JPH09135761A - Fixture for front panel of counter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely fix a front panel onto the body of a counter and to facilitate its attachment and detachment. SOLUTION: By engaging the back part of a front panel 5 onto the front end faces of both leg panels 7, the front panel 5 is bridged and supported on the front of the body 1 of a counter, and a front panel stopper 20 for closing a vertical gap between the lower surface of a top panel 6 and the upper surface of the front panel 5 is attachably and detachably engaged with the body 1 of the counter.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a front panel fixing device in which a front panel is engaged with a counter body of a counter used in a store or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This type of counter is constructed to have a required width as a whole by connecting several counters each having a unit width. Conventionally, this unit width counter has been completed as a unit counter, that is, the front panel is integrally fixed and the front surface of the counter is closed. On the other hand, when the unit counters are arranged in series, it is usual to fasten them with bolts and nuts so as to sandwich the adjacent leg plates of the adjacent counters.

[0003]

When connecting the counters adjacent to each other, the worker has to dig under the top plate of the counter to connect the legs to each other, which makes this connection work difficult. In addition, it was difficult to align the invisible part at the time of connection, that is, the top plate surface on the front panel side and the front surface of the counter. Therefore, the above-mentioned problem can be solved by opening the front and rear surfaces of the counter body and detachably attaching the front panel to the counter body. However, if the front panel is fixed with screws or the like, the appearance of the counter is damaged and it becomes difficult to mount the front panel.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a front panel fixing device in which the front panel is securely fixed to the counter body and the front panel can be easily attached and detached.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) In a fixing device for a front panel of a counter having a counter body formed by connecting top plates to the left and right leg plates, by engaging the front end faces of the both leg plates with the back surface parts of the front panels, A front panel stopper is installed on the front surface of the main body, and a front panel stopper that closes a vertical gap between the lower surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the front panel is detachably attached to the counter main body. What I did.

(2) In the above item (1), round recesses are formed at both left and right ends of the front panel stopper, and protrusions are formed in the recesses.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), a linear projection is provided on the lower surface on the front side of the front panel stopper, and a dot projection is also provided on the lower side of the rear surface.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a continuous counter for a store to which an embodiment of the fixing device of the present invention is applied. A counter (B) is connected to one end of the counter (A). Next to the counter (B), although not shown, any desired number of similar counters are arranged in series.

The counter (A) is a counter body (1)
And the metal fittings (2) and (3) attached to the upper and lower parts of the side edges of the front of the counter body (1), and these metal fittings (2)
The front panel (5) is engaged with the front panel engaging portion (4) of (3).

The counter body (1) has a top plate (6), side plates (7) on both sides, and beam members (8) and (9) on the upper and lower parts.

The upper connecting fitting (2) is formed by bending a metal plate member, and as shown in FIG. 3, the flat plate portion (10) and the flat plate portion (10) project from both sides of the flat plate portion (10) to the front surface at a right angle. Front panel locking part (4) formed by bending, and claw part formed by projecting from both sides to the back surface and bending at a right angle
(12) and a horizontal plate portion (13) formed by projecting from the top to the front and bending at a right angle. In the flat plate part (10),
Mounting slots (13) near the bottom and openings (1
5) and The horizontal plate portion (14) also has elongated holes (14a) formed in the vicinity of both sides thereof.

The upper end of the front panel locking portion (4) is slanted so that the front panel (5) can be easily hooked and locked. The bent portion of the claw portion (12) should not be sharply bent at a right angle, but should be slightly rounded and gently bent.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lower connecting fitting (3) has a front panel engaging portion (4), a claw portion (12) and a mounting elongated hole.
(13) but with the horizontal plate (14) and opening (15) shown in FIG.
Have been omitted.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the counters (A) and (B) adjacent to each other are connected by a connecting fitting. In FIG. 2, only the upper connecting fitting (2) is shown, but the lower connecting fitting (3)
Obviously, can be mounted in the same way.

The connecting metal fittings (2) are adjacent counters (A).
The leg plate (7) of FIG. In the mounting long hole (13) of the connecting fitting (2), a fastening member, that is, a bolt (1
6) is inserted and the bolt (16) is screwed into the mounting hole (18) drilled in the leg plate (7), so that both counters (A) and (B)
Is connected and fixed. At this time, the flushness of both counters (A) and (B) can be easily ensured by visually observing the front surface or the back surface of both top plates (6). ) The top plate
Press against the back of (6), and through the long hole (14a), the top plate
By fastening the bolt (17) to (6), it can be secured naturally.

Connect the fittings (2) to both unit counters (A) (B)
When installed on the flat part, the round bent part (12a) formed at the base of the claw part (12) is tightened by the bolt (16).
By the time the (10) contacts the front surface of the leg plate (7), both leg plates (7),
Or both counter bodies (1), therefore both counters
(A) and (B) are attracted to each other.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the connecting metal fitting (2) is attached to the end portion (right side in FIG. 1) of the counter (A) of the store counter end portion. In this case, the connecting metal fitting (2) has a bolt (16) in the attachment slot (13) near the side end so that the metal fitting (2) does not protrude outward from the leg plate (7) of the counter body (1). Insert and screw in the mounting hole (18) to fix. In this way, the front panel locking portion (4) is formed.

