventionally, the height of the front lower part and the floor of the bottom of the outer case of the showcase main body installed especially in supermarkets for food display etc. has been short, so most of them are dead spaces and the front is a kick plate Although closed, a power terminal box is provided in the dead space to effectively use the bottom space (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The power supply terminal box is covered with a plurality of divided front panels disposed on the kick plate, and these front panels are detachably attached to the lower part on the front side of the showcase.

  In addition, by using one side portion of the storage space formed between the front lower portion of the showcase body and the floor surface, an electrical box as a relay for the electrical equipment provided in the showcase body is provided with a support frame. What was slidably mounted on the bottom plate is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2). A front lower cover (kick plate) is detachably attached to the lower portion of the showcase main body on the front surface of the electrical box, and the electrical box is not exposed to the front surface when this is mounted. Then, after removing the front lower cover, the wiring box such as maintenance can be performed by pulling the electrical box forward.

Japanese Patent No. 3384215 (paragraphs 0010 to 0012, FIG. 1) JP 2000-201781 A (paragraphs 0027 to 0031, FIGS. 2 and 3)

  However, in Patent Document 1, although the front panel provided on the upper part of the kick plate is divided for convenience of installation and use of the power terminal box, the kick plate at the lower part of the showcase body is used. It is not divided and a storage box is arranged between the front lower part of the showcase body and the floor surface, and the gap space is not effectively used. The electrical equipment box is provided using the storage space between the floor and the floor, but when the electrical equipment box is pulled forward from the storage space, the front lower cover (kick plate) must be removed in advance. In addition, it took time and effort to install the front lower cover again when storing the electrical box.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such a problem, and it is possible to easily arrange a storage box in which articles are stored using a gap between the front lower portion of the showcase body and the floor surface. Another object of the present invention is to provide a showcase in which the gap between the lower front surface and the floor surface is always covered with a kick plate so that the storage box is not exposed.

In order to solve the above problems, a showcase according to claim 1 of the present invention is a showcase in which a gap between a front lower portion of a showcase body and a floor surface is closed by a kick plate extending in a longitudinal direction. In addition, the predetermined range of the kick plate is divided into a detachable divided kick plate, and a storage box is continuously provided on the back side of the divided kick plate.
According to this feature, the space between the front lower part of the showcase body and the floor can be effectively used by connecting the storage box to the rear side of the split kick plate, and the storage box is always covered with the split kick plate. Therefore, exposure of the storage box is avoided. Also. Since the split kick plate is divided and formed within a predetermined range from the kick plate on the showcase body side, the storage box can be easily removed by removing only the split kick plate corresponding to the storage box without removing the entire kick plate. It can be pulled out. When the storage box is stored, the existing kick plate and the split kick plate on the showcase body side become a kick plate that is integrally connected in the longitudinal direction in front view from the front side of the showcase body. It becomes a showcase with a good overall appearance and a good appearance.

A showcase according to a second aspect of the present invention is the showcase according to the first aspect, wherein the storage box is detachably connected to the split kick plate by a connecting means. It is said.
According to this feature, since the storage box and the split kick plate are detachably connected to each other, the storage box is appropriately replaced with a storage box according to the shape of the gap or depth between the front lower part of the showcase body and the floor surface. If the storage box is unnecessary, it can be removed and used for a showcase that requires a storage box.

A showcase according to a third aspect of the present invention is the showcase according to the second aspect, wherein the connecting means is formed by engaging means capable of moving the divided kick plate up and down. It is characterized by being.
According to this feature, since the storage box can move up and down with respect to the divided kick plate, the storage box connected to the divided kick plate can be seated on the floor regardless of the height of the storage box.

A showcase according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the showcase according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the storage box is provided with wheels that run on the floor surface. It is a feature.
According to this feature, the storage box can be smoothly taken in and out along the wheels, and friction between the floor surface and the bottom surface of the storage box is avoided, so that no wrinkles are generated on the floor surface.

