JP3889664B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a showcase in which a product such as a can drink is placed on a display shelf of a storage room, and the product is displayed and sold by appropriately switching between a warmed state in which the product is heated and a refrigerated state in which the product is cooled.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a thermometer attached to a showcase or the like is usually attached to the front part of a top plate provided at the upper part of the showcase as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-7810 (A47F 3/04). That is, by inserting the thermometer main body into the window hole portion formed on the top plate, the flexible claw portions (elastic pieces) formed on the upper and lower walls of the thermometer main body are connected to the upper and lower edges of the window hole portion. Thus, the thermometer is attached to the steel plate top plate. And the temperature sensing part of this thermometer is arranged on the lower surface of the storage room top plate provided in the ceiling part of the storage room, and the temperature display part of the thermometer attached to the top board is used to cool the storage room. The temperature was displayed.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in a showcase that can be switched between a refrigerated state and a refrigerated state, there are the following problems when a product is heated and displayed in a refrigerated state. In other words, tea and coffee are usually poured by boiling hot water into teacups and coffee cups, and in the case of vending machines and dispensers that are sold in paper cups, they are compared before being supplied to paper cups. A hot water storage temperature of 90 ° C. or higher is displayed. For this reason, it is often considered that tea and coffee are drunk with hot water of high temperature. However, when tea or coffee is poured into teacups or coffee cups, the hot water is cooled by teacups or coffee cups, etc., and in vending machines sold in paper cups, it is in the middle of being supplied to paper cups. The temperature of hot water is lowered, and in fact, the temperature of hot water is often lowered to around 60 ° C.
[0004]
On the other hand, when selling tea or canned coffee in cans or plastic bottles in a showcase, from the viewpoint of holding directly with fingers, preventing burns on the tongue, and maintaining the quality of milk components In many cases, the appropriate product temperature is usually set to around 55 ° C.
[0005]
In this way, when selling in a showcase, the actual hot water temperature is lower than the customer's sense, so for example, when viewing the display that the temperature of canned coffee is “55 ° C.”, the customer is not lukewarm. It sometimes misunderstood and hesitated the purchase, which reduced the willingness to purchase.
[0006]
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and when selling goods displayed in a storage room in a refrigerated state, the temperature of the storage room is displayed with a thermometer, but when selling in a refrigerated state Provides a showcase that makes it impossible for the customer to misunderstand that the temperature of the product is too low by making the temperature display portion of the thermometer invisible.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The showcase according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a storage room that can be switched between refrigeration and warm storage, and a thermometer that includes a temperature display unit that displays the temperature of the appropriate place in the storage room. And the cover member which conceals the said temperature display part when the said storage chamber is made into the said warming state is provided.
[0008]
According to the invention of the showcase of claim 1, since the cover member for concealing the temperature display portion is provided when the storage chamber is in the refrigerated state, when displaying and selling products in the refrigerated state It is possible to prevent the misunderstanding of the customer that the temperature of the product is warm.
[0009]
The showcase of the invention of claim 2 comprises a storage room that can be switched to either refrigeration or hot storage, and a thermometer that includes a temperature display unit that displays the temperature of the appropriate place in the storage room. Then, the temperature display unit is concealed by a cover member when the storage chamber is in the refrigerated state, and the temperature in the storage chamber is displayed by the temperature display unit when the refrigeration state is set.
[0010]
According to the invention of claim 2, the temperature display part is concealed by the cover member when the storage room is in the refrigerated state, and the temperature in the storage room is set by the temperature display part when the refrigeration state is set. It is possible to prevent misunderstanding by customers that the product temperature is too low when selling the product in the refrigerated state, and when the product is sold in the refrigerated state, the temperature information of the storage room is displayed by the thermometer. can do.
[0011]
A showcase according to a third aspect of the present invention is the showcase according to the first or second aspect, wherein the cover member is a display member that indicates a state of refrigeration or warming of a product displayed in the storage chamber.
