JPH08219631A - Windshield mounting structure for open display case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an excellent external appearance and to manufacture at low cost by a simple mounting operation by forming a side plate trim by an integral unit, providing a cutout hole at the inner bent part to become the windshield mounting surface of the trim, and engaging the corner of the windshield with the hole to be mounted. CONSTITUTION: A cold storage open display case has an opening for taking an article in and out at the entire surface of a casing. The side of the casing is covered with a substantially U-shaped side plate 2 and a windshield 3 engaged with the space surrounded by the U-shaped inner periphery. The bottom, the rear part and the ceiling of the casing are formed in double structures, the interiors communicate with each other to form a cold air circulating duct. A side plate trim 7 for surrounding the inner periphery of the plate 2 is formed of an integral unit, a cutout hole 8 is opened at the inner bent part 7a of the trim 7, and the upper and lower corners 3a of the rectangular windshield 3 of insertion side are inserted to the holes 8 to be mounted. Accordingly, the mounting operation is simply, it is not necessary to form radii at the corners of paired glasses, and it can be manufactured at low cost.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a windshield mounting structure for a freezer-refrigerating open showcase used for displaying refrigerated foods, fresh foods, etc. in a food store or the like, and particularly for mounting a windshield. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an easy-to-install windshield mounting structure in which a side plate trim is integrated and a notch hole is provided in an inwardly bent portion thereof, and a corner portion of the windshield is fitted into the notch hole for mounting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a food section such as a supermarket, a freezing / refrigerating open show in which the front of the casing is opened to display refrigerated food or fresh food and the opening is covered with a cool air curtain to keep the inside of the refrigerator cool. The case is widely used.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show this conventional refrigerating open showcase. FIG. 5 is a side view and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing how the windshield and the split trim are attached. Since this open showcase has no glass on the front of the casing, it has the advantage that the customer can pick up the product freely and select it. Therefore, it is indispensable for self-service stores and is often used in supermarkets. The cooling system uses a cooling fan to blow air into the evaporator, create an air curtain of cool air from the air outlet, shut off the air from the outside air, and cool the inside temperature to a constant level. A display shelf of tiers is provided,
We are going to display cool products here.

In such an open showcase 20, the side plate 21 is formed in a U-shape so that the displayed product can be easily seen from the side, and the transparent windshield 22 is fitted in the U-shaped space. Is being done. The windshield 22 may be a single piece of single glass, but in order to prevent dew condensation, a pair of double glasses is generally used as shown in FIG. In the case of the windshield 22 using this double paired glass, it is expensive to add a radius to the corner 22a, so that the corner 2
2a is generally rounded without being rounded and is generally rectangular.

In this case, since the side plate trims 23, 23, 23 wound on the inner periphery of the side plate 21 cannot be bent in accordance with the angular shape of the jig, they are connected by division (in this example, three divisions) or welding. Taking the method. It should be noted that synthetic resin windshield frames 24, 24, 24 are interposed between the windshield glass 22 and the side plate trims 23, and a stainless steel windshield frame 25 is fitted to the front side of the windshield glass 22 and both upper and lower ends. Is fixed by the holding metal fittings 26, 26.

[0006]

In the structure in which the side plate trim 23 is attached by dividing or welding as described above, the work is complicated and the appearance is not good. For this reason, the side plate trim around the edge of the side plate is not divided, and the inner bent portion is rounded within the range that can be processed by a jig, and the corners of the paired glass (windshield) are also rounded accordingly. Although it looks good, it has a drawback that it is very expensive as mentioned above.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to attach a windshield of an open showcase which is good in appearance, easy to attach, and inexpensive to manufacture. To provide the structure.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a freezing / refrigerating open having an opening for loading and unloading products on the front surface of a casing and a windshield on a side plate trim on a side of the casing is provided. In the showcase, the side panel trim is integrally formed, and a cutout hole is provided in an inwardly bent portion of the side panel trim which is a windshield mounting surface, and a corner portion of the windshield is fitted into the cutout hole to be attached. It is characterized by. Further, the present invention is characterized in that the windshield frame made of an elastic material such as synthetic resin is interposed between the side plate trim and the windshield.

[0009]

[Function] Since the side plate trim is integrated and a round shape is formed by a jig, and two notched holes are formed in the bent portion, the windshield is fitted to the U-shaped side plate space. It is possible to install by simply inserting the two corners on the insertion side into the two notch holes formed in the inwardly bent portion of the side plate trim, and the mounting work is simple. Therefore, there is no need to add a radius to the corner of the pair of glass,
It can be manufactured at low cost. Further, unlike the conventional three-sided side plate trim, there is no need for welding, so that it looks good.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a refrigerating open showcase will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerated open showcase, FIG. 2 is a side view, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a mounted state of the windshield.

First, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a refrigerating open showcase 1 adopting the windshield mounting structure of the present invention has an opening for loading and unloading products on the front surface of the casing, and the casing side portion is substantially U-shaped. Side plates 2 and 2 and windshields 3 and 3 fitted in the space surrounded by the U-shaped inner circumference, and a plurality of display shelves 4 for displaying cold-insulated products in the refrigerator. , 4, 4 are provided. Further, the casing bottom portion, the rear portion and the ceiling portion are formed in a double structure, and the inside is communicated with each other to form a cold air circulation duct.

