JP3920092B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a showcase installed in a store such as a retail store of various foods or restaurants.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a showcase of this type, a product storage unit whose front, back and both sides are surrounded by transparent glass plates, and a plurality of product shelves provided at different positions in the vertical direction within the product storage unit. It is known that an arbitrary product is displayed on each product shelf. In this showcase, some product shelves are provided with heating plates, the product storage section is partitioned vertically at the position of the product shelf with the heating plates, the upper part is heated, and the lower part is cooled, thereby storing the product. A warming room and a cooling room are formed in the section.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the showcase, it is possible to change the size of the warming room and the cooling room by providing a plurality of product shelves with heating plates at different positions in the vertical direction and partitioning them at any product shelf position. However, in this case, it is necessary to provide a partition plate at each merchandise shelf provided with a heating plate.
[0004]
However, since the partition plate has a complicated structure such as an opening / closing plate that opens and closes the gap between the product shelf and the inner surface of the product storage unit, the partition plate is provided for each product shelf provided with a heating plate. However, there is a problem that the cost increases and the assembling property of the product shelf decreases.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to increase the cost due to the partition plate even when the product storage unit is configured to be vertically partitioned at the position of any product shelf. The object is to provide a showcase that does not cause a drop in the assembly of the product shelf.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in claim 1, a plurality of product shelves provided in different positions in the vertical direction in the product storage unit, and the product storage unit up and down at any product shelf position. In a showcase provided with a partition plate that heats the upper part of the product storage section partitioned by the partition plate and cools the lower part thereof, the partition plate can be detachably attached to the lower surface of at least some of the product shelves. It is composed.
[0007]
Thereby, since the partition position in a goods storage part is changed by removing a partition plate from a goods shelf and attaching to another goods shelf, it is not necessary to provide a partition plate for every goods shelf.
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the showcase according to the first aspect, the partition plate and the product shelf are provided with engagement means that are detachably engaged with each other in the front-rear direction of the product storage unit.
[0009]
Thereby, in addition to the operation of claim 1, since the partition plate and the product shelf are attached to and detached from each other in the front-rear direction of the product storage portion by the engaging means, even when the product is displayed above or below the product shelf. The partition plate can be attached and detached without taking out the product.
[0010]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the showcase according to the second aspect, an opening / closing member that opens and closes a gap between the product shelf and the inner surface of the product storage unit is provided in the width direction of the product storage unit on both ends in the width direction of the partition plate. It is provided so that it can move freely.
[0011]
Thus, in addition to the operation of the second aspect, when attaching and detaching the partition plate, the opening and closing member of the partition plate is moved to open a gap in the width direction with the inner surface of the product storage unit, thereby It becomes easy to put on and take off. Further, by opening the gap between the inner surfaces of both ends in the width direction of the product storage portion by the opening / closing member, the air in the product storage portion can be circulated up and down through both ends in the width direction of the partition plate without removing the partition plate. It becomes possible.
[0012]
According to claim 4, in the showcase according to claim 3, an opening / closing member that opens and closes a gap between the product shelf and the inner surface of the product storage unit is provided on at least one end side of the partition plate in the front-rear direction of the product storage unit. It can be moved freely.
[0013]
Thereby, in addition to the effect | action of Claim 3, by opening between the inner surfaces of the front-back direction of a goods storage part with an opening-and-closing member, the air in a goods storage part is distribute | circulated up and down through at least one end side of the front-back direction of a partition plate. It becomes possible.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 8 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a showcase, FIG. 2 is a schematic front sectional view thereof, FIG. 3 is a plan view of a partition plate, and FIGS. Is a bottom view, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a product shelf and a partition plate, FIG. 7 is a front sectional view of the main part of the partition plate, and FIG. 8 is a schematic front sectional view of the showcase.
[0015]
The showcase includes a vertically long showcase body 1, a product storage portion 2 formed on the upper side of the showcase body 1, a machine room 3 formed on the lower portion of the showcase body 1, and a product storage A plurality of heating product shelves 4 provided above the inside of the unit 2, a plurality of cooling product shelves 5 provided below the inside of the product storage unit 2, and an arbitrary heating product shelf inside the product storage unit 2 4 and a partition plate 6 for partitioning at the position 4.
[0016]
The showcase body 1 has transparent glass doors 1a that open and close the front and back surfaces of the product storage unit 2, respectively, and both side surfaces of the product storage unit 2 are respectively covered with side plates 1b made of transparent glass. In addition, decorative frames 1c are erected on the front and rear sides of both ends in the width direction of the showcase body 1, and a top plate 1d that covers the upper surface of the product storage section 2 is attached to the upper ends of the decorative frames 1c.
