JP2008267801A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a showcase that can change the ratio of display shelves of cold storage merchandise and warm storage merchandise, using a simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: The showcase comprises a back-face panel 3a in a storage provided inclining so that the lower part is the front; a cold air circulation duct formed between the back-face panel and a heat insulating wall 1a of a case body; a partition plate 8, provided at the merchandise display shelves and comprising a damper 8a opening/closing the cold-air circulation duct, and a cylindrical space for circulating cold air; notches provided in a plurality of parts in the vertical direction of the back-face panel in the storage for allowing the damper to enter the cold circulation duct; and a cover 9 turnably provided, using the upper part of the notch as a turning axis, formed into approximately L-shape around the turning axis part and having the center of gravity at a side which is different from the notch-covering side. In a state with the damper not entering the cold circulation duct, the notches of the back face panel are closed with the cover; and in a state of the damper having entered the cold air circulation duct, the cover is opened. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase capable of partitioning a display room so that a refrigerated product and a warm product can be sold together in the product display room.

The overall configuration of the showcase that is the subject of the present invention in which this type of refrigerated product and warmed product can be sold together will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, in the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an open front case body as a heat insulating housing, 2 surrounds a product display chamber 3 in the cabinet, and includes a heat insulating wall 1a of the outer box of the case main body 1 and a rear panel 3a of the inner box. Cold air circulation ducts defined between them, 4 is a cooler, 5 is a fan in the cabinet, 6 is a machine room in which a condensing unit of the refrigerator is housed, and the product display chamber 3 has upper and lower stages. In the illustrated example, the product display shelves on which the products 100 are placed side by side are provided in four stages, and are denoted by reference numerals 7a to 7d from the top.
Each of the commodity display shelves 7a to 7d is provided with a heater (not shown) so as to be able to sell warm products (see Patent Document 1).
Here, such a showcase is configured such that a dedicated refrigerated product, a dedicated refrigerated product, or a refrigerated product and a refrigerated product can be sold together.
That is, as shown in the figure, when the refrigerated products are displayed on the upper two tiers and the refrigerated products are displayed on the lower two tiers and installed as a showcase for the chilled / hot products, the bottom of the second tier product display shelf 7b. A partition plate 8 having a damper 8a for partitioning the cold temperature is provided so as to extend over the entire width of the cold air circulation duct 2, and a square hole as a notch is formed in a portion of the back panel 3a in the chamber corresponding to the partition plate 8. 3b is provided.

When the partition plate 8 is used as a showcase for selling cold and hot products, the damper 8a protrudes into the cold air circulation duct 2 and shields the duct 2 so that the cold air flows into the upper two-stage product display shelves 7a and 7b. In addition to preventing ventilation, the cool air circulation duct 2 is also used as a cold air branch duct for the lower two-stage product display shelves 7c and 7d.
As described above, the damper 8a of the partition plate 8 is protruded into the cold air circulation duct 2 so that cold / hot products can be sold together (see Patent Document 2).
In the case of this configuration, for example, as shown in Patent Document 2, since the ratio of display shelves for cold / hot products is fixed, the request for changing the position of the partition plate 8 in order to change the ratio of the number of display shelves is met. I can't.
Therefore, for example, Patent Document 3 is known as an example of changing the product display shelves of warm products from one to two in order to meet this demand.
That is, the rear panel of Patent Document 3 has a space corresponding to the moving range of the partition shelf and the damper for partitioning the cold room and the warm room, and a slide for closing the space. A moving plate is provided, and with the movement of the partition shelf and the damper, the sliding plate also moves to close the space.

Here, when changing the warm room from the first level to the second level, the shelf of the cold room is removed, the partition shelf and the damper are moved downward, and the shelf for the warm room is placed in the empty space. There is disclosed a configuration in which the mounting is made from one stage to two stages.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-210545 JP 2002-168548 A (see FIGS. 3 and 4) JP-A-7-103643

