JP3081495B2 - Frozen / refrigerated showcase - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerated / refrigerated showcase having an opening for storing and taking out goods on the front side and a storage room for storing goods inside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a frozen / refrigerated showcase of this type, that is, a frozen showcase, a refrigerated showcase, or a refrigerated / refrigerated showcase is, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-41257.
No. (F25D11 / 00).
Such a conventional frozen / refrigerated showcase will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional freezer / refrigerated showcase. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

[0006] In FIGS. 6 and 7, an opening 2 for storing and removing goods is formed on the front surface of an open refrigerated showcase 1 as a frozen / refrigerated showcase.
A machine room 3 in which a refrigerant compressor (not shown) constituting a refrigeration cycle and the like are provided is provided below the lower part. The ceiling portion 8, the rear wall 9 of the showcase 1, and the bottom wall 10, which is a partition wall from the machine room 3, are made of a heat insulating material 1 made of a foamed synthetic resin such as hard foamed polyurethane.
1 and the like.

[0005] At an appropriate distance from the inner surface of the heat insulating material 11, a partition top plate 13, a partition wall plate 14, and a partition floor plate 15 made of a rust-proof metal plate such as a coated steel plate or stainless steel are provided. The space between the partition top plate 13, the partition wall plate 14, the partition floor plate 15 and the heat insulating material 11 serves as a cool air passage 16. In a display room 17 as a storage room surrounded by the partition top plate 13, the partition wall plate 14, and the partition floor plate 15, a plurality of product display shelves 18 are provided in multiple stages vertically. A fluorescent lamp 19 is attached to the upper part of the display room 17 and the lower surface of the product display shelf 18 to illuminate the inside of the display room 17.

[0006] A blower 20 and a cooler 21 are arranged in the cool air passage 16. Then, the cold air passage 16
Has reached the cool air discharge port 23 formed on the front side of the section top plate 13.

[0007] When the blower 20 rotates, the air in the cool air passage 16 is blown in the direction of the arrow and forcedly circulates. That is, the air blown from the blower 20 moves to the cooler 21, is cooled, rises, and is discharged from the cool air discharge port 23 into the display room 17. Then, the cool air blown out from the cool air discharge port 23 forms an air curtain on the front surface of the display room 17, that is, the product storage and takeout opening 2, and cools the inside of the display room 17. This display room 17
The air cooled inside is sucked in from the suction port 24 formed on the front side of the partition floor plate 15 and returns to the blower 20.

In the open refrigerated showcase 1,
The refrigerated items are displayed on the product display shelf 18 of the display room 17 cooled in this way.

[0009]

As described above, the products handled by the open refrigerated showcase 1 are refrigerated products, and the uncooled place other than the display room 17, for example, the upper surface of the ceiling portion 8 displays the products. It is not. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, when the product S is placed on the upper surface of the ceiling 8, the product S may drop. On the other hand, when there is a product S related to a product displayed in the display room 17, for example, when meat is displayed in the display room 17, there is a demand to display a sauce of yakiniku, and the related product is a storage room. It may be displayed in the display room 17. By the way, related products may not need to be refrigerated. Therefore, in order to effectively use the display space of the display room 17 which is a storage room, it is desired that the related product S be placed in a place other than the display room 17.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in a refrigerated / refrigerated showcase handling cooled products, displaying products that do not need to be cooled in a place other than the cooling space. It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerated / refrigerated showcase that can be used.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the frozen / refrigerated showcase (1) of the present invention, a hole () is formed on the upper surface of the front end of the ceiling (8) of the storage room (17). 3
6, 46) are formed. The leg (52) of the fall prevention member (51) is detachably inserted into the hole of the ceiling, and the fall prevention member is disposed above the front end of the ceiling of the storage room.

The upper surface of the ceiling of the storage room is a product (S)
, On the other hand, the front surface of the ceiling of the storage room is constituted by a front panel (43). There is a portion where the front end of the top plate and the rear end of the front panel overlap with an interval in the vertical direction, and a hole is formed in the portion of the front end of the top plate where the front panel overlaps. Also, a hole is formed in the front panel at a position facing the hole of the top plate. It is preferable that legs of the fall prevention member are removably inserted into the pair of upper and lower holes.

Further, the front end of the top plate has a portion that overlaps with a space below the rear end of the front panel, and the portion of the front end of the top plate where the front panel overlaps. The front end is bent downward to engage the engaging portion (56).
In some cases, a hole is formed in the front panel above an engagement portion of the top plate. The leg of the fall prevention member is removably inserted into the hole of the front panel, and the lower end of the leg is engaged with the engaging portion of the top plate.

