JPH0247428Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a refrigerated/refrigerated open case of the type in which a transparent plate is fitted into a cutout edged with a decorative frame in the side plates on both sides of a case main body having an opening on the front surface.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5, a refrigerated/freezer open case has an opening 2 in the front of a case body 1 made of a heat insulating wall, and cutouts 4 in side plates 3 on both sides of the opening 2. The front edge of the side plate 3 including the notch is framed by a decorative frame 5, and a transparent plate 6 made of glass or transparent resin is fitted into the decorative frame 5 of the notch 4. The decorative frame 5 has an appropriate number of protrusions 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d extending along it. In order to cool the storage chamber 7, that is, the interior of the case body 1, and to form an air curtain with a cool air flow in the opening 2, an air passage and a cooling device are provided for circulating cold air. As clearly shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the lower end of the front edge of the transparent plate 6 is fixed with a fixture 8, which is often made of metal. In addition, the lower end of the transparent plate 6 is connected to a support plate 9.
It can be suppressed by Note that the term "freezer/refrigerated open case" as used herein refers to various types of open case that are equipped with a cooling device, such as a freezing type, a refrigerated type, or one having a freezer compartment and a refrigeration compartment.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) The transparent plate 6 fitted into the side plate enables the inside of the case body to be viewed diagonally from the front, and also has the role of preventing outside air from entering from the side and preventing disturbance of the air curtain. However, because it does not have sufficient insulation effect,
Its outer surface becomes below the dew point temperature and condensation occurs. The condensed water flows down the transparent plate 6 and collects on the surface of the decorative frame 5. Since the part of the decorative frame 5 below the transparent plate 6 is inclined toward the front of the case body, the condensed water flows down the decorative frame 5. It flows forward through the depressions between the protrusions and falls to the floor. This resulted in problems such as staining the floor surface and lifting and damaging flooring materials such as tiles.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems.Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem.Therefore, the refrigerated open storage case has a structure that allows the condensation water formed on the transparent plate fitted into the side plate to be appropriately disposed of without falling onto the floor. The goal is to provide the following.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, in the refrigerated open case according to the present invention, the bottom surface of the fixture 10 that fixes the lower end of the front edge of the transparent plate engages with the uneven surface of the decorative frame. The fixing device 10 has an uneven surface and has a concave portion that communicates with the lower end of the front edge of the transparent plate to receive the lower end of the front edge of the transparent plate in order to guide the condensed water accumulated on the decorative frame under the transparent plate into the case body. A drainage hole 12 is formed that opens into the inside of the drain hole.

(Operation of the means for solving the problem) Since the uneven bottom surface of the fixture 10 engages with the uneven surface of the decorative frame 5, the condensed water generated on the transparent plate 6 and flowing down there is absorbed by the fixture 10. It does not flow forward beyond that position, but is stopped at that position, and therefore accumulates in the decorative frame 5 below the transparent plate. The water accumulated there flows into the interior of the case body 1, ie, into the refrigerator, through a drainage hole provided in the fixture 10. This prevents condensed water from falling onto the floor in front of the case body.

(Example) Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the main parts of the refrigerated/refrigerated open case according to the present invention, and the same parts as in the conventional case are designated by the same reference numerals. In the open show case according to the present invention, the lower end of the front edge of the transparent plate 6 is fixed with a fixture, but as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bottom surface of the fixture 10 used in the present invention has an uneven surface. The concave and convex portions thereof are parallel to the longitudinal direction of the decorative frame 5, and the concave portions 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d engage with corresponding convex portions of the decorative frame 5, respectively. The convex portions 10e, 10f, and 10g between the concave portions are configured to fit into the corresponding concave portions 5e, 5f, and 5g of the decorative frame 5, respectively. This fixture 10 has a recess 11 formed therein to receive the lower end of the front edge of the transparent plate 6.

Furthermore, the fixture 10 has a drainage hole 1 that opens inside the case body 1, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4.
2 is formed. This drainage hole 12 is connected to the transparent plate 6
The purpose is to introduce water accumulated in the lower decorative frame 5 into the refrigerator, and as shown in the figure, the recess 11 of the fixture
It extends from the inside B to the inside of the refrigerator. That is, the drain hole 12 communicates with the recess 11 that receives the lower end of the front edge of the transparent plate 6, and opens into the interior of the case body 1. Drain hole 1
2 is preferably a semi-cylindrical slot, that is, a slot with a semi-circular cross section formed along the bottom surface, but the shape may be arbitrary, and the cross-sectional shape may also be rectangular, rectangular, etc.
It may be triangular or other shapes.

Since the uneven bottom surface of the fixture 10 engages with the uneven surface of the decorative frame 5, water is blocked at that position. Therefore, the condensation formed on the transparent plate 6 flows down and collects on the decorative frame 5 below, and the water collected there flows through the drain hole 1.
2 and fall into the refrigerator.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, moisture that has formed on the transparent plates of each side panel of the case body flows into the refrigerator, so it does not fall onto the floor. This not only saves the labor of cleaning, but also prevents damage to the floor surface due to moisture.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the main parts of the refrigerated/refrigerated open shower case according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a fixture constituting a part of the main part, Fig. 3 is a front view of the main part, and Fig. 3 is a front view of the main part. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional refrigerated open shower case, FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view of section c. In the figure, 1... Case body, 2... Opening, 3...
...Side plate, 5...Decorative frame, 6...Transparent plate, 10...
Fixture, 12... Drain hole.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A transparent plate is fitted into a notch bordered by a decorative frame in the side plate of a case body having an opening on the front, and the lower end of the front edge of the transparent plate is fixed with a fixing device. In the refrigerated open show case, the bottom surface of the fixture has a concave-convex surface that engages with the concave-convex surface of the decorative frame under the transparent plate. In order to guide dripping water into the case body, the fixture is provided with a drainage hole that communicates with a recess that receives the lower end of the front edge of the transparent plate and opens into the case body. Frozen and refrigerated open case. (2) The open refrigerator/freezer case according to claim (1), wherein the drainage hole is a groove having a semicircular cross section and is formed along the bottom surface of the fixture.