JPH0956536A - Plat refrigerator showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve an article replenishing property to a showcase along with a service property to customers, the display of articles and an appealing property. SOLUTION: For this showcase, a cold air circulation duct 4 containing a cooling device 5 and an intra-storage fan 6 is formed between the outer box 2 and rnner box 3 of a case main body 1 whose upper surface is opened, cold air is sent inside a container through the cold air circulation duct 4 and the articles are cold-insulated. In this case, in addition to the mounting of a spring-up open type door 11 whose door plate is transparent for covering the upper surface of the case main body 1, a fluorescent lamp 9 installed at the upper center part of the case main body on the outer side of the door, an illumination plate 14 for which the fluorescent lamp is a light source, a window 15 for looking inside the storage for which a transparent window plate 15a is fitted to the side wall surface of the outer box and the partition shelf plate of an opening/closing type arranged at a middle stage position inside the storage for partitioning an article stocker below, etc., are provided together.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cold air circulation type flat-type refrigerating / refrigerating showcase.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As the above-mentioned flat freezer refrigerating showcase, a double-sided flat showcase having a structure as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) has been put on the market as a product. In the figure, 1 is a case body made of an insulating wall, which is composed of an outer box 2 and an inner box 3, and has an open upper surface. 4 is a cold air circulation duct defined between the outer box 2 and the inner box 3; A refrigerator (evaporator of a refrigerator), 6 is a fan inside the refrigerator, and 7 is a condensing unit of the refrigerator. Further, with respect to the case body 1, a transparent door 8 of a sliding door type is provided in an inclined posture on the front and rear sides so as to cover the upper surface thereof, and a fluorescent lamp 9 for illuminating the inside of the warehouse is further provided on the top thereof.
It has. In addition, 10 is a basket for displaying products arranged on a deck pan in the refrigerator.

In such a structure, during the cold-keeping operation, a cold air flow that has exchanged heat with the cooler 5 flows through the cold air circulation duct 4 as shown by an arrow, and a cool air curtain is blown out and formed on the upper surface of the case body to be housed in the warehouse. Keep it cool. Further, the transparent door 8 arranged on the upper surface side of the case main body 1 serves to suppress the entry of outside air heat into the refrigerator, and is always closed so that the door is opened when the product is taken out from the refrigerator.

[0004]

The conventional flat showcase described above has the following problems in terms of serviceability and product displayability. That is, 1) Since the transparent door 8 covering the upper surface of the case body is a sliding door type (two door plates are slid to the left and right to open and close), the two left and right door plates cannot be opened at the same time. When multiple customers standing on the same side are trying to retrieve products from different positions in the warehouse, other customers must wait on the spot while the customer who opened the door plate first selects the product. There are inevitable inconveniences, which can lead to missed buying opportunities.

2) The flat-type showcase has a shorter height than the multi-stage type showcase, and therefore, when it is installed in a wide store such as a supermarket, the presence of the flat-type showcase is less noticeable to customers. , Because of this, you may miss a purchasing opportunity. 3) Also, since the inside of the flat-type showcase is open only at the top and the sides are covered with heat insulating walls, it is a service aspect that small young children cannot look inside. There is an inconvenience.

4) Further, when the showcase is replenished with goods, it is necessary to carry it from a warehouse in the store away from the showcase. Especially, frozen foods, ice cream, etc. are required until the showcase is replenished. If it takes a long time to carry the product, the product temperature will rise and the product will deteriorate. Therefore, it is necessary to replenish the showcase with the product in a short time in the frozen state.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide serviceability to customers, display of products, appeal, and refillability of products to showcases. It is to provide a flat-type freezer-refrigerating showcase that can be improved.

[0008]

The above object can be achieved by the present invention by constructing a flat-type freezer-refrigerating showcase as follows. 1) In a flat-type refrigerating and refrigerating showcase in which a cool air circulation duct is defined between an outer box and an inner box of the case body which is open to the upper side, and a cool air curtain is blown off and formed on the upper surface of the case body through the cold air circulation duct. Equipped with a flip-up open door that covers the top of the case body and has a transparent door plate.

