JP5833828B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase including a showcase body having an opening that opens toward the front side, and a sliding door that can be opened and closed by sliding and moving in a horizontal direction.

  A conventional showcase is a box in which the upper end portion of the sliding door member (sliding door) is supported by the upper rail formed at the upper end edge of the opening portion of the case main body, and the lower end portion of the sliding door member is the lower portion of the case main body. It is made to support in the groove part (lower side support part, regulation means) formed in the upper edge of a part (for example, refer patent document 1).

  In addition, a rail (lower support) is formed on the upper end portion of the side plate of the showcase body in a substantially L shape in a side view supporting one end (lower end portion) of the sliding door (sliding door) and the front edge is bent upward. And a rail member (upper rail) that supports the upper end of the sliding door is provided at the upper part of the showcase body, and the sliding door is slid along the rail member, and one end of the sliding door is located at the front of the rail. There is one that regulates the forward movement of the sliding door by being brought into contact with an edge (regulating means) (for example, see Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2009-45086 (page 6, FIG. 3) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-89838 (page 3, FIG. 2)

  However, in the showcase described in Patent Document 1, a groove portion (sliding door) is slidably moved in the horizontal direction on the upper edge of the box portion constituting the lower portion of the case main body (showcase main body). Since the lower support portion and the regulating means) are formed, there is a problem that dust or the like is easily collected in the groove portion, and that the groove portion is formed in an uneven shape, so that it is difficult to clean the groove portion.

  Moreover, in the showcase described in Patent Document 2, a substantially L-shaped rail (lower support portion) has a planar portion that supports one end (lower end portion) of the sliding door (sliding door). Therefore, although the rail is relatively easy to clean, since the front edge of the rail is bent upward to restrict the forward movement of the sliding door, the front edge (regulating means) of the rail is cleaned. Is in the way. Furthermore, the contact area between the rail and one end of the sliding door is an area that combines the planar portion of the rail and the front end edge, the sliding contact area is large, and the front end of the rail that restricts the forward movement of the sliding door Since the edge is rubbed against one end of the sliding door when the sliding door is opened and closed, if dust or the like accumulates on the rail, it will be worn away, and not only will sliding noise occur over many years, but the sliding door can be opened and closed smoothly. There is a problem of disappearing.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such a problem, and facilitates cleaning of the lower support portion in which the lower end portion of the sliding door in the showcase body is in sliding contact, and the lower support portion is hygienic. It is an object of the present invention to provide a showcase that can be maintained at the same time and can prevent wear of the regulating means.

In order to solve the above problems, the showcase of the present invention is:
A showcase body having an opening that opens toward the front side, and a sliding door that can be opened and closed by sliding and moving in a horizontal direction, and whose upper and lower ends are displaced in the front-rear direction. A showcase,
The upper end portion of the sliding door is supported by an upper rail provided at the upper end edge of the opening portion, and the lower end portion of the sliding door is provided at the lower end edge of the opening portion and is formed on a substantially flat surface. It is supported by the support part, The regulation means which regulates the forward movement of the said sliding door is provided in the said upper rail, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
According to this feature, since the lower support portion with which the lower end portion of the sliding door is slidably contacted has a substantially flat surface, the lower support portion can be easily cleaned, and the lower support portion is hygienic. Since the restricting means for restricting the forward movement of the sliding door is provided on the upper rail of the upper edge of the opening of the showcase body, dust or the like becomes difficult to adhere to the restricting means. The lower support part, which can prevent wear of the restricting means due to the dust and easily adheres to dust, is not only required to be provided with the restricting means, but also the contact between the lower end of the sliding door and the lower support part. The area can be reduced, and the sliding door can be opened and closed smoothly even after many years of use.

The showcase of the present invention is
The lower support portion is a mounting surface on which an article can be mounted.
According to this feature, it becomes possible to place the baggage of the shopper and articles such as sales items stored in the main body of the showcase on the lower support portion, and the usability of the showcase can be improved.

The showcase of the present invention is
The upper rail is formed with an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the front side of the showcase body, the upper end of the sliding door is supported by the inclined surface, and the lower end of the sliding door is It is characterized in that it is supported in a substantially vertical contact with the lower support part.
According to this feature, the upper end of the sliding door can be reliably brought into contact with the inclined surface by the dead weight of the sliding door, the rattling of the sliding door can be prevented, and the lower end of the sliding door while applying the dead weight of the sliding door. Can be brought into contact with and supported by the lower support portion, and the sliding door can be stably opened and closed.

