JP7019944B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a showcase.

For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a showcase that is installed on a counter of a store such as a convenience store and in which a product is placed so as to be visible from the outside.

Such a showcase includes a case body. The case body has a box-like shape and is provided with a storage chamber inside. In this case body, the front surface constituting the storage chamber constitutes a customer service surface, and an opening is formed in the rear surface constituting the storage chamber.

In the storage room of the case body, a plurality of product storage shelves are provided along the vertical direction. The product storage shelf is used to store products to be stored.

In such a showcase, the front surface (customer service surface) of the case body, which constitutes the storage chamber, is made of a transparent resin material or the like, so that the products placed on the product storage shelves can be visually recognized through the customer service surface. I try to make it.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-96843

In the showcase proposed in Patent Document 1 described above, a shelf board constituting a product mounting shelf is provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and the shelf board is pulled out rearward to open the opening. It is exposed to the outside of the case body through the case, making it easy to take out and refill the product.

However, in the above showcase, the shelves are only provided so that they can slide in the front-rear direction, so even if the shelves slide forward and are placed in the storage room, they are maintained in a horizontal position. It becomes. Therefore, depending on the type of product, there is a risk that the product placed on the product storage shelf may be difficult to see through the customer service aspect.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a showcase that makes it easy to see the products placed on the product storage shelves and simplifies the work of taking out and replenishing the products on the product storage shelves. The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the showcase according to the present invention has a box-shaped case body having a front surface constituting a customer service surface and an opening formed on the rear surface, and a storage chamber formed inside the case body. In a showcase provided with a plurality of product shelves provided along the vertical direction and the products placed on the product shelves can be visually recognized through the customer service surface, the upper surface of the product shelves is It constitutes a product mounting surface on which the product is placed, and is normally stored in the storage chamber. On the other hand, when the product is pulled out toward the rear, it is pulled out to the rear through the opening. A shelf board that can be slid back and forth in a retracted state, and when the shelf board is in the stored state, the shelf board is gradually lowered as the product mounting surface faces forward. It is characterized by being provided with a posture adjusting means for making the shelf board in a horizontal posture in which the product mounting surface is substantially horizontal when the shelf board is in the drawer state while making the shelf board in an inclined tilted posture. do.

Further, in the present invention, in the showcase, the posture adjusting means is detachably attached to the rear end portion of the shelf board, and the posture has an inclined surface in which the lower end portion gradually inclines downward toward the rear. It is characterized by being provided with an adjusting member.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the showcase, the posture adjusting member is made of a resin material.

According to the present invention, when the shelf board is in the stored state, the posture adjusting means constituting the product mounting shelf is inclined so as to gradually incline the shelf board downward as the product mounting surface faces forward. Since the product is placed in the posture, it is possible to easily see the product placed on the product mounting surface through the front surface of the case body. Further, when the shelf board is in the drawer state, the posture adjusting means causes the shelf board to be in a horizontal posture in which the product mounting surface is substantially horizontal, so that an employee of a store or the like can remove the product from the product mounting shelf, for example. The product can be easily taken out and the product can be easily placed on the product storage shelf. Therefore, it is possible to make the products placed on the product storage shelves easier to see and to simplify the work of taking out and replenishing the products on the product storage shelves.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view schematically showing a case where the internal structure of the showcase according to the embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the right side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a case where the uppermost product storage shelf among a plurality of product storage shelves in the storage room is viewed from the upper right side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a case where the uppermost product storage shelf among a plurality of product storage shelves in the storage room is viewed from the lower right side. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the bracket members shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the bracket member shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the bracket member shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a left side view showing a state in which the right bracket member is supported by the right shelf column. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a state in which the bracket member on the right side is supported by the shelf column on the right side. FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a state in which the locking piece is inserted into the first locking hole and locked. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the receiving member shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a main part of the product storage shelf. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the rail member shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the shelves shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the engaging member and the posture adjusting member provided on the shelf board shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the case where the product loading shelf shown in FIG. 2 is viewed from the upper right rear side. FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional side view of the product storage shelf shown in FIG. 15 as viewed from the right. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a case where the shelf board of the product loading shelf shown in FIG. 2 is in a drawer state. FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional side view of the product storage shelf shown in FIG. 17 as viewed from the right.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the showcase according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view schematically showing a case where the internal structure of the showcase according to the embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the right side. The showcase illustrated here is installed on a counter of a store such as a convenience store to display products, and includes a case body 10.

