WO2017141386A1

WO2017141386A1 - Showcase

Info

Publication number: WO2017141386A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/054656
Authority: WO
Inventors: 賢一実川; 恵子保坂
Original assignee: 三菱電機株式会社; 三菱電機冷熱応用システム株式会社
Priority date: 2016-02-18
Filing date: 2016-02-18
Publication date: 2017-08-24

Abstract

A showcase comprising: a showcase main body having an open upper surface; an inner box arranged inside the showcase main body, forming a storage space, and having a front surface section, a rear surface section, left/right surface sections, and a floor surface section that becomes a product placement section; and a support structure provided in the inside box and supporting the product placement section so as to be changeable between a horizontal orientation and an inclined orientation. In the inclined orientation, the product placement section is rotated such that the forward side thereof is lowered, having either the center of the product placement section in the front/rear direction or further on the rear side than the center as the rotation center thereof.

Description

Showcase

The present invention relates to a showcase having an open upper surface.

Conventionally, it has a showcase body with an open top surface, a flat plate member called a deck pan is arranged on the bottom surface in the showcase body to form the bottom surface, and any product can be stored on the bottom surface There is a showcase (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-095017 A

In the showcase of Patent Document 1, the bottom surface is horizontal. For this reason, for example, when displaying a product in a state where a plastic bottle is laid down sideways, when the user stands on the front of the showcase, the bottom surface portion is inclined so as to increase from the front side toward the rear side. There was a problem that it was difficult to see the label of the product.

Also, since the product is usually taken out from the front, the front is vacant. For this reason, it is necessary to display the product remaining in the back from the rear to the front, but this operation is complicated. Therefore, a structure has been studied in which a product can be forwarded automatically from the rear to the front by tilting the bottom surface as necessary while allowing the general display with the bottom surface horizontal. Such an automatic advance of the product can be realized by adopting a structure in which the rear of the bottom portion is raised and inclined. However, with this structure, there is a problem that the storage space for the product is reduced by raising the back of the bottom part as compared with the structure in which the bottom part is horizontal.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a showcase capable of realizing automatic advancement of products without reducing the storage space.

The showcase according to the present invention includes a showcase body having an open top surface, a bottom surface portion, a front surface portion, a back surface portion, and left and right side portions that are disposed within the showcase body and serve as product placement portions, and a storage space. And a support structure that is provided on the inner box and supports the product placement portion in a horizontal posture or an inclined posture, and the tilt posture is the center or center of the product placement portion in the front-rear direction. The product placement portion is rotated such that the front side is lowered with the rear side as the center of rotation.

According to the present invention, by using the support structure to support the product placing portion in an inclined posture, it is possible to realize automatic advancement of the product. The tilt posture is the posture in which the product placement portion is rotated so that the front side is lowered with the center in the front-rear direction of the product placement portion or the rear side of the center as the rotation center, so that the horizontal posture is also used as the tilt posture. Compared to, the storage space is not reduced.

It is sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of the showcase which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view of the showcase of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the goods were displayed in FIG. It is a figure which shows the supporting member which comprises the bottom face part of FIG. It is a figure which shows the plate-shaped member which comprises the bottom face part of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the support structure of the supporting member with respect to the inner box of FIG. 1, and is a perspective view which shows the state before a supporting member is supported by an inner box. It is explanatory drawing of the support structure of the supporting member with respect to the inner box of FIG. 1, and is a perspective view which shows the state with which the supporting member was supported by the inner box. It is explanatory drawing of the effective internal volume in the showcase which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state in which goods were displayed in FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted or simplified as appropriate. Moreover, the shape, size, arrangement, and the like of the configurations described in the drawings can be appropriately changed within the scope of the present invention. In addition, “up”, “down”, “left”, “right”, “front”, and “rear” used in the following description mean directions when the showcase is viewed from the front side unless otherwise specified.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a cross-sectional view showing an internal configuration of a showcase according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the solid line indicates the horizontal display, and the dotted line indicates the position of the bottom surface where the inclined display is performed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the showcase of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which products are displayed in the showcase of FIG.
The showcase 1 performs cooling in a state in which a product 20 such as a beverage is displayed, for example. The showcase 1 includes a showcase body 2 having an open top surface and an inner box 3 disposed in the showcase body 2. The space between the showcase body 2 and the inner box 3 is secured as a circulation air passage space 4. Then, one end of the circulation air passage space 4 is formed as a suction port 5, and the other end is formed as a blower port 6 so as to face the upper open surface of the showcase body 2.