The showcase of the present invention is
The restricting means includes an engaging portion provided at an upper end portion of the sliding door, and an engaged portion provided on the upper rail engaged with the engaging portion in an uneven manner.
According to this feature, it is possible to provide the restricting means with a simple configuration of the concave and convex engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion, and it is possible to easily perform the attaching / detaching operation with respect to the upper rail of the sliding door.

The showcase of the present invention is
The engaging portion and the engaged portion are formed to have a size to be loosely fitted to each other, and a gap portion is formed between the engaging portion and the engaged portion.
According to this feature, the lower end of the sliding door can be lifted away from the lower support portion by the size of the gap formed between the engaging portion and the engaged portion, and the sliding door is slid. The lower support portion can be cleaned without causing it.

It is a perspective view which shows the showcase in an Example. It is a vertical side view which shows a showcase. (A) is a partial top view which shows the upper end part of a sliding door, (b) is a partial front view which shows the lower end part of a sliding door. (A) is an expanded vertical side view which shows the upper end part and upper rail of a sliding door, (b) is an expanded vertical side view which shows the lower end part and flat surface of a sliding door. It is an expanded vertical side view which shows the state which spaced apart the roller and the flat surface of the sliding door. It is an expanded vertical side view which shows the state which removes the upper end part of a sliding door from an upper rail. It is a front view which shows the state which removes the upper end part of a sliding door from an upper rail.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing the showcase which concerns on this invention is demonstrated below based on an Example.

  The showcase according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Hereinafter, the left side of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 will be described as the front side (front side) of the showcase. Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a showcase to which the present invention is applied.

  This showcase 1 is used for displaying sales items such as frozen foods and fresh foods in stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores. Hereinafter, the side where the showcase 1 faces the shopper in a store such as a supermarket will be described as the front side of the showcase 1. 2, 4, and 5, the left side of the showcase 1 will be described as the front side assuming that a shopper is present on the left side of the showcase 1. As shown in FIG. 1, a showcase 1 includes a showcase body 2 that displays sales items inside and opens toward the front side facing each other, and a plurality of sliding doors 3 a and 3 b that can open and close the showcase body 2. (Two each).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the showcase body 2 has a pair of inner boxes 4 that are open toward the facing front side, and the front side that is the same as the inner box 4. The outer box 5 is provided as described above. For this reason, on both front sides of the showcase body 2, an opening 7 is formed that communicates with the refrigerator compartment 6 inside the showcase body 2 by the opening of the inner box 4 and the opening of the outer box 5. Hereinafter, the showcase main body 2 in the present embodiment will be described only on the left side in the figure because of the same configuration on both sides of the opening 7.

  The outer box 5 is composed of a heat insulating member made of a urethane foam resin material and the like, and a surface plate such as a steel metal that covers the front and back surfaces of the heat insulating member. Further, a ventilation path 8 is formed between the outer box 5 and the inner box 4, and the showcase body 2 is constituted by the outer box 5 and the inner box 4. Furthermore, a cooling device 9 and a blower 10 are provided in the ventilation path 8. In the refrigerator compartment 6 surrounded by the inner box 4 opened on the front side, a display shelf 11 for displaying the sales items is installed, and the sales items (not shown) can be displayed on the bottom plate 12 provided at the lower part. It is configured so that many items can be placed.

  A suction port 13 for taking air into the ventilation path 8 is formed on the front side in the refrigerator compartment 6 near the lower end edge of the opening 7, and a cooling device 9 is provided on the rear upper end in the refrigerator compartment 6. The cold air outlet 14 of the cold air cooled by is formed. From the cold air outlet 14, the cold air cooled by the cooling device 9 by the operation of the blower 10 is blown out toward the suction port 13, and an air curtain 15 that closes the opening 7 with the cold air is formed.

