JP3980207B2 - Corner bumper mounting structure in open showcase - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a corner bumper mounting structure in an open showcase in which a corner bumper that protects the corner portion is attached to a corner portion of a casing of the open showcase.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a prior art of this type of mounting structure, for example, there is one described in JP-A-9-56537.
[0003]
In this open showcase, a corner bumper mounting piece for protecting the corner portion is fixed to each end portion of both heat insulating materials at the corner portion formed by the ends of the two heat insulating materials intersecting each other, and the heat insulating material is insulated. A decorative plate is attached to the outside of the material and the mounting piece, and the end surface of the decorative plate is aligned with the end surface of the corner bumper.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when the corner bumper is damaged, in order to replace the corner bumper with a new corner bumper, it is necessary to remove the decorative plate once. Therefore, it is troublesome to replace the corner bumper.
[0005]
In addition, if the actual width of the decorative plate is slightly shorter than the design size, a gap is formed between the end surface of the decorative plate and the end surface of the corner bumper, and the appearance of the corner portion is impaired. If the actual width dimension is slightly longer than the design dimension, the decorative board cannot be attached.
[0006]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. The corner bumper can be easily and neatly attached to the corner portion of the casing, and the mounting of the corner bumper is difficult due to a dimensional error or the like. The object is to provide a corner bumper mounting structure in an open showcase that is not required.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) A mounting structure in which a corner bumper for corner protection is attached to a corner portion of a case in an open showcase, and a plane having outward engagement pieces on both side edges on the outer side surface of the corner portion of the case. The inner surface of the L-shaped mounting member is fitted and fixed, and the outward engagement pieces are engaged with the inward engagement pieces formed at both side edges of the corner bumper.
[0008]
(2) In the above item (1), a gap substantially the same as the thickness of the inward engagement piece of the corner bumper is formed between the outward engagement piece of the mounting member and the outer surface of the housing. The inward engagement piece of the corner bumper is inserted into the gap.
[0009]
(3) In the above item (1) or (2), a notch is provided in an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of at least one outward engagement piece of the mounting member, and a pair of outward engagement pieces is formed. In addition, a notch portion is formed in an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the inward engagement piece that is engaged with the one outward engagement piece in the corner bumper, and a pair of inward engagement pieces is formed in the upper and lower directions. And the vertical dimension of the notch of the mounting member is larger than the vertical dimension of the upper inward engagement piece, and the vertical dimension of the notch part of the corner bumper is Larger than the dimensions.
[0010]
(4) In any one of the above items (1) to (3), a corner lower bumper for preventing the corner bumper from descending on the upper surface is attached immediately below the corner bumper in the corner portion of the housing.
[0011]
(5) In any one of the above items (1) to (4), the engaging portion provided on the inner surface of the corner cover that covers the upper surface of the corner portion of the housing with the locking piece projecting sideways on the upper end of the mounting member The corner cover is prevented from coming off upward by being locked to the upper surface of the corner cover.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a refrigerated showcase as an example of an open showcase including an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the following description, the lower left in FIG. 1 is “front” and the upper right is “rear”.
[0013]
The housing (2) of the refrigerated showcase (1) has a substantially forward U shape when viewed from the side and a housing body (3) in which a housing (3) for displaying products (not shown) is formed. 4) and a side plate (5) for closing the side surface of the casing body (4).
[0014]
The side plate (5) is provided with a window hole (6) whose front surface is open and whose upper surface is inclined forward and upward, and a lower edge of the window hole (6) is a handrail rail. A metal lower trim (7) facing in the front-rear direction is mounted, and an upper trim (8) whose upper half is curved upward and obliquely upward is formed from the rear edge to the upper edge of the window hole (6). It is installed.
A side plate trim (9) is formed by the lower trim (7) and the upper trim (8).
[0015]
A metal handrail rail (11) having substantially the same cross-sectional shape as the lower trim (7) is attached to the upper edge portion of the front plate (10) of the housing body (4) over the entire length.
A front sash (12) facing up and down is fitted on the front edge of the windshield (G) that is almost complementary to the window hole (6), and the other peripheral edge of the windshield (G). A lower sash (13) facing in the front-rear direction and an upper sash (14) facing in the up-down direction and having the upper half curved forward are fitted.
[0016]
An upper mounting piece (15) facing the same direction as the upper edge of the windshield (G) protrudes from the upper end of the front sash (12), and the front sash (12) faces forward. A horizontal lower mounting piece (16) is projected.
