JP2012029877A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a showcase having a shelf front rail decoration mounted to the front part of a shelf which has improved illumination effect.SOLUTION: The showcase S displays merchandise products on the shelves 11 installed in a display compartment 3, and includes LED illumination devices 40 each including LED elements 41, and the shelf front rail decorations 45 each having light transmission property and mounted to the front part of the shelf 11 to be disposed apart from a front end surface 11B of the shelf at a predetermined interval. The shelf 11 is formed of a light transmitting plate material, the light from the LED illumination device 40 is incident in the shelf 11 from the rear end surface 11B of the shelf 11, and the longitudinal cross-section of the front end surface 11B of the shelf 11 has a concave lens shape.

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase in which shelves are installed in a display room and products are displayed on the shelves, and more particularly to lighting of the shelves.

  Conventionally, this type of showcase is surrounded by a heat insulating wall by discharging cool air from a discharge port formed at the upper edge of the opening of the heat insulating wall having a substantially U-shaped cross section toward the suction port at the lower edge of the opening. The display chamber is cooled to a predetermined temperature. Then, a plurality of fluorescent lamps are attached to both side edges of the opening and the lower surface of the front part of the shelf to illuminate the display room.

  In addition to this, in order to effectively illuminate the products on the shelves installed in the display room of the showcase, the shelves themselves are made of a transparent plate, and the LED elements are arranged on the rear end side of the shelves, that is, on the back side of the display room. There has been developed a lighting device provided with a light emitting device that illuminates the shelf itself (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-5811 A

  In the above configuration, each end surface is provided with a light diffusion structure, so that light incident on the shelf is diffusely reflected from the rear end surface of the shelf, and the front end, upper surface, lower surface, and both side ends of the shelf plate can be illuminated. . Normally, a display unit that displays the product name, price, etc. of the products displayed on the shelf will be provided at the front end of the shelf, but if the display unit is made of a material that does not transmit light, the display Only the part becomes dark.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to configure the display unit with a translucent material, but the light emitted from the LED element has high directivity, so the light radiated from the front end of the shelf plate has the width of the front end surface. Therefore, the illumination of the display unit cannot be performed effectively.

  The present invention has been made to solve the conventional technical problem, and provides a showcase capable of improving the lighting effect of a balustrade decoration in front of a shelf attached to the front of the shelf.

  In order to solve the above problems, a showcase of the present invention is configured by displaying products on a shelf erected in a display room, and is attached to an LED illumination device including an LED element and a front portion of the shelf. And a translucent front balustrade ornament arranged at a predetermined interval from the front end surface of the shelf, the shelf is made of a translucent plate, and the rear end surface of the shelf Further, the light from the LED lighting device is made incident into the shelf, and the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the front end surface of the shelf is a concave lens shape.

  The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, a guide is provided on the upper surface of the shelf so as to protrude rearward from the front end surface of the shelf and to restrict the movement of the product forward.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the above invention, the front end of the shelf has a curved shape in which the center protrudes forward and both sides recede, and the guide is provided along the front end shape of the shelf. Features.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the glass door according to the above-mentioned invention, wherein the front opening of the display chamber is closably openable and a transparent door decoration cover which is attached to the door and covers the outer surface of the door. The door decorative cover has a flat cross-sectional curved shape corresponding to the curved shape of the front end of the shelf.

  The invention of claim 5 is characterized in that, in each of the above inventions, the display chamber is cooled by the cooling device.

  According to the present invention, in a showcase in which products are displayed on a shelf installed in a display room, the LED illumination device including the LED element is attached to the front portion of the shelf and between the front end surface of the shelf. With a translucent front balustrade ornament arranged at a predetermined interval in the shelf, the shelf is made of a translucent plate material, from the rear end surface of the shelf into the shelf from the LED lighting device By making the light incident, it becomes possible to illuminate the product on the shelf by shining the entire shelf with the light from the LED illumination device.

