JP2015139511A - Flat showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a place for displaying non-cooling commodities, near a showcase body when an opening of the showcase body is covered by a transparent plate or a transparent door.SOLUTION: A flat showcase includes: a showcase body including an opening formed on an upper face side and a commodity display chamber in the interior; a cool air supply mechanism for supplying the interior of the commodity display chamber with the cool air; a stationary transparent plate for covering front/rear width-directional central part of the showcase body in the opening; a slide-tye transparent door openably/closably covering front/rear width-directional both sides of the showcase body in the opening; and a non-cooling shelf fitted onto the transparent plate and on which non-cooling commodities are displayed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a flat showcase having a merchandise display room having an open top and the opening of the merchandise display room covered with a slide-type transparent door.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, a flat showcase having a product display room opened upward is used to display and sell cooled products such as frozen foods and refrigerated products. Such flat-type showcases include those in which the opening is always open (see Patent Document 1 below) and those having a slide-type transparent door that covers the opening so as to be opened and closed (see Patent Document 2 below). Are known. A flat showcase with a transparent door can suppress the leakage of cold air from the product display room, and is excellent for energy saving.

JP 2008-309399 A JP 2012-152313 A

  However, when the entire opening is covered with a transparent door as in the flat showcase described in Patent Document 2, a place for displaying uncooled products related to the cooled products displayed in the product display room Cannot be secured in the vicinity of a flat showcase.

  In addition, when the entire opening is covered with a transparent door, the radiant heat from the ceiling lighting of the sales floor easily enters the product display room, and the energy for generating cold air is increased due to the radiant heat from the ceiling lighting. .

  Further, when the entire opening is covered with a transparent door, the ceiling lighting of the sales floor is reflected on the glass door, and it becomes difficult to see the cooled product displayed in the product display room.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and its purpose is to provide a cooling product displayed in a product display room when the opening of the showcase body is covered with a transparent plate or a transparent door. It is an object of the present invention to provide a flat showcase capable of securing a place for displaying related uncooled products in the vicinity of the showcase body.

  A flat showcase according to the present invention includes a showcase body having an opening formed on the upper surface side and a product display chamber formed therein, a cool air supply mechanism for supplying cool air into the product display chamber, A transparent plate with a fixed position that covers the center in the front-rear width direction of the showcase body, a slide-type transparent door that covers both sides of the showcase body in the front-rear width direction at the opening so as to be openable and closable, And a non-cold shelf on which non-cooled goods are displayed.

  In the above-described flat showcase according to the present invention, it is desirable that the non-cold shelf is detachably mounted on the transparent plate.

  In the flat showcase according to the present invention described above, it is desirable that an LED for illuminating the product display room is provided in the product display room.

  According to the flat type showcase according to the present invention, the non-cold shelf is mounted on the transparent plate, so that even when the opening of the showcase body is covered with the transparent plate and the transparent door, A place for displaying the non-cooled product related to the displayed cooled product can be secured in the vicinity of the showcase body. In addition, by installing a non-cold shelf on the transparent plate, it is possible to suppress the radiant heat from the ceiling lighting of the sales floor from entering the product display room, thereby suppressing the energy for generating cold air and saving energy. Can be achieved. In addition, by installing a non-cold shelf on the transparent plate, it is possible to suppress the ceiling lighting of the sales floor from being reflected on the transparent plate and the transparent door, and the cooling product displayed in the product display room can be It is easy to see without opening, and energy saving can be achieved by reducing the frequency of opening and closing the transparent door.

  In addition, the non-cold shelf can be detachably mounted on the transparent plate, so that the non-cold shelf can be removed from the transparent plate as needed. And cleaning can be performed easily.

  In addition, since the LED for illuminating the product display room is provided in the product display room, even if the illuminance in the product display room due to the ceiling lighting of the sales floor is reduced by attaching a non-cold shelf, The illuminance in the product display room can be increased, and since the LED has a smaller calorific value than other lighting devices, the calorific value for obtaining necessary illuminance can be suppressed.

It is a perspective view which shows the flat type showcase of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional side view of a flat type showcase.

  A flat showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a flat showcase 1, which has a pedestal portion 2 and a showcase body 3 fixed on the pedestal portion 2.

  The showcase main body 3 is formed of a heat insulating material in a concave shape and has a rectangular shape in plan view, and a stand 4 on the upper edge of four side wall portions 4a of the heat insulating box 4. And two transparent walls 5. In the showcase body 3, an opening 6 is formed on the upper surface side (the upper end side of the transparent wall 5), and a merchandise display chamber 7 is formed inside the side wall 4 a and the transparent wall 5. Cooled products are displayed in the product display chamber 7, and the displayed cooled products are cooled by cold air supplied by a cold air supply mechanism described later.

