JP4408372B2 - Flat open showcase - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a floor board structure of a product display room in a flat open showcase cabinet.

  Conventionally, in self-service food stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, flat shows with an open top surface are used as showcases that constitute Nakajima in the cold storage and display of refrigerated foods such as frozen foods and fresh foods. Case is used.

3 and 4 are side sectional views showing a schematic configuration of a direct case (both sides flat type showcase) as an example of a conventional flat type showcase.
As shown in FIG. 3, the direct case is generally provided with a cold air outlet and a cold air inlet on the left and right side walls of the showcase, and provided in a product display room in the showcase cabinet as shown in FIG. There is a type in which a cold air outlet and a cold air inlet are provided so as to face the intermediate partition wall and the left and right side walls.

The former type of open showcase 30 is composed of a case main body 32 having a box-shaped product display chamber 31 having an open upper surface, and a pedestal portion 33 that keeps the case main body 32 at an appropriate height.
The case main body 32 forms a duct 36 for circulating cold air between a heat insulating wall 34 having an integral foam panel structure and an internal panel 35 constituting the product display chamber 31. A cooler and a blower (not shown) are disposed in the duct 36, and the cold air cooled by the cooler blows out from a cold air outlet 37 provided on one side wall upper portion of the product display chamber 31. After the cold air curtain is formed, the air is sucked from the cold air suction port 38 provided in the upper part of the other side wall, and circulates in this path by the action of the blower.

On the other hand, in the latter type of open showcase 40, the former type of open showcase 40, except that the merchandise display chamber 41 is divided into two display portions 41a and 41b by an intermediate partition wall 49 provided in the center thereof. 30 is configured in substantially the same manner. That is, the latter type of open showcase 40 includes a case main body 42 having a box-shaped product storage chamber 41 having an upper surface opened, and a pedestal portion 43 that keeps the case main body 42 at an appropriate height. .
The case main body 42 forms a duct 46 for circulating cold air between a heat insulating wall 44 having an integral foam panel structure and an internal panel 45 constituting the product display chamber 41. A cooler and a blower (not shown) are disposed substantially symmetrically in the duct 46, and pass through the duct 46 in the intermediate partition wall 49. , 47 are blown out on both sides of the display parts 41a, 41b to form a cold air curtain, and are then introduced into the duct 46 from the cold air suction ports 48, 48 formed in the upper side walls on the outer peripheral side of the display parts 41a, 41b. Circulate.

In this case, in the latter type of open showcase 40, a configuration is known in which the inclination angle of the floor board 50 can be adjusted in consideration of the amount of goods in each display portion 41a, 41b (for example, a patent) (See Reference 1.)
JP 2001-82857 A

In the open showcase described in Patent Document 1, a locking piece is formed in the floor plate 50 of each display part 41a, 41b by providing a locking hole in the outer peripheral side wall of each display part 41a, 41b and the intermediate partition wall 49. Is inserted into each locking hole, so that the support position and the inclination angle of the floor board 50 can be adjusted.
Therefore, when the amount of products to be displayed in each of the display portions 41a and 41b is large, the display space is maximized by horizontally locking the floor board 50 at the lowest level, and when the amount of products is small. In order to prevent the feeling of being out of stock, it is possible to reduce the display space by inclining and locking the floor board 50 to the upper position.

However, in the configuration described in Patent Document 1, since the floor plate is supported by the side wall and the intermediate partition wall of each display portion, the former type open showcase 30 having no intermediate partition wall can be applied. could not.
In addition, because of the configuration in which the locking piece of the floor plate is locked in the locking hole provided in the side wall and the intermediate partition wall, the work for changing the display space (such as adjusting the inclination angle) becomes complicated, In particular, the work load has become large at stores with few employees, such as convenience stores. Therefore, it has been difficult in practice to change the display space appropriately according to the amount of products, and when the amount of products is small, the purchaser feels short of goods.

  The present invention is for solving the above-described problems, and in a double-sided flat open showcase of a type that does not have an intermediate partition wall, it is possible to easily change the display space (the inclination angle of the floorboard) in the product display room. The purpose is to provide a flat open showcase.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a flat open showcase composed of a case main body having a box-shaped product display chamber with an open upper surface, and a pedestal that keeps the case main body at an appropriate height. The left and right sides of the bottom plate portion of the inner panel that supports the floor plate, the floor plate of the product display room is composed of two left and right plate members divided at the center and a connecting member that connects the plate members A step portion is provided at an end, and the floor plate can be supported by the step portion in a horizontal state and a mountain shape in a sectional view.
Each of the plate-like members is characterized in that a hooking portion is provided at least in the vicinity of the connection side end of each plate-like member.
Each of the plate-like members is further characterized in that a hooking portion is provided in the vicinity of the outer peripheral side end of each plate-like member.
Further, the plate-like member is a laminated plate integrally formed by sandwiching a resin material or a honeycomb material with an aluminum plate.

