JP3232798B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a square plate-shaped mirror body whose upper part on the inner wall surface on the depth side is supported on the upper part of the inner wall surface on the depth side with its mirror surface facing forward and obliquely downward from the front side. The present invention relates to a showcase that is covered, has a product displayed inside, and has a front opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Showcases in which products are displayed and opened on the front side are displayed and displayed in a case with an open front, and customers select and purchase products that are stored, refrigerated, or frozen at room temperature while looking at them. It is a self-service device developed on the premise that

For this reason, the angle of the upper surface is variably supported in the case according to the type of the product, the display method, and the like so that the product placed on the upper side of the case can be seen well from the front through the front opening of the case. In addition, display shelves for displaying commodities are generally provided. In addition, the mirror surface of the product displayed in the case including the display shelf and the image of the product reflected on the mirror surface are continuously visible as if there are many products in the case. A forehead-like mirror body directed obliquely downward and forward is generally supported on the upper part of the inner wall surface on the depth side in the case.

[0004] In this way, products can be displayed and displayed in a case including on a display shelf so that a customer can easily see and take out from the front through the front opening of the case.
It is considered that products can be displayed and displayed effectively to promote sales. However, while the display shelf is supported by the case so that the angle of the upper surface of the display shelf is variable, the mirror body is generally attached to the case by directing the mirror surface in a predetermined direction obliquely downward and forward. Supported. In addition, replenishment of sold-out products into the case is performed at the showcase location where replenishment products that are stored away from the showcase location and stored elsewhere in the store and replenished when sold out are refilled. It is generally carried on a trolley or the like, transported and carried into the case through the front opening of the case.

[0005] As a result, the replenishment products carried through the passage around the showcase and replenished into the case obstruct the shopping of the customer or the products on the display shelf whose top surface is changed in angle, Although it is desired that the image of the mirror image of the mirror body of this product is not continuously visible from the front, this type of conventional display case support device for a showcase is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Show. FIG. 2 is a left vertical sectional view showing an internal configuration of a showcase to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is a left vertical sectional view of a main part of a conventional showcase.
In each case, the right side of the figure is the front side.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a case in which a product 3 is displayed and displayed inside, having an opening 2 which is largely open and opens to the front. The case 1 includes a case body 4 formed of a heat insulating wall and having left and right side surfaces and a front surface opened and having a substantially C-shaped side longitudinal section, and a flat plate-shaped side plate 6 covering left and right side surface openings of the case body 4. The case body 4 includes a partition wall 5 which is lined with the case body 4 at an interval and forms an inner wall surface of the case 1 at intervals.

On the other hand, in the case 1, a plurality of display shelves 7 on which the products 3 are placed and displayed are arranged vertically, and at the rear end of the display shelves 7, the rear ends are hooked downward. The projection 8 is formed on the upper and lower sides by projecting rearward and protruding portions 8 and a plurality of projections 9 having a tooth shape of a gear projecting downward. The protrusions 8, 1
0 is inserted into holes 11 formed vertically in the depth-side vertical portion of the partition wall 5 so that the display shelf 7 is detachable and the angle of the upper surface thereof is stepwise variably cantilevered to the partition wall 5. Supported. On the lower surface of the front end portion of each of the display shelves 7, an illuminating lamp 12 for illuminating the products 3 displayed on the lower side of the display shelf 7 is suspended and supported, and a partition wall 5 forming the inner wall surface on the depth side of the case 1 is supported. In the upper part of the uppermost display shelf 7, supporters 14 and 15, each having a left-right direction groove formed on the inside and having a substantially U-shaped side longitudinal section, respectively, obliquely open the opening surfaces of the grooves 13. Each is supported facing up and down.

[0008] Supports 14, 15 in which the groove 13 is formed
The upper and lower ends are respectively inserted into the grooves 13 of the rectangular shape, and the rectangular plate-shaped mirror body 16 has the mirror surface directed in a predetermined direction obliquely downward and forehead to form the inner wall surface of the case 1. It is supported on the upper side. The space between the mirror 16 and the partition 5 that covers the upper part on the depth side of the partition 5 from the front side forms a space 17 and is surrounded by the case body 4, the partition 5 and the side plate 6. Form a ventilation path 18.

The openings at the upper and lower ends of the ventilation passage 18 are respectively opened along the upper and lower edges of the opening 2 and the opening surfaces thereof face each other up and down to form the outlet 19 and the inlet 20 respectively. . The upward opening surface of the suction port 20 is a suction port cover 21 in which a number of ventilation holes (not shown) are formed on the left and right. The downward opening surface of the air outlet 19 has a honeycomb-shaped opening having upper and lower ends. Each is covered with a fluid 22. In the ventilation passage 18, an evaporator 23, a blower 24, and the like, which are components of the refrigerator, are provided.

