JPH11325696A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance productivity by providing a part for guiding air delivered from the opening of a battle plate to an air outlet integrally on the lower surface of a bottom plate at an article containing section thereby decreasing the number of components and the labor required for assembling work. SOLUTION: The showcase comprises a showcase body 1, a machine room 2 and an article containing section 3 wherein an evaporator 4, a compressor 5, a condenser 6 and a fan 7 are contained in the machine room 2 in order to cool the air in the article containing section 3. Bottom face at the article containing section 3 is defined by a bottom face plate 9 provided with air inlet 9a and air outlet 9b, respectively, on the opposite end sides and an air guide part 9c is provided integrally on the lower surface thereof. Chill is delivered downward of the bottom face plate 9 from the opening 8a of a baffle plate 8 and guided by the air guide part 9c of the bottom face plate 9 to the air outlet 9b before being delivered into the article containing section 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a showcase installed in a store such as a retail store or a restaurant of various foods and drinks.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of showcase,
As shown in FIG. 4, an evaporator 12 and a blower 13 as a cooler are arranged below a bottom plate 11 of the product storage unit 10, and a blower 1 is provided on an upper surface side of the evaporator 12 and the blower 13.
A showcase provided with a partition plate 14 having an opening 14a for three is known. In this showcase, the air in the product storage unit 10 is sucked into the lower part of the partition plate 14 from the air suction port 11 a of the bottom plate 11, and the suction air is circulated to the evaporator 12. The air is discharged from the opening 14a of the bottom plate 11 below the bottom plate 11, and the discharged air is discharged from the air discharge port 11b of the bottom plate 11 into the product storage unit 10. In addition, the partition plate 1
An air guide plate 15 that covers the opening 14a is attached to the upper surface of the air guide plate 4, and the air discharged from the opening 14a
5 guides the air to the air discharge port 11b.

[0003]

However, in the conventional showcase, the air guide plate 15 is formed of a separate component and is attached to the partition plate 14 by screwing or welding, so that the number of components is increased. However, there is a problem that the number of assembling steps also increases.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a showcase that can reduce the number of parts and the number of assembly steps.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a cooler and a blower are arranged below a bottom plate of a product storage section, and the upper side of the cooler and the blower are provided. A partition plate having an opening for an air blower was provided in the air conditioner, air in the product storage section was sucked into the lower portion of the partition plate from an air suction port provided at one end of the bottom plate, and the intake air was distributed to the cooler. Thereafter, the blower blows the air from the opening of the partition plate below the bottom plate, and discharges the discharged air from the air discharge port provided at the other end of the bottom plate into the product storage unit. An air guide for guiding the air discharged from the opening of the partition plate to the air discharge port is integrally provided on the lower surface of the face plate. Thereby, since the air guide portion is provided integrally with the bottom plate, the number of parts and the number of assembly steps are reduced accordingly.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, according to the showcase of the first aspect, the air guide portion is formed in a wall shape extending downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate, and the wall-shaped air guide portion is formed of air. Except for the discharge port side, it is provided continuously along the periphery of the opening of the partition plate. Thus, in addition to the function of the first aspect, the strength of the bottom plate is increased by the air guide portion, since the air guide portion is formed integrally with the lower surface of the bottom plate in a wall shape.

[0007]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a showcase, FIG. 2 is a front sectional view, and FIG. FIG.

The showcase comprises a vertically long showcase body 1, a machine room 2 formed below the showcase body 1, and a product storage section 3 formed above the showcase body 1. It is configured.

The showcase body 1 has a transparent glass door 1a for opening and closing the front and back of the product storage unit 3, respectively, and both side surfaces of the product storage unit 3 are covered with transparent glass side plates 1b, respectively. .

The machine room 2 houses an evaporator 4 as a cooler, a compressor 5, a condenser 6, and a blower 7, and these devices cool the air in the product storage unit 3. I have. The machine room 2 is a heat insulation box 2a that partitions the inside up and down
The evaporator 4 and the blower 7 are arranged above the heat insulating box 2a, and the compressor 5 and the condenser 6 are arranged below the heat insulating box 2a.
Is arranged. A partition plate 8 that covers the evaporator 4 and the blower 7 is provided on an upper surface side of the heat insulating box 2a, and an opening 8a in which the blower 7 is disposed inside is provided at one end of the partition plate 8.

The product storage unit 3 includes a shelf 3a for placing products, and the shelf 3a is supported by shelf frames 3b erected at four corners in the product storage unit 3, respectively. The bottom surface of the product storage section 3 is formed by a bottom plate 9.
An air inlet 9a is provided along one side plate 1b at one end, and an air outlet 9b is provided along the other side plate 1b at the other end of the bottom plate 9. The bottom plate 9 is formed of a synthetic resin or the like, and an air guide portion 9c that covers the opening 8a of the partition plate 8 is integrally provided on the lower surface thereof. The air guide portion 9c is formed in a wall shape extending downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate 9, and is provided continuously along the periphery of the opening 8a of the partition plate 8 except for the air discharge port 9b side. .

In the showcase configured as described above, the air in the product storage unit 3 is sucked from the air inlet 9a of the bottom plate 9 below the partition plate 8 by the operation of the blower 7, and After the cooling, the air is discharged from the opening 8a of the partition plate 8 below the bottom plate 9 and discharged into the product storage unit 3 from the air discharge port 9b of the bottom plate 9. At this time, the air discharged from the opening 8a of the partition plate 8 is guided to the air discharge port 9b by the air guide 9c of the bottom plate 9.

According to this embodiment, since the air guide portion 9c is provided integrally with the bottom plate 9, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps are reduced by that much, and the productivity can be improved. In this case, since the air guide portion 9c is formed integrally and continuously with the lower surface of the bottom plate 9 in a wall shape, the strength of the bottom plate 9 can be increased by the air guide portion 9c, and the durability is improved. Can be achieved.

[0014]

As described above, according to the showcase of the first aspect, since the number of parts and the number of assembly steps can be reduced, the productivity can be improved.

[0015] According to the showcase of the second aspect,
In addition to the effect of the first aspect, since the strength of the bottom plate of the product storage section can be increased, the durability of the bottom plate can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a showcase showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of a showcase.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the showcase.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of a showcase showing a conventional example.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a showcase showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 ... commodity storage section, 4 ... evaporator, 7 ... blower, 8 ... partition plate, 8a ... opening, 9 ... bottom plate, 9a ... air inlet, 9
b: air outlet, 9c: air guide.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kunihiro Maniwa 20 Kotobuki-cho, Isesaki-shi, Gunma In-house (72) Inventor Hayato Toshida 20 Kotobuki-cho, Isesaki-shi, Gunma In-house

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cooler and a blower are arranged below a bottom plate of a product storage unit, a partition plate having an opening for the blower is provided on an upper surface side of the cooler and the blower, and provided on one end of the bottom plate. The air in the product storage section is sucked into the space below the partition plate from the air suction port, and the suction air is allowed to flow through the cooler, and then discharged from the opening of the partition plate to below the bottom plate by a blower. In a showcase in which air is discharged from the air discharge port provided on the other end side of the bottom plate into the product storage section, the air discharged from the opening of the partition plate to the lower surface of the bottom plate is guided to the air discharge port. A showcase characterized by an integral air guide. 2. The air guide portion is formed in a wall shape extending downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate, and the wall-shaped air guide portion extends along the periphery of the opening of the partition plate except for the air discharge port side. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the showcase is provided continuously.