JPH07194470A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To illuminate the post prominent part more brightly without making the part unsightly. CONSTITUTION:A fluorescent lamp 7 which illuminates merchandise housed in a merchandise housing room 2 is arranged at the side part of the merchandise housing room 2 in a vertical direction, and also, the merchandise can be illuminated with a part from which the upper terminal part of the fluorescent lamp 8 is eliminated by mounting, by inserting the upper terminal. part of the fluorescent lamp 8 including a socket part 8a into hiding space 3 formed on the upper side of the merchandise housing room 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a showcase in which a product in a product storage room is illuminated with a fluorescent lamp.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional showcase, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, products stored in a product storage chamber 2 having a glass door 1 which is a transparent door on the front side are stored in a product storage chamber 2
There is one in which a fluorescent lamp 4 arranged horizontally inside an illuminating section 3 formed above the lamp is used for illumination. Such a showcase is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-42860. .

However, when the product is illuminated by the fluorescent lamp arranged in the upper part of the product storage room as described above, since the illuminance of the fluorescent lamp itself is low, the product located in the upper part of the product storage room cannot be illuminated brightly. Even if it was possible, there was a problem that the products below could not be illuminated sufficiently.

Therefore, recently, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 61-29.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 081, there is one in which a fluorescent lamp is vertically arranged at a side portion of a product storage chamber to eliminate uneven illumination. When the fluorescent lamps are arranged in the vertical direction as described above, the length of the fluorescent lamps is increased, the surface area of the fluorescent lamps is increased, and the product storage chamber becomes brighter.

[0005]

By the way, in the conventional showcase in which such a fluorescent lamp is arranged in the vertical direction, the upper end of the fluorescent lamp is attached and fixed to the top surface of the product storage room. However, the upper part of the product storage room where the upper end of the fluorescent lamp installed in this way is illuminated is the most prominent place in the showcase.

However, there is a problem in that the socket portion at the tip of the fluorescent lamp cannot obtain illuminance, and the portion in the vicinity of the socket portion of the fluorescent lamp becomes dark when used for a long period of time, making the most prominent place dark and unsightly. It was

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a showcase capable of illuminating the most prominent place so that it is bright and not unsightly. It is a thing.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a showcase in which a product housed in a product storage room having a transparent door on the front surface is illuminated by a fluorescent lamp. The fluorescent lamp is arranged vertically on a side portion of the chamber, and the fluorescent lamp is attached by inserting an upper end portion including a socket portion into a concealed space formed above the commodity storage chamber.

[0009]

A fluorescent lamp for illuminating a product stored in the product storage chamber is vertically arranged at a side portion of the product storage chamber, and a fluorescent light including a socket is provided in a concealed space formed above the product storage chamber. By inserting and attaching the upper end of the lamp,
Illuminate the product in the area excluding the upper end of the fluorescent lamp.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 5 is a showcase main body (hereinafter referred to as the main body) having a product storage chamber 2 formed therein, and 6 is provided below the product storage chamber 2 and includes a compressor and a condenser (not shown). It is a machine room in which a cooling unit such as is installed. It should be noted that a plurality of shelves 7, 7 formed of metal such as steel on which products are placed are vertically arranged in the product storage chamber 2.

On the other hand, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 8 is a fluorescent lamp vertically arranged on one side of the product storage chamber 2. The upper end portion of the fluorescent lamp 8 including the socket 8a forms a concealed space. It is inserted inside the lighting unit 3 and hidden so as not to be touched by the eyes. Reference numeral 9 is, for example, a milky white shade that is detachably provided on the front surface of the illumination unit 3. By making the shade white, the shade 9 can pass the light from the fluorescent lamp 8, but the fluorescent lamp It is designed so that the black square 8 can be hidden from the outside.

By thus concealing the upper end of the fluorescent lamp 8 inside the lighting unit 3, the product is removed from the socket 8a and the upper part of the fluorescent lamp 8 where the blackening occurs. It has become possible to illuminate and enhance the lighting effect. Also, the lighting unit 3
Since the fluorescent lamp 4 can also be used for illumination, the inside of the product storage chamber 2 can be made brighter.

By the way, a fluorescent lamp holding member 10 having an annular holding portion that is partially opened is projected from an upper portion and a lower portion of one side wall of the product storage chamber 2, and a bottom surface of the illumination portion 3 is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper end of the fluorescent lamp 8 is attached to the lighting unit 3
An accommodation hole 11 for accommodating inside is formed.

When removing the fluorescent lamp 8, first, the lower portion of the fluorescent lamp 8 is pulled in the width direction of the main body 5 as shown by the arrow A to remove it from the lower fluorescent lamp holding member 10, and then the arrow B is shown. Thus, the fluorescent lamp 8 is pulled out downward and the upper end portion is pulled out from the storage hole 11. When the fluorescent lamp 8 is attached, the fluorescent lamp 8 is first placed in the product storage chamber 2 in an inclined state, then the upper end portion is inserted into the storage hole 11, and then the lower portion of the fluorescent lamp 8 is placed at the lower fluorescent lamp. The holding member 10 holds and attaches and fixes.

By inserting and fixing the upper end of the fluorescent lamp 8 into the housing hole 11 in this way, the upper end of the fluorescent lamp 8 can be hidden, and even if blackening occurs at the upper end, this black It is not unsightly because it is not visible. Moreover, since the illumination is performed in a portion where no blackening occurs, the most prominent place can be illuminated brightly.

In the above description, the fluorescent lamps 8 arranged in the vertical direction and the fluorescent lamps 4 arranged in the horizontal direction of the lighting unit 3 are used for illumination, but the present invention is not limited to this. However, the illumination may be performed only by the fluorescent lamps 8 arranged in the vertical direction. Further, although the fluorescent lamp 8 is arranged vertically on one side of the product storage chamber 2, it may be arranged on both sides of the product storage chamber 2 as long as it does not hinder product storage. .

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, the fluorescent lamps are arranged in the vertical direction, and the upper end portion of the fluorescent lamps is inserted into the concealed space formed above the product storage chamber to be attached to the fluorescent lamps for fluorescent goods. By illuminating the part excluding the upper end of the lamp, it is possible to illuminate the most prominent place without making it unsightly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing how the fluorescent lamp of the showcase is pulled out.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a conventional showcase.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Glass Door 2 Product Storage Room 4, 8 Fluorescent Light 5 Showcase Main Body 11 Storage Hole

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A showcase in which a product housed in a product storage room having a transparent door on the front surface is illuminated by a fluorescent lamp, wherein the fluorescent light is vertically provided on a side portion of the product storage room. A showcase, wherein the fluorescent lamp is mounted by inserting an upper end portion including a socket portion into a concealed space formed above the commodity storage chamber.