JP2012050529A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a showcase which enables a ratio of display shelves for refrigerating merchandise and warming merchandise to be changed through a simple operation and can efficiently cool the refrigerating merchandise.SOLUTION: The showcase includes a U-shaped heat insulating material and a partition board disposed inside the heat insulating material and is spaced therefrom, wherein the interval between the partition board and the heat insulating material is used as a cold air circulation duct, a storage compartment is formed inside the partition board and merchandise display shelves for displaying merchandise are formed in the storage compartment. In the showcase, in at least one of the merchandise display shelves, an intermediate duct is formed through which the cold air in the cold air circulation duct is guided into the storage compartment, also a part of the partition board is made of a hard resin material and used as a resin part, and a plurality of cuts having a size for inserting the intermediate duct are provided in the resin part. In the showcase, when the intermediate duct is inserted, a turning member formed by the notches is configured to have a size for vertically blocking the cold air circulation duct.

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase in which a product display room is configured so that a dedicated refrigerated product, a dedicated refrigerated product, or a refrigerated product and a refrigerated product can be sold together.

  Conventionally, in showcases, the case body, which is a fully open case body serving as a heat insulating enclosure, and the cold air that surrounds the product display room in the warehouse and is defined between the heat insulation wall of the outer box of the case body and the rear panel of the inner box. A circulation duct, a cooler, an in-compartment fan, a machine room in which a condensing unit of the refrigerator is accommodated, and a product display shelf for placing products in the upper and lower stages are configured.

Each of the product display shelves is provided with a heater in the product display shelf so that warm products can be sold.

  For example, if you display a refrigerated product on the upper two tiers and a refrigerated product on the lower two tiers, and install it as a four-tier showcase for cold / cold product sales, it will be detachable under the second product shelf A partition plate provided freely is made to enter the cold air circulation duct through a notch formed in the back panel, thereby shielding the cold air circulation duct in the vertical direction.

  In addition, notches are provided at multiple locations on the top and bottom so that the display ratio of cold and hot products on the product display shelves divided up and down can be changed, and the back panel can be opened freely to close the notches. A cover that is pushed open by the partition plate is provided.

  In this way, the cold air circulation duct is shielded up and down by the partition plate detachably provided on the merchandise display shelf, so that cold and hot products can be sold together (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4238343

  In Patent Document 1, the notch is formed in the width direction of the showcase, and a plurality of notches for allowing the partition plate to enter the back panel must be formed, reducing the strength of the back panel. There is also a risk of deformation. Moreover, it is difficult to completely close the notch into which the partition plate has not entered, and there is a possibility that cold air leaks from the notch and a sufficient air curtain cannot be formed.

  In addition, there is a possibility that a customer accidentally puts a hand into a notch that is not used, and the hand is pinched between the notch and the cover, resulting in injury.

  In addition, if an object is inserted through a notch that is not used, or if an object is accidentally inserted, the object will fall on the cooler and the showcase will not be able to obtain sufficient cooling performance. There is also a risk that the fan or the fan in the cabinet will break down.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points. The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to change the ratio of display shelves between refrigerated products and warmed products with a simple operation and efficiently refrigerate. The object is to provide a showcase that allows products to be cooled.

In order to achieve the above object, the showcase of the invention of claim 1 includes a U-shaped heat insulating material and a partition plate spaced inside the heat insulating material, the heat insulating material and the partition plate, In a showcase in which a space is formed as a cold air circulation duct, an interior is formed inside the partition plate, and a product display shelf for displaying products is formed in the store, cold air is supplied to at least one of the product display shelves. Forming an intermediate duct that guides the cold air in the circulation duct into the cabinet, and having a resin portion in which a part of the partition plate is made of a hard resin material, and having a plurality of notches of a size that allows the intermediate duct to be inserted into the resin portion When the intermediate duct is inserted, the rotating member formed by the cut has a size capable of closing the cold air circulation duct up and down.

  A showcase according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a soft resin is attached to a lower portion of the rotating member formed in the hard resin material in the first aspect.

