JP3992412B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cooling showcase in which a pop card support is provided on the upper side of a front wall.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of cooling showcase is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-213390. The structure of the pop card support 74 in this cooling showcase will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of the lower part of a conventional cooling showcase. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. On the rear surface of the upper end portion of the front wall 71 at the bottom of the cooling showcase, a pop card support 74 composed of a pop rail 72 made of a wire and a pop rail support member 73 made of a steel plate is erected by a screw 75. Yes.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above fixing method, since the pop card support 74 is fixed to the steel plate on the rear surface of the thin front wall 71 with the screw 75, the tightening strength of the screw 75 is gradually weakened. In this case, when the basket containing the purchased product is placed on the upper surface of the handrail 76, it may be shaken by its weight, and eventually the pop card support 74 may come off, resulting in a problem in mounting strength. .
[0004]
The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. By not fixing the steel plate on the front wall with a thin plate thickness, the problem on the mounting strength is solved and the front wall is drilled. An object of the present invention is to reduce the number of processing steps by making holes unnecessary, and to simplify the work of fixing the pop card support.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The showcase of claim 1 of the present invention is a heat insulating wall constituting the main body, a hand rail provided on the upper part of the front wall of the heat insulating wall, and provided above the hand rail to support the pop card. The handrail has a groove having an opposing flange, a holding member is provided inside the groove, and the pop card support and the holding member are used to The flange is clamped.
[0006]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the problem of the mounting strength is solved and the front wall is drilled by fixing it to the handrail using the clamping member instead of fixing it to the steel plate of the thin front wall. By eliminating the need for holes, the number of processing steps can be reduced.
[0007]
A showcase according to a second aspect of the present invention is the showcase according to the first aspect, wherein the clamping member has a polygonal shape in which at least a pair of opposite side distances is smaller than a dimension between the opposed flanges.
[0008]
According to the invention of claim 2, when fixing the pop card support to the handrail, the nut plate is temporarily fixed to the pop card support with a screw in advance, and then inserted into the groove. The pop card support can be easily fixed by sandwiching the flange between the pop card support and the nut plate and tightening the screw.
[0009]
A showcase according to a third aspect of the present invention is the showcase according to the first aspect, wherein the holding member has at least one pair of opposite side distances smaller than the dimension between the opposed flanges, and the other pair of opposite side distances is inside the groove. This is a polygon having substantially the same dimensions as the distance between the upper and lower sides.
[0010]
According to the invention of claim 3, when fixing the pop card support to the handrail, the nut plate is temporarily fixed to the pop card support with a screw in advance, and then inserted into the groove. When the screw is tightened with the flange sandwiched between the pop card support and the nut plate, the nut plate has the other pair of opposite side distances approximately the same as the vertical distance inside the groove. Therefore, the pop card support can be more easily fixed as compared with the case of claim 2.
[0011]
A showcase according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the showcase according to the first aspect, wherein the holding member has a short diameter that is smaller than the dimension between the opposed flanges, and a long diameter that is greater than a vertical distance inside the groove. It is a circle or an ellipse.
[0012]
According to the invention of claim 4, when fixing the pop card support to the handrail, the nut plate is temporarily fixed to the pop card support with a screw in advance, and then inserted into the groove. When the screw is tightened with the flange sandwiched between the pop card support and the nut plate, the nut plate has the other pair of opposite side distances approximately the same as the vertical distance inside the groove. Therefore, the pop card support can be more easily fixed.
[0013]
A showcase according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the showcase according to the first aspect, wherein the clamping member is substantially circular and has a screw hole formed in an eccentric position, and the diameter is smaller than the dimension between the opposed flanges. There is something.