2) In the preceding paragraph 1), the flip-up open type door is divided into two front and rear surfaces of the case body, and the divided door plates are arranged in an inclined posture. 3) In the above item 2), a fluorescent lamp for internal lighting is provided outside the door in the upper center portion of the case body, and an advertising lighting plate is provided on the side of the fluorescent lamp. 4) A window is opened on the side wall surface of the outer box of the case body to look into the refrigerator from the side, and the window is covered with a transparent window plate.

5) An openable and closable shelf board is installed at a middle position in the warehouse, and the lower space in the warehouse partitioned by the shelf board is used as a stocker for goods. 6) In the previous item 5), a cold air blow-out port and a suction port are provided on the wall surface of the inner box for passing the cool air from the cold air circulation duct to the stocker space in the lower part of the refrigerator. By making the see-through door that covers the upper surface of the case body a flip-up open type door as in the previous paragraphs 1) and 2), the split door plates arranged side by side can be freely opened and closed without mutual interference,
The inconvenience of taking out the product like the conventional sliding door is eliminated.

Further, in the configuration of the above item 3), the fluorescent lamp illuminates the interior of the cabinet brightly, and various sales information can be displayed on the lighting board using the fluorescent lamp as a light source, which makes the height low. It appeals to the presence of flat-type showcases in the store, and at the same time improves the serviceability to customers. Also, by providing a peep window inside the case on the side wall surface of the case body as in the previous item 4), even a short child can peep at the products arranged in the case, making it easier to display. Further improve.

Further, as in the above paragraphs 5) and 6), an openable shelf board is installed at a middle position in the refrigerator, and a space to be used as a product stocker is defined on the lower surface side of the shelf board. ， Products such as ice cream that need to be stored in a frozen state are stored in the storage without quality deterioration, and when replenishing display products, the display from the lower stocker to the upper storage The basket can be quickly replenished, which enables proper replenishment management of products.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The above-described structure can be applied to both sides or to a wall flat-type freezer-refrigerating showcase.
Next, as a concrete embodiment of the present invention, a double-sided flat refrigerating and refrigerating showcase having the above-mentioned respective constituents will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1A and 1B are block diagrams of an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state at the time of replenishing products, and the same members corresponding to FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals in the figure. That is, in the configuration of FIG. 1, a flip-up open-type door 11 which is divided into a plurality of transparent door plates divided into front and rear surfaces on the upper surface side of the case main body 1 is inclined in a form similar to a gable roof. It is installed in a posture. Further, a shelf 13 is provided in the middle stage of the column 12 standing upright at the center of the case body 1, and the upper edge of the door 11 is hinged to the shelf 13. Further, a fluorescent lamp 9 for illuminating the inside of the cabinet is installed on the upper end portion of the column 12, and an electric light for displaying advertisement characters and the like is provided on the front and rear side surfaces along the cover 9a of the fluorescent lamp 9 using the fluorescent lamp as a light source. Lighting plate 1
4 are laid.

On the other hand, on the side wall surface of the case main body 1, a peep window 15 inside the refrigerator is opened along the longitudinal direction of the case, and this window hole is closed to prevent the cool air in the refrigerator from escaping. The window plate 15a is fitted in the window. In addition, the upper part of the inner box 3 on the inner side of the inside facing the inside observation window 15 is, for example, a wire fence 3a so as not to obstruct the view.

An open / close type partition shelf board 16 is provided at a middle position in the storage, and a basket 10-1 for displaying products is placed on the shelf board 16 and the lower surface side of the shelf board 16 is placed. As a product stocker, a basket 10-2 for storing supplementary products is housed here. Further, the cold air circulation duct 4 is provided on the lower surface side of the shelf board 16.
In order to ventilate the cool air in the middle of the, a cool air blowout port 4a and a cool air suction port 4b are opened on the wall surface of the inner box 3. With such a configuration, a display in which a cool air curtain indicated by an arrow A and a cool air flow indicated by an arrow B on the upper surface of the compartment through the cool air circulation duct 4 and the lower surface of the partition shelf 16 are accommodated in the compartment. Keep products and stock products cool. In addition, the products for replenishment are stocked in the lower basket 10-2, and when the products lined up in the upper basket 10-1 run out, the partition shelf board 16 is opened as shown in FIG. The required amount of the stored products is taken out, transferred to the upper basket 10-1 and replenished.

