JP2010078252A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a showcase effectively utilizing a limited space on a shelf for displaying commodities, and lighting the commodities. <P>SOLUTION: This showcase 1 displays the commodities on the shelf 30 installed in a display chamber 11 opened at its front face, and includes: a LED lighting system 70 having a LED element 43, positioned in a rear section under the shelf 30, and directed forward; and a reflecting member (reflecting face) 68 disposed on a front section under the shelf 30. The light irradiated from the LED element 43 of the LED lighting system 70 is reflected from the reflecting face toward a lower part of the shelf 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase for displaying commodities on a shelf installed in a display room having an open front, and more particularly to illumination on the shelf.

  Conventionally, as shown in, for example, Patent Document 1, this type of showcase has a plurality of shelves for product display installed in a display chamber that opens to the front surface. A lighting device such as a fluorescent lamp for illuminating the display room is attached to the upper part of the opening of the room.

  Moreover, a reflector made of a steel plate painted in white, for example, is attached to the upper side of each fluorescent lamp. The reflecting plate is bent at a plurality of locations so as to substantially surround the upper side of the fluorescent lamp, and reflects upward light among the light emitted from the fluorescent lamp downward. As a result, the products on each shelf below can be illuminated more brightly.

In addition to this, an LED lighting device having a plurality of LED elements as a lighting device is attached to the front surface of the lower surface of the shelf board, thereby a showcase for illuminating the lower shelf device on which the lighting device is provided. Has been developed.
JP 2002-39672 A

  However, since the lighting device provided on the conventional shelf is attached to the lower surface of the front part of the shelf, there is a problem in that the lighting device itself makes it difficult to see the products on the shelf laid on the lower side. In addition, since the lighting device generally uses a fluorescent lamp, a certain amount of space is required, and there is a problem that the display space on the shelf constructed below is reduced.

  Further, the shelf device is provided by being supported by a bracket or the like on a support provided at the rear of the display room. For this reason, there is a problem that the weight resistance of commodities displayed on the shelf is limited by providing a lighting device having a certain weight at the front end of the shelf where force is most easily applied.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the conventional technical problem, and is capable of effectively utilizing a limited space on the shelf for displaying goods and realizing illumination of the goods. Provide a case.

  The showcase of the present invention displays a product on a shelf constructed in a display room whose front surface is open, and has an LED element, and is an LED lighting device that is positioned at the rear of the shelf and directed forward And a reflection surface provided at the front part under the shelf, and the light irradiated from the LED element of the LED lighting device is reflected toward the lower side of the shelf by the reflection surface.

  The showcase of the invention of claim 2 is the above-described invention, wherein the shelf includes a shelf plate on which products are placed, and a price rail attached to a front end portion of the shelf plate, and a rear lower corner of the price rail. A reflection surface is formed on the part.

  According to the present invention, in a showcase for displaying products on a shelf installed in a display room having an open front surface, the LED illumination device having LED elements and positioned at the rear of the shelf and directed forward, A reflective surface provided at the front of the LED lighting device, and by reflecting the light emitted from the LED element of the LED lighting device toward the lower side of the shelf by the reflective surface, a product that is effectively displayed on the shelf Can be illuminated.

  In particular, since the LED element with high directivity irradiates light on the reflection surface provided at the front part under the shelf, it is possible to irradiate the reflection surface well, and light from the LED element directly in front of the shelf. It becomes possible to suppress the inconvenience of being irradiated.

  In addition, it is possible to improve space efficiency and to reduce the weight of the entire shelf as compared with the case where the lighting device is attached to the front part under the shelf. Therefore, the lighting device provided at the front part under the shelf can eliminate the inconvenience that the products displayed on the shelf laid on the lower side, particularly the products displayed at the back are difficult to see, and effective display.・ Lighting can be realized.

  According to the invention of claim 2, in the above invention, the shelf includes a shelf plate on which commodities are placed, and a price rail attached to a front end portion of the shelf plate, and a rear lower corner portion of the price rail. Further, the space efficiency can be further improved by configuring the reflecting surface.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an open showcase 1 to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the open showcase 1 of FIG. The open showcase 1 is a vertical open showcase that is installed in a store such as a supermarket, for example, and is attached to the side surface of the heat insulating wall 2 at the installation site, and a heat insulating wall 2 having a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens to the front. Insulating side plates 5 and 5.