[0014]
According to the invention of claim 5, when fixing the pop card support to the handrail, the nut plate is temporarily fixed to the pop card support with a screw in advance, and then inserted into the groove. The pop card support can be easily fixed by sandwiching the flange between the pop card support and the nut plate and tightening the screw.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of a cooling showcase according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooling showcase according to the present invention. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cooling showcase of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the lower part of the front side of the cooling showcase with the pop card attached. 4A to 4D show a procedure for fixing the pop card support to the handrail. FIGS. 5 (a) to 5 (c) correspond to FIGS. 4 (b) to 4 (d), respectively, and show the procedure for fixing the pop card support from the rear side. FIG. 6 shows a cooling showcase as another embodiment.
[0016]
First, the overall configuration of the cooling showcase 1 will be described. An opening 2 for storing and taking out goods is formed in the front surface of the cooling showcase 1, and the main body of the cooling showcase 1 includes a front wall 7, an upper wall 8, a rear wall 9, a bottom wall 10 and left and right sides. It consists of side plates 5 and 5, and the inside of these front walls 7 and the like is filled with a foamed resin such as foamed polyurethane as a heat insulating material to constitute a heat insulating wall 11. A plurality of legs 12 are provided on the lower side of the main body of the cooling showcase 1.
[0017]
And the partition top plate 13, the partition wall board 14, and the partition floor board 15 which consist of metal plates which do not rust, such as a coated steel plate and stainless steel, are arrange | positioned with the appropriate space | interval from the inner surface of the heat insulation wall 11. A space between the partition top plate 13, the partition wall plate 14, the partition floor plate 15 and the heat insulating wall 11 serves as a cool air flow path 16. A part of the cool air flow channel 16 is divided by a partition wall 17 into two inner flow channels 16a and an outer flow channel 16b. A multistage product display shelf 19 is provided in the display chamber 18 surrounded by the partition top plate 13, the partition wall plate 14 and the partition floor plate 15.
[0018]
And in the cool air flow path 16, the cooler 21 is arrange | positioned in the inner side flow path 16a, and the air blower for coolers which is not shown in figure under the division | segmentation floor board 15 is arrange | positioned. Refrigerant is supplied to the cooler 21 from a refrigerator (not shown) including a condenser and a compressor arranged separately from the cooling showcase 1, and the temperature is low. When the cooler blower rotates, the air in the cool air flow path 16 is blown in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2, and the air flowing into the inner flow path 16 a of the cool air flow path 16 is cooled by the cooler 21. After that, the air that has been discharged into the display chamber 18 from the cool air discharge port 23 on the inner side of the cabinet is discharged into the display chamber 18 from the cool air discharge port 24 on the outer side of the cool air channel 16. ing.
[0019]
The cool air discharged from the cool air discharge ports 23, 24 forms an air curtain 26 in the front surface of the display chamber 18, that is, the opening 2 for storing and taking out goods, and cools the display chamber 18 to the front of the partition floor plate 15. The air is sucked from the formed air suction port 27 and returns to the cold air flow path 16. In this way, air is circulated.
[0020]
The front surface of the front wall 7 of the heat insulating wall 11 is covered with a front panel 31, and a handrail 32 is provided on the upper end portion of the front wall 7. The front wall 7, the front panel 31, and the handrail 32 of the heat insulating wall 11 constitute a front wall 34 of the cooling showcase 1. In addition, a suction port cover 33 in which the air suction port 27 described above is formed is disposed on the rear side of the front wall 7 of the heat insulating wall 11.
[0021]
The handrail 32 is formed by extruding an ABS resin and then cutting both ends. And the front-end part of the said suction inlet cover 33 is extended below, The front-end part is supported by the rear part of the handrail 32, The 1st groove | channel 36 is formed by this front-end part and the flange 41b mentioned later. Yes. A price rail portion 39 for holding a price card (not shown) for displaying the price of a product placed on the product display shelf 19 of the cooling showcase 1 is formed on the front upper portion of the front of the cooling showcase 1 so as to be inclined downward. Yes. Further, the front portion of the handrail 32 covers the upper end portion of the front panel 31, and a second groove 37 is provided in the central portion thereof, and a decorative member 40 formed by bending a stainless steel plate is provided in the first portion. It is provided so as to close the two grooves 37.
