JP3128465B2 - Open showcase - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a display room inside, an opening for storing and taking out goods at the front of the display room, and a ceiling at the top of the display room. The present invention relates to an open showcase, particularly to a short semi-multistage open showcase.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of open showcase is
For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-41257 (F25D11 /
00). Such a conventional open showcase will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a ceiling of a conventional open showcase.

In FIG. 7, a ceiling part 01 of an open showcase has an upper surface covered with an upper top plate 02 and a front surface covered with a front top plate 03. A mounting bracket 07 is mounted on the front surface of the heat insulating panel 05 constituting the ceiling portion 01 so as to protrude forward. The upper end of the front top plate 03 is fixed to the upper surface of the mounting bracket 07 by fixing means 09 such as a screw. On the other hand, a reflecting plate 011 of a fluorescent lamp as a light source is attached to the lower surface of the mounting bracket 07.
The lower end of the front side top plate 03 is locked to the front end of the front plate 11.

[0004]

As described above, the head of the fixing means 09 protrudes from the upper surface of the conventional open showcase, so that the customer who purchases the product of the open showcase tends to catch the eyes and is annoying. . Also, the front top plate 03
Is composed of a single painted plate, giving a strong impression to customers. Due to the front top plate 03 having a strong impression, the impression of the products displayed in the open showcase is weakened, and the attention of the customer is directed to the front top plate 03, and the customer's attention is reduced toward the displayed products.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an open showcase having a good appearance at a front portion of a ceiling.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an open showcase (1) according to the present invention comprises a ceiling (8) having a front top plate (51), and an upper surface of the ceiling. Are covered with an upper top plate (33). Further, a mounting portion is provided at a lower end portion on the front side of the ceiling portion.
A locking portion (33a) is formed below the front end of the upper top plate. The front top plate includes a front top plate first component (52, 53, 62) disposed on the upper side and a front side top second component (54) disposed on the lower side. The lower end of the front top plate first component is connected to the upper end of the front top second component. Further, a hook (52b) is provided at the upper end of the first part of the front top plate to be locked by the locking part of the upper top plate, while being fixed to the lower end of the second part of the front top plate. Means (5
According to 5), a fixing portion fixed to the mounting portion of the ceiling portion is provided.

[0007] A reflector (44) for a light source for illuminating the display room (17) is provided on the front side of the lower part of the ceiling, and a lower end of the first part of the front top plate is provided. Is provided with a protruding portion (53b) protruding to the rear side.
A projection (54a) projecting rearward is also provided at an upper end of the front top second component, and a projection of the front top first component and a projection of the front top second component are provided. Are connected to each other, and at least one of the protrusions may face the back surface of the reflection plate.

Further, a front sag portion (44c) is formed on the reflector to reflect the irradiation from the light source to the near side, and the front sag portion (44e) is bent at an acute angle from the lower end of the front sag portion to the front. Is formed, and a mounting portion is provided on the front surface. At the upper end of the front top plate, there is provided a hook portion which is locked by the locking portion of the upper top plate. On the other hand, at the lower end portion of the front top plate, an attachment portion of the reflection plate is provided by fixing means. There is a case where a fixing portion is provided to be fixed to the fixing member.

[0009]

[Operation] When attaching the front top plate to the front surface of the ceiling, first, the front top first component and the front top second component are combined to produce the front top plate. Next, the hook provided at the upper end of the front top plate is engaged with the locking portion provided below the upper top plate. Then, the fixing portion provided at the lower end portion of the front top plate is fixed to the mounting portion of the ceiling by fixing means.

As described above, since the front top plate is constituted by the front top first component and the front top second component, the materials and the like can be different. For example, the front top first component can be a painted plate and the front top second component can be a stainless steel plate.

[0011] Further, a projection is provided on the front top first component and the front top second component, and the projections are connected to each other, and at least one of the projections faces the front surface of the reflection plate. May be. In this case, even if the front top plate is pushed from the front, the protruding portion is supported by the reflection plate. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the front top plate from bending.

Further, a front portion is formed by being bent at an acute angle from the lower end of the front hanging portion of the reflector to the front side,
In some cases, a fixing portion at the lower end of the front top plate is fixed to the front surface by fixing means. In this case, for example, the tip of the fixing means such as a screw penetrates through the front side of the front top plate and the front surface of the reflection plate, but the front end stays in front of the front hanging portion and projects to the reflection surface of the reflection plate. Never.

