JP3948868B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a showcase that has a display room that opens to the front, and stores and displays products in the display room.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Such a conventional showcase is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-63770. That is, this type of showcase is composed of a heat insulating wall having a substantially U-shaped cross section and side plates attached to both sides of the heat insulating wall at the installation site. Inside the heat insulation wall, an outer layer partition plate and an inner layer partition plate are attached with a space between each other, an outer layer duct is formed between the heat insulation wall and the outer layer partition plate, and an inner layer duct is formed between the inner and outer layer partition plates. The inside of the board is a storage room. A plurality of shelves are erected in the storage chamber, and merchandise is displayed on the shelves.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional showcase, the product display work on the upper stage is difficult, and it is particularly difficult for shop assistants and the like who are relatively short to display the products on the back of the upper stage. In addition, when a customer or the like takes out a product, it is difficult to take out the product if a beverage such as a relatively heavy juice is displayed on the upper stage. In particular, children and relatively short customers are extremely difficult to take out, and there is a problem that their willingness to purchase is reduced.
[0004]
The present invention provides a showcase capable of improving the display work of products and facilitating the removal of displayed products.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The showcase of the present invention has a display chamber that opens to the front, and stores and displays products in the display chamber, and is configured at the bottom of the display chamber, and has a lower display portion on which products are placed and displayed. , display attached to chamber top, and product rack in which tortuous commodity passage is configured within that extends vertically, and product filling port of the commodity passage formed in the upper portion of the product rack, product rack A product outlet in the product passage formed in the lower part and a door that closes the front opening on the front side of the product filling port so as to be openable and closable, between the inside of the door and the product in the product rack, and in the product outlet An air curtain is formed in the front opening of the display chamber by discharging cool air so as to descend along the product .
[0006]
According to the present invention, in a showcase having a display room opened on the front surface and storing and displaying goods in the display room, the lower display part for placing and displaying the goods is arranged at the bottom of the display room, and the display room A product rack having a meandering product passage extending vertically is attached to the upper part, a product filling port for the product passage is formed at the upper part of the product rack, and a product outlet for the product passage is formed at the lower part. Since each is formed, a relatively small product can be stored in a product rack in the upper part of the display chamber while a relatively large product is placed on the lower display portion of the display chamber.
[0007]
In particular, according to the present invention, by sequentially storing products from the product filling port at the top of the product rack, the product is filled while descending the product passage in the product rack, so that the display operation of the product is remarkably improved. The Further, since the lowermost filled product is displayed so as to be taken out at the product take-out port, the product is displayed without any trouble and can be taken out easily. Furthermore, since the front opening on the front side of the product filling port of the product rack is closed with a door so that it can be opened and closed, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience of the customer taking out the product from the product filling port. And since the air curtain is formed in the front opening of the display room by discharging cool air between the inside of the door and the product in the product rack and along the product at the product outlet, A cool air curtain is formed at the front opening of the display room while cooling the products in the product rack, so that the entry of outside air and the cooling of the lower display room can be achieved without hindrance.
[0008]
In addition to the above invention, the showcase of the invention of claim 2 has a height from the installation surface to the lower edge of the front opening of 600 mm to 1000 mm, and a height from the installation surface to the lower end of the product rack of 800 mm to 1200 mm. In addition, the opening dimension from the front opening lower edge to the commodity rack lower edge is set to 150 mm to 400 mm.
[0009]
According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the above, the height from the installation surface to the lower edge of the front opening is 600 mm to 1000 mm, the height from the installation surface to the lower end of the product rack is 800 mm to 1200 mm, and Since the opening dimension from the lower edge of the front opening to the lower edge of the product rack is 150 mm to 400 mm, the product outlet of the product rack is the height extending from the customer's approximate abdomen to the chest, and the display and removal of the products in the product rack Ease becomes good. Further, since a sufficient opening is formed between the lower edge of the front opening and the product rack, the product can be taken out from the lower display part without any trouble.
[0010]
In addition to the above inventions, the showcase of the invention of claim 3 is characterized in that the height from the installation surface to the upper end of the product rack is 1400 mm to 1900 mm.
[0011]
According to the invention of claim 3, since the height from the installation surface to the upper end of the product rack is set to 1400 mm to 1900 mm in addition to each of the above inventions, the height of the product filling port of the product rack is approximately from the head of the operator to the head. The product can be easily reached, and the product can be easily stored in the product rack.
