JP2010104481A - Flat base for food display - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flat base for merchandise display which effectively cools food displayed on a deck. <P>SOLUTION: The flat base 1 for the food display includes the deck 4 for food display on the upper part of a base 2 and is formed so as to change an inclination angle of the deck 4 by elevating the rear part side of the deck 4 centering on the front end part thereof. In the flat base 1, a refrigerant flow path 12 where a refrigerant is circulated is provided on the part of the bottom plate 10 of the deck. The refrigerant flow path 12 can be a pipe for refrigerant circulation attached to the back surface of the bottom plate or can be molded integrally with the bottom plate. Further, piping 13 connected to the refrigerant flow path and piping 16 from a refrigerant supply means 15 are detachably connected by a one-touch coupler 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a food display flat table, and more particularly, to a food display flat table that can display food in an inclined state by raising the rear side of a deck (base plate) for displaying food such as fruits and vegetables.

In supermarkets, etc., some fruits and vegetables are displayed and sold at room temperature, and the rear side of the deck displaying food such as fruits and vegetables is raised to improve the appearance of the food displayed on the deck ( For example, see Patent Document 1.)
JP 2007-125224 A

  However, in recent years, even in the case of fruits and vegetables, cooling has been carried out in order to keep food safe and maintain freshness. In the case of a flat table with a flat upper surface, a refrigerator unit is installed in the base at the bottom of the deck. The simple cooling flatbed which cools food by spraying cold air on the food provided and displayed has come to be used.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a food display platform that can effectively cool the food displayed on the deck even in a food display platform that can raise the rear side of the deck to display food. It is an object.

  In order to achieve the above object, the food display flat table according to the present invention is a food display flat table in which a food display deck is provided at the top of the base, and the rear side of the deck is formed so that the rear side can be raised. Further, the present invention is characterized in that a refrigerant flow path through which a refrigerant flows is provided in the bottom plate portion of the deck.

  Furthermore, in the food display flat table of the present invention, the refrigerant flow path can be formed by a refrigerant distribution pipe attached to the back surface of the bottom plate of the deck, and can also be formed integrally with the bottom plate of the deck. . Further, it is preferable that the pipe connected to the refrigerant flow path and the pipe from the refrigerant supply means are detachably connected with a one-touch coupler. Further, temperature measuring means for measuring the ambient temperature on which the food display flat is installed, and the circulation amount of the refrigerant is decreased when the ambient temperature is lowered, and the circulation amount of the refrigerant is increased when the ambient temperature is increased. It is desirable to provide a control means.

  According to the flat table for food display of the present invention, the bottom plate portion of the deck can be cooled by the refrigerant while the rear side of the deck displaying the food is raised, so that the safety of the displayed food can be improved. At the same time, the freshness can be maintained for a long time.

1 and 2 show one embodiment of a food display flat table according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view of the food display flat table, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the same.
The food display flat 1 has a base 2 and a food display deck 4 connected via a hinge 3 provided at the front end of the base 2. A stay 5 for holding the deck 4 in an inclined state is provided between the rear side and the rear side of the deck 4.

  The base 2 is provided with four leg portions 7 in the vertical direction at the four corners of the upper frame 6 assembled in four directions in the horizontal direction, and casters 8 are attached to the lower ends of the leg portions 7, respectively, The rear legs are connected to each other by a lower frame 9, and are formed so as to be movable on the floor surface by casters 8.

  The deck 4 includes a rectangular bottom plate 10, a front wall 11 a and a pair of left and right side walls 11 b that rise upward from the front edge and both side edges of the bottom plate 10, and a refrigerant flow path 12 that is integrally incorporated in the bottom plate 10. And is formed. The deck 4 is formed so that the inclination angle can be changed in accordance with the type of food to be displayed and the display amount. Moreover, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted in the upper surface of the baseplate 10, the staircase-shaped display board for mounting the foodstuff to display is provided as needed.

  The refrigerant flow path 12 is connected to a pair of refrigerant pipes 13 on the inflow side and the outflow side at the front end portion of the bottom plate 10. The refrigerant pipe 13 passes through the upper portion of the base 2 and protrudes backward, and one of the one-touch couplers 14, for example, the male side is attached to the rear protruding end. The one-touch coupler 14 is detachably connected to the other one-touch coupler 14 provided at the tip of the external refrigerant pipe 16 connected to the external refrigerant supply means 15, for example, the female side.