The case body 10 has a box-like shape, and a storage chamber 11 is formed inside. In the case body 10, the front surface 12 constituting the storage chamber 11 constitutes a customer service surface together with the left and right side surfaces 13, and an opening (hereinafter, also referred to as a rear surface opening) 14a is formed in the rear surface 14 constituting the storage chamber 11. ing.

In the case body 10, each surface 12 and the like constituting the storage chamber 11 is made of a transparent glass material or a resin material having a heat insulating structure, and the storage chamber 11 can be visually recognized from the outside. Further, the front surface 12 constituting the customer service surface is gradually curved backward as it goes upward.

In the storage chamber 11 of the case body 10, a plurality of product storage shelves 20 are arranged side by side in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction.

2 and 3 show the uppermost product storage shelf 20 among the plurality of product storage shelves 20 in the storage chamber 11, respectively, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a case of being viewed from the upper right side. Yes, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a case of being viewed from the lower right side.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the product mounting shelf 20 includes a bracket member 21, a receiving member 22, and a shelf board 23.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bracket members 21 are a pair of left and right members. Such a bracket member 21 is supported by a shelf column 30 (see FIG. 1) in such a manner that the inner surfaces of the bracket members 21 face each other. The "inner surface" here means the left surface of the bracket member 21 on the right side and the right surface of the bracket member 21 on the left side.

The shelf columns 30 are a pair of left and right shelves erected on the rear side of the storage chamber 11 so that their inner surfaces face each other. These shelf columns 30 are formed with a first locking hole 301 (see FIG. 7) and a second locking hole 302 (see FIG. 7). The "inner surface" here means the left surface of the right shelf pillar 30, and the right surface of the left shelf pillar 30.

The first locking hole 301 is a rectangular shape formed on the inner surface of each shelf column 30 at predetermined intervals along the vertical direction. That is, the first locking holes 301 formed at the respective height levels on the inner surface of each shelf column 30 are formed so as to face each other in a pair on the left and right.

The second locking holes 302 are formed on the front surface of each shelf column 30 at predetermined intervals along the vertical direction. These second locking holes 302 are elongated holes formed in a continuous manner on the inner surface of the shelf column 30. Further, the second locking hole 302 is formed so that the vertical dimension of the portion opened on the inner surface of the shelf pillar 30 is larger than the vertical dimension of the portion opened on the front surface of the shelf pillar 30.

5 and 6 show the bracket member 21, respectively, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the bracket member 21, and FIG. 6 is a rear view of the bracket member 21.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the bracket member 21 has two bracket rollers 211 rotatably arranged on the inner surface thereof, and has a locking piece 212, an abutting piece 213, and an engaging piece 214. A side stopper 215 and a reinforcing plate 216 are provided.

There are a plurality of locking pieces 212 (three in the illustrated example), and the tongue piece-shaped portion at the rear end of the bracket member 21 is outward, that is, the right bracket member 21 is on the right side, and the left bracket member 21 is on the left side. Then, it is formed by bending it to the left.

A notch 212a is formed at the lower end of the base end portion of the locking piece 212. Here, the length of the notch 212a in the left-right direction is slightly larger than the thickness of the sheet metal constituting the shelf column 30, that is, the thickness of the opening edge portion of the first locking hole 301.

The contact piece 213 has a rectangular portion formed by cutting up a portion of the bracket member 21 that is on the front side of the locking piece 212 and is in the same direction as the locking piece 212. It was formed by being bent into a. The contact piece 213 is a long portion whose vertical direction is the longitudinal direction. Further, a locking projection 213a is provided at the lower end of the contact piece 213. The locking projection 213a is formed by bending the lower end edge portion of the contact piece 213 toward the rear, and projects toward the rear.

There are a plurality of engaging pieces 214 (two in the illustrated example), each of which is a rear end portion of the bracket member 21 and is a flat plate-shaped portion formed so as to project rearward between the locking pieces 212. Is.

The side stopper 215 is a rod-shaped one provided at the front end portion of the bracket member 21 so as to project outward. Here, the outside means the right side in the bracket member 21 on the right side, and means the left side in the bracket member 21 on the left side.

The side stopper 215 is a long member whose left-right direction is the longitudinal direction, and the length in the left-right direction is such that the tip can be in contact with the side surface 13 of the case body 10.

The reinforcing plate 216 is formed by bending, for example, a steel plate, and is attached to the inner surface of the bracket member 21, respectively. In such a reinforcing plate 216, a horizontally extending portion 216a, an upper extending portion 216b, and a rear extending portion 216c are continuously formed.

The horizontally extending portion 216a is a long portion having a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction, and extends along the front-rear direction in the lower region of the bracket roller 211. The upper extension portion 216b is a portion extending upward from the inner end portion of the horizontal extension portion 216a. The posterior extension portion 216c is a portion extending in a manner of gradually inclining downward from the rear end edge portion of the horizontal extension portion 216a toward the rear.