[0013]

[Embodiment] Next, a first embodiment of the open showcase of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of the open showcase of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the ceiling of FIG. 3A and 3B are views for explaining the upper top plate and the front top plate, and FIG. 3A is an exploded plan view. (B) is a side view of (a). FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the ceiling with the upper top plate and the front side top plate removed. FIG. 5 is a sectional view for explaining a method of attaching the front top plate.

In FIG. 1, a semi-multistage refrigerated open showcase 1 has an opening 2 for accommodating and taking out goods at a front surface thereof, and a refrigerant compressor (not shown) constituting a refrigerating cycle and the like at a lower portion thereof. The provided machine room 3 is arranged. The bottom wall 1 which is a partition wall between the ceiling part 8, the rear wall 9 of the showcase 1 and the machine room 3.
Numeral 0 is composed of a heat insulating material 11 made of a foamed synthetic resin such as hard foamed polyurethane.

A partition top plate 13, a partition wall plate 14, and a partition floor plate 15, which are made of a non-rusting metal plate such as a coated steel plate or stainless steel, are provided at an appropriate distance from the inner surface of the heat insulating material 11. The space between the partition top plate 13, the partition wall plate 14, the partition floor plate 15 and the heat insulating material 11 serves as a cool air passage 16. In a display room 17 as a storage room surrounded by the partition top plate 13, the partition wall plate 14, and the partition floor plate 15, a product display shelf 18 is provided. A fluorescent lamp 1 is provided on the upper front side of the display room 17 and the lower front side of the product display shelf 18.
9 illuminates the inside of the display room 17. In addition, a mirror 20 is provided in the upper part on the back side of the display room 17, and the display room 17 is rendered to have a depth.

The cold air passage 16 below the partition floor plate 15
, A blower 21 and a cooler 22 are arranged.
The cool air flow path 16 reaches a cool air discharge port 23 formed on the front side of the partition top plate 13. The cool air discharge port 23 extends elongate over the left and right of the showcase 1, and a rectifying honeycomb 24 elongate at the left and right is detachably mounted inside the cool air discharge port 23.

When the blower 21 rotates, the air in the cool air flow path 16 is blown in the direction of the arrow and forcedly circulates. That is, the air blown from the blower 21 moves to the cooler 22, is cooled, rises, and is discharged from the cool air discharge port 23 into the display room 17. Then, the cool air blown out from the cool air discharge port 23 forms an air curtain on the front surface of the display room 17, that is, the product storage and takeout opening 2, and cools the inside of the display room 17. This display room 17
The air cooled inside is sucked in from the suction port 27 formed on the front side of the partition floor plate 15 and returns to the blower 21.

In FIG. 2 to FIG.
An upper top plate 33 is disposed above the heat insulating material 11 via a load receiving spacer 31 made of resin, veneer, or the like. The spacer 31 is not placed on the entire upper surface of the heat insulating material 11 but is partially disposed. The gap between the spacers 31 is a wiring space for electric wires and the like.

The upper top plate 33 covers the entire upper part of the heat insulating material 11, and its front end is bent substantially vertically downward to form a front part 33a, and the lower end of the front part 33a has left and right sides and a central part. At a total of three places, fixing portions 33b projecting substantially horizontally to the front side are formed. And the fixing part 3
3b is not formed on the front surface 33a.
Is cut at its lower end to form a notch 33c. An engaging hole 33d for a screw is formed in the fixing portion 33b of the upper top plate 33.

On the other hand, on the front side of the heat insulating material 11 of the ceiling 8,
A metal mounting plate 35 having an L-shaped cross section is fixed, and three mounting brackets 37 are mounted via the mounting plate 35 so as to protrude forward from the front surface of the heat insulating material 11. The space between the mounting brackets 37 is an electrical space, and the upper, rear, and lower ends of the mounting bracket 37 are bent to form an upper flange 38, a rear flange 39, and a lower flange 40. I have. The rear flange 39 of the mounting bracket 37 is mounted on the mounting plate 35. As shown in FIG. 2, a screw 42 as a fixing means is inserted into an engaging hole 33d as a fixing portion of the upper top plate 33, and is screwed into a screw hole as a mounting portion (not shown) of the upper flange 38. I have. This screw 42
As a result, the front portion 33a of the upper top plate 33 is
It is fixed to 8.

