JPH09236375A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a showcase, capable of reducing the number of waste parts after opening a packing therefor, by a method wherein a reinforcing plate, having the shape of a box opened downwardly and arranged so as to cover a bottom liner-for packing from the upper part of the same, is provided. SOLUTION: A reinforcing plate 13, having the shape of a box opened downward, is arranged so as to cover a bottom liner 21 for packing from the upper part of the same. The reinforcing plate 13, attached to the lower surface of a base for a main body, is provided with the shape of a box opened downward and is arranged so as to cover a bottom liner 21 for packing from the upper part of the same upon packing in such a manner whereby the fore-and-rear as well as left-and-right movements of the main body 2 can be precluded by only the reinforcing plate 13. Accordingly, the number of fixing parts as well as the working process, necessitated upon packing, can be reduced, the reduction of a cost can be contrived, the number of waste parts upon opening the packing can be reduced and, thus, it becomes to be capable of contributing to environmental problems.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a showcase, and more particularly, to a showcase with improved convenience in packaging.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication 59-23727
A low temperature showcase as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication (B65D77 / 26) is a machine room 102 in which a unit such as a compressor is installed under a main body 101 as shown in FIGS. 6 to 10.
A reinforcing plate (base reinforcing plate) 104 made of a steel plate was attached to the front and rear lower surfaces of the unit base 103 on the bottom surface of the machine room 102 by welding.

The reinforcing plate 104 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and is attached to the left and right with its opening facing forward (FIG. 7) or rearward. Also, machine room 1
A panel 106 is openably and closably attached to the front surface of 02. In this case, the front edge of the unit base 103 is bent upward at a right angle to form a flange 103A, and the claw portion 1 protruding rearward is formed on the lower portion of the back surface of the panel 106.
The hinge plate 107 having 07A and 107A is spot-welded. Then, the claw portion 10 of the hinge plate 107
7A, 107A to the flange 10 of the unit base 103
The lower end of the panel 106 is rotatably attached to the unit base 103 by engaging it from above on the unit 3A (FIG. 7), and the upper part is attracted and held by a magnet (not shown) provided in the main body 101. Met.

Next, FIG. 8 shows a packing base 111 of such a conventional low temperature showcase. The bottom floor 111 is made entirely of wood, and is formed by fixing three vertical crosspieces 113 ... To the lower surface of a rectangular plate 112. Board 112
Before and after the upper surface of the
Are attached to the left and right, and lateral stop preventing plates 117 made of strip-shaped plate members are provided on the left and right upper surfaces of the plate member 112.
117 (a caster (not shown) on the lower surface of the main body 101 contacts) is attached to the front and rear.

When the low temperature showcase is packed, the unit base 103 is attached to the bottom plate 111 as the stop plate 11.
4, 114. At this time, the front reinforcing plate 10
4 is located on the front surface of the front stop plate 114 (FIG. 7), and the rear reinforcing plate 104 is located on the rear surface of the rear stop plate 114. In that state, the upper surfaces of the metal fittings 119, 119 bent in a crank shape (or step shape) as shown in FIG. 8 are engaged with the front and rear reinforcing plates 104, 104 from the front and rear (FIG. 7), and the wood screw The main body 101 is fixed to the bottom bed 111 by fixing the main body 101 to the plate member 112 with.

[0006]

As described above, in the conventional structure, at the time of packing the low temperature showcase, at least two packing metal fittings 119 and 119 and wood screws are provided to prevent the main body 101 from moving vertically and horizontally. Moreover, the stop plates 117 and 117 for preventing the lateral shift are required, which causes a cost increase, the number of discarded parts after unpacking is large, and the environmental problem is large.

Further, since the hinge plate 107 had to be welded to the panel 106, a welding mark was formed on the painted surface of the panel 106, which was not preferable in appearance. The present invention has been made to solve the conventional technical problems, and an object thereof is to provide a showcase capable of reducing the number of discarded parts after unpacking.

[0008]

A showcase according to the present invention comprises a reinforcing plate attached to a bottom surface of a base on a bottom surface of a main body, and the reinforcing plate has a box shape which opens downward, and the reinforcing plate. Is to cover the packing floor from above. According to the present invention, the reinforcing plate attached to the bottom surface of the base of the bottom surface of the main body has a box-like shape that opens downward, and the packing floor is covered from above when packed.
Only this reinforcing plate can prevent the main body from moving in the front, rear, left and right directions. Therefore, it is possible to significantly reduce the number of fixed parts required for packing and the number of working steps, and it is possible to reduce costs, and reduce the number of discarded parts at the time of unpacking to reduce environmental problems. You will be able to contribute.

In addition to the above, a showcase according to a second aspect of the present invention further includes a panel provided in front of the base, an engagement hole formed in a lower portion of the panel, and a member formed so as to project forward from the reinforcing plate. The fitting pawl is provided, and the panel is rotatably supported by the reinforcing plate by engaging the engagement pawl in the engagement hole. According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the above, it is possible to pivotally support the panel on the reinforcing plate in the front of the base without attaching a hinge component to the panel separately. The cost can be reduced by simplifying and reducing the number of parts, and the appearance of the panel can be improved.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a low temperature showcase 1 as an embodiment of the showcase of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of a lower portion of the low temperature showcase 1 in a packed state. The low-temperature showcase 1 of the embodiment is for displaying and storing products such as canned beverages while cooling, and a transparent glass wall 3 is provided above a main body 2 which is a heat insulating wall that houses a cooler, a blower, etc., which are not shown. ..And transparent glass doors 4 and 4 on the front
To form a display room 6 surrounded by.