A showcase according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the showcase according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the divided kick plate is detachably magnetically attached to the showcase body by a magnet member. It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, the split kick plate can be easily magnetically attached to the showcase body by using the magnet member. In addition, even if the storage box is not stored on the showcase body side, the split kick plate separated from the storage box can be magnetically attached to the showcase body as a single unit. Is done.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a lower portion of a showcase body in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a storage space formed in a gap between a front lower portion of the showcase body and a floor surface. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the storage box is pulled forward from FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a magnet member attached to the lower front using a magnet fixing plate, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a split kick plate attached to the storage box, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the connection between the storage box and the split kick plate, and FIG. 5 is stored in a state where the split kick plate is connected. FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which the box is stored in a storage space at the lower front, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state in which the divided kick plate is magnetically attached to the magnet member.

  The showcase body 1 shown in FIG. 1 (a) is installed in a store that mainly handles foods such as stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores, and is displayed in a state of keeping the product cold or frozen while keeping the product at a low temperature. A casing 6 having an opening on the front side is provided at an upper portion of the base 5 installed on the floor 12. A plurality of display shelves (not shown) for displaying products are installed in the vertical direction in the refrigerator compartment 8 surrounded by the housing 6, and the products 37 can be displayed on the display shelf 7 provided at the bottom. Although not particularly illustrated, a large number of products placed in the refrigerator compartment 8 can be efficiently cooled by an air curtain blown from the upper side of the housing 6 downward.

  Hereinafter, in the description of the present embodiment, when the showcase body 1 is faced, the opening side of the housing 6 is the front, the closing side is the rear, and the side in the longitudinal width direction of the showcase is the left-right direction. explain. A front cover 2 is provided along the longitudinal direction across the entire front surface of the lower front portion of the showcase body 1. A gap between the front lower surface 3 and the floor surface 12 provided rearward from the lower end of the front cover 2 extends in the longitudinal direction at a recess position recessed rearward from the front surface of the front cover 2. The kick plate 13 is provided with substantially the same width as the front cover 2.

  The kick plate 13 includes a detachable split kick plate 15 (left side) divided in a predetermined length range, and a kick plate main body 14 (right side) attached to the showcase main body 1 side. They are attached so that their front surfaces are flush with each other. The divided kick plate 15 is formed of a metal plate made of a magnetic material. In order to remove the split kick plate 15, it is possible to draw out by inserting a finger or a hook-shaped tool into a drawing hole 15 c formed at the center position and pulling it forward.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the back surface 15b of the split kick plate 15 drawn forward is described in detail later, but is bent by a metal plate into a rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear direction with the top opening. The formed storage box 20 is connected so as to be detachable. The storage space S in which the storage box 20 is stored is formed by the gap between the front lower surface 3 and the floor surface 12 at the top and bottom, and the side portion is surrounded by the base 5. Wheel mounting members 24 having casters 35 are provided at the left and right lower portions of the storage box 20, and the storage boxes 20 and the divided kick plates 15 can be moved in the front-rear direction with respect to the showcase body 1 by the casters 35. .

  The storage box 20 stores various items 36 such as steps, tools, cleaning supplies, and the like, and can be appropriately used for maintenance and cleaning of the showcase body 1. Although not specifically described in the present embodiment, the storage box 20 is electrically mounted as a relay for electric appliances such as a cooler, a fan, and an illumination lamp provided in the showcase body 1 in the same manner as in Patent Document 2 described above. Needless to say, it can also be used as a box. As will be described in detail later, both the front part of the front lower surface 3 on the base 5 side and the front part on the kick plate main body 14 side are provided with a pair of left and right magnet fixing plates 31 each having a magnet member 30 on the front surface. ing.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the magnet member 30 and the magnet fixing plate 31 will be specifically described. A magnetized portion 30a that can be magnetically attached to the magnetic body is formed on the front surface of the magnet member 30, and a rectangular box-like fitting portion 30b is provided at the rear position of the magnetized portion 30a. The latching claw 30c is formed in this. The magnet fixing plate 31 is formed with a mounting piece 32 that is bent so as to face the front surface, and a connecting piece 33 that is bent so as to face the top surface, and the mounting piece 32 can be fitted with the fitting portion 30b. A magnet mounting hole 32a is formed, and a screw through hole 33a is formed in the connecting piece 33 in a pair of front and rear.