On the other hand, a reflecting plate 44 for a fluorescent lamp is attached to the lower surface of the lower flange 40 in a slender manner in the left-right direction of the ceiling portion 8. A support bracket 46 for supporting the fluorescent lamp 19 as a light source shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the reflection plate 44. The cross-sectional shape of the reflection plate 44 is a groove shape opened downward. The rear portion of the reflection plate 44 is formed substantially vertically to form a rear hanging portion, and the lower end thereof is in contact with the upper surface of the rectifying honeycomb 24.
7 is fixed. The contact plate 47 is disposed obliquely, and its rear end is fixed to the lower surface of the heat insulating material 11. The central portion of the reflecting plate 44 is disposed substantially horizontally to form a fixed portion 44 a, which is mounted in contact with the lower surface of the lower flange 40. Further, the front side of the reflecting plate 44 is inclined obliquely downward from the front end of the substantially horizontally disposed central portion of the lower flange 40 to form a support portion 44b, which is disposed substantially vertically from the lower end of the support portion 44b. A front hanging portion 44c is provided, and the lower end of the front hanging portion 44c is bent at an acute angle to the front side to form a front surface portion 44e. A screw hole (not shown) as an attachment portion is formed in the front surface portion 44e. The surface of the reflector 44 facing the fluorescent lamp is a reflective surface, and the front hanging portion 44c reflects light emitted from the fluorescent lamp toward the near side. Note that the back surface of the reflection plate 44 is the surface on the opposite side to the reflection surface.

The front top plate 51 covers the front surface of the ceiling portion 8 in an elongated manner in the left-right direction. This front top plate 5
1 is divided into three parts in the up-down direction, and a front top plate upper part 52, a front top middle part 53, and a front top lower part 54 are arranged.
Consists of The front top plate upper part 52 is formed of a curved stainless steel plate, that is, a glossy metal plate, and the rear end thereof is bent substantially vertically downward and the rear surface part 52.
a. In addition, a part of the lower end of the rear surface portion 52a is placed on the fixed portion 33b which is a placement portion of the upper top plate 33, and is bent obliquely rearward and upward at a portion not placed on the fixed portion 33b, and is hooked. A portion 52b is formed. The hook portion 52b is inserted into the notch portion 33c of the upper top plate 33, and the front portion 3c of the upper top plate 33 is inserted.
3a is hooked and engaged. On the other hand, a protruding portion 52c having an L-shaped cross section is formed at the front end of the front top plate component 52 so as to protrude rearward.

The front top middle part 53 is formed of a flat painted plate, that is, a colored plate, and its upper and lower ends are formed with protruding portions 53a and 53b having an L-shaped cross section to protrude rearward. ing.

The front lower part 54 is a front upper part 52.
A stainless steel plate which is curved in the same manner as that described above, has a protruding portion 54a having an L-shaped cross section protruding rearward at the upper end thereof. The projecting portion 52c of the front upper part 52 and the projecting portion 53a of the front middle part 53 are screwed, and the projecting part 53b of the front middle part 53 and the front lower part 54 project. The part 54a is screwed,
A front top plate 51 is formed. The hook portion 52b of the front top plate 51 thus formed is inserted into the notch portion 33c of the upper top plate 33, and the front top plate 51 is turned counterclockwise as shown in FIG. The part 52b is engaged with the front part 33a of the upper top plate 33. In this engagement state, the lower end of the rear surface portion 52a of the front top plate 51 is
Is mounted on the fixing portion 33b of the upper top plate 33, and the front top plate 51 is supported by the mounting bracket 37 via the fixing portion 33b. Then, a screw 55 is inserted into an engagement hole (not shown) formed at the lower end of the front top plate 51, that is, at the lower end of the front lower part 54.
4 is screwed into the screw hole of the front surface part 44e. With the screw 55, the lower end of the front top plate 51 is attached to the front surface 44 of the reflection plate 44.
e. The tip end of the screw 55 penetrates through an engagement hole as a fixing part of the front lower part 54 and a screw hole as an attachment part of the front part 44e of the reflector 44, but the front sagging part 44c of the reflector 44. In front of you. Therefore, the tip of the screw 55 is
Does not protrude from the reflective surface. As a result, when cleaning the reflecting surface of the reflecting plate 44, it is possible to prevent the tip of the screw 55 from being injured.

The projecting portion 54a of the front lower part 54
Is disposed substantially parallel to and opposed to the support portion 44b of the reflector 44, and is disposed in contact with or close to the support portion 44b. The ceiling section 8 includes the heat insulating material 11, the upper top plate 33, the front top plate 51, the mounting bracket 37, the reflection plate 44, and the like.

Next, a second embodiment of the open showcase according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the ceiling of the open showcase of the second embodiment. In the description of the second embodiment, the first
The same reference numerals are given to the components corresponding to the components of the embodiment, and the detailed description is omitted.