  A partition plate 4 and another partition plate (not shown) are attached to the inside of the heat insulating wall 2 of the open showcase 1 with a space between them, and two layers (not shown) are provided between the partition plate 4 and the heat insulating wall 2. The duct is formed. A bottom plate 9 is attached in front of the lower end of the back partition plate 10 constituting the inner partition plate 4 with a gap for the duct between the bottom wall 2A of the heat insulating wall 2 and these partition plates 4 and The inside of the bottom plate 9 is a display chamber 11.

  In the display chamber 11, the height and the mounting angle can be changed, and a pair of brackets 31 attached to a post (not shown) on the inner back of the display chamber 11 and the bracket 31 are supported by the brackets 31 to form a shelf 30. A shelf plate 32 is installed over a plurality of stages. The detailed configuration of the shelf 30 will be described later.

  An inner layer discharge port 16 and an outer layer discharge port 17 to which honeycomb materials 13 and 14 are respectively attached are arranged in parallel at the upper edge of the front opening 12 of the heat insulating wall 2. The inner layer discharge port 16 and the outer layer discharge port 17 are The inner layer duct and the outer layer duct communicate with each other. Further, an inner layer suction port 18 and an outer layer suction port 19 are arranged in parallel at the lower edge of the opening 12.

  On the other hand, a plurality of blowers (not shown) corresponding to the inner layer duct and the outer layer duct are installed on the bottom wall 2A of the heat insulating wall 2 at the lower rear portion of the bottom plate 9. A cooler 39 of the cooling device is vertically installed in the inner layer duct behind the back partition plate 10, and when the blower corresponding to the inner layer duct is operated, the cold air exchanged with the cooler 39 rises in the inner layer duct. And discharged from the inner layer discharge port 16 toward the inner layer suction port 18. And the cold air sucked from the inner layer suction port 18 is accelerated again by the blower.

  On the other hand, when the blower corresponding to the outer layer duct is operated, the air in the outer layer duct is raised in the outer layer duct and discharged from the outer layer discharge port 17 toward the outer layer suction port 19. Then, the air sucked from the outer layer suction port 19 is accelerated again by the blower. Thereby, a front and rear double air curtain is formed in the opening 12, and a part of the inner cool air curtain is circulated in the display chamber 11 to cool the display chamber 11.

  On the other hand, a handrail 20 provided over the entire width of the lower edge of the opening 12 of the showcase 1 is attached to the upper surface of the lower front wall 2C of the heat insulating wall 2. A front lower panel 21 is attached to the front surface of the front wall 2C so as to be continuous with the handrail 20, and a bumper 22 is attached below the front lower panel 21 so as to be substantially flush with the front lower panel 21. It is done.

  A canopy 33 projecting forward is attached to the front end (upper front end) of the ceiling wall 2B of the heat insulating wall 2. The canopy 33 extends outside the front opening 12 of the display chamber 11 inside the canopy 33. The reflector 45 is attached in the state. A temperature display 38 is provided on the front surface of the canopy 33 as shown in FIG.

  The reflection plate 45 is made of a metal plate to which a decorative coating is applied, and an angle at which the front surface opening 12 of the display chamber 11 is viewed from the upper front in the longitudinal direction, that is, a rear oblique direction. The LED illumination device 40 is arranged side by side facing the lower display chamber 11 direction.

  The LED lighting device 40 is constituted by a substrate (not shown) on which a plurality of LED elements 43 are arranged. A plurality of LED elements 43 are attached to a substrate extending in the longitudinal direction at a predetermined interval. In this embodiment, the LED element 43 is a chip-type white LED element. Each LED element 43 is covered with a translucent shade 46 attached so as to surround the exhaust hole from below.

  With this configuration, when each LED lighting device 40 is turned on, the entire interior of the display chamber 11 is located from the upper front located outside the display chamber 11 by the irradiation light of each LED element 43 after being diffused in the shade 46. Illuminated.

  Next, with reference to FIG.3 and FIG.4, the shelf 30 in a present Example is explained in full detail. 3 is a longitudinal side view of the shelf 30, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of FIG. The shelf board 32 constituting the shelf 30 of the present embodiment is bent at the front wall 50 formed by bending the front edge downward substantially perpendicularly, and backwardly at a substantially right angle from the lower end of the front wall 50. A coated steel plate 54 having a rearward flange 51, a rear wall 52 bent downward at the rear edge, and a forward flange 53 bent forward from the lower end of the rear wall 52; It consists of a pair of left and right steel plate reinforcing members 55 that are welded and fixed along the lower surfaces of the left and right side edges, and a reinforcing member 56 that is welded and fixed along the lower surface of the coated steel plate 54 in the longitudinal direction. Is.

