JP7119618B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a showcase, and more particularly, to an improvement of a showcase installed in a store such as a convenience store and provided with product placing shelves for placing products inside the case body. .

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in stores such as convenience stores, for example, many showcases are used in which products to be sold are placed on product shelves and housed inside the case body.

The product placement shelf is configured with a bracket member and a shelf board. The bracket member is attached to the shelf by inserting its own locking piece into a predetermined locking hole with respect to the shelf support, in which locking holes are formed at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction on the back side of the storage chamber of the case body. It is a pair of left and right that are supported by a support. These bracket members have slide rails attached to their inner surfaces, and upper portions thereof are bent inward to form bent pieces above the slide rails.

The shelf board is in the form of a rectangular flat plate whose upper surface constitutes a placement surface for placing products. Such a shelf board is attached to the slide rails attached to each bracket member so as to span between these slide rails. Such a shelf plate is slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the bracket member (see Patent Document 1, for example).

Japanese Patent No. 5589448

By the way, generally, the rear ends of the pair of left and right bracket members are connected to each other by a reinforcing member to improve strength. The reinforcing member is an elongated member whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction, and has an L-shaped longitudinal section, for example. The left and right end portions of such a reinforcing member are fastened to the bent piece portion, which is the upper portion of the rear end portion of the bracket member, via a fastening member such as a screw.

Since the reinforcing member is fastened to the bending piece through the fastening member, it is required to sufficiently secure the space between the bending piece and the slide rail to prevent interference of the fastening member. .

Therefore, it is necessary to increase the vertical length of the bracket member. In addition, since the shelf board is arranged above the bracket member, there is a possibility that the vertical dimension of the product mounting shelf becomes excessive. If the vertical dimension of the product placement shelf becomes excessively large in this way, it invites a reduction in the storage capacity of the products to be sold, which is not desirable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a showcase capable of increasing the storage capacity of products for sale.

In order to achieve the above object, a showcase according to the present invention is arranged inside a case body having an opening on the front face facing forward in a manner separated from each other, and the rear ends are connected to each other by a reinforcing member. a pair of left and right bracket members mounted inside the bracket members via a slider; , wherein the bracket member is provided in an upper portion of the rear end portion in such a manner that a tip portion projects toward the other bracket member than the slider, and the tip portion is connected to the reinforcing member It is characterized by comprising a reinforcing mounting portion which is fastened via a fastening member.

Further, in the above showcase, the reinforcing member includes a reinforcing base portion whose left and right end portions are fastened to the reinforcing mounting portion via the fastening member, and a rear end portion of the reinforcing base portion which extends downward. A reinforcing rear end downwardly extending portion whose extending end portion is bent forward and a reinforcing front end downwardly extending portion extending downward from the front end portion of the reinforcing base portion are integrally formed. It is characterized by being configured as follows.

Further, in the above-described showcase, the reinforcing member includes a front reinforcing portion extending forward from the extended end portion of the front reinforcing end downward extending portion, and a front reinforcing portion extending forward from the extending end portion of the front reinforcing end downward extending portion, and a front reinforcing portion extending upward from the front end portion of the front reinforcing portion. and a reinforcing upwardly extending portion whose extending end portion is bent rearward.

Further, according to the present invention, in the showcase described above, the reinforcing attachment portion is fastened to the reinforcing member by the fastening member at a plurality of locations along the front-rear direction of the tip portion.