By the way, the above-described conventional structure has the following problems in terms of operability.
That is, in Patent Document 3, a large space is required for the rear panel in advance, a large sliding plate for closing the rear panel is required, and a shelf for displaying the product needs to be removed and reattached. Yes, workability is not good.
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a showcase that can solve the above-described problems and can change the ratio of display shelves between refrigerated products and warmed products with a simple operation. There is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in a showcase provided with a plurality of product display shelves at the top and bottom of the cabinet, and capable of selling both refrigerated products and refrigerated products, the lower side is inclined forward. A back panel in the cabinet provided, a cool air circulation duct formed between the back panel and the heat insulating wall of the case body, and a damper provided on the product display shelf for opening and closing the cool air circulation duct; A partition plate composed of a cylindrical space for circulating cold air, and notches provided at a plurality of locations in the vertical direction of the rear panel of the interior in order to allow the damper to enter the cold air circulation duct; A cover having a center of gravity on a side different from the side covering the notch, and a cover having a substantially L-shape around the rotation shaft portion. Damper is in the cold air circulation duct When not entering, the notch of the back panel is closed by the cover, and when the damper enters the cold air circulation duct, the cover is opened, and the partition plate is attached to and detached from the shelf bracket of the product display shelf. This is achieved by installing it freely.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, in a showcase that includes a plurality of product display shelves at the top and bottom of the cabinet, and that can sell both refrigerated products and warmed products, the lower side is inclined forward. A back panel in the cabinet provided, a cool air circulation duct formed between the back panel and the heat insulating wall of the case body, and a damper provided on the product display shelf for opening and closing the cool air circulation duct; A partition plate composed of a cylindrical space for circulating cold air, and notches provided at a plurality of locations in the vertical direction of the rear panel of the interior in order to allow the damper to enter the cold air circulation duct; A cover having a center of gravity on a side different from the side covering the notch, and a cover having a substantially L-shape around the rotation shaft portion. The damper is in the cold air circulation duct In the state where it is not inserted, the notch of the back panel is closed by the cover, and in the state where the damper has entered the cold air circulation duct, by simply opening the cover, the attachment position of this partition plate is changed, The display ratio of the cold / hot product can be easily changed, and the notch can be more reliably closed based on the configuration of the cover.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the examples shown in FIGS. In addition, in the figure of an Example, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same member corresponding to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
First, FIG. 1 shows a schematic partial side view of a product display shelf portion showing a state where a cold air circulation duct is shielded by a partition plate, and FIG. 2 shows a product showing a state where the cold air circulation duct is opened and the partition plate is removed. The schematic partial side view of a display shelf part is shown.
1 and 2, reference numeral 71 denotes a pair of left and right shelf brackets of a commodity display shelf, and a partition plate 8 is detachably suspended from the shelf bracket 71 so as not to jump forward with screws (not shown). To the shelf bracket 71.
The partition plate 8 having the damper 8a is provided in such a size as to fit into a square hole 3b as a notch provided so as to cover the entire width of the back panel 3a. When the handle 8b is operated in the direction of arrow A so that the damper 8a portion protrudes toward the cold air circulation duct 2, the cold air circulation duct 2 is shielded up and down. A magnet switch 8d is attached to improve the adhesion between the outer box and the heat insulating wall 1a.

Further, the partition plate 8 is divided into a damper 8a portion protruding into the cold air circulation duct 2 and a portion located at the lower portion of the shelf, the lower portion of the damper 8a protruding into the duct 2 is opened, and the lower portion of the shelf is The portion located has a cylindrical space, and an auxiliary plate 8e that opens downward when it is pulled forward is provided on the front surface to secure a cold air branch duct 2a when the inside of the cold air circulation duct 2 is shielded. Yes.
Reference numeral 9 denotes a cover for closing the square hole 3b, and is a cover for preventing leakage of cold air when the partition plate 8 is not attached or when it is not used but is attached to the rear panel 3a. 10 is rotatably attached within a range of an arrow B indicated by a broken line.
The member to be rotated is not limited to the hinge 10 but may be a hinge connection or a shaft such as a pin, and the cover 9 only needs to be rotatable.
Further, the square holes 3b and the cover 9 of the rear panel 3a can be provided except for the lowest shelf, and in this embodiment, the case of the upper two will be described.
In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 5, when the cold air circulation duct 2 is shielded with the partition plate 8 attached to the lower part of the product display shelf 7b, the upper two product display shelves are used for warm products. The lower two-stage product display shelves are used for refrigerated products, as shown in the side view of FIG.