7 and 8 show a state in which the right bracket member 21 is supported by the right shelf column 30, respectively, FIG. 7 is a left side view, and FIG. 8 is a plan view. Since the left bracket member 21 is different only in the left-right direction from the right bracket member 21, the supported state of the right bracket member 21 will be described here, and the left bracket member 21 will be described. I will omit it.

The right bracket member 21 is brought closer to the right shelf column 30 from the left side, the locking piece 212 is made to enter the first locking hole 301, and the locking projection 213a is made to enter the second locking hole 302. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the bracket member 21 on the right side is displaced downward so that the lower edge portion 301a of the first locking hole 301 relatively enters the notch 212a of the locking piece 212. The contact piece 213 is in contact with the front surface of the shelf column 30, the engaging piece 214 is in contact with the inner surface of the shelf column 30, and the bracket member 21 on the right side is supported by the shelf column 30 on the right side.

As shown in FIG. 10, the receiving member 22 is a pair of left and right members. The receiving member 22 has a long shape whose front-rear direction is the longitudinal direction, and has a receiving base portion 221 extending in the vertical direction and a receiving base portion 221 extending inward from the upper end edge portion of the receiving base portion 221. It has an upper surface portion 222. Here, the inside means the left side of the receiving member 22 on the right side and the right side of the receiving member 22 on the left side.

Two receiving roller 223s are rotatably arranged on the outer surface of the receiving base 221. Here, the outer surface means the right surface of the receiving member 22 on the right side and the left surface of the receiving member 22 on the left side.

The receiving top surface portion 222 is formed with a receiving hole 224 having a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. The receiving hole 224 is formed so that the width of the central portion in the longitudinal direction is larger than the width of the front portion and the rear portion.

Further, a receiving stopper portion 225 is formed at the rear end portion of the receiving upper surface portion 222. The receiving stopper portion 225 is formed by bending a rectangular portion projecting rearward at the rear end portion of the receiving upper surface portion 222 upward and then bending it forward.

As shown in FIG. 11, such a receiving member 22 is arranged on the inner surface of the bracket member 21 via the rail member 24. Here, as shown in FIG. 12, the rail member 24 is configured by joining the bracket rail portion 24a and the shelf rail portion 24b to each other. The rail member 24 is also a pair of left and right rail members, like the bracket member 21 and the receiving member 22.

The bracket rail portion 24a is a long rod-shaped body having a substantially U-shaped vertical cross section and a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. The bracket rail portion 24a allows the bracket roller 211 to enter and rolls the bracket roller 211.

The shelf rail portion 24b is a long rod-shaped body having a substantially U-shaped vertical cross section and a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. The shelf rail portion 24b allows the receiving portion roller 223 to enter and rolls the receiving portion roller 223.

As described above, the rail member 24 can slide and move along the front-rear direction with respect to the bracket member 21 by the bracket roller 211 entering the bracket rail portion 24a and rolling.

Further, the receiving member 22 is capable of sliding and moving in the front-rear direction with respect to the rail member 24 by the receiving portion roller 223 entering the shelf rail portion 24b of the rail member 24 and rolling. That is, the receiving member 22 is provided on the bracket member 21 so as to be slidable along the front-rear direction with respect to the inner surface via the rail member 24.

The shelf board 23 has a shelf base portion 23a. The shelf base portion 23a is made of, for example, a steel plate or the like, and is a portion having a substantially flat plate shape. The upper surface of the shelf base 23a constitutes a product mounting surface for mounting the product, and the shelf regulating portion 23b and the shelf handle portion 23c are formed.

The shelf restricting portion 23b is a pair of left and right formed on both left and right side portions of the shelf base portion 23a. These shelf restricting portions 23b are formed in such a manner that the left end portion and the right end portion of the shelf base portion 23a are bent upward so as to extend upward.

The shelf handle portion 23c is formed so as to extend upward at the central portion in the left-right direction at the rear end portion of the shelf base portion 23a.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, engaging members 40 are provided on the left and right ends of the lower surface of the shelf base 23a. The engaging member 40 has an engaging base 41, a long protrusion 42, and a hook 43. The engaging base portion 41 is a long flat plate member whose front-rear direction is the longitudinal direction, and is provided so that the upper surface thereof is joined to the lower surface of the shelf base portion 23a.

The elongated protrusion 42 projects downward from the left and right ends of the engagement base 41. The elongated member has a larger extending length downward on the outer side than on the inner side. The front-rear length and the left-right length of such a long protrusion 42 are large enough to enter the receiving hole 224.

