JP3773687B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a showcase such as a low-temperature showcase that is installed in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store and stores products such as food.
[0002]
[Prior art]
This type of conventional showcase is constituted by a heat insulating wall having an opening on the upper surface as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 8-8886, and a double glass plate is provided on each side of the opening edge of the heat insulating wall. A transparent plate made of And the bumper was attached to the opening edge of the outer side of this transparent board, and the heat insulation wall and the transparent board were protected from collision, such as a shopping cart.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, as shown in FIG. 8 of the above publication, the conventional heat insulation wall is configured by foaming and filling a heat insulating material between the inner and outer plate materials and the breaker. However, when it was damaged, it was not possible to replace it alone, and the heat insulating wall itself had to be replaced.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the conventional technical problems, and is intended to facilitate replacement by attaching an exterior panel to a heat insulating wall of a showcase.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The showcase of the present invention comprises a transparent plate erected on the opening edge of the heat insulating wall, a bumper attached to the outside of the opening edge of the heat insulating wall, and an exterior panel attached to the outer surface of the heat insulating wall. The holding plate is attached to the opening edge of the heat insulating wall and is held in contact with the outer surface of the transparent plate, and the holding plate is attached with a holding side that is in contact with the outer surface of the transparent plate in the upper part and a bumper. It has an upper mounting side and a lower mounting side that stands up from the heat insulating wall at the lower end, and the bumper is mounted on the holding plate, and the lower edge has a predetermined interval in front of and below the lower mounting side. The exterior panel has a mounting flange that is bent outward at the upper edge and is inserted between the lower mounting edge of the bumper and the holding plate and screwed to the lower mounting side from below. It is characterized by.
[0006]
According to the present invention, a showcase comprising a transparent plate erected on the opening edge of the heat insulating wall, a bumper attached to the outside of the opening edge of the heat insulating wall, and an exterior panel attached to the outer surface of the heat insulating wall. The holding plate is attached to the opening edge of the heat insulating wall and holds the outer surface of the transparent plate in contact with the holding plate. Since the bumper is attached to the holding plate, the bumper can be attached and detached regardless of the transparent plate.
[0007]
In addition, the lower edge of the bumper is located at a predetermined distance in front of and below the lower mounting side of the holding plate, and the exterior panel is bent outward at the upper edge, so that the lower edge of the bumper and the lower mounting side of the holding plate Since it has a mounting flange inserted between them and screwed to the lower mounting side from below, the exterior panel can be easily mounted and removed independently of the heat insulating wall or bumper.
[0008]
As a result, maintenance workability such as replacement of exterior panels and bumpers and assembly workability during production can be significantly improved, and maintenance costs can be reduced. Further, since the lower edge of the bumper is located and concealed in front of the screwed portion of the exterior panel, the appearance is not deteriorated.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a flat showcase 1 as an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of an opening edge portion of a heat insulating wall 6 of the flat showcase 1.
[0010]
In FIG. 1, a showcase 1 of the present invention is a so-called flat type low temperature showcase installed in a store such as a supermarket, which opens upward as shown in FIG. The main body is composed of the formed heat insulating wall (heat insulating box) 6. A machine room 7 is formed in the lower part of the heat insulating wall 6, and a compressor, a condenser, etc. (not shown) constituting a cooling device for cooling the storage room 3 are installed in the machine room 7. .
[0011]
In addition, at the bottom of the storage chamber 3, a product mounting plate having a predetermined area called a deck pan (not shown) is placed on a wire rack (not shown), and a duct (circulation path) (not shown) is formed below this, In this duct, an evaporator and a blower of a cooling device are provided, and the cold air cooled by this evaporator is formed by the blower on the other edge facing the discharge port (not shown) formed on one edge of the opening. Discharging toward the suction port. Thereby, the inside of the storage chamber 3 is cooled to a predetermined temperature while forming an air curtain at the opening of the storage chamber 3.
[0012]
On the other hand, a bumper 5 is attached to the outside of each side of the opening edge of the heat insulating wall 6, and a bumper 9 is also attached to the lower part of the outer surface of the heat insulating wall 6. Further, a total of four transparent plates 4 made of double glass or the like are erected on each side of the opening edge of the heat insulating wall 6. And the corner support | pillar 8 is provided in the corner part of the heat insulation wall 6 with which the transparent plates 4 ... of these each side are mutually attached. An exterior panel 10 is attached to the outer surface of the heat insulating wall 6.
[0013]
Next, in FIG. 2, the heat insulating wall 6 is composed of a foamed polyurethane heat insulating material main body 11 and an upper heat insulating material 12 made of wood or molded heat insulating material attached to the upper end (opening end) of the heat insulating material main body 11. A concave groove 13 into which the lower end portion of the transparent plate 4 is fitted is formed on the upper surface of the upper heat insulating material 12. In addition, a holding wall 14 that holds the lower part of the inner surface of the transparent plate 4 is formed in the upper heat insulating material 12 on the storage chamber 3 side of the concave groove 13.
