JP3242261B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a showcase body in which glass plates are fitted on four front, rear, left and right surfaces.
The present invention relates to a mechanism for connecting a machine room frame disposed below the frame.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As described in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 62-11463 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-322413, glass plates are fitted on the front, rear, left and right of a showcase main body, and a machine room is provided below the showcase main body. In a conventional showcase in which the machine room 1 is arranged, for example, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the frame 2 forming the machine room 1 has vertical walls 3, 4, 5 on both sides and forward. And flanges 6 extending inward at the upper ends of the vertical walls 3, 4, and 5, respectively.
7 and 8 are formed and have a substantially box shape with an open rear, and screws 10 screwed into the lower surface of the showcase main body 9 through screw holes (not shown) of the respective flanges 6, 7 and 8. The showcase body 9 and the frame 2 are connected.

However, since the internal space of the frame 2 is generally small, it is difficult to screw the screw 10 into the showcase main body 9 placed on the upper surface of the frame 2 from below in the frame 2, It is not easy to accurately position the lower surface of the frame 9 and the screw holes of the flanges 6, 7, 8 and therefore, when the showcase body 9 and the frame 2 are assembled, the showcase body 9 and the frame 2 are once turned over. The above-mentioned screwing work was performed on both sides, and then the entire showcase was re-established. However, when glass plates were fitted on the front, rear, left and right of the showcase body 9, the glass was cut when the showcase body 9 was turned over. It is necessary to take measures to prevent the plate from being damaged, and a heavy refrigeration unit is installed in the frame 2. Therefore, the operation of laying down the showcase body 9 and the frame 2 is not always easy, and it is difficult to always accurately screw the showcase body 9 and the frame 2 in the laid-down state as described above. The screwing operation was difficult in practice.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a showcase in which a machine room is disposed below a showcase body, the showcase body and a frame forming the machine room can be easily connected by screws. It is intended to provide a showcase that can be used.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, a showcase according to the present invention has a showcase main body and a machine room disposed below the showcase main body, and a bracket hanging down from a lower surface of the showcase main body. Is provided at an upper portion of a frame forming the machine room, a rising portion that matches the side surface of the bracket, and a flange that extends laterally from the upper end of the rising portion and on which the showcase body is placed is provided. The side surface of the bracket and the rising portion of the frame are connected to each other by screws from the lateral direction.

[0006]

Therefore, when connecting and assembling the frame of the machine room with the showcase main body arranged vertically, the showcase main body is mounted on the upper surface of the flange extending laterally from the upper end of the rising portion at the top of the frame. At this time, by aligning the bracket hanging down on the lower surface of the showcase main body with the rising portion of the frame, it is possible to easily perform relative positioning of the showcase main body and the frame, and the bracket of the showcase main body can be easily positioned. Since the rising portion of the frame can be connected with the screw from the lateral direction, the two can be easily connected with the showcase main body and the machine room frame standing upright.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below. 1 to 3, the refrigerated showcase 20 includes an upper showcase main body 21 and a lower machine room 22, and a lower surface of a bottom panel 23 of the showcase main body 21 is formed of an angle material having a hanging portion 24. A front bracket 25 and a side bracket 27 made of an angle material having a hanging portion 26 are fixedly attached.
5 and 27 are provided with screw holes 28, respectively.

The frame 30 forming the machine room 22
The rising portion 32 is formed after the upper portion of the front panel 31 is once bent backward, and the rising portion 3 is formed.
The upper end of the second panel 2 is bent forward again to form the flange 33, and the upper part of the side panel 34 is once bent inward, and then a rising portion 35 is formed.
The upper end of the rising portion 35 is bent outward again to form the flange 36, while the rear stay 37 is provided, and the upper surface of the flange 33 of the front panel 31, the upper surface of the flange 36 of the side panel 34, and the rear stay 3 are provided.
The bottom panel 23 of the showcase body 21 is placed on the upper surface 7 and the hanging part 24 of the front bracket 25 and the rising part 32 of the front panel 31, and the hanging part 26 of the side bracket 27 and the rising of the side panel 34. When the parts 35 are matched with each other, the positioning of the showcase main body 21 with respect to the machine room frame 30 is performed, and the screw holes 28 of the front bracket hanging part 24 and the side bracket hanging parts 26 become the rising parts of the front panel 31. 32 and screw holes (not shown) provided in the rising portions 35 of the side panels 34 respectively.

For this reason, the screw 40 is inserted into the screw hole of the front bracket hanging portion 24 from the front through the screw hole of the front panel rising portion 32, and the screw 4 is inserted.
1 is screwed into the screw hole 28 of the side bracket hanging portion 26 from the outside through the screw hole of the side panel rising portion 35, and the showcase body 21 and the machine room frame 3 are screwed.
0 is connected up and down.