  Reference numeral 34 denotes a price rail that is attached along the front edge of the shelf board 32 and also serves as a decorative body of the shelf board 32, and is formed of a hard synthetic resin. The price rail 34 is connected to the front wall portion 57 positioned on the front surface of the shelf plate 32, the continuous wall portion 58 extending horizontally rearward from the lower end of the front wall portion 57, and the rear end of the continuous wall portion 58. The rear wall portion 59 is inclined to rise rearward as a whole.

  The front wall portion 57 is curved in a concave shape, and a display card (not shown) made of paper or a resin sheet describing the product name, price, etc. of the product placed on the shelf board 32 along the front and lower edges of the upper edge. A locking piece is formed to hold the detachable.

  Further, the front wall portion 57 has a substantially L-shaped projection 60 extending rearward from the rear surface of the upper edge, and a rear portion from the middle of the front wall portion 57 so as to be positioned below the projection 60 with a gap. An extending protrusion 66 is formed.

  A forward fitting groove 61 for fitting the flange 51 of the shelf board 32 is formed in the rear wall portion 59. A support portion 63 is formed between the front wall portion 57 and the upper front end portion 62 of the flange 51 constituting the fitting groove 61 so as to stand upward with a predetermined distance from the upper front end portion. Yes.

  As a result, a recess 65 that opens substantially vertically upward is formed by the support portion 63 and the upper front end portion 62 of the flange, and a recess 64 that opens obliquely upward and rearward is formed by the front wall portion 57 and the support portion 63. The In the figure, 35 fitted in the recess 65 is located between the front wall 50 of the shelf 32 and the 60 of the price rail 34 to prevent the product on the shelf 32 from falling. It is a guard. The guard is made of transparent glass or a resin plate.

  A reflection member holding portion 67 extending downward and rearward is formed at the rear end of the continuous wall portion 58 of the price rail 34. The rear end of the reflection member holding portion 67 is formed in a bowl shape. The reflection member (reflection surface: reflection surface) is formed at the reflection member holding portion 67 and the rear end of the rear wall portion 59, that is, at the rear lower corner portion of the price rail 34. For example, a mirror) 68 is sandwiched. At this time, the reflecting surface of the reflecting member 68 is held toward the rear lower side of the shelf 30. In addition, the said reflection member 68 shall be hold | maintained at the reflection member holding | maintenance part 67 so that angle adjustment is possible.

  On the other hand, a shelf LED illuminating device 70 is provided on the front surface of the back partition plate 10 so as to be located at the rear portion under the shelf 30. Similar to the LED lighting device 40, the shelf LED lighting device 70 includes a substrate 42 on which a plurality of LED elements 43 are disposed. A plurality of LED elements 43 are attached to the substrate 42 configured corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the shelf 30 at a predetermined interval. Each LED element 43 is disposed toward a reflecting member 68 in which irradiation light from the LED element 43 is disposed forward, in this case, at the lower rear end of the price rail 34. In addition, the said board | substrate 42 is provided in the back part partition plate 10 through the heat conductive attachment board 47. As shown in FIG.

  With the above configuration, when the shelf 30 is assembled, first, the flange 51 of the front wall 50 of the shelf plate 32 is inserted into the fitting groove 60 of the price rail 34. At this time, the front surface of the upper front end portion 62 of the price rail 34 is in contact with the back surface of the front wall 50 of the shelf board 32 to support the price rail 34.

  In this state, a gap is formed between the projections 60 formed on the front wall 50 of the shelf board 32 and the front wall portion 57 of the price rail 34, and the guard 35 is inserted into this gap from above. In this case, the lower portion of the guard 35 is inserted into a recess 64 defined by a support portion 63 formed continuously with the rear wall portion 59 of the price rail 34 and the back surface of the front wall portion 57.

  Thereby, the price rail 34 provided with the reflecting member 68 at the lower rear end is attached to the shelf plate 32.

  Therefore, by illuminating each LED element 43 of the shelf LED lighting device 70 provided on the front surface of the back partition plate 10 located at the rear of the shelf 30, the light irradiated forward from the LED element 43 is below the shelf. It is reflected by the reflecting member 68 of the price rail 34 located at the front. At this time, since the reflection member 68 is provided toward the rear lower side of the shelf 30, the light emitted from the LED element 43 is displayed on the shelf 30 installed under the shelf 30. It can be reflected toward.