The hook portion 43 is provided at the front end portion of the engaging base portion 41. The hook portion 43 extends downward from the engaging base 41 and then extends forward.

The engagement member 40 is provided with a posture adjusting member 50. The posture adjusting member 50 is a molded product made of a resin material such as plastic. The posture adjusting member 50 is a pair of left and right members, and an inclined surface 51 that gradually inclines downward toward the rear is formed at the lower end portion.

In such a posture adjusting member 50, a screw N penetrating a through hole 42a formed on the rear side of an outer elongated protrusion 42 inserts an insertion hole 52 formed in the posture adjusting member 50. It is attached to the engaging member 40 by passing through the fastening hole 45a of the mounting metal 45 joined to the engaging base 41 between the elongated protrusions 42 and screwing into the mounting metal 45. That is, the posture adjusting member 50 is detachably attached to the rear end portion of the shelf board 23.

Such a shelf board 23 has a long protrusion 42 in each engaging member 40 of the shelf base 23a so as to enter the receiving hole 224 of each receiving member 22, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The hook portion 43 is engaged with the receiving member 22 so as to straddle the receiving member 22 by locking the hook portion 43 to the leading edge portion of the receiving hole 224 in the receiving member 22.

By engaging with each receiving member 22, the shelf plate 23 can slide and move in the front-rear direction with respect to the bracket member 21. That is, when the shelf board 23 is pulled out, it can slide backward through the rear opening 14a, and when it is extruded, it slides backward through the rear opening 14a. It is possible to do.

In the showcase having the above configuration, the shelf plate 23 is attached to the regulation piece 217 (see FIG. 3 and the like) in which the rail member 24 projects inward toward the front end portion of the bracket member 21 when the shelf plate 23 is extruded. Along with the abutting, the receiving portion roller 223 on the front side of the receiving member 22 is arranged at the front end position where the receiving portion roller 223 abuts on the front stopper 24b1 provided at the front end of the shelf rail portion 24b of the rail member 24 (see FIG. 2). The storage state is set in the storage room 11 as shown.

When the shelf board 23 is in the retracted state in this way, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the rear end portion of the inclined surface 51 of the posture adjusting member 50 is horizontal after sliding contact with the rear extension portion 216c of the reinforcing plate 216. The shelf board 23 is placed on the upper surface of the extending portion 216a, so that the shelf board 23 is in an inclined posture in which the upper surface (commodity mounting surface) is gradually inclined downward as the upper surface (product mounting surface) is directed toward the front.

On the other hand, when the shelf board 23 is pulled out, it slides backward and is pulled out to the rear through the rear opening 14a.

When the shelf board 23 is in the pulled-out state in this way, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the posture adjusting member 50 is separated from the horizontally extending portion 216a of the reinforcing plate 216, whereby the shelf board 23 is separated from the horizontally extending portion 216a. , The upper surface (product mounting surface) is in a horizontal posture that is almost horizontal.

As described above, when the shelf board 23 is in the stored state, the posture adjusting member 50 causes the shelf board 23 to be in an inclined posture in which the product mounting surface is gradually inclined downward as the product mounting surface is directed forward, while the shelf board 23 is in an inclined posture. When the 23 is in the drawer state, the shelf board 23 is placed in a horizontal posture in which the product mounting surface is substantially horizontal.

As described above, according to the showcase according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the shelf board 23 is in the stored state, the posture adjusting member 50 is placed in front of the product mounting surface. Since the tilted posture is gradually tilted downward toward the direction, the product mounted on the product mounting surface can be easily seen through the front surface 12 of the case body 10. Further, when the shelf board 23 is in the drawer state, the posture adjusting member 50 causes the shelf board 23 to be in a horizontal posture in which the product mounting surface is substantially horizontal, so that an employee of a store or the like can use the product mounting shelf, for example. The product can be easily taken out from the product 20 and the product can be easily placed on the product storage shelf 20. Therefore, it is possible to make the products placed on the product storage shelves 20 easy to see and to simplify the work of taking out and replenishing the products on the product storage shelves 20.

According to the above showcase, since the posture adjusting member 50 is detachably provided on the shelf board 23, it depends on the installation height level of the applicable product mounting shelf 20 and the inclination angle in the stored state. A posture adjusting member 50 having a preferable shape can be used.

According to the above showcase, since the posture adjusting member 50 is made of a resin material, it is possible to reduce the generation of friction and the like with the reinforcing plate 216 and to suppress the generation of metal scraps.

