JP5335348B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a showcase effectively lighting commodities on a shelf by fewer LED lighting systems. <P>SOLUTION: This showcase 1 displays commodities on a shelf 30 installed in a display chamber 11 opened at its front face, and the shelf 30 has: a shelf board 32 on which the commodities are placed; and a price rail 34 attached to a front end section of the shelf board 32. In the price rail 34, a shelf LED lighting system 70 having an LED element 43 and directed forward, and a reflecting face 71 opposed to the shelf LED lighting system 70, are disposed, and the light irradiated from the LED element 43 of the LED lighting system 70 is reflected toward upper and lower parts of the shelf 32 by the reflecting face 71. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase for displaying commodities on a shelf installed in a display room having an open front, and more particularly to illumination on the shelf.

  Conventionally, as shown in, for example, Patent Document 1, this type of showcase has a plurality of shelves for product display installed in a display chamber that opens to the front surface. A lighting device such as a fluorescent lamp for illuminating the display room is attached to the upper part of the opening of the room.

  Moreover, a reflector made of a steel plate painted in white, for example, is attached to the upper side of each fluorescent lamp. The reflecting plate is bent at a plurality of locations so as to substantially surround the upper side of the fluorescent lamp, and reflects upward light among the light emitted from the fluorescent lamp downward. As a result, the products on each shelf below can be illuminated more brightly.

In addition to this, an LED lighting device provided with a plurality of LED elements as a lighting device is attached to the front surface of the lower surface of the shelf board, thereby a showcase for illuminating the lower shelf device on which the lighting device is provided. Has been developed.
JP 2002-39672 A

  However, in the illumination device provided on the conventional shelf, even if the reflector plate provided on the shelf is used, the irradiation light can be directed only on the shelf or the bottom plate provided below the shelf on which the illumination device is provided. .

  Therefore, the commodity displayed on the shelf is illuminated only from above and forward. Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a lighting device at the upper end of the shelf front. However, in this case, a plurality of lighting devices must be provided in the shelf device, which increases costs due to an increase in the number of parts and decreases assembly work efficiency. It becomes a problem. In addition, since a plurality of lighting devices are provided on one shelf, the weight at the front end of the shelf increases, and there is a problem in terms of strength.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the conventional technical problems, and provides a showcase capable of effectively illuminating merchandise on a shelf with fewer LED lighting devices.

The showcase of the present invention displays products on a shelf constructed in a display room whose front surface is open, and the shelf is attached to a shelf board on which the product is placed and a front end portion of the shelf board. A price rail , and a guard provided between the price rail and the shelf plate, the LED lighting device having an LED element directed forward in the price rail, and the LED lighting device. A reflecting surface configured to face and a through hole through which the light reflected by the reflecting surface is passed are provided, and the light irradiated from the LED element of the LED lighting device is reflected by the reflecting surface toward the upper and lower sides of the shelf. It is characterized by that.

According to the present invention, in a showcase for displaying products on a shelf installed in a display room having an open front, the shelf includes a shelf plate on which the product is placed and a price attached to a front end portion of the shelf plate. A rail , a guard provided between the price rail and the shelf , and an LED lighting device having an LED element facing forward in the price rail, and facing the LED lighting device. And a light-transmitting hole through which the light reflected by the reflecting surface is transmitted, and the light irradiated from the LED elements of the LED lighting device is reflected by the reflecting surface toward the top and bottom of the shelf. By the LED lighting device provided on one shelf, it becomes possible to illuminate products on the shelf and on the shelf located below the shelf.

  Thereby, it becomes possible to reduce the LED illuminating device provided in a showcase, and can aim at cost reduction.

Moreover, by providing the LED illumination device on all the shelves, it is possible to illuminate the products displayed on the shelves from different directions, and to improve the illumination effect. In particular, by attaching the price rail to the shelf board, the LED lighting device is also provided on the shelf board, so that the structure can be simplified and the assembly workability can be improved.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an open showcase 1 to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the open showcase 1 of FIG. The open showcase 1 is a vertical open showcase that is installed in a store such as a supermarket, for example, and is attached to the side surface of the heat insulating wall 2 at the installation site, and a heat insulating wall 2 having a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens to the front. Insulating side plates 5 and 5.

