JP4020615B2 - Refrigerated showcase - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a refrigerated showcase, and in particular, to a mounting posture of a thermometer.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 4 shows an overall view of a conventional refrigerated showcase. The refrigerated showcase is provided with a machine room 2 in which refrigeration circuit components such as a compressor and a condenser for cooling the display space 1 and the display space 1 for displaying the food while refrigerated and stored are stored adjacent to each other. ing. Transparent glass plates 3 are fitted from the front part to the front upper part and the left side part of the exhibition space 1 so that the food stored through the glass plate 3 can be seen from the front side of the showcase, that is, from the customer side. In addition, a slide door made of a transparent glass plate 4 is provided at the rear of the exhibition space 1 so that food stored through the glass plate 4 can be seen from the rear side of the showcase, that is, the store clerk side in front of the plate, and the slide door is opened. It is configured to open and take in and out food in the exhibition space 1. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a partition wall 6 that partitions the machine room 2 is provided at the right end of the exhibition space 1. The evaporator 7 provided on the upper part of the display space 1 and the bottom side of the bottom surface is connected to the refrigeration circuit components housed in the machine room 2 to constitute a refrigeration circuit. By circulating and supplying the refrigerant to the evaporator 7, the inside of the exhibition space 1 is cooled from above and below.
[0003]
A thermometer 8 for detecting the temperature in the exhibition space 1 is attached near the sliding door of the partition wall 6. The thermometer 8 is arranged vertically so that the indicator portion 10 for displaying the temperature detected by the temperature sensing portion 9 faces the direction of the rear sliding door, and the clerk S passes through the transparent glass plate 4 of the sliding door. The temperature can be read from the indicator 10 and the temperature of the food stored in the food storage area 11 in the display space 1 can be managed based on this temperature.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, this type of refrigerated showcase is often placed at a position lower than the eyes of the standing clerk, such as the counter shown in FIG. 6, and the clerk S tries to read the indicator section 10. The index part 10 of the thermometer 8 must be read through the glass 4 of the sliding door with the posture lowered. Taking such a low attitude is a heavy burden on the store clerk S. In addition, since the index unit 10 is difficult to read from the standing clerk S, even if a temperature abnormality in the refrigerated showcase occurs for some reason, there is a possibility that the discovery of the abnormality may be delayed without noticing immediately. .
[0005]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the thermometer 8 may be mounted horizontally so that the indicator portion 10 faces upward. In this case, if the temperature is read through the glass plate 4 of the sliding door, the horizontal temperature Since the line of sight is inclined with respect to a total of eight index portions 10, there is a possibility that accurate reading cannot be performed.
Moreover, it is desirable that the thermometer 8 is not conspicuous when looking into the exhibition space 1 from the customer side. However, if the thermometer 8 is arranged vertically or horizontally as described above, both are visible from the customer side. There was an inconvenience that it was easy.
[0006]
The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and it is intended to provide a refrigerated showcase having a thermometer with a posture that makes it easy to read the temperature from the store clerk side and not easily noticeable from the customer side. Objective.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, in a refrigerated showcase in which a thermometer is provided in an exhibition space that is transparent at least at the front and rear , the structure of the refrigeration circuit is adjacent to the side of the exhibition space. The machine room that houses the parts, etc. is arranged, and the thermometer is located in the exhibition space so that the temperature sensing part is located at a height near the upper part of the food storage area in the exhibition space and the indicator part faces the rear upper part of the exhibition space. Is disposed on a partition wall that partitions the machine room .
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a refrigerated showcase according to the embodiment. The refrigerated showcase of this embodiment is an improved version of the thermometer 8 mounting direction in the conventional refrigerated showcase shown in FIG. 5, and has the same overall configuration as the showcase shown in FIG. ing. That is, an exhibition space 1 for exhibiting food while refrigerated and stored and a machine room 2 in which refrigeration circuit components such as a compressor and a condenser for refrigeration of the exhibition space 1 are housed are provided adjacent to each other. Transparent glass plates 3 are fitted from the front part to the front upper part and the left side part of the exhibition space 1 so that the food stored through the glass plate 3 can be seen from the front side of the showcase, that is, from the customer side. In addition, a slide door made of a transparent glass plate 4 is provided at the rear of the exhibition space 1 so that food stored through the glass plate 4 can be seen from the rear side of the showcase, that is, the store clerk side in front of the plate, and the slide door is opened. It is configured to open and remove food from and into the exhibition space 1.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 1, a partition wall 6 is provided at the right end portion of the exhibition space 1 so as to partition the machine room 2, and an evaporator 7 provided on the upper and bottom side of the exhibition space 1 is provided in the machine room 2. The refrigeration circuit is configured by connecting to the stored refrigeration circuit components. A thermometer 8 is arranged on the surface of the partition wall 6 facing the exhibition space 1. The thermometer 8 includes a temperature sensing part 9 for detecting the temperature and an index part 10 for displaying the temperature detected by the temperature sensing part 9, and the index part 10 is located above the rear part of the exhibition space 1, that is, on the slide door. It is arranged diagonally so as to face the upper part.