[0012]
According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to claim 1 or 2, the cover member is a display member that indicates a state of refrigeration or warming of the goods displayed in the storage chamber. By displaying the refrigerated or warmed state of the product displayed in the storage room, the customer can easily recognize whether the displayed product is cooled or heated.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a showcase as an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the showcase when products are displayed in a storage room in a warmed state, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4 is a view showing a display state when goods are displayed in the storage room in a refrigerated state, FIG. 5 is a view showing a display state when goods are displayed in the storage room in a refrigerated state, and FIG. 6 is a storage temperature zone FIG. 7 shows a front view and a right side view of a thermometer according to a trigonometric front view, a top view, and a rear view according to the first display board on which the display is printed.
[0014]
The showcase S of FIG. 1 is an open showcase having a substantially U-shaped cross section that is installed in a store such as a convenience store and can switch the storage room to either a refrigerated state or a warmed state. A partition plate 3 including an upper upper partition plate 3A, a rear rear partition plate 3B, and a lower lower partition plate 3C is provided with a space inside a box-shaped heat insulating wall 2 having 1. The inside of the partition plate 3 is a storage chamber 4, and the space formed by the heat insulating wall 2 and the partition plate 3 is a substantially U-shaped cold air passage 5. A cooler 6 is provided behind the rear partition plate 3B, and a cooling device such as a cooler blower 7 is provided below the lower partition plate 3C. Side plates 8 are provided on both sides of the showcase S symmetrically.
[0015]
During the cooling operation, the refrigerant compressed by a compressor (not shown) and liquefied by a condenser (not shown) evaporates in the cooler 6 to cool the air flowing therethrough. The cold air cooled by the cooler 6 is discharged into the storage chamber 4 through the cold air passage 5 from the cold air discharge port 11 formed in the upper portion of the storage chamber 4, and is cooled while circulating in the storage chamber 4. Then, the air is sucked in by the cooler blower 7 from the cold air suction port 13 formed in the lower part of the storage chamber 4 and sent to the cooler 6 again. Then, a cold air curtain is formed between the cold air discharge port 11 and the cold air suction port 13, and leakage of the cold air from the storage chamber 4 to the outside is prevented or suppressed.
[0016]
On the other hand, the above-described compressor, condenser, condenser blower (not shown), and the like are stored in the machine room 15 below the showcase S, and the front of the machine room cover 16 in front of the machine room 15 is operated by the operation of the condenser blower. Outside air is sucked from the suction port 17 and first flows into the condenser and air-cooled, blown to the compressor through the condenser blower, and air-cooled. The outside air (warm air) that has been warmed by sequentially cooling the condenser and the compressor in this way is warmed by the closing plate 18 at the back of the showcase S. 19 is blown out to the outside of the showcase S.
[0017]
In this way, during the cooling operation, the storage chamber 4 is cooled to a predetermined temperature, and the merchandise displayed on the merchandise placement shelf 12 is cooled and sold.
[0018]
On the other hand, the product placement shelf 12 installed in a plurality of stages in the storage chamber 4 is composed of a metallic upper surface plate 21, a lower surface plate 22, a heat insulating material 23 made of glass wool sandwiched between these, an unillustrated heating material. Electric heater, a temperature controller sensor (not shown), and the like. A guard 24 is provided at the front end of the product placement shelf 12 to prevent the product from dropping.
[0019]
On the upper part of the showcase S, a top plate 25 made of white-coated steel plate is provided. A fluorescent lamp 27 is disposed in a recess 26 provided in the front portion of the top plate 25 to illuminate the product placed on the product placement shelf 12.
[0020]
A hanging portion 25A bent downward is formed at the front end of the top plate 25, and a display device 31 for displaying the storage temperature zone of the storage chamber 4 is provided across the entire width on the front surface of the hanging portion 25A. ing. The display device 31 has a first display part support member 32 made of a substantially U-shaped steel plate provided on the left side when viewed from the front side, and the same shape as the first display part support member 32 and from the front side. The display unit 36 includes a second display unit support member 33 provided on the right side when viewed, and a display plate 36 supported by the display unit support members 32 and 33.