[0017]
An L-shaped fixture (17) is fitted into the lower corner of the rear end of the windshield (G), and this fixture (17) is the corner between the lower trim (7) and the upper trim (8). The lower sash (13) is in contact with the upper surface of the lower trim (7), and the upper mounting piece (15) is a set screw. (19) fixed to the upper trim (8) (see FIG. 1).
[0018]
The corner cover (20) shown in an enlarged manner in FIGS. 3 to 5 is substantially L-shaped in plan view, and the lower surface, the left side surface and the rear surface are open, and the cross-sectional shape thereof is the lower trim (7) and It is almost the same as that of the handrail rail (11).
On the inner surface of the corner of the corner cover (20), an engaging portion (21) extending substantially horizontally inwardly projects, and on the lower surface of the rear edge of the corner cover (20). Is formed with a concave portion (22) complementary to the lower mounting piece (16).
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the engaging portion (21) of the corner cover (20), a pair of substantially horizontal outer projections projecting laterally from the upper end of the fixing bracket (23) facing upward and downward. The facing locking pieces (24) and (24) are engaged.
The fixing bracket (23) is substantially L-shaped in plan view, and its left and rear edges are bent outwardly in a step shape, and a notch (25 ), A pair of upper and lower outward engagement pieces (26) are formed on the left edge and the rear edge of the fixture (23).
[0020]
With the locking pieces (24) and (24) of the fixing bracket (23) locked to the engaging portion (21) of the corner cover (20), the corner cover (20) is connected to the lower trim (7) and the handrail rail. (11) After lightly covering the adjacent corner, pull the fixing bracket (23) downward, and connect the through hole (27) drilled in the fixing bracket (23) to the side plate (5) and the front plate ( By aligning the screw holes (28) drilled in the side edges close to each other with 10) and screwing the set screws (29) inserted through the through holes (27) into the screw holes (28), The side plate (5) and the front plate (10) are firmly connected by the fixing bracket (23).
[0021]
At this time, the rear and left sides of the corner cover (20) are fitted on the upper surfaces of the lower trim (7) and the handrail rail (11), respectively (the rear of the corner cover (20) is attached to the lower trim (7)). The corner cover (20) is attached to the upper end of the corner portion of the housing (2), and the recess (22) of the corner cover (20) is attached to the lower attachment piece (shown in FIG. 7). The lower mounting piece (16) is pressed against the lower trim (7) side by fitting to 16), and the front lower end portion of the windshield (G) is fixed to the lower trim (7).
[0022]
The corner bumper (30) shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 is substantially L-shaped in plan view formed by bending a synthetic resin or a steel plate (see FIG. 9). An inward engagement piece (31) facing right is provided over the entire length, and a pair of upper and lower inward engagement pieces (32) and (32) are provided on the back side of the rear edge. .
The vertical dimension of the inward engagement pieces (32), (32) at the rear edge of the corner bumper (30) is slightly shorter than the vertical width of the notch (25) of the fixing bracket (23) and both inward engagements. The vertical dimension of the notch (33) between the joining pieces (32) and (32) is slightly longer than the vertical dimension of the outward engagement piece (26) of the fixing bracket (23).
[0023]
Align the upper edge of the corner bumper (30) with a slightly lower position than the upper edge of the notch (25) in the fixing bracket (23), and engage the engagement piece (31) on the left edge of the corner bumper (30). Is inserted into the gap between the downward outward engagement piece (26) and the front plate (10) from the left side, and the engagement piece (32) above the rear edge of the corner bumper (30) is inserted. After inserting into the notch (25) from the right side, the corner bumper (30) is lifted until it contacts the lower surface of the corner cover (20).
[0024]
Then, the left engagement piece (31) of the corner bumper (30) is prevented from coming off by the left outward engagement piece (26) (26) of the fixing bracket (23), and the corner bumper (30) The rear upper and lower inward engagement pieces (32) and (32) are flush with the upper and lower outward engagement pieces (26) and (26) of the fixing bracket (23), and the rear upper and lower engagement pieces The pieces (32) and (32) are prevented from coming off.