  First, the fitting portion 30b is fitted into the magnet attachment hole 32a, and the fitting portion 30b is pushed rearward so that the engagement claw 30c gets over the magnet attachment hole 32a and is engaged with the rear surface of the attachment piece 32. As a result, the magnet member 30 is integrally fixed to the magnet fixing plate 31. Next, the magnet fixing plate 31 is inserted into the storage space S, and the pair of screws 34 are attached to the front lower surface 3 via the front and rear screw through holes 33a and 33a in a state where the connecting piece 33 is in contact with the front lower surface 3. The magnet fixing plate 31 is fixed to the lower surface of the showcase body 1 by being screwed into a previously formed screw hole (not shown).

  In this way, the magnet members 30, 30 are attached to the left and right end positions close to the base 5 side and the kit plate body 14 side of the storage space S in a bilaterally symmetrical position (see FIG. 3). Note that the magnet member 30 may be attached to the magnet fixing plate 31 after the magnet fixing plate 31 is screwed to the front lower surface 3 in advance.

  As shown in FIG. 3, at the left and right end positions of the front surface 20a of the storage box 20, a pair of left and right storage box connecting pieces 23, 23, which are one connecting means, are formed symmetrically by bending a metal plate. And it is formed with the substantially same width as the height of the storage box 20, and is connected by heat welding. The pair of storage box connecting pieces 23, 23 has engaging recesses 23 a, 23 a that are one engaging means that is bent in a U-shape that opens in the left-right direction when viewed from above. It is formed in the vertical direction along the height.

  On the other hand, the wheel mounting members 24, 24 provided on the left and right side portions 21, 21 of the storage box 20 are bent into a U shape so as to open downward, and the front end and the rear end of the U shape The casters 35 and 35 are fixedly spaced apart in the vicinity. A pair of front and rear screw through holes 24a and 24a are formed on the side wall surface of the wheel mounting members 24 and 24 on the storage box 20 side. The left and right side portions 21 and 21 of the storage box 20 are formed with a pair of front and rear screw holes 21a and 21a at positions overlapping the screw through holes 24a and 24a, and the pair of screws 25 and 25 are connected to the wheel mounting members 24 and 24, respectively. The wheel mounting members 24, 24 are fixed to the storage box 20 by being screwed into the screw holes 21 a, 21 a through the screw through holes 24 a, 24 a from the inside, and the storage box 20 is supported via the casters 35, 35. It is configured to be.

  The divided kick plate 15 is formed with substantially the same width so as to cover the left and right width and the vertical width of the front surface of the storage space S. As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of left and right split kick plate connecting pieces 16, 16 as the other connecting means are formed on the back surface 15b of the split kick plate 15 by bending a metal plate and connected by thermal welding. Yes. The pair of split kick plate connecting pieces 16 and 16 are formed in a U-shape that is opened forward in a top view detachable from the engaging recesses 23a and 23a of the storage box connecting pieces 23 and 23. The other engaging means 16 a and 16 a are formed in the vertical direction along the height of the divided kick plate 15.

  In order to connect the split kick plate 15 to the front surface 20a of the storage box 20, the lower ends of the engaging portions 16a and 16a are engaged with the upper ends of the engaging concave portions 23a and 23a, and as shown in FIG. The engaging portions 16a, 16a are moved downward along the recesses 23a, 23a while sliding, and the storage box 20 is engaged with the divided kick plate 15. As described above, since the divided kick plate 15 can be slid up and down with respect to the storage box 20 by the engagement of the engaging recess 23a and the engaging portion 16a, the storage box 20 connected to the divided kick plate 15 can be It can be seated on the floor 12 regardless of its height.