[0014]
Reference numeral 16 denotes a steel plate holding plate attached outside the opening edge of the heat insulating material 6. The holding plate 16 is formed by bending a steel plate, a holding side 17 that comes into contact with the lower part of the outer surface of the transparent plate 4, an upper engaging side 18 that is bent outwardly from the upper end of the holding side 17, and a holding side 17. A horizontal connecting side 19 extending from the lower end of the connecting side 19 to the outside of the heat insulating wall 6, an upper mounting side 21 that descends substantially vertically from the tip of the connecting side 19, and a right angle again from the lower end of the upper mounting side 21. Bent inwardly, abutting side 22 that abuts against the outer surface of the upper heat insulating material 12 of the heat insulating wall 6, is bent at an acute angle from the lower end of the abutting side 22, and stands up so as to be separated from the heat insulating wall 6 while rising. The lower mounting side 23 is formed.
[0015]
And the part by the side of the holding | maintenance edge | side 17 of the said connection edge | side 19 contacts the upper surface of the upper heat insulating material 12, and is fixed with the screw 24 (FIG. 2), and the contact edge | side 22 is also the outer surface of the upper heat insulating material 12 with the screw | thread 26. (Fig. 3). In this state, the holding side 17 of the holding plate 16 holds the transparent plate 4 from inside and outside together with the holding wall 14 of the upper heat insulating material 12.
[0016]
Screw holes 27 and 28 are formed in the upper mounting side 21 and the lower mounting side 23, respectively.
[0017]
On the other hand, the bumper 5 is formed by extrusion molding of a hard synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG. 2, an upper surface 31 inclined downward toward the outside, an engaging claw portion 32A hanging from the upper end of the upper surface 31, and its An upper engaging portion 32 constituted by a substantially L-shaped engaging jaw portion 32B facing and spaced inward, and a longitudinal groove formed by recessing inward from the outer end of the upper surface 31 33 and a lower surface (lower edge) 34 that descends obliquely inward again from the lower end of the opening of the groove 33.
[0018]
In addition, fitting protrusions 36 and 36 are integrally formed on the inner side of the opening of the groove 33 so as to narrow the opening, and a lower support portion is formed on the outer surface of the bottom wall 33A of the groove 33. 37 protrudes integrally. Further, a screw hole 38 is formed in the bottom wall 33A of the concave groove 33.
[0019]
Reference numeral 41 denotes a cover member for closing the concave groove 33. The cover member 41 is extruded and formed in a stripe shape with a soft or semi-rigid synthetic resin, and hook-shaped fitting claws 42 and 42 are integrally projected on the inner surface thereof in the longitudinal direction.
[0020]
On the other hand, the exterior panel 10 is made of a coated steel plate, and a mounting flange 43 that is bent obliquely upward and outward is bent at an upper edge thereof. The mounting flange 43 is formed with a screw hole 44.
[0021]
A procedure for attaching the bumper 5 and the exterior panel 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. The holding plate 16 is already attached to the heat insulating wall 6 as described above, and the transparent plate 4 is held by the upper heat insulating material 14 and the holding plate 16.
[0022]
When the bumper 5 is attached, the bumper 5 is put on the holding plate 16 as shown in the upper part of FIG. 3, and the engaging claw 32A of the upper engaging part 32 is placed on the holding plate 16 as shown in the middle part of FIG. Inserted from above between the engaging side 18 and the transparent plate 4 (middle of FIG. 3). Next, if the bumper 5 is moved in parallel to the transparent plate 4 side as it is, the engaging claw portion 32A eventually comes into contact with the outer surface of the transparent plate 4 as shown in the lower part of the figure, and the engaging jaw portion 32B is engaged with the upper portion. It contacts the outer surface of the side 18. Thereby, the upper engaging part 32 is engaged with the upper engaging side 18 so as to be freely disengaged.
[0023]
In this state, the outer surface of the bottom wall 33 </ b> A of the concave groove 33 is in contact with the outer surface of the upper mounting side 21, and the screw hole 38 matches the screw hole 27 of the upper mounting side 21. Furthermore, the lower support part 37 is in contact with the upper surface of the outer end of the connecting side 19 of the holding plate 16 (lower stage in FIG. 3). Accordingly, in this state, the bumper 5 is temporarily held on the holding plate 16.
[0024]
In this manner, with the bumper 5 temporarily held on the holding plate 16, the screw 46 is inserted into the concave groove 33 and screwed into the screw holes 38 and 27, whereby the bumper 5 is held in the concave groove 33. Screw to 16 (FIG. 4). Next, the fitting claws 42, 42 of the cover member 41 are inserted into the concave groove 33 of the bumper 5, and the fitting claws 42, 42 are fitted to the fitting protrusions 36, 36 so that the concave grooves as shown in FIG. 33 is closed so that it can be opened and closed.
[0025]
In this state, the bumper 5 covers substantially the entire area of the holding plate 16 except for the lower mounting side 23, so that the holding plate 16 cannot be seen from the front or above. The lower surface 34 of the bumper 5 is located in the front lower side with a predetermined distance from the lower mounting side 23 of the holding plate 16 and is wrapped.