That is, when the showcase main body 21 is mounted on the upper surface of the machine room frame 30, the rising portion 32 of the front panel 31 and the hanging portion 24 of the front bracket 25 are brought into contact with each other. The front bracket 25 and the side bracket 27 can function as relative positioning stoppers by bringing the rising portion 35 into contact with the hanging portion 26 of the side bracket 27. By aligning the rising portion 32 of the front panel 31 and the hanging portion 26 of the side bracket 27 with the rising portion 35 of the side panel 34, accurate positioning of the showcase body 21 with respect to the machine room frame 30 is performed. Also, the screw 40 is located at the front panel rising portion from the front. 2, the screw 41 can be screwed into the screw hole 28 of the front bracket hanging portion 24, and the screw 41 can be inserted from the outside through the screw hole of the side panel rising portion 35 to form the side bracket hanging portion 26. It can be screwed into the screw hole 28 and the showcase body 2
1 and the machine room frame 30 can be easily connected. Moreover, when the assembly of the showcase 20 is completed,
The screw 40 on the front side is shaded by the front cover 44, and the screw 41 on the side surface is shaded by the lower frame 45 of the side glass.
Even if 41 is screwed from the front and side of the showcase 20, the appearance of the showcase 20 will not be impaired at all.

As described above, since the showcase main body 21 and the machine room frame 30 can be assembled while standing in a normal state, these assembling operations are always accurate and very simple. When the glass plates are fitted on the front, rear, left and right of the main body 21, there is no need to turn over the showcase main body 21 and the machine room frame 30 at the time of the above-described mounting as in the conventional case, so that the mounting operation is simplified. Convenience is even greater.

In the above embodiment, the upper end of the front panel of the machine room frame is bent rearward to form a flange, and the upper end of the side panel of the machine room frame is bent outward to form a flange. However, the upper end of the front panel is bent rearward to form a flange, the upper end of the side panel is bent inward to form a flange, and the showcase body is placed on the upper surface of these flanges. By aligning the front surface of the rising portion and the outer surface of the rising portion of the side panel with the hanging portion from the showcase body, the showcase body and the machine room frame are positioned, and at the same time, the screws provided at each rising portion are provided. Align the holes with the screw holes provided in each hanging part,
Even if screws are inserted into these screw holes from the front and side and screwed, and the other parts are configured in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, the drooping of the showcase main body is performed in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment. Relative position stopper function to the machine room frame by the part, accurate positioning action of the showcase body with respect to the machine room frame, and accurate connection of the showcase body and the machine room frame by screwing operation from the front and side. Can be easily realized, and the assembling work of the showcase can be simplified.

Further, the directions of the flanges of the front panel and the side panel in each of the above-described embodiments are appropriately combined, and the rising portions of the panels and the drooping portions from the showcase body are respectively matched, and screwed from the front and side. Or in the machine room frame,
Instead of the front panel, the rear panel is provided with a rising portion similar to the above and a flange at the upper end thereof, and the showcase body is placed on the upper surface of the flange, and the rising portion and the hanging portion from the showcase body are aligned. Needless to say, even if both are screwed from behind, the same operational effects as those of the above embodiments can be obtained.

[0014]

In the showcase according to the present invention, when the upper and lower showcase bodies and the frame of the machine room are connected and assembled, the upper part of the flange extending laterally from the upper end of the rising portion of the upper part of the frame is attached to the upper surface of the flange. When the showcase main body is placed, by matching the bracket hanging down from the lower surface of the showcase main body with the rising portion of the frame, the relative positioning of the showcase main body and the frame can be easily performed. Since the bracket of the showcase body and the rising portion of the frame can be connected by screws from the side,
With the showcase body and the machine room frame upright, both can be easily connected,
The work of assembling the showcase is greatly simplified as compared with the conventional case, and it is practically very convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged rear view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a main part of the conventional device.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 20 showcase 21 showcase body 22 machine room 25 front bracket 27 side bracket 30 frame 31 front panel 34 side panel 40 screw 41 screw

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-322413 (JP, A) JP-A-2-13988 (JP, U) JP-A-62-1463 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int) .Cl. ⁷ , DB name) F25D 11/00 101

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A showcase main body and a machine room disposed below the showcase main body, wherein a bracket hanging down from a lower surface of the showcase main body is provided, and an upper part of a frame forming the machine room is provided at an upper part of the frame. A rising portion that matches the side surface of the bracket and a flange that extends laterally from the upper end of the rising portion and on which the showcase body is placed are provided, and the side surface of the bracket and the rising portion of the frame are arranged from the lateral direction. Showcase connected by screws.