JP5873992B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase for closing a display chamber configured in a main body so as to be freely opened and closed by a side door.

  Conventionally, in supermarkets, convenience stores and other stores, products such as beverages and foods are displayed in the display room, and cold air is circulated in the display room to lower the temperature, thereby displaying the product while cooling the product. Cases are used. In particular, for counters such as cash registers, the three sides including the front and left and right sides of the display room, or the surrounding four sides are made up of transparent walls such as transparent glass, so that products can be seen from the outside to improve the sales effect. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  At this time, transparent doors are provided on the front and rear surfaces of the display room, for example, the customer opens and closes the front door from the front of the showcase, and the store clerk opens and closes the rear door from the rear of the showcase, for example We are doing the payment work.

JP 2008-25888 A

  However, in the product take-out operation performed by opening the front and rear doors, when the product is a beverage in a container such as a plastic bottle, the side of each product is held and taken out, so a large number of products can be taken out at a time. There is a problem that you can not. In particular, even when a large number of products having a small height are taken out, there has been a problem that the work efficiency has been poor because it has to be taken out from the display room many times.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the conventional technical problems, and enables delivery of a large number of products at once from the display room, thereby improving convenience. Provide a showcase that can.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the showcase of the present invention has a display chamber that is configured in the main body and displays merchandise, and is opened and closed by a side door. a is a top opening formed in the upper surface of the display chamber, e Bei a top door clamshell type placed on the body in the form of closing the upper surface opening, the display chamber is open front and rear, The side doors are provided to close the front opening and the rear opening, respectively, and the top door is composed of two door plates connected by a hinge, and is placed so that the axis of the hinge is directed in the front-rear direction. Formed on the upper surface of each door plate on the non-hinge side, respectively, and formed on the door-side recess facing each other when both door plates are overlapped, and on the upper surface opening edge at a position corresponding to the door-side recess of each door plate. The main body side recesses and the corners on the top surface of each door plate And a protrusion which is respectively formed, the projections of the upper and becomes door plate when both door panels are polymerized in contact with the protrusion of the door plate of a lower, both door panels in this state is substantially parallel to It is characterized by that.

The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, a shelf is provided in the display chamber, the bottom surface of the display chamber is inclined forward and low, and the shelf is installed substantially horizontally. To do.

The invention of claim 3 includes, in each of the above-described inventions, a cold air outlet formed on one side of the bottom surface of the display chamber and a cold air inlet formed on the other side, and the upper surface opening includes the cold air outlet and the cold air inlet. It is formed on the upper surface of the display chamber so as to be located inside a portion corresponding to the upper part of the mouth.

  According to the present invention, at least one side of a display chamber that is configured in the main body and displays merchandise is opened, and the opening is closed on the side door so as to be opened and closed, and formed on the upper surface of the display chamber. In addition to opening the side door, by opening the top door, the display chamber can be opened inside the display room. It becomes possible to perform the delivery work of the displayed goods.

  Therefore, depending on the situation where the showcase is installed, the side door may not be able to be opened greatly. Even in such a case, the product in the display room can be taken out without any problem by opening the top door. It becomes.

  Especially when the height dimension of the installed showcase is lower than the height of the chest of the user, such as when the vertical dimension is small, open the top door and insert your hand through the top opening. Thus, it is possible to take out a large number of products from above at the same time with the product upper part.

  In addition, since the top door is provided by placing the two-fold type top door on the main body so as to block the top opening, the top door can be provided with a simple configuration, and the cost can be reduced. .

The display chamber is open at the front and back, the side doors are provided to close the front opening and the rear opening, and the top door is composed of two door plates connected by a hinge. By placing the shaft so that the shaft is oriented in the front-rear direction, it is possible to fold and open the two-fold type upper door to the left and right around the hinge shaft.

  Therefore, each top opening can open the door plate on one side, so that the entire front and rear of the one side can be opened, so that products located on the back side can be taken out from the front side and the rear door side of the showcase. It becomes easy. That is, by opening the door plate on the side where the product to be taken out is placed, the product in the front of the display room can be seen from the rear door side, and the product in the rear of the display room can be seen from the front door side without any trouble. It can be taken out. Therefore, by opening the side door, it becomes difficult to take out with the product placed on the front side, or the back side product that becomes difficult to take out because the insertion distance becomes long without any trouble, In addition, a large number can be taken out at a time.

In addition, it is formed on the upper surface of each door plate on the non-hinge side, and formed on the door side recess facing each other when both door plates are overlapped, and on the upper surface opening edge at a position corresponding to the door side recess of each door plate. By providing the main body side concave portion, the top door can be easily opened by placing a finger on the side portion of the door plate from the main body side concave portion and turning it around the hinge axis.

