JP2949892B2 - Showcase merchandise display shelves - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-stage open showcase, and a product display shelf provided in a reach-in showcase with a front door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, taking a multi-stage open showcase as an example, FIGS. 7 and 8 show a conventional product display shelf and its mounting structure. First, in FIG. 7, reference numeral 1 denotes an outer box having an open front formed as a heat insulating housing, 2 denotes an inner box, 3 denotes a cool air circulation duct partitioned between the outer box 1 and the inner box 2, and 4 denotes a cooler Reference numeral 5 denotes a blower fan, and reference numeral 6 denotes a deck pan arranged at the bottom of the refrigerator. A plurality of product display shelves 7 are attached and arranged in the refrigerator vertically and horizontally as shown in FIG. That is, columns 8 with square holes are provided on the back panel 2a of the inner box 2 at predetermined intervals on the inner side of the box, and the shelf plates of the commodity display shelves 7 arranged in the same row at the top and bottom are the corners of the columns 8 It is carried across the bracket 9 inserted into the hole 8a.

[0003]

By the way, the merchandise display shelves 7 incorporated in a conventional showcase are manufactured to have a predetermined length in advance, and the merchandise display shelves 7 can be freely expanded at the shipping destination, or It cannot be reduced. On the other hand, the user of the open showcase sometimes wants to use the same product in large quantities on the same shelf to enhance the display effect. However, in the conventional shelf structure, since the size per one product display shelf is determined, it is not possible to cope with a layout change such that the display space of the product is enlarged or reduced in shelf units. Further, in the conventional shelf mounting structure, since the product display shelves 7 are cantilevered by the columns 8 fixed to the back panel 2a via the brackets 9, there is a limit to the mounting weight of the shelf boards in terms of strength, A large number of heavy goods cannot be displayed on the same shelf.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is capable of freely expanding and reducing a product display space and a layout of a product display shelf according to needs of a user at a showcase installation destination. It is intended to provide a showcase merchandise display shelf.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a commodity display shelf according to the present invention is provided with a movable column whose mounting position can be adjusted in the left-right direction at the center of a front portion of the interior of the cabinet. To support a telescopic shelf that can expand and contract in the longitudinal direction.

Further, in order to stably support the movable column in the above-mentioned configuration in an upright posture, the movable column has its upper end guided and supported by a rail erected in the upper part of the inside of the refrigerator, and anti-slip legs attached to the lower end of the column. It can be installed on the deck in the refrigerator through the seat. On the other hand, the telescopic shelf is constructed by slidably combining a shelf frame divided into two in the longitudinal direction, and the shelf is provided with mounting pins provided at both ends of the shelf frame, the hooks being pierced in a mating support member. It can be installed by inserting it into the stop hole.

[0007]

According to the above construction, each product display shelf is supported astride between the movable pillars arranged in front of the shelf and the inner wall, so that the support strength is increased as compared with the cantilever support system, and the product display shelf is mounted on the same shelf. It is also possible to stack and display large quantities of goods. In addition, by moving the movable column in the left-right direction, and expanding and contracting the product display shelf in accordance with the movement of the movable column to adjust the longitudinal dimension, the layout of the product display shelf and the display space of the product can be reduced in the showcase. Can be changed widely at the installation site.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of a product display shelf in a refrigerator and a mounting structure thereof when the open showcase is viewed from the front. That is, a plurality of upper and lower merchandise display shelves 10 are arranged side by side in a plurality of left and right rows in the interior of the showcase. The product display shelf 10 is, for example, a wire shelf, and is made as a telescopic shelf as described in detail later.
Further, on the front side of the inside of the refrigerator, there are provided a fixed support 11 which is arranged on the left and right side walls 1a of the outer box 1 and a movable support 12 which is erected in the center of the refrigerator. It is suspended and supported between the fixed support 11, the movable support 12, and the rear panel 2a. Reference numeral 13 denotes a rubber non-slip leg which also serves as a spacer attached to the lower end of the movable column 12, reference numeral 14 denotes a rail that penetrates the upper end of the movable column 12, and guides and supports the rail.
It is erected on the upper part of the inside of the refrigerator so as to straddle between a.

Next, FIGS. 2 and 3 show the detailed structure of each part.
First, the merchandise display shelf 10 has a wire shelf structure in which wire shelves (not shown) are arranged at a fine pitch on a combination of pipe shelf frames 10a and 10b divided into two in the longitudinal direction as shown in the figure. A small-diameter pipe shelf frame 10b is fitted into a large-diameter pipe shelf frame 10a in an intaglio manner and slidably connected in the longitudinal direction of arrow A,
This structure makes it possible to expand and contract in the longitudinal direction. Also, on the back side of both ends of the shelf frames 10a and 10b, mounting pins 10 made of a bar material whose front end projects forward and backward from the shelf frame.
c is welded. On the other hand, burring holes 11a and 12a for inserting the mounting pins 10c are provided on the back sides of the fixed columns 11 and the movable columns 12 so as to face the mounting pins 10c of the commodity display shelves 10 in the respective stages, and further, the rear panel 2a.
Are provided with burring holes 2b into which the mounting pins 10c are inserted at regular intervals. Reference numeral 15 denotes a mounting bracket for fixing the rear panel 2a to the side wall 1a. Also,
As shown in FIG. 3, the movable column 12 rests on the deck pan 5 via the leg seat 13 described above, and a rubber stopper 16 is pressed into the rail through hole at the upper end side from the left and right to the rail 14. Fixedly held.