As described above, according to the open showcase of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) By connecting each plate-like member and the stepped part formed on the bottom plate of the inner panel, the floorboard of the display room in the cabinet can be supported in a horizontal state and a mountain shape in sectional view, so an intermediate partition in the product display room Even in a flat type showcase having no wall, the display space can be easily changed.
(2) In this case, since the hook portion is provided on each plate member, the display space can be easily changed by lifting each plate member using a finger or a predetermined tool.
(3) Also, by forming each plate-like member with a laminate of resin material or honeycomb material and aluminum plate, it can be made thin and relatively lightweight, reducing the burden of changing the display space. It becomes possible to do.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a flat open showcase according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the flat open showcase according to the present embodiment. FIG.
As shown in the drawings, the flat open showcase 10 according to the present embodiment includes a case main body 12 having a box-shaped product display chamber 11 having an open top surface, and the case main body 12 is kept at an appropriate height. It is comprised from the base part 13. FIG.
The case main body 12 forms a duct 16 for circulating cold air between a heat insulating wall 14 having an integral foam panel structure and an internal panel 15 constituting the product display chamber 11. A cooler and a blower (not shown) are arranged in the duct 16, and the cool air cooled by the cooler blows out from a cool air outlet 17 provided on one side wall upper portion of the product display chamber 11. After the cold air curtain is formed, the air is sucked in from the cold air suction port 18 provided in the upper part of the other side wall, and circulates in this path by the action of the blower.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of display pans as a floor plate of the commodity display chamber 11 are divided into two left and right plate-like members 11a and 11a at the center, and a hinge 11b as a connecting member for connecting the plate-like members. Consists of. Each plate-like member 11a is provided with holes 11c and 11d as hooking portions for hooking fingers or the like at substantially central positions of the connecting portion side end and the left and right outer peripheral side ends.
In consideration of the relationship between thickness, strength, weight and the like, each plate-like member 11a is integrally formed by sandwiching a resin material such as polyethylene resin or a honeycomb material into a plate shape and sandwiching it with an aluminum plate. It is preferable to use a laminate. By forming the plate-like member 11a from such a composite material, a sufficient strength can be obtained with a thickness of about 5 mm, and a relatively lightweight member can be obtained.
Further, a step portion 15b having a predetermined width extending along the longitudinal direction of the product display chamber is provided at the left and right corners of the bottom plate portion 15a of the internal panel 15 constituting the product display chamber 11.

With the above configuration, in the flat open showcase 10 according to the present embodiment, when a large amount of products is displayed, as shown in FIG. 2A, each plate-like member 11a is placed on the upper surface of the step portion 15b. By placing the side edges of the floorboard, the floorboard is made horizontal and the display space is maximized.
On the other hand, when the number of displayed products decreases, each plate-like member 11a is lifted by hooking a finger or a predetermined tool into the hole 11c on the connecting portion side provided in each plate-like member 11a and then lifting each plate-like member 11a. By supporting the side end of the member 11a on the lower end of the side surface of the stepped portion 15b, each plate-like member 11a is inclined so that the floorboard is in a mountain-like state. Accordingly, it is possible to make the display space in the warehouse appropriate and display the product so that the product can be easily viewed by the purchaser. When the floor plate is changed from the chevron state to the horizontal state, the plate member 11a is lifted by hooking a finger or the like to the holes 11d on the left and right outer peripheral sides of the plate member 11a and mounted on the upper surface side of the step portion 15b. Just place it.

As described above, in the flat open showcase according to the present embodiment, the display space (inclination angle of the floorboard) can be changed even in the left and right flat showcase that does not have an intermediate partition wall. It is possible to secure an appropriate display space according to the situation. Therefore, even when the amount of the product is small, it is possible to display the product in an easy-to-view state without giving the customer a sense of shortage.
Further, the display space can be easily changed by hooking a finger or the like into the hole provided in the center portion of the floor board and lifting the plate-like member. Therefore, it becomes possible to reduce the work load of the employee, and in particular, it is possible to appropriately change the display space (the inclination angle of the floorboard) even in a store with few employees such as a convenience store.
Further, by using a resin material or honeycomb material sandwiched by aluminum plates as each plate-like member, a thin and relatively light member can be obtained, and workability can be further improved.

The flat open showcase to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the one shown in the above embodiment, and for example, a flat open showcase configured to support a product display shelf at the top of the product display room. Even so, the present invention can be easily applied by providing a notch portion in the plate-like member at a portion of the column supporting the merchandise display shelf.
Further, the stepped portion provided on the bottom plate portion of the inner panel may have a plurality of steps, and thereby the display space (inclination angle of the floorboard) can be changed to a plurality of steps.
Moreover, the hole provided in each plate-shaped member does not necessarily need to be provided in the center of each side part, and may be provided at other positions, or a plurality of holes may be provided at each end. . In this case, it is sufficient that a hole is provided at least in the vicinity of the connecting side end, and the hole at the outer peripheral end may be omitted. Moreover, as a hook part, it is good also as providing a handle instead of a hole.

It is a perspective view which shows the flat type open showcase which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is side sectional drawing which shows the flat type open showcase which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a sectional side view which shows an example of the conventional flat type open showcase. It is side sectional drawing which shows the other example of the conventional flat type open showcase.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Flat type open showcase 11 Commodity display room 11a Plate-shaped member 11b Hinge 11c Hole part 11d Hole part 12 Case main body 13 Base part 14 Heat insulating material 15 Inner panel 15a Bottom plate part 15b Step part 16 Duct 17 Outlet 18 Inlet

Claims (4)

In a flat open showcase composed of a case main body having a box-shaped product display room with an open upper surface and a pedestal that keeps the case main body at an appropriate height,
The left and right corners of the bottom plate portion of the inner panel that supports the floor plate, the floor plate of the product display room is composed of two left and right plate-like members divided at the center and a connecting member that connects each plate-like member A flat open showcase characterized in that a step portion is provided on the base plate, and the floor plate can be supported in a horizontal state and a mountain shape in a sectional view by the step portion.   2. The flat open showcase according to claim 1, wherein each of the plate-like members is provided with a hook portion at least in the vicinity of an end portion on the connection side of each of the plate-like members.   The flat open showcase according to claim 2, wherein each of the plate-like members is further provided with a hook portion in the vicinity of an end portion on the outer peripheral side of each of the plate-like members. The flat open showcase according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the plate member is a laminated plate integrally formed by sandwiching a resin material or a honeycomb material with an aluminum plate.

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