JP2019122599A - Show case - Google Patents

Abstract

To fully secure an opening area of a slit while aiming at improving the strength of a guide member.SOLUTION: Inside the show case body 1, there are included: a storage chamber 4 which is installed in a manner facing a front opening 1a; a product placing shelf 10 which is installed in a plurality of tires along the vertical direction in the storage chamber 4; and a guide member 40 which is provided in the product placing shelf 10 in a manner that a slit S is formed between the guide member and the front end part of the product placing shelf 10, and which allows air blown off from an outlet 3b that opens in the front upper part of the storage chamber 4 to pass through the slit S and to be sucked in an inlet 3a that opens in the front lower part of the storage chamber 4. The guide member 40 is provided with: a pair of left and right front extension parts 41 which are installed in a manner protruding forward from the front end part of the product placing shelf 10; and a connection part 42 which is installed in a manner connecting the front end parts mutually of the front extension parts 41 and which is attached with a guide plate 42a protruding upward from the product placing surface of the product placing shelf 10. The front extension part 41 and the connection part 42 are composed of a metallic rod-like member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase, and more particularly, to a showcase for maintaining and storing a product at a desired temperature state.

  Conventionally, the following is known as a showcase for storing and storing a product at a desired temperature state. A plurality of product placement racks are provided along the vertical direction in a storage room inside a case main body having a front opening on the front surface, and the products are placed on the shelf boards in the respective product placement racks. Further, an air passage through which the air inside the storage chamber sucked through the suction port opened in the lower front of the storage chamber passes is formed at a location inside the case main body and outside the storage chamber, and this air passage There is an evaporator installed on the The air passing through the air passage is cooled by the evaporator and then blown out to the storage chamber through the outlet opening at the front upper portion of the storage chamber. An air blown out from the blowout port is sucked into the suction port, passes through the air passage, and circulates through the storage chamber and the air passage, so that the showcase can set the desired product placed on the product placement shelf. Keep in temperature and store.

  In such a showcase, a shelf guide plate in which a slit is formed is attached to the front end of the shelf plate in each product placement shelf, and the air blown out from the blowout port passes through the slit so that cold air leaks. The reduction has been attempted (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2011-167384, A

  By the way, the shelf guide plate constituting the showcase is formed by bending a thin metal plate, etc., and includes a front extension portion extending forward from the front end portion of the shelf plate, and a front extension portion of the front extension portion. And an upper extending portion extending upward from the extending end portion. A plurality of slits are formed in the front extending portion along the width direction of the shelf board.

  In a showcase having such a shelf guide plate, the shelf guide plate is configured by bending a thin metal plate, so that when a product placed on the shelf plate is taken out, it abuts on the upper extending portion etc. There was a risk of deformation. Moreover, in order to keep the strength at a certain size, there is also a limitation on the formation area of the slit in the front extending part, and there is a possibility that the opening area of the slit can not be sufficiently secured.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a showcase capable of sufficiently securing the opening area of the slit while improving the strength of the guide member in view of the above-mentioned situation.

  In order to achieve the above object, the showcase according to the present invention is provided with a storage chamber provided inside the case main body in such a manner as to face the front opening of the case main body, and a plurality of stages along the vertical direction in the storage chamber. A slit is formed between the stored product placement rack and the front end portion of the product placement rack, and the product is provided on the product placement rack and blown out from a blowout opening in the front upper portion of the storage chamber And a guide member which allows the sucked air to be sucked into the suction port which is open to the lower front of the storage chamber through the slit, and the desired temperature state of the commodity placed on the commodity placing shelf In the showcase stored and maintained, the guide member is provided with a pair of left and right front extension parts provided to project forward from the front end part of the product placement shelf, and the front end part of the front extension part Provided in a manner to connect And a connecting portion attached with a guide plate which protrudes above the product mounting surface of the product mounting shelf, and the front extending portion and the connecting portion are made of metal rod members. I assume.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the showcase, the front extending portion and the connecting portion are configured by bending one rod-like member having a cylindrical shape.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the showcase, the front extending portion is provided in a mode of projecting forward from left and right end portions of a front end portion of the product mounting shelf.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the showcase described above, the guide member includes a reinforcing portion having one end attached to the front end portion of the product placement shelf between the front extending portions and the other end joined to the connecting portion. The reinforcing portion is formed of a metal rod-like member.