[0010] In the thus constructed showcase, cooling and cooling of the products 3 displayed and displayed in the case 1 are performed as follows. The air sucked into the air passage 18 from the air inlet 20 through the vent hole (not shown) by the blower 24 is cooled by the evaporator 23 to become cool air, and a part of the air is rectified through the rectifier 22 to form a laminar flow. An air curtain 25 that blows out from the outlet 19 and covers the opening 2 is formed to keep the inside of the case 1 cool. In addition, another part of the product 3 is displayed and displayed in the case 1 including the display shelf 7 by blowing out from the inside of the ventilation path 18 into the case 1 through a ventilation hole (not shown) formed in the partition wall 5. To form a circulating flow 26 that is sucked from the suction port 20 again and circulates in the case 1.

[0011]

By the way, in such a conventional showcase, a mirror body 16 is provided via support members 14 and 15 on a depth-side upper portion of a partition wall 5 which is an upper portion of a depth-side inner wall surface of the case 1. The mirror surface is supported in a forehead-like manner with the mirror surface directed downward in a predetermined direction. The display shelf 7 is detachably mounted and cantilevered by the vertical portion on the depth side of the partition wall 5 so that the angle of the upper surface thereof can be changed stepwise.

With this arrangement, the upper surface of the display shelf 7 can be viewed in accordance with the type and the display method of the product 3 on the display shelf 7 so that the product 3 placed on the display shelf 7 can be easily seen from the front through the front opening of the case 1. It can be supported in the case 1 by changing the angle stepwise. In addition, the angle between the mirror surface of the mirror 16 and the upper surface of the display shelf 7 between the product 3 on the uppermost display shelf 7 and the image of the product 3 reflected on the mirror surface of the mirror 16 is an appropriate angle. If it is a right angle, it is possible to continuously see the goods 3 from the front as if there are many in the case 1.

However, the display shelf 7 is supported within the case 1 so that the angle of the upper surface of the display shelf 7 can be changed. It is supported in the case 1 in the direction, and a space 17 is formed between the mirror body 16 and the partition wall 5. On the other hand, when refilling the sold-out product 3 into the case 1, the refilling product 3 to be refilled cannot be stored in the vacant space 17, and is placed in another place in the store (not shown) away from the place where the case 1 is installed. Generally, the stored replenishment commodities 3 are transported on a trolley (not shown) to the place where the case 1 is installed, and are carried into the case 1 through the front opening of the case 1.

Therefore, when the angle of the upper surface of the display shelf 7 is changed in order to match the type of the product 3 on the display shelf 7 and the display method, the angle formed by the mirror surface of the mirror 16 and the upper surface of the display shelf 7 is changed. Deviates from a right angle which is an appropriate angle. Then
The product 3 displayed on the case 1 and the product 3 on the display shelf 7 and the product 3
The image reflected on the mirror surface of the mirror body 16 is not smoothly continuous but appears to be bent, or a part of the case 1 other than the product 3 displayed in the case 1 and a floor surface (not shown) in the store. Are reflected on the mirror surface and can be seen from the front. Therefore, the product 3 in the case 1 does not look good in promoting sales, or the product 3 which is carried through a passage (not shown) around the case 1 and is replenished in the case 1 is a product of the customer's shopping. There is a problem of getting in the way.

According to the present invention, even when the angle of the upper surface of the display shelf is changed, the product displayed in the case and the product
It is an object of the present invention to provide a showcase in which an image reflected on a mirror surface of a mirror body looks smooth and continuous and looks good, and a product can be quickly and easily replenished without disturbing shoppers.

[0016]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, the front opening is covered with an air curtain, and the goods displayed and displayed inside the refrigerator are refrigerated or frozen and stored. However, in the showcase, which is covered from the front side by a rectangular plate-shaped mirror body which is supported on the upper part of the depth side inner wall surface with the mirror surface facing obliquely forward and obliquely downward, the mirror body and the upper part of the depth side inner wall surface A storage space in which a front opening is covered with the mirror body and a storage shelf for mounting and storing the product is formed, and at least one of the mirror bodies is detachable and / or movable left and right. It is assumed that the movable body is composed of a plurality of rectangular plate-like movable bodies supported in parallel on the left and right on the inner wall surface on the depth side.

