JP4131606B2 - Cooling showcase - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a showcase in which a kick plate is attached in front of a heat insulating wall.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of showcase is installed in a store such as a supermarket and used for food display and sales. For example, as a first conventional example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-173279 discloses a A showcase with a kick plate below the wall is shown.
[0003]
That is, the kick plate is provided with hook-shaped attachments fixed to the main body and bent at the front end at the upper and lower portions of the lower part of the showcase main body, bent upward at the upper end of the kick plate and opened downward to form the upper attachment metal. An engaging portion for locking is provided, a lower end portion is bent backward to form a horizontal portion, an engaging hole for locking the lower attachment metal is formed in the horizontal portion, and the kick plate and the main body are further formed A cushion is interposed between the case and the case.
[0004]
As a second conventional example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-335413 discloses a kick plate that conceals a space between a heat insulating wall and an installation floor surface by an upper kick plate and a lower kick plate. Shown is a showcase in which the kick plate is fixed so as to overlap with the bumper, and the lower kick plate is attached so as to be movable up and down while maintaining the state overlapping with the upper kick plate.
[0005]
These kick plates are for concealing between the heat insulating wall and the installation floor surface from the front, and concealing piping and mechanical parts provided there.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the floor of a supermarket or the like on which a showcase is installed is not necessarily flat, and in most cases has irregularities. On the other hand, it is necessary to install the showcase horizontally, and in general, such unevenness is absorbed by adjusting the protruding amount of the adjuster bolt provided on the pedestal. Therefore, when the adjuster bolt is protruded greatly, the space between the floor surface and the heat insulating wall is enlarged, and in the opposite case, the space is reduced.
[0007]
In such a case, in the first conventional example, since the lower mounting metal is locked to the horizontal portion of the lower end portion of the kick plate, the kick plate is attached to the space between the floor surface and the heat insulating wall. It cannot be adjusted up and down, and the lower end of the kick plate is separated from the floor to form a large gap. In particular, the vicinity of the installation floor surface cannot be concealed from the front, which is not preferable in terms of appearance. In addition, dust, cotton dust, and the like that have a great influence when adhering to piping and machine parts have entered from the gap between the installation floor and the lower end of the kick plate.
[0008]
In the second conventional example, the kick plate can be adjusted up and down in accordance with the distance between the floor surface and the heat insulating wall, but a cart such as a cart used in the store or a customer's foot collide. In order to prevent the kick plate from being deformed, it is necessary to use a thick steel plate, and the weight is heavy. Since the upper kick plate and the lower kick plate are used, the price is high.
[0009]
The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and it can be reliably concealed even if the distance between the heat insulating wall and the floor surface fluctuates, and a cart such as a cart and a customer's foot collide. It is an object of the present invention to provide a showcase in which the kick plate is not easily deformed.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A showcase according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a heat insulating wall constituting a main body, and a kick plate provided in front of the heat insulating wall and concealing between the heat insulating wall and a floor surface. The kick plate has a fixing portion at the upper portion and an engaging portion at the lower portion. A fixing member for fixing the upper portion of the kick plate is provided behind the kick plate, and an intermediate portion of the kick plate. And a locking member that locks to the lower engaging portion, and the locking member and the kick plate are movable up and down.
[0011]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the abutting member that abuts against the intermediate portion of the kick plate is provided behind the kick plate, the kick plate is deformed when a cart such as a cart collides with a customer's foot. Does not occur easily. In addition, since the locking member and the kick plate can be moved up and down, when the distance between the heat insulating wall and the floor surface fluctuates, the kick plate is moved up and down to adjust the height. Can be concealed.
[0012]
A showcase according to a second aspect of the present invention is the showcase according to the first aspect, wherein the contact member is provided so as to be movable up and down.
[0013]
According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to claim 1, since the contact member is provided so as to be movable up and down, the contact member is moved to a predetermined position where a cart such as a cart or a customer's foot easily collides. By moving up and down, the deformation of the kick plate can be effectively prevented.
[0014]
A showcase according to a third aspect of the present invention is the showcase according to the first or second aspect, wherein the showcase includes pedestals on both lower sides of the heat insulating wall, and the abutting member extends between the pedestals. The locking member is fixed to the contact member.