  By supplying a part of the air curtain 15 into the refrigerating room 6, the inside of the refrigerating room 6 can be kept at a constant low temperature, and the sale placed on the display shelf 11 or the bottom plate 12 in the refrigerating room 6 is possible. Items (not shown) can be displayed in a refrigerated and frozen state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower side of the front side of the outer box 5 that forms the lower edge of the opening 7 is located on the front side of the showcase body 2 over substantially the entire length in the left-right width direction of the showcase body 2. A projecting portion 16 projecting toward the surface is formed. The upper end portion of the protruding portion 16 is formed as a flat surface 16a parallel to the floor surface as a lower support portion in the present invention. In addition, an upper rail 17 that supports upper ends of sliding doors 3a and 3b, which will be described later, is provided at the front side end of the upper portion of the outer box 5 that forms the upper end edge of the opening 7. It is provided over the entire length.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the upper rail 17 is formed with an inclined surface 17 a that is inclined downward toward the front side of the showcase body 2. Below the inclined surface 17 a of the upper rail 17, an inclined surface 17 b is formed that further inclines downward toward the front side of the showcase body 2. These inclined surfaces 17a and 17b are perpendicular to the inclined surfaces 17a and 17b, and a projecting piece 17c as an engaged portion that constitutes a restricting means in the present invention together with an engaging portion described later is a showcase. The main body 2 protrudes over substantially the entire length in the left-right width direction.

  Next, the sliding doors 3a and 3b will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper ends of the sliding doors 3 a and 3 b are formed so as to incline downward toward the front side of the showcase body 2. The lower ends of the sliding doors 3a and 3b are formed so as to be substantially perpendicular to the flat surface 16a. Further, the sliding doors 3 a and 3 b are curved between the upper end portion and the lower end portion so as to bulge toward the front side of the showcase body 2. One sliding door 3a is slightly longer in length from the upper end to the lower end than the other sliding door 3b.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 4A, a frame member 18a is attached to the upper ends of the sliding doors 3a and 3b over substantially the entire length in the left-right width direction of the sliding doors 3a and 3b. A plurality (two in this embodiment) of engaging members 19 are attached to the upper end portions of the frame members 18a along the left-right width direction of the frame members 18a.

  These engaging members 19 are provided with a groove portion 19a as an engaging portion in the present invention that constitutes a restricting means together with the above-described engaged portion over the entire length of the engaging member 19 in the left-right width direction. . The front and rear width dimensions of these groove portions 19a are formed to be longer than the front and rear width dimensions of the projecting pieces 17c, and the projecting pieces can be inserted into the groove sections 19a.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 4B, a frame member 18b is attached to the lower ends of the sliding doors 3a and 3b over substantially the entire length in the left-right width direction of the sliding doors 3a and 3b. . A plurality of (two wheels in this embodiment) rollers 20 (doors) along the left-right width direction of the frame member 18b are provided at the lower end portions of the frame members 18a. It is pivotally supported by.

  The sliding doors 3a and 3b thus configured are attached to the showcase body 2 from the sliding door 3b whose length from the upper end to the lower end is slightly shorter than the sliding door 3a. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the upper rail 17 is placed in a groove 19a formed in an engaging member 19 attached to the sliding door 3b via a frame member 18a. A protruding piece 17c protruding from the inclined surface 17b is inserted. At this time, a part of the back surface 19b of the engagement member 19 contacts the inclined surface 17b.

  And the protrusion 17c contacts the upper surface in the groove part 19a because the sliding door 3b slides slightly to the front side along the inclined surface 17b by the load of the sliding door 3b itself, and the lower surface in the protrusion part 17c and the groove part 19a. A gap 21 is formed between the two. That is, the projecting piece 17c is loosely fitted to the groove portion 19a. Further, when the sliding door 3b slightly slides along the inclined surface 17b, the projecting piece 17c comes into contact with the upper surface in the groove portion 19a, so that the movement of the sliding door 3b toward the front surface comes into contact with the upper surface in the groove portion 19a. It is regulated by the protruding piece 17c.

  At the same time, the lower end of the roller 20 pivotally supported by the sliding door 3b via the frame member 18b is brought into contact with the flat surface 16a substantially perpendicularly, and the sliding door 3b is attached to the showcase body 2. The load of the sliding door 3b is supported by the upper rail 17 and the flat surface 16a by the contact with the upper surface in the groove portion 19a of the projecting piece 17c and the flat surface 16a of the roller 20.

  Note that the sliding door 3a is attached to the showcase body 2 in the same manner as the sliding door 3b, in the groove 19a formed in the engaging member 19 attached to the sliding door 3a via the frame member 18a, the inclined surface of the upper rail 17 The protruding piece 17c protruding from 17a is inserted, and a part of the back surface 19b is brought into contact with the inclined surface 17a. Then, the sliding door 3a slides slightly to the front side along the inclined surface 17a by the load of the sliding door 3a itself, thereby forming a gap portion 21 between the projecting piece 17c and the lower surface in the groove portion 19a. By attaching the lower end to the flat surface 16a substantially perpendicularly, the attachment of the sliding doors 3a and 3b to the showcase body 2 is completed.