[0021]
The second display unit support member 33 on the right side includes a lower side portion 33A, a left side portion 33B, and a right side portion 33C. The lower side portion 33A includes a horizontal portion 33D perpendicular to the hanging portion 25A and horizontal to the floor, A first bent portion 33E rising vertically upward from the horizontal portion 33D is formed. The left side portion 33B has a vertical portion 33F perpendicular to the hanging portion and perpendicular to the floor, and the vertical portion 33F. And a second bent portion 33G that is bent at a right angle from the right to the inner side. The right side portion 33C has a symmetrical shape with the left side portion 33B, a vertical portion 33F perpendicular to the hanging portion and perpendicular to the floor, and a second bent portion bent at a right angle from the vertical portion 33F to the left inner side. 33G is formed.
[0022]
The first display unit support member 32 is configured in the same manner as the second display unit support member 33, and includes a lower side 32A, a left side 32B, a right side 32C, and the like.
[0023]
A rectangular window hole 37 having a predetermined size is formed on the left side of the right side portion 33C of the second display portion support member 33 of the hanging portion 25A of the top plate 25.
[0024]
Then, by inserting the main body portion 41A of the thermometer 41 into the window hole portion 37 from the front, a flexible claw portion 41C described later formed on the upper and lower walls 41B of the main body portion 41A of the thermometer 41 is placed on the top plate. The thermometer 41 is attached to the right part of the hanging part 25 </ b> A of the top plate 25 by engaging with the upper and lower edges of the 25 window hole parts 37.
[0025]
Here, since the thermometer 41 is conventionally well-known as follows, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. That is, the thermometer 41 includes a temperature sensing portion 41D, a main body portion 41A, and a connection line 41E that connects the temperature sensing portion 41D and the main body portion 41A. The main body portion 41A of the thermometer 41 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front surface, and a temperature display portion that digitally displays the temperature detected by the temperature sensing portion 41D on the front surface of the main body portion 41A of the thermometer 41. 41F and a solar cell 41G for driving the temperature display portion 41F are provided, and flexible claw portions 41C are formed on the upper and lower walls 41B of the main body portion 41A.
[0026]
The temperature sensing part 41D of the thermometer 41 is fixed to the lower surface of the upper partition plate 3A, and the temperature sensed by the temperature sensing part 41D is the temperature display part 41F of the thermometer 41 attached to the hanging part 25A of the top board 25. Is displayed as the air temperature in the storage chamber 4.
[0027]
The display plate 36 is a rectangular resin plate, and is engaged and supported by the lower side portion 33A, the left side portion 33B, and the right side portion 33C of the second display portion support member 33. That is, between the first bent portion 33E provided on the second display portion support member 33 and the hanging portion 25A of the top plate 25, and the second bent portions 33G and 33G and the hanging portion 25A of the top plate 25. Are respectively inserted between and supported by the horizontal portion 33D. Further, movement in the left-right direction is prevented or suppressed by the left and right vertical portions 33F, 33F. The display board 36 is inserted between the first bent portion 33E and the front surface of the main body 41A of the thermometer 41 in front of the main body 41A of the thermometer 41.
[0028]
Three display boards 36 are used, and two of them are engaged with and supported by the first display unit support member 32 and the second display unit support member 33, respectively. The other one is inserted and placed between the display plate 36 supported by the first display unit support member 32 and the hanging portion 25 </ b> A of the top plate 25. As will be described later, the three display boards 36 appropriately change the front and back of the display surface and change the left and right sides depending on the temperature zone of the storage chamber 4.
[0029]
The three display boards 36 are printed. The first display panel 36A is white on the front and back, the letters “cold!” And the left and right ends are printed in blue on the surface, and the letters “HOT” are printed in red on the back. Yes. The second display panel 36B has the letters “COLD” printed in blue on one surface of a translucent resin plate. The third display board 36 </ b> C is a white background, and the letters “Welcome!” And the left and right ends are printed in red on one side.
