JPH11155704A - Cooled showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the visibility of displayed commodities and to call the consumer's interest by making the lateral width of the upper part of a commodity storage part narrower than that of a lower part and arranging left and right side plates almost in a truncated chevron-shape of front view concerning a cooled showcase forming an air curtain over an aperture for commodity take-out. SOLUTION: The cooled showcase 2 provided with a casing 5 forming the aperture for commodity take-out on its front face is composed of a display part 6, a rising part 7 and a ceiling part 8. Then, a space surrounded by the display part 6, the rising part 7 and the ceiling part 8 is used as a commodity storage part 9 for displaying commodities and on the front face of the rising part 7, a rack board 10 is framed over vertical three stages. In this case, the lateral width of the upper part of the commodity storage part 9 is made narrower than that of the lower part, the left and right side plates covering the side parts of the commodity storage part 9 are provided almost in the truncated chevron-shape of front view, and the commodity storage part 9 is constituted so as to be almost trapezoidal in front view. Thus, the visual effect of the displayed commodities is improved and the consumer's interest is called.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerated showcase in which an air curtain is formed at an opening for taking out goods provided on a front surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a conventional refrigerated showcase, there is, for example, one shown in FIGS. This refrigerated showcase (01) has an opening for taking out products on the front surface on the upper surface of the base (02) placed on the floor surface, has a forward U-shaped side shape, and is almost horizontally long in front view. A rectangular housing (03) is provided, the front opening (04) formed on the side surface of the housing (03) is closed with transparent glass (05) (05), and the display part of the housing (03) is provided. A substantially horizontal shelf board (09) is provided over a plurality of upper and lower stages in a product storage section (08) having an open front surface formed between the (06) and the ceiling section (07).

[0003] A cold air passage (01) formed inside a display part (06), a rear vertical part (010) and a ceiling part (07) in a housing (03).
1), a cooler (012) and a fan (013) are arranged, and by the function of the cooler (012) and the fan (013), a display unit (06) that is a lower part of an opening of the housing (03) is provided. ), The suction port (0
14) The cool air taken in and cooled by the cool air passage (011) from the outlet (015) provided at the front end of the lower surface of the ceiling (07).
By blowing the air downwards toward the suction port (014), a cool air curtain (A) is formed at the opening on the front surface of the housing (03).

[0004]

As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional refrigerated showcase (01) as described above has a product storage section.
(08) The upper and lower widths of the upper and lower parts are the same, so it is convenient when the same type is used side by side, but when used alone, the visual effect of the displayed product is not necessarily good . That is, it is desirable to display products below the eye level of the buyer so that the lower ones are closer to the front and wider in the left-right direction. If the width of the lower part in the left-right direction is the same, the product storage part is felt narrow, giving a sense of oppression to the purchaser.

As shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of refrigerated showcases (020) in which the depth of the ceiling part (021) is smaller than the depth of the lower part (022) are back-to-back with each other in two rows in the front-rear direction. When the cuboid refrigerated showcase (01) as described above is arranged at the front end (or rear end) of the arranged items, the left and right upper end corners of the refrigerated showcase (01) are the other refrigerated showcases (020). Protruding from the surface of the surface, impairing the appearance.

In the above case, it is desirable that the width of the product storage section (08) in the left-right direction is smaller at the upper portion than at the lower portion. Product storage department (08)
There is a problem in that the cooling effect of the lower part on both sides of the device decreases.

Due to such a problem, the product storage unit (0
At present, the horizontal width of the lower part of 8) cannot be made larger than the upper width.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and improves the visual effect of a displayed product when used alone and makes the depth of the upper part smaller than that of the lower part. In order to improve the appearance when used in combination with a refrigerated showcase, and to encourage consumers to purchase, the width of the upper part of the product storage unit in the left-right direction is made narrower than that of the lower part. It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerated showcase capable of preventing a lowering of a cooling effect at a lower portion on both sides of a product storage section.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) The front of the housing is opened, and the inside of the housing is used as a product storage section, and a cooler and a fan are placed inside the cool air passages formed below, behind, and above the product storage section. The cooler cools the air taken in from the suction portion provided in the lower portion of the opening of the housing into the cool air passage, sends the cool air by a fan, and provides the blowout portion provided in the upper portion of the opening. A cold air is blown out toward the suction portion to form an air curtain in the opening, and the width of the upper part of the product storage part in the left-right direction is changed to the width of the lower part in the left-right direction. The left and right side plates that cover the side portions of the product storage section are made narrower, and are provided in a substantially C shape when viewed from the front, so that the product storage section has a substantially trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front.

(2) In the above item (1), the blow-out portion and the suction portion are provided over substantially the entire width of the upper and lower portions of the opening in the housing, and the left and right ends of the blow-out portion are connected to both ends of the suction portion. Tilt outward and upward so that it faces the side.

[0011]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the refrigerated showcase (2) of the present embodiment, similarly to the refrigerated showcase (021) of the conventional example, the depth of the ceiling (1a) is made larger than the depth of the lower part (1b). A plurality of small refrigerated showcases (1) are arranged at the front end of a back-to-back two-row display case.

The structure of the refrigerated showcase (2) is as follows. On the upper surface of the base (3) placed on the floor, a housing with an opening (4) for taking out products on the front surface
(5) is provided.

