JP2017077282A - Show case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an insect from landing on a sign board arranged on an upper side of a show case body and to be illuminated.SOLUTION: A show case 1 includes: a show case body 3 having a merchandise display chamber 5 inside and having an opening 6 in a front surface; a door 9 to be movable between a closing position for closing the opening 6 and an open position for opening the opening 6; and a sign board 10 arranged on the upper side of the show case body 3 on a front surface side and to be illuminated. The show case also includes: a fan 13 arranged on the upper side of the show case body 3; and a blow passage 16 for allowing air to be blown by the fan 13 to be blown downward along a front surface of the sign board 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase that is used in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store and has a door that can be opened and closed.

  Conventionally, in stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, as a showcase for displaying products, an opening for putting in and out products is provided on the front side of the showcase body, and a type having a door for opening and closing the opening is used. ing. Among such showcases, there is a signboard that is illuminated at the top of the showcase body and displays products displayed on the signboard or displays various kinds of information (see below). Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-300028 A

  However, when a sign board is provided as described in Patent Document 1, when an insect enters the store, the insect is attracted to the illuminated sign board. In particular, in order to make the sign board stand out, the insect attracts more noticeably when it is illuminated brighter than in-store lighting.

  If the insect attracted to the sign board is stopped on the sign board, it will be uncomfortable for the customer. Further, when insects are stopped on the sign board, the insects are unsanitary because they are easily attracted by the smell of the products displayed when the door is opened and enter the product display room.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a showcase that can prevent insects from stopping on an illuminated sign board provided at the top of the showcase body. Is to provide.

  The showcase according to the present invention includes a showcase body having a product display chamber therein and an opening on the front surface, a door movable to a closing position for closing the opening and an opening position for opening the opening, A signboard provided on the front side upper part of the showcase body and illuminated, a fan disposed on the upper part of the showcase body and air blown by the fan on the surface of the signboard And a blowing path that blows downward along the line.

  Further, in the aforementioned showcase, a fan case for housing the fan is provided, a suction port for sucking air blown by the fan is provided in the fan case, and a filter is provided in the suction port. Is desirable.

  In the showcase described above, it is preferable that the air blown out along the surface of the sign board flows downward along the front surface of the door located at the closed position.

  In the above showcase, it is preferable that the fan is started when the sign board is illuminated and stopped when the sign board is illuminated.

  In the showcase according to the present invention, since the air blown by the fan passes through the blowing path and blows downward along the surface of the sign board, even if there is an insect attracted by the brightness of the sign board, Stops on the sign board. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the customer from feeling uncomfortable because the insects have stopped on the sign board. Further, when the door is opened, the insects that have stopped on the sign board can enter the product display room. Can be prevented.

  In addition, since the air blown by the fan is clean air from which dust and dirt have been removed by the filter, even if the air blown by the fan enters the product display room when the door is opened, the dust and dust are not collected. It is possible to prevent entry into the product display room.

  In addition, since the air blown by the fan and blown out along the surface of the sign board flows along the front surface of the door located at the closed position, it functions as an air curtain that covers the opening when the door is opened. Thus, when the door is opened, it is possible to prevent dust and dirt in the store from entering the product display room.

  In addition, since the fan is started when the sign board is turned on and stopped when the sign board is illuminated, it is possible to prevent the fan from being forgotten to be started or stopped.

It is a section side view showing the showcase of one embodiment of the present invention.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view showing a showcase 1, and the showcase 1 has a base 2 and a showcase body 3 placed on the base 2.

  The showcase main body 3 has an outer peripheral wall 4 made of a heat insulating material having a U-shaped cross section, a product display chamber 5 is provided inside the outer peripheral wall 4, and an opening 6 is provided in front of the outer peripheral wall 4. ing. A mounting plate 7 is provided in the inner part of the product display chamber 5, and a plurality of upper and lower product display shelves 8 are mounted on the mounting plate 7. The showcase body 3 is provided with a door 9 that can be rotated between an open position for opening the opening 6 and a closed position for closing the opening 6.

  A sign board 10 is provided at the upper part on the front side of the showcase main body 3, and on the sign board 10, information about products displayed in the product display room 5 and various guidance texts are displayed. The sign board 10 is provided in an overhang state in which the upper side protrudes toward the front side.