[0030]
With the above configuration, during a cooling operation in summer or the like, first, a cooling operation switch (not shown) is closed, and at the same time, an electric heater switch for heating the product placement shelf 12 is opened. Thereby, electricity is supplied to the compressor, the condenser blower, the cooler blower, and the like, and the interior of the storage chamber 4 is cooled as described above by the thermocycle operation by the cooling temperature controller (not shown). At this time, the power supply AC100V is not applied to the electric heater. As a result, commodities such as cans or plastic bottles of tea or canned coffee placed on the merchandise placement shelf 12 are cooled to an appropriate refrigerated state of about 3 ° C. to 10 ° C. for sale.
[0031]
On the other hand, during a warming operation such as in winter, first, the cooling operation switch is opened and the switch of the electric heater for heating the product placement shelf 12 is closed. As a result, the compressor, the condenser blower, the cooler blower, and the like are not energized, and the interior of the storage chamber 4 is not cooled. At this time, the power supply AC100V is applied to the electric heater, thereby heating the surface of the product placement shelf 12 to an appropriate temperature by the temperature controller sensor. Products such as tea or canned coffee in cans or plastic bottles placed on the product placement shelf 12 are added by heat conduction from the product placement shelf 12 or in an atmosphere heated by the product placement shelf 12. Warmed and offered for sale.
[0032]
The temperature controller and the temperature controller sensor are provided for each product placement shelf 12, and when used in a refrigerated state, the temperature is adjusted for each product placement shelf 12. And the temperature sensing part of this temperature controller sensor is adjusted to close the contact at + 53 ° C. and open the contact at + 57 ° C., for example, so that the temperature of the product placement shelf 12 is raised to + 57 ° C. by heating with an electric heater. When the temperature reaches, the temperature controller opens and cuts off the power supply to the electric heater. When the temperature of the commodity mounting shelf 12 drops to + 53 ° C. again, the contact is closed again and the electric heater is turned on.
[0033]
In this way, tea or canned coffee in cans or plastic bottles placed on the product placement shelf 12 is heated to an average of around + 55 ° C. by the heat generation control of the electric heater, and is appropriately changed by the customer from the opening 1 side. It is taken out.
[0034]
Next, a method for using the display device 31 will be described.
[0035]
During the cooling operation, the surface of the first display plate 36A on which the letters “cold!” Are printed is engaged and supported by the first display unit support member 32 with the front surface as a front surface, and a light-transmitting resin plate is formed. The second display board 36 </ b> B printed with the characters “COLD” is engaged with and supported by the second display unit support member 33. Then, the third display board 36C, on which the letters “Hello ~!” Are printed, is housed between the first display board 36A and the hanging part 25A of the top board 25. As a result, “cold!” Is displayed on the left side of the display device 31 and “COLD” is displayed on the right side, and the second display plate 36B made of a translucent resin plate is used. The temperature display part 41F of the thermometer 41 can be visually recognized. Therefore, the air temperature in the storage chamber 4 can be recognized, and it can be provided for the provision of product temperature information to the customer and the convenience of merchandise management by the store clerk.
[0036]
On the other hand, during the warming operation, the third display board 36C printed with the letters “Welcome!” Is engaged with and supported by the first display support member 32, and the letters “HOT” are printed. Further, the second display unit support member 33 is engaged and supported with the back surface of the first display plate 36A as the front surface. The second display board 36B on which the characters “COLD” are printed is housed between the third display board 36C and the hanging part 25A of the top board 25. As a result, the display unit 31 is displayed with the word “Hot ~!” On the left side and the word “HOT” on the right side. 3 and the first display board 36A on which the characters “HOT” are printed, it can be recognized from a distance that the inside of the storage chamber 4 is in a warm state. On the other hand, the temperature display portion 41F of the thermometer 41 located behind the first display board 36A on which “HOT” is displayed is displayed on the temperature display 41A because the first display board 36A is made of a white resin plate. It is concealed and cannot be seen. That is, the first display board 36A functions as a cover member that makes the temperature display invisible. For this reason, the customer is not misunderstood that it is lukewarm at 55 ° C., for example, and the willingness to purchase is not reduced.