  The door plate on the opened side will be folded above the other door plate. At this time, the door-side recesses are formed on both door plates at positions corresponding to the body-side recesses where fingers can be applied when opened. Since the door side recesses of each door plate are positioned so as to face each other when they are overlapped, the applied fingers can be retracted into these door side recesses facing each other when the door plates are overlapped. . Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that fingers are pinched between the door plates during the opening operation.

In addition, each door plate is provided with protrusions formed at the corners of the upper surface on the non-hinge side, and when both door plates are overlapped, the protrusion on the upper door plate abuts on the protrusion on the lower door plate. In this state, the door plates are substantially parallel so that when the top door is opened and folded in half, the opened back surface becomes horizontal. Thereby, goods taken out from the display room can be placed on the back surface of the opened door plate. Thereby, the delivery workability | operativity of goods can be improved. In addition, since a space where a finger enters is formed in a portion where no protrusion is provided, the door can be easily opened and closed, and the door can be opened and closed by inserting a finger from the space. It is possible to prevent the fingers from being caught.

According to the invention of claim 2 , in addition to the invention of claim 1 , the shelf is provided in the display chamber, the bottom surface of the display chamber is inclined downward and the shelf is installed substantially horizontally. Accordingly, the commodity displayed on the bottom surface of the display chamber can be slid forward by its own weight. Thereby, when taking out a product from the front opening, the product can be put out by its own weight, and the display of the product can be improved.

  Moreover, the goods displayed on the shelf can be easily taken out from the upper surface opening by opening the upper surface door.

According to the invention of claim 3 , in addition to each of the above-mentioned inventions, a cold air outlet formed on one side of the bottom surface of the display chamber and a cold air inlet formed on the other side are provided. Since it is formed on the upper surface of the display chamber and located on the inner side of the part corresponding to the upper part of the outlet and the cold air inlet, even if the upper door is opened, the position corresponding to the upper part of the cold air outlet and the cold air inlet Since the upper surface is not open, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that cold air is blown out directly and leaks outside. Thereby, the fall of cooling efficiency can be suppressed.

It is a perspective view of the showcase which concerns on a present Example. It is a vertical side view of the showcase of FIG. It is a top view of the showcase of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the showcase of FIG. It is a figure which shows the open state of the upper door of the showcase of FIG. It is a perspective view of the showcase before a problem solution.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a showcase 1 according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the showcase 1 of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the showcase 1 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 5 is a view showing an open state of the upper door 35 of the showcase 1 of FIG.

  The showcase 1 in this embodiment is a so-called table-top type showcase in which the four sides of the display room 3 are surrounded by a transparent wall 4 made of transparent double glass, and is placed on a counter such as a cash register. Is done. The showcase 1 includes a container-shaped heat insulating wall 6 made of polyurethane foam, a hard synthetic resin lower panel 7 covering the inside of the machine room 2 formed around the heat insulating wall 6 and below the heat insulating wall 6, A main body 11 is composed of the transparent walls 4, 4, etc. on the left and right side surfaces standing at the four corners of the lower panel 7. On the heat insulating walls 6 on the left and right side transparent walls 4 and 4, a bottom plate 12 made of a hard synthetic resin is also attached. Between the bottom plate 12 and the top plate (upper surface) 9 and the left and right transparent walls 4 and 4. A display chamber 3 is configured in the main body 11. The top plate 9 constituting the upper surface of the display chamber 3 is provided with an upper surface door 35 as will be described in detail later.

  The front and rear surfaces constituting one side surface of the display chamber 3 are open, the front opening 13 is closed by a front door 15 as a side door, and the rear opening 14 is closed to a rear door 16 as a side door. And can be opened and closed freely. Each door 15 and 16 is comprised with the transparent door which can see through inside. The doors 15 and 16 are rotated around the top and bottom sides of the top plate 9 and the bottom frame 12 (in this case, the right side from the front side and the left side from the rear side). It is pivotally mounted and mounted.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the bottom plate 12 serving as the bottom surface of the display chamber 3 is configured to be inclined forwardly from the rear end to the front end, and according to this, the upper edge of the lower panel 7 and each transparent plate The lower edges of the walls 4 and 4 are formed to be inclined. Therefore, the front and rear openings formed by the transparent walls 4 and 4 are formed such that the front opening 13 extends below the rear opening 14, and thus the front opening 13 is more than the rear opening 14. A large opening is formed. Correspondingly, the lower end of the front door 15 that closes the front opening 13 extends downward from the lower end of the rear door 16 that closes the rear opening 14.