  According to the present invention, the guide member is provided in such a manner as to couple the front end portions of the front extending portions with the pair of left and right front extending portions provided in a mode of projecting forward from the front end portion of the product placement shelf And a connecting portion attached with a guide plate projecting above the product mounting surface of the product mounting shelf, and the front extension portion and the connecting portion are made of metal rod members, so Thus, the strength can be improved and the opening area of the slit can be made sufficiently large as compared with the metal thin plate. Therefore, it is effective in the ability to fully secure the opening area of a slit, aiming at improvement of intensity of a guide member.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view showing a showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a commodity placement shelf of the showcase shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the main part of the product placement rack shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the front frame portion and the guide member shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a showcase according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view showing a showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention. The showcase illustrated here is for storing the product in the case main body 1 in a state of being maintained at a desired temperature. In addition, below, it illustrates about the showcase which kept the goods in the inside of the case main body 1 at desired cooling temperature, and was accommodated.

  The case main body 1 is a heat insulating housing having a front opening 1a on the front surface, and has a partition wall 2 inside thereof. The partition wall 2 partitions the inside of the case main body 1 back and forth, constitutes the duct 3 on the rear side, and constitutes the storage room 4 on the front side.

  The duct 3 has a suction port 3a opened at the lower front of the storage chamber 4 and a blowout port 3b opened at the upper front of the storage chamber 4, and the circulation fan F and the evaporator 5 are provided therein. Have. The suction port 3 a and the blowout port 3 b of the duct 3 are provided to face each other through the front opening 1 a of the case main body 1. The circulation fan F is rotationally driven by the motor M and sucks the air of the outside (storage chamber 4) from the suction port 3a into the duct 3 while blowing out the air of the duct 3 from the blowout port 3b to the outside (storage room 4) It works. The evaporator 5 is an endothermic element of a cooling device configured with a compressor, a condenser and an expansion mechanism, which is not shown in the figure, and functions to cool the air passing inside the duct 3.

  The storage room 4 is a space for storing goods, and as shown in FIG. 2, a pair of left and right shelf posts 6 are provided on both sides of the partition wall 2. The shelf support 6 is disposed along the vertical direction over the entire height of the storage room 4. A plurality of locking holes 6a are provided on the front surface of each shelf support 6 at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction.

  A plurality of product placement shelves 10 are provided between the shelf posts 6. The product placement rack 10 is configured to include a pair of left and right shelf receivers 20 and a shelf board 30, and by supporting the left and right shelf receivers 20 on the shelf support 6, as shown in FIG. It arranges in the storage chamber 4 of the main body 1 along the up-down direction. In the following, for the components of the commodity placement shelf 10 and the elements attached to the commodity placement shelf 10, for convenience, the respective directions are specified in a state of being attached to the case main body 1.

  The shelf holder 20 is a conventionally known one provided with a bracket 21 and a support member and the like, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The pair of left and right shelf receivers 20 are attached in such a manner as to project forward from the front surface of the shelf support 6 by inserting the locking claws 21 a of the bracket 21 into the locking holes 6 a of the shelf support 6 and engaging them. . Further, the rack receivers 20 are connected by a connecting member 12 whose rear end portions extend in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the shelf board 30 includes a shelf board frame 31 and a placement board 32. The shelf frame 31 has a rectangular shape formed by framing the front frame portion 311, the rear frame portion 312, and the pair of left and right side frame portions 313 made of a metal material four times. Have.

  The mounting plate 32 is a plate-like member having a rectangular shape. The mounting plate 32 is attached to the upper surface of the shelf board frame 31 in a manner to close the rectangular opening 314 of the shelf board frame 31. The upper surface of the placement plate 32 constitutes a commodity placement surface for placing a commodity.

  Such a shelf plate 30 is disposed so as to be bridged to the pair of left and right shelf receivers 20 by attaching the front lower portion of the side frame portion 313 constituting the shelf board frame 31 to a part of the shelf receiver 20 respectively. The product placement shelf 10 is configured.

  The guide member 40 is attached to the goods mounting shelf 10 comprised in this way. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the guide member 40 is attached to a front frame portion 311 that constitutes the front end of the product placement rack 10. Here, before describing the details of the guide member 40, the configuration of the front frame portion 311 will be described. The front frame portion 311 has a front frame main portion 311 a and a front frame cover portion 311 b which are formed by bending a steel plate or the like.