In the above configuration, the commodity display shelf 10 is mounted on the fixed support column 1 on the mating side with the mounting pins 10c protruding forward and backward from the four corners.
1, are inserted into latch holes 11a, 12a and 2b formed in the movable column 12 and the back panel 2a and are supported at four points. Here, when expanding or reducing the display space for the product display shelf 10 and changing the layout, the stopper 16 shown in FIG. 3 is removed, and the movable support 12 is adjusted to the desired product display space by railing. The product display shelf 10 is hooked and supported as described above after the product display shelf 10 is moved and adjusted along arrow 14 in the direction of arrow B, and the longitudinal dimension of the product display shelf 10 is adjusted in accordance with the moving position of the movable support 12. The solid line in the drawing shows the layout when the product display shelf 10 is elongated in the longitudinal direction to expand the display space, and the chain line shows the layout when the display space is contracted in the longitudinal direction to reduce the display space.

Next, different embodiments of the present invention are shown in FIGS. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
0 is a fixed frame made of L-shaped channel material 10d
, A movable frame 10e made of a pipe slidably fitted into the fixed frame 10d, and a flexible board 10f arranged and mounted on the upper surface of each frame.

The telescopic product display shelf 10 is used by being mounted in a refrigerator as shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. That is, in the example of FIG. 5, the fixed frames 10d of the product display shelves 10 arranged in a plurality of upper and lower stages are supported by the pillars 17 erected at the center front of the refrigerator, and in this state, the movable frame 10e is moved relative to the fixed frame 10d. By moving the product in and out in the direction of the arrow, it is possible to change the exhibition space by expanding or reducing the shelf area for placing products. In the example of FIG. 6, for each of the product display shelves 10 arranged in the left and right rows in the storage, the fixed frame 10 d is fixed in the storage, and the ends of the movable frame 10 e are attached to both sides of the movable support 12. In this state, the movable support 12
(A) or (b) as shown in FIG. 7A or FIG. 9B, the product display shelves 1 in each of the left and right rows are driven accordingly.
0 expands and contracts, and the product display space and layout change.

Although the illustrated embodiment has been described with reference to a product display shelf of an open showcase, it is needless to say that the embodiment can be similarly applied to a product display shelf of a reach-in showcase with a front door.

[0014]

As described above, the merchandise display shelf of the showcase according to the present invention has the following effects. That is, by adjusting the position of the movable support in the left-right direction and adjusting the length of the product display shelves in accordance with the movement, the display space and layout of each product display shelf provided in the refrigerator are changed to the showcase. The user at the installation site can freely and widely change and respond to diversification of product displays. In addition, since the pillars standing in front of the shelf of the product display shelf carry a part of the shelf load, the support strength is increased compared to the conventional cantilever type support structure, and a large number of products can be stacked and displayed on the shelf It is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an assembly configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention incorporated in an open showcase.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a product display shelf and its mounting structure in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a support structure diagram of a movable support in FIG. 1;

4A and 4B are structural views of a product display shelf showing different embodiments of the present invention, wherein FIG. 4A is an external perspective view and FIG. 4B is a sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a structural view of supporting the product display shelf shown in FIG.

6 is a diagram showing another supporting structure of the product display shelf shown in FIG. 4, which is different from FIG. 5; FIGS.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the interior of an open showcase incorporating a conventional product display shelf.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the product display shelf in FIG. 7 and its mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a Showcase side wall 2a Back panel in warehouse 10 Commodity display shelf 10a Pipe shelf frame 10b Pipe shelf frame 10c Mounting pin 10d Fixed frame 10e Movable frame 11 Fixed strut 12 Movable strut 13 Leg support 14 Support rail

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A 62-73736 (JP, U) JP 2-45032 (JP, U) JP 1-51442 (JP, U) JP 1-J 22594 (JP, Y2) Jikken 49-30568 (JP, Y1) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A47F 3/00-5/16 A47B 96/00-96/14 F25D 25/02

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A product display shelf of a showcase arranged in an upper and lower tier and arranged in a warehouse, wherein a mounting position can be adjusted in a horizontal direction at a center of a front portion of the interior, and an upper end is erected in an upper portion of the interior. A telescopic shelf that guides and supports a rail and that is provided on a deck inside the warehouse via a non-slip leg seat attached to the lower end, and is capable of extending and contracting in a longitudinal direction on the movable strut of the movable strut. A product display shelf for a showcase, characterized by supporting: 2. An article display shelf according to claim 1, wherein said telescopic shelf is constructed by slidably combining a shelf frame divided in two in a longitudinal direction, and mounting pins are provided at both ends of said shelf frame. A product display shelf for a showcase, wherein the shelf is supported at a predetermined position by inserting a pin into a latch hole of a counterpart support member.