JP3601022B2 - Showcase slide shelves - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a slide shelf of a showcase, and more particularly, to a slide shelf of a refrigerated showcase used for keeping and displaying nutritional drinks and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A refrigerated showcase 31 as shown in FIG. 6 is often used for cooling and displaying nutritional drinks and refreshing beverages at pharmacies and the like.
This type of refrigerated showcase 31 is often provided with a slide shelf 32 from which the nutritional drink N or the like can be pulled out to the near side.
Conventionally, as such a slide shelf, for example, those disclosed in JP-A-8-66278, JP-A-5-329039, and JP-A-5-317142 have been disclosed.
[0003]
As shown in FIG. 7, the slide shelf 51 disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-66278 is supported by engaging a claw at a rear end thereof with an engagement hole of a support post 52 provided on the back surface of both sides of the interior of the showcase. A bracket 53, a shelf assembly inside the bracket 53 and including a shelf 54 on which display items are placed, and a shelf-side member 55 a between the shelf assembly including the shelf 54 and the bracket 53. And a slide rail 55 including a movable side member 55b. A rising portion 54a is formed on both sides of the shelf 54, and a mounting member 56 is fixed to the outside of the rising portion 54a. A screw hole is provided below the mounting member 56 (below the lower surface of the shelf 54). A movable side member 55b of the slide rail 55 is arranged along the outside of the rising portion 54a of the shelf 54 (outside of the mounting member 56), and is screwed to the screw hole 57. On the other hand, the fixed side member 55a of the slide rail 55 is screwed inside the bracket 53 arranged outside.
The shelf assembly (shelf plate + mounting member, etc.) including the shelf 54 is fixed to the movable member 55b of the slide rail 55, and the movable member 55b of the slide rail 55 slides on the fixed member 55a. It is configured to be pulled out to the near side.
[0004]
On the other hand, in a slide shelf 61 of JP-A-5-329039, a slide rail 62 is located on the lower surface of a shelf plate 63, and the components are substantially the same as those of JP-A-8-66278. . That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the slide shelf 61 includes a bracket 53 supported by a support post 52, a shelf assembly inside the bracket 53 and including a shelf plate 63 on which a display item is placed, The slide rail 62 is provided on a lower surface of the slide member 63 and includes a fixed member 62a and a movable member 62b. An inverted L-shaped mounting member 64 is hung downward on the lower surface of the shelf plate 63, and a screw hole 65 is provided in the middle thereof, and the movable side member 62b of the slide rail 62 is screwed.
The fixed side member 62a of the slide rail 62 is screwed to the top 53a of the bracket 53 and screwed to the inside of the middle part of the vertically long mounting member 66 which is suspended between the shelf plate 63 and the bracket 53. Have been. In addition, 67 is a connection plate.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in these conventional slide shelves, since a stopper device for holding the slide shelves at the retracted position is often provided on the back surface of the shelves, the products are lined up on the lower shelf. However, there is almost no space under the shelf, and it is not easy to insert the hand to release the engagement state of the stopper device.
In addition, if a simple fastening mechanism is used, the slide shelf can be easily pulled out, but when the shelf receives an impact, the fastening mechanism may be disengaged and the slide shelf may move forward. Further, a magnet or the like can be used, but consideration must be given to the selection of magnetic force and cost.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can reliably hold a slide shelf in a retracted position, has good operability, and has a bad influence on a display area and a product display amount. It is an object to provide a refrigerated showcase slide shelf with no stopper device.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To solve the above problems, the present invention, the sliding shelf is supported in the refrigerator of the front opening, the slide rack is engaged with the bracket to the strut in the internal sides rear portion, more sides to the bracket A showcase comprising: a shelf assembly on which a product is placed and a product is placed; and a slide rail between the shelf assembly and the bracket, the slide rail allowing the shelf assembly to be pulled out in the front-rear direction. An elastic engaging member having an operation portion at a front end is provided on a front surface of the side portion, and a hook member that engages with the elastic engaging member and holds the shelf assembly at a retracted position is provided on a side portion of the shelf assembly. The elastic engaging member is formed so as to be capable of releasing the engaged state with the hook member by operating the operating portion to elastically deform the operating member. When pushed from the retracted position, the elastic engaging member is characterized by being formed so as to engage the hook member is elastically deformed by the contact between the hook member.
Further, the present invention is characterized in that a front elastic engaging member is provided on an inner side surface of the bracket, and the hook member is provided on an outer side surface of the shelf assembly.