In the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the front top plate 51 includes a front top plate upper component 62 and a front top plate lower component 54. The part 62 on the front top plate
Is constituted by a painted plate, and the part 52 on the front top plate of the first embodiment.
And the front side middle plate part 53 are integrated.
In addition, the protruding portion 52c of the front-side top component 52 and the protruding portion 53a of the front-side middle component 53 are provided on the front top component 62.
The portion corresponding to is not provided.

As described above, the protruding portion 54a of the front lower component 54, which is a connection portion of the components of the front top plate 51, is opposed to or in contact with the back surface of the support portion 44b of the reflector 44. Since the front top plate 51 is pressed from the near side and bends or deforms, the support portion 4 of the reflection plate 44
4b. In particular, the support portion 44b of the reflection plate 44 is provided substantially parallel to the plane portion of the front top plate 51, and can efficiently support the front top plate 51.

A substantially vertical front surface portion 33a is formed below the front end portion of the upper top plate 33 as a locking portion, and a part of a lower end portion of the front surface portion 33a projects forward. A portion 33b is provided. The fixing portion 33b is mounted on a mounting bracket 37 which is a main body of the ceiling portion 8. On the other hand, the rear end of the front top plate 51 is placed on the fixed portion 33b of the upper top plate 33, and a hook portion 52b is formed at a position not placed on the fixed portion 33b. 33 is locked to the front portion 33a. Therefore, when attaching the front top plate 51 to the ceiling portion 8, the hook portion 52 b of the front top plate 51 is attached to the upper top plate 3.
3, the weight of the front top plate 51 is supported by the main body of the ceiling portion 8. As a result, the front top plate 51
When attaching the lower end of the to the front part 44e of the reflection plate 44,
It is not necessary to support the front top plate 51 by hand, and fixing work such as screwing can be easily performed.

The front top plate 51 is composed of a part made of a stainless steel plate and a part made of a painted plate. By the way, if the whole is composed of a painted plate, the front top plate 51
Impression becomes strong, and the impression of the displayed product becomes weak. Further, when the front top plate 51 is formed of a stainless steel plate, the impression of the front top plate 51 can be weakened. Therefore, when a part of the front top plate 51 is made of a stainless steel plate, the impression of the front top plate 51 can be reduced, and the impression of the displayed product can be increased. It is also conceivable that the front top plate 51 is made of a stainless steel plate, and a part of the front top plate 51 is painted.
As the material cost rises, some painting is troublesome, and the mass production effect cannot be exhibited.

Furthermore, since the central portion, which is the flat portion of the front top plate 51, is formed of a painted plate, even if it is slightly deformed such as a curve, it is not noticeable. When this is made of a stainless steel plate, the stainless steel plate has a gloss, and when a stainless steel plate is slightly deformed when an object is photographed like a mirror, the mapping is distorted, and it is annoying. become.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the present invention described in the appended claims. It is possible to make changes. Modified embodiments of the present invention will be exemplified below. (1) In the second embodiment, the front top first component described in the claims corresponds to the front top upper component 62, and the front top second component corresponds to the front lower component 54. However, as in the first embodiment, the front top first component and the front top second component may be configured by two or more members.

(2) In the embodiment, the fixing means is a screw, but other fixing means, such as an engagement pin, may be used.

[0034]

According to the present invention, the front top plate that covers the front surface of the ceiling is composed of the front top first component disposed on the upper side and the front top second component disposed on the lower side. So
Only the front top plate first part can be replaced. Therefore, it is possible to easily change only the first part of the front top plate made of, for example, a painted plate depending on the season or the atmosphere of the shop. As a result, the design of the front top plate can be changed at a low cost without replacing the entire front top plate. Further, the material and the like of the front top first component and the front top second component can be different, for example, the front top first component can be a painted plate and the front top second component can be a stainless steel plate. If the entire front top plate is painted, the impression of the front top plate will be strong and the impression of the displayed product will be weak, but by changing the material of the front top second part to, for example, a stainless steel plate, the front side The impression of the top plate can be weakened, and the impression of the displayed product can be increased. Further, since a painted plate can be used for the flat plate portion of the front top plate, an object is not photographed like a stainless plate. Therefore, even when the flat plate portion is deformed, a distorted mapping does not occur. As a result, it is possible to prevent a distorted mapping such as a stainless steel plate from being generated and becoming annoying.