[0017]

According to the present invention, the present invention is directed to a showcase for refrigerated or frozen storage of products displayed and exhibited inside the front opening of which is covered with an air curtain by the above-mentioned structure. In the meantime, the front opening is covered with the mirror body to form a storage space for storing and storing the product, so that a refill product to be refilled when the product displayed and displayed inside is sold out is stored. It can be stored refrigerated or frozen on the storage shelf in the space, and the space that was previously empty can be effectively used as a storage place for storing products,
The upper and lower ends of the moving body can be inserted into and removed from the groove to attach and detach the moving body, or the moving body can be moved along the groove, so that replenishment products can be moved into and out of the storage space through the front opening of the storage space that is opened. Can be stored.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a showcase according to one embodiment of the present invention.
(B) is an enlarged view of a main part of (A), and FIG. 2 is a left vertical sectional view showing an internal configuration of a showcase to which the present invention is applied, and the right side of each figure is a front side. Parts common or identical to those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a case in which a product 3 is displayed and displayed, which has an opening 2 which is largely open and opens to the front. This case 1 is formed by a heat insulating wall, a case body 4 having left and right side surfaces and a front surface opening, a side plate 6 covering left and right side surface openings of the case body 4, and an inner peripheral surface of the case body 4. A partition wall 5 that forms an inner wall surface of the case 1 and is lined with the case body 4 at intervals.

On the other hand, in the case 1, a plurality of display shelves 7 for placing and displaying the products 3 are arranged vertically, and a rear end portion of the display shelves 7 has a protruding portion 8 and a plurality of display shelves. Protrusion 9
Are formed on the upper and lower sides by protruding rearward. The protrusions 8, 1
0 is inserted into holes 11 formed vertically arranged in the vertical portion on the depth side of the partition wall 5 so that the display shelf 7 is cantilevered so as to be detachable from the partition wall 5 and the angle of the upper surface thereof can be changed stepwise. are doing. On the lower surface of the front end of each of the display shelves 7, an illuminating lamp 12 for illuminating the products 3 displayed on the lower side of the display shelves 7 is suspended, and the above configuration is the same as the above-described conventional example. .

Case 1 Partition wall 5 forming inner wall surface on the depth side
In the upper part of the uppermost display shelf 7, a support 14 having a groove 13 formed inside and a plurality of grooves 27 in the left-right direction are provided.
Are supported in parallel with each other so that the opening surfaces of the grooves 13 and 27 face each other obliquely up and down. The support member 14 having the grooves 13 and 27 formed therein,
The upper and lower ends are inserted into the grooves 13 and 27, respectively, and a plurality of rectangular plate-shaped moving bodies 29 are placed on the upper part on the depth side inner wall surface in the case 1, which is the upper part on the depth side of the partition wall 5. It is detachably mounted on the forehead of the front diagonally downward and is supported movably to the left and right.

A mirror body 30 is constituted by a plurality of movable bodies 29 which are detachably supported on the upper part of the inner wall surface on the depth side in the case 1 and are movable to the left and right.
Is formed. This mirror body 30 and this mirror body 30
Stores and stores a refill product 3 whose front opening is covered with a mirror body 30 between the upper part of the partition 5 and the upper part of the partition 5 which is the upper part of the inner wall surface on the depth side, which is covered from the front side. A storage space 31 is formed. In this storage space 31, a plurality of storage shelves 34 for inserting and hooking a hook-like portion 32 formed at the rear end and projecting backward at a rear end into a hole 33 formed in the partition wall 5 to store and store the product 3 are arranged vertically. And is detachably supported on the upper part on the depth side of the partition wall 5, and a space in the case 1 surrounded by the case body 4, the partition wall 5 and the side plate 6 is a ventilation passage 18.
Is formed.

Openings, which open along the upper and lower edges of the opening 2 at the upper and lower ends of the ventilation path 18 and whose opening surfaces face each other up and down, form an outlet 19 and an inlet 20, respectively. The other configuration is the same as that of the above-described conventional example. In the above-described configuration, the cooling and cooling of the products 3 displayed and displayed in the case 1 of the showcase of the present invention are the same as in the above-described conventional example. The function of the storage space 31 formed between the mirror body 30 and the upper part of the inner wall surface on the depth side in the case 1 for storing and storing the product 3 on the storage shelf 34 will be described below.

The upper end of the groove 13 formed in the support 14 is
Further, the lower end is fitted into one of a plurality of grooves 27 formed in front and rear in parallel with the support member 28 so as to be detachably attached to the upper part of the inner wall surface on the depth side in the case 1 via the support members 14 and 28 and to be movable left and right. A mirror body 30 is constituted by a plurality of supported moving bodies 29. Since the mirror surface of the mirror body 30 is formed on the front surface of the moving body 29 facing obliquely downward and forward, the groove 27 into which the lower end of the moving body 29 fits is changed into another groove 27. The angle of the mirror surface of the mirror body 30 formed by the front surface of the moving body 29 can be changed. Thereby, the angle between the mirror surface and the upper surface of the display shelf 7 is adjusted so that the product 3 displayed on the display shelf 7 and the image of the product 3 reflected on the mirror surface can be smoothly and continuously viewed from the front. The angle can be a right angle.