[0017]
The product storage unit 2 is partitioned from the machine room 3 side by a bottom plate 2a. A warming chamber 2b is formed above the partition plate 6, and a refrigerator room 2c is formed below the warming chamber 2b.
[0018]
The machine room 3 has a ventilation path 3b surrounded by a heat insulating wall 3a, and one end side and the other end side of the ventilation path 3b communicate with the inside of the product storage unit 2, respectively. An evaporator 3c and a blower 3d are provided in the ventilation path 3b, and the air in the product storage section 2 sucked from one end side of the ventilation path 3b is cooled by the evaporator 3c, and the product storage section from the other end side of the ventilation path 3b. It discharges to the 2 side. Although not shown, the machine room 3 houses refrigeration equipment such as a compressor and a condenser of a refrigeration circuit connected to the evaporator 3c.
[0019]
The heating product shelf 4 includes a heating plate 4a that forms a product placement surface and a shelf plate 4b that is disposed below the heating plate 4a. The heating plate 4a is a well-known plate with a heating wire attached to the back surface of a heat conductive plate-like member. The shelf plate 4b is filled with a heat insulating material (not shown) such as glass wool covering the lower surface of the heating plate 4a. ing. Support plates 4c for supporting the shelf plate 4b are respectively provided on the front end side and the rear end side of the shelf plate 4b, and locking portions 4d for locking in the product storage unit 2 are provided at both ends in the width direction of the support plate 4c. It has been. In other words, the heating product shelf 4 can be attached to any position in the vertical direction in the product storage unit 2 by locking each locking portion 4 d at any position in the product storage unit 2. In this case, the commodity shelf 4 is attached to be inclined forward and downward. A pair of engaging rails 4e for engaging the partition plate extending in the front-rear direction are provided on the lower surface of the shelf plate 4b at intervals in the width direction of the shelf plate 4b.
[0020]
The cooling product shelf 5 is composed of a shelf plate on which products are placed, and, like the heating product shelf 4, is attached to any position in the product storage unit 2 in the vertical direction.
[0021]
The partition plate 6 is made of a metal plate-like member, and a pair of engagement rails 6a that are engaged with the engagement rails 4e of the heating product shelf 4 are provided on the upper surface thereof. That is, each of the engagement rails 4e and 6a is bent in an L-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 7, and engages with each other so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. In this case, the engagement rail 6a of the partition plate 6 has a curling portion 6b formed at the tip of the L-shaped bent portion, and only the curling portion 6b is brought into contact with the engagement rail 4e on the product shelf 4 side. Reduces sliding friction during sliding.
[0022]
In addition, a heat insulating first opening / closing plate 7 that opens and closes a gap with the inner surface of the product storage unit 2 is provided on both ends in the width direction of the partition plate 6, and the product storage unit 2 is provided at the tip of each opening / closing plate 7. A packing 7a that is in pressure contact with the inner side surface of the plate is attached. Each open / close plate 7 has a plurality of elongated holes 7d that are supported on the lower surface of the partition plate 6 by a pair of support plates 7b and 7c so as to be slidable in the width direction of the product storage portion 2 and extend in the same direction. A stepped screw 7e inserted in each long hole 7d is attached to the partition plate 6 so as to move by the length of the long hole 7d. Each open / close plate 7 is provided with a lock plate 8 that locks the open / close plate 7 when the open / close plate 7 moves to one end side of the long hole 7d and to the other end side. One end of the lock plate 8 is fixed to the opening / closing plate 7 and the other end is formed to be elastically deformable. On the other end side of the lock plate 8, there are provided engaging portions 8 a that can be engaged with holes 7 f provided in a total of two locations on the partition plate 6, and a grip piece 8 b is provided at the tip thereof. That is, by engaging a fingertip or the like with the gripping piece 8b and elastically deforming the other end of the lock plate 8 downward, the engagement portion 8a of the lock plate 8 is removed from the one hole 7f to lock the open / close plate 7. For example, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the opening / closing plate 7 in the open position is moved to the closed position as shown in FIG. 7 (b), and the engaging portion 8a of the lock plate 8 is moved to the other hole. By engaging with 7f, the opening / closing plate 7 is locked in the closed position. In addition, the round hole 7g provided in each opening / closing plate 7 is for inserting the fingertip etc. and moving the opening / closing plate 7.