[0008]
By providing the elastic engagement member on the front surface of the bracket as described above, it is possible to arrange the engagement position with the hook member in front of the slide rail, so that it does not interfere with the displayed products, The operation of releasing the engaged state and pulling out the shelf assembly is also facilitated. In addition, the shelf assembly can be reliably held at the retracted position, and can be automatically engaged when the shelf assembly is pushed in.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a sectional side view showing the entire refrigerated showcase to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a slide shelf of the refrigerated showcase of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a slide shelf of the refrigerated showcase of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional side view of a slide shelf of the refrigerated showcase of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a sectional plan view of a slide shelf of the refrigerated showcase of the present invention.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 1, this type of refrigerated showcase 1 is formed to have a plurality of slide shelves 2, 2,... In a storage room 4 having an opening 3 on the front surface. Then, the airflow of the cool air in the refrigerated showcase 1 is blown downward from the air outlet 5 of the top part to cool the commodity such as the nutritional drink N placed on the slide shelves 2, 2,. The air is sucked by a fan (not shown) from the rear suction port 8 through an underfloor duct 11a formed between the interior panel 9 and the heat insulating box 10, and is cooled by heat exchange with a cooler (not shown). Then, the air passes through the rear duct 11b and is blown out from the air outlet 5 at the top to circulate.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the slide shelf 2 includes a bracket 13 having a claw 13 a to be engaged with an engagement hole 12 a of a support column 12 on both rear sides in the inside frontage (lateral) direction. A shelf assembly 15 which is supported by the bracket 13 and includes a shelf 14 on which the nutritional drink N and the like are placed; and a slide rail 16 which is located between the shelf 14 and the bracket 13 and which allows the shelf assembly 15 to be freely pulled out in the front-rear direction. And a stopper device including an elastic engaging member 17 and a hook member 18 for holding the shelf assembly 15 at the retracted position.
[0012]
Both ends of the shelf assembly 15 extend at both ends in the frontage (horizontal) direction across the bracket 13, and extend between the inner surface of the shelf fixing plate 19 provided at both ends of the shelf assembly 15 and the outside of the bracket 13. The slide rail 16 is provided between the slide rail 16 and the side surface. The slide rail 16 includes a fixed member 16 a of the slide rail 16 fixed to the outer surface of the bracket 13 and a movable member fixed to the inner surface of a shelf fixing plate 19 provided at both ends of the shelf assembly 15. 16b.
[0013]
Thus, by providing the fixed side member 16a of the slide rail 16 on the outer side surface of the bracket 13 and providing the movable side member 16b of the slide rail 16 on the inner side surface of the shelf fixed plate 19 of the shelf assembly 15, The shelves can be approached to both ends in the frontage direction, the effective display length of the shelf 14 can be maximized, and the display area can be increased.
[0014]
Further, a decorative plate 20 for covering a tip of a screw for fixing the movable side member 16b of the slide rail 16 and the shelf fixing plate 19 is fitted on the outside of the shelf fixing plate 19, and this decorative plate 20 is fitted. The hook member 18 is attached between the rack member 19 and the shelf fixing plate 19. The hook member 18 is formed by a mounting plate portion 18 a screwed to the outer surface of the shelf fixing plate 19 and an engagement piece 18 b bent inward at the front end of the shelf fixing plate 19. A shelf reinforcing rail 21 having a dish-like shape with a substantially rim in cross section is provided on the back surface of the shelf board 14, and a stopper 22 and a decorative rail 23 are provided at a front end of the shelf board 14.
[0015]
On the other hand, on the rear upper edge 13b of the bracket 13, a dish-shaped bracket connecting plate 24 with a substantially rim in cross section is provided so as to be parallel to the shelf reinforcing rail 21 in the frontage (lateral) direction and at the same height. A cushion rubber 25 is mounted on the front surface thereof to absorb the shock when the shelf board is pushed.
Further, the elastic engagement member 17 is attached to the front upper edge 13c of the bracket 13. The elastic engaging member 17 is provided with an attachment portion 17a having an inverted L-shaped cross section, which is screwed to the bracket 13, an elastic plate portion 17b for obtaining a predetermined elasticity, and a hook member 18 which is bent outwardly. It has an engaging portion 17c that engages with the mating piece 18b, and an operating portion 17d at the front end, and between the operating portion 17d and the engaging portion 17c is a slope portion 17e having a rear-side outwardly extending portion. I have.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 5, the elastic engaging member 17 and the hook member 18 formed as described above are connected to the engaging portion of the elastic engaging member 17 at a retracted position where the shelf assembly 15 is pushed into a predetermined position behind the showcase. The rear surface 17c and the front surface of the engaging piece 18b of the hook member 18 are engaged, and the shelf assembly 15 is held at the retracted position.
