JP2020010833A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

To facilitate work of changing a height level of a shelf board.SOLUTION: A showcase is formed with a merchandise display shelf 10 which comprises: bracket members 12 supported in a forward extending form by being engaged, via engaging members 11, with shelf support pillars 7 erected in a storage chamber 4 of a case body 1; and a shelf board 14 supported on the bracket members 12 and having a top face to mount merchandises on. The engaging member 11 supports the bracket member 12 movably in the vertical direction. The engaging member 11 is supported by engaging pieces 111 formed in a backward projecting form being inserted into arbitrary engaging holes 7a formed at a prescribed interval in the vertical direction on the front face of the shelf support pillar 7, allows approach of an engaging projection 121 formed at the bracket member 12, and preferably includes irregularly shaped bearing holes 112 having engaging marginal parts 112a at a plurality of height levels and engaging the engaging projection 121.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase, and more particularly, to an improvement of a showcase that is installed in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store and includes a product mounting shelf for mounting products inside a case body. .

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, a showcase in which sales products are stored in a case main body in a state of being mounted on a product mounting shelf is often used.

  The product placement shelf is configured to include a bracket member and a shelf board. The bracket member is provided on the rear side of the storage chamber of the case main body with a locking post formed at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction, and a locking piece of the bracket is inserted into the predetermined locking hole. It is a pair of right and left supported by a support. Slide rails are fastened to these bracket members via fastening members such as screws.

  The shelf plate has a rectangular flat plate shape in which the upper surface forms a mounting surface on which products are mounted, and is fastened to a slide rail fastened to each bracket member via a fastening member such as a screw. Thus, it is erected so as to straddle between these slide rails. Such a shelf board is slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the bracket member (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-167384 A

  By the way, in the above-described showcase, the height level of the shelf plate may be changed when displaying a replenishment product on the mounting surface of the shelf plate or displaying a new product at the turn of the season. is there. In such a case, the change in the height level is slight, but it is necessary to separate the locking piece of the bracket member from the locking hole of the shelf support and insert it into another locking hole. Considering that the length in the left-right direction is large, the operation of changing the height level of the shelf board has been extremely complicated for the operator.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a showcase that can easily change the height level of a shelf board.

  In order to achieve the above object, the showcase according to the present invention is configured such that the showcase is extended forward by being engaged via an engaging member with a shelf support standing upright in a storage chamber of the case body. A showcase comprising a product mounting shelf including a supported bracket member, and a shelf supported by the bracket member and mounting a product on an upper surface, wherein the engaging member includes the bracket The member is supported so as to be movable in the vertical direction.

  Further, in the showcase according to the present invention, in the showcase, the engaging member may have an engaging piece formed in a manner protruding rearward, and an arbitrary engaging hole formed at predetermined intervals in a vertical direction on a front surface of the shelf support. And a plurality of height-level locking edges that are supported by the shelf post, allow the locking projection formed on the bracket member to enter, and lock the locking projection. And a support hole having a different shape.

  The present invention also provides the showcase, wherein the bracket members are provided as a pair of left and right parts so as to be separated from each other, and the locking protrusions are formed so as to protrude in directions approaching each other. The members are provided between the bracket members and connected to each other.

  According to the present invention, the engaging member constituting the product mounting shelf supports the bracket member movably in the vertical direction, so that the shelf supported by the bracket member can be moved in the vertical direction. There is no need to detach the components of the product mounting shelf from the support. Therefore, there is an effect that the work of changing the height level of the shelf can be facilitated.

FIG. 1 is a sectional side view showing a showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing one product mounting shelf shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of one product mounting shelf shown in FIG. 1 in an exploded manner. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the engagement member shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of the product mounting shelf shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of the product mounting shelf shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the product mounting shelf shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of the product mounting shelf 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 sectional side view showing a showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention. The showcase illustrated here is one in which merchandise to be sold is stored in the case body 1 in a store such as a convenience store. In the present embodiment, a refrigerated showcase for storing refrigerated products is particularly illustrated.