  A partition plate 4 and another partition plate (not shown) are attached to the inside of the heat insulating wall 2 of the open showcase 1 with a space between them, and two layers (not shown) are provided between the partition plate 4 and the heat insulating wall 2. The duct is formed. A bottom plate 9 is attached in front of the lower end of the back partition plate 10 constituting the inner partition plate 4 with a gap for the duct between the bottom wall 2A of the heat insulating wall 2 and these partition plates 4 and The inside of the bottom plate 9 is a display chamber 11.

  In the display chamber 11, the height and the mounting angle can be changed, and a pair of brackets 31 attached to the column 28 on the inner back of the display chamber 11 and the brackets 31 are supported by the brackets 31 to constitute a shelf 30. The shelf board 32 is constructed over a plurality of stages. The detailed configuration of the shelf 30 will be described later.

  An inner layer discharge port 16 and an outer layer discharge port 17 to which honeycomb materials 13 and 14 are respectively attached are arranged in parallel at the upper edge of the front opening 12 of the heat insulating wall 2. The inner layer discharge port 16 and the outer layer discharge port 17 are The inner layer duct and the outer layer duct communicate with each other. Further, an inner layer suction port 18 and an outer layer suction port 19 are arranged in parallel at the lower edge of the opening 12.

  On the other hand, a plurality of blowers (not shown) corresponding to the inner layer duct and the outer layer duct are installed on the bottom wall 2A of the heat insulating wall 2 at the lower rear portion of the bottom plate 9. A cooler 39 of the cooling device is vertically installed in the inner layer duct behind the back partition plate 10, and when the blower corresponding to the inner layer duct is operated, the cold air exchanged with the cooler 39 rises in the inner layer duct. And discharged from the inner layer discharge port 16 toward the inner layer suction port 18. And the cold air sucked from the inner layer suction port 18 is accelerated again by the blower.

  On the other hand, when the blower corresponding to the outer layer duct is operated, the air in the outer layer duct is raised in the outer layer duct and discharged from the outer layer discharge port 17 toward the outer layer suction port 19. Then, the air sucked from the outer layer suction port 19 is accelerated again by the blower. Thereby, a front and rear double air curtain is formed in the opening 12, and a part of the inner cool air curtain is circulated in the display chamber 11 to cool the display chamber 11.

  On the other hand, a handrail 20 provided over the entire width of the lower edge of the opening 12 of the showcase 1 is attached to the upper surface of the lower front wall 2C of the heat insulating wall 2. A front lower panel 21 is attached to the front surface of the front wall 2C so as to be continuous with the handrail 20, and a bumper 22 is attached below the front lower panel 21 so as to be substantially flush with the front lower panel 21. It is done.

  A canopy 33 projecting forward is attached to the front end (upper front end) of the ceiling wall 2B of the heat insulating wall 2. The canopy 33 extends outside the front opening 12 of the display chamber 11 inside the canopy 33. The reflector 45 is attached in the state. A temperature display 38 is provided on the front surface of the canopy 33 as shown in FIG.

  The reflection plate 45 is made of a metal plate to which a decorative coating is applied, and an angle at which the front surface opening 12 of the display chamber 11 is viewed from the upper front in the longitudinal direction, that is, a rear oblique direction. The LED illumination device 40 is arranged side by side facing the lower display chamber 11 direction.

  The LED lighting device 40 is constituted by a substrate (not shown) on which a plurality of LED elements 43 are arranged. A plurality of LED elements 43 are attached to a substrate extending in the longitudinal direction at a predetermined interval. In this embodiment, the LED element 43 is a chip-type white LED element. Each LED element 43 is covered with a translucent shade 46 attached so as to surround the exhaust hole from below.

  With this configuration, when each LED lighting device 40 is turned on, the entire interior of the display chamber 11 is located from the upper front located outside the display chamber 11 by the irradiation light of each LED element 43 after being diffused in the shade 46. Illuminated.