According to the above showcase, the shelf handle portion 23c is formed so as to extend upward at the central portion in the left-right direction at the rear end portion of the shelf base portion 23a, so that the store employees and the like can take such measures. The shelf plate 23 can be pulled out satisfactorily by gripping the shelf handle portion 23c.

According to the above showcase, the shelf plate 23 constituting the product mounting shelf 20 can be easily removed from the receiving member 22 by separating the hook portion 43 from the leading edge portion of the receiving hole 224 of the receiving member 22. The shelf board 23 can be easily cleaned.

According to the above showcase, when the bracket member 21 is moved inward with respect to the shelf column 30, the locking protrusion 213a is second-locked while the locking piece 212 is disengaged from the first locking hole 301. It can be detached from the hole 302, the bracket member 21 can be easily removed together with the rail member 24 and the receiving member 22, and the bracket member 21 and the like can be easily cleaned.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made.

In the above-described embodiment, the posture adjusting member 50 detachably provided at the rear end portion of the shelf board 23 constitutes the posture adjusting means, but in the present invention, when the shelf board is in the stored state, the shelf board is in a stored state. When the shelf board is in an inclined posture and the shelf board is in a drawer state, various forms can be adopted as long as the shelf board can be in a horizontal posture.

In the above-described embodiment, the posture adjusting member 50 has an inclined surface 51 formed at the lower end portion, but in the present invention, inclined surfaces having different inclination angles are formed at the end portions of the posture adjusting member. You may be. According to this, by installing the posture adjusting member so that the arbitrary end portion becomes the lower end portion, the tilt angle of the product mounting surface of the shelf board in the tilted posture can be arbitrarily changed.

In the above-described embodiment, the rear surface opening 14a is formed on the rear surface 14 of the case body 10, but in the present invention, the rear surface opening is opened and closed by a door body provided on the rear surface so as to be swingable. There may be.

10 Case body 11 Storage room 12 Front surface 14 Rear surface 14a Rear surface opening 20 Product mounting shelf 21 Bracket member 216 Reinforcing plate 22 Receiving member 23 Shelf plate 24 Rail member 40 Engagement member 50 Posture adjustment member 51 Inclined surface

Claims (3)

A box-shaped case body with a front surface that constitutes a customer service surface and an opening formed on the rear surface.
A showcase in which the storage chamber formed inside the case body is provided with a plurality of product storage shelves provided in the vertical direction, and the products placed on the product storage shelves can be visually recognized through the customer service surface. In
The product storage shelf is
A pair of left and right bracket members supported on a pair of left and right shelf columns erected on the rear side of the storage chamber so that their inner surfaces face each other, and a pair of left and right bracket members, each of which faces forward.
The upper surface constitutes the product mounting surface on which the product is placed, and is normally stored in the storage chamber. On the other hand, when the product is pulled out toward the rear, the product is moved backward through the opening. A shelf board that can be slid back and forth with respect to the bracket member in a pulled-out state.
When the shelf board is in the stored state, the shelf board is placed in an inclined posture in which the shelf board is gradually inclined downward as the product mounting surface is directed forward, while the shelf board is in the drawer state. Is provided with a posture adjusting means for making the shelf board in a horizontal posture in which the product mounting surface is substantially horizontal.
The posture adjusting means is provided with a posture adjusting member that is detachably attached to the rear end portion of the shelf board and has an inclined surface whose lower end portion gradually inclines downward toward the rear. A showcase characterized in that the shelf board is brought into the inclined posture by placing the inclined surface on the horizontally extending portion of the bracket member when the is in the stored state. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the posture adjusting member is made of a resin material. The shelf pillar is
A rectangular first locking hole formed on the inner surface at predetermined intervals along the vertical direction, and
It is an elongated hole formed on the front surface at predetermined intervals along the vertical direction and continuously formed on the inner surface, and the vertical dimension of the portion opened on the inner surface is larger than the vertical dimension of the portion opened on the front surface. Also has a large second locking hole,
The bracket member is
A plurality of locking pieces formed by bending the tongue piece-shaped portion at the rear end of the bracket member outward, and
A rectangular portion formed by cutting up a portion of the rear end portion of the bracket member on the front side of the locking piece is bent in the same direction as the locking piece. And a contact piece having a locking projection whose lower end edge is bent toward the rear,
A plurality of engaging pieces which are rear ends of the bracket member and are formed so as to project rearward between the locking pieces, and the plurality of locking pieces are any first engaging pieces. After entering the stop hole and the locking projection entering any second locking hole, the engaging piece contacts the inner surface of the shelf column while the contact piece contacts the front surface of the shelf column. The showcase according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the showcase is supported by the shelf pillar.

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