That is, when the partition plate is attached to the commodity display shelf and the handle 8b is held and pushed out in the direction of arrow A, the damper 8a of the partition plate 8 pushes up the cover 9, and the magnet switch 8d of the damper 8a is placed on the heat insulating wall 1a. Touch. In this way, the cold air circulation duct 2 is shielded, and the upper two-stage product display shelves 7a and 7b serve as compartments for warmed goods, and the lower two-stage product display shelves 7c and 7d serve as compartments for refrigerated goods.
Here, the product on the upper side of the partition plate 8 is heated by the heaters of the product display shelves 7a and 7b so that the warmed product can be sold, and the lower product hits the damper 8a as indicated by the arrow C. The cold air is blown out from the auxiliary plate 8e in front through the partition plate 8 and sucked into the suction port, so that the refrigerated product can be sold.
Next, when changing the display of the warmed goods from the second level to the uppermost level only, holding the handle 8b and pulling it in the direction of arrow D, the damper 8a of the partition plate 8 becomes the cold air circulation duct. 2, when the partition plate 8 is removed from the commodity display shelf 7b, the cover 9 is rotated forward by its own weight as shown in FIG. 2, and the square hole 3b is closed.
As shown in FIG. 4, the removed partition plate 8 is attached under the uppermost product display shelf 7a and holds the handle 8b in the direction of arrow A as in the case of the two upper and lower stages described above. When pushed out, the damper 8a of the partition plate 8 pushes up the cover 9, and the magnet switch 8d of the damper 8a contacts the heat insulating wall 1a. In this way, the cold air circulation duct 2 is shielded, and only the uppermost product display shelf 7a becomes a compartment for warmed products, and the lower three product display shelves 7b to 7d become compartments for refrigerated products.

Here, the uppermost product is heated by the heater of the product display shelf 7a through the partition plate 8, so that the warmed product can be sold, and the lower product has the damper 8a so that the cold air is indicated by an arrow C. In this case, the cold air is blown out from the front auxiliary plate 8e through the partition plate 8 and sucked into the suction port, so that the refrigerated product can be sold.
In this way, it is possible to easily change the display ratio of cold / hot products simply by changing the position of the partition plate 8.
Next, this modification will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 shows a front view of the back panel. At each position of the upper two-stage product display shelf, square holes 3b and 31b are continuously arranged up and down, and each has a cover 9 and 91, The partition position of the partition plate can be changed at four locations. In this configuration, by selecting the four square hole positions, compared to a configuration in which only one square hole is provided at each shelf position, The width can be widened vertically so that it can be used for tall products.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing an example in which the square holes 3b and 31b are continuously arranged at two places as compared with FIG.
Next, in this embodiment, the square hole 3b of the back panel 3a is closed by the cover 9. As a configuration for making this blockage more reliable, the configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. The cover 9 is formed in a substantially L shape so that the center of gravity of the cover 9 acts in the direction in which the cover 9 closes the square hole 3b with respect to the rotation axis centered on the side 9a. By setting the length and weight of the short side 9b so that the center of gravity is located on the short side 9b, which is a side different from that of the square hole 3b, the square hole 3b is formed as shown by the arrow E in FIG. The rotation range in the closing direction becomes large, and the cover 9 can more reliably close the square hole 3b.

Further, as shown in the schematic partial side view of the product display shelf portion of FIG. 9, a weight 9c may be separately attached for adjusting the center of gravity, and by providing the weight in this way, the already installed showcase can be used. It becomes possible to respond.
In addition, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where a merchandise display shelf was four steps up and down, it is not restricted to this number of steps.

It is a general | schematic fragmentary side view of the goods display shelf part which shows the state which shielded the cold air circulation duct with the partition plate which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a general | schematic partial side view of the goods display shelf part which shows the state which open | released the cold air circulation duct which shows embodiment of this invention, and the state which removed the partition plate. It is a schematic side view of the multistage open showcase which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic side view of the multistage open showcase which shows other embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic side view of the multistage open showcase which is the implementation object of this invention. It is a schematic front view of the multistage open showcase which is the implementation object of this invention. It is a schematic front view of the back panel which shows other embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic front view of the multistage open showcase which shows other embodiment of this invention. It is a general | schematic fragmentary side view of the goods display shelf part which shows other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 1a Heat insulation wall 3 Product display room 3a Back panel 3b Square hole 7a-7d Product display shelf 71 Shelf bracket 8 Partition plate 8a Damper 9 Cover 9b Short side 9c Weight 10 Hinge 100 Product

Claims (2)

In a showcase having a plurality of product display shelves at the top and bottom of the cabinet, and allowing both refrigerated products and warmed products to be sold together, the back panel in the cabinet that is inclined so that the lower side is the front, A partition comprising a cool air circulation duct formed between the back panel and the heat insulating wall of the case body, a damper provided on the product display shelf, which opens and closes the cool air circulation duct, and a cylindrical space for circulating the cool air In order to allow the plate and the damper to enter the cold air circulation duct, the notch is provided at a plurality of positions in the vertical direction of the rear panel of the cabinet, and the upper part of the notch is provided so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis. , A cover that is substantially L-shaped around the rotation shaft portion and has a center of gravity on a side different from the side that covers the notch, and in a state where the damper has not entered the cold air circulation duct, By the cover Closing the notch face panel, in a state that enters the damper cold air circulating duct, characterized by opening the cover showcase. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate is detachably attached to a shelf bracket of a merchandise display shelf.

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