JPH09285367A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make this showcase having a canopy with a store lamp on the front top of the showcase body to connect and align laterally these showcases at a visited location without spoiling the uniformity and so as to prevent the light from being leaked out through the connection gaps. SOLUTION: A flange 3b is to be formed by back-folding the edge of a front panel 3a of the canopy with a store lamp on the front top of the showcase body. When these showcases are to be connected and aligned laterally at a visited location, the flanges 3b are to be butted with each other, where a shade 10, another part, is further covered on and screwed 9 together with the flanges, thus connecting the canopies of the showcases Nos. 1 and 2.

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 having a canopy portion with an internal illumination lamp on the front surface of the top of the case body (freezer-refrigerated open showcase, etc.). The present invention relates to a connecting structure for connecting between adjacent showcases installed in the.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a plurality of showcases delivered to a location such as a supermarket are installed side by side in a store, the showcases do not have to be separated from each other by side plates to create a sense of unity. The ends of the case bodies are directly abutted to each other so as to connect with each other.

FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (c) show a conventional showcase connection structure when two showcases are installed side by side. In FIG. 3A, # 1 and # 2 are open showcases of the same specifications which are arranged side by side, 1 is a case main body, 2 is a vertical display, and product display shelves are attached to the inside of the case main body 1 Reference numeral 3 denotes a canopy portion projecting forward from the top of the case body 1, reference numeral 4 denotes a side plate attached to the left end surface of the showcase # 1, and the right end surface of the showcase # 2. The left end of the showcase # 1 and the showcase # The right end of 2 is connected by directly abutting the end faces without using a side plate.

FIG. 3 (b) shows showcases # 1 and #.
2 is an upper structural diagram of FIG. 2, and during the cold insulation operation, the cool air that circulates through the cool air circulation duct 5 in the refrigerator blows to the front surface of the case body 1 through the cool air outlet 5 to form a cool air curtain. Here, the canopy portion 3 is a canopy which is installed on the front surface of the top of the case main body 1 by incorporating the interior lighting lamp 7, and the front panel 3a covers the front of the interior lighting lamp 7.

When the showcases # 1 and # 2 are arranged side by side on the left and right to be installed at the location, the case bodies of the showcases # 1 and # 2 are aligned so that they are aligned with each other, and then, as shown in FIG. ), A wide connecting trim (sheet metal working product) 8 is mounted from the front across the end of the front panel 3a of the canopy portion to close the connecting gap of the front panel 3a, and the inside of the canopy portion 3 is closed. To prevent the light of the internal illumination lamp 7 incorporated in the above from leaking forward through the connection gap (when the light of the illumination light leaks from the connection gap of the canopy part, the joint is conspicuous and the sense of unity of the showcase is impaired). ing.

[0006]

By the way, in the conventional showcase connecting structure using the connecting trim 8 as described above, the connecting trim 8 overlaps at the joint of the canopy portion 3 between the showcases # 1 and # 2. The appearance of the showcases, which are lined up on the left and the right, is lost.

The present invention is conceived in view of the above points, and is intended for a showcase having a canopy part in which an internal lighting is incorporated on the front surface of the top of the case body, and a showcase installed side by side is installed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a showcase that can be connected without impairing the user's experience.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a canopy portion provided on the front surface of the top of a case body is provided with a flange portion which is bent at the end of the front panel to the back side. Are formed in advance, and when connecting the showcases, the flanges are butted to each other and screwed together.

