JPH1163805A - Open show case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the switching between cooling and heating, by accommodating a box body roughly U-shaped in cross section, which has an opening for takeout of goods at its front, in one part of a storage for goods, and possessing heating member inside the box body, thereby forming a heating storeroom. SOLUTION: In a cold-storage show case in which the open show case 1 has an opening 41 for takeout of goods at its front, and a storage for goods (inside the repository) 40 is made within a body case 32 U-shaped in cross section and which keeps cool, covering this goods storage 40 with the air curtain of chill, a box 3 U-shaped in cross section having an opening 2 for takeout of goods at its front is accommodated in the right half (one part will do or left half will do) of this goods storage 40, and heating member 4 is provided inside this box 3 to form a heating storeroom. Then, a chill blowout port 34 and a suction port 36 of the body case 32 at the section where the box 3 of this heat storeroom is accommodated are blocked so that the chill may not come out. As a result, the switching between cooling and heating can be performed by merely replacing the stage.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the storage and storage of refrigerated goods.
The present invention relates to an open showcase provided with a storage room (hot case) for displaying hot prepared foods or the like in a part of a product storage room (inside the storage) to be displayed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a food section provided in a supermarket or the like, the front of a main body case 32 is opened for display of refrigerated food, fresh food, and the like, and the opening (opening 41) is covered with a cool air curtain to store the food. A refrigerated showcase 31 for keeping the product storage section 40 in the refrigerator is widely used.

First, an example of a refrigerated showcase 31 is shown in FIG.
Shown in This type of open type showcase 31 has a honeycomb-shaped cold air outlet 34 on the rear side of an upper canopy 33 in a main body case 32 having a substantially U-shaped cross section.
4, the cool air is rectified and blown out as an air curtain, and the cool air is sucked from the suction port 36 inside the front panel 35 of the main body case 32, thereby cooling the food displayed in the product storage section 40 in the refrigerator. The air sucked from the suction port 36 is drawn into the duct 37a by the fan 38, cooled by the evaporative cooler 39, passes through the duct 37b behind the showcase 31, and is blown out from the cool air outlet 34 again to be circulated. .

[0004]

By the way, there has not been a conventional refrigerator in which a separately formed box is accommodated in the open storage case for refrigeration and a storage compartment is provided. A vending machine for beverages (cans) and the like can be seen in temperature cases where both cold and hot temperatures are used at the same time, but the display was neglected and could not be applied to hot side dishes. Therefore, conventionally,
For hot side dishes, only hot open showcases with the sole function of hot storage could be used. For this reason, it is not possible to change the setting such as switching between cold and hot, and it is a special case for only hot prepared foods, etc., so the installation place in a store such as a supermarket is limited, and the layout of the store etc. is changed. Was.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and can be switched between cold and hot by changing the setup, and can be freely changed in the installation location. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an open showcase that can be used.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a product storage section (inside the storage) is provided in a main body case having a substantially U-shaped cross section having an opening for taking out a product on the front surface.
Is formed, and the product storage part is covered with a cold air curtain to keep cool.In a part of the product storage part, a box having a substantially U-shaped cross section having an opening for taking out a product at a front surface is provided. It is housed, and a heat storage member is formed inside the box body with a heat generating member.

The storage compartment of the box may be provided with an intermediate shelf for partitioning the interior into an upper storage compartment and a lower storage compartment. Further, it is desirable to provide a circulation blower so that hot air does not stay under the shelf or the ceiling. Further, it is preferable to attach a member that is strong against heat and has low thermal conductivity to the front end of the box. Further, it is necessary to close the main body case outlet and the inlet of the portion where the storage room (box) is stored so that cool air does not come out. As the heat generating member, a near-infrared halogen heater lamp, a far-infrared halogen heater lamp, or an incandescent lamp can be used. When using a far-infrared halogen heater lamp,
It is preferable to provide a separate light source.

[0008] By adopting the above configuration, by changing the setup, it is possible to switch the temperature of a part of the product storage section of the refrigerated showcase between cold and hot. Is not limited and can be changed freely (arbitrarily), so that it is possible to flexibly cope with a change in the layout of a store or the like.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of an open showcase to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a side view of the same open showcase, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view of the open showcase of the present invention, and FIG. It is a perspective view of a box. The same components as those in the conventional drawing (FIG. 7) are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an open showcase 1 of the present invention has an opening 41 for taking out a product at the front.
A product storage section (inside the storage) 40 is formed in a main body case 32 having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the product storage section 40 is covered with a cool air curtain to keep cool. Right half of 40 (may be a part,
Also, the left half may be used).
A box 3 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is stored, and a heating member 4 is provided inside the box 3 to form a storage room. Then, the cold air outlet 34 and the suction port 36 of the main body case 32 at the portion where the box 3 is stored as the warming room
Is closed to keep out cold air.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the box body 3 has an upper surface 3a, a rear surface 3b, and a lower surface 3c having a substantially U-shaped cross section formed of heat insulating panels.
d and 3e are also formed of heat insulating panels. In the first embodiment, the box 3 is provided with an intermediate shelf 5 so as to partition the inside of the box 3 into an upper storage room 3f and a lower storage room 3g. At the front end of the upper surface 3a of the intermediate shelf 5 and the box body 3 having a substantially U-shaped cross section, contact prevention plates 6, 6 made of a member (for example, polycarbonate) that is strong against heat and have low heat conductivity are attached. I have. In addition, display trays 7, 7 are arranged on the intermediate shelf 5 and the lower surface 3c of the box 3 having a substantially U-shaped cross section. A is an acrylic fence.