  Further, the showcase body 3 is located in the center of the showcase body 3 in the front-rear width direction and extends in the left-right width direction of the showcase body 3 to divide the product display chamber 7 into two front and rear sections. A partition wall 8 is provided.

  A straight horizontal frame 9 is fixed to the upper edge of the pair of front and rear transparent walls 5 extending in the horizontal width direction of the showcase body 3. The pair of horizontal frames 9 are opposed to each other in parallel, and between the pair of horizontal frames 9, a plurality of pieces extending in the front-rear width direction of the showcase body 3 and curved in a convex shape upward are provided. The front and rear frames 10 are fixed.

  Slide grooves (not shown) are formed in side portions facing the other front and rear frames 10 located adjacent to each other in the front and rear frames 10, and the front and rear widths of the showcase body 3 at the opening 6 are formed in these slide grooves. A slidable transparent door 11 is slidably attached so as to open and close both sides of the direction. In addition, a transparent plate 12 that extends in the lateral width direction of the showcase body 3 and covers the center portion of the showcase body 3 in the front-back width direction at the opening 6 is fixed to the upper surface of the front and rear frame 10 in a fixed position. .

  On the upper surface of the transparent plate 12, a plurality of sheet metal plates 13 arranged along the horizontal width direction of the showcase body 3 are attached with a double-sided tape. A non-cold shelf 15 having a plurality of legs 14 is detachably attached to these metal plates 13. A magnet (not shown) that is attracted to the sheet metal 13 is attached to the tip of the leg part 14 and in contact with the sheet metal 13. On the non-cold shelf 15, there are displayed non-cooled products that are related to the cooled products displayed in the product display room 7 and are desirably displayed near the cooled products. For example, when “salad” is displayed as a cooling product, “dressing” for the salad, “cup miso soup” when “bento” is displayed as a cooling product, “frozen food” as a cooling product Is displayed as a “container case” for storing frozen food before or after cooking, and “ice” as a cooling product is displayed as an uncooled product. It is displayed.

  FIG. 2 is a sectional side view showing the flat showcase 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the flat showcase 1 is composed of a pedestal portion 2 and a showcase body 3, an opening 6 is formed on the upper surface side of the showcase body 3, and a product display chamber 7 is formed inside. Has been. The merchandise display room 7 is partitioned into two front and rear sections by a central partition wall 8.

  Furthermore, as explained in FIG. 1, the transparent plate 12 with a fixed position covering the center of the opening 6 in the front-rear width direction and the both sides of the opening 6 in the front-rear width direction can be opened and closed. And a plurality of metal plates 13 attached to the upper surface of the transparent plate 12 with double-sided tape, and a non-cold shelf 15 detachably attached to the metal plate 13 using magnets. It has been. The transparent plate 12 is fixed to the upper surface of the front and rear frame 10, and the transparent door 11 is slidably attached to a slide groove formed in the front and rear frame 10. Each transparent door 11 is provided with a handle 11a for sliding operation.

  Inside the showcase main body 3, a pair of partition plates 16 disposed in positions close to the above-described central partition wall 8, the side wall portion 4 a and the transparent wall 5 and facing the central partition wall 8 in parallel, and a partition plate A deck pan 17 is provided between 16 and the central partition wall 8.

  A bottom cold air passage 18 is formed between the deck pan 17 and the bottom wall portion 4b of the heat insulation box 4, and a side cold air passage 19 is formed between the partition plate 16, the side wall portion 4a and the transparent wall 5, A central cold air passage 20 is formed inside the central partition wall 8. A cooler 21 and a blower fan 22 are provided in the bottom cool air passage 18. A compressor, a condenser, and an expansion device (none of which are shown) are connected to the cooler 21 through a pipe through which refrigerant flows. These compressor, condenser, expansion device, cooler 21, blower fan 22, and the like Thus, a cool air supply mechanism for supplying cool air into the product display chamber 7 is configured.

  In these cold air passages 18 to 20, the lower end of the side cold air passage 19 is connected to both ends of the bottom cold air passage 18, and the lower end of the central cold air passage 20 is connected to the central portion of the bottom cold air passage 18. A cold air outlet 23 is formed at the upper end of the central cold air passage 20 to blow cold air into the product display chamber 7 when the cold air supply mechanism is driven, and a cold air supply mechanism is formed at the upper end of the side cold air passage 19. A cold air inlet 24 is formed to suck in the cold air in the product display chamber 7 when is driven.

  Further, an upper cover 25 that is suspended from the front and rear frames 10 and covers the upper portion of the central cold passage 20 is provided above the central partition wall 8. An LED 26 that illuminates the inside of the commodity display chamber 7 is attached to the lower side of the upper cover 25.

