JPH10113258A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To widely and easily view the inside of a case mainbody, to conveniently put articles in and out and also to effectively utilize the upper surface of both sliding doors. SOLUTION: The various articles are contained in the inside 2 of the case mainbody 1 and the two sliding doors 4 are oppositely placed so as to enable opening/closing independently in left and right directions with a grip 5 on the upper surface of the case mainbody 1. A pair of rails 6 provided on at both sides on the upper surface of the case mainbody 1 in parallel are a square tube-shaped aluminum sash, one surface is incised and a pair of effected sliding door receiving guides 7 are formed. The pair of the sliding door receiving guides 7 are abutted on the lower surface of an aluminum sash frame 9 which is provided in the periphery of the sliding doors 4. Notched parts 8 for inserting and pulling-out stoppers 11 in addition to rail guides provided in the lower part of the frame 9 of ht respective sliding doors 4 are opened in the center parts of the respective rails 6. Moreover, hitting materials 12 where the stoppers 11 in addition to the rail guides are hit are provided in the both end parts of the respective rails 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sliding door mechanism for a showcase and a handle member with casters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional showcase is Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5
No. 9-16679.

[0003] In FIG. 6, a transparent glass window 22 is fitted and fixed to an upper part of the front of a case body 21.
An illumination unit 23 is provided at the rear of the upper surface. An opening 24 is formed in the front part of the upper surface of the case body 21, and two sliding doors 25 are provided in the opening 24 side by side in the left-right direction. Each of the two sliding doors 25 has a transparent glass plate 26. In this way, even when the sliding door 25 is closed, the inside of the case main body 21 can be seen through the glass window 22 and the glass plate 26.

An operating section 27 is provided at the front of the upper surface of the two sliding doors 25, respectively. Rails 28 are respectively provided integrally with a part of the left and right side walls at the left and right ends of the opening 24, and in the middle of the opening 24 in the left and right direction,
A rail 29 is provided.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which both sliding doors 25 are partially opened. When each operating section 27 is pushed backward, each sliding door 25 is opened.
The wheels (not shown) provided on the lower surfaces on both the left and right sides roll on rails 28 and 29, respectively.
Open more. When the opening 24 of the case body 21 is exposed, articles can be taken in and out of the case body 21 through the opening 24. At the time of opening, most of the sliding doors 25 are inserted below the lighting unit 23.
When closing each sliding door 25, each operating section 27 is pulled forward. Various mechanisms such as a cooling device are incorporated in a lower portion of the case main body 21.

Another example of a conventional showcase is:
It is described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-25259.

[0007] The two sliding doors of this showcase open and close in the left-right direction and overlap vertically.

Further, in the conventional showcase, the casters are mounted on the lower surface of the case body.

[0009]

In one example of the conventional showcase, since each sliding door is opened and closed in the front-rear direction, the rear operation is not possible. When each sliding door is opened, illumination light is applied to each sliding door. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to see the articles stored in the case body.

In another example of the conventional showcase, when each sliding door is opened, at least half of the opening is not exposed, so that it is inconvenient for articles to be taken in and out of the case body. Has a drawback that it has a step in the vertical direction and it is difficult to use the surface of each sliding door for various uses.

Therefore, the present invention improves the disadvantages of the above prior arts, makes it possible to easily and easily see the inside of the case main body, facilitates the taking in and out of articles, and effectively makes the upper surfaces of both sliding doors effective. It is intended to provide a showcase that can be used.

[0012]

The present invention employs the following means to solve the above-mentioned problems.

(1) A case body, a pair of rails arranged in parallel on both sides of an opening of the case body, and a pair of butting structures which can move in opposite directions when opening and closing the opening. A sliding door, the rail has a sliding door receiving guide in its length direction and at least one notch at a central portion in the length direction, and the sliding door has a rail guide guided by the sliding door receiving guide and the rail. Continuous with the rail guide,
A showcase having a frame provided with a rail guide and stopper that can be inserted into and removed from the cutout.

(2) The showcase according to (1), wherein the rails have abutting members at both ends of which the rail guide and stopper can abut.

(3) The showcase according to (1), wherein the upper surfaces of the pair of sliding doors are located on the same horizontal plane.