[0022]
Further, a third groove 38 having flanges 41a and 41b opposed to each other in the vertical direction is provided at the rear portion of the handrail 32. The distance between the upper and lower flanges 41a and 41b (A dimension in FIG. 4A) is smaller than a pair of opposite side distances (C dimension in FIG. 5A) of a nut plate 35 described later. ing.
[0023]
Next, the pop card support tool 43 will be described. The pop card support tool 43 is composed of an elongated pop rail support member 44 and a pop rail 45 in which wires are formed in an oval shape. The pop rail support member 44 is formed by processing a metal plate such as a steel plate or a stainless steel plate, has a substantially Z-shaped cross section, and has a substantially vertical fixing portion 46 and both end portions of the fixing portion 46. It comprises a pair of horizontal portions 47 that extend substantially horizontally forward from the upper ends, and a pop rail mounting portion 48 that protrudes upward from the front ends of the pair of horizontal portions 47. A pair of left and right through holes 50 are formed below the pop rail mounting portion 48 in the fixed portion 46. And the pop card support 43 is comprised by welding the said pop rail 45 to the pop rail attaching part 48. FIG.
[0024]
The nut plate 35 as a clamping member is obtained by punching a steel plate into a hexagonal flat plate and forming a screw hole at the center thereof, and the hexagonal pair of opposite side distances (C dimension of FIG. 5A). ) Is smaller than the distance between the flanges 41a and 41b extending above and below the groove (A dimension in FIG. 4A), and the other pair of opposite side distances (D dimension in FIG. 5A) Is substantially the same size as the vertical distance (dimension B in FIG. 4A) inside the groove.
[0025]
The procedure for fixing the pop card support 43 according to the present invention with the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the nut plate 35 is temporarily fixed to the horizontal portion 47 side (front side) of the fixing portion 46 of the pop card support 43 with screws 51. And as shown in FIG.4 (b), it inserts into the 3rd groove | channel 38 of the rear part of a handrail toward the front from back. At this time, the nut plate 35 has a hexagonal shape, and a pair of opposite side distances (C dimension in FIG. 5A) is a distance between the flanges 41a and 41b extending above and below the groove (FIG. Since it is smaller than the A dimension of a), it can be easily inserted from the rear into the third groove 38 of the handrail. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4C, when the pop card support tool 43 is lowered, a long through hole 50 is formed in the fixing portion 46 of the pop rail support member 44 in the vertical direction. The fixing portion 46 of the pop rail support member 44 is formed in the first groove 36 constituted by the flange 41b extending from the bottom to the top of the two flanges 41a and 41b opposed to the front and the front end of the suction port cover 33. Can be inserted at the lower end. Next, when the screw 51 is rotated by a tool such as a screwdriver, the nut plate 35 rotates together with the screw 51. However, if a predetermined angle of rotation is made inside the third groove 38 of the handrail 32, the other pair of opposite side distances (D dimension in FIG. Since the distance is substantially the same as the distance (dimension B in FIG. 4A), the nut plate 35 is restrained and cannot be rotated any further. When the screw 51 is further tightened in this state, the pair of flanges 41a and 41b opposed to the top and bottom of the handrail 32 are sandwiched between the fixing portion 46 of the pop rail support member 44 and the nut plate 35 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the pop card support 43 is firmly set up.
[0026]
That is, the pair of flanges 41 a and 41 b facing the top and bottom of the third groove 38 of the handrail 32 are sandwiched between the fixing portion 46 of the pop rail support member 44 and the nut plate 35, and the front end of the suction port cover 33. Since the lower end of the fixing portion 46 of the pop rail support member 44 is inserted into the first groove 36 constituted by the flange 41b extending upward from the bottom of the handrail 32, the pop card support 43 Can be firmly fixed and erected, improving the mounting strength.