  A machine room 2 is formed below the heat insulating wall 6 and below the display room 3. In the machine room 2, a compressor 18 and a condenser 19 that constitute a refrigerant circuit of the cooling unit R, and a condenser blower 20 for cooling them are installed. The lower panel 7 is formed with an outside air inlet 21 for sucking outside air.

  On the other hand, a cooling chamber 24 is formed in the heat insulating wall 6, and an evaporator (not shown) that forms a refrigerant circuit of the cooling unit R together with the compressor 18 and the like and a cooling fan 25 are formed in the cooling chamber 24. It is stored. A drainage path (not shown) is formed in the inner bottom of the cooling chamber 24, and drain water from the evaporator is communicated with an evaporating dish for draining.

  When the showcase 1 is viewed from the front (front side), the right (one side) bottom plate 12 is formed with a cold air outlet 27 at the bottom of the display chamber 3 so as to extend back and forth. 12, a cold air inlet 28 is formed on the bottom surface in the display chamber 3 across the front and rear. On the bottom surface 12 on one side of the display chamber 3, a partition plate 29 that divides the transparent wall 4 and the display chamber 3 side corresponding to the cold air outlet 27 has a predetermined height (in the present embodiment, the display chamber 3 has It stands up to the middle height). The cold air outlet 27 communicates with the cooling chamber 24 on the outlet side of the cooling fan 25, and the cold air inlet port 28 communicates with the cooling chamber 24 on the cold air inlet side of the evaporator.

  In addition, at the four corners of the display chamber 3, columns 30 are erected in which a plurality of engagement holes 31 are formed at intervals in the vertical direction. In the engagement hole 21 of the support column 30, a shelf (net shelf) 32 is installed substantially horizontally so as to be freely disengaged.

  Next, the structure of the top plate 9 and the upper surface door 35 constituting the upper surface of the display chamber 3 as described above will be described. An upper surface opening 36 is formed in the top plate 9 in the present embodiment. The upper surface opening 36 is located inside a portion corresponding to the upper side of the cold air outlet 27 formed on one side of the display chamber 3 and the cold air inlet port 28 formed on the other side of the display chamber 3. It is formed on the top plate 9.

  An opening edge of the upper surface opening 36 is a stepped portion 36A having a step shape, and an upper surface door 35 is provided on the upper surface (main body 11) of the stepped portion 36A so as to close the upper surface opening 36. The upper surface door 35 is constituted by a two-fold door composed of two door plates 38 and 38 connected by hinges 37 and 37. That is, the door plates 38, 38 are rotatable upward about the shaft 37A of the hinges 37, 37, and the opened door plate 38 is overlaid on the closed door plate 38. Thus, the door plate 38 can be opened one by one.

  The door plate 38 includes a transparent plate 41 that allows the inside to be seen through and a door plate frame 42 that surrounds the transparent plate 41. The upper surface door 35 is placed on the stepped portion 36 </ b> A at the edge of the upper surface opening 36 of the top plate 9 so that the shafts 37 </ b> A of the hinges 37, 37 are oriented in the front-rear direction of the showcase 1. In a state where the upper surface door 35 is placed on the stepped portion 36 </ b> A, the upper surface of the upper surface door 35 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the top plate 9.

  Further, on each door plate 38 of the upper surface door 35, in this embodiment, on the upper surface of the door plate frame 42 on the non-hinge side, a door-side concave portion 43 is formed by cutting out a predetermined dimension from the end portion. The door-side concave portion 43 formed in each door plate 38 is formed at a position facing when both the door plates 38 and 38 are superposed (state of FIG. 5).

  Further, at the edge of the upper surface opening 36 at a position corresponding to the door side concave portion 43 of each door plate 38, main body side concave portions 44, 44 that are cut out by a predetermined dimension from the upper surface of the top plate 9 to the upper surface of the stepped portion 36A. Each is formed.

  Further, on each upper surface of the door plate 38, in this embodiment, the upper surface of the door plate frame 42 on the non-hinge side, a protrusion 45 is formed that protrudes a predetermined dimension above the upper surface of the door plate frame 42. In this embodiment, it is formed at the corner on the non-hinge side. When one door plate 38 is opened and overlapped on the other door plate 38 (when both door plates 38 are overlapped), the protrusion 45 of the door plate 38 on the upper side is formed on the lower side. It is formed in the position which contacts the protrusion 45 of the door plate 38 which becomes.