[0023]
In addition, a heat-insulating second opening / closing plate 9 that opens and closes a gap with the inner surface of the product storage unit 2 is provided on one end side in the front-rear direction of the partition plate 6. Packing 9a, 7h which press-contacts to the inner surface of goods storage part 2 is attached to one end, respectively. The opening / closing plate 9 has a plurality of long holes 9b extending in the front-rear direction of the partition plate 6, and is moved in the front-rear direction by the length of the long hole 9b by a knurled screw 9c inserted into each long hole 9b. It is attached to the upper surface side of the partition plate 6. That is, by loosening the knurled screw 9c, the open / close plate 9 is moved to one end or the other end in the front-rear direction, and the knurled screw 9c is tightened to fix the open / close plate 9.
[0024]
In the showcase configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 2, the partition plate 6 is attached to the lower surface of an arbitrary heating product shelf 4, and the product storage portion 2 is partitioned vertically by the partition plate 6. Thus, the warm room 2b is formed above the partition plate 6, and the cold room 2c is formed below the warm room. That is, the inside of the warm room 2b is heated by the heating plate 4a of each heating product shelf 4, and the inside of the cold room 2c is cooled by the evaporator 3c of the machine room 3. At that time, the air in the warming chamber 2b flows through the gap between the heating product shelf 4 in the warming chamber 2b and the inner surface of the merchandise storage portion 2 as indicated by the broken line arrow in the figure, and in the cold storage chamber 2c. As shown by solid line arrows in the figure, the air flows through the gaps between the product shelves 4 and 5 in the refrigerator compartment 2 c and the inner surface of the product storage unit 2. In this case, the heating plate 4a of the heating product shelf 4 located in the refrigerator compartment 2c is not energized.
[0025]
Moreover, in the said showcase, by moving the partition plate 6 to the position of the other product shelf 4 for heating, the width of the refrigerator compartment 2b and the refrigerator compartment 2c can be changed. In this case, first, as shown in FIG. 5, the first opening / closing plate 7 of the partition plate 6 is moved toward the inside of the partition plate 6, and a gap is opened between each opening / closing plate 7 and the product storage unit 2. Next, the door 1a of the showcase body 1 is opened, and the partition plate 6 is pulled out from the product storage unit 2 and removed from the heating product shelf 4. Subsequently, the partition plate 6 is attached to the other heating product shelf 4 by inserting the partition plate 6 while engaging the engaging rails 4e and 6a on the lower surface side of the other optional heating product shelf 4. It is done. Then, the first opening / closing plate 7 is moved toward the outside of the partition plate 6 and the gap between each opening / closing plate 7 and the product storage unit 2 is closed, so that the inside of the product storage unit 2 is moved up and down at a new position. Partitioned in direction.
[0026]
In the showcase, it is also possible to use the entire product storage unit 2 as the refrigerator compartment 2c without energizing the heating plate 4a of each heating product shelf 4. In this case, the first and second opening / closing plates 7 and 9 are moved to the inside of the partition plate 6 to open a gap with the inner surface of the product storage portion 2, so that the air in the product storage portion 2 is separated from the partition plate 6. The air flowing up and down through the width direction both ends and the front-rear direction one end is cooled in the machine room 3 as shown in FIG.
[0027]
Thus, according to the showcase of the present embodiment, the partition plate 6 that partitions the interior of the product storage unit 2 in the vertical direction is configured to be detachable with respect to each heating product shelf 4, and the partition plate 6 can be heated arbitrarily. Since it is possible to arbitrarily change the size of the warm room 2b and the cold room 2c of the product storage unit 2 by attaching to the product shelf 4, there is no need to provide a partition plate for each heating product shelf 4 Thus, the cost can be reduced and the assembling property of the heating product shelf 4 can be improved.
[0028]
In this case, since the partition plate 6 and the product shelf 4 are attached and detached in the front-rear direction of the product storage unit 2 by the engagement rails 4e and 6a, even when the product is displayed above or below the product shelf 4, The partition plate can be attached and detached without taking out the product, and the partition plate 6 can be attached and detached easily and quickly.
[0029]
In addition, since the first opening / closing plates 7 that open and close the gap with the inner surface of the product storage unit 2 are provided at both ends in the width direction of the partition plate 6, each opening / closing plate 7 is changed when the position of the partition plate 6 is changed. Thus, by opening a gap between the inner surface of the product storage unit 2, the partition plate 6 can be easily attached and detached, and workability can be improved. When the entire product storage unit 2 is used as the refrigerator compartment 2c, the first opening / closing plate 7 can open both ends in the width direction of the partition plate 6, so that the product storage can be performed without removing the partition plate 6. Air can be circulated throughout the part 2, which is extremely advantageous even in the case of using only refrigeration.