  Next, with reference to FIG.3 and FIG.4, the shelf 30 in a present Example is explained in full detail. 3 is a longitudinal side view of the shelf 30, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of FIG. The shelf board 32 constituting the shelf 30 of the present embodiment is bent at the front wall 50 formed by bending the front edge downward substantially perpendicularly, and backwardly at a substantially right angle from the lower end of the front wall 50. A coated steel plate 54 having a rearward flange 51, a rear wall 52 bent downward at the rear edge, and a forward flange 53 bent forward from the lower end of the rear wall 52; It consists of a pair of left and right steel plate reinforcing members 55 that are welded and fixed along the lower surfaces of the left and right side edges, and a reinforcing member 56 that is welded and fixed along the lower surface of the coated steel plate 54 in the longitudinal direction. Is.

  Reference numeral 34 denotes a price rail that is attached along the front edge of the shelf board 32 and also serves as a decorative body of the shelf board 32, and is formed of a hard synthetic resin. The price rail 34 is connected to the front wall portion 57 positioned on the front surface of the shelf plate 32, the continuous wall portion 58 extending horizontally rearward from the lower end of the front wall portion 57, and the rear end of the continuous wall portion 58. The rear wall portion 59 is inclined to rise rearward as a whole.

  The front wall portion 57 is curved in a concave shape, and a display card (not shown) made of paper or a resin sheet describing the product name, price, etc. of the product placed on the shelf board 32 along the front and lower edges of the upper edge. A locking piece is formed to hold the detachable.

  Further, a substantially L-shaped projection 60 extending rearward from the upper edge back surface is formed on the front wall portion 57. A forward fitting groove 61 for fitting the flange 51 of the shelf board 32 is formed in the rear wall portion 59. A support portion 63 is formed between the front wall portion 57 and the upper front end portion 62 of the flange 51 constituting the fitting groove 61 so as to stand upward with a predetermined distance from the upper front end portion. Yes.

As a result, a recess 65 that opens substantially vertically upward is formed by the support portion 63 and the upper front end portion 62 of the flange, and a recess 64 that opens obliquely upward and rearward is formed by the front wall portion 57 and the support portion 63. The In the figure, 35 fitted in the recess 65 is located between the front wall 50 of the shelf board 32 and the projection 60 of the price rail 34 to prevent the commodity on the shelf board 32 from falling. It is a guard for. The guard is made of transparent glass or resin plate having translucency.

  On the other hand, a shelf LED illumination device 70 is disposed on the front surface of the support portion 63 located in the price rail 34. The shelf LED illuminating device 70 is configured by a substrate (not shown) on which a plurality of LED elements 43 are arranged, similarly to the LED illuminating device 40. A plurality of LED elements 43 are attached to a substrate configured to extend in the longitudinal direction of the shelf 30 at a predetermined interval. Each LED element 43 is arranged so that the irradiation light from the LED element 43 is directed to the front wall portion 57 of the price rail 34 in the front direction or the upper front direction.

  Further, on the back surface of the front wall portion 57 of the price rail 34, a reflecting surface (reflecting member, for example, a mirror) 71 facing each LED element 43 of the shelf LED lighting device 70 is provided. In this embodiment, the reflecting surface 71 directs the irradiation light from each LED element 43 of the shelf LED lighting device 70 provided on the front surface of the support portion 63 toward the front or the upper front from the rear upper side to the rear lower side. It is assumed that the angle is adjusted to reflect and disperse.

  In addition, the continuous wall portion 57 of the price rail 34 (which constitutes the lower wall of the price rail 34) transmits the light from the LED element 43 reflected by the reflecting surface 71 and irradiates it downward downward. A plurality of through holes 72 are formed. In this embodiment, light can be transmitted rearward and downward through the through-hole 72, but the present invention is not limited to this as long as the reflected light from the reflective surface 71 can be transmitted downward and downward. For example, you may comprise at least one part of the continuous wall part 57 with the translucent material which can permeate | transmit light.

  With the above configuration, when the shelf 30 is assembled, first, the flange 51 of the front wall 50 of the shelf plate 32 is inserted into the fitting groove 60 of the price rail 34. At this time, the front surface of the upper front end portion 62 of the price rail 34 is in contact with the back surface of the front wall 50 of the shelf board 32 to support the price rail 34.