The inner box 3 is composed of a bottom surface portion 3a, a front surface portion 3b, a back surface portion 3c, a left side surface portion 3d, and a right side surface portion 3e that serve as a product placement portion, and the interior of the inner box 3 is a storage space 7. . The bottom surface portion 3a can be changed in posture between a horizontal posture and an inclined posture, and this configuration will be described again. Hereinafter, the bottom surface portion 3a will be referred to as a product placement portion 3a.

In addition, a cooling device 10 and a blower fan 11 are disposed in the circulation air passage space 4, and air sucked from the suction port 5 is cooled by the cooling device 10 and discharged from the blower port 6. .

The lower part of the showcase body 2 is a machine room 12, where a compressor 13, a condenser 14, a condenser fan 15 that blows air to the condenser 14, and the like are arranged.

As is well known, the cooling device 10 generally employs a fin tube type evaporation coil in order to increase the cooling area, and liquid refrigerant is supplied to the evaporation coil from the high pressure side refrigerant pipe via an expansion valve. ing.

The product placement portion 3a of the inner box 3 includes a support member 30 and a plate-like member 31 that is placed on the support member 30 and is called a so-called deck pan. 2 and 3 show a configuration in which two product placement portions 3a are arranged on the left and right, but any configuration may be used as long as at least one product placement portion 3a is arranged.

4A and 4B are diagrams showing a support member that constitutes the bottom surface of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 4A is a plan view and FIG. 4B is a side view. 5A and 5B are views showing a plate-like member constituting the bottom surface portion of FIG. 1, FIG. 5A is a plan view, and FIG. 5B is a side view.
The support member 30 shown in FIG. 4 is configured in a flat plate shape by joining, for example, stainless steel wires in a state of crossing the front, rear, left, and right. Specifically, it is formed of a plurality of vertical wire rods 30a arranged at intervals and a plurality of horizontal wire rods 30b arranged in parallel with each other so as to intersect with the vertical wire rods 30a. Both end portions 30c of the plurality of vertical wire members 30a serve as engaging portions that are engaged with engaging portions described later. The plate-like member 31 shown in FIG. 5 has a rectangular shape made of stainless steel, for example.

Here, we return to the explanation of FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the support structure of the support member for the inner box in FIG. 1 and is a perspective view showing a state before the support member is supported by the inner box. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the support structure of the support member for the inner box in FIG. 1, and is a perspective view showing a state in which the support member is supported by the inner box. In FIGS. 6 and 7, the front surface portion 3b is removed, and the plate-like member 31 is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

Engagement holes

32a and 32b are provided in the front portion 3b and the back portion 3c of the inner box 3 at positions facing each other in the horizontal direction. The both end portions 30c of the support member 30 are inserted into the

engagement holes

32a and 32b, the support member 30 is supported by the inner box 3, and the plate-like member 31 is placed on the support member 30, whereby the solid line in FIG. As shown in the figure, the product placing portion 3a is in a horizontal posture.

In the front surface portion 3b, an engagement hole 33a is formed below the engagement hole 32a, and in the back surface portion 3c, an engagement hole 33b is formed above the engagement hole 32b. The both end portions 30c of the support member 30 are inserted into the

engagement holes

33a and 33b, the support member 30 is supported by the inner box 3, and the plate-like member 31 is placed on the support member 30, so that the dotted line in FIG. As shown, the product placement portion 3a is inclined. Although the inclination angle depends on the size of the product 20, in the case of a 500 ml PET bottle, it is set to 5 ° to 8 °, for example. The support structure of the present invention is configured by the engagement hole 32a, the engagement hole 32b, the engagement hole 33a, and the engagement hole 33b.

Here, when the product placing portion 3a is inclined, in the first embodiment, the center X in the front-rear direction of the product placing portion 3a is not raised with the front end of the support member 30 as a rotation fulcrum. (Refer to FIG. 1) is rotated around the center of inclination. For this reason, the storage space 7 having the same internal volume as that when the product placement portion 3a is in the horizontal posture can be secured even in the inclined posture. This point will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the effective internal volume in the showcase according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which products are displayed in FIG.
In FIG. 8, (a) shows the product placement unit 3a in a horizontal posture, (b) shows the product placement unit 3a in an inclined posture, and (c) shows the product placement unit from the horizontal posture in (a). The conventional example which raised the back of 3a bottom is shown. A hatched area in FIG. 8 indicates an effective storage space. Moreover, FIG. 9 is a figure which shows the state which displayed the goods in FIG.

