JPH0531503Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention relates to a case that can freeze and refrigerate stored products.

(Prior Art) This type of show case is equipped with a cooling chamber for storing products in the upper part of the machine room where the refrigerator is housed, and the outer circumference of the bottom plate of the cooling chamber is provided with cold air sent from the machine room side into the cooling room. It has a cold air outlet.
Further, a rectangular cold air guide plate is disposed at the cold air outlet for the purpose of efficiently circulating the cold air blown out from the cold air outlet into the cooling chamber.

The lower part of this cold air guide plate is usually inserted into the cold air outlet, and both sides of the plate are fixed to the supports of the cooling chamber using screws.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in conventional show cases, screws are used to attach the cold air guide plate, and in addition to requiring tools to attach and remove the cold air guide plate, the above-mentioned work is difficult. Coupled with the fact that the cooling chamber is not wide enough to allow for ample time, there is a problem in that the installation and removal work is troublesome, troublesome, and time-consuming.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a freezing/refrigerating case in which a cold air guide plate can be easily attached and removed.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a cooling chamber for storing products in the upper part of the machine room housing the refrigerator, and a cold air outlet provided in the bottom plate of the cooling chamber. A freezing/refrigerating case comprising a cold air guide plate arranged in the cooling chamber, the cold air guide plate having a first hooking part that can be hooked to the mouth edge of the cold air outlet, and a hooking part disposed on the inner surface of the cooling chamber. It is characterized by providing a second hook part that can be engaged with the second hook part.

(Function) According to the present invention, the cold air guide plate has the first hook portion hooked to the mouth edge of the cold air outlet, and the second hook portion hooked to the hooked portion on the inside of the cooling chamber. and installed at the cold air outlet. Furthermore, the cold air guide plate can be removed from the cold air outlet by disengaging the first and second hooks, respectively.

(Example) Figures 1 to 5 show an example of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of the show case, and Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the case.
The figure is a perspective view of the cold air guide plate, Figure 3 is an enlarged plan view of the main part of Figure 1, Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Figure 3, and Figures 5 a and b are the cold air guide plate. It is an installation explanatory diagram.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a rectangular machine room whose outer circumferential surface is covered with a decorative board 2. Inside the machine room 1 is a refrigerator consisting of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion means, an evaporator, a blower, etc. (not shown) is accommodated.

10 is a cooling room for storing products;
0 is a rectangular top plate 11, a total of four resin posts 12 that are connected and fixed to the four corners of the bottom surface of the top plate 11 by screws, fitting, etc., and are adjacent to each other except for one side that serves as the entrance and exit for the product. It is composed of a total of three glass plates 13 arranged between pillars, and a door 14 arranged on one side so as to be openable and closable. It is arranged as follows. Further, at the bottom of the cooling chamber 10, a cold air outlet 16 communicating with the machine room 1 is provided on one side of the outer periphery, and a group of holes communicating with the machine room 1 is provided on the opposite side of the outer periphery. A bottom plate 18 each having an air intake port 17.
is located.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a cold air guide plate disposed at the cold air outlet 16, and the cold air guide plate 20 is connected to a horizontally long rectangular guide portion 21 with an inclined surface and to both sides of the guide portion 21. Vertically long rectangular partitions 22a and 22b that are perpendicular to the guide portion 21, a hooking piece 23 that protrudes laterally from the outer surface of one of the partitions 22a, and a hook 23 that is provided on the outer surface of the other partition 22b. A supporting piece 24 protruding in the lateral direction, a substantially L-shaped hanging piece 25 facing downward formed on the inner surface of the supporting piece 24, and an insert connected to the lower part of the guide part 21. 26, and a total of two substantially L-shaped hanging pieces 27 facing downward, which are formed on the insertion part 26 at a predetermined interval.

30 are 2 located on both sides of the cold air outlet 16.
This is a hooked piece that protrudes laterally from the inner surface of one of the book columns 12, and the hooked piece 30 is inserted into the hooked piece 23 on the partition portion 22a side from above. It has a latching groove 31 that can be latched.

40 are 2 located on both sides of the cold air outlet 16.
This is a rectangular latching hole formed on the inner surface of the other one of the book columns 12, and the latching hole 4
0 has a shape into which the hooking piece 25 on the partition portion 22b side can be inserted.

When the cold air guide plate 20 is attached to the cold air outlet 16, the cold air guide plate 20 is positioned above the cold air outlet 16 and approximately parallel to the glass plate 13, as shown in FIGS. After that, insert the locking piece 25 on the side of the partition 22b into the locking hole 40, then lower the cold air guide plate 20 to engage the locking piece 25 with the edge of the locking hole 40, and remove the partition. Part 2
The latching piece 23 on the 2a side is inserted into the latching groove 3 of the latching piece 30.
Insert it into 1 and engage it. At the same time, each hooking piece 27 of the insertion part 26 of the cold air guide plate 20 is engaged with the inner edge of the cold air outlet 16.