  In this state, a gap is formed between the projections 60 formed on the front wall 50 of the shelf board 32 and the front wall portion 57 of the price rail 34, and the guard 35 is inserted into this gap from above. In this case, the lower portion of the guard 35 is inserted into a recess 65 defined by a support portion 63 formed continuously with the rear wall portion 59 of the price rail 34 and an upper front end portion 62.

  Thereby, the price rail 34 in which the shelf LED illumination device 70 is provided is attached to the shelf board 32.

  Therefore, by illuminating each LED element 43 of the shelf LED lighting device 70, the light emitted from the LED element 43 forward or upward and forward is provided in the price rail 34 so as to face the LED element 43. The light reflected and dispersed by the reflecting surface 71 and reflected downward and downward is the shelf plate of the shelf 30 installed below the shelf 30 through the through hole 72 formed in the continuous wall portion 58 of the price rail 34. 32 or the bottom plate 9 is illuminated. Thereby, the goods displayed on the shelf board 32 can be illuminated by the light irradiated rearward and downward from the front end portion of the shelf 30 installed on the upper side.

  The light reflected rearward and upward by the reflecting surface 71 is transmitted through the translucent guard 35 and illuminates the shelf 32 of the shelf 30 from below the front. Therefore, the product displayed on the shelf board 32 can be lit up by the light reflected by the reflecting surface 71, and effective illumination can be realized.

  In this way, the display is displayed on the shelf 30 (or the bottom plate 9) installed on the shelf 30 and below the shelf 30 by one shelf LED lighting device 70 attached to the front end of the shelf 32 by the price rail 34. It becomes possible to illuminate the goods to be used.

  Therefore, by arranging the price rail 34 provided with the shelf LED lighting device 70 every other stage of each shelf 30, the shelf 30 provided with the LED lighting device 70 can receive the products on the shelf from below the front end. Commodities on the shelf 30 that are lit and are not provided with the lighting device 70 can be illuminated by light irradiated from below the front end of the lighting device 70 provided on the upper shelf 30. It is possible to effectively illuminate from the direction.

  Thereby, it becomes possible to reduce the shelf LED lighting apparatus 70 provided in a showcase, and can aim at cost reduction.

  Further, by providing the shelf LED lighting devices 70 on all the shelves 30, the products displayed on the respective shelves 32 can emit light from different directions, that is, light from above and light from below ( It is possible to illuminate with light-up illumination), and it is possible to improve the illumination effect.

  In the present embodiment, the shelf board 32 is made of a light-transmitting material, so that the shelf board 32 can be irradiated with light from the shelf LED illuminating device 70 reflected by the reflecting surface 71 more. . Thereby, more effective illumination can be realized.

  The configuration is not limited to FIGS. 3 and 4. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the height dimension of the price rail 34 is configured to be higher than the height dimension of the shelf plate 32 by a predetermined dimension. Also good. This makes it possible to more effectively illuminate the light irradiated from the LED illumination device 70 and reflected rearward and upward on the reflection surface 71 from the front of the shelf 30 of the shelf 30.

It is a perspective view of an open showcase to which the present invention is applied. It is a vertical side view of the open showcase of FIG. It is a vertical side view of a shelf. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the front part of FIG. 3. It is the front part enlarged view of the shelf as another Example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Open showcase 2 Heat insulation wall 9 Bottom plate 11 Display room 12 Front opening 28 Support | pillar 30 Shelf 31 Bracket 32 Shelf plate 34 Price rail 35 Guard 40 LED lighting device 43 LED element 50 Front wall 51 Flange 55, 56 Reinforcement member 57 Front wall part 58 Connecting wall portion 59 Rear wall portion 60 Protrusion 61 Fitting groove 62 Upper front end portion 63 Support portion 64, 65 Recess 70 Shelf LED lighting device 71 Reflecting surface (reflecting member, mirror)

Claims (1)

In a showcase that displays products on a shelf erected in a display room with an open front,
The shelf includes a shelf board on which the product is placed, a price rail attached to a front end of the shelf board, and a guard provided between the price rail and the shelf board,
In the price rail, there is an LED lighting device having an LED element directed forward, a reflecting surface configured to face the LED lighting device, and a through hole through which light reflected by the reflecting surface passes. Is provided, and the light irradiated from the LED element of the LED lighting device is reflected by the reflection surface toward the top and bottom of the shelf.

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