According to the present invention, the reinforcing attachment portion at the upper portion of the rear end portion of the bracket member is provided in such a manner that the tip portion protrudes toward the other bracket member from the slider, and the tip portion is fastened to the reinforcing member. Since it is fastened via the member, there is no need to consider interference between the fastening member and the slider, and the gap between the upper portion of the bracket member and the slider can be made the necessary minimum size. As a result, the vertical dimension of the bracket members can be reduced, and the vertical dimension of the product placement shelf including the shelf boards installed between the bracket members can be reduced. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to improve the storage capacity of the merchandise to be sold.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view showing a showcase that is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing one product placement shelf shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing one product placement shelf shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing one product placement shelf shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a main part of the product placement shelf shown in FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part of the product placement shelf shown in FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing one product placement shelf shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing one product placement shelf shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

A preferred embodiment of a showcase according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view showing a showcase that is an embodiment of the present invention. The showcase exemplified here is for storing products for sale in a store such as a convenience store, for example, inside the case main body 1 . In particular, this embodiment exemplifies a refrigerating showcase for storing products requiring refrigeration.

That is, in this showcase, by providing the back plate 2 inside the case body 1, the ventilation duct 3 is formed between the back plate 2 and the rear wall 1a of the case body 1, and the ventilation duct 3 is located forward of the back plate 2. A storage room 4 is constructed. An evaporator 5 and a blower fan 6 are arranged inside the ventilation duct 3 . The evaporator 5 constitutes a refrigeration cycle together with a condensing unit (not shown), and exchanges heat with air passing through it. In this showcase, when a condensing unit (not shown) and a blower fan 6 are driven, the air that has passed through the evaporator 5 is circulated and supplied to the storage room 4 through the ventilation duct 3, and the storage room 4 is maintained at a desired refrigeration temperature. will be

The case body 1 has a box-like shape with an opening (hereinafter also referred to as a front opening) 1b on the front surface, and a storage chamber 4 is provided with a plurality of shelves 10 for placing articles. Since the product placement shelves 10 on each stage of the storage room 4 have the same configuration, one product placement shelf 10 will be described below.

FIGS. 2 to 4 each show one article placing shelf 10 shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view. The product placement shelf 10 is configured with a bracket member 20 and a shelf board 30, as shown in FIGS.

The bracket members 20 are arranged so as to protrude forward from the shelf supports 7 attached to the left and right front surfaces of the rear plate 2 . That is, the left and right bracket members 20 are a pair of right and left bracket members that are arranged in the storage chamber 4 inside the case body 1 so as to be separated from each other and facing forward. For the sake of convenience, the directions in which the two bracket members 20 approach each other will be referred to as the inner side, and the directions in which the two bracket members 20 are separated from each other will be referred to as the outer side.

The bracket member 20 is made of sheet metal or the like, and as shown in FIG.

The side wall portion 21 is a main component of the bracket member 20 and is an elongated portion whose longitudinal direction is the front-rear direction. The side wall portion 21 is formed so that the vertical dimension of the rear end portion is larger than the vertical dimension of the region on the front side of the rear end portion. A locking piece 211 is formed. These locking pieces 211 can be arbitrarily inserted into locking holes (not shown) provided on the front surface of the shelf support 7 . When the locking piece 211 is inserted into the locking hole, the rear end portion of the side wall portion 21 comes into contact with the front surface of the shelf support 7, so that the bracket member 20 can be placed substantially horizontally at an arbitrary height of the shelf support 7. can be supported in a cantilevered state.

An outer component 251 of the slider 25 is mounted inside the side wall 21, as also shown in FIG. The slider 25 is conventionally known, and allows an inner component 252 that constitutes the slider 25 to slide in the front-rear direction with respect to an outer component 251 .

The upper wall portion 22 is a horizontally extending portion that extends inward from the upper edge portion of the side wall portion 21, and has a reinforcing attachment portion 221 at its rear end portion. The reinforcing attachment portion 221 is a horizontal plate-like portion formed in such a manner that the tip portion 221 a protrudes inward from the slider 25 attached to the side wall portion 21 . A reinforcing member 40 is fastened to the front end portion 221a of the reinforcing mounting portion 221 by fastening members N such as screws at two front and rear locations.

The reinforcing member 40 is made of sheet metal or the like, and connects the pair of left and right bracket members 20 to each other to restrict deformation of the bracket members 20 . The reinforcing member 40 is configured by integrally molding a reinforcing base portion 41, a reinforcing rear end downwardly extending portion 42, a reinforcing front end downwardly extending portion 43, a reinforcing forwardly extending portion 44, and a reinforcing upwardly extending portion 45. There is.