The showcase of the invention of claim 1 has a U-shaped heat insulating material and a partition plate with a space inside the heat insulating material, and the space between the heat insulating material and the partition plate is a cold air circulation duct. In addition, an interior is formed inside the partition plate, and a product display shelf for displaying products is formed in the store, and cold air in the cold air circulation duct is stored in at least one of the product display shelves. An intermediate duct that leads into the interior is formed, and a part of the partition plate has a resin portion made of a hard resin material, and a plurality of cuts are provided in the resin portion so that the intermediate duct can be inserted. When the intermediate duct is inserted into the rotating member, the cold air flowing in the cold air circulation duct is guided to the intermediate duct, so that the refrigerated product and the warm product can be easily sold together.

  In addition, since the hard resin material is provided with a cut, even if a hand is accidentally pushed into the cut, it can be used safely without being injured.

The showcase of the invention of claim 2 covers the periphery of the lower end of the rotating member with the soft resin from the inside of the cold air circulation duct, so that the cold air flowing in the cold air circulation duct from the unused rotating member leaks into the cabinet. There is nothing.

It is a side view of a showcase to which the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view of a showcase to which the present invention is applied. It is an enlarged side view of the cold air circulation duct of the showcase to which the present invention is applied.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the side view of the showcase to which the present invention of FIG. 1 is applied, the showcase 1 has a U-shaped heat insulating material 2 opened on the front surface, and a partition plate 3 is formed inside the heat insulating material 2 with a space therebetween. A cool air circulation duct 4 is provided between the partition plate 3 and the heat insulating material 2, and the inside of the partition plate 3 is set as an interior 6.

The upper end of the cold air circulation duct 4 communicates with an upper cold air discharge port 9 located at the upper edge of the front opening of the interior 6, and a fluorescent lamp support member 10 for illuminating the product is installed at the front part. The front end of the lower duct is located at the lower edge of the front opening in the cabinet, and communicates with the cold air inlet 11 composed of a plurality of slits. A blower 8 for supplying cold air is disposed in a lower duct below the deck pan 5, and a cooler 12 constituting a refrigeration cycle of the cooling device is vertically installed in a cold air circulation duct behind the interior 6. .

In the warehouse 6, an intermediate duct 14 and a plurality of stages of product display shelves 13 are installed up and down in seven stages in this embodiment. Each merchandise display shelf 13 includes a pair of left and right brackets 15 having hook-like claws protruding rearward at the rear end, a shelf plate 16 that is detachably attached across the bracket, and a lower surface of the shelf plate. And an electric heater (not shown) for heating which is attached to the heater. Moreover, the bracket 15 is latched in the hole of the shelf support | pillar 17 provided in the both ends of the partition plate.

And the hard resin material 3 is attached to the shelf support | pillar 17 in a showcase, and each merchandise display shelf 13 is stored in a warehouse by engaging with the nail | claw of the said bracket removably in the hole formed in the up-down direction. It is installed so that the vertical position (height) can be changed. In this case, the numbers and colors corresponding to the products are assigned to the shelf columns 17 (the predetermined heights of the shelf columns) so that the shelves can be efficiently arranged according to the height dimensions of the products to be displayed (cans, plastic bottles, etc.). It is good to add it to the position.

  Next, the configuration of the hard resin material 3 in the showcase will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view when the intermediate duct 14 is attached to the hard resin material 3 in the showcase, and FIG. 3 is a side view when the intermediate duct 14 is attached to the hard resin material 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the hard resin material 3 provided in the interior 6 is provided with a notch 20 in a substantially U shape along the width direction of the showcase. A cut member 21 is formed by the cut 20. A soft resin 22 is attached to the lower portion of the formed cutting member 21 to form a rotating member 23. The soft member 22 may be attached to the left end and the right end.

  The hard resin material 3 is provided with a plurality of cuts 20 in the vertical direction, and has a size that allows the intermediate duct 14 to be inserted. Moreover, the several rotation member 23 is formed up and down, and when the intermediate | middle duct 14 is inserted, it has the height which can block the cold-air circulation duct 4 up and down.

The user can change the ratio of the shelf display of the refrigerated product and the refrigerated product as desired by inserting the intermediate duct 14 into an arbitrary place in the plurality of rotating members 23 provided in the hard resin material 3. It is a mechanism that can do.