  In such a configuration, by driving the cool air supply mechanism, a cool air flow as shown by an arrow in FIG. 2 is generated, and the cool air blown from the cool air outlet 23 after being cooled by the cooler 21 is the product display chamber. The cooled product displayed in the product 7 is cooled, and the cool air in the product display chamber 7 is sucked from the cool air suction port 24 and cooled again by the cooler 21.

  Since the entire opening 6 of the showcase body 3 is covered with the transparent door 11 and the transparent plate 12, it is possible to suppress the leakage of cool air from the inside of the product display chamber 7, and to save energy. .

  In this flat type showcase 1, since the non-cold shelf 15 is attached on the transparent plate 12, it is related to the cooled product displayed in the product display room 7 on the non-cold shelf 15. Uncooled goods can be displayed. That is, even when the entire opening 6 of the showcase body 3 is covered with the transparent plate 12 and the transparent door 11, a place for displaying the non-cooled product related to the cooled product displayed in the product display chamber 7 is provided. It can be secured in the vicinity of the showcase body 3. Thereby, the convenience of the customer who purchases the cooled product displayed in the product display room 7 can be improved, and the sale of the non-cooled product related to the cooled product displayed in the product display room 7 can be performed. Can be promoted.

  Further, by installing the non-cold shelf 15 on the transparent plate 12, the non-cold shelf 15 can suppress the radiant heat from the ceiling lighting of the sales floor from entering the product display room 7, thereby generating cold air. It is possible to save energy by suppressing the energy required to make it happen.

  Further, by mounting the non-cold shelf 15 on the transparent plate 12, the non-cold shelf 15 can suppress the ceiling lighting of the sales floor from being reflected on the transparent plate 12 and the transparent door 11, and the inside of the commodity display room 7 It is possible to make it easy to see the cooled products displayed on the screen without opening the transparent door 11. Thereby, the opening and closing frequency of the transparent door 11 can be reduced, and it is possible to save energy by suppressing the leakage of cold air from the product display chamber 7 that accompanies opening and closing of the transparent door 11.

  Further, since the non-cold shelf 15 is attached by attaching a sheet metal 13 made of iron plate to the upper surface of the transparent plate 12 and using a magnet for the sheet metal 13, the non-cold shelf 15 can be easily attached and detached. it can. For this reason, the non-cold shelf 15 can be removed from the transparent plate 12 as needed, and the flat showcase 1 can be easily maintained and cleaned by removing the non-cold shelf 15.

  Further, an upper cover 25 suspended from the front and rear frames 10 is provided above the central partition wall 8, and an LED 26 that illuminates the inside of the product display chamber 7 is attached to the lower side of the upper cover 25. . For this reason, even if the illuminance in the product display room 7 due to the ceiling lighting of the sales floor is lowered by attaching the non-cold shelf 15, the illuminance in the product display room 7 can be increased by the illumination from the LED 26. And since LED26 has little calorific value compared with another illuminating device, the calorific value for obtaining required illuminance can be suppressed.

  Since the electrical wiring to the LED 26 mounted on the lower side of the upper cover 25 can be wired in the central cold air passage 20 in the central partition wall 8, the mounting of the LED 26 and the electrical connection to the LED 26 are possible. Wiring can be laid afterward after delivery of the flat-type showcase 1 having no LEDs 26 to the store.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, some constituent elements may be deleted from all the constituent elements shown in the above-described embodiments, and the constituent elements according to different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flat type showcase 2 Base part 3 Showcase body 4 Insulation box 4a Side wall part 5 Transparent wall 6 Opening 7 Product display room 8 Central partition wall 9 Horizontal frame 10 Front and rear frame 11 Transparent door 11a Handle 12 Transparent plate 13 Sheet metal 14 Leg Part 15 Non-cold shelf 16 Partition plate 17 Deck pan 18 Bottom cold air passage 19 Side cold air passage 20 Central cold air passage 21 Cooler 22 Blower fan 23 Cold air outlet 24 Cold air inlet 25 Upper cover 26 LED

Claims (3)

A showcase body in which an opening is formed on the upper surface side and a product display chamber is formed inside;
A cold air supply mechanism for supplying cold air into the product display room;
A position-fixed transparent plate that covers a central portion in the front-rear width direction of the showcase body in the opening;
A slide-type transparent door that covers both sides in the front-back width direction of the showcase body in the opening so as to be openable and closable;
A non-cold shelf mounted on the transparent plate and on which uncooled goods are displayed;
A flat showcase characterized by comprising:   2. The flat showcase according to claim 1, wherein the non-cold shelf is detachably mounted on the transparent plate. 3. The flat showcase according to claim 1, wherein an LED for illuminating the product display room is provided in the product display room.

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