The storage space 31 formed between the mirror body 30 and the upper part of the inner wall surface on the depth side of the case 1 covering the storage space 31 from the front side can be attached or detached or moved to the left or right to thereby provide the storage space 31 The front opening of can be opened. This allows the storage space 31 to pass through the front opening of the storage space 31.
The product 3 for replenishment can be stored and stored in the storage space 31 by being put in and out of the storage shelf 34.

Therefore, even when the angle of the upper surface of the display shelf 7 is changed in accordance with the type of the product 3 on the display shelf 7 and the display method, the angle between the mirror surface of the mirror body 30 and the upper surface of the display shelf 7 is changed. Can be right-angled. As a result, even if the position of the eyes of the commodity 3 displayed and displayed on the case 1 is changed from the front, the commodity 3 on the display shelf 7 and the image of the commodity 3 reflected on the mirror surface of the mirror 30 bend. The part of the case 1, the floor surface, etc. other than the product 3 displayed and displayed in the case 1 is not seen from the front due to a mirror surface. Further, the replenishment product 3 to be replenished when sold out can be stored on the storage shelf 34 in the storage space 31 which was conventionally the vacant space 17 and stored at room temperature, or refrigerated or frozen and stored. Thereby, the replenishment product 3 is stored in another place in the store away from the place where the case 1 is installed, or is carried on the cart or the like from this place to the place where the case 1 is installed. There is no need to carry in the case 1 through the front opening of the case 1.

Therefore, in order to promote the sales, the appearance of the product 3 in the case 1 is not good, or when the product 3 for replenishment is displayed in the case 1,
However, it will not interfere with customers' shopping. If the case 1 does not require the mirror 30, the sliding door 35 may be used in place of the mirror 30, and the upper and lower ends of the sliding door 35 may be connected to the supports 14 as shown in FIG.
28 can be inserted into the grooves 13 and 27 respectively and can be detachably mounted and can be freely moved to the left and right on the upper part of the inner wall surface on the depth side of the case 1, and the sliding door 35 can cover the front opening of the storage space 31.

[0029]

According to the present invention, while the front opening is covered with an air curtain, the goods displayed and displayed inside are refrigerated or frozen and stored, and the upper part of the inner wall surface on the depth side has a mirror surface on the upper part of the inner wall surface on the depth side. In a showcase that is covered from the front side by a rectangular plate-shaped mirror body that is supported in a forehead downward and obliquely downward, a front opening is formed between the mirror body and the upper part of the inner wall surface on the depth side. A storage space in which a storage shelf for placing and storing the product placed thereon is formed, and at least one of the mirror bodies is detachably and / or freely movable left and right in parallel on the upper side of the depth side inner wall surface. Since it is composed of a plurality of supported rectangular plate-shaped moving bodies, replenishment products can be put in and out of the storage space through the front opening of the storage space and stored in the storage space by refrigeration or frozen storage. In the past, The space can be effectively used as a storage place for storing products, whereby the replenishment products can be stored in another place in the store, away from the installation place of the showcase, or from this place, It is no longer necessary to carry the product on a trolley or the like to the installation location or to carry it into the showcase through the front opening.

As a result, when the product is sold out, the product can be quickly and easily replenished without disturbing the shopper, and the product can be effectively displayed and displayed inside to promote sales. The effect is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A and 1B show a configuration of a showcase according to one embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a left-side vertical sectional view of a main part, and FIG.

FIG. 2 is a left vertical sectional view showing an internal configuration of a showcase to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a left part of a main part of a conventional showcase.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 2 Opening 3 Merchandise 4 Case main body 7 Display shelf 13 Groove 25 Air curtain 27 Groove 28 Supporting tool 29 Moving body 30 Mirror 31 Storage space 34 Storage shelf 35 Sliding door

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the front opening is covered with an air curtain and the goods displayed and displayed inside the refrigerator are refrigerated or frozen and stored. In a showcase that is covered from the front side with a rectangular plate-shaped mirror body held up and supported in a similar manner, a front opening is covered with the mirror body between the mirror body and the upper part of the inner wall surface on the depth side, and the product is stored. A storage space in which storage shelves for mounting and storing are arranged is formed, and at least one of the mirror bodies is detachably and / or movably to the left and right, and is a rectangular plate-like shape supported side by side on the upper side of the inner wall on the depth side. A showcase comprising a plurality of moving objects.