[0025]
In addition, the gap between each outward engagement piece (26) and the side plate (5) and front plate (10) is almost the same as the thickness of the inward engagement pieces (31) and (32) of the corner bumper (30). When the corner bumper (30) is attached to the fixing bracket (23), as shown in FIG. 9, the outer surfaces of the side plate (5) and the front plate (10) are inwardly engaging pieces ( 31) Since it is in contact with the back of (32) and the center of the back of the corner bumper (30) is in contact with the front end corner of the side plate (5), it will resist the impact applied to the corner bumper (30) from the outside. The corner bumper (30) can be strongly supported, and the corner bumper (30) can be prevented from being deformed.
[0026]
In this state, a set screw (in a through-hole formed in the attachment pieces (35) provided on both sides of the corner lower bumper (34) having a substantially L shape in plan view formed by bending a synthetic resin or a steel plate is formed. 36) (see the broken line in FIG. 8) is inserted, and this set screw (36) is threaded through a screw hole (37 ), The corner lower bumper (34) is fixed immediately below the corner bumper (30) (see FIG. 9), and the corner bumper (30) is prevented from descending by the upper surface of the corner lower bumper (34), Falling down is completely prevented.
[0027]
After that, the refrigerated showcase (1) can be mounted by attaching the lateral lower bumper (39) (40) to the locking bracket (38) provided near the lower edge of the side plate (5) and the front plate (10). Completed.
[0028]
According to the refrigerated showcase (1) having the embodiment described above, the recess (22) of the corner cover (20) presses the lower mounting piece (16) of the windshield (G) against the lower trim (7). Therefore, the front lower end part of the windshield glass (G) can be attached to the window hole (6) without rattling.
Further, a set screw (not shown) is inserted into a through hole (20a) (20a) (see FIGS. 4 and 5) drilled in the rear wall of the corner cover (20), and this set screw is attached to the front plate (5). ) And screw holes (not shown) drilled in the upper part of the inner surface of the side plate (10), the rattling of the front lower end of the windshield (G) and the corner cover (20) can be more reliably prevented. Is done.
[0029]
Since the corner cover (20) is attached to the corner of the refrigerated showcase (1) using the fixing bracket (23), it is not necessary to screw the corner cover (20), and the set screw is exposed to the outside. Thus, the appearance of the refrigerated showcase (1) is not impaired.
[0030]
Moreover, since the cross-sectional shape of the corner cover (20) is substantially the same as that of the lower trim (7) and the handrail rail (11), there is a continuity in shape between these members, and the refrigerated showcase The appearance of the corner part of (1) can be improved.
[0031]
The corner bumper (30) can be easily attached to the fixture (23), and if the corner lower bumper (34) is removed from the side plate (5) and front plate (10), it can be easily removed from the fixture (23). Since it can be removed, if the corner bumper (30) is damaged, it can be easily replaced with a new one.
[0032]
In addition, the notch (25) is provided in the fixing bracket (23), and the notch (33) is formed between the upper and lower inward engagement pieces (32) on the rear side of the corner bumper (30). The bumper (30) can be easily installed by simply fitting the bumper (30) to the middle part of the fixing bracket (23) from the side and lifting it slightly upward.The corner bumper (30) can be attached to the fixing bracket (23). Compared with the case of inserting from the end, the moving stroke when the corner bumper (30) is attached can be shortened.
[0033]
In addition, the left outward engagement piece (26) in FIG. 2 of the fixing metal fitting (23) with which the long inward engagement piece (31) is engaged does not have a notch portion in the middle thereof. The length of the fixing bracket (23) may be extended.
[0034]
Conversely, if a notch portion similar to the notch portion (33) is provided in the middle portion of the inward engagement piece (31), the inward engagement piece (31) will be changed to the outward engagement piece (26) first. There is no need to keep them engaged. That is, the left and right inward engagement pieces (31) and (32) can be simultaneously engaged with the left and right outward engagement pieces (26) from the middle portion of the fixing bracket (23).
[0035]
Of course, the present invention can also be applied to the corners of the side plate and the rear plate, the four corners of the flat open showcase described in the above publication, and the like.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the following effects can be achieved.
(a) According to the first aspect of the invention, the corner bumper can be easily attached and detached by sliding the inward engaging piece of the corner bumper in the vertical direction with respect to the outward engaging piece of the mounting member. In addition, the outward engagement pieces and the inward engagement pieces are concealed by the corner bumper and are not exposed to the outside.
Further, the mounting of the corner bumper is not affected by the accuracy of the width dimension of the decorative board provided on the outer surface of the corner portion of the casing.