  The height dimension obtained by superimposing the two protrusions 45 is formed between the door plates 38 on the hinge 37 side when the door plates 38 are superposed by the hinge 37 connecting the two door plates 38, particularly by the hinge shaft 37A. The height dimension is substantially the same. Therefore, when both the door plates 38 are superposed, the projections 45 come into contact with each other so that the door plates 38 have the same height dimension on the hinge 37 side and the non-hinge side, and the door plate on the upper side. 38 and the lower door plate 38 are substantially parallel to each other.

  With the above configuration, when the cooling unit R is operated, the cold air cooled in the cooling chamber 24 is discharged from the cold air outlet 27 formed on one side of the showcase 1 and separated from the transparent wall 4. The inside of the cold air duct formed between the plates 29 is blown up and discharged to the upper part of the display chamber 3. Then, the cold air circulated in the display chamber 3 is circulated by being sucked into the cooling chamber 24 through the cold air suction port 28 formed on the other side of the showcase 1. Thereby, the inside of the display chamber 3 is cooled to a predetermined cooling temperature.

  At this time, in this embodiment, an upper surface opening 36 having an upper surface door 35 is formed on the upper surface of the display chamber 3, and the upper surface opening 36 corresponds to above the cold air outlet 27 and the cold air inlet 28. Since it is formed on the upper surface of the display chamber 3 so as to be located on the inner side of the portion, even when the upper surface door 35 is opened, the upper surface corresponding to the upper side of the cold air outlet 27 and the cold air inlet 28 is not opened. Therefore, the inconvenience that the cold air is directly blown out and leaks to the outside can be avoided. Thereby, the fall of cooling efficiency can be suppressed.

  On the other hand, since the shelf 32 is installed substantially horizontally in the display chamber 3 as described above, a product such as a beverage in a container can be displayed substantially horizontally on the shelf 32. The product can also be displayed on the bottom plate 12 constituting the bottom surface 3.

  In the present embodiment, the front and rear surfaces of the display chamber 3 are open and closed by the front door 15 and the rear door 16, respectively, so that the doors 15 and 16 can be opened and closed so that the shelf 32 and the bottom plate 12 can be opened and closed. You can pay for goods. Therefore, customers and the like located on the front side across the showcase 1 can take out the products in the display room 3 by opening the front door 15, and salesclerks and the like located on the rear side use the rear door 16. By opening the door, the product can be delivered into the display room 3.

  At this time, since the bottom plate 12 is configured to be inclined downward to the front, the product placed on the bottom plate 12 slides forward by its own weight when the product is taken out from the front side of the display chamber 3. To do. Therefore, the product displayed on the bottom plate 12 is put forward by its own weight, and the product display can be improved. Thereby, the salesclerk etc. can simplify the advance work which arranges goods along the front of the display room 3.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the top door 35 is provided on the top plate 9 that constitutes the top surface of the display chamber 3, the products displayed on the shelf 32 except for opening the front door 15 and the rear door 16. In addition, the delivery operation can be easily performed from the upper surface opening 36 by opening the upper surface door 35.

  Therefore, even if the front door 15 and the rear door 16 cannot be opened largely due to the situation where the showcase 1 is installed, the products on the shelf 32 in the display room 3 can be taken out without any trouble by opening the upper door 35. Is possible.

  In particular, when the height dimension of the installed showcase 1 is lower than the height of the chest of the user, such as when the vertical dimension is small, the top door 35 is opened and the top opening 36 is opened. By inserting a hand and holding the upper part of the product (in the case of a beverage in a container, a finger is applied to the constricted portion formed on the upper part), it becomes possible to take out a large number of products from above at once.

  Further, the upper surface door 35 is constituted by a two-fold upper surface door in which two door plates 38 and 38 are connected by a hinge 37, and this is mounted on the main body 11 in a form of closing the upper surface opening 36. Therefore, the top door 35 can be provided with a simple configuration, and the cost can be reduced.

  At this time, the top door 35 is placed so that the axis of the hinge 37 is directed in the front-rear direction with respect to the front and rear of the display room 3 where the customer or the store clerk is located. Can be opened by rotating it left and right around the axis of the hinge 37 and folding it.