[0010]
By the way, since the specific gravity of the cooled air is large, the cooled air accumulates in the lower part, and the temperature of the upper part in the exhibition space 1 is relatively higher than that of the lower part. Further, in the longitudinal direction of the exhibition space 1, the partition 6 side becomes a higher temperature due to the influence of heat generated by a compressor or the like housed in the machine room 2. Further, in the front-rear direction, the vicinity of the rear slide door is affected by outside air due to opening and closing, so that the temperature is higher than that of the front side. In general, in order to manage the temperature of the food, it is preferable to monitor the temperature at the highest temperature in the region where the food is stored. Therefore, the thermometer 8 in this embodiment is disposed in the vicinity of the sliding door of the partition wall 6 so that the temperature sensing portion 9 is located at a height near the upper portion of the food storage area 11.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 2, the thermometer 8 is housed in a transparent tube 13, and brackets 15 are connected to lids 14 covering the upper and lower ends of the tube 13 and fixed to the partition wall 6 using screws 16. The
[0012]
In the refrigerated showcase of this embodiment, since the thermometer 8 is disposed obliquely so that the indicator portion 10 faces the rear upper part of the exhibition space 1, the refrigerated showcase is low as shown in FIG. Even if it is placed on the counter, the store clerk S can stand in a natural standing posture and can gaze at the index part 10 of the thermometer 8 through the glass plate 4 of the sliding door almost vertically, so that the temperature can be accurately measured. Can be read. That is, it is not necessary for the clerk S to lower the posture every time the temperature is read, and the temperature management of the food becomes easy. In addition, since the index portion 10 of the thermometer 8 is directed upward at the rear of the display space 1, the length direction of the thermometer 8 is substantially parallel to the line of sight of the customer C sitting on the chair. As a result, the thermometer 8 becomes less visible from the customer side, and the aesthetics of the refrigerated showcase can be improved.
The thermometer may be an analog thermometer such as a mercury thermometer or an alcohol thermometer, or a digital thermometer.
[0013]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the thermometer provided in the refrigerated showcase of the present invention, the temperature sensing part is located at a height near the upper part of the food storage area in the exhibition space, and the indicator part is located above the rear part of the exhibition space. Because it is placed on the partition that separates the exhibition space and the machine room so that it faces, the temperature of the indicator can be read accurately from the store clerk without lowering the posture, and the length direction of the thermometer is the chair Since it is almost parallel to the line of sight of the customer sitting on the floor, it can be made difficult to see from the customer side. Furthermore, the temperature can be monitored at a relatively high temperature location in the exhibition space, which is suitable for food temperature management.
In addition, if a transparent sliding door is formed at the rear of the exhibition space, store staff in front of the board not only read the indicator part of the thermometer from the back of the refrigerated showcase, but also easily open and close the food by opening the sliding door. It can be carried out.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a refrigerated showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an assembly diagram of a thermometer used in the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a reading posture of a thermometer in the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional refrigerated showcase.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional refrigerated showcase.
FIG. 6 is a view showing a reading posture of a thermometer in a conventional refrigerated showcase.
FIG. 7 is a view showing a reading posture of a thermometer in another conventional refrigerated showcase.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Exhibition space, 2 ... Machine room, 3, 4 ... Glass plate, 6 ... Partition, 7 ... Evaporator, 8 ... Thermometer, 9 ... Temperature sensing part, 10 ... Indicator part, 11 ... Food storage area, 13 ... Tube , 14 ... lid, 15 ... bracket, 16 ... screw.

Claims (2)

In a refrigerated showcase provided with a thermometer in an exhibition space that is transparent at least at the front and rear, a machine room that houses components of the refrigeration circuit is disposed adjacent to the side of the display space, and the thermometer The temperature-sensing part is located on the partition that separates the exhibition space and the machine room so that the temperature-sensing part is located at a height near the upper part of the food storage area in the exhibition space and the indicator part faces the rear upper part of the exhibition space. Refrigerated showcase characterized by Refrigerated showcase of claim 1, the rear of the exhibition space, a transparent sliding door is formed.

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