  Thereby, as shown in the schematic explanatory diagram of FIG. 5, it is possible to effectively illuminate the commodity displayed on the shelf 30 installed on the lower side.

  In particular, since the LED member 43 with high directivity irradiates light to the reflecting member 68 provided at the front part under the shelf 30, it is possible to satisfactorily irradiate the reflecting surface of the reflecting member 68 with the shelf 30. It is possible to suppress the inconvenience that the light from the LED element 43 is directly irradiated forward.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to improve the space efficiency and further reduce the weight of the entire shelf 30 as compared with the case where the lighting device is attached to the lower front portion of the shelf 30. Therefore, the lighting device provided in the lower front part of the shelf 30 can eliminate the inconvenience that the products displayed on the shelf 30 installed on the lower side, in particular, the products displayed in the back are difficult to see. Display and lighting can be realized. In addition, since the lighting device is not provided in the lower front part of the shelf 30 as in the prior art, it becomes easy to display the product.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the shelf 30 is attached to the shelf plate 32 so that the shelf plate 32 is tilted forward and downward. Is difficult to see. Thereby, it becomes possible to eliminate the inconvenience that the LED lighting device 70 directly illuminates and feels dazzling.

  Moreover, it is desirable that the shelf 30 that employs the LED lighting device 70 is at a position lower than the height of the customer's line of sight. As a result, the inconvenience that the customer's face is directly illuminated and feels dazzling can be solved.

  In the present embodiment, the LED lighting device 70 is provided on the front surface of the back partition plate 10, but is not limited to this, for example, across the rear end of the shelf plate 32 of the shelf 30. It may be provided, or may be provided between the brackets 31 and 31. By adopting such a configuration, even when the mounting height of the shelf 30 is adjusted, it becomes possible to irradiate light from the appropriate position toward the reflecting member 68 provided at the front portion of the shelf 30, It becomes possible to realize simple illumination.

  Moreover, it is desirable that the lower surface of the shelf plate 32 of the shelf 30 is painted with good reflection efficiency. Thereby, the light irradiated on the lower surface of the shelf 32 by each LED element 43 of the LED lighting device 70 can be effectively reflected on the shelf constructed under the shelf, and the illumination effect is further improved. Can be improved.

  In this embodiment, the reflecting member 68 is constituted by a member separate from the price rail 34, and the reflecting member holding portion 67 at the rear lower corner of the price rail 34, that is, the rear end of the connecting wall portion 58 of the price rail 34. And the rear end of the rear wall portion 59 hold the reflecting member 68 so that the angle can be adjusted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is not limited to this. The reflection member 68 may be provided.

  Further, as shown in the schematic explanatory view of FIG. 6, the corner of the rear lower corner portion of the price rail 34 is formed with an inclined surface inclined toward the rear lower side (lower shelf), and the inclined surface is integrated by the reflecting member 34A. You may comprise. The number of parts can be reduced, and the assembly workability can be improved and the adjustment of the mounting angle can be made unnecessary.

It is a perspective view of an open showcase to which the present invention is applied. It is a vertical side view of the open showcase of FIG. It is a vertical side view of a shelf. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the front part of FIG. 3. It is a schematic block diagram of a shelf. It is a schematic block diagram of the shelf as another Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Open showcase 2 Heat insulation wall 2A Bottom wall 4 Partition plate 9 Bottom plate 10 Back part partition plate 11 Display room 12 Opening 30 Shelf 31 Bracket 32 Shelf plate 33 Canopy 34 Price rail 35 Guard 40 LED lighting device 43 LED element 50 Front wall 51 Flange 52 rear wall 57 front wall portion 58 continuous wall portion 59 rear wall portion 60 protrusion 61 fitting groove 63 support portion 66 protrusion 67 reflecting member holding portion 68, 34A reflecting member 70 shelf LED lighting device

Claims (2)

In a showcase that displays products on a shelf erected in a display room with an open front,
An LED lighting device having an LED element and positioned forward at the rear of the shelf;
A reflective surface provided at the front under the shelf,
A showcase in which light emitted from an LED element of the LED lighting device is reflected downward of the shelf by the reflecting surface. The shelf has a shelf board on which the product is placed, and a price rail attached to the front end of the shelf board,
The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the reflecting surface is formed at a rear lower corner of the price rail.

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