[0015]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect, the contact member is provided between the base legs, and the locking member is fixed to the contact member. In the meantime, the kick plate can be locked to the locking member fixed to the contact member.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0017]
1 is a side view of the showcase of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view below the front wall of the showcase, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state where the front lower portion of the showcase is viewed from the front with the kick plate removed. 4 is a side sectional view of the front lower part of the showcase, FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the lower part of the front of the showcase showing the adjuster bolt protruding and the front part of the showcase being raised, and FIG. 6 is a side showing the mounting state of the storage box FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a mounting portion of the storage box below the front wall of the showcase, and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the main part showing the mounting portion of the storage box.
[0018]
The cooling showcase 1 of the present invention is a so-called open showcase, and is installed in a store such as a supermarket. The main body of the cooling showcase 1 includes a front wall 7, an upper wall 8, a rear wall 9, a bottom wall 10, and It consists of left and right side plates (not shown), and the inside of these front walls 7 and the like is filled with a foamed resin such as polyurethane foam as a heat insulating material to form a heat insulating wall 11. And an opening 2 for taking out is formed.
[0019]
A partition top plate 13, a partition post plate 14 and a partition floor plate 15 made of a non-rusting metal plate such as a coated steel plate or stainless steel are disposed at an appropriate interval from the inner surface of the heat insulating wall 11. A space between the partition top plate 13, the post-partition plate 14, the partition floor plate 15 and the heat insulating wall 11 serves as a cool air flow path 16. A multi-stage product display shelf 19 is provided in the display chamber 18 surrounded by the partition top plate 13, the partition rear plate 14 and the partition floor plate 15.
[0020]
A cooler 21 and a cooler blower 17 are disposed in the cool air flow path 16 below the partition floor plate 15. Refrigerant is supplied to the cooler 21 from a refrigerator (not shown) including a condenser and a compressor disposed separately from the cooling showcase 1 to be at a low temperature. When the cooler blower 17 rotates, the air in the cool air passage 16 is blown in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 1, and the air flowing into the cool air passage 16 is cooled by the cooler 21 to It is discharged from the outlet 23 into the display chamber 18.
[0021]
The cool air discharged from the cool air discharge port 23 forms an air curtain 26 on the front surface of the display chamber 18, that is, the opening 2 for storing and taking out the product, and cools the inside of the display chamber 18, and forms the front upper portion of the partition floor plate 15. The air is sucked in from the suction passage 27 and returned to the cool air flow passage 16. In this way, air is circulated.
[0022]
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, pedestals 28 and 28 are provided on the lower left and right sides of the heat insulating wall 11 (may be provided between them). A horizontally long kick plate 29 is attached below the front wall 7 of the heat insulating wall 11. The kick plate 29 is a plate body which is formed by bending a horizontally long steel plate and vertically stands, and includes a fixing portion 29A provided with a long long hole in the vertical direction, an intermediate portion 29B below the fixing portion 29A, Piping and machine parts that are provided below the heat insulating wall 11 of the showcase and that include an engaging portion 29D that extends substantially horizontally rearward from the lower end of the intermediate portion 29B and that has a plurality of angular engaging holes 29C. This prevents dust, cotton dust, and the like from adhering to the surface and conceals the space between the heat insulating wall 11 and the floor surface F from the front. The fixed portion 29A at the upper end of the kick plate 29 is formed by being bent slightly at the front and then bent at an obtuse angle, and the upper end of the fixed portion 29A is bent 180 degrees to be tightly bent. Prevents finger injury when opening. In addition, the screw 25 that fixes the fixing portion 29A at the upper end of the kick plate 29 to a fixing member 31 described later is blocked from view by the front wall 7 of the showcase 1 for the sake of design, and is therefore not received by the product purchaser. It is provided in an invisible position.
[0023]
Fixing members 31 are attached to both sides of the heat insulation wall 11 at the lower part of the front wall 7 (may be provided between them). The fixing member 31 is screwed and fixed to the front lower surface of the front wall 7 of the heat insulating wall 11 and the lower surface of the bottom wall 10 of the heat insulating wall 11, and further forward from a substantially central portion of the vertical portion 31A. After extending, it extends upward to form a fixing portion 31B, and the fixing portion 31B is provided with a hole.