Further, an insertion portion (52b) in which the leg of the fall prevention member is inserted into the hole when the fall prevention member is used.
And an overturn prevention portion (52a) protruding forward from the upper end of the insertion portion.

[0015]

[Operation] In the storage room of the frozen / refrigerated showcase, frozen or refrigerated items are displayed. If you want to display products related to this frozen or refrigerated product, insert the legs of the fall prevention member into the holes in the ceiling of the frozen or refrigerated showcase to prevent it from falling above the front end of the ceiling. A member is provided. Then, related products and the like are displayed on the upper surface of the ceiling. on the other hand,
When there is no need to display related products, the fall prevention member is removed from the ceiling.

Further, since the upper and lower portions of the leg of the fall prevention member are supported by the hole at the front end of the top plate and the hole of the front panel, they are supported at two points, and the leg of the fall prevention member is stabilized. Supported.

Further, when an engaging portion bent downward is formed at the front end of the top plate, the lower portion of the fall prevention member is supported by the engaging portion of the top plate.

In the case where the leg of the fall prevention member includes an insertion portion to be inserted into the hole and a fall prevention portion protruding forward from the upper end of the insertion portion, the fall prevention member may be provided. The fall prevention portion of the leg of the fall prevention member prevents the vehicle from falling over to the front side.

[0019]

[Embodiment] Next, a first embodiment of a freezing / refrigeration showcase according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a frozen / refrigerated showcase of the present invention.
It is a perspective view of the ceiling part in an Example. FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of FIG.

In the description of the first embodiment, components corresponding to the components of the conventional example shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a cool air flow path 16 is formed below the heat insulating material 11 in the ceiling portion 8 of the open refrigerated showcase 1 as a freezing / refrigerated show case. Above the top plate 33 via a load receiving spacer 31 made of resin, veneer, or the like
Has been fixed. The spacer 31 is not placed on the entire upper surface of the heat insulating material 11, but is partially disposed.
The gap between the spacers 31 is a wiring space for electric wires and the like.

The front end of a top plate 33 made of a metal plate such as an iron plate is once bent substantially vertically downward to form a vertical portion 34. At the lower end of the vertical portion 34, it is bent substantially horizontally forward again and horizontally. A portion 35 is formed. A round hole 36 is formed in the horizontal portion 35.

At the front end of the ceiling 8 of the open refrigerated showcase 1, a mounting bracket (not shown) is provided on the heat insulating material 11 so as to protrude forward. A reflector 41 is fixed to a lower portion of the mounting bracket, and a fluorescent light 19 as a light source is provided below the reflector 41.
Are arranged. On the other hand, the horizontal portion 35 of the top plate 33 is fixed to the upper part of the mounting bracket by screwing or the like. Then, the front panel 4 that covers the front of the ceiling 8
3 is detachably attached to the mounting bracket or the reflection plate 41 by appropriate means. The lower part of the front panel 43 covers the front surface of the reflection plate 41. On the other hand, the upper part of the front panel 43 is formed with a horizontal portion 44 which is substantially flush with the upper surface of the top plate 33, and the rear end of the horizontal portion 44 is bent substantially vertically to form a vertical portion of the top plate 33. A vertical portion 45 abutting on 34 is formed. A round hole 46 is formed in the horizontal portion 44 of the front panel 43. The holes 46 have substantially the same shape as the holes 36 of the top plate 33, and are arranged to face each other. In this way, the ceiling 8 is constituted by the heat insulating material 11, the top plate 33, the front panel 43, the reflection plate 41, and the like.

The wire guard 51 provided on the left and right above the front end of the ceiling portion 8 has a product support portion 51a for supporting a product, and a plurality of wire protruding portions provided downward from the product support portion 51a. Round rod-shaped legs 5
It consists of two. The wire guard 51 is removably attached to the ceiling 8 by inserting the legs 52 into the corresponding holes 46 of the front panel 43 and the holes 36 of the top plate 33.

In the open refrigerated showcase 1 configured as described above, when the related goods S corresponding to the refrigerated goods displayed in the display room 17 which is the storage room are displayed on the upper surface of the ceiling portion 8, the goods are displayed. A wire guard 51, which is a fall prevention member for preventing S from falling, is attached to the ceiling 8 to prevent the related product S from falling. On the other hand, when no object is placed on the upper surface of the ceiling 8, the wire guard 51 is attached to the ceiling 8.
Can be removed from. In this case, the ceiling 8
There is no projection on the upper surface of the, and the member for attaching the wire guard 51 does not become an obstacle.