  Further, the light emitted from the front end of the shelf can be diffused in the vertical direction by the concave lens-like vertical cross-sectional shape of the front end surface of the shelf, and the front of the translucent shelf arranged in front of the front end surface of the shelf The balustrade decoration can be illuminated from behind. Thereby, the illumination effect in a shelf front end can be improved. By performing an advertisement by printing or the like on the balustrade decoration in front of the shelf, the advertisement effect can be improved.

  According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the above-described invention, a guide is provided on the upper surface of the shelf so as to protrude rearward from the front end surface of the shelf and restrict the movement of the product forward. It is possible to effectively prevent the product displayed on the shelf from entering the balustrade decoration in front of the shelf and blocking the illumination of the balustrade decoration in front of the shelf by the light from the LED lighting device.

  According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the above invention, the front end of the shelf has a curved shape in which the center protrudes forward and both side portions recede, and the guide is provided along the front end shape of the shelf. By displaying the product along the guide, it is possible to display the product along the curved shape of the shelf.

  According to invention of Claim 4, in addition to the said invention, the glass door which obstruct | occludes front opening of a display chamber so that opening and closing is possible, and the see-through | permitted door decoration which is attached to this door so that replacement | exchange is possible, and covers the outer surface of the said door And the door decorative cover has a flat cross-sectional curved shape corresponding to the curved shape of the shelf front end, so that the door decorative cover has a flat cross-sectional curved shape of the door decorative cover. It is possible to obtain an appearance in which the curved shape is more emphasized.

  According to the invention of claim 5, in addition to the above inventions, the display chamber is cooled by cooling the display chamber by the cooling device, but the LED lighting device provided on the shelf is a low temperature like a fluorescent lamp. Therefore, it is particularly effective in a low-temperature showcase in which the display room is used after being cooled to a low temperature such as refrigeration.

It is a front view of the showcase of one Example to which the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view of the showcase of the state which removed the decoration cover from the state of FIG. It is a vertical side view of the showcase of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the multistage shelf was constructed. It is a top view of the shelf which shows the state supported by the shelf support frame. It is the perspective view which looked at the shelf from diagonally downward. It is a schematic longitudinal side view of a shelf. It is the perspective view which showed the guard of the shelf.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. The low-temperature storage S of the embodiment is a so-called low-temperature showcase for displaying and selling products such as beverages and foods, and has a vertically long rectangular heat insulating box (heat insulating wall) 2 constituting the main body 1 on the front surface. A display chamber 3 having an opening is configured. The front opening of the display chamber 3 is closed so as to be openable and closable by a door 4 pivotally supported by the main body 1 so as to be rotatable about the right side (one side) up and down, for example.

  The door 4 includes a surrounding metal door frame (sash) 6 and a multi-layer transparent glass plate 7 fitted inside the door frame 6, and the inside of the display chamber 3 is seen through from the outside through the glass plate 7. It is possible. Further, a handle 5 for opening and closing the door 4 is provided on the door frame 6 on the left side (non-pivot support side) toward the door 4.

  A machine room 8 is formed in the lower part of the main body 1, which is the lower side of the heat insulation box 2 (outside the display room 3 and outside the heat insulation box 2), and the refrigerant circuit of the cooling device R is placed in the machine room 8. A compressor (not shown), a condenser 9, a condenser blower 10, and the like are provided. The machine room 8 has an open front.

  On the other hand, in the display chamber 3, a plurality of product display shelves 11, which will be described in detail later, are installed in a plurality of stages. In addition, partition plates 12 and 13 are provided on the back and bottom surfaces of the heat insulation box 2 with a space therebetween, and communicate with each other between the partition plates 12 and 13 and the heat insulation box 2. A back duct 14 and a bottom duct 16 are formed, and the display chamber 3 is formed inside the partition plates 12 and 13.