  At the lower ends of the engaging recesses 23a, 23a, support parts 23b, 23b bent so as to be horizontal with the floor surface 12 are formed, and the engaging parts 16a, 16a are supported by the support parts 23b, 23b, Depression is prevented. That is, the lower end of the split kick plate 15 is held at a certain height from the floor 12 so that the lower end of the split kick plate 15 does not contact the floor 12 with respect to the storage box 20. Without adjusting the height, the storage box 20 can be continuously provided by a simple operation.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the storage box 20 can be moved in the front-rear direction by casters 35, 35, and the storage box 20 can be smoothly put in and out by the casters 35, 35, and the floor surface 12. And the bottom surface of the bottom portion 20c of the storage box 20 is avoided, so that the floor 12 is not wrinkled. Further, since the lower end of the divided kick plate 15 is held at a certain height from the floor surface 12 as described above, the divided kick plate 15 may cause wrinkles on the floor surface 12 when the storage box 20 is put in and out. It is avoided.

  When the storage box 20 is stored, the storage box 20 is connected to the back side of the split kick plate 15, so that the storage box 20 is only stored in the storage space S between the front lower surface 3 and the floor surface 12. Thus, since the front surface of the storage space S is always covered by the divided kick plate 15, the storage box 20, the articles stored in the storage box 20, and the inside of the showcase body 1 in the storage space S are avoided. .

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1B, since the divided kick plate 15 is divided from the kick plate main body 14, it is possible to easily store the storage box only by removing the divided kick plate 15 connected to the storage box 20. 20 can be pulled out. As shown in FIG. 1A, when the storage box 20 is stored, the existing kick plate body 14 and the divided kick plate 15 on the showcase body 1 side are viewed from the front side of the showcase body 1. Since the kick plate 13 is integrally connected in the longitudinal direction in view, the front cover 2 constituting the lower portion of the showcase main body 1 and the kick plate main body 14 and the divided kick plate 15 have an overall sense of unity and a good-looking show. It becomes a case.

  Even after the showcase body 1 is installed on the floor 12, the storage box 20 and the split kick plate 15 are detachably connected to each other. Depending on the shape of the gap between the floor and the depth, and the length of the kick plate on the showcase body side, it is possible to replace it with a new divided kick plate or storage box as appropriate.

  When the storage box 20 is stored from the front to the rear of the storage space S, as shown in FIG. 6, the left and right of the divided kick plate 15 are attached by the attachment pieces 32, 32 of the left and right magnet fixing plates 31, 31. The rearward movement of the end portions 15a, 15a is restricted, and the left and right end portions 15a, 15a are magnetically attached to the magnetic attachment portions 30a, 30a of the magnet members 30, 30 provided on the mounting pieces 32, 32. Therefore, rattling of the split kick plates 15 and 15 is prevented, a stable attachment state is maintained, and easy removal of the split kick plate 15 during normal use of the showcase body 1 is prevented.

  Therefore, the split kick plate 15 can be easily and detachably attached to the showcase body 1 side with a simple configuration without providing a fixing means on the split kick plate 15 side. Moreover, since the split kick plate 15 is magnetically attached at the left and right end portions 15a and 15a, the left and right end portions 15a and 15a are simply aligned with the kick plate body 14 when the storage box 20 is stored. 15 and the kick plate body 14 can be configured as a continuous kick plate 13.

  Although not particularly shown, even if the storage box 20 is not stored on the showcase body 1 side, the split kick plate 15 separated from the storage box 20 can be magnetically attached to the showcase body 1 alone, It is visible as a normal showcase with no sense of incongruity. As described above, in the present embodiment, the storage box 20 in which articles are stored can be easily disposed using the storage space S of the showcase body 1, and the front surface of the storage space S is always the split kick plate 15. Since it is covered, it is a showcase in which the storage box 20 and the lower inside of the showcase body 1 are not exposed.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the split kick plate connecting piece 16 and the storage box connecting piece 23 are preferably used as connecting means, so that the split kick plate 15 and the storage box 20 can be connected and separated easily. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the screw may be connected using a hook or the like as long as it is a detachable means.