[0037]
(b) According to the invention of claim 2, when the corner bumper is attached to the corner portion of the casing, the back surface of the inward engagement piece of the corner bumper is in close contact with the outer surface of the corner portion, and the corner bumper is outside the corner bumper. It is possible to strongly support the corner bumper against the impact applied from and prevent the corner bumper from being deformed.
[0038]
(c) According to the invention described in claim 3, the outward engagement piece and the inward engagement piece are obtained by fitting the corner bumper to the middle portion of the mounting member from the side and lifting it slightly upward. Can be easily attached to each other, and the moving stroke when the corner bumper is attached can be shortened as compared with the case where the corner bumper is inserted from the end of the attachment member.
[0039]
(d) According to the invention described in claim 4, since the upper surface of the corner lower bumper prevents the corner bumper from descending, it is possible to prevent the corner bumper from falling out below the mounting member.
[0040]
(e) According to the invention described in claim 5, since the corner cover above the corner bumper mounting member can be mounted on the housing, the number of parts can be reduced and the structure can be simplified. Can do.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a right side portion of an open showcase including an embodiment of the present invention before assembly completion.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a main part, similarly.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a fixing bracket is attached to the corner cover.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged back view of a corner cover.
5 is a rear view of the corner cover as viewed from the direction of the arrow V in FIG.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state in which a corner cover and a fixture are attached to a corner portion of an open showcase.
7 is an enlarged longitudinal front view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view showing a completed state of a corner portion of an open showcase.
9 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view taken along line IX-IX in FIG.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged back view of a corner bumper.
[Explanation of symbols]
(1) Refrigerated showcase
(2) Housing
(3) Housing part
(4) Housing body
(5) Side plate
(6) Window hole
(7) Lower trim
(8) Upper trim
(9) Side plate trim
(10) Front plate
(11) Handrail rail
(12) Front sash
(13) Lower sash
(14) Upper sash
(15) Upper mounting piece
(16) Lower mounting piece
(17) Fixing tool
(18) Mounting hole
(19) Set screw
(20) Corner cover
(20a) (20a) Through hole
(21) Engagement part
(22) Recess
(23) Fixing bracket
(24) Locking piece
(25) Notch
(26) Outward engagement piece
(27) Through hole
(28) Screw hole
(29) Set screw
(30) Corner bumper
(31) Inward engagement piece
(32) Inward engagement piece
(33) Notch
(34) Corner lower bumper
(35) Mounting piece
(36) Set screw
(37) Screw hole
(38) Locking bracket
(39) (40) Lower bumper
(G) Windshield

Claims (5)

A mounting structure that attaches a corner bumper for corner protection to the corner of the case in an open showcase,
The outer surface of the corner portion of the casing is fitted and fixed to the inner surface of an L-shaped mounting member having outward engagement pieces on both side edge portions, and the outward engagement piece has a corner. A corner bumper mounting structure in an open showcase, wherein inward engagement pieces formed on both side edges of the bumper are locked. A gap substantially the same as the thickness of the inward engagement piece of the corner bumper is formed between the outward engagement piece of the mounting member and the outer surface of the housing, and the inward direction of the corner bumper is formed in this gap. The corner bumper mounting structure in the open showcase according to claim 1, wherein an engagement piece is inserted. A cutout portion is provided at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of at least one outward engagement piece of the mounting member to form a pair of upper and lower outward engagement pieces, and the one outward engagement piece in the corner bumper A notch portion is also formed in the middle portion in the vertical direction of the inward engagement piece to be engaged, a pair of upper and lower inward engagement pieces are formed, and the vertical dimension of the notch portion of the mounting member is 2. The upper and lower dimensions of the upper inward engagement piece and the vertical dimension of the notch portion of the corner bumper are made larger than the vertical dimension of the lower outward engagement piece. The corner bumper mounting structure in the open showcase described in 2. The corner bumper in the open showcase according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a corner lower bumper for preventing the corner bumper from descending on an upper surface is attached immediately below the corner bumper in a corner portion of the housing. Mounting structure. By locking the locking piece projecting sideways on the upper end of the mounting member to the upper surface of the engaging portion provided on the inner surface of the corner cover that covers the upper surface of the corner portion of the housing, the upward release of the corner cover is prevented. The corner bumper mounting structure in the open showcase according to claim 1, wherein the corner bumper is blocked.

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