Further, at the upper end of the first part of the front top plate,
A hook portion is provided to be locked by a locking portion provided below a front end portion of the upper top plate, while the ceiling portion is attached to a lower end portion of the front top second component by fixing means. A fixing portion fixed to the portion is provided. Therefore, the hook portion of the front top plate is hooked on the locking portion of the upper top plate, but since the locking portion is below the upper top plate, the hook portion is prevented from protruding from the upper surface of the upper top plate. be able to. As a result, it is possible to prevent the hook portion from protruding above the ceiling portion and becoming annoying. Further, the front top plate is fixed at its lower end by fixing means such as screws, and this fixing means does not protrude from the ceiling part, so that it does not become annoying.

Further, the front top plate first component and the front top plate second component are provided with protrusions, and the protrusions are connected to each other, and at least one of the protrusions is provided on the back surface of the reflection plate. It may be facing. In this case, even if the front top plate is pushed from the front, the protruding portion is supported by the reflection plate. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the front top plate from bending. As a result, without providing special reinforcing members,
The strength of the front top plate can be improved.

Further, there is a case where a front surface portion is formed by bending the reflection plate from the front hanging portion to the front side at an acute angle, and a fixing portion at a lower end portion of the front top plate is fixed to the front surface portion by fixing means. In this case, for example, the tip of the fixing means such as a screw may penetrate the front side of the front top plate and the reflection plate, but remains on the front side of the front hanging portion. Therefore, the fixing means does not protrude from the reflection surface of the reflection plate. As a result, it is possible to prevent the fixing means from being injured when cleaning the reflecting surface of the reflecting plate with a rag or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of an open showcase of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a ceiling part in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 3A and 3B are views for explaining an upper top plate and a front top plate, and FIG. 3A is an exploded plan view; FIG. (B) is a side view of (a).

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a ceiling portion with an upper top plate and a front side top plate removed.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a method of attaching the front top plate.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a ceiling of an open showcase according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a ceiling of a conventional open showcase.

[Explanation of Signs] 1 Open showcase 2 Opening for storing and removing goods 8 Ceiling 17 Display room 33 Upper top plate 33a Front part (locking part) 44 Reflector 44c Front hanging part 44e Front part 51 Front top plate 52 Front top component (front top first component) 52b Hook 53 Front middle component (front top first component) 53b Projection 54 Front lower component (front top second component) 54a Projection 55 Screws (fixing means) 62 Parts on the front top plate (first components on the front top plate)

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An open showcase having a display room therein, an opening for storing and removing commodities at the front of the display room, and a ceiling at the top of the display room. The front surface of the ceiling is covered with a front top plate, the upper surface of the ceiling portion is covered with an upper top plate, and further, a mounting portion is provided at a lower end portion on the front side of the ceiling portion, A locking portion is formed below the front end, and the front top plate includes a front top plate first component disposed on the upper side and a front top plate second component disposed on the lower side. The plate is formed by joining the lower end of the front top first component and the upper end of the front top second component, and the upper end of the front top first component has the upper top. A hook portion is provided to be locked to the locking portion of the plate, while the second portion of the front top plate is provided. Open showcase in the lower portion, characterized in that the fixing portion fixed to the mounting portion of the ceiling portion is provided by the fixing means. 2. An open showcase having a display room therein, a product storage and take-out opening at the front of the display room, and a ceiling at the top of the display room. Is covered with a front top plate, and a reflection plate for a light source for illuminating the display room is provided on a front side of a lower portion of the ceiling portion, and the front top plate is disposed on an upper side. It comprises a front top plate first component and a front top plate second component disposed below, and a lower end of the front top plate first component is provided with a protrusion protruding rearward, A projection protruding rearward is also provided at an upper end of the front top second component, and the front top is a projection of the front top first component and the front top second component. And at least one of the protrusions is connected to each other. Open showcase, characterized in that but is opposed to the back surface of the reflector. 3. An open showcase having a display room inside, an opening for storing and taking out goods at the front of the display room, and a ceiling at the upper part of the display room. Is covered with a front top plate, the upper surface of the ceiling is covered with an upper top plate, and a reflection plate for a light source for illuminating the display room is provided on a lower front side of the ceiling. A locking portion is formed below a front end of the upper top plate, and a front hanging portion that reflects irradiation from the light source to the near side is formed on the reflector. A front portion is formed by bending at an acute angle from the lower end of the front hanging portion to the front side, and a mounting portion is provided on the front portion, and an upper end portion of the front top plate is locked with a locking portion of the upper top plate. Hook part is provided, Open showcase, wherein a fixing portion fixed to the mounting portion of the reflector is provided by the fixing means to the lower end of the serial front top board.