[0012]
The showcase of the invention of claim 4 is characterized in that, in addition to the above inventions, the door can be seen through .
[0013]
According to the invention of claim 4, since the door can be seen through in addition to the above, the display effect can be exhibited by the product located in the product filling port.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a showcase 1 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the showcase 1. The showcase 1 of the present invention is a refrigerated vertical open showcase installed in a store such as a supermarket, for example, and has a substantially U-shaped heat insulation wall 2 constituting the main body and both sides of the heat insulation wall 2. It is comprised from the side plates 3 and 3 to which it is attached. Note that the side plate 3 of the present embodiment is formed so that the front portion is curved gradually from the upper portion to the lower portion and gradually widened. A partition plate 4 is attached to the inside of the heat insulating wall 2 with a space therebetween, and a duct 5 is formed between the heat insulating wall 2 and the partition plate 4. 9 is configured. In addition, an outer partition plate 6 is attached to the outside of the heat insulating wall 2 with a space therebetween, and a waste heat duct 7 is formed between the heat insulating wall 2 and the outer partition plate 6.
[0015]
A plurality of product racks 10, which will be described in detail later, are installed in the upper part of the display chamber 9. The bottom of the display chamber 9 is provided with a roller (not shown), and a deck pan 12 that is inclined slightly forward is attached. On the top surface of the deck pan 12, a lower display section 26 for placing and displaying products is formed. .
[0016]
On the front surface of the lower end of the heat insulating wall 2 is formed a front surface portion 2A that stands vertically up to the position of the deck pan 12, from the upper end of the front surface portion 2A to the position constituting the lower display portion 26, for example A front member 28 made of a glass member is provided. The front member 28 also has a gradually curved shape from the top to the bottom in order to match the curved shape of the side plate 3.
[0017]
The lower end of the front member 28 is fixed by a front panel 41 attached to the lower front surface of the heat insulating wall 2. The front panel 41 is a panel made of hard resin having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a support portion 42 for supporting the front member 28 is formed on the inner upper portion. The support portion 42 has a plurality of openings (not shown). A small clearance is formed between the front panel 41 and the front member 28 in a state in which the front member 28 is fixed by the front panel 41.
[0018]
Further, an acrylic plate 29 is provided inside the front member 28 so as to stand upward from the front end of the deck pan 12 with a predetermined interval. The acrylic plate 29 is fixed by a presser 30 formed in the longitudinal direction.
[0019]
A first discharge port 21 is formed at the upper edge of the front opening 27, and the first discharge port 21 communicates with the duct 5. In FIG. 3, 46 is a wind direction plate for adjusting the direction of the cool air in the duct 5. In addition, a suction port 22 is formed in the presser 30 existing between the front member 28 and the acrylic plate 29 by a plurality of holes by punching, and communicates with the bottom duct 13. Further, a second discharge port 23 is formed on the rear surface of the partition plate 4 at a position slightly lower than the height of the upper end of the front member 28. The second discharge port 23 projects toward the display chamber 9 side. A movable fin 24 is provided. The second discharge port 23 is adjusted to have a smaller discharge amount than the cool air discharge amount discharged from the first discharge port 21.
[0020]
The lower part of the deck pan 12 is a bottom duct 13 communicating with the duct 5. A blower 14 is installed in the bottom duct 13 and a cooler 16 is provided.
[0021]
A machine room 17 is formed at the lower part of the heat insulating wall 2, and the machine room 17 communicates with the waste heat duct 7. In the machine room 17, the compressor 45, the condenser 18, and the like that form an annular refrigeration cycle together with the cooler 16 are disposed. In addition, a front panel 19 that is freely opened and closed is provided on the front surface of the machine room 18, and a plurality of air inlets 20 are formed on the front surface of the front panel 19.
[0022]
On the other hand, in the front opening 27 at the top of the display chamber 9, for example, a door 8 pivoted on the left side is provided so as to be openable and closable. The door 8 includes a glass member 11 whose front surface can be seen through, and is closed by door receivers 15 provided on the upper edge and upper both side edges of the opening 21 of the display chamber 9. When the door 8 is opened, it is opened by putting a finger on the lower end of the door 8 on which the door receiver 15 is not provided and pulling the door 8 forward.