Although the illustrated embodiment shows the double-sided flat type refrigerating / refrigerating showcase, the open-type doors 11 and the electric doors for the flat type wall / wall type freezing / refrigerating showcase are arranged in a line on the upper surface side of the case body. A lighting plate 14, a peep window 15 in the refrigerator, a partition shelf plate 16 in the refrigerator, etc. can be installed and configured.

[0018]

As described above, according to the structure of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. 1) By adopting a flip-up open type door on the upper surface side of the case body, individual door plates can be freely opened and closed without interfering with adjacent door plates, which is seen in conventional sliding door type doors. It is possible to improve the serviceability to customers by avoiding such a defect that misses a purchase opportunity.

2) Since the fluorescent lamp for illuminating the inside of the refrigerator is arranged outside the top door, it is possible to prevent the heat generation of the fluorescent lamp from adversely affecting the cold insulation performance inside the refrigerator. In addition, by installing a lighting board using this fluorescent light, the presence of a flat-type showcase in the store can be emphasized, and by displaying product information on the lighting board, exhibitability and serviceability can be improved. Can be improved.

3) Further, since the case window is provided on the side wall surface of the case main body, even a small child with a short height is lined up in the case through the view window without hindering the keeping cold inside the case. The product can be viewed and the displayability of the product can be improved. 4) It is necessary to store it in a frozen state, such as frozen foods and ice cream, by providing a partition shelf plate in the middle of the storage and using the lower surface side as a stocker for storing supplementary products. Products can be stored in the storage without quality deterioration, and when replenishing sales products, it is possible to quickly replenish from the lower stocker in the storage to the display basket on the upper side. It can be done properly.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are configuration diagrams of a double-sided flat refrigeration showcase showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a vertical side view and FIG. 1B is a front view.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an open state of a partition shelf plate in the refrigerator in FIG.

[Fig. 3] Fig. 3 is a configuration diagram of a conventional double-sided flat refrigeration showcase, in which (a) is a vertical side view and (b) is a front view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case Main Body 2 Outer Box 3 Inner Box 4 Cold Air Circulation Duct 4a Cold Air Outlet 4b Cold Air Inlet 5 Cooler 6 Inside Fan 9 Fluorescent Light 11 Flipping Open Door 12 Strut 14 Lighting Plate 15 Inside Peep Window 15a Window board

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A flat-type refrigerating refrigerating machine in which a cool air circulation duct is defined between an outer box and an inner box of a case body having an open upper surface, and a cool air curtain is blown off and formed on the upper surface of the case body through the cold air circulation duct. In the showcase, a flat-type freezer-refrigerating showcase is provided with a flip-up open door that covers the upper surface of the case body and has a transparent door plate. 2. The flat-type refrigeration system according to claim 1, wherein the flip-up open type door is divided into two front and rear surfaces of the case body, and the door plates divided for each surface are arranged in an inclined posture. Refrigerated showcase. 3. The showcase according to claim 2, wherein a fluorescent lamp for internal lighting is provided outside the door in the upper center portion of the case main body, and at the same time, the side surface of the fluorescent lamp is used for advertisement. A flat-type refrigerated showcase characterized by being equipped with a lighting plate. 4. A flat-type refrigerating refrigerator which forms a cool air circulation duct between an outer box and an inner box of a case body having an open top surface, and forms a cool air curtain on the upper surface of the case body through the cold air circulation duct. In the showcase, a flat freezer-refrigerating showcase is characterized in that a side wall of the outer box is provided with a window for looking into the refrigerator from the side, and the window is covered with a transparent window plate. 5. A cool air circulation duct accommodating a cooler and an internal fan is defined between an outer box and an inner box of the case body having an open upper surface, and the cool air circulation duct is formed on the upper surface of the case body through the cool air circulation duct. In a flat-type refrigerated showcase that blows out a cool air curtain, an open / close partition shelf board is installed at the middle position in the warehouse, and the lower space inside the warehouse partitioned by the shelf board is used as a stocker for products. A flat-type refrigerated showcase characterized by the fact that 6. The flat-type refrigeration system according to claim 5, wherein a cold air blow-out port and a suction port are provided on the wall of the inner box for passing cold air from the cold air circulation duct to the stocker space at the lower part of the compartment. Refrigerated showcase.