Electrical components are arranged in a space surrounded by the front panel 43, the reflection plate 41, the heat insulating material 11 and the like, and the front panel 43 is attached and detached as described above for maintenance of the electrical components. It is freely configured. Therefore, the rear end of the front panel 43 may not be completely fixed and may be unstable. However, wire guard 5
One leg 52 is inserted into the hole 46 of the front panel 43 and the hole 36 of the top plate 33, and the rear end of the front panel 43 can be engaged with the front end of the top plate 33 by the legs 52. Therefore, the back end of the front panel 43 can be prevented from rattling.

Next, a second embodiment of the freezing / refrigeration showcase of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of a second embodiment of the freezing / refrigerated showcase of the present invention. In the description of the second embodiment, components corresponding to those of the conventional example and the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The front end of the top plate 33 of the second embodiment is different in structure from the front end of the top plate 33 of the first embodiment. In FIG. 3, the front end of the horizontal portion 35 of the top plate 33 is bent substantially vertically downward again, and the engaging portion 56 is formed to be elongated in the left-right direction. The front surface of the engaging portion 56 is located below the hole 46 of the front panel 43. The hole 36 of the first embodiment is not formed in the second embodiment. When the wire guard 51 is used, the leg 52 of the wire guard 51 is connected to the hole 46 of the front panel 43.
And the lower portion of the leg portion 52 is brought into contact with and engaged with the front surface of the engaging portion 56 of the top plate 33.

In the second embodiment, an opening such as a hole 36 is not formed in the horizontal portion 35 of the top plate 33.
Since the corners are formed by the horizontal portions 35 and the engagement portions 56, the strength is improved. In the first embodiment, the holes 46 of the front panel 43 correspond to the horizontal portions 35 of the top plate 33.
However, in the second embodiment, since the engaging portion 56 of the top plate 33 can be disposed to be elongated in the left-right direction, the position of the hole 46 in the front panel 43 in the left-right direction is appropriately changed. Can be manufactured easily.

Next, a third embodiment of the freezer / refrigerator showcase according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of a third embodiment of the freezing / refrigerated showcase of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part in a state where the wire guard of FIG. 4 has fallen. In the description of the third embodiment, components corresponding to those of the conventional example, the first embodiment, and the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the third embodiment, the wire guard 5
Reference numeral 1 denotes a product support portion 51a and a leg portion 52.
However, in the third embodiment, the leg portion 52 is bent in an L-shape, and a horizontal portion 52a projecting substantially horizontally from the lower end of the product support portion 51a to the rear side, and the horizontal portion 5a.
The insertion portion 52b is bent substantially perpendicularly from the rear end of 2a.

When the wire guard 51 is used, as shown in FIG.
Is inserted into the hole 46 of the front panel 43, and the horizontal portion 52a of the leg 52 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the horizontal portion 44 of the front panel 43. Therefore, the fall of the wire guard 51 to the front side is prevented by the horizontal portion 52a of the leg portion 52 which is a fall prevention portion.

On the other hand, when the wire guard 51 is not used, the leg portion 52 can be pulled out from the hole 46 of the front panel 43 so that the wire guard 51 can be cleared at another place, and as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the wire guard 51 can be inverted to the rear side, and the horizontal portion 52a of the leg portion 52 can be inserted into the hole 46 of the front panel 43. When the wire guard 51 falls down in this way, the product support portion 51a of the wire guard 51 is placed on the upper surface of the top plate 33,
Since it does not protrude very much above the top plate 33, there is no obstruction. Further, the labor for storing the wire guard 51 in another place can be omitted.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the present invention described in the appended claims. It is possible to make changes. Modified embodiments of the present invention will be exemplified below. (1) The fall prevention member such as the wire guard 51 is provided to be elongated over substantially the entire length of the ceiling 8 in the left-right direction. This fall prevention member can be constituted by a single fall prevention member having substantially the same length as the length of the ceiling portion 8 in the left-right direction, or can be divided into short portions.

(2) In the embodiment, the fall prevention member is constituted by the wire guard 51, but may be constituted by a plate-like member. In the embodiment,
Although the cross-sectional shape of the leg portion 52 of the fall prevention member is circular, it may be formed in another shape such as a prism.
It is necessary to change the shape of the hole 36 of the top plate 33 and the hole 46 of the front panel 43 correspondingly.

[0036]

According to the present invention, a hole is formed at the front end of the ceiling of the storage room of the freezing / refrigerated showcase,
The leg of the fall prevention member is removably inserted into the hole of the ceiling, and the fall prevention member is disposed above the front end of the ceiling of the storage room. Therefore, frozen and refrigerated goods, which are the products handled by the frozen and refrigerated showcases, can be displayed in the storage room. To
The fall prevention member prevents the fall and can be displayed safely. As a result, in the frozen / refrigerated showcase, related products and the like can be safely displayed along with the frozen / refrigerated products that are handled.