  Further, a cold air outlet 17 communicated with the rear duct 14 is provided between the upper end of the rear partition plate 12 and the heat insulation box 2, and a cold air inlet provided between the front end of the bottom partition plate 13 and the heat insulation box 2 is communicated with the bottom duct 16. It is set to 18. The bottom wall of the heat insulation box 2 is formed with through holes 19 and 21 positioned in the front and back of each other, and the bottom duct 16 is moved back and forth by a partition wall 13A hanging from the partition plate 13 between the communication holes 19 and 21. It is partitioned.

  Further, a heat-insulating cooling box 22 is attached to the bottom wall of the heat-insulating box 2 from the outside corresponding to the communication holes 19 and 21 and is located in the machine room 8. In this cooling box 22, a cooler 23 and a cool air circulation blower 24 constituting a refrigerant circuit of the cooling device R are housed. The cooler 23 causes the inside of the cooling box 22 to be connected to the communication hole 19 side and the communication hole 21 side. It is divided into. Accordingly, the display chamber 3-the cold air inlet 18-the bottom duct 16-the communication hole 19-the cooler circulation fan 24 (in the cooling box 22)-the cooler 23 (in the cooling box 22)-the communication hole 21-the bottom duct 16- A series of cold air passages are formed across the rear duct 14, the cold air outlet 17, and the display chamber 3.

  In the embodiment, a door decoration cover 31 made of hard synthetic resin is attached to the outer surface of the door 4. The door decoration cover 31 is attached to the door frame 6 so as to cover the outer surface of the door 4 (screwing). In this case, the door decoration cover 31 is in contact with the side surface (outer surface) of the door frame 6, the frame decoration portion 31 </ b> A that cannot be seen through is hidden from the front with a space from the front, and the glass plate 7 on the inside. And a transparent glass decorative portion 31B located in front of the glass plate 7 with a space therebetween, and the frame decorative portion 31A and the glass decorative portion 31B cover the entire outer surface of the door 4. .

  And the glass decoration part 31B is made into the flat cross-sectional curve shape which the center protruded ahead and both ends retracted, and when the inside of the display chamber 3 is seen from the front, it is considered so that a product display may be seen more three-dimensionally. Yes.

  Since the door decoration cover 31 is attached to the door 4 of the showcase S in such a manner as to be replaceable, the showcase can be replaced by replacing the door decoration cover 31 with another shape according to the installation location, purpose of use, and display product. The design of S can be changed easily, and the sales effect can be significantly improved.

  A machine room cover 29 that is positioned below the door decoration cover 31 and closes the front opening of the machine room 8 is detachably attached to the main body 1. In this case, an opening 29A is formed in the machine room cover 29, and a filter 35 integrally including a louver 32 and a mesh portion 33 is detachably attached to the machine room cover 29 corresponding to the opening 29A. ing. 2 is a grill plate having an opening corresponding to the front side of the condenser 9, and the outside air sucked from the opening 29A through the filter 35 by the operation of the condenser blower 10 is efficiently supplied to the condenser 9. Plays a function to ventilate.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 4 thru | or FIG. 8, the said shelf 11 for goods display is explained in full detail. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of shelves 11 are installed, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the shelf 11 that is supported by a shelf support frame 38, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the shelf 11 as viewed obliquely from below. 7 is a schematic longitudinal side view of the shelf 11, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a guard of the shelf 11. FIG.

  The shelf 11 in this embodiment is made of a light-transmitting plate material, and is placed on a shelf support frame 38 whose four corners are held by each column 36 provided in the display chamber 3 so as to be within the display chamber 3. It will be erected.

  Specifically, on both side surfaces in the display chamber 11 as described above, columns 36 are provided that extend in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. A plurality of mounting holes (not shown) are formed in the support column 36 at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. A fitting 37 for holding the shelf support frame 38 is detachably engaged with the attachment hole.

  The shelf support frame 38 is formed by forming a vertically long steel plate into a frame shape, and a holding portion for holding the fixtures 37 is formed at the four corners by bending a plurality of side portions. Thus, the shelf support frame 38 is a support frame having a minimum plane cross-sectional dimension while ensuring a predetermined strength, and shields light irradiated from the surface of the shelf 11 (upper surface and lower surface in this case) as much as possible. Not configured.

  And the shelf 11 is comprised with a transparent thermoplastic resin board as a translucent board | plate material, for example, an acrylic resin, a methacryl resin, a polycarbonate resin, a polyvinyl chloride resin, an amorphous polyester resin, and an amorphous olefin resin. In order to provide a function as a light guide plate, the rear end surface 11A (light incident surface) on which the light from the LED illumination device 40 is incident has a flat surface shape, and other end surfaces, that is, front end surfaces 11B, each side end surface 11C, and shelf upper surface (and / or shelf lower surface) 11D are light diffusion surfaces that are subjected to convex dot processing by a hot press. In this embodiment, the light diffusing surface is formed by convex dot processing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any structure that diffuses and diffuses light incident from the light incident surface may be used. For example, it may be formed by a frosted glass shape, a plurality of grooves, streaks, scratches, or the like.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the front end surface 11B of the shelf 11 has a concave lens shape in which the vertical cross-sectional shape is recessed at the upper end from the lower end (see FIG. 7).

  A shelf front balustrade 45 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is attached to the front end portion of the shelf 11 so as to extend in the longitudinal direction (left and right direction) of the shelf front end. The lower plate portion 45A of the shelf front balustrade decoration 45 has a rear end portion attached to the lower surface of the front end portion of the shelf 11, whereby the front plate portion 45B is disposed with a predetermined interval between the front plate portion 45B and the front end surface 11B. Is done. In this embodiment, the entire shelf balustrade decoration 45 is made of a translucent material, but only the front plate portion 45B may be made of a translucent material. A translucent advertising board (POP) 46 is exchangeably fitted into the rear surface of the front plate portion 45B of the front racking decoration 45 (the surface facing the front end surface 11B of the shelf 11).

  The LED lighting device 40 provided at the rear end of the shelf 11 is configured by arranging a plurality of LED elements 41 on the substrate 42 with a predetermined interval, and the shelf 11 via the LED attachment member 43. It is attached extending in the longitudinal direction of the rear end portion. In the figure, reference numeral 44 denotes a lead wire drawn from the substrate 42. In this embodiment, the LED element 41 employs a chip-type white LED element.

  With the above configuration, when each LED element 41 of the LED lighting device 40 is energized, light emitted from the LED element 41 is incident on the inside of the shelf 11 from the rear end surface 11A of the shelf 11 (solid arrow in FIG. 7). ), The incident light can be emitted from each surface of the shelf 11, the front end surface 11B, each side end surface 11C, and the shelf upper surface (or shelf lower surface) 11D while illuminating the entire shelf 11.

  In particular, since each end surface of the shelf 11 has a light diffusion structure, light incident on the end surface is irregularly reflected, and effective shelf illumination can be realized, thereby improving the appearance. it can. Moreover, it becomes possible to illuminate effectively the goods displayed on the shelf upper surface used as the goods mounting surface of the shelf 11, and the goods displayed on the shelf 11 constructed below the said shelf 11. The display effect by the showcase S can be enhanced.

  Moreover, the light radiated | emitted from the front end surface 11B of the shelf 11 is spread | diffused in the up-down direction by the concave lens-like longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the front end surface 11B (refer FIG. 7). Since a predetermined interval is formed between the front end surface 11B of the shelf and the balustrade decoration 45 in front of the shelf, the light emitted from the front end surface 11B having a concave lens-like vertical cross-sectional shape is in the vertical direction. The translucent shelf balustrade 45 that is diffused in a wider range and is disposed in front of the front end face 11B can be illuminated by light from the rear diffused in the vertical direction. Therefore, the lighting effect at the shelf front end can be improved. Moreover, since the translucent advertising board 46 attached to the balustrade decoration 45 in front of the shelf can be effectively irradiated with light from the rear, the advertising effect can be improved.