[0024]
An abutting member 32 formed by bending a horizontally long steel plate is provided across the left and right front ends of the pedestals 28 and 28. The contact member 32 has a first vertical portion 32A, a first horizontal portion 32B extending forward from the lower end of the first vertical portion 32A, and an upper portion extending from the first horizontal portion 32B. The contact portion 32C includes a second horizontal portion 32D extending forward from the upper end of the first vertical portion 32A. Two first elongated holes (not shown) that are vertically long are formed at both ends of the first vertical portion 32A of the contact member. An adjuster bolt fixing tool 33 having a substantially L-shaped cross section and the abutting member 32 are fixed to the base legs 28 and 28 by a bolt 34. That is, the bolt 34 is inserted into the adjuster bolt fixing tool 33, the bolt 34 is inserted into the first elongated hole of the abutting member 32, and further screwed into the base legs 28 and 28 to be tightened, thereby fixing the adjuster bolt. The tool 33 and the contact member 32 are fixed. Further, height adjuster bolts 35 are fixed to the adjuster bolt fixture 33, respectively.
[0025]
In the first vertical portion 32A of the contact member 32, a plurality of second long holes 32E that are vertically long are formed between the left and right pedestals 28, 28, and a plurality of small widths are formed in the second long holes 32E. The locking member 37 is fixed. The locking member 37 includes a substantially vertical vertical portion 37A in which four holes 37D are formed in the vertical direction, a bent portion 37B bent at an obtuse angle from the lower end of the vertical portion 37A, and the bent portion 37B. A locking portion 37 </ b> C extending upward from the front end is formed. Then, the screw 36 is inserted into the second long hole 32E of the contact member 32, and the screw 36 is screwed into any of the holes 37D of the lock member 37 to be tightened. It is fixed to the rear surface of the member 32.
[0026]
Next, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, a rectangular window hole 29 </ b> F is formed in the intermediate portion 29 </ b> B of the kick plate 29, and is used when cleaning the advertising POP or tag used at the time of sale or the display chamber 18. A storage box 40 for storing waste or the like to be stored is inserted into the window hole 29F. A sliding member 38 is provided behind the window hole 29 </ b> F of the kick plate 29. The sliding member 38 is composed of left and right sliding portions 38A, 38A and a rear portion 38B. The sliding portion 38A extends downward and is bent forward to form a horizontal portion 38C. The horizontal portion 38C is fixed to the first horizontal portion 32B of the contact member 32. The rear end of the sliding portion 38 </ b> A of the sliding member 38 is supported by a pair of support members 39 and 39 that are fixed to the lower surface of the bottom wall 10 of the heat insulating wall 11 and hang down.
[0027]
The storage box 40 has a box-like shape opened on the upper surface, and a main body portion 40A having a smaller allowable width and height than the size of the window hole 29F of the kick plate 29, and a smaller allowable width and height than the window hole 29F of the kick plate 29. The front surface portion 40B is formed with a large front surface portion 40B, and a handle portion 40C is formed at the upper end of the front surface portion 40B by extending forward and then bending downward.
[0028]
When the storage box 40 is inserted from the front of the window hole 29F of the kick plate 29, the front surface portion 40B having a smaller allowable width and height than the window hole 29F of the kick plate 29 closes the window hole 29F of the kick plate 29, The handle portion 40C is located below the fixed portion 29A from which the kick plate 29 protrudes, and the bottom surface of the storage box 40 slides on the sliding portion 38A of the sliding member 38 so that it can be easily inserted and removed. become.
[0029]
With the above configuration, the upper portion of the kick plate 29 is fixed by inserting the screw 25 through the long hole of the fixing portion 29A of the kick plate 29, screwing the screw 25 into the hole of the fixing portion 31B of the fixing member 31, and tightening. The lower portion of the kick plate 29 is locked by locking the engaging hole 29C of the engaging portion 29D to the locking member 37.
[0030]
The locking member 37 can move up and down by the dimension of the long hole 32E provided in the contact member 32 by loosening the screw 36, and when the interval between the heat insulating wall 11 and the floor surface F changes, This can be dealt with by moving the kick plate 29 up and down. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the amount of protrusion of the adjuster bolt 35 is increased and the distance is increased, the screw 36 is loosened to lower the locking member 37, and the fixing portion on the upper portion of the kick plate 29 is fixed. The attachment position of the kick plate 29 is adjusted downward using the long hole 29A. In this way, the kick plate 29 can be lowered and fixed, so that the gap between the floor surface F and the lower end of the kick plate 29 can be reliably hidden. Therefore, the inconvenience that dust and cotton dust enter the lower part of the heat insulating wall 11 from this gap is also eliminated. In FIG. 5, a spacer S is provided between the lower projection 28 </ b> A of the pedestal 28 and the floor surface F. Further, the kick plate 29 can be raised and fixed as necessary.