  The front frame main portion 311a is a front end face constituting portion 311a1 that constitutes the front end face of the product placement rack 10, and a bottom face constituting portion that extends rearward in a manner inclining gradually downward from the lower end of the front end face constituting portion 311a1. And 311a2 and a rear portion 311a3 extending upward from the rear end of the bottom surface portion 311a2, wherein the front end surface portion 311a1, the bottom surface portion 311a2, and the rear portion 311a3 are integrally continuous. It consists of

  The front frame cover portion 311b includes an upper surface component 311b1 to which the mounting plate 32 is attached, a rear surface component 311b2 extending downward from a rear end of the upper surface component 311b1, and a front end of the upper surface component 311b1. It has a forward portion 311b3 extending in a further downward direction and then extending in a gradually downward direction toward the rear, and the upper surface component portion 311b1, the rear surface component portion 311b2 and the front portion 311b3 are integrally continuous. It is configured by doing.

  In the front frame cover portion 311b, the rear surface configuration portion 311b2 is disposed on the rear side of the rear portion 311a3 of the front frame main portion 311a, and the front portion 311b3 is disposed on the rear side of the front surface configuration portion of the front frame main portion 311a. The front frame portion 311 is configured by covering the upper opening portion of the front frame main portion 311 a in a manner as described above.

  The guide member 40 includes a front extending portion 41, a connecting portion 42, and a reinforcing portion 43. The front extending portion 41 is a pair of left and right, and is inserted into the attachment holes 311d formed in the left and right end portions of the front end surface constituting portion 311a1 of the front frame main portion 311a and engaged with the front frame main portion 311a. Thus, they are provided in such a manner as to project forward than the front end face constituting portion 311a1.

  The connecting portion 42 is an elongated portion extending along the left-right direction, and is provided in such a manner as to connect the front end portions of the front extending portion 41 with each other. That is, the connecting portion 42 is spaced forward from the front frame main portion 311a (the front frame portion 311), and a gap is formed between the connecting portion 42 and the front end face constituting portion 311a1. A guide plate 42 a is attached to the connecting portion 42.

  The guide plate 42a is formed by bending a steel plate, for example, and is a long plate-like member whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction. The length in the longitudinal direction of the guide plate 42a is slightly larger than the length in the longitudinal direction (left and right direction) of the connecting portion 42, and the left and right end portions project outward from the left and right end portions of the connecting portion 42 in the left and right direction. . Such a guide plate 42a is attached to the connecting portion 42, for example, by welding or the like, and the upper end portion of the guide plate 42a protrudes above the product placement surface (placement plate 32) of the product placement shelf 10.

  Such a front extending portion 41 and the connecting portion 42 are configured by bending one metal rod-like member having a cylindrical shape. That is, the front extending portion 41 and the connecting portion 42 are integrally and continuously configured.

  A plurality of (three in the illustrated example) reinforcing portions 43 are provided, and are configured by metal rod-like members. The front end portions of these reinforcing portions 43 are joined to the connecting portion 42 by welding or the like at predetermined intervals between the front extending portions 41. And these reinforcement parts 43 are inserted in the support hole 311e provided at a predetermined interval between the two attachment holes 311d in the front end face constituting part 311a1 of the front frame main part 311a to the front frame main part 311a. By being engaged, the rear end portion is attached to the product placement rack 10.

  In the guide member 40 having such a configuration, a space surrounded by the front end surface configuration portion 311a1 (the front end surface of the product placement rack 10), the front extension portion 41, and the connecting portion 42 is It is divided to form a plurality (four in the illustrated example) of slits S.

  In the showcase having the above configuration, when the circulating fan F is driven in a state where the cooling device is operating, the air sucked into the duct 3 from the suction port 3a is cooled by the evaporator 5, and then the blowout port After being blown out from 3 b and passing through the slits S of the guide members 40 attached to the respective product placing racks 10, they are again sucked into the duct 3 from the suction port 3 a. During this time, in the storage chamber 4 of the case body 1, it is cooled by the air blown out from the outlet 3b of the duct 3 or the air discharged from the discharge port (not shown) of the partition wall 2, The goods placed on the shelf 10 can be stored in a state of being maintained at a desired cooling temperature.

  Moreover, since the guide member 40 allows the air blown out from the air outlet 3b to pass through the slit S and be sucked into the air inlet 3a, the air (cool air) cooled by the evaporator 5 has a front opening. It is possible to reduce the occurrence of so-called cold air leakage which leaks to the outside of the case body 1 through 1a.