When the cold air guide plate 20 is attached to the cold air outlet 16, the cold air blown out from the cold air outlet 16 flows through the guide portion 21 of the cold air guide plate 20 and the guide portion 21, as shown by the arrow in FIG. Partitions 22 on both sides
It is sent into the cooling chamber 10 while being guided in its flow direction by a and 22b.

Further, this cold air guide plate 20 is connected to the cold air outlet 1.
6, lift the cold air guide plate 20 upward and remove the latch piece 23 on the partition piece 22a side, the latch piece 25 on the partition piece 22b side, and the insertion part 26.
After unlatching each of the latch pieces 27, the partition pieces 22
The b-side hooking piece 25 can be pulled out from the hooking hole 40.

As described above, according to the embodiment, the cold air guide plate 2
At the same time, the latching pieces 23 and 25 provided on both sides of 0 are engaged with the latching groove 31 and the latching hole 40, and the respective latching pieces 27 provided on the lower side are engaged with the cold air outlet 16. The cold air guide plate 20 can be attached to the cold air outlet 16, and the hanging piece 2 can be attached to the cold air outlet 16.
3. The cold air guide plate 20 can be removed from the cold air outlet 16 by disengaging the latch piece 25 and each latch piece 27, so no tools are required to attach or remove the cold air guide plate. In addition, installation and removal operations can be performed easily and in a short time.

Further, each side of the cold air guide plate 20 is connected to a cooling chamber 10.
on the inner surface of the pillar 12, and on the lower side of the cold air outlet 1.
6, the cold air guide plate 20 can be stably installed without wobbling in the vertical and horizontal directions, and also prevents swinging of the cold air guide plate 20 that may occur due to the cold air pressure when cold air is blown out. can be suppressed to prevent abnormal noises from occurring.

Additionally, in the embodiment described above, hook pieces 23 and 25 of different shapes are provided on each side of the cold air guide plate 20, and each hook piece is provided on the inner side of the two pillars 12 located on both sides of the cold air outlet 16. 23 and 25, respectively, but the same-shaped locking pieces are provided on each side of the cold air guide plate 20, and both sides of the cold air outlet 16 are provided. 2 located in
A latching portion having the same structure and corresponding to the latching piece may be provided on each inner surface of the book support 12.
In addition, although the latching groove 30 and the cold air outlet 16 of the latching hole 40 are shown as being provided on the inner surfaces of the two pillars 12 located on both sides, these latching pieces are It is not limited to the inner surface of the glass surface 18, but may be formed on a member attached to the glass surface 13, or may be formed on a lower portion extending from the bottom plate 18.

(Effect of the invention) As explained above, according to the invention, the hanging piece shown in FIG. 1 is hung on the mouth edge of the cold air outlet, and
The cold air guide plate can be attached to the cold air outlet by hooking the second hooking portion to the hooked portion on the inner surface of the cooling chamber, and the first and second hooking portions can be disengaged from each other. Since the cold air guide plate can be removed from the cold air outlet, no tools are required for installing or removing the cold air guide plate, and the installation and removal work can be done quickly and easily. can. In addition, since the first and second locking parts of the cold air guide plate are engaged with the cold air outlet and the inside of the cooling chamber, the cold air guide plate can be installed stably without wobbling, and the cold air outlet It is possible to suppress the swinging of the cold air guide plate that may sometimes occur due to the cold air pressure, thereby preventing the generation of abnormal noises and the like.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 5 show one embodiment of the present invention, where Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of the show case, and Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the case.
The figure is a perspective view of the cold air guide plate, Figure 3 is an enlarged plan view of the main part of Figure 1, Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Figure 3, and Figures 5 a and b are the cold air guide plate. It is an installation explanatory diagram. 1... Machine room, 10... Cooling room, 16... Cold air outlet, 18... Bottom plate, 20... Cold air guide plate, 2
3, 25, 27...Latching pieces.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A refrigerator comprising a cooling chamber for storing products in the upper part of a machine room housing a refrigerator, and a cold air guide plate provided at a cold air outlet provided on the bottom plate of the cooling chamber. In the refrigerating case, the cold air guide plate has a first hooking part that can be hooked to the lip of the cold air outlet, and a second hooking part that can be hooked to a hooked part arranged inside the cooling chamber. A frozen/refrigerated storage case characterized by being equipped with.