  By attaching the sliding doors 3a and 3b to the showcase body 2, the sliding doors 3a and 3b are supported by the rollers 20 on the flat surface 16a while the upper end side is supported by the projecting pieces 17c. The slide can be moved to.

  As shown in FIG. 1, after the sliding doors 3 a and 3 b are attached to the showcase body 2, the sliding doors 3 b and 3 b are slid to a substantially central portion in the left-right width direction of the showcase body 2, and the sliding door 3 a , 3a is slid to the right end and the left end in the left-right width direction of the showcase body 2 to close the opening 7.

  Thus, the opening 7 closed by the sliding doors 3a and 3b can be partially opened by sliding and moving at least one of the sliding doors 3a and 3b in the left-right width direction of the showcase body 2. The shopper can insert his / her hand into the refrigerating room 6 from the opened portion of the opening 7 and pick up the sales items displayed in the refrigerating room 6.

  Further, when there is a large amount of baggage or when a large amount of items for sale are taken out from the refrigerator compartment 6, the shopper can temporarily place items such as baggage and items for sale on the flat surface 16a. . That is, the flat surface 16a functions as a mounting surface in the present invention, and improves usability when the shopper uses the showcase 1.

  When cleaning the flat surface 16a, the sliding doors 3a, 3b are slid in the left-right width direction of the showcase body 2, and then dust or dirt adhering to the flat surface 16a is removed with a vacuum cleaner or the like. Remove by using. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, in the location where the sliding doors 3a and 3b overlap on the flat surface 16a, the sliding doors 3a and 3b are lifted upward.

  At this time, as described above, the gap portion 21 is formed between the projecting piece 17c and the lower surface in the groove portion 19a. Therefore, the gap between the roller 20 and the flat surface 16a is equal to the front-rear width dimension of the gap portion 21. A gap 22 is formed by being separated. The flat surface 16a can be cleaned by inserting a cleaner or the like into the gap 22 between the roller 20 and the flat surface 16a, or inserting a dust cloth or the like.

  How to remove the sliding doors 3a and 3b will be described. As shown in FIG. 4A, the upper rail 17 is formed with a notch 22 through which the engaging member 19 of the upper sliding door 3a can pass. As shown in FIG. 7, the notches 22 are formed at two predetermined locations on the upper rail 17. When removing the sliding door 3 a, first, the sliding door 3 a is moved to a position where each engaging member 19 of the upper sliding door 3 a corresponds to the notch 22 of the upper rail 17. Next, as shown in FIG. 6, when the sliding door 3a is lifted to the near side, the engaging member 19 comes off from the projecting piece 17c, and the engaging member 19 passes through the notch 22 so that the sliding door 3a. Can be removed from the upper rail 17. Furthermore, if the upper sliding door 3 a is removed, the lower sliding door 3 b can be easily detached from the upper rail 17.

  As described above, in the showcase 1 in the present embodiment, the upper ends of the sliding doors 3a and 3b are supported by the upper rail 17 provided at the upper edge of the opening 7, and the lower ends of the sliding doors 3a and 3b are The sliding door 3a is supported by a flat surface 16a provided on the lower end edge of the opening 7 and formed on a substantially flat surface, and a regulating means for regulating the forward movement of the sliding doors 3a and 3b is provided on the upper rail 17. , 3b has a substantially flat surface on the lower support portion with which the lower end portion is slidably contacted. Therefore, the flat surface 16a can be easily cleaned, and the flat surface 16a can be kept hygienic. Since the restricting means for restricting the forward movement of the sliding doors 3a, 3b is provided on the upper rail 17 at the upper end edge of the opening 7 of the showcase body 2, dust or the like becomes difficult to adhere to the restricting means. Wear of regulatory measures The flat surface 16a, which is a part that can be prevented and easily adheres to dust, not only needs to be provided with a restricting means, but also reduces the contact area between the lower ends of the sliding doors 3a and 3b and the flat surface 16a. The sliding doors 3a and 3b can be opened and closed smoothly even after many years of use.

  Further, the flat surface 16a is a mounting surface on which an article can be placed, so that an article such as a baggage of a shopper or a sale item stored in the showcase body 2 can be placed on the flat surface 16a. As a result, the usability of the showcase 1 can be improved.