  As described above, according to the showcase of the embodiment of the present invention, the guide member 40 is provided in such a manner as to project forward than the front end face configuration portion 311a1 (the front end portion of the product placement shelf 10). A pair of left and right front extending portions 41, and a connecting portion 42 provided in such a manner as to connect the front end portions of the front extending portions 41 with each other and having a guide plate 42a protruding upward from the product mounting surface , And the front extension portion 41 and the connection portion 42 are configured by bending one metal rod-like member forming a cylindrical shape, compared to the conventional configuration made of a metal thin plate, The strength can be improved, and furthermore, the opening area of the slit S can be made sufficiently large. Therefore, the opening area of the slit S can be sufficiently secured while the strength of the guide member 40 is improved.

  Moreover, when a slit is formed by cutting a thin metal plate as in the prior art, there is a possibility that dust etc. may be accumulated at a location other than the slit formation portion, but the front extending portion 41 and the connecting portion 42 bend the rod-like member Since this is done, it is possible to reduce the number of places where dust and the like accumulate and to reduce the number of regular cleanings for removing dust and the like.

  According to the above-described showcase, the guide member 40 includes the reinforcing portion 43 having one end attached to the front end of the product placement shelf 10 between the front extending portions 41 and the other end joined to the connecting portion 42. Since the portion 43 is formed of a metal rod-like member, the strength of the guide member 40 itself can be improved while the strength of the reinforcing portion 43 itself is improved. In particular, when the separation distance between the pair of left and right front extension parts 41 is large and the extension length of the connection part 42 is large, the strength can be remarkably improved.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made.

  In the embodiment described above, the front extension portion 41 and the connection portion 42 are configured by bending one metal rod member, but in the present invention, the front extension portion 41 and the rear extension portion are respectively It may be separately formed of rod-like members and be joined to each other by welding or the like.

  In the embodiment described above, the rod-like members constituting the front extending portion 41 and the connecting portion 42 have a cylindrical shape, but the present invention is not limited to the cylindrical shape, and may have a cylindrical shape. And may have a polygonal prism shape.

  In the embodiment described above, the guide member 40 is configured to include not only the front extending portion 41 and the connecting portion 42 but also the reinforcing portion 43. However, in the present invention, the guide member includes the front extending portion and the connecting portion. It may be configured, and may not have a reinforcing portion.

  In the embodiment described above, the front extending portion 41 constituting the guide member 40 is provided in such a manner as to project forward from the left and right end portions of the front end surface configuration portion 311a1 (the front end portion of the product placement shelf 10). In the present invention, the location is not particularly limited as long as it protrudes forward from the front end of the product placement shelf. Therefore, the guide member does not have to be singular, and a plurality of guide members may be provided at the front end of the product placement rack along the left-right direction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 1a Front opening 3 Duct 3a Suction port 3b Air outlet 4 Storage room 10 Product placement shelf 20 Shelf support 21 Bracket 30 Shelf plate 31 Shelf board frame 32 Placement plate 40 Guide member 41 Front extension part 42 Connection part 42a Guide Plate 43 Reinforcement S Slit

Claims (4)

A storage chamber provided inside the case body in such a manner as to face the front opening of the case body;
A plurality of product placement shelves provided in the storage room along the vertical direction;
An air blown out from an outlet, which is provided on the product placement shelf in a mode in which a slit is formed between the product placement shelf and the front end portion of the product placement shelf, and which opens at a front upper portion of the storage chamber passes through the slit And a guide member which allows suction into the suction port opened at the front lower part of the storage chamber, and the showcase placed for storing the product placed on the product placement shelf in a desired temperature state In
The guide member is
A pair of left and right front extending portions provided in a mode of projecting forward from the front end portion of the product placement rack;
A connecting portion provided in such a manner as to connect the front end portions of the front extending portion with each other, and having a guide plate attached above the product mounting surface of the product mounting shelf.
The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the front extending portion and the connecting portion are formed of metal rod members.   The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the front extension portion and the connection portion are configured by bending one rod-like member having a cylindrical shape.   The showcase according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front extending portion is provided in such a manner as to project forward from both left and right end portions of a front end portion of the product placement rack. The guide member includes a reinforcing portion having one end attached to the front end portion of the product placement shelf between the front extending portions and the other end joined to the connecting portion.
The showcase according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reinforcing portion is formed of a metal rod-like member.

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