[0031]
Since four holes 37D are formed in the vertical portion 37A of the locking member 37 in the vertical direction, the hole 32E fixing the locking member 37 is changed to any other predetermined hole 32E. Thus, the locking member 37 can be moved further up and down. Therefore, according to this, it is possible to move the kick plate 29 up and down more greatly.
[0032]
Further, the bolt 34 is loosened, the contact member 32 is moved up and down by the length of the long hole, and the locking member 37 fixed to the contact member 32 is moved up and down to move the kick plate 29 up and down. It is also possible to move to.
[0033]
Next, a contact portion 32C of the contact member 32 is in contact with the kick plate 29 at an intermediate portion 29B between the fixed portion 29A and the engagement portion 29D of the kick plate 29. Thus, even if a cart such as a cart or a customer's foot collides, the kick plate 29 is reinforced by the abutting member 32, so that the kick plate 29 is hardly deformed. Since the contact member 32 is provided at a position lower than the sliding portion 38A of the sliding member 38, no trouble occurs when the storage box 40 is taken forward.
[0034]
Further, since the first elongated hole that is long in the vertical direction is formed in the contact member 32, the contact member 32 moves up and down by loosening the bolt 34, and contacts the rear surface of the kick plate 29. Can be effectively prevented from being deformed by moving the cart up and down to a position where a cart such as a cart or a customer's foot can easily collide.
[0035]
Further, since the contact member 32 is provided between the left and right pedestals 28 and 28, and the locking member 37 is fixed to the contact member 32, kicking is performed at a plurality of locations between the pedestals 28 and 28. By engaging the engaging portion 29D of the plate 29 with the engaging portion 37C of the engaging member 37, the kick plate 29 is strongly held by the engaging member 37, and the deformation of the kick plate 29 is more effectively prevented. Can do.
[0036]
In addition to the above embodiment, the same effect as described above can be obtained by fixing a magnet to the fixing portion 31B of the fixing member 31 and attracting and fixing the fixing portion 29A of the kick plate to the magnet. .
[0037]
Further, if a cushioning material made of foamed polyethylene or the like is provided on the front surface of the contact portion 32C of the contact member 32 and brought into contact with the rear surface of the kick plate 29, a cart such as a cart or a customer's foot will collide. The deformation of the kick plate 29 can be more effectively prevented.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the abutting member that abuts against the intermediate portion of the kick plate is provided behind the kick plate, a cart such as a cart or a customer's foot collides. By doing so, the kick plate is not easily deformed. In addition, since the locking member and the kick plate can be moved up and down, when the distance between the heat insulating wall and the floor surface fluctuates, the kick plate is moved up and down to adjust the height. Can be concealed.
[0039]
According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to claim 1, since the contact member is provided so as to be movable up and down, the contact member is moved to a predetermined position where a cart such as a cart or a customer's foot easily collides. By moving up and down, the deformation of the kick plate can be effectively prevented.
[0040]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect, the contact member is provided between the base legs, and the locking member is fixed to the contact member. In the meantime, the kick plate can be locked to the locking member fixed to the contact member.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a showcase of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view below a front wall of a showcase.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which the kick plate is removed and the front lower portion of the showcase is viewed from the front.
FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a front lower part of the showcase.
FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a lower part of the front of the showcase showing a state in which the adjuster bolt protrudes and the front of the showcase is raised.
FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the storage box is attached.
FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a mounting portion of the storage box below the front wall of the showcase.
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing an attachment portion of the storage box.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Showcase 7 Front wall 10 Bottom wall 11 Thermal insulation wall 28 Base leg 29 Kick plate 29A Fixing part 29C Engagement hole 29D Engagement part 31 Fixing member 32 Contact member 35 Adjuster bolt 37 Locking member 38 Sliding member 40 Storage box

Claims (3)

In a showcase comprising a heat insulating wall constituting a main body, and a kick plate provided in front of the heat insulating wall and concealing between the heat insulating wall and a floor surface,
The kick plate is formed with a fixing portion at the upper portion and an engaging portion at the lower portion, and a fixing member for fixing the upper portion of the kick plate and a middle portion of the kick plate at the rear of the kick plate. A showcase characterized in that an abutting member that abuts and an engaging member that engages with the lower engaging portion are provided, and the engaging member and the kick plate are movable up and down. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the contact member is provided so as to be movable up and down. The showcase includes pedestals on both lower sides of the heat insulating wall, the contact member is provided across the pedestal, and the locking member is fixed to the contact member. The showcase according to claim 1 or 2.

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