[0027]
5A to 5C show the handrail 32, the pop card support 43, and the like from the rear side with respect to the attachment procedure (the inlet cover 33 and the like are omitted). FIG. 5A corresponds to the state of FIG. 4B, and shows a state of being inserted into the third groove 38 at the rear part of the handrail 32 from the rear to the front. At this time, the screw 51 is located at the lower end of the through hole 50 that is provided in the fixing portion 46 of the pop rail support member 44 and is long in the vertical direction. FIG. 5B corresponds to the state of FIG. 4C and shows a state where the pop card support 43 is lowered. At this time, as described above, the fixing portion 46 of the pop rail support member 44 has the through hole 50 that is long in the vertical direction, so that the screw 51 moves above the through hole 50, so the suction port cover The lower end of the fixing portion 46 of the pop rail support member 44 can be inserted into the first groove 36 formed by the front end of 33 and the flange 41 b of the handrail 32. FIG. 5C corresponds to the state of FIG. At this time, the pair of flanges 41 a and 41 b facing the top and bottom of the third groove 38 of the handrail 32 are sandwiched between the fixing portion 46 of the pop rail support member 44 and the nut plate 35, and the suction port cover 33 The lower end of the fixing portion 46 of the pop rail support member 44 is inserted into a first groove 36 formed by a front end and a flange 41 b extending upward from below the handrail 32.
[0028]
The pop card 61 attached to the pop card support 43 is made of a transparent resin plate. As shown in FIG. 3, a hook-shaped engagement portion 62 is formed at the upper end, and the pop card support 43 is attached to the upper end of the pop card support 43. Engage. At the lower end portion of the pop card 61, a folded portion 63 that is bent at approximately 180 ° is formed, and a flat display portion 66 is formed between the engaging portion 62 and the folded portion 63. On the rear side of the display portion 66, a display board on which pops, that is, advertisements for merchandise are described. When the pop card 61 is hooked on the pop card support 43, the pop card 61 is placed on the upper end of the pop card support 43 and the front end of the handrail 32, so that the pop card 61 is inclined forwardly downward. The part 66 can be inclined forward and downward. As a result, the display of the pop card 61 becomes easy to see.
[0029]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are made within the scope of the present invention described in the claims. It is possible.
[0030]
For example, in the embodiment, the nut plate 35 as the clamping member has a hexagonal shape, but the pop card support 43 is erected firmly in any polygonal shape.
[0031]
Further, the nut plate 35 serving as a clamping member has a minor axis smaller than the dimension between the opposed flanges (dimension A in FIG. 4A), and a major axis has a vertical distance (FIG. 4 (D) in the groove). Even if it is an ellipse or an ellipse larger than the C dimension of a), the pop card support 43 is similarly firmly set up.
[0032]
Further, the nut plate 35 as the clamping member may be substantially circular and may have a screw hole formed at an eccentric position. In that case, only one of the pair of flanges 41 a and 41 b facing the top and bottom of the third groove 38 of the handrail 32 is formed by the eccentric circular nut plate 35 and the fixing portion 46 of the pop rail support member 44. As a result, the pop card support 43 can be fixed, although the attachment strength is somewhat lower than that of the above embodiment. As in the previous embodiment, the fixing portion 46 of the pop rail support member 44 is formed in the first groove 36 formed by the front end of the suction port cover 33 and the flange 41b extending upward from below the handrail 32. This lowering of strength can be reduced if the lower end of the card is inserted, so that the pop card support 43 can be firmly fixed and erected. Therefore, when the customer puts the basket containing the purchased product at the time of purchase on the upper surface of the handrail, the pop card support does not shake due to its weight, and the mounting strength is further improved.