  That is, in this showcase, by providing the back plate 2 inside the case body 1, the ventilation duct 3 is formed between the back plate 2 and the rear wall 1a of the case body 1, and at the front of the back plate 2 The storage room 4 is constituted. Inside the ventilation duct 3, an evaporator 5 and a blowing fan 6 are arranged. The evaporator 5 forms a refrigeration cycle together with a condensing unit (not shown) and exchanges heat with the passing air. In this showcase, when the condensing unit and the blower fan 6 (not shown) are driven, the air that has passed through the evaporator 5 is circulated and supplied to the storage room 4 through the ventilation duct 3, and the storage room 4 is maintained at a desired refrigeration temperature. Will be done.

  The case body 1 is formed in a box shape having an opening (hereinafter, also referred to as a front opening) 1b on the front surface, and includes a plurality of product storage shelves 10 in the storage room 4. Since the product placing shelves 10 in each stage of the storage room 4 have the same configuration, one product placing shelf 10 will be described below.

  2 and 3 each show one of the product mounting shelves 10 shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the shelf. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the product placement shelf 10 includes an engagement member 11, a bracket member 12, a support member 13, and a shelf board 14.

  The engaging members 11 are disposed so as to protrude forward from the shelf posts 7 attached to the left and right front surfaces of the back plate 2. That is, the engagement members 11 are a pair of left and right members arranged in the storage chamber 4 inside the case main body 1 so as to be separated from each other. In the following, for convenience, the directions in which the two engaging members 11 approach each other will be referred to as the inside, and the directions away from each other will be referred to as the outside.

  The engagement member 11 is a flat member formed from a sheet metal or the like. Each of the engagement members 11 has a plurality of locking pieces 111 protruding rearward at the respective rear end portions. These locking pieces 111 can be arbitrarily inserted into locking holes 7 a provided on the front surface of the shelf support 7. When the locking piece 111 is inserted into the locking hole 7 a, the rear end portion of the engaging member 11 comes into contact with the front surface of the shelf support 7, and the engaging member 11 is at an arbitrary height of the shelf support 7. And is supported in a substantially horizontal cantilevered state.

  As shown in FIG. 4, these engaging members 11 are connected at a lower end thereof by a connecting portion 15 extending along the left-right direction and are integrated. A support hole 112 is formed in such an engaging member 11. The support hole 112 is a hole having a different shape having a plurality of (three in the illustrated example) locking edge portions 112a at a height level and a communication portion 112b communicating the locking edge portions 112a with each other. .

  The bracket member 12 is a pair of left and right members formed of sheet metal or the like, and is a long member whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction. These bracket members 12 are formed such that the vertical dimension of the rear end is larger than the vertical dimension of the area on the front side of the rear end, and the inner surface of the upper side of the rear end faces inward. A projecting locking projection 121 is provided. The locking projection 121 enters the support hole 112 of the engagement member 11 from outside. That is, the support hole 112 allows the engagement protrusion 121 to enter.

  In such a bracket member 12, the locking projection 121 that has entered the support hole 112 of the engaging member 11 from the outside has one of the locking edges 112 a (the lowermost locking edge 112 a in the example of FIG. 2). The bracket member 12 is engaged with the engaging member 11 so that the rear end portion of the bracket member 12 comes into contact with the front surface of the shelf support 7 so that the bracket member 12 is supported in a substantially horizontal cantilever state. You.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an outer component 161 of the slide mechanism 16 is attached to the inner surface of the bracket member 12. The slide mechanism 16 is conventionally known, and allows the inner component 162 constituting the slide mechanism 16 to slide in the front-rear direction with respect to the outer component 161.

  The support member 13 is formed of a sheet metal or the like, and is formed by integrally molding the side wall 131 and the upper wall 132 as shown in FIG. The side wall portion 131 is a long portion in which the longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction. An inner component 162 of the slide mechanism 16 is attached to an outer surface of the side wall 131. Thus, the support member 13 is slidable with respect to the bracket member 12 in the front-rear direction. The upper wall portion 132 is a horizontally extending portion extending outward from the upper edge of the side wall portion 131.