Further, according to the present invention, based on the above-mentioned structure, as a means for preventing the light of the internal illumination lamp incorporated in the canopy portion from leaking from the connecting gap, the light shielding plate as a separate component is superposed on the flange portion. There is also a configuration in which they are jointly fastened together with fastening screws, or a configuration in which a light shielding sheet is attached to the flange portions while the flange portions are screwed together. According to the above configuration, the flange portion, the fastening screw, the light shielding plate, the light shielding sheet, and the like, and the light shielding member are all hidden behind the front panel of the canopy portion and cannot be seen from the front of the showcase. Therefore, the sense of unity between the showcases arranged side by side on the left and right is not impaired, and the light of the internal illumination lamp incorporated in the canopy portion does not leak forward through the connection gap of the front panel.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. [Embodiment 1] FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) show claims 1 and 2 of the present invention.
1 shows an embodiment corresponding to FIG. In this embodiment, the showcases # 1 and # shown in FIGS.
The front panel 3a of the canopy part 3 of FIG.
The edge part of the flange part 3 is bent in advance to the back side.
b is formed. When connecting the showcases # 1 and # 2 installed side by side to each other, the flange portions 3b of the front panel 3a are abutted against each other, and then the fastening screws 9 are used to fasten between the flange portions 3b. Further, in this case, the light shielding plate 10 which is a separate part sheet-metal-worked to have a V-shaped cross section is overlapped with the flange portion 3b and fastened together with the fastening screw 9, so that the connecting gap between the front panels is reduced. Is blocked by. As a result, the internal lighting (shown in FIG. 3) installed in the canopy through the connecting gap.
It is possible to reliably prevent the light (see (b)) from leaking forward.

[Embodiment 2] FIGS. 2A and 2B show an embodiment corresponding to claims 1 and 3 of the present invention. In this embodiment, instead of the light shielding plate 10 in the first embodiment, a light shielding sheet 11 is attached so as to cover the connecting gap of the front panel 3a of the canopy portion from the back surface side. The light-shielding sheet 11 has a weather-resistant rubber sheet or the like as a base material and a double-sided adhesive tape adhered to one side thereof. Showcases # 1 and # 2 arranged side by side.
After the flange portions 3b formed on the front panel 3a of the canopy portion are butted against each other and screwed together, the light shielding sheet 11 is covered over the portions and straddled over the end portions of the left and right front panels 3b as shown in FIG. 2 (b). Attach and close the connecting gap between the canopies. As a result, the light of the internal lighting does not leak forward from the connecting portion of the canopy portion.

[0012]

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, when connecting the adjacent showcases installed in the store at the location destination, the sense of unity of the showcases arranged side by side is not impaired. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent the light of the in-compartment illumination lamp incorporated in the canopy portion of the showcase from leaking forward through the connection gap, and to stably connect the showcases.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a connection structure diagram of a showcase corresponding to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, (a) is an exploded perspective view of the connection part seen from the back side of a front panel of a canopy part, and (b) is a connection state. Cross section of

FIG. 2 is a connection structure diagram of a showcase corresponding to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, (a) is an exploded perspective view of the connection part seen from the back side of the front panel of the canopy part, and (b) is a connection state. Cross section of

FIG. 3 is a view showing a conventional connecting structure of showcases, where (a) is an installation state diagram in which left and right showcases are connected, and (b) is a sectional view of an upper structure of each showcase.
(C) is a perspective view of the connecting portion viewed from the back side of the front panel of the canopy portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case main body 3 Canopy part 3a Front panel 3b Flange part 7 Interior lighting 9 Fastening screw 10 Light-shielding plate 11 Light-shielding sheet # 1, # 2 Showcase

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A connecting structure for connecting between adjacent showcases installed at a location destination, for a showcase having a canopy part in which an internal lighting is incorporated on the front surface of the top of a case body. The front panel end of the canopy section is formed with a flange section which is bent to the back side, and when the showcases are connected, the flange sections are butted against each other and screwed together. And showcase 2. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein when connecting the showcases, a separate part is attached to the flange part so as to cover the connecting gap between the canopy parts from the back side to prevent light leakage of the illumination lamp. A showcase characterized by overlapping light-shielding plates and fastening them together with fastening screws 3. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein when connecting the showcases, screws are provided between the flange parts so as to cover the connecting gap between the canopy parts from the back surface side and prevent light leakage of the illumination lamp. A showcase characterized in that a light-shielding sheet is attached to the portion in a fastened state