[0033]
Further, the cooling showcase 1 in the embodiment has the opening 2 for storing and taking out the product only on the front surface, but it is possible even if the opening 2 for storing and taking out the product is formed on the other side. . For example, in the case of the cooling showcase 1 in which the opening 2 is formed in the upper portion as shown in FIG. 6, the pop card support 43 can be used in the same manner as the cooling showcase of FIG. In FIG. 6, the same or corresponding parts as those in the embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the problem with respect to the mounting strength is solved by fixing the handrail to the handrail without fixing the steel plate with the thin front wall. By eliminating the need for holes drilled in the wall, the number of processing steps can be reduced.
[0035]
According to the invention of claim 2 or claim 5, when fixing the pop card support to the handrail, the nut plate is temporarily fixed to the pop card support with a screw in advance, and then inserted into the groove. Further, the pop card support can be easily fixed by sandwiching the flange of the groove between the pop card support and the nut plate and tightening the screw.
[0036]
According to the invention of claim 3 or claim 4, when fixing the pop card support to the handrail, the nut plate is temporarily fixed to the pop card support with a screw in advance, and then inserted into the groove. In addition, when the screw of the groove is sandwiched between the pop card support and the nut plate and the screw is tightened, the nut plate has the other pair of opposite side distances approximately the same as the vertical distance inside the groove. Since the rotation is restrained in the groove and does not rotate any further, and does not rotate freely, the pop card support can be more easily fixed as compared with the above.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooling showcase according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cooling showcase of FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a lower part on the front side of the cooling showcase in a state where a pop card is attached.
4A is an enlarged exploded cross-sectional view of a main portion showing a state where a nut plate is temporarily fixed to a pop card support, and FIG. 4B is a main view showing a state where the nut plate is inserted into a third groove at the rear portion of the handrail. Part enlarged sectional view, (c) Main part enlarged sectional view showing a state where the pop card support is lowered, (d) Main part enlarged sectional view showing a state where the pop card support is erected by tightening a screw. .
FIGS. 5A and 5B are rear views of the main part when the nut plate is inserted into the third groove at the rear part of the handrail as viewed from the rear side, and FIG. 5B when the pop card support is lowered when viewed from the rear side. The principal part rear view, (c) It is the principal part opposite view which looked at the state by which the pop card support was erected by tightening the screw from the rear side.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a cooling showcase as another embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of a lower part of a conventional cooling showcase.
8 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cooling showcase 2 Opening for goods storage and taking out 7 Front wall 11 Heat insulating material 18 Display chambers 23 and 24 Cold air outlet 26 Air curtain 27 Air inlet 32 Hand rail 35 Nut plate 36 First groove 37 Second groove 38 3rd groove | channel 41a, 41b Flange 43 Pop card support tool 44 Pop rail support member 45 Pop rail 46 Fixing part 47 Horizontal part 48 Pop rail attaching part 50 Through-hole 51 Screw 61 Pop card

Claims (5)

In a showcase comprising a heat insulating wall that constitutes a main body, a hand rail provided on an upper portion of the front wall of the heat insulating wall, and a pop card support provided above the hand rail for supporting a pop card ,
The handrail has a groove with an opposing flange;
A showcase in which a holding member is provided inside the groove, and the flange is held between the pop card support and the holding member. 2. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the clamping member has a polygonal shape in which at least a pair of opposite side distances is smaller than a dimension between the opposed flanges. The sandwiching member is a polygon having at least a pair of opposite side distances smaller than the dimension between the opposed flanges, and the other pair of opposite side distances being a polygon having substantially the same size as the vertical distance inside the groove. The showcase according to claim 1. 2. The show according to claim 1, wherein the sandwiching member is an ellipse or an ellipse having a minor axis smaller than the dimension between the opposed flanges and a major axis larger than a vertical distance inside the groove. Case. 2. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the holding member has a substantially circular shape and has a screw hole formed at an eccentric position, and has a diameter smaller than the dimension between the opposed flanges.

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