[0023]
On the other hand, an outer discharge port 25 is formed in the outer partition plate 6 located at the upper front end of the heat insulating wall 2, and the outer discharge port 25 communicates with the exhaust heat duct 7. Further, an opening (not shown) is formed in the rear portion of the upper surface of the outer partition plate 6.
[0024]
When the refrigeration cycle is operated, the air heated by the compressor 45 and the condenser 18 in the machine room 17 passes through the exhaust heat duct 7, and most of the air is formed on the rear upper surface of the outer partition plate 6. The air is exhausted from the opening, and a part is discharged from the outer discharge port 25 to the outside of the door 8. As a result, the door 8 is heated, and it is possible to prevent condensation from occurring.
[0025]
Next, the commodity rack 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the upper part of the showcase 1, and FIG. 4 is an upper front view of the showcase 1 with the door 8 omitted. In FIG. 4, only the right product rack 10 is shown, and the center and left product racks 10 are omitted. The product rack 10 is arranged such that a number of product columns 31 are stacked in a vertical direction on a steel plate material made of a heat conductive material. The product column 31 is divided into column groups 31A to 31C, and the column group 31A Contains the same product A1, and the column group 31B contains the same product A2.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 3, the product column 31 of the product rack 10 is formed with a meandering product passage 32, and each product column 31 can be stored in one row in the vertical direction. Further, a product filling port 33 is formed at the upper end portion of the product column 31, and a product take-out port 34 is formed at the lower end portion.
[0027]
The merchandise filling port 33 is provided with a pair of bar-shaped merchandise holders 35 for preventing the merchandise at the top end of the merchandise column 31 from rolling, and the merchandise placed on the merchandise holder 35 is a door. The products filled in each product rack 10 can be seen through the 8 transparent glass members 11 at the time of sale. The product placed on the product holder 35 can be taken out from the product outlet 34 of the product column 10 by pushing from the front to the back when the product is filled.
[0028]
A product presser 36 is provided at the product outlet 34. The product presser 36 includes a horizontal portion 36A and a presser portion 36B, and prevents the product filled and dropped from above from dropping from the product rack 10 by the presser portion 36B. In addition, the horizontal portion 36A alleviates the drop of the product due to the gravity of the product filled upward in a state where the product column 31 is filled with the product. Furthermore, the notch 36C is formed in the pressing portion 36B, so that the product can be easily taken out.
[0029]
Further, a product holding inclined plate 37 is formed between the product passage 32 and the product presser 36 of the relatively rear product column 31, and the product rack 10 is formed so as to protrude to the front with a slight allowance downward. Yes. At this time, the product outlet 34 located at the lowest stage is formed so as to be in front of the front surface of the door 8 and in the rear of the front member 28.
[0030]
With the above configuration, a relatively small product can be stored in the product rack 10 in the upper part of the display chamber 9. Further, by sequentially storing the products from the product filling port 33 at the top of the product rack 10, the products are filled while descending the product passage 32 in the product rack 10, so that the display operation of the products is remarkably improved. . Further, since the filled lowermost product is displayed at the product outlet 34 so as to be taken out freely, the product is displayed without any trouble and can be taken out easily.
[0031]
When the blower 14 is operated, the air in the bottom duct 13 is blown out toward the rear duct 5, and is blown up after exchanging heat with the cooler 16. A slight amount of cool air is discharged from the second discharge port 23 formed on the back surface. The remaining cool air is discharged from the first discharge port 21 on the upper edge of the opening 27, and the cool air is used for display on the inside of the door 8, that is, the inside of the door 8 and the product holder 35 of the product rack 10. As a result, the cool air descends between the product held as the product and along the product placed at the product outlet 34, and returns to the bottom duct 13 through the suction port 22 formed at the lower edge of the opening 27, to the blower 14. It is sucked again.
[0032]
As a result, a cold air curtain is formed in the opening 27 of the display chamber 9, and entry of outside air from the opening 27 is prevented or suppressed. A part of the cool air curtain enters the upper portion of the display chamber 9 to cool the upper portion of the display chamber 9, that is, the product in the product rack 10, and discharges from the second discharge port 23 formed in the partition plate 4. The lower display portion 26 is cooled by the cool air.
[0033]
At this time, the front member 28 in the vicinity of the suction port formed at the lower edge of the opening 27 is cooled by the cold air curtain, and condensation occurs. However, the condensation falls on the front panel after the surface of the front member 28 is dropped. 41 flows into the bottom duct 13 through the gap formed between the base 41 and the opening formed in the support portion 42, and is drained to the outside through the drain pan 43 and the drain pipe 44 formed in the bottom duct 13. The
[0034]
On the other hand, in FIG. 4, reference numeral 38 denotes a mounting bracket provided across the front and rear at positions corresponding to both ends of the product rack 10 in the duct 5 constituting the upper surface of the display chamber 9. A flange is formed toward the side, and the flange is attached to the lower surface of the upper wall of the heat insulating wall 2, and the lower surface of the mounting bracket 38 is fixed to the partition plate 4. A suspension rail 39 for suspending the commodity rack 10 is provided on the lower surface of the mounting bracket 38.
[0035]
As a result, the product rack 10 can be maintained by moving the product rack 10 forward by sliding the product rack 10 on the suspension rail 39 with the door 8 open when performing maintenance or the like. .
[0036]
Further, the mounting bracket 38 is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section in the duct 5 and is formed across the duct 5 so as to rectify the cold air flowing through the duct 5. Thus, the inside of the display chamber 9 can be cooled evenly. Further, since the product rack 10 is made of a heat conductive material, the product rack 10 itself is cooled by the cold air that is evenly distributed, and the cooling efficiency of the products filled in the product rack 10 is also improved.
[0037]
Further, a rack fixture 40 is detachably provided on the front surface of the product rack 10 at a position corresponding to the lower end of the door 8 from the left and right. Thereby, the product rack 10 is fixed so as not to protrude forward.
[0038]
Here, the height L1 below the machine room 17 of the showcase 1, that is, from the installation surface to the upper end of the front member 28 of the front opening 27 is set to 600 mm to 1000 mm (800 mm in the embodiment), and the product rack 10 The height dimension L2 to the lower end is set in the range of 800 mm to 1200 mm (1000 mm in the embodiment).
[0039]
Thereby, the product outlet 34 of the product rack 10 has a height extending from the customer's substantially abdominal part to the chest, and the display property and the ease of taking out the product in the product rack 10 are improved.
[0040]
Further, the height dimension L3 from the upper end of the front member 28 of the front opening 27 to the lower end of the commodity rack 10 is set in a range of 150 mm or more and 400 mm or less (210 mm in the embodiment). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening of the lower display portion 26 formed by the lower end of the product rack 10 from the upper end of the front member 28 is secured in the range of 150 mm to 400 mm (210 mm in the embodiment), and the above-mentioned Thus, the depth dimension L4 from the upper end position of the front member 28 to the lower end of the product rack 10 is set in a range of 100 mm or more and 200 mm or less.
[0041]
Thus, for example, when a 2.0 L plastic bottle is displayed, it can be easily taken out from the opening. Further, since the deck pan 12 constituting the bottom surface of the lower display portion 26 is formed with a slight inclination and is provided with a roller (not shown), even if the product is placed in the back, the front product is taken out. As a result, it can be moved forward and easily taken out. Further, since a sufficient opening is formed between the lower edge of the front opening 27 and the product rack 10, the product can be taken out from the lower display unit 26 without any trouble.
[0042]
Furthermore, the height dimension L5 from the installation surface to the upper end of the product rack 10 is set to 1400 mm to 1900 mm. As a result, the height of the product filling port 33 of the product rack 10 is within a range that can be reached from the operator's approximate neck to the overhead, and the product storage work in the product rack 10 is facilitated.
[0043]
In this embodiment, a product rack 10 is provided behind the door 8 in the display chamber 9, and products are stored and displayed in the product rack 10. A shelf member is used instead of the product rack 10. It may be provided.
[0044]
Further, by adjusting the discharge amount of the second discharge port 23, the inside of the display chamber 9 at a position corresponding to the rear of the door 8 is in the low temperature zone, the lower display portion 26 is in the high temperature zone, and the rear of the other doors 8. The inside of the display chamber 9 at a position not corresponding to can be in the middle temperature zone. For this reason, products with appropriate temperature zones, such as yogurt for the low temperature zone, small juices for the mid temperature zone, and 2.0L plastic bottles for the high temperature zone. Can be displayed. Conversely, by increasing the discharge amount of the second discharge port 23, the lower display portion 26 can be set to a low temperature zone and the upper portion of the display chamber 9 can be set to a high temperature zone.
[0045]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, according to the present invention, in a showcase having a display chamber opened in the front and storing and displaying products in the display chamber, the lower display portion for placing and displaying the products on the bottom of the display chamber is provided. A product rack having a meandering product passage extending vertically is attached to the upper part of the display room, and a product filling port of the product passage is formed at the upper part of the product rack, and the product passage is formed at the lower part. Each product outlet is formed, so that, for example, a relatively large product can be placed on the lower display part of the display room, and a relatively small product can be stored in a product rack at the upper part of the display room. become able to.
[0046]
In particular, according to the present invention, by sequentially storing products from the product filling port at the top of the product rack, the product is filled while descending the product passage in the product rack, so that the display operation of the product is remarkably improved. The Further, since the lowermost filled product is displayed so as to be taken out at the product take-out port, the product is displayed without any trouble and can be taken out easily. Furthermore, since the front opening on the front side of the product filling port of the product rack is closed with a door so that it can be opened and closed, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience of the customer taking out the product from the product filling port. And since the air curtain is formed in the front opening of the display room by discharging cool air between the inside of the door and the product in the product rack and along the product at the product outlet, A cool air curtain is formed at the front opening of the display room while cooling the products in the product rack, so that the entry of outside air and the cooling of the lower display room can be achieved without hindrance.
[0047]
According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the above, the height from the installation surface to the lower edge of the front opening is 600 mm to 1000 mm, the height from the installation surface to the lower end of the product rack is 800 mm to 1200 mm, and Since the opening dimension from the lower edge of the front opening to the lower edge of the product rack is set to 150 mm to 400 mm, the product outlet of the product rack becomes a height extending from the customer's approximate abdomen to the chest, and the display and removal of the product in the product rack Ease becomes good. Further, since a sufficient opening is formed between the lower edge of the front opening and the product rack, the product can be taken out from the lower display part without any trouble.
[0048]
According to the invention of claim 3, since the height from the installation surface to the upper end of the product rack is set to 1400 mm to 1900 mm in addition to each of the above inventions, the height of the product filling port of the product rack is approximately from the head of the operator to the head. The product can be easily reached, and the product can be easily stored in the product rack.
[0049]
According to the invention of claim 4, since the door can be seen through in addition to the above, the display effect can be exhibited by the product located in the product filling port.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a showcase of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a vertical side view of the showcase of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view of the upper part of the showcase of the present invention.
4 is a front view of the showcase of FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view of a central portion of the showcase of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical side view of the lower part of the showcase of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Showcase 2 Heat insulation wall 3 Side plate 4 Partition plate 5 Duct 6 Outer partition plate 7 Waste heat duct 8 Door 9 Display room 10 Product rack 12 Deck pan 13 Bottom duct 16 Cooler 17 Machine room 19 Front panel 20 Inlet 21 First 1 Discharge port 22 Suction port 23 Second discharge port 25 Outer layer discharge port 26 Lower display part 27 Front opening part 28 Front member 31 Product column 32 Product passage 33 Product filling port 34 Product take-out 35 Product holder 36 Product holder 37 Product Holding inclined plate 38 Mounting bracket 39 Suspension rail

Claims (4)

In a showcase that has a display room that opens to the front, and stores and displays products in the display room,
A product display rack, which is configured at the bottom of the display room and on which products are placed and displayed, and a product rack which is attached to the upper part of the display room and has a meandering product path extending vertically, and the product rack. A product filling port of the product passage formed in the upper part of the product, a product outlet of the product passage formed in the lower part of the product rack, and a door for closing the front opening on the front side of the product filling port so as to be openable and closable. With
An air curtain is formed in the front opening of the display chamber by discharging cool air between the inside of the door and the product in the product rack and along the product at the product outlet. Showcase.   The height from the installation surface to the lower edge of the front opening is 600 mm to 1000 mm, the height from the installation surface to the lower end of the product rack is 800 mm to 1200 mm, and the height from the lower edge of the front opening to the lower edge of the product rack 2. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the opening size is 150 mm to 400 mm.   The showcase according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the height from the installation surface to the upper end of the product rack is 1400 mm to 1900 mm. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the door is transparent .

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