After attaching the connecting fittings (2) and (3) in this way, the front panel (5) shown in FIG. 1 is attached by hooking on the front panel locking portion (4) of the connecting fitting. This attached state is apparent in the cross-sectional view of FIG. That is, the engaging portion (2
1) is hooked on the front panel locking portion (4) of the connecting fitting (2).

In this way, the front panel (5) is locked to the counter body (1). However, if the front panel (5) is left as it is, there is a possibility that the front panel (5) may come off when it is acted upward. . Therefore, the front panel stopper (20) shown in FIG. 1 is attached.

Details of the front panel stopper (20) are shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. That is, the front panel stopper
The reference numeral (20) is a left-right symmetrical shape having a U-shape when viewed from above, and is made of a material having a hardness capable of being deformed when attached and detached, for example, a plastic molded product.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, on both side surfaces,
It has a shallow spherical round recess (22), and a protrusion (23) (three protrusions in the figure) is formed in the center of the recess (22). Outward claws (23) project from both side surfaces to the rear surface side. Further, as is apparent from FIG. 7, the linear projections (25) are formed on the front surface side of the lower surface, and the point projections (26) are formed on the rear surface side of the lower surface, that is, the U-shaped bent tip. They are formed one by one. The reference numeral (27) is a lightening portion.

When the front panel (5) is hooked as described above, a vertical gap is formed between the front panel (5) and the lower surface of the top plate (6). FIG.
Insert the front panel stopper (20) in this gap as shown in
Is inserted, and the outwardly facing claw portion (24) is inserted into the opening (19) of the beam member (8) of the counter body (1) having a gap and engaged.

At this time, the point-like protrusions (26) on the lower surface move while contacting the upper surface of the front panel (5). Since this contact is a point contact, the movement of the front panel stopper (20) is smooth. When it finally fits in, the linear projections (25) on the lower surface come into contact with the upper surface of the front panel (5), and thus are stable. When the front panel stopper (20) is mounted in this manner, the front panel (5) cannot be lifted and therefore cannot be removed.

To remove the front panel stopper (20),
Put your finger on the recess (22) with the protrusion (23) provided on the side surface of the front panel stopper (20) to push it, bend the side surface of the stopper, and pull it toward you to pull the tab (24) on one side. Is removed from the opening (19). In this way, holding the front panel stopper (20) with one side removed, the other claw portion (24) is removed from the engaged opening (19), and the front panel stopper (20) is pulled out. According to this configuration, the front panel stopper (20) is provided in the consecutively installed counters.
Even if two are arranged side by side, they can be easily attached and removed by operating from one side.

[0025]

According to the present invention, by engaging the front panel stopper, the gap space between the lower surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the front panel is closed, and the front panel is fixed so as not to fall off. . At this time, the front panel stopper maintains a joint, that is, a gap between the lower surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the front panel at a predetermined distance, and also serves to prevent rattling of the front panel. Also,
Since no tools such as a screwdriver are required when attaching and detaching the front panel, the front panel can be easily attached and detached.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when round recesses are formed at the left and right ends of the front panel stopper, and projections are formed in the recesses, these serve as clues and the touched position can be recognized. None, and further, it is possible to increase the frictional resistance with the fingertip when the front panel stopper is attached and detached.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the front panel stopper is provided with a linear projection on the lower surface on the front surface side, and a dot projection is also provided on the lower surface of the rear surface. Can be smoothly moved, and at the time of mounting, the contact resistance between the front panel stopper and the upper surface of the front panel can be increased to stabilize the mounting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a first embodiment of a store counter according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing an upper part of a connecting portion between counters in the first embodiment, as viewed from the front.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of an upper connecting fitting in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a lower connecting fitting in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view showing an upper portion of a connecting metal fitting mounting portion of an end counter in the first embodiment when looking up from the front.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a front panel stopper as seen from diagonally above.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a front panel stopper as seen from diagonally below.

FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view of the counter showing a state in which a front panel stopper is mounted.

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 8 with the front panel stopper attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (A) (B) Unit counter (1) Counter body (2) (3) Connecting metal fitting (4) Front panel locking part (5) Front panel (6) Top plate (7) Leg plate (8) (9) Beam Member (10) Flat plate part (12) Claw part (12a) Bent part (13) Mounting long hole (14) Horizontal plate part (14a) Long hole (15) Opening (16) (17) Bolt (18) Mounting hole ( 19) Square opening (20) Front panel stopper (21) Engagement part (22) Round recess (23) Projection (25) Linear projection (26) Point projection (27) Lightening part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A front panel fixing device in a counter having a counter body formed by combining top plates on left and right leg plates, wherein front end surfaces of the both leg plates are engaged with rear surface portions of the front panel, A front panel stopper that supports the front panel over the front surface of the counter body and that closes a vertical gap between the lower surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the front panel is detachable from the counter body. A front panel fixing device characterized by being engaged. 2. The front panel fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the front panel stopper is formed with round recesses at both left and right ends, and protrusions are formed in the recesses. 3. The front panel fixing according to claim 1, wherein a linear protrusion is provided on the lower surface of the front panel stopper on the front surface side, and a dotted protrusion is also provided on the lower surface of the rear surface. apparatus.