The housing (5) has a substantially horizontal display portion (6) placed on the upper surface of the base (3), and a substantially vertical front view standing upright from the rear end of the display portion (6). Trapezoidal upright (7) and upright
Ceiling (8) extending almost horizontally forward from the upper end of (7)
The front end of the ceiling (8) is a display
It is retracted from the front end of (6) (see FIG. 3).

The space surrounded by the display section (6), the upright section (7) and the ceiling section (8) is a product storage section (9) for displaying products.
Shelf plates (10), (10), (10) are erected on the front surface of the upright portion (7) in three steps up and down. Product storage department
The front opening (11) (11) formed on both sides of (9)
A transparent glass plate (12) substantially complementary to the opening (11) is fitted.

Inside the display section (6), the upright section (7) and the ceiling section (8), a cool air passage (13) having a substantially U-shape in a side view is formed. Is a cooler (14) and a fan
(15) is provided. At the front end of the lower surface of the ceiling (8),
An outlet (16), which is an opening on the upper end side of the cool air passage (13), is formed. The outlet (16) has substantially the same width as the left and right width of the ceiling (8) and both ends (16a). ) Are bent obliquely outward and upward, and the rectifying members (1
7) is installed.

At the front end of the upper surface of the display section (6), a cool air passage (1) is provided.
A suction portion (18), which is an opening on the lower end side of 3), is formed,
The suction portion (18) has a honeycomb structure or a louver-like straight rectifying member having substantially the same width as the left and right width of the display portion (6).
(19) is installed.

When the fan (15) and the cooler (14) are operated,
The air sucked into the cool air passage (13) from the suction part (18) is cooled by the cooler (14) and becomes cool air.
An air curtain (A) is formed at the opening of the product storage section (9) by being sprayed downward from the blowing section (16) toward the suction section (18).

At this time, the cool air blown out from the straight portion excluding the both ends (16a) of the blowout portion (16) is directed almost directly below, and the cool air blown out from both ends (16a) of the blowout portion (16). Is directed outward and downward, expands to the left and right so that it becomes wider as a whole, and is almost uniformly sucked into the suction portion (18) .Therefore, almost complete air without cold air shortage on both sides over the entire opening surface A curtain (A) is formed.

Incidentally, the both ends (16a) of the blow-out portion (16) may be formed in an arc shape which is more gently continuous than a straight portion in the middle.

In the present embodiment, the width of the ceiling (8) in the left-right direction is set at the rear of the two refrigerated showcases (1) (1) arranged back to back. And the width in the left-right direction of the lower part of the housing (5)
Lower part (1b) of two refrigerated showcases (1) (1) on the rear
Since the depth is the same as the total depth of (1b), the side surface is aligned with the product take-out surface which is the surface of the rear refrigerated showcase (1), (1), and the appearance is good, especially the refrigerated show arranged at the front end Since the case (2) has a trapezoidal shape with a wide lower part,
The visual effect of the displayed product in this part is the highest. Therefore, important commodities can be displayed in this portion, thereby motivating consumers to purchase. Also, refrigerated showcase
When (2) is used alone, the same excellent visual effect as in the above case can be obtained.

[0022]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (a) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the product can be displayed by narrowing the upper portion of the product storage portion and widening the lower portion.
When the refrigerated showcase of the present invention is disposed at the front end of the refrigerated showcase in which the depth of the upper part is smaller than the depth of the lower part and the refrigerated showcases are arranged back to back, and the visibility of the displayed products is good. By aligning the inclined side surface with the surface of the rear refrigerated showcase, it is possible to present an excellent appearance without a feeling of protrusion, thereby inviting consumers to purchase.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the left and right ends of the cool air blowing portion are inclined upward to spread the cool air to the lower left and right sides of the opening for taking out the commodity. Therefore, it is possible to form a uniform air curtain at the lower portions on both sides without insufficient cooling air, and it is possible to prevent the lowering of the cooling air effect at the lower portions on both sides of the product storage portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state where the refrigerated showcase of the present invention is connected to the front end of another refrigerated showcase.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a conventional refrigerated showcase.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the refrigerated showcase shown in FIG. 5 is connected to another refrigerated showcase.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Refrigerated showcase (2) Refrigerated showcase (3) Base (4) Opening (5) Housing (6) Display (7) Standing up (8) Ceiling (9) Commodity storage (10) Shelf (11) Opening (12) Glass plate (13) Cold air passage (14) Cooler (15) Fan (16) Blow-out part (16a) Both ends (17) Rectifying member (18) Suction part (19) Rectifying member (A) Air curtain

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A front surface of a housing is opened to form an interior of the housing as a product storage portion, and a cooler and a fan are provided inside a cool air passage formed below, behind, and above the product storage portion. The air taken in the cool air passage from the suction portion provided at the lower part of the opening of the housing is cooled by the cooler, and the cool air is blown by a fan and provided at the upper part of the opening. A refrigerated showcase configured to form an air curtain at the opening by blowing cool air from the blowout portion toward the suction portion, wherein the width of the upper part of the product storage part in the left-right direction is set to the lower left-right direction. Wherein the left and right side plates covering the side of the product storage section are provided in a substantially C-shape when viewed from the front, so that the product storage section has a substantially trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front. Case. 2. A blowout portion and a suction portion are provided over substantially the entire width of an upper portion and a lower portion of an opening in a housing, and right and left ends of the blowout portion are directed outward and upward so as to face both ends of the suction portion. The refrigerated showcase according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerated showcase is inclined.