  In this embodiment, the translucent advertising board 46 is replaceably attached to the balustrade decoration 45 in front of the shelf. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the POP is printed or painted on the balustrade decoration 45 in front of the shelf. Even if it applies, the improvement of an advertising effect can be aimed at similarly.

  In such a structure, since the lighting device can be arranged on the rear side of the shelf 11 instead of the front end portion of the shelf, the lighting device itself, its wiring, etc. are not arranged on the front side of the shelf 11, The structure around the balustrade decoration 45 in front of the shelf can be simplified, and the appearance can be improved.

  In the above configuration, the upper surface 11D of the shelf 11 may be provided with a guide 47 that is located behind the front end surface 11B of the shelf 11 and regulates the forward movement of the products displayed on the upper surface. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 8, a guide 51 protruding upward may be formed at the front end of the product placing plate 50 made of a translucent plate placed on the upper surface 11 </ b> D of the shelf 11. . In this case, the product placement plate 50 is placed on the shelf 11 such that the front end is behind the front end surface 11B of the shelf 11.

  As a result, the product displayed on the shelf 11 has advanced to the shelf front balustrade 45 and the product effectively blocks the illumination of the front balustrade 45 by the light from the LED lighting device 40. Can be prevented.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the shelf 11 as described above may have a curved shape in which the front end protrudes forward at the center and both sides recede. At this time, the guide 47 (or 51) protruding from the shelf 11 also has a curved shape in which the center protrudes forward along the shape and both sides recede. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 8, by displaying the product A along the guide, it is possible to display the product along the curved shape of the shelf 11.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the door decoration cover 31 attached to the door 4 that closes the front opening of the display chamber 3 so as to be openable and closable has a flat cross-sectional curved shape corresponding to the curved shape of the front end of the shelf 11. With the curved cross-sectional shape of the door decorative cover 31, the curved shape at the front end of the shelf 11 installed in the display chamber 3 can be enhanced.

  The showcase S in the present embodiment cools the inside of the display chamber 3 by the cooling device R, and the lighting device is provided on the shelf 11 installed in the display chamber 3 as described above. Since the lighting device employs the LED element 41, even if the inside of the display chamber 3 is at a low temperature, it does not cause a decrease in illuminance due to a low temperature like a fluorescent lamp, so that effective illumination can be realized. . Therefore, the present invention is particularly effective in the low-temperature showcase S that is used by cooling the interior of the display chamber 3 to a low temperature such as freezing.

S Low temperature storage R Cooling device 1 Body 2 Heat insulation box (heat insulation wall)
3 Display room 4 Door 8 Machine room 11 Shelf 11A Rear end face (light incident face)
11B front end face 11D shelf upper surface (and / or shelf lower surface)
23 cooler 31 door decoration cover 36 prop 37 attachment 38 shelf support frame 40 LED lighting device 41 LED element 42 substrate 43 LED attachment member 44 lead wire 45 shelf front balustrade 46 advertising board (POP)
47, 51 Guard 50 Product placement board

Claims (5)

In a showcase where products are displayed on shelves laid in the display room,
An LED illumination device comprising an LED element;
A translucent shelf front balustrade attached to the front of the shelf and disposed with a predetermined interval between the front end surface of the shelf; and
The shelf is composed of a translucent plate, and the light from the LED lighting device is incident on the shelf from the rear end surface of the shelf,
A showcase in which a longitudinal cross-sectional shape of a front end surface of the shelf is a concave lens shape.   The showcase according to claim 1, wherein a guide is provided on the upper surface of the shelf so as to protrude rearward from the front end surface of the shelf and restrict the movement of the product forward.   The front end of the shelf has a curved shape in which a center protrudes forward and both sides recede, and the guide is provided along the front end shape of the shelf. Showcase. A glass door that freely closes and opens the front opening of the display room;
A door decoration cover that is replaceably attached to the door and covers the outer surface of the door;
The showcase according to claim 3, wherein the door decoration cover has a curved cross-sectional shape corresponding to the curved shape of the front end of the shelf device.   The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the display room is cooled by a cooling device.

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