JP3999389B2 - Corner cover mounting structure in open showcase - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mounting structure for attaching a corner cover to a corner portion between a side plate and a front plate constituting a casing of an open showcase.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a prior art of this type of corner cover mounting structure in an open showcase, for example, one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-127436 as [Embodiment of the Invention], or in the same publication [Conventional Technology] There are things described as.
[0003]
In the open showcase described as the above-mentioned [Embodiment of the invention], the end opening of the two handrail rails mounted on the upper edge portions of the two substantially vertical plates that intersect each other constituting the housing is substantially in plan view. The corner members are attached between the two handrail rails by fitting both ends of the L-shaped corner member and connecting the lower surfaces of the two handrail rails and the corner member with the corner joint members.
[0004]
On the other hand, in the open showcase described as the above [Prior Art], a corner member is covered from above between the ends of both handrail rails, and the corner member is fixed to the both handrail rails using a set screw. .
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the corner structure of the open shorts described as the [Embodiment of the Invention] in the above publication has a problem that the number of parts is large and the mounting work becomes complicated, while the description is given as [Conventional Technology]. In the corner member mounting structure of the open showcase, the set screw used to fix the corner member is exposed to the outside, and thus there is a problem that the appearance is bad.
[0006]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an open showcase in which a corner cover is easily attached to a corner portion of an open showcase without impairing the appearance of the open showcase. It is an object of the present invention to provide a corner cover mounting structure.
[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 cover is attached to the corner portion of the side plate and the front plate constituting the case of the open showcase, and an engaging portion is provided on the inner surface of the corner cover so as to face in the vertical direction. A locking piece projecting sideways on the upper end of the member is engaged with the upper surface of the engaging portion, and the mounting member is fixed to the housing in a state where the corner cover is placed on the upper surface of the corner portion.
[0008]
(2) In the above item (1), the engaging portion is provided on the inner surface of the protruding corner portion of the corner cover so as to extend substantially inward toward the inside.
[0009]
(3) In the above item (1) or (2), the fixing member is fixed to both plates at the corner where the side plate and the front plate intersect, thereby fixing the two plates to each other; To do.
[0010]
(4) In any one of the above items (1) to (3), a handrail rail is attached to the upper end portions of the side plate and the front plate, and the corner cover has substantially the same cross-sectional shape as that of the handrail rail. Is fitted to the end of the handrail rail.
[0011]
(5) In any one of the above items (1) to (4), a windshield glass is fitted into a window hole opened in the front surface formed on the front edge of the side plate, and the windshield is fitted to the front edge of the windshield. A front-facing mounting piece is connected to the lower end of the sash, and this mounting piece is engaged with the lower surface of the rear end of the corner cover, thereby preventing the sash from moving upward and forward.
[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 invention described in claim 1, since the corner cover is attached to the corner portion of the casing using the mounting member attached to the casing, there is no need to use a set screw for the corner cover. The appearance of the corner is not impaired, and the corner cover can be easily attached.
[0037]
(b) According to the invention described in claim 2, since the engaging portion functions as a rib for reinforcing the outer edge portion of the corner cover, the corner cover can be used even when a human body or an object collides with the corner cover. There is little risk of damage.
[0038]
(c) According to the invention of claim 3, the coupling force between the side plate and the front plate is further increased by the fixing bracket.
[0039]
(d) According to the invention described in claim 4, the handrail rail and the corner cover are continuous in substantially the same cross-sectional shape, and the appearance is good.
[0040]
(e) According to the invention described in claim 5, the lower end portion of the sash can be pressed by the corner cover, and the screwing operation of the sash can be omitted.
[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 for attaching a corner cover to the corner portion of the side plate and the front plate, which constitutes the housing of the open showcase,
An engagement portion is provided on the inner surface of the corner cover, and a locking piece projecting sideways on the upper end portion of the mounting member facing vertically is engaged with the upper surface of the engagement portion, and the corner cover is moved to the corner portion. A corner cover mounting structure in an open showcase, wherein the mounting member is fixed to a housing in a state of being covered on an upper surface. The corner cover mounting structure for an open showcase according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion is provided on the inner surface of the protruding corner portion of the corner cover so as to extend almost horizontally inward. The open member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mounting member is a fixing bracket that joins the two plates to each other by being fixed to both plates at a corner portion where the side plate and the front plate intersect. Corner cover mounting structure for showcases. A handrail rail is attached to the upper end portions of the side plate and the front plate, the cross-sectional shape of the corner cover is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the handrail rail, and the corner cover is fitted to the end portion of the handrail rail. Item 4. A structure for mounting a corner cover in the open showcase according to any one of Items 1 to 3. A windshield glass is fitted into a window hole formed in the front edge portion of the side plate and having a front opening, and a mounting piece facing forward is continuously provided at the lower end portion of the sash fitted to the front edge of the windshield glass. The corner cover is attached to the open showcase according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sash is prevented from moving upward and forward by engaging with a lower surface of a rear end portion of the corner cover. Construction.

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