(4) A handle member on which a caster is rotatably mounted is provided on both outer sides of the case body, and a gap is formed between an upper end portion of the handle member and a lower surface when the sliding door is opened. The showcase according to (1), which is provided.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, various articles are accommodated in an interior 2 of a case body 1, and two sliding doors 4 having a butt structure are provided on the upper surface of the case body 1 by a handle 5 when opening and closing the opening of the case body 1. They are mounted so that they can move in mutually opposite directions. Rails 6 are provided in parallel on the front side and the opposite side of the upper surface of the case body 1, respectively.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
(A). A rail 6 is fixed to a step 3 having an L-shaped cross section of the case body 1. The rail 6 is made of a square cylindrical aluminum sash, and has a pair of upright sliding door receiving guides 7 formed by cutting one surface thereof. The pair of sliding door receiving guides 7 comes into contact with the lower surface of an aluminum sash frame 9 provided around the sliding door 4 as described later. At the center of each rail 6, a pair of notches 8 for inserting and removing a rail guide / stopper 11 provided below the frame 9 of each sliding door 4 are opened as described later. Furthermore,
A rail guide / stopper 1 is provided at each end of each rail 6.
An abutment member 12 against which the abutment 1 abuts is provided. In addition,
A notch 8 may be provided at one location on each rail 6, from which the rail guide / stopper 11 of both sliding doors 4 may be inserted and removed. Further, the abutting member 12 can be provided in the inside 2 of the case body 1.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.
(B). The sliding door 4 includes a rectangular glass 13 and a frame 9 made of an aluminum sash having a U-shaped cross section surrounding the glass 13. A handle 5 is attached to one side of the upper surface of the frame 9, and the lower surface of the frame 9 is opposed to the lower surface of the frame 9. A protruding rail guide 10 is provided on two sides (perpendicular to one side of the upper surface). Also, at both corners of the opposite side of the lower surface of one side of the upper surface,
As shown in FIG. 3, a rail guide / stopper 11 is provided continuously with the rail guide 10.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which both sliding doors 4 are opened in both left and right directions. Electrical components 14 such as a compressor, a condenser, and a fan are provided below the inside 2 of the case body 1 having a quadrangular pyramid-shaped space. A cooling pipe 15 is provided around the inside 2. Further, a handle member 16 is fixed to each of the left and right outer sides of the case body 1 by a continuation tool 17, and a caster 18 is rotatably attached to a lower end of the handle member 16.

The mounting of the sliding door 4 on the rail 6 will be described. First, each rail guide / stopper 11 of one of the left and right sliding doors 4 is inserted into one of the left and right cutouts 8 of each of the rails 6, and the rail guide 10 of the sliding door 4 is inserted into each of the sliding door holders of each of the rails 6. Insert between guides 7.
FIG. 4 shows a state after the insertion is completed. Similarly, the other sliding door 4 on the left or right is mounted on the rail 6.

To open each sliding door 4, put a finger on the handle 5 of the left sliding door 4 and pull it to the left.
Put your finger on the handle 5 and pull it to the right. Then, the rail guide 10 of the frame 9 of each sliding door 4 is guided between the pair of sliding door receiving guides 7 of each rail 6, and the rail guide / stopper 11 of the frame 9 is provided at both ends of each rail 6. When the sliding door 4 comes into contact with the contact member 12, each sliding door 4 stops, and FIG.
It reaches the state of. In this state, there is a slight gap between the lower surface of each sliding door 4 and the upper end of each hook member 16. When the width of the upper surface of the sliding door receiving guide 7 of the rail 6 that contacts the lower surface of the frame 9 of the sliding door 4 is reduced, the frictional resistance is reduced, so that the sliding door 4 can move smoothly.

[0024]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) Since articles can be taken in and out of the inside of the showcase from any position around the showcase such as front, rear, left and right, it is convenient.

(2) Since the two sliding doors are arranged on the same horizontal plane, the inside of the showcase can be shown up.

(3) The upper surfaces of the two sliding doors can function as a table for a counter or the like.

(4) Since the sliding door is provided on the upper part of the showcase, when used for refrigeration and freezing, there is little cold air leakage.

(5) The stability of the showcase is improved because the casters are attached to the handle members fixed to the outside of the case body.

(6) The structure is simple and the cost is low.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a part of an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) shows a sliding door, and (b) shows a case body.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are cross-sectional views of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA, and FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a corner of a frame of a sliding door in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the frame of the sliding door according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the rail of the case body.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an example of a conventional showcase.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 2 Inside 3 Stepped part 4 Sliding door 5 Handle 6 Rail 7 Sliding door receiving guide 8 Notch 9 Frame 10 Rail guide 11 Rail guide and stopper 12 Butt member 13 Glass 14 Electrical component 15 Cooling pipe 16 Handhold member 17 Connector 18 Casters

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A case body, a pair of rails disposed parallel to both sides of an opening of the case body, and a pair of sliding doors having a pair of butting structures movable in mutually opposite directions when the opening is opened and closed. The rail has a sliding door receiving guide in its length direction and at least one notch at a central portion in the length direction, and the sliding door is a rail guide and the rail guided by the sliding door receiving guide. A showcase comprising a frame provided with a rail guide / stopper that is continuous with the guide and that can be inserted into and removed from the notch. 2. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the rail has abutment members at both ends thereof, the abutment members being capable of abutting the rail guide / stopper. 3. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein upper surfaces of the pair of sliding doors are located on the same horizontal plane. 4. A handle member on which a caster is rotatably mounted is provided on both outer sides of the case main body, and a gap is provided between an upper end of the handle member and a lower surface when the sliding door is opened. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein: