JP3819635B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a showcase in which a front opening of a storage room is closed with a sliding door so as to be freely opened and closed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in this type of showcase, two front and rear sliding door doors are fitted on rails attached to the top and bottom of the front opening of the storage room, and these are moved to the left and right so that the opening can be opened and closed.
[0003]
Further, the condensed water adhering to the door flows down on the rail through the door, but the condensed water is guided from the rail into the storage chamber and discharged together with the waste water generated in the storage chamber.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Here, when a drain outlet for discharging condensed water flowing down from the door is formed in the rail, the cushion material becomes an obstacle. That is, in this type of showcase, when the door attached to the front opening is moved left and right and opened, if the end of the door contacts the opening end, a finger is sandwiched between the door and the opening edge. There is a problem. For this reason, a cushion material is attached. However, when the cushion material is attached to the opening end portion, there is a problem that the condensed water that goes to the drain port is obstructed and the drainage is not smoothly performed.
[0005]
Therefore, the present invention moves the door attached to the front opening to the left and right, and smoothly drains condensed water without causing damage due to fingers being caught between the door and the opening edge when opened. The purpose is to provide a showcase.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The showcase of the present invention is formed by closing the front opening of the storage room with a sliding door so as to be freely opened and closed, provided on the lower edge of the opening, and a rail in which the door is movably fitted, A stopper provided on the rail, with which the door abuts when the door is opened, and a drain outlet formed at the end of the rail in the vicinity of the stopper. The stopper is provided in the longitudinal direction from the end of the rail. It consists of a fixture that protrudes in dimensions and is placed on the rail, and a cushion material that is provided at the tip of the fixture and that abuts against the door. Inside the fixture, there is a space on the rail inside and outside the fixture. It is characterized in that a communicating part that communicates is configured.
[0007]
According to the present invention, in a showcase formed by closing the front opening of a storage room with a sliding door, the rail is provided at the lower edge of the opening, and the door is movably fitted to the rail. Provided with a stopper that comes into contact with the door when the door is opened, and a drain outlet formed at the end of the rail in the vicinity of the stopper, the stopper having a predetermined dimension in the longitudinal direction from the end of the rail. Since it is composed of a fixture that protrudes and is placed on the rail, and a cushion material that is provided at the tip of this fixture and that comes into contact with the door, the cushion material does not contact the opening edge even when the door is fully open. It is possible to prevent the fingers from being pinched.
[0008]
In particular, the fixture mounted on the rail is provided with a communication part that communicates the space on the rail inside and outside the fixture, so that dew condensation that has occurred on the door and dropped on the rail is formed in the fixture. It reaches the drainage port through the communicated part and is smoothly discharged.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a showcase 1 to which the present invention is applied. The showcase 1 is a low-temperature showcase installed in a supermarket, a convenience store, or the like, and a main body is composed of a heat insulating box (heat insulating wall) 2 that is open to the front.
[0010]
The heat insulation box 2 includes a steel plate outer box 3 opened on the front surface, a steel plate opened on the front surface which is incorporated in the outer box 3 with a space, or an inner box 4 made of hard resin, and these A space surrounded between the outer box 3 and the inner box 4 is made of a heat insulating material made of foamed polyurethane filled with foam, and the inner box 4 serves as a storage chamber 5 having an opening 6 on the front surface. A hard synthetic resin lower rail frame 11, upper rail frame (not shown), left frame 14, and right frame (not shown) constituting the door device are attached to the opening edge of the storage chamber 5. .
[0011]
The front opening 6 of the storage chamber 5 is closed with a sliding door type transparent glass doors 7 and 8 fitted in the upper rail frame and the lower rail frame 11 so as to be freely opened and closed. Further, a cooler and a blower (not shown) are installed in the upper portion of the storage chamber 5, and the cool air from the cooler is forcibly circulated by the blower so that the interior of the storage chamber 5 has a predetermined temperature ( Refrigerated / frozen). In addition, a plurality of stages of net racks 9... For displaying products are installed in the storage chamber 5.
[0012]
Next, the structure of the front opening 6 portion of the showcase 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the lower edge of the front opening 6 of the showcase 1, FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the lower edge of the front opening 6, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the lower edge of the opening 6 with the stopper 10 removed. is there. The lower rail frame 11 into which the doors 7 and 8 are fitted is provided with front and rear walls 12 and 13 and a central wall 15 that protrude upward with a predetermined distance from each other and extend left and right. Front and rear rails 16 and 17 are formed between the walls 15 and between the central wall 15 and the rear wall 14, respectively.
[0013]
Here, it is assumed that the central wall 15 is formed so as to protrude from the end of the rail frame 11 at a predetermined interval. An upper rail frame (not shown) has substantially the same shape as the lower rail frame 11.
[0014]
In addition, the left frame 14 includes front and rear walls 18 and 19 and a central wall 20 that protrude toward the storage chamber 5 with a predetermined distance from each other and extend in the front-rear direction, between the central wall 20 and the rear wall 19. Is in contact with the left door 7 when closed. Here, it is assumed that the central wall 20 is formed so as to protrude from a position at a predetermined interval from the lower end of the left frame 14. Note that the right frame (not shown) has substantially the same shape as the left frame 14, and the right door 8 when closed is brought into contact between the front wall and the center wall.
[0015]
The doors 7 and 8 are each composed of a surrounding frame-shaped sash 21, a transparent plate glass 22 fitted in the sash 21, and a roller 23 attached to the sash 21 on the lower side of the doors 7 and 8. Yes.
[0016]
Then, the sash 21 on the upper side of the door 7 is inserted into the rear rail of the upper rail frame (not shown), the sash 21 on the lower side of the door 7 is inserted into the rear rail 17 of the lower rail frame 11, and the roller 23 is inserted into the rear rail 17. Place it slidably on top. Thus, the door 7 is attached to the upper rail frame and the rear rail 17 of the lower rail frame 11 so as to be movable in the left-right direction.
[0017]
Further, the sash 21 on the upper side of the door 8 is inserted into the front rail of the upper rail frame (not shown), the sash 21 on the lower side of the door 8 is inserted into the front rail 16 of the lower rail frame 11, and the roller 23 is inserted into the front rail 16. Place it slidably on top. Thereby, the door 8 is attached to the upper rail frame and the front rail 16 of the lower rail frame 11 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. By opening and closing the doors 7 and 8, the opening 6 of the storage chamber 5 is closed so as to be freely opened and closed.
[0018]
On the other hand, a drainage port 24 is formed on the left side of the lower rail frame 11 toward the rear rail 17 with a predetermined distance from the end, and the drainage port 24 is formed in the storage chamber 5 as shown in FIG. Are connected to and connected to a water distribution pipe 25 that hangs down to the bottom. The water distribution pipe 25 is drawn out to the outside, and drain water such as condensed water flowing into the drain outlet 24 is discharged to the outside.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 4, a sealing material 26 is attached from the front rail 16 to the rear rail 17 at the lower portion of the left frame 14, that is, the left end portion of the lower rail frame 11. The sealing material 26 is located below the central wall 20 of the left frame 14 and is attached to the end of the central wall 15 of the lower rail frame 11 at a predetermined interval. Thereby, the front rail 16 and the rear rail 17 of the lower rail frame 11 are communicated between the central wall 15 and the sealing material 26.
[0020]
A stopper 10 is mounted on the sealing material 26 on the front rail 16 side, and is located in the vicinity of the drainage port 24 of the rear rail 17. The stopper 10 includes an attachment 27, a cushion material 28 made of rubber or the like, and an attachment portion 29. The fixture 27 is configured by a box-like member whose bottom surface and side surface on the left frame 14 side are open, and an end portion of the top surface on the left frame 14 side is bent upward to form the attachment portion 29. . In addition, an opening 30 having an inner diameter that allows a human finger to be inserted is formed on the upper surface of the fixture 27.
[0021]
On the other hand, a hole 31 is formed between the front wall 18 and the central wall 20 of the left frame 14 for attaching the attachment portion 29 of the attachment 27 by screwing. In a state where the attachment portion 29 is screwed into the hole 31, the front surface 27A and the rear portion of the attachment 27 on the cushion material 28 side are placed on the front rail 16, and the attachment portion 29 side portion is sealed. Located on the material 26. Then, a triangular gap as shown in FIG. 3 is formed between the seal material 26 and the gap between the lower end of the surface of the fixture 27 on which the cushion material 28 is attached and the front rail 16 surface. It is formed.
[0022]
Further, in this state, the stopper 10 protrudes to the right from the left frame 14 with a predetermined dimension, and the cushion material 28 is located at the tip thereof. A communication portion that communicates the inside and the outside is formed in the stopper 10 by the gap between the front rail 16 and the stopper 10 and the shape of the fixture 27.
[0023]
When the door 8 is opened and closed in this state, the lower left sash 21 of the door 8 comes into contact with the cushion material 28 of the stopper 10 and cannot be opened any more (FIG. 3). Thereby, even if the door 8 is fully opened, it does not contact the left edge of the opening 6, that is, the left frame 14, and it is possible to prevent the fingers from being pinched.
[0024]
On the other hand, when the interior of the storage chamber 5 is cooled, the dew condensation generated in the door 8 drops on the lower rail frame 11 along the transparent plate glass 22 and the sash 21 of the door 8. The condensed water dripped onto the lower rail frame 11 passes through a gap formed between the fixture 27 of the stopper 10 and the front rail 16 and enters the stopper 10, passes through the inside thereof, and the sealing material 26. It passes through the space formed between the central walls 15 and reaches a drainage port 24 formed in the rear rail 17. Then, it flows into this drain outlet 24, is discharged | emitted in the water distribution pipe 25, and, thereby, dew condensation water is drained outside.
[0025]
In addition, the condensed water can be treated in a sanitary manner as compared with the case where the condensed water is discharged into the storage chamber 5. When the drainage port 24 is clogged or when the stopper 10 and the lower rail frame 11 are cleaned, the screw of the mounting part 29 of the mounting tool 27 is removed and the opening 30 formed on the upper surface of the mounting tool 27 is opened. Insert the finger to lift the stopper 10 and remove it from the lower rail frame 11. As a result, maintenance such as cleaning can be easily performed. In addition, regarding the clogging of the drain port 24, the clogging can be eliminated by inserting a rod or the like into the opening 30 of the fixture 27 and inserting the drain port 24 without removing the stopper 10.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in a showcase in which the front opening of the storage room is closed with a sliding door so as to be opened and closed, the rail is provided at the lower edge of the opening and the door is movably fitted therein. And a stopper provided on the rail, with which the door contacts when the door is opened, and a drain outlet formed at the end of the rail in the vicinity of the stopper. Because it is composed of a fixture that protrudes in the direction with a predetermined size and is placed on the rail, and a cushion material that is provided at the tip of this fixture and that comes into contact with the door, the door contacts the opening edge even when the door is fully open. Without touching the cushion material, it is possible to prevent the fingers from being pinched.
[0027]
In particular, the fixture mounted on the rail is provided with a communication part that communicates the space on the rail inside and outside the fixture, so that dew condensation that has occurred on the door and dropped on the rail is formed in the fixture. It reaches the drainage port through the communicated part and is smoothly discharged.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a showcase to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a lower portion of a front opening of a showcase to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical side view of a lower portion of a front opening of a showcase.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the lower portion of the front opening of the showcase with the stopper removed.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Showcase 5 Storage chamber 6 Opening 7 and 8 Door 10 Stopper 11 Lower rail frame 14 Left frame 16 Front rail 17 Rear rail 24 Drain port 25 Water distribution pipe 26 Sealing material 27 Mounting tool 28 Cushioning material 29 Mounting part 30 Opening

Claims (1)

In the showcase where the front opening of the storage room is closed freely with a sliding door door,
A rail provided on the lower edge of the opening and in which the door is movably fitted, a stopper provided on the rail, which contacts the door when the door is opened, and an end of the rail near the stopper A drain port formed in the section, the stopper protrudes from the end of the rail with a predetermined dimension in the longitudinal direction, and is mounted on the rail, and is provided at the tip of the bracket, A showcase comprising a cushioning material with which the door abuts, and a communicating portion communicating with the space on the rail inside and outside the fitting is formed in the fitting.

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