  In the above embodiment, the split kick plate 15 can be mounted by moving in the vertical direction by the engaging means with the engaging portion 16a extending in the vertical direction and the engaging concave portion 23a. For example, an upward hook-like locking claw is provided on the front surface 20 a of the storage box 20, and a downward hook-like locking claw is provided on the back surface 15 b of the divided kick plate 15. The split kick plate 15 may be attached by hooking a hook-like locking claw downward on the locking claw.

  In the above-described embodiment, the divided kick plate 15 is made of a metal plate made of a magnetic material. However, it is only necessary that at least the portion of the rear surface 15b of the divided kick plate 15 that is magnetically attached is made of a magnetic material. . Further, a magnet member may be attached to the divided kick plate 15 side, and the magnet fixing plate 31 may be made of a magnetic material.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the split kick plate 15 is configured to be detachable using the magnet member 30, which is preferable because it can be repeatedly attached to and detached from the showcase body 1 side. The hook surface and the loop surface of a conventionally known hook-and-loop fastener are provided on the back surface 15b of the divided kick plate 15 and the front surface of the mounting piece 32 of the magnet fixing plate 31 so as to face each other. The split kick plate 15 may be attached and detached by engaging the surface and the loop surface.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the kick plate 13 is composed of two members, the kick plate main body 14 and the divided kick plate 15. However, a plurality of divided kick plates 15 may be provided, and a storage box may be provided for each.

(A) is a perspective view which shows the lower part of the showcase main body in the Example of this invention, (b) is a storage box from the storage space formed in the clearance gap between the front lower part of a showcase main body, and a floor surface. It is a perspective view which shows the state pulled ahead. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the magnet member attached to a front lower part using a magnet fixing plate. It is a disassembled assembly perspective view which shows a storage box and the division | segmentation kick plate attached to the storage box. It is a top view which shows the connection of a storage box and a division | segmentation kick plate. It is a side view which shows the state which accommodated the storage box in the storage space of the front lower part in the state which the division | segmentation kick plate connected. It is a top view which shows the state by which the division | segmentation kick plate was magnetically attached to the magnet member.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Showcase main body 2 Front cover 3 Front lower surface of front lower part 5 Base 6 Case 7 Product display shelf 8 Refrigeration room 12 Floor surface 13 Kick plate 14 Kick plate main body 15 Split kick plate 15a End part 15b Back surface 15c Drawer hole 16 Split kick plate connecting piece (the other connecting means)
16a Engaging part (the other engaging means)
20 storage box 20a front surface 20b rear surface 20c bottom 21 side 21a screw hole 23 storage box connecting piece (one connecting means)
23a Engaging recess (one engaging means)
23b Support portion 24 Wheel mounting member 24a Screw through hole 25 Screw 30 Magnet member 30a Magnetic attachment portion 30b Fitting portion 30c Locking claw 31 Magnet fixing plate 32 Mounting piece 32a Magnet mounting hole 33 Connecting piece 33a Screw through hole 34 Screw 35 Caster (Wheel)
36 Article 37 Product S Storage space (gap)

Claims (5)

A showcase in which the gap between the front lower portion of the showcase body and the floor surface is closed by a kick plate extending in the longitudinal direction,
A showcase in which a predetermined range of the kick plate is divided into a detachable divided kick plate, and a storage box is continuously provided on the back side of the divided kick plate.   The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is connected to the split kick plate in a detachable manner by a connecting means.   The showcase according to claim 2, wherein the connecting means is formed by engaging means capable of moving the divided kick plate up and down.   The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the storage box includes wheels that run on the floor surface.   The showcase according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the divided kick plate is magnetically attached to the showcase body by a magnet member.

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