The reinforcing base portion 41 has a length in the front-rear direction that is substantially the same as the length in the front-rear direction of the reinforcing mounting portion 221, and both left and right ends are connected to the tip portions 221a of the reinforcing mounting portion 221 via fastening members N. It is a flat plate-shaped part to be fastened. The reinforcing rear end downwardly extending portion 42 is a portion that extends downward from the rear end portion of the reinforcing base portion 41 and whose extended end portion is bent forward. The reinforcing front end downwardly extending portion 43 is a portion that extends downward from the front end portion of the reinforcing base portion 41 . The downward extension length of the reinforcement front end downward extension portion 43 from the front end portion of the reinforcement base portion 41 corresponds to the downward extension length of the reinforcement rear end downward extension portion 42 from the rear end portion of the reinforcement base portion 41 . They are approximately the same size. The front reinforcing portion 44 is a portion that extends forward from the extending end portion of the front reinforcing lower end portion 43 . The reinforcing upwardly extending portion 45 is a portion that extends upward from the front end portion of the reinforcing forwardly extending portion 44 and whose extended end portion is bent rearward. The upwardly extending length of the reinforcing upwardly extending portion 45 from the front end portion of the reinforcing forwardly extending portion 44 is substantially the same as the downwardly extending length of the reinforcing front end downwardly extending portion 43 from the front end portion of the reinforcing base portion 41 . are the same size.

Thus, the reinforcing member 40 is formed by integrally molding the reinforcing base portion 41, the rear reinforcing end downwardly extending portion 42, the reinforcing front end downwardly extending portion 43, the forward reinforcing portion 44, and the upwardly extending reinforcing portion 45. , so-called double-hat type bending processing is applied to ensure sufficient strength. A plurality of magnets 451 are attached to the reinforcing upwardly extending portion 45 forming the front end surface of the reinforcing member 40 .

The shelf board 30 is a portion on which merchandise to be sold is placed, and as shown in FIG. The mounting plate 32 is a transparent rectangular plate-like body such as a glass plate.

The rear frame portion 311 constituting the rear portion of the shelf frame 31 supports the rear end portion of the mounting plate 32 by placing it on the front end portion 311a. A step portion 311c is formed at the boundary between the front end portion 311a and the rear end portion 311b. This rear end portion 311b is for placing an article, like the placing plate 32. As shown in FIG.

In addition, the shelf board 30 has a front end upwardly extending portion 312 a extending upward at the front end of a front frame portion 312 forming the front portion of the shelf frame 31 . The pair of side frame portions 313 are formed with side end upwardly extending portions 313a extending upward at the ends thereof. A gap S is formed between both end portions of the front end upwardly extending portion 312a and the front end portion 311a of the side end upwardly extending portion 313a.

Such shelves 30 are connected to inner components 252 of sliders 25 whose side frames 313 are attached to bracket members 20 . As a result, the shelf board 30 is mounted inside the bracket member 20 via the slider 25 so as to span between the bracket members 20, and as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, it can be slid in the front-rear direction through the front opening 1b between the most forwardly slid replenishing posture.

When the shelf board 30 assumes the storage posture, a part of the rear frame portion 311 is magnetically adhered to the magnet 451 of the reinforcing member 40 to hold the storage posture. A rear end portion 311 b of the rear frame portion 311 is arranged above the reinforcing base portion 41 of the reinforcing member 40 .