[0037]
When it is desired to check the air temperature in the storage chamber 4 during the warming operation, the first display plate 36A engaged with and supported by the second display support member 33 is supported by the second display support member 33. The temperature display part 41F of the thermometer 41 can be visually recognized by removing from.
[0038]
The printed content of the display board 36 is not limited to the display corresponding to the temperature range of the storage room as shown in the above embodiment, and can be changed in various ways, for example, sold in a refrigerated state or a refrigerated state. It is also possible to display the price etc. corresponding to the change of the product. Moreover, although the case where the number of the display boards 36 is three was illustrated in the above embodiment, the number of sheets and the contents of printing can be changed as appropriate from the viewpoint of ease of use and cost.
[0039]
Moreover, although the temperature display part 41A of the thermometer 41 was provided in the hanging part 25A of the top plate 25, it can also be arranged at other positions, for example, as it is provided on the front surface of the product placement shelf 12. It is.
[0040]
Furthermore, although the open showcase opened to the front has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and a closed type showcase provided with a translucent door that opens and closes the front opening of the storage room opened to the front, Even in a face-to-face showcase having a fixed translucent member on the front surface, the same effects as described above can be obtained.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the invention of the showcase according to claim 1, since the cover member for concealing the temperature display portion is provided when the storage chamber is in the warmed state, the commodity is displayed in the warmed state. In addition, it is possible to prevent the misunderstanding of the customer that the temperature of the product is low when selling.
[0042]
According to the invention of claim 2, the temperature display portion is concealed by the cover member when the storage chamber is in the refrigerated state, and the temperature in the storage chamber is controlled by the temperature display portion when the refrigeration state is set. It is possible to prevent misunderstanding by customers that the product temperature is too low when selling the product in the refrigerated state, and the temperature information of the storage room is displayed by the thermometer when selling the product in the refrigerated state. can do.
[0043]
According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to claim 1 or 2, the cover member is a display member that indicates a state of refrigeration or refrigeration of goods displayed in the storage chamber. By displaying the refrigerated or warmed state of the product displayed in the storage room, the customer can easily recognize whether the displayed product is cooled or heated.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a showcase as an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a showcase when products are displayed in a storage room in a warm state.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display state when a product is displayed in a storage room in a refrigerated state.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display state when a product is displayed in a storage room in a warm state.
FIGS. 6A and 6B are a front view, a top view, and a rear view according to a trigonometric method applied to a first display board on which a display of a storage temperature zone is printed.
FIG. 7 is a front view and a right side view of a thermometer.
[Explanation of symbols]
S Showcase 25 Top plate 25A Hanging part 31 Display device 32 First display part support member 32A Lower side part 32B Left side part 32C Right side part 33 Second display part support member 33A Lower side part 33B Left side part 33C Right side part 36A First side part Display board 36B Second display board 36C Third display board 37 Window hole portion 41 Thermometer 41C Claw portion 41D Temperature sensing portion 41F Temperature display portion

Claims (3)

In a showcase provided with a storage room that can be switched to either refrigeration or warm storage, and a thermometer with a temperature display that displays the temperature of the appropriate place in the storage room,
A showcase comprising a cover member for concealing the temperature display when the storage room is in the warmed state. In a showcase provided with a storage room that can be switched to either refrigeration or warm storage, and a thermometer with a temperature display that displays the temperature of the appropriate place in the storage room,
A cover case that conceals the temperature display portion by a cover member when the storage chamber is in the refrigerated state, and displays the temperature in the storage chamber by the temperature display portion when the refrigeration state is established. . The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is a display member that indicates a state of refrigeration or warming of a commodity displayed in the storage room.

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