  The upper rail 17 is formed with inclined surfaces 17a and 17b inclined downward toward the front side of the showcase body 2, and upper ends of the sliding doors 3a and 3b are supported by the inclined surfaces 17a and 17b. At the same time, the lower ends of the sliding doors 3a and 3b are supported in a substantially vertical contact with the flat surface 16a, so that the upper ends of the sliding doors 3a and 3b are securely attached to the inclined surfaces 17a and 17b by the weight of the sliding doors 3a and 3b. The sliding doors 3a and 3b can be prevented from rattling, and the lower ends of the sliding doors 3a and 3b can be brought into contact with and supported by the flat surface 16a while applying the weight of the sliding doors 3a and 3b. The sliding doors 3a and 3b can be opened and closed stably.

  Further, the restricting means includes a groove portion 19a provided at the upper end of the sliding doors 3a and 3b, and a protruding piece 17c provided on the upper rail 17 engaged with the groove portion 19a so as to be engaged with the groove portion 19a. The restricting means can be provided with a simple configuration of uneven engagement with the piece 17c, and the attaching / detaching operation of the sliding doors 3a, 3b to the upper rail 17 can be easily performed.

  Further, the groove portion 19a and the projecting piece 17c are formed so as to be loosely fitted to each other, and a gap portion 21 is formed between the groove portion 19a and the projecting piece 17c, so that the space between the groove portion 19a and the projecting piece 17c is formed. The lower end of the sliding doors 3a and 3b can be lifted away from the flat surface 16a by the size of the gap portion 21 formed on the flat surface 16a, and the flat surface 16a can be cleaned without sliding the sliding doors 3a and 3b. it can.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the said Example, the showcase main body 2 in which the opening part 7 which opens the showcase 1 toward both the front side which opposes was formed, and the several sliding door 3a, 3b which obstruct | occludes each opening part 7 However, the showcase body may have an opening formed only on one front side.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the showcase 1 was used in order to display sales items, such as frozen food and fresh food, in stores, such as a supermarket, for example, ice cream etc. in a buffet type restaurant The refrigerated / frozen food may be stored, and the food / drinker may open the sliding doors 3a, 3b so that the refrigerated / frozen food can be freely placed on a dish or the like. In this case, when the food / drinker puts the refrigerated / frozen food on the dish or the like, even if the chilled / frozen food is zeroed, the sliding doors 3a, 3b are slightly lifted as described above to A gap 22 is formed between the flat surface 16a and the flat surface 16a can be easily cleaned.

  In the embodiment, the engaged portion as the restricting means is formed by the projecting piece 17c and the engaging portion is formed as the groove portion 19a. However, the groove portion is formed on the upper rail 17 to be engaged. It is also possible to form a protruding piece on the engaging member 19 as an engaging portion.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Showcase 2 Showcase main body 3a, 3b Sliding door 7 Opening part 16a Flat surface (lower side support part, mounting surface)
17 Upper rails 17a, 17b Inclined surface 17c Projection piece (regulating means, engaged portion)
19 engaging member 19a groove (regulating means, engaging portion)
19b Back 21 Clearance

Claims (5)

A showcase body having an opening that opens toward the front side, and a sliding door that can be opened and closed by sliding and moving in a horizontal direction, and whose upper and lower ends are displaced in the front-rear direction. A showcase,
The upper end portion of the sliding door is supported by an upper rail provided at the upper end edge of the opening portion, and the lower end portion of the sliding door is provided at the lower end edge of the opening portion and is formed on a substantially flat surface. A showcase that is supported by a support portion and that is provided with restriction means for restricting forward movement of the sliding door on the upper rail.   The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the lower support portion is a placement surface on which an article can be placed.   The upper rail is formed with an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the front side of the showcase body, the upper end of the sliding door is supported by the inclined surface, and the lower end of the sliding door is The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the showcase is supported in a substantially vertical contact with the lower support portion.   The said restricting means is comprised from the engaging part provided in the upper end part of the said sliding door, and the to-be-engaged part provided in the said upper rail engaged with this engaging part by uneven | corrugated. Item 4. A showcase according to any one of Items 1 to 3.   The engagement portion and the engaged portion are formed so as to be loosely fitted to each other, and a gap portion is formed between the engagement portion and the engaged portion. 4. The showcase according to 4.

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