JP3724613B2 - Open showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable alteration of the area of display according to the amount of commodities to be displayed and, besides, to give a commodity purchaser no feeling of strangeness. SOLUTION: A wind-up type sheet cover 10 is fitted at the rear of a cooling air outlet 9 provided in the upper part of the main body 1 of an open showcase, in the lengthwise direction of the main body 1. A display area of a prescribed display rack 3, 4 can be covered with the sheet cover 10 by spreading this cover and by engaging the fore end part thereof with the front edge 12, 13 of the prescribed display rack to be fixed thereto.

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a refrigerated open showcase for displaying and selling food and drink while keeping it cold.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a refrigerated open showcase, several display shelves are provided on the front of the main body, which is surrounded by a heat insulating wall except for the front, and a predetermined product is displayed on each display as appropriate. The air curtain is formed in front of the display shelf so as to keep the product cool while preventing the intrusion of heat from the outside. In general, the type of goods sold and the quantity vary depending on the day of the week and the location conditions. That is, there are a variety of stores such as a store with a large sales volume on holidays such as Saturdays and Sundays and a smaller number on weekdays, and vice versa. Therefore, if the display area of the open showcase is determined so that sales can be maximized, using 100% of the display area even on days of low sales volume will waste display space, and the power required to cool the open showcase Unnecessarily large. For this reason, it is desirable to partially use display shelves to reduce the display area of commodities on days when sales volumes are expected to be small. One way to reduce the display area is to form the display shelf so that it can be folded and to fold a part of the display shelf according to the conditions of the day so that the product is not displayed on that part. Proposed. However, this method has difficulty in raising and lowering the display shelf because the display shelf is quite heavy in terms of strength, and the display shelf that is not used is exposed as it is, which may give the product purchaser a sense of incongruity. It is not a satisfactory measure.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The subject of this invention is providing the open showcase which can change a display area according to the display quantity of goods, and also does not give a sense of incongruity to a goods purchaser at all.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, a retractable seat cover is attached in the longitudinal direction of the open showcase body behind the cooling air outlet provided at the upper portion of the open showcase body, The display area of the predetermined display shelf can be covered with the seat cover by unfolding and engaging and fixing the front end thereof to the front edge of the predetermined display shelf.
[0005]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, a retractable seat cover is attached to the front of the open showcase behind the cooling air outlet for forming the air curtain, and when the display area is to be reduced, the display shelf to be reduced is arranged. The seat cover is expanded to the front edge, the front end of the seat cover is engaged and fixed to the front edge of the display shelf, the area of the display shelf is covered with the seat cover, and the cooling air flowing out from the cooling air outlet, that is, The air curtain flows from the upper side to the lower side along the upper surface of the seat cover.
[0006]
Various mechanisms are possible for the engagement between the front end of the seat cover and the front edge of the display shelf. For example, a loop type engaging piece is provided on one side and a hook type engaging piece is provided on the other side. This is possible by joining the pieces together. The engagement piece to be provided on the front edge of the display shelf may be formed using a price rail that is normally provided on the front edge of the display shelf, or a unique engagement piece may be provided on the front edge of the display shelf. Good. Further, a hook may be provided at the tip of the seat cover, and this hook may be directly hooked on the front edge of the display shelf.
[0007]
It is preferable to arrange an illuminating lamp behind the cooling air outlet, to make the seat cover from a translucent material, and to illuminate the seat cover from the rear by light transmitted through the seat cover. In this case, information about a pattern or a product may be attached to the surface of the seat cover, and the pattern may be lifted by light.
[0008]
The seat cover may be formed of an opaque material, and an appropriate pattern or information may be attached to the surface of the seat cover.