  The sign board 10 is formed of a translucent member, and a lamp 11 is disposed on the back side of the sign board 10. When the lamp 11 is turned on, the light from the lamp 11 passes through the sign board 10 and illuminates the sign board 10.

  A fan case 12 is provided on the top of the showcase body 3, and a fan 13 is accommodated in the fan case 12. The fan case 12 is provided with a suction port 14 through which air blown by the fan 13 is sucked into the fan case 12, and the suction port 14 is provided with a filter 15 for capturing dust and dirt in the air. .

  Further, in the fan case 12, an air supply path 16 is provided for blowing air blown by the fan 13 downward from the upper end side of the sign board 10 along the surface of the sign board 10. The air blown downward along the surface of the sign board 10 from the front end opening 16a of the blower path 16 flows downward along the front surface of the door 9 located at the closed position.

  The showcase 1 is provided with a change-over switch (not shown) for switching on / off the lamp 11 that illuminates the sign board 10, and the fan 13 is turned on / off in accordance with the on / off of the change-over switch. It has come to be. That is, the fan 13 is started by turning on the lamp 11, and the fan 13 is stopped by turning off the lamp 11.

  In such a configuration, when the fan 13 is driven, air in the store is sucked into the fan case 12 from the suction port 14 as indicated by an arrow, and the air sucked into the fan case 12 is indicated by an arrow. In this way, the air flows through the air passage 16 and is blown out from the front end side opening 16a. Here, since dust and dirt are trapped by the filter 15 from the air sucked into the fan case 12, clean air that does not contain dust and dirt blows out from the front end side opening 16 a of the air blowing path 16. Will be.

  The air blown out from the front end side opening 16a flows downward along the surface of the sign board 10 from the upper end side of the sign board 10, and further flows downward along the front surface of the door 9 located at the closed position.

  For this reason, even when the insect that has entered the store is attracted to the surface side of the sign board 10 due to the brightness of the sign board 10, the insect is caused to flow in the sign board 10 by the flow of air blown out from the tip opening 16a. Stopped on the surface. Thereby, since insects have stopped on the surface of the sign board 10, it is possible to prevent the customer from feeling uncomfortable. Furthermore, when the door 9 is opened to purchase a product, it is possible to prevent insects that have stopped on the sign board 10 from entering the product display room 5.

  Further, the air blown by the fan 13 and blown out from the front end opening 16 a is clean air from which dust and dirt have been removed by the filter 15. For this reason, even if a part of the air blown out from the front end opening 16 a enters the product display chamber 5 when the door 9 is opened, dust and dust do not enter the product display chamber 5 together with the air.

  Further, since the air blown out from the front end opening 16a along the surface of the sign board 10 flows downward along the front surface of the door 9 located at the closed position, this air is opened when the door 9 is opened. It will function as an air curtain that covers. Thereby, when the door 9 is opened, it is possible to prevent dust and dirt in the store from entering the product display room 5.

  Further, since the fan 13 is started when the lamp 11 is turned on and stopped when the lamp 11 is turned off, the fan 13 can be driven only during business hours of the store. As a result, the insects stop on the sign board 10 to forget to drive the fan 13 during the business hours of the store where the lamp 11 is lit, or the fan 13 is turned off even after the store is closed. It is possible to prevent waste of power consumption by driving.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Showcase 2 Base 3 Showcase main body 4 Outer peripheral wall 5 Commodity connection room 6 Opening 7 Mounting plate 8 Commodity display shelf 9 Door 10 Sign board 11 Lamp 12 Fan case 13 Fan 14 Suction port 15 Filter 16 Air supply path 16a Front end opening Part

Claims (4)

A showcase body having a product display chamber inside and having an opening on the front surface, a door movable to a closing position for closing the opening and an open position for opening the opening, and an upper front side of the showcase body In a showcase having a signboard provided and illuminated,
A fan disposed at the top of the showcase body;
A blowing path that blows down the air blown by the fan along the surface of the sign board; and
A showcase characterized by comprising:   The fan case which accommodates the said fan is provided, The suction port in which the air ventilated by the said fan is sucked in is provided in this fan case, The filter is provided in this suction port. Showcase.   The showcase according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the air blown along the surface of the sign board flows downward along the front surface of the door located at the closed position.   The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the fan is started when the sign board is illuminated and stopped when the sign board is illuminated.

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