[0026]
Next, the mounting flange 43 of the exterior panel 10 is inserted between the lower surface 34 of the bumper 5 and the lower mounting side 23 of the holding plate 16 as indicated by a black arrow in FIG. Hit the 6th side. Then, the screw hole 44 of the mounting flange 43 is matched with the screw hole 28 of the lower mounting side 23, and the screw 47 is screwed into the screw holes 44, 28 from diagonally forward and downward to attach the exterior panel 10 to the holding plate 16 (FIG. 5).
[0027]
In this state, the lower surface 34 of the bumper 5 is wrapped (overlapped) in front of the screw 47, so that the screw 47 is not visible from the front side except for looking into it from below. As described above, the mounting portion (screw 47) of the holding plate 16 and the exterior panel 10 is covered by the bumper 5, and the concave groove 33 and the screw 46 therein are also covered and concealed by the cover member 31. The appearance of 1 is improved.
[0028]
In the above embodiment, the exterior panel 10 is attached after the bumper 5 is attached. However, the exterior panel 10 may be attached to the holding plate 16 before the bumper 5.
[0029]
Next, when removing the bumper 5 or the exterior panel 10 for replacement, the above operation may be reversed. That is, when removing the exterior panel 10, a screwdriver 47 is removed by inserting a screwdriver between the lower surface 34 of the bumper 5 and the exterior panel 10, and the exterior panel 10 is removed by a procedure opposite to the arrow in FIG. 5.
[0030]
When removing the bumper 5, first, the cover member 41 is peeled off from the concave groove 33 of the bumper 5, and a screwdriver 46 is removed by inserting a screwdriver into the concave groove 33. If the bumper 5 is pulled horizontally toward the front, the engaging jaw 32B of the upper engaging portion 32 is disengaged from the upper engaging side 18. Therefore, if the bumper 5 is lifted up as it is, the engaging claw portion 32A is also removed. Can be removed.
[0031]
Thus, since the bumper 5 and the exterior panel 10 can be attached and detached independently, the assembly workability during production and the workability during maintenance are remarkably improved.
[0032]
In the embodiment, the present invention is applied to a flat type showcase, but the present invention is also effective for a vertical type showcase in which a transparent plate is erected on the lower edge of the opening of the heat insulating wall that opens forward.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the transparent plate erected on the opening edge of the heat insulating wall, the bumper attached to the outside of the opening edge of the heat insulating wall, and the exterior panel attached to the outer surface of the heat insulating wall. The holding case is provided with a holding plate that is attached to the opening edge of the heat insulating wall and is held in contact with the outer surface of the transparent plate. The holding plate includes a holding side that is in contact with the outer surface of the transparent plate, and a bumper. Since the bumper is attached to the holding plate, the bumper is attached and removed regardless of the transparent plate. Is possible.
[0034]
In addition, the lower edge of the bumper is located at a predetermined distance in front of and below the lower mounting side of the holding plate, and the exterior panel is bent outward at the upper edge, so that the lower edge of the bumper and the lower mounting side of the holding plate Since it has a mounting flange inserted between them and screwed to the lower mounting side from below, the exterior panel can be easily mounted and removed independently of the heat insulating wall or bumper.
[0035]
As a result, maintenance workability such as replacement of exterior panels and bumpers and assembly workability during production can be significantly improved, and maintenance costs can be reduced. Further, since the lower edge of the bumper is located and concealed in front of the screwed portion of the exterior panel, the appearance is not deteriorated.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a flat showcase as an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an opening edge portion of a heat insulating wall of the flat showcase of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for assembling a bumper of the flat showcase of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for fixing a bumper of the flat showcase of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a procedure for attaching an exterior panel of the flat showcase of FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flat type showcase 4 Transparent board 5 Bumper 6 Heat insulation wall 10 Exterior panel 16 Holding plate 17 Holding edge 18 Upper engagement edge 19 Connection edge 21 Upper attachment edge 22 Contact edge 23 Lower attachment edge 32 Upper engagement part 33 Groove 34 Lower surface 41 Cover member 43 Mounting flange 46, 47 Screw

Claims (1)

In a showcase comprising a transparent plate erected on the opening edge of the heat insulating wall, a bumper attached to the outside of the opening edge of the heat insulating wall, and an exterior panel attached to the outer surface of the heat insulating wall,
A holding plate is attached to the opening edge of the heat insulating wall and holds in contact with the outer surface of the transparent plate. The holding plate is attached to the holding side that contacts the outer surface of the transparent plate in the upper portion and the bumper. An upper mounting side, and a lower mounting side that stands up from the heat insulating wall at a lower end, the bumper is mounted on the holding plate, and a lower edge of the lower mounting side at a predetermined interval below the front side of the lower mounting side And the exterior panel is bent outward at the upper edge, inserted between the lower edge of the bumper and the lower mounting side of the holding plate, and screwed to the lower mounting side from below. A showcase characterized by having

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