As described above, according to the showcase according to the embodiment of the present invention, the reinforcing attachment portion 221 of the rear end portion 311b of the upper wall portion 22 of the bracket member 20 is positioned so that the tip portion 221a is positioned inside the side wall portion 21. Since it is provided so as to protrude inward from the attached slider 25, and is fastened to the reinforcing member 40 via the fastening member N at the tip portion 221a, interference between the fastening member N and the slider 25 is taken into consideration. Therefore, the gap between the upper wall portion 22 and the slider 25 can be reduced to the necessary minimum size. Thereby, the vertical dimension of the bracket members 20 can be reduced, and the vertical dimension of the product placement shelf 10 including the shelf boards 30 installed between the bracket members 20 can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to improve the storage capacity of the merchandise to be sold.

According to the showcase, the reinforcing member 40 does not have an L-shaped vertical cross section as in the conventional art, but includes a reinforcing base portion 41, a reinforcing rear end downwardly extending portion 42, a reinforcing front end downwardly extending portion 43, By integrally molding the reinforcing forward extension portion 44 and the reinforcing upwardly extending portion 45, the bending shape of a so-called double-hat shape has sufficiently high strength, and furthermore, the reinforcing mounting portion 221 and the reinforcing member. 40 are fastened via fastening members N at two front and rear locations, respectively, so that the strength of the entire product placement shelf 10 can be improved.

According to the showcase, the stepped portion 311c is formed on the rear frame portion 311 so that the rear end portion 311b of the rear frame portion 311 and the placing plate 32 are flush with each other. can be lowered, and this also makes it possible to improve the storage capacity of the merchandise to be sold.

According to the showcase, since a gap S is formed between both end portions of the front end upwardly extending portion 312a of the shelf plate 30 and the front end portion 311a of the side end upwardly extending portion 313a, Dust adhering to the upper surface of the mounting plate 32 can be removed, and cleaning of the product mounting shelf 10 can be facilitated.

In the above-described embodiment, the reinforcing member 40 has a bent shape called a so-called double hat shape. A curved shape called a so-called hat shape may be formed by integrally molding the front end downwardly extending portion 43 .

In the above-described embodiment, the reinforcing mounting portion 221 is fastened to the reinforcing member 40 via the fastening member N at two front and rear locations at the tip portion 221a. It suffices if the reinforcing member 40 is fastened to the reinforcing member 40 via the fastening member N at a plurality of locations.

Reference Signs List 1 case main body 1b front opening 4 storage chamber 10 product placement shelf 20 bracket member 21 side wall portion 22 upper wall portion 221 reinforcing mounting portion 221a tip portion 25 slider 30 shelf plate 31 shelf frame 32 placing plate 40 reinforcing member 41 reinforcing base portion 42 Reinforcement rear end downward extension part 43 Reinforcement front end downward extension part 44 Reinforcement front end extension part 45 Reinforcement upward extension part N Fastening member

Claims (4)

a pair of left and right bracket members disposed facing forward in a spaced-apart manner inside a case body having an opening on the front surface, and having rear ends connected to each other by a reinforcing member;
and a shelf board that is installed between the bracket members inside the bracket members via a slider and is slidable in the front-rear direction through the opening, the showcase having a product placement shelf,
The bracket member is provided in an upper portion of the rear end portion in such a manner that a tip portion projects toward the other bracket member from the slider, and is fastened to the reinforcing member via a fastening member at the tip portion. A showcase comprising a reinforcing mounting portion. The reinforcing member is
a reinforcing base portion whose left and right ends are fastened to the reinforcing mounting portion via the fastening member;
a reinforcing rear end lower extending portion extending downward from the rear end portion of the reinforcing base and having the extended end portion bent forward;
2. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing front end downwardly extending portion extending downward from the front end portion of the reinforcing base portion is integrally molded. The reinforcing member is
a front reinforcing portion extending forward from the extending end portion of the reinforcing front end lower extending portion;
3. The show according to claim 2, further comprising: a reinforcing upwardly extending portion extending upward from the front end portion of the reinforcing forwardly extending portion, and the extending end portion of the reinforcing upwardly extending portion is bent rearward. Case. The showcase according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reinforcing attachment portion is fastened to the reinforcing member by the fastening member at a plurality of locations along the front-rear direction on the tip portion. .

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