  The shelf board 14 has a rectangular shape whose upper surface constitutes a placement surface on which a product for sale is placed, and is formed of, for example, sheet metal. The left and right sides, the front end and the rear end of the shelf 14 are bent upward.

  The lower surface of both sides of the shelf plate 14 is joined to the upper wall portion 132 of the support member 13, whereby the shelf plate 14 is slidably mounted between the pair of left and right bracket members 12 via the slide mechanism 16 in the front-rear direction. I have.

  In the showcase having the above-described configuration, the bracket member 12 that constitutes the product mounting shelf 10 has a locking projection 121 that enters the support hole 112 of the engaging member 11 supported by the shelf support 7. The height level is determined by whether or not it is locked by the locking edge 112a, and thus the height level of the shelf 14 is also determined. That is, the height level of the shelf 14 is defined by the height level of the locking edge 112a at which the locking protrusion 121 is locked.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the height of the shelf plate 14 of the product mounting shelf 10 in a state where the locking projection 121 is locked to the lowermost locking edge 112 a is changed as follows. Can be. That is, after the locking projection 121 locked to the lowermost locking edge 112a is detached from the locking edge 112a and passed through the communication portion 112b, as shown in FIG. The height level of the shelf 14 can be changed upward by locking the locking edge portion 112a. Alternatively, after the locking projection 121 locked to the lowermost locking edge 112a is detached from the locking edge 112a and passed through the communication portion 112b, as shown in FIG. The height level of the shelf 14 can be changed further upward by locking to the locking edge 112a. As described above, the engagement member 11 supports the bracket member 12 so as to be movable in the vertical direction.

  As described above, according to the showcase of the embodiment of the present invention, the engaging member 11 constituting the product mounting shelf 10 supports the bracket member 12 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The shelf 14 supported by the member 12 can be moved in the vertical direction, and there is no need to remove the components of the product placing shelf 10 from the shelf support 7. Therefore, the work of changing the height level of the shelf 14 can be facilitated.

  According to the above showcase, since the locking projection 121 of the bracket member 12 enters the support hole 112 of the engagement member 11 from the outside, the worker can visually recognize the location of the locking projection 121. This also makes it easy to change the height level of the shelf 14.

  According to the above showcase, since the pair of left and right engaging members 11 are connected to each other by the connecting portions 15, the engaging members 11 have sufficient strength and are engaged when the locking protrusions 121 move through the support holes 112. There is no fear that the member 11 is deformed.

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

  In the above-described embodiment, the support hole 112 is formed in the engagement member 11 and the locking protrusion 121 is formed in the bracket member 12. However, in the present invention, the locking protrusion is formed in the engagement member. A support hole may be formed in the bracket member, and any form may be used as long as the engaging member supports the bracket member so as to be movable in the vertical direction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 2 Back plate 3 Ventilation duct 4 Storage room 5 Evaporator 6 Ventilation fan 7 Shelf support 7a Locking hole 10 Product mounting shelf 11 Engaging member 111 Locking piece 112 Supporting hole 112a Locking edge 112b Communication part 12 Bracket member 121 Locking protrusion 13 Support member 14 Shelf 15 Connecting part 16 Slide mechanism

Claims (3)

A bracket member supported in a manner extending forward by being engaged via an engaging member with a shelf support standing upright in the storage chamber of the case body;
A shelf supporting the bracket member, and a shelf board for placing an article on an upper surface, wherein the showcase comprises an article placing shelf,
The showcase, wherein the engagement member supports the bracket member so as to be movable in a vertical direction. The engaging member is provided on the shelf support by inserting a lock piece formed in a manner projecting rearward into an arbitrary lock hole formed at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction on the front surface of the shelf support. Supported,
It is characterized in that it has a differently shaped support hole having a plurality of height-level locking edges for allowing the locking projection formed on the bracket member to enter and locking the locking projection. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein: The bracket member is provided in a left and right pair in a manner separated from each other, and is formed in a mode in which the locking projections protrude in a direction approaching each other,
The showcase according to claim 2, wherein the engagement members are provided between the bracket members and connected to each other.

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