[0009]
【Example】
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0010]
In FIG. 1, 1 is an open showcase body surrounded by a heat insulating wall except for the front surface, 2 is a deck portion thereof, 3 and 4 are display shelves arranged above the deck portion 2, and 5 is a rear surface of the main body 1. The cooling air passage provided, 6 is a cooler provided in the cooling air passage 5, 7 is a blower fan, 8 is a suction port provided at the lower front of the main body 1, and 9 is provided at the upper end of the cooling air passage 5. A cooling air outlet 10 is a retractable seat cover provided in the longitudinal direction of the main body 1 and in a direction parallel to the front surface of the main body 1 behind the cooling air outlet 9, and 11 is a loop type engagement attached to the front end of the seat cover. One and a handle, 12 and 13 are front edges of the display shelves 3 and 4, 14 and 15 are price rails attached to the front edges 12 and 13, and 16 and 17 are hook-type engaging pieces provided at the lower ends of the price rails. . Reference numeral 18 denotes an illuminating lamp attached to the rear of the seat cover 10. The seat cover 10 is formed of, for example, a polyester film, has a size that can cover the front edge of the lowermost display shelf 4 when fully expanded, and is formed so that the seat is automatically wound by a built-in spring. This is advantageous.
[0011]
Next, a method of using the present invention will be described. When the quantity of products to be sold is large and all of the deck unit 2 and the display shelves 3 and 4 are used, the seat cover 10 is still caught and the front surfaces of the display shelves 3 and 4 are not covered at all. When the demand for goods is expected to be low due to the day of the week or other conditions, and it is determined that the deck portion 2 and the display shelf 4 are sufficient, the loop-type engagement piece provided at the front end of the seat cover 10 is also used. The seat cover 10 is pulled out by grasping the handle 11, pulled down to the display shelf 3, and the loop type engaging piece 11 is hooked on the hook type engaging piece 16 on the front edge 12 of the display shelf 3 and fixed. This state is shown in FIGS. As a result, the entire area of the display shelf 3 is covered with the seat cover 10, and the product is displayed only on the deck unit 2 and the display shelf 4. At this time, the air curtain blown out from the cooling air outlet 9 flows downward substantially parallel to the seat cover 10 as indicated by an arrow, and is sucked in from the inlet 8. Further, when the quantity of displayed products is small, the seat cover 10 is further pulled down to the position of the display shelf 4, and the loop type engaging piece 11 is hooked on the hook type engaging piece 17 on the front edge 13 of the display shelf 4 and fixed. The display shelves 3 and 4 are both covered. This state is shown in FIGS. Also in this case, the air curtain flows substantially parallel to the surface of the seat cover 10 as indicated by an arrow and is sucked from the suction port 8. When the quantity of displayed products increases, the seat covers 10 are accommodated in the rewinding main body 1 so that the area of each display shelf is opened again.
[0012]
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the loop type engaging piece provided on the seat cover described above, and the same parts as those in FIG. The loop type engaging piece 11 is attached to the substantially center of the front end portion 41 of the seat cover 10 by an attaching piece 42. This loop type engaging piece 11 is formed in a ring shape, and also serves as a handle for operating the seat cover.
[0013]
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the hook-type engaging piece provided at the front edge of the display shelf, and the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those in FIG. Price rails 14 and 15 are fixed to the front edges 12 and 13 of the display shelves 3 and 4, and hook-type engaging pieces 16 and 17 are attached to the lower portions of the price rails 14 and 15 with screws 51. The tips 52 of the engagement pieces 16 and 17 are curved so that they do not come off when the loop type engagement pieces are hooked. The engaging piece to be provided on the front edge of the display shelf may be provided with a unique mechanism without using the price rail. Further, the positional relationship between the loop type engaging piece and the hook type engaging piece may be reversed with respect to the seat cover and the front edge of the display shelf.
[0014]
For the engagement between the front end of the seat cover and the front edge of the display shelf, other than the above-described engagement method can be used, and FIG. 6 shows an example thereof. 6A is a front view thereof, FIG. 6B is a longitudinal side view, FIG. 6C is an explanatory view of the engaged state, and the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as FIG. A ring 62 that serves as a handle is attached to the approximate center of the front end portion 61 of the seat cover 10 by an attachment piece 63, and an L-shaped hook 64 is formed at the lower end of the ring 62. The hook 64 can be directly hooked and fixed to the lower ends 65 of the price rails 14 and 15 usually attached to the front edges 12 and 13 of the display shelves 3 and 4. In this case, the hook 64 may be attached to the front end portion 61 of the seat cover 10 by the attachment piece 63 without providing the ring 62, and the seat cover 10 may be operated by grasping the hook 64.
[0015]
When the seat cover 10 is formed of a translucent material, the seat cover 10 can be made transparent by turning on the illuminating lamp 18 so as to have an aesthetic appearance.
[0016]
Appropriate patterns and information can be attached to the surface of the seat cover 10 in some cases. For example, the design of a related product can be put on the surface of the seat cover to attract the user's interest, or a floral pattern or the like can be given to give the user a sense of relaxation, or product information that is effective for consumers can be presented. May be.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the display area of the display shelf can be adjusted very simply by raising and lowering the seat cover, and the running cost can be minimized by instantly responding to days of the week and other special conditions to save energy. Can do. In addition, since the display shelf portion that is not used is covered with the seat cover and is not exposed, the user can be given a feeling of uncomfortable feeling by giving a pattern or the like to the surface of the seat cover. In addition, when the seat cover is lowered, the seat cover surface in front of the closed display shelf is almost parallel to the air curtain flow, so there is no vortex in the air curtain. The air curtain does not cause a vortex in the air curtain flow in the upper space of the display shelf and invites outside air to reduce the cooling effect, so that the air curtain can have a good cooling effect and further energy saving It leads to the transformation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a side view and FIG. 2B is a front view of an example of an operating state of the embodiment of the present invention.
3A is a side view and FIG. 3B is a front view of different examples of the operating state of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of an example of an engagement piece provided on the seat cover according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view of an example of an engagement piece provided at the front edge of the display shelf according to the embodiment of the present invention.
6A is an enlarged front view, FIG. 6B is a longitudinal side view, and FIG. 6C is an explanatory view of an engaged state of different examples of engagement pieces provided on the seat cover of the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Open showcase body 2 Deck part 3, 4 Display shelf 5 Cooling air passage 6 Cooler 7 Fan 8 Suction port 9 Cooling air outlet 10 Seat cover 11 Loop-type engagement pieces 12, 13 Front edge 14 of display shelf, 15 Price rails 16, 17 Hook type engagement piece 18 Illumination lamp 41 Seat cover tip 42 Attachment piece 51 Screw 52 Hook type engagement piece 61 Seat cover tip 62 Ring 63 Attachment piece 64 Hook 65 Price rail lower end

Claims (8)

A retractable seat cover is installed in the longitudinal direction of the open showcase body behind the cooling air outlet at the top of the open showcase body, the seat cover is unfolded, and its front end is placed in front of the specified display shelf. An open showcase, wherein a display area of a predetermined display shelf can be covered with a seat cover by engaging and fixing to an edge. A loop type engagement piece is provided at the front end of the seat cover, and a hook type engagement piece is provided at the front edge of the display shelf so that the loop type engagement piece and the hook type engagement piece can be coupled to each other. The open showcase according to claim 1. A hook type engagement piece is provided at the front end of the seat cover, and a loop type engagement piece is provided at the front edge of the display shelf so that the hook type engagement piece and the loop type engagement piece can be coupled to each other. The open showcase according to claim 1. 2. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein a hook is provided at a front end portion of the seat cover so that the hook can be directly hooked on a front edge of the display shelf. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein an illumination lamp is disposed behind the seat cover. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein the seat cover is formed of a translucent material. 2. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein the seat cover is made of an opaque material. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein a pattern is put on a surface of the seat cover.

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