A cooling fan and an evaporator are arranged in this duct, and the air sent to the evaporator by the cooling fan is cooled and goes upward in the duct, and from the air outlet 5 at the front end of the ceiling portion to the downward direction. It has a circulation structure in which, after being blown out to form an air curtain of cool air, a part of the air is sucked from the suction port 6 at the front end of the bottom of the showcase and fed again into the duct. This air curtain is the same as the open showcase having the conventional structure in that it shuts off the outside air to cool the inside temperature to a constant level.

Further, in the present invention, in such an open showcase 1, a side plate 2 formed in a U-shape.
The side plate trim 7 surrounding the inner periphery of the side plate is integrally formed, and a cutout hole 8 is formed in the inner bent portion 7a of the side plate trim 7, and the cutout hole 8 is formed.
Upper and lower corners 3a, 3a on the insertion side of the rectangular windshield 3
It is characterized by inserting and installing.

That is, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the details of the windshield mounting structure of the present invention.
Is a long plate made of metal such as stainless steel formed integrally and bent so that it can be attached along the inner circumference of the U-shaped side plate 2 with a jig. 7a
Has a radius that can be processed with a jig. Then, rectangular cutouts 8 and 8 are formed in the curved inner bent portions 7a and 7a.

The windshield 3 is made of a double-structured double glass having a space inside by adhering two transparent glasses in a rectangular shape to each other through a spacer 3b.
However, the corners 3a, 3a are not rounded (see FIG. 3). Therefore, when installing the windshield 3,
The corner portion 3a of the windshield 3 which is not rounded,
3a is inserted into the notched holes 8 and 8 formed in the inner bent portions 7a and 7a of the side plate trim 7 (see FIG. 2).

Further, synthetic resin windshield frames 9, 9, 9 are interposed between the windshield 3 and the side plate trim 7, and a stainless steel windshield frame 10 is fitted on the front side of the windshield 3, In addition, the upper and lower ends are fixed by the press fittings 11, 11.

As for the order of this attachment, first, the side plate 2
The side plate trim 7 is attached to the upper and lower ends by using the adhesiveness of the foaming liquid and fixing the upper and lower ends with screws. Stop and attach (see Figure 4). The upper and lower corners 3a, 3a on the insertion side of the windshield 3 are inserted into the notched holes 8, 8 formed in the inner bent portions 7a, 7a of the side plate trim 7, and the upper and lower sides of the windshield 3 and the sides of the insertion side. Is inserted into the groove 9a of the windshield frame 9 to hold the windshield 3 in the space of the U-shaped inner circumference of the side plate 2.

Finally, the windshield frame 10 made of stainless steel.
The front side of the windshield 3 is covered with, and the metal fittings 11, 11 are attached to the upper and lower ends of the front side to firmly secure the windshield 3 to the side plate 2.
(See Fig. 2). In addition, in the present embodiment, an example in which a double pair of glass is used as the windshield 3 because it has a good condition for preventing dew condensation is shown, but the present invention uses one piece of single glass or three glass as the windshield. It is also possible to use a double glazing in which two or more sheets are stacked.

As described above, in this embodiment, the side plate trim 7 is integrally formed, and the notched hole 8 is provided in the inner bent portion 7a which is bent by a jig and is rounded, and the windshield is provided therein. Since the three corners 3a, 3a are inserted and attached, the need for expensive rounding of the windshield corners is eliminated. Also, the side plate trim 7 is an integral body,
Since welding as in the past is not necessary, the mounting work is easy and the appearance is good.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the side plate trim mounted around the edge of the open showcase side plate is integrally formed, and the notched hole is formed in the inner bent portion of the side plate trim which becomes the windshield mounting surface. Since the windshield is fitted into the U-shaped side plate space, the two corners on the insertion side of the windshield are fitted into the two notches formed in the inwardly bent part of the side plate trim. It can be installed simply by doing the installation work is easy. Therefore, there is no need to add a radius to the corner of the paired glass, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, unlike the conventional three-sided side plate trim, there is no need for welding, so that it looks good.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerating open showcase showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is likewise an exploded perspective view.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part showing a mounted state of the windshield.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a conventional open showcase.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting state of a conventional windshield and a split trim.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 open showcase 2 side plate 3 windshield 3a windshield glass insertion side upper and lower corners 3b spacer 4 display shelf 5 blowout port 6 suction port 7 side plate trim 7a inner bent part 8 cutout hole 9 windshield frame (resin) 10 windshield frame ( (Metal) 11 Presser bracket

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A freezing-refrigerating open showcase having an opening for loading and unloading products on a front surface of a casing, and a windshield on a side plate trim on a side of the casing, wherein the side plate trim is formed integrally with the side plate. A windshield mounting structure for an open showcase, characterized in that a notch hole is provided in an inwardly bent portion of the trim to serve as a windshield mounting surface, and a corner portion of the windshield is fitted into the notch. 2. Between the side panel trim and the windshield,
The windshield mounting structure for an open showcase according to claim 1, wherein a windshield frame made of an elastic material is interposed.