If the effective internal volume of the storage space 7 in the horizontal posture of FIG. 8A is A, the tilted posture shown in FIG. 8B is a posture in which the product placing portion 3a is rotated about the center X as the rotation center. Therefore, the same effective internal volume A as that in the horizontal posture can be secured. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8C, the effective internal volume A1 when the rear end is raised with the front end of the product placing portion 3a as the center of rotation is the effective internal volume A as apparent from comparison of the respective drawings. It is smaller than that. Therefore, the number of products 20 displayed is 30 in FIG. 9 (a) and FIG. 9 (b), whereas the number is reduced to 26 in FIG. 9 (c).

In addition, here, the rotation center of the inclination is the center X in the front-rear direction of the product placement portion 3a, but is not limited to the center X. When the product placement portion 3a is in the inclined posture, the storage space 7 having an internal volume equal to or larger than the horizontal posture may be secured. That is, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), if there is room in the circulation air passage space 4 where no equipment is arranged, the inclined rotation center is set to the rear X1 from the center X, and FIG. It is good also as the inclination attitude | position of the inclination shown as the dotted line in FIG.8 (b) which the front side fell further from this inclination attitude | position. In order to achieve this inclined posture, an engagement hole may be provided further below the engagement hole 33a.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the product placement unit 3a can be freely changed in posture between the horizontal posture and the inclined posture, and the product can be automatically advanced by the inclined posture. it can.
And the inclination attitude | position was made into the inclination attitude | position which rotated the goods mounting part 3a by making the center X (refer FIG. 1) of the front-back direction of the goods mounting part 3a or a back side from the center X into a rotation center. Thereby, when the product placement portion 3a is in the inclined posture, it is possible to secure the storage space 7 having an internal volume equal to or larger than that in the horizontal posture.

In addition, by setting the inclined posture to an inclined posture that rises from the front toward the rear, it is possible to display a product that makes it easier to see the label of the product 20 when viewed from the user than in the horizontal posture. In addition, the product 20 can be automatically put out, and the replenishment display work can be simplified.

In addition, the product placement portion 3a is configured to include a support member 30 configured by combining a plurality of wires in front, rear, left, and right, and a plate-like member 31 placed on the support member 30, and the support structure is The configuration is simple because the

engagement holes

32a, 32b, 33a, and 33b are simply provided in the front surface portion 3b and the back surface portion 3c of the inner box 3.

In the first embodiment, an example is shown in which the product placing portion 3a is constituted by the support member 30 and the plate-like member 31, and the support structure is constituted by the

engagement holes

32a, 32b, 33a, 33b. However, the constituent elements can be modified and embodied without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the product placement portion 3a is composed of only a plate-like member, and the support structure is replaced with an engagement hole, and a pedestal that protrudes from each of the front surface portion 3b and the back surface portion 3c in a direction facing each other is provided. It is good also as a structure which mounts and supports the both ends of the front-back direction of 31 on a base.

1 Showcase, 2 Showcase body, 3 Inner box, 3a Bottom part (product placement part), 3b Front part, 3c Back part, 3d Left side part, 3e Right side part, 4 Circulating airway space, 5 Suction port, 6 Blower, 7 Storage space, 10 Cooling device, 11 Blower, 12 Machine room, 13 Compressor, 14 Condenser, 15 Condenser fan, 20 Products, 30 Support members, 30a Vertical wire, 30b Horizontal wire, 30c Both ends , 31 plate-like member, 32a engagement hole, 32b engagement hole, 33a engagement hole, 33b engagement hole, X center.

Claims

A showcase body with an open top,
An inner box which is disposed in the showcase body and has a bottom surface portion, a front surface portion, a back surface portion, and left and right side surfaces serving as a product placement portion, and forms a storage space;
A support structure that is provided in the inner box and supports the product placement section so as to be changeable to a horizontal posture or an inclined posture;
The tilted posture is a showcase in which the product placement unit is rotated so that the front side is lowered with the center in the front-rear direction of the product placement unit or the rear side of the center as a rotation center.
The product placing portion has a support member configured by combining a plurality of wire rods in front, rear, left, and right, and a plate-like member placed on the support member,
The support structure is provided in each of the front portion and the back portion of the inner box, and is provided with a horizontal posture engaging hole provided at a position facing each other in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal posture in the front portion. An engagement hole for an inclined position provided below the engagement hole for the horizontal position, and provided above the engagement hole for the horizontal position on the back surface portion. Both ends of the vertical wire extending in the direction are inserted into the horizontal orientation engagement holes, the product placement portion is supported in a horizontal posture state, and inserted into the inclined posture engagement holes to place the product placement The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the portion is supported in an inclined posture state.