[0017]
When the shelf assembly 15 is pulled out to the front, the operating portion 17d of the elastic engaging member 17 is pushed inward (center) to elastically deform the elastic plate portion 17b, thereby facilitating the engagement with the engaging piece 18b. Can be canceled. At this time, by providing the holding means including the elastic engagement member 17 and the hook member 18 on both sides of the shelf assembly 15, the shelf assembly 15 can move forward even if the engagement state on one side is released due to an impact. Can be prevented.
[0018]
When the shelf assembly 15 is pushed rearward from the pulled-out position, the engaging piece 18b of the hook member 18 comes into contact with the slope 17e of the elastic engaging member 17 to elastically deform the elastic engaging member 17 inward. When the shelf assembly 15 is pushed into a predetermined position, the engaging portion 17c returns to the original position, and the engaging portion 17c and the engaging piece 18b are automatically engaged.
[0019]
In addition, since the operation portion 17d of the elastic engagement member 17 is located in front of the brackets 13 on both sides of the shelf, that is, in the front portion of the slide rail 16, the operation portion 17d does not interfere with the displayed products, and The operation is easy, and the shelves can be narrowed and the number of shelves can be increased as compared with the case where a stopper device is provided on the back surface of the shelf, so that the amount of displayed products can be greatly increased.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the slide shelf of the refrigerated showcase of the present invention, the stopper device is provided on the front part of the side of the slide rail between the bracket and the side of the shelf, so that it does not interfere with the displayed products. In addition, the operability is improved , and the number of shelves can be increased by narrowing the shelves.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a sectional side view showing an entire refrigerated showcase to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a slide shelf of the refrigerated showcase of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the slide shelf of the refrigerated showcase of the present invention as viewed from the front side.
FIG. 4 is a sectional side view of a slide shelf of the refrigerated showcase of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view of a slide shelf of the refrigerated showcase of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional side view showing the entire conventional refrigerated showcase.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional front view of a conventional slide shelf disclosed in JP-A-8-66278.
FIG. 8 is a sectional front view of a conventional slide shelf disclosed in JP-A-5-329039.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerated showcase 2 Slide shelf 3 Opening part 4 Storage room 5 Outlet 7 Front panel 8 Inlet 9 Interior panel 10 Insulated box 11a Underfloor duct 11b Back duct 11c Ceiling duct 12 Post 13 Bracket 13a Claw 13b Rear upper edge 13c Front upper edge 14 Shelf 15 Shelf assembly 16 Slide rail 16a Fixed side member 16b Movable side member 17 Elastic engaging member 17a Attachment 17b Elastic plate 17c Engaging 17d Operation 17e Slope 18 Hook 18a Attachment 18b engaging piece 19 shelf fixing plate 20 decorative plate 21 shelf reinforcing rail 22 anti-fall 23 decorative rail 24 bracket connecting plate 25 cushion rubber N nutrition drink

Claims (3)

The sliding shelf is supported in the refrigerator of the front opening, the sliding shelf is provided with a bracket engaged with the strut in the internal sides rear portion, a shelf assembly product more sides are supported by the bracket is placed And a slide rail between the shelf assembly and the bracket, the slide rail being capable of pulling out the shelf assembly in the front-rear direction.
The front portion of the side of the bracket, is provided with the elastic engagement member having an operation portion on the front end, on the side of the shelf assembly, to hold the shelf assembly in a retracted position engaged with the elastic engagement member A hook member is provided, and the elastic engagement member is formed so as to be able to release the engagement state with the hook member by operating the operation portion to elastically deform, and when pushing the shelf assembly from the advanced position to the retracted position. A slide shelf for a showcase, wherein an elastic engaging member is elastically deformed by being brought into contact with the hook member so as to engage with the hook member. The slide shelf of a showcase according to claim 1, wherein the front elastic engagement member is provided on an inner surface of the bracket. The slide shelf according to claim 1, wherein the hook member is provided on an outer surface of the shelf assembly.

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