[0030]
Furthermore, since the second opening / closing plate 9 that opens and closes the gap with the inner surface of the product storage unit 2 is provided at one end in the front-rear direction of the partition plate 6, the entire product storage unit 2 is used as the refrigerator compartment 2c. In addition to the opening of both ends in the width direction of the partition plate 6 by the first opening / closing plate 7, one end side in the front-rear direction of the partition plate 6 can be opened by the second opening / closing plate 9. The air flowability in can be further improved.
[0031]
In the above-described embodiment, the product shelves 4 and 5 are attached so as to be inclined. However, the product shelves 4 and 5 can be attached at other inclination angles or horizontally. In this case, by changing the inclination angle, the horizontal length from the front end to the rear end of the partition plate 6 also changes. In this case, the second opening / closing plate 9 of the partition plate 6 is moved in the front-rear direction. The mounting angle of each of the product shelves 4 and 5 can be changed without creating a gap in the front-rear direction between the partition plate 6 and the inner surface of the product storage unit 2, and the partition position of the partition plate 6 is securely sealed. be able to.
[0032]
In the above embodiment, the second opening / closing plate 9 is provided only on one end side in the front-rear direction of the partition plate 6. However, a similar opening / closing plate may be provided on the other end side.
[0033]
Moreover, although the said embodiment showed what heated the inside of the warm room 2b with the heating plate 4a provided in each goods shelf 4 for a heating, such a heating plate was not used, for example, in a goods storage part. A heater may be installed in the upper part of the heater, and air heated by the heater may be circulated in the warming chamber.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the showcase of claim 1, since it is not necessary to provide a partition plate for each product shelf, it is possible to reduce the cost and improve the assembly property of the product shelf.
[0035]
Moreover, according to the showcase of claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, even when the product is displayed above or below the product shelf, the partition plate can be attached and detached without taking out the product. Therefore, the partition plate can be attached and detached easily and quickly.
[0036]
Moreover, according to the showcase of claim 3, in addition to the effect of claim 2, when changing the position of the partition plate, a gap in the width direction can be opened between the inner surface of the product storage portion. The plate can be easily attached and detached, and the workability can be improved. Furthermore, air can be circulated throughout the product storage section without removing the partition plate, which is extremely advantageous even when the entire product storage section is used as a refrigerator compartment.
[0037]
Moreover, according to the showcase of claim 4, in addition to the effect of claim 3, when cooling the entire product storage portion, not only the opening of both ends in the width direction of the partition plate, but also at least one end of the front and rear direction Since it can be opened, when the entire product storage unit is used as a refrigeration room, air circulation at the mounting position of the partition plate can be further improved, and the entire product storage unit can be cooled evenly. it can. Furthermore, even when the mounting angle of the product shelf is changed, there is no gap in the front-rear direction between the partition plate and the inner surface of the product storage unit, so that the partition position of the partition plate can be reliably sealed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a showcase showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic front sectional view of the showcase. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a partition plate. Bottom view of the partition plate [FIG. 5] Bottom view of the partition plate showing the state where the opening and closing plate is opened [FIG. 6] FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the product shelf and the partition plate [FIG. 8] Outline front sectional view of the showcase [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Showcase main body, 2 ... Product storage part, 4 ... Product shelf for heating, 4e ... Engagement rail, 5 ... Product shelf for cooling, 6 ... Partition plate, 6a ... Engagement rail, 7 ... First opening / closing plate , 9 ... Second opening / closing plate.

Claims (4)

Product storage provided with a plurality of product shelves provided at different positions in the product storage unit in the vertical direction and a partition plate that partitions the product storage unit in the vertical direction at the position of any product shelf, and partitioned by the partition plate In the showcase where the upper part in the section is heated and the lower part is cooled,
Showcase, characterized in that the detachably attached to the lower surface of the plurality of shelves of at least a portion of the partition plate. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate and the product shelf are provided with engagement means that are detachably engaged with each other in the front-rear direction of the product storage unit. 3. The show according to claim 2, wherein an opening / closing member that opens and closes a gap between the product shelf and the inner surface of the product storage unit is provided at both ends in the width direction of the partition plate so as to be movable in the width direction of the product storage unit. Case. The opening and closing member for opening and closing the gap between the product shelf and the inner surface of the product storage unit is provided at least at one end in the front-rear direction of the partition plate so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the product storage unit. Showcase.

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