The heat generating member 4 includes a box 3 having a substantially U-shaped cross section.
A small infrared halogen heater lamp, which is provided at the lower side of the upper surface 3a and at the lower center of the intermediate shelf 5 and has a large calorific value, is preferable. Infrared halogen heater lamps can keep foods warm by radiant heat and can also raise the air temperature in the refrigerator to 60 to 70 ° C (tubes and halogen lamps have been adopted as the heating elements so far. But also the insulation temperature was low). Infrared halogen heater lamps are classified into a luminous near-infrared type and a non-light far-infrared type, each having different characteristics. Since far-infrared light is non-light, it requires additional illumination.

Behind the upper storage room 3f of the box 3,
A duct 8 having a hot air inlet in proximity to the heat generating member 4 is also provided behind the lower storage chamber 3g, an upper chamber of a duct chamber 9 having a hot air inlet in close proximity to the heat generating member 4 and merging with the duct 8. Is provided, and a circulating blower 10 is arranged so as to partition the duct chamber 9 from above and below. The circulation blower 10 sends the hot air above the duct chamber 9 to the lower side so that hot air does not stay under the shelves and the ceiling, passes through the outlet, and passes through the lower surface 3 c of the box 3.
Spray on display tray 7 above. L is a fluorescent lamp for illumination.

[0014] With this configuration, it is possible to switch the cooling / heating of a part of the product storage section only by changing the setting of the refrigerated showcase, and one unit can perform two functions, which is convenient.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view of another open showcase of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another box (warming room) stored in a product storage unit. In addition,
The same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the first embodiment, and the detailed description is omitted. Open showcase 1 of the present invention
1 stores a box 13 having a substantially U-shaped cross section having an opening 12 for taking out a product at the front in a part of a product storage section 40 of a refrigerated showcase 31, and a heating member inside the box 13. (Incandescent bulb: reflective bulb) 14 is provided to form a storage room. Of course, also in the second embodiment,
The body case 32 of the portion where the box body 13 is stored
The cold air outlet 34 and the suction port 36 are closed so that cold air does not flow out.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the box 13 has an upper surface 13a, a rear surface 13b, and a lower surface 13c having a U-shaped cross section.
Is made of steel, and panel side plates 1 on both sides thereof
3d and 13e are formed of a resin panel. In addition, a hanging heat source blocking plate 15 is formed of a resin panel on the front surface of the upper surface 13a of the box 13. In the second embodiment of the present invention, there is no intermediate shelf, and the lower surface 13c having a substantially U-shaped cross section is provided.
Two-stage display trays 17 and 17 are directly arranged. Of course, depending on the form of the showcase, even when the incandescent lamp 14 is used, an intermediate shelf can be provided to partition the storage room into two upper and lower storage rooms. And the heating member (incandescent lamp) 14
It is attached obliquely downward at a place where the upper surface 13a and the rear surface 13b of the box 13 having a substantially U-shaped cross section are joined. According to the incandescent lamp 14, the air temperature in the refrigerator is 35 to 45 ° C.
Can be kept warm.

[0017]

As described above, according to the open showcase of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) Just by changing the setup, some of the product storage
It is convenient because the temperature can be switched. (2) A dedicated hot open showcase for hot side dishes and the like is not required, and the installation place is not limited, so that it can be displayed freely (arbitrarily). (3) It is possible to flexibly cope with a change in store layout. (4) Since a hot case is stored in a cold case and sold, a new selling method has become possible. (5) By providing a contact prevention plate at the front end portion where shoppers are most likely to make contact, it is possible to prevent burns by any chance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an open showcase to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an open showcase to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the open showcase of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a box (warming room) stored in a product storage unit.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of another open showcase of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another box (heat storage room) stored in the product storage unit.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing an example of a conventional open showcase.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Open showcase 2 Opening 3 Box (warming room) 3a Upper surface 3b Back surface 3c Lower surface 3d, 3e Panel side plate 3f Upper storage room 3g Lower storage room 4 Heat generating member 5 Intermediate shelf 6 Contact prevention plate 7 Display tray 8 Duct 9 Duct room 10 Circulating blower L Fluorescent lamp A Acrylic fence 11 Open showcase 12 Opening 13 Box (warming room) 13a Upper surface 13b Back 13c Lower surface 13d, 13e Panel side plate 14 Heating member 15 Heat source cutoff plate 17 Display tray 31 Refrigeration show Case 32 body case 33 canopy 34 outlet 35 front panel 36 inlet 37a, 37b duct 38 fan 39 evaporative cooler 40 product storage 41 opening

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A product storage section (inside the storage) is formed in a main body case having a substantially U-shaped cross section having an opening for taking out a product on a front surface, and the product storage section is covered with a cool air curtain to keep cool. In the showcase, a box having a substantially U-shaped cross section having an opening for taking out a product is stored in a part of the product storage section, and a heat storage member is formed inside the box with a heat generating member. An open showcase characterized by the following. 2. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein the box body is provided with an intermediate shelf for partitioning the inside of the box body into an upper storage room and a lower storage room. 3. The front end of the box body is resistant to heat,
3. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein a member having low thermal conductivity is attached. 4. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein a circulation blower is attached to the box. 5. The main body case outlet and the inlet of the portion in which the box is accommodated are closed so as not to allow cool air to flow out. Open showcase. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein a near-infrared halogen heater lamp is used as the heat generating member.
An open showcase according to 4 or 5. 7. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein a far-infrared halogen heater lamp is used as the heat generating member, and a light source is separately provided. 8. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein an incandescent lamp is used as the heat generating member.