  Further, since the partition plate is a metal plate in the prior art by using the hard resin material 3, there is no possibility that the duct introduction hole 24 is damaged due to contact with the intermediate duct 14, and it can be used safely.

  Further, since the partition plate 3 is made of the hard resin material 3, even if a customer or the like accidentally puts his / her hand into the notch, the hand is caught between the duct introduction hole 24 and the hard resin material 3 so as to be injured. There is no risk of suffering.

  For example, it is assumed that the intermediate duct 4 is inserted into the third rotation member 23 from the top as shown in FIG. At that time, as shown in FIG. 3, the rotating member 23 enters the cold air circulation duct together with the intermediate duct 14. All rotating members 23 provided in the hard resin material 3 are covered with a soft resin 22 at least around the lower end of the substantially U-shaped cut 20. This is because the cold air flowing from the bottom to the top in the cold air circulation duct serves to prevent the cold air from leaking into the interior 6 through the gap between the unused rotary members 23, and the intermediate duct 14 is provided in the rotary member 23. When inserted, it plays the role of closing the cold air circulation duct 4 up and down.

  The rotating member 23 that has entered the cold air circulation duct together with the intermediate duct 14 rotates counterclockwise from bottom to top as shown in FIG. 3 until the lower portion 25 contacts the heat insulating plate 2 in the cold air circulation duct. Move. Since the rotating member 23 is in contact with the heat insulating plate 2 and the lower portion 25 of the rotating member 23, the inside of the cold air circulation duct can be closed up and down. The cold air flowing in the cold air circulation duct does not flow any further upward due to the rotating member 23.

The cold air that has passed through the duct introduction hole 25 formed in the hard resin material 3 by the rotating member 23 rotated by the insertion of the intermediate duct 14 passes through the ventilation hole 26 provided in the intermediate duct 14 and passes through the intermediate duct 14. Flowing inside. The cold air flowing in the intermediate duct is sent out from the under-shelf cold air discharge port 19 at one end of the intermediate duct 14. The cool air sent downward from the shelf cold air discharge port 19 flows down toward the cold air suction port 11. Thereby, a uniform air curtain can be formed in front of the showcase 1 (front side), and refrigerated goods displayed on the commodity display shelf 13 can be refrigerated. By energizing the electric heater attached to the product display shelf 13 above the intermediate duct 14, it is possible to sell products with different temperature zones above and below the product display shelf 13 with the intermediate duct 14 inserted. Become.

  In FIG. 3, the intermediate duct 14 is inserted into the duct introduction hole 25 in the third stage from the top, and the showcase 1 for selling refrigerated products and warmed products is used. . Since the position of the notch 20 into which the intermediate duct 14 is inserted can be changed according to the height of the product displayed on the product display shelf 13 by the user, the most efficient product display becomes possible and is intended by the user. Can be used.

  In addition, although the said Example demonstrated the showcase in case a merchandise display shelf is seven steps, it is not restricted to this number of steps. In addition, although the electric heater built in the product display shelf 13 above the intermediate duct 14 is used as a warming area, the electric heater is not energized or used as a non-cold area without providing an electric heater. May be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Showcase 2 Heat insulating material 3 Hard resin material 4 Cold air circulation duct 6 Inside 8 Blower 9 Upper cold air discharge port 11 Cold air inlet port 12 Cooler 13 Product display shelf 14 Intermediate duct 16 Shelf board 17 Shelf column 20 Notch 21 Notch member 22 Soft resin 23 Rotating member 25 Duct introduction hole 26 Ventilation hole

Claims (2)

  A U-shaped heat insulating material and a partition plate are provided inside the heat insulating material, and a partition plate is provided. The space between the heat insulating material and the partition plate is a cold air circulation duct, and inside the partition plate Is formed, and an intermediate duct that guides the cool air in the cool air circulation duct to at least one of the product display shelves is formed in at least one of the product display shelves, and The partition portion has a resin portion made of a hard resin material, and a plurality of cuts are provided in the resin portion so that the intermediate duct can be inserted, and a circuit formed by the cut when the intermediate duct is inserted. A showcase characterized in that the moving member has a size capable of vertically closing the cold air circulation duct.   In the showcase, a soft resin is attached to a lower part of a rotating member formed of a hard resin material.