A plurality of shelves 7 ... Are erected in the display room 6, and cool air that has exchanged heat with a cooler in the display room 6 is discharged and circulated from below by a blower to cool it to a predetermined temperature. To do. A machine room 8 in which a compressor, a condenser, and the like that configure a refrigeration cycle together with the cooler and the like are installed is formed below the heat insulating wall in the main body 2, and a front surface of the machine room 8 is closed by a panel 9 so as to be freely opened and closed. . In addition, 11 ... are casters attached to the four corners of the lower surface of the main body 2.

A unit base 12 is provided on the bottom surface of the machine room 8 as a base to which the above equipment is attached, and the panel 9 is located in front of the unit base 12. A reinforcing plate (base reinforcing plate) 13 made of a steel plate and a reinforcing plate 104 similar to the above are attached to the front and rear lower surfaces of the unit base 12 by welding. still,
The rear reinforcing plate 104 is the same as described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

The reinforcing plate 13 at the front of the unit base 12 is
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, it has a rectangular box shape that is open to the left and right and is long in the left and right, and from the left and right of the lower end of the front wall, engaging claws 14, 14 protruding forward and bent upward are integrally formed. Has been formed. On the other hand, the lower end of the panel 9 is bent rearward at a right angle and a flange 9A is formed therein, and further, on the left and right sides of the flange 9A, there are engaging holes 16, 16 made of elongated holes.
Are drilled.

By inserting the engaging claws 14, 14 of the reinforcing plate 13 into the engaging holes 16, 16 from below and engaging them, the lower end of the panel 9 is rotatably supported by the reinforcing plate 13. Let The upper portion of the panel 9 is attracted and held by a magnet (not shown) provided in the main body 2. With such a structure, it is not necessary to weld parts such as a hinge plate to the panel 9 as in the conventional case, and it is not necessary to process the front edge of the unit base 12.

Next, FIG. 4 shows the packing floor 21 of the low temperature showcase 1. The bottom floor 21 is made entirely of wood and has two front and rear plate members 22, 22 and left and right plate members 23, 23 attached to the front and rear lower surfaces of these plate members 22, 22 and lower surfaces of these plate members 23, 23. It is composed of three vertical rail members 24, 24, 24 which are attached across the space. In addition, front and rear surfaces of the plate members 22, 22 are further provided with stop plates 26, 26 made of square members across the left and right.

When the low temperature showcase 1 is packed, the reinforcing plate 13 is covered in the front part of the bottom plate 21 from above in the front part and the unit base 12 is arranged in the bottom part of the unit base 12 in the rear part. It is mounted on the rear stop plate 26. At this time, the opening size of the reinforcing plate 13 is set to a size that allows the stopper plate 26 to be housed substantially tightly (FIG. 3), and the rear reinforcing plate 104 is positioned on the rear surface of the rear stopper plate 26 as in the conventional case.

Therefore, in this state, the reinforcing plate 13 alone prevents the main body 2 from moving in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and the conventional lateral deviation preventing plate member is not required. After that, as shown in FIG. 4, the rear reinforcing plate 104 is attached to the upper surface of the conventional packaging metal fitting 119 bent in a crank shape (or step shape).
(FIG. 4), and the main body 2 is fixed to the sole 21 by fixing it to the plate member 23 with wood screws. That is,
The one packing metal fitting 119 and the wood screw prevent the main body 2 from moving upward, so that the main body 2 can be firmly attached to the bottom 21.

After fixing the main body 2 to the bottom bed 21 in this manner, the packing material made of corrugated cardboard is covered from above,
The rear packaging metal fitting 119 may be deleted. Further, in the embodiment, the low temperature showcase surrounded by transparent glass has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is also effective for an open showcase, a hot storage case, and the like.

[0019]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the reinforcing plate attached to the bottom surface of the base of the bottom of the main body is formed into a box shape so that it can be opened downward, and the packing bottom floor is covered from above during packing. Therefore, it becomes possible to prevent the main body from moving in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction only by this reinforcing plate. Therefore, it is possible to significantly reduce the number of fixed parts and the number of working steps required for packing, which can reduce the cost, and reduce the number of discarded parts when unpacking, which is an environmental problem. You will be able to contribute.

According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the above, it is possible to pivotally support the panel on the reinforcing plate in front of the base without attaching a hinge part to the panel separately. In addition, the cost can be reduced by simplifying the structure and reducing the number of parts, and the appearance of the panel can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a low temperature showcase as an embodiment of the showcase of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a lower portion of the low temperature showcase in a packed state.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a circle A portion of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a bottom bed for packaging a low temperature showcase.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a panel and a reinforcing plate.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a lower portion of a conventional low temperature showcase.

7 is an enlarged view of a circle A portion of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a bottom bed for packaging a conventional low temperature showcase.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a conventional panel.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional reinforcing plate.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 1 low temperature showcase 9 panel 12 unit base 13 reinforcing plate 14 engaging claw 16 engaging hole 21 bottom floor 26 plate material

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A showcase in which a reinforcing plate is attached to a lower surface of a base of a bottom surface of the main body, wherein the reinforcing plate has a box shape that opens downward, and the reinforcing plate is covered from above on a packing floor. A showcase featuring. 2. A panel provided in front of the base, an engagement hole formed in a lower portion of the panel, and an engagement claw formed so as to project forward from the reinforcing plate. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the panel is pivotally supported on the reinforcing plate by engaging the engaging claws.