  As the refrigerant supply means 15, any refrigerant supply means can be used as long as the refrigerant supplied to the refrigerant flow path 12 can be supplied after being cooled to a predetermined temperature. For example, a refrigerant storage tank for storing the refrigerant, Refrigerant supply means comprising a refrigerant supply pump for sending the refrigerant in the refrigerant storage tank to the supply-side external refrigerant pipe 16 and a refrigeration unit for cooling the refrigerant returned from the return-side external refrigerant pipe 16 Can be used. As the refrigerant, a fluid that does not freeze and solidify at a predetermined temperature can be appropriately selected. For example, cooling water can be used when the temperature is 0 ° C. or higher, and various antifreezing liquids can be used when the temperature is low. .

  The food display flat 1 formed in this way is disposed at an arbitrary position in the store, and an external refrigerant pipe 16 from the refrigerant supply means 15 is connected to the refrigerant pipe 13 via the one-touch coupler 14. Is done. Further, the rear side of the deck 4 is raised according to the form of the food, etc., held in an inclined state by the stay 5, and an appropriate display plate is installed on the bottom plate 10 to display the food. The refrigerant supply means 15 can be arranged at an arbitrary position by using an external refrigerant pipe 16 having an appropriate length as required, and can be stored in the base 2.

  And the refrigerant | coolant supply means 15 is operated and the refrigerant | coolant of predetermined temperature is circulated and supplied to the refrigerant | coolant piping 13, the bottom plate 10 of the deck 4 is cooled with a refrigerant | coolant, and the displayed foodstuff is cooled. At this time, the displayed food is not only directly cooled from the bottom plate 10, but also air (cold air) cooled by the bottom plate 10 stays in the deck 4 surrounded by the front wall 11a and the pair of left and right side walls 11b. Therefore, it is cooled from the cold air around the food. Further, since the rear side of the deck 4 is raised, the cold air A gathers near the front wall 11a. Therefore, by displaying the food that is preferably cooled among the products to be displayed on the lower front side, this food is displayed. Can be cooled more efficiently.

  In this embodiment, the bottom plate 10 in which the pipe that forms the refrigerant flow path 12 is embedded is illustrated, but the pipe that forms the refrigerant flow path 12 along the back surface of the bottom plate 10 made of a metal plate or a synthetic resin plate is used. You may make it attach, and the baseplate 10 which has the refrigerant | coolant flow path 12 with a synthetic resin can also be integrally molded with a synthetic resin. What attaches a pipe to the back surface of the bottom plate 10 can be applied to an existing flat table with a simple modification. The coolant channel 12 is integrally formed with the bottom plate 10 to reduce the number of parts and create a new one. Cost can be reduced.

  In addition, by providing the one-touch coupler 14 at the end of the refrigerant pipe 13 connected to the refrigerant flow path 12, connection to and removal from the external refrigerant supply means 15 can be easily performed, and the food display platform 1 Can be easily moved.

  Further, as indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. 1, the control means 17 is installed on the base 2, and the amount of refrigerant can be controlled according to the temperature around the food display flat 1. The control means 17 decreases the circulation amount of the refrigerant when the ambient temperature of the food display flat 1 measured by a temperature sensor (temperature measurement means) (not shown) decreases, and increases the circulation amount of the refrigerant when the ambient temperature rises. As described above, the opening and closing of a valve provided in the refrigerant pipe 13 is controlled, or the operation state of the refrigerant supply means 15 is controlled by a signal from the controller 17. By providing such control means 17, it is possible to reliably prevent the temperature of the displayed food from rising, and to reduce the operating cost of the refrigerant supply means 15.

It is a side view which shows one example of the flat stand for goods display of this invention. It is also a front view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flat stand for food display 2 Base 3 Hinge part 4 Deck 5 Stay 6 Upper frame 7 Leg part 8 Caster 9 Lower frame 10 Bottom plate 11a Front wall 11b Side wall 12 Refrigerant flow path 13 Refrigerant piping 14 One-touch coupler 15 Refrigerant supply means 16 External refrigerant Piping 17 Control means

Claims (5)

  A food display deck is provided at the top of the base, and a food display flat base is formed so that the rear side can be raised with the front end of the deck as a center. A flat table for food display.   2. The food display flat stand according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerant flow path is a refrigerant distribution pipe attached to a back surface of a bottom plate of the deck.   2. The food display platform according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerant flow path is integrally formed with a bottom plate of the deck.   The food display flat stand according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a pipe connected to the refrigerant flow path and a pipe from the refrigerant supply means are detachably connected by a one-touch coupler.   Temperature measuring means for measuring the ambient temperature, and control means for reducing the flow rate of the refrigerant when the ambient temperature decreases and increasing the flow rate of the refrigerant when the ambient temperature rises. The flat table for food display according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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