  For this reason, each upper surface opening 36 can be opened by rotating and opening the door plate 38 on one side, so that the entire front and rear side of the one side can be opened. It becomes easy to take out products located on the back side. That is, by opening the door plate 38 on the side where the product to be taken out is placed, the product in the front part of the display chamber 3 from the rear door 16 side, and the rear part of the display chamber 3 from the front door 15 side. A certain product can be taken out without any trouble. Therefore, opening the front and rear doors 15 and 16 makes it difficult to take out the product placed on the front side, or makes it difficult to take out due to the increased insertion distance. It is possible to take out a large number at a time without any problem.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the main body side recess 44 is formed at the edge of the upper surface opening 36 of the top plate 9, a finger is placed on the side of the door plate 38 and rotated about the axis of the hinge 37. The upper surface door 35 can be easily opened. At this time, the door plate 38 on the opened side is folded above the other door plate 38 as shown in FIG. 5. At this time, the door side recess 43 is formed in each door plate 38 as in this embodiment. In the case where is not formed, the finger placed on the door plate 38 at the time of opening is sandwiched between the door plates 38 in a state of being superimposed on the other door plate 38. Fingers may be damaged when the door is opened and closed vigorously.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, the door plates 38 are formed with door side recesses 43 at positions corresponding to the body side recesses 44 where fingers can be applied when opened. Since the concave portion 43 is positioned so as to face when overlapped, the applied finger can be retracted into the door-side concave portions 43 and 43 facing when the door plate 38 is overlapped. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that fingers are pinched between the door plates 38 during the opening operation.

  Further, in this embodiment, a projection 45 is formed on the upper surface of each door plate 38 on the non-hinge side, and when the door plates 38 are overlapped, the projection 45 of the upper door plate 38 is the lower door plate 38. In this state, the door plates 38 are substantially parallel to each other. When the projection 45 is not formed on the upper surface of the door plate 38 on the non-hinge side, as shown in FIG. 6, when the door is folded, the hinge 37 side of each door plate 38 has an axis of the hinge 37 compared to the non-hinge side. The height is increased by the height of 37A, and the back surface of the opened door plate 38 is inclined downward toward the non-hinge side.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the protrusion 45 is formed on the upper surface of each door plate 38 on the non-hinge side, when the upper door 35 is opened and folded in half, the opened back surface becomes horizontal. . Thereby, even if the product taken out from the display chamber 3 is placed on the back surface of the opened door plate 38, the inconvenience that the product slides down to the non-hinge side can be avoided. Thereby, the delivery workability | operativity of goods can be improved.

  In addition, since a space for a finger is formed in a portion where the protrusion 45 is not provided, the door 35 can be easily opened and closed, and the door 35 can be opened and closed by inserting a finger from the space. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the fingers from being caught.

  In addition to this, the height dimension formed between the door plates 38 on the hinge 37 side when the door plates 38 are superposed on the upper surface of either one of the door plates 38 on the non-hinge side is substantially the same. By forming the protrusions of the height dimension, the door plates 38 may be substantially parallel when the door is folded. However, as described above, the doors 38 are provided with the protrusions 45 so that each door The plate 38 can be shared, and the production cost can be reduced.

R Cooling unit 1 Showcase 2 Machine room 3 Display room 4 Transparent wall 6 Heat insulation wall 7 Lower panel 9 Top plate (upper surface of display room)
11 Body 12 Bottom plate (bottom of the display room)
13 Front opening 14 Rear opening 15 Front door (side door)
16 Rear door (side door)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 Compressor 19 Condenser 20 Condenser blower 21 Outside air inlet 24 Cooling chamber 25 Cooling fan 27 Cooling air outlet 28 Cold air inlet 29 Partition plate 32 Shelf 35 Top door 36 Upper surface opening 36A Step part 37 Hinge 38 Door plate 41 Transparent Plate 42 Door plate frame 43 Door-side recess 44 Body-side recess 45 Projection

Claims (3)

In a showcase comprising at least one side of a display chamber configured to display a product that is configured in the body, and the opening is opened and closed by a side door,
An upper surface opening formed on the upper surface of the display chamber;
E Bei a top door clamshell type in the form of closing the upper surface opening is placed on the body,
The display chamber is open at the front and rear, and the side doors are provided to close the front opening and the rear opening, respectively.
The upper door is composed of two door plates connected by a hinge, and is placed so that the axis of the hinge is oriented in the front-rear direction,
Formed respectively on the upper surface of each door plate on the non-hinge side and facing each other when the door plates overlap, and formed on the upper surface opening edge at a position corresponding to the door-side recess of each door plate. A main body-side recess, and a protrusion formed at each corner of the upper surface of the non-hinge side of each door plate,
When the door plates are overlapped, the projection of the door plate on the upper side comes into contact with the projection of the door plate on the lower side, and the door plates are substantially parallel in this state . Comprising a shelf erected in the display room,
The showcase according to claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of the display room is inclined forward and the shelf is installed substantially horizontally . A cold air outlet formed on one side of the bottom surface of the display chamber, and a cold air inlet formed on the other side;
The said upper surface opening is located in the inner side from the part corresponding to the upper direction of the said cold air blower outlet and the cold air suction port, The upper surface of the said display chamber is formed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Showcase.

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