When a related product or the like is not placed on the ceiling, the fall prevention member can be removed. Moreover, since the ceiling is merely provided with a hole even when it is removed, a fitting for attaching the fall prevention member does not protrude from the upper surface of the ceiling. Therefore, even when the fall prevention member is not used, it is possible to prevent the mounting bracket and the like from protruding from the upper surface of the freezing and refrigerated showcase and becoming annoying.

When the upper and lower portions of the leg of the fall prevention member are supported by the hole at the front end of the top plate and the hole of the front panel, the leg of the fall prevention member becomes a two-point support. It is supported stably. Further, since these holes are formed in the ceiling portion and the front panel generally provided in the freezer / refrigerated showcase, there is no need to provide a separate member for forming the holes. As a result, the number of parts and the number of mounting steps are not increased, and the cost is reduced.

Further, when the engaging portion is formed on the top plate, no hole is formed in the top plate, and a corner portion is formed by bending, so that the strength of the top plate is improved. In addition, when forming a hole in the top plate, it is necessary to form the hole in the front panel so as to match the hole in the top plate. It can be freely formed in the left-right direction as appropriate. As a result, manufacturing becomes easy.

When the leg portion of the fall prevention member has an insertion portion inserted into the hole and a fall prevention portion projecting forward from the upper end of the insertion portion, the fall prevention member has The fall prevention member of the leg portion can prevent the fall prevention member from falling to the front side. Therefore, the fall prevention member can be more stably installed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first view of a frozen / refrigerated showcase of the present invention.
It is a perspective view of the ceiling part in an Example.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a second view of the frozen / refrigerated showcase of the present invention.
It is a principal part expanded sectional view of an Example.

FIG. 4 is a third view of the frozen / refrigerated showcase of the present invention.
It is a principal part expanded sectional view of an Example.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part in a state where the wire guard of FIG. 4 is overturned.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional frozen / refrigerated showcase.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 S Commodity 1 Refrigerated showcase 2 Commodity storage and retrieval opening 8 Ceiling 17 Display room (storage room) 33 Top plate 36 Hole 43 Front panel 46 Hole 51 Wire guard (fall prevention member) 52 Leg 52a Horizontal part (fall prevention) Part) 52b insertion part 56 engagement part

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A 2-44674 (JP, U) JP-A 61-145289 (JP, U) JP-A 58-39158 (JP, U) JP-A 53- 24295 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47F 3/04 F25D 23/00

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A refrigerated / refrigerated showcase having an opening for storing and removing goods on the front surface and a storage room for storing goods therein, wherein a hole is formed on an upper surface of a front end portion of a ceiling portion of the storage room. Is formed, and a fall prevention member for preventing a product placed on the upper surface of the ceiling from dropping is detachably inserted with its leg portion into the hole, whereby the front end portion of the ceiling portion of the storage room is formed. A refrigerated / refrigerated showcase, which is disposed above. 2. A refrigerated / refrigerated showcase having a product storage and take-out opening on the front surface and a storage room for storing products therein, wherein an upper surface of a ceiling portion of the storage room mounts products. The front of the ceiling of the storage room is constituted by a front panel, and the front end of the top plate and the rear end of the front panel are overlapped with an interval in the vertical direction. There is a portion, a hole is formed in a portion of the front end of the top plate where the front panel overlaps, and a hole is also formed in the front panel at a position facing the hole of the top plate. A fall prevention member for preventing a product placed on the upper surface of the ceiling from dropping is detachably inserted with its legs into the holes in the top plate and the holes in the front panel, whereby the storage room Located above the front edge of the ceiling A refrigerated / refrigerated showcase characterized by the fact that: 3. A refrigerated / refrigerated showcase having a product storage and take-out opening on a front surface and a storage room for storing products therein, wherein an upper surface of a ceiling portion of the storage room mounts products. The front part of the ceiling of the storage room is formed of a front panel, and the front end of the top plate is overlapped with a gap below the rear end of the front panel. The front end of the portion where the front panel overlaps at the front end of the top plate is bent downward to form an engagement portion, and the front panel has an engagement portion of the top plate. A hole is formed in an upper part, and a fall prevention member for preventing a product placed on the upper surface of the ceiling from dropping is inserted into the hole of the front panel in a detachable manner, and the leg is Into the engaging part of the top plate. The refrigerator / refrigerated showcase is disposed above the front end of the ceiling of the storage room. 4. The leg portion of the fall prevention member includes an insertion portion inserted into the hole when the fall prevention member is used, and a fall prevention portion protruding forward from an upper end of the insertion portion. The refrigerated / refrigerated showcase according to claim 1 or 3, wherein: