Showcase

Abstract

To facilitate replacement work of an illumination device without interrupting light emission of the illumination device.SOLUTION: A commercial product placement shelf 10 in which a shelf board 20 is slidable and movable in a front-back direction as the shelf board 20 is supported by an auxiliary side wall member 40 mounted on a bracket member 30 through a slider 50 is constituted. A showcase includes an illumination device 24 which is arranged in a lower part of a front end of the shelf board 20 for emitting light downward, and a stopper member 70 which is arranged in a front end part of the auxiliary side wall member 40 of the front side upper part to oscillate, keeps the shelf board 20 in a state to slide and move to the back when an engaging protrusion 73 enters a recessed part 311a provided in the bracket member 30, and allows the shelf board 20 to slide and move to the front when the engaging protrusion 73 is disengaged from the recessed part 311a. The stopper member 70 is formed to incline and extend gradually to the front as an operation part 71 moves downward with respect to a stopper shaft part 74 in a normal state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a showcase, and more particularly to an improvement of a showcase that is installed in a store such as a supermarket and has a product placement shelf for placing products inside the case body. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, stores such as supermarkets have often used showcases in which merchandise is stored inside a case body while being placed on a merchandise storage shelf. The merchandise storage shelf is constructed by supporting a shelf board between a pair of left and right bracket members via a slider. In such merchandise storage shelves, merchandise can be restocked on the shelf board by sliding the shelf board forward, and after the restocking operation, the shelf board is slid backward to display the merchandise.

[0003] Among such product storage shelves, those provided with lighting equipment and a stopper mechanism are known, as proposed in Patent Document 1, for example.

[0004] The lighting fixture is a long member with its length in the left-right direction, and is held in place by a holder provided at the bottom front end of the shelf. This lighting fixture emits light downward, illuminating products placed on the product shelf directly below.

[0005] The stopper mechanism is composed of an engaged member and an engaging piece. The engaged member extends forward from approximately the center of the horizontal rod member installed between the pair of left and right bracket members. An engaging hole is formed in the extended end of the engaged member.

[0006] The engagement piece is provided at the lower front end of the shelf board, in front of the lighting fixture, so as to be able to swing up and down about the central axis of an engagement shaft extending in the left-right direction. This engagement piece has an engagement hook portion formed at its tip end and an operating portion formed at its base end.

[0007] Such a stopper mechanism keeps the shelf in a sliding rearward position when the engaging hook portion enters the engaging hole below the lighting equipment, thereby engaging the engaged member and the engaging piece; on the other hand, when the operating portion is operated and the engaging piece swings downward, causing the engaging hook portion to disengage from the engaging hole and disengage the engaged member and the engaging piece, the stopper mechanism allows the shelf to slide forward. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0008] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-19648 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0009] However, in the showcase proposed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the engaged member and engaging piece that constitute the stopper mechanism are engaged below the lighting equipment, which causes the following problems.

[0010] In other words, there was a problem that the engagement between the engaged member and the engaging piece in the area illuminated by the lighting equipment prevented the lighting equipment from emitting light. Furthermore, when replacing the lighting equipment, it was necessary not only to release the engagement between the engaged member and the engaging piece, but also to remove the engaging piece from the shelf board, which could make the work of replacing the lighting equipment complicated.

[0011] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a showcase that allows for easy replacement of lighting equipment without impeding light emission from the lighting equipment. [Means for solving the problem]

[0012] In order to achieve the above object, the showcase according to the present invention comprises a case body having an opening at the front, a bracket member disposed facing forward inside the case body, a shelf board supported by an auxiliary side wall member attached to the bracket member via a slider, and a product placement shelf configured such that the shelf board can slide along the front-rear direction through the opening, the showcase further comprising a lighting device disposed below the front end of the shelf board in a manner extending along the left-right direction and irradiating light downward, and a front end portion of the auxiliary side wall member that is a front upper portion of the lighting device, and a left-right slider attached to the front end portion of the auxiliary side wall member. and a stopper member that is arranged to be swingable in the vertical direction around the central axis of a stopper shaft that extends in the vertical direction, and that holds the shelf board in a sliding rearward position when its engaging protrusion enters a recess provided in the bracket member, but allows the shelf board to slide forward when the engaging protrusion disengages from the recess, and that, in a normal state, the stopper member is formed so that an operating portion that is operated to swing the stopper member extends gradually forward at an angle as it moves downward from the stopper shaft.

[0013] Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that, in the showcase, the operating portion is formed across the pair of left and right auxiliary side wall members. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] According to the present invention, a product storage shelf, the shelf of which is slidable in the front-rear direction through an opening in the front of the case body, is disposed below the front end of the shelf and extends in the left-right direction, and the lighting device emits light downward. The stopper member is disposed at the front end of an auxiliary sidewall member that forms the upper front portion of the lighting device and is pivotable in the up-down direction about a central axis of a stopper shaft extending in the left-right direction, and holds the shelf in a sliding rearward position when its engaging protrusion enters a recess provided in a bracket member, but allows the shelf to slide forward when the engaging protrusion disengages from the recess. In a normal state, the operating portion of the stopper member for swinging the stopper member extends gradually forward as it extends downward from the stopper shaft, and is therefore not located below the lighting device. This achieves the effect of simplifying the replacement of the lighting device without interfering with the light emitted by the lighting device. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view showing a showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing one product shelf shown in FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing one product shelf shown in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing one product shelf shown in FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the product storage shelf shown in FIGS. 2 to 4. As shown in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the product storage shelf shown in FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the product storage shelf shown in FIGS. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the product storage shelf shown in FIGS. [Figure 9]FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the auxiliary side wall member and the stopper member. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the auxiliary side wall member and the stopper member. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the stopper member. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the stopper member. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a showcase according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0017] 1 is a cross-sectional side view showing a showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention. The showcase shown here is designed to store merchandise for sale inside a case body 1 in a store such as a supermarket. In this embodiment, a refrigerated showcase for storing merchandise that requires refrigeration is particularly shown.

[0018] In other words, in this showcase, a back panel 2 is provided inside the case body 1, thereby forming a ventilation duct 3 between the back panel 2 and the rear wall 1a of the case body 1, and a storage chamber 4 is formed in front of the back panel 2.

[0019] An evaporator 5 and a blower fan 6 are disposed inside the ventilation duct 3. The evaporator 5 forms a refrigeration cycle together with a condensing unit (not shown) and exchanges heat with the air passing through it. In this showcase, when the condensing unit (not shown) and the blower fan 6 are driven, the air that has passed through the evaporator 5 is circulated and supplied to the storage compartment 4 through the ventilation duct 3, and the storage compartment 4 is maintained at the desired refrigeration temperature.

[0020] The case body 1 is box-shaped with an opening 1c (hereinafter also referred to as the front opening) on ​​the front surface 1b, and has multiple product storage shelves 10 in the storage chamber 4. These product storage shelves 10 will be described below. Note that the product storage shelves 10 on each level in the storage chamber 4 have the same configuration. Therefore, the following description will focus on one product storage shelf 10.

[0021] Figures 2 to 4 each show one product storage shelf 10 shown in Figure 1, with Figure 2 being a perspective view and Figures 3 and 4 being exploded perspective views. The product storage shelf 10 shown here is configured by supporting a shelf board 20 between two shelf support members 11 on the left and right.

[0022] Here, the shelf board 20 is formed by processing sheet metal or the like, and has a rectangular placement section 21 on the upper surface on which merchandise for sale is placed. In addition, a mounting bracket 22 extending in the left-right direction is attached to the lower front end of the shelf board 20, and multiple holding members 23 (three in FIG. 4) are provided on the mounting bracket 22. These holding members 23 are cylindrical in shape with the left-right direction as the longitudinal direction, and hold lighting devices 24 that incorporate light sources such as LEDs. The lighting devices 24 emit light downward.

[0023] As shown in Figures 5 to 8, the shelf support member 11 is configured to include a bracket member 30 and an auxiliary sidewall member 40. The two shelf support members 11 are configured to be symmetrical to each other. For convenience, in the following description, the sides of the two shelf support members 11 that are closer to each other will be referred to as the inner side, and the sides that are farther apart will be referred to as the outer side. The right shelf support member 11 will be described, and the description of the left shelf support member 11 will be omitted as appropriate.

[0024] The bracket members 30 are the bases of the shelf support members 11 and are made of sheet metal or the like. The bracket members 30 are arranged so as to protrude forward from the shelf supports 7 attached to the front of both the left and right sides of the back panel 2.

[0025] That is, the bracket members 30 are disposed facing forward and spaced apart from each other in the storage chamber 4 inside the case body 1. The bracket member 30 is formed by integrally molding a side wall portion 31 and a bottom wall portion 32.

[0026] The side wall 31 is a major component of the bracket member 30 and is an elongated portion with its longitudinal direction extending in the front-to-rear direction. The rear end of the side wall 31 is formed so that its vertical dimension is greater than the vertical dimension of the area forward of the rear end, and the rear end of the rear end is formed with multiple locking pieces 31a that protrude rearward. These locking pieces 31a can be inserted into any of the locking holes (not shown) provided on the front surface of the shelf support 7. When the locking pieces 31a are inserted into the locking holes, the rear end of the side wall 31 a abuts against the front surface of the shelf support 7, allowing the bracket member 30 to be supported in a generally horizontal cantilevered state at any height on the shelf support 7.

[0027] An outer component 51 of a slider 50 is attached to the inside of this side wall portion 31. The slider 50 is a conventionally known component, and allows an inner component 52 constituting the slider 50 to slide horizontally and in the front-to-rear direction relative to the outer component 51.

[0028] A reinforcing plate 60 is fastened to the rear end of the side wall portion 31 by fastening members such as screws. This reinforcing plate 60 is formed from, for example, sheet metal, and connects the pair of left and right bracket members 30 together to prevent the bracket members 30 from being deformed, etc.

[0029] A sidewall engaging portion 311 is formed at the front end of the sidewall portion 31. The sidewall engaging portion 311 is a portion that extends forward from the upper end portion of the front end of the sidewall portion 31, and has a recess 311a that opens downward. A lower end surface 311b of the sidewall engaging portion 311 forms an inclined surface that gradually slopes upward as it extends forward from the open portion of the recess 311a.

[0030] The lower wall portion 32 is an extending portion that extends inward from the lower edge of the portion of the side wall portion 31 rearward of the side wall engaging portion 311, and is configured such that the extending end portion is bent upward.

[0031] The auxiliary sidewall member 40 is formed, for example, from sheet metal, and is an elongated member whose longitudinal direction is the front-to-rear direction. The auxiliary sidewall member 40 is configured by integrally molding an auxiliary sidewall base portion 41 and an auxiliary sidewall horizontal portion 42.

[0032] The auxiliary sidewall base 41 is an elongated portion whose longitudinal direction is the front-rear direction. A notch 411 is formed in the upper end portion of the front end of this auxiliary sidewall base 41, and a portion 412 excluding the upper end portion is bent outward. An inner component 52 of a slider 50 is attached to the outside of this auxiliary sidewall base 41. In other words, the auxiliary sidewall member 40 is attached to the inside of the sidewall portion 31 of the bracket member 30 via the slider 50, and is slidable in the front-rear direction relative to the bracket member 30.

[0033] The auxiliary sidewall horizontal portion 42 extends horizontally outward from the upper end portion of the auxiliary sidewall base portion 41, and its extending end portion is bent downward. The front end portion of this auxiliary sidewall horizontal portion 42 protrudes further forward than the front end portion of the auxiliary sidewall base 41. A support piece portion 421 is formed at the front end portion of the auxiliary sidewall horizontal portion 42. The support piece portion 421 is formed by bending downward a tongue-shaped portion that protrudes outward from the front end portion of the auxiliary sidewall horizontal portion 42, and has a support hole 421a (see Figures 9 and 10).

[0034] When such an auxiliary sidewall member 40 is slid to the rearmost position relative to the bracket member 30, the support piece portion 421 is disposed forward of the bracket member 30, as shown in FIGS.

[0035] A stopper member 70 is disposed on the auxiliary sidewall member 40. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the stopper member 70 is a long member that is installed across the front end portions of the pair of left and right auxiliary sidewall members 40 that constitute each shelf support member 11, and has a longitudinal direction extending in the left-right direction. The stopper member 70 is configured to include an operating portion 71 and a stopper engaging portion 72.

[0036] The operating portion 71 is made of, for example, sheet metal, and is an elongated member extending between the pair of left and right auxiliary side wall members 40. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the operating portion 71 gradually slopes forward as it extends downward, and its lower end, which is the extending end, slopes further forward and then bends downward. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the upper end portions of both left and right ends of the operating portion 71 are formed with locking pieces 711, which are tongue-shaped portions bent forward. Locking holes 711a are formed in the locking pieces 711.

[0037] 9 and 10, the stopper engagement portion 72 is formed from, for example, sheet metal, and is configured by integrally molding a stopper engagement base 721 attached to the rear surface of the operation portion 71 via a fastening member, a stopper engagement rear extension 722 extending rearward from the upper end of the stopper engagement base 721, and an engagement piece 723 extending downward from the outer part of the extending end of the stopper engagement rear extension 722. The engagement piece 723 has an engagement protrusion 73 formed, for example, by a stepped screw, that protrudes outward.

[0038] In the stopper member 70, the positional relationship between the operating portion 71 and the stopper engagement portion 72 is adjusted so that when the stopper engagement post-extension portion 722 extends horizontally, the operating portion 71 gradually extends forward at an incline as it moves downward.

[0039] 9 and 10 , such a stopper member 70 is arranged so as to be able to swing up and down around the central axis of the stopper shaft 74, with the stopper shaft 74 penetrating from the outside to the inside through the support hole 421a of the support piece 421 and being attached to the locked hole 711a of the locked piece 711 via a coil spring 75. In this case, a portion of the stopper engaging portion 72 penetrates the notch 411 of the auxiliary sidewall member 40, so that the engaging piece 723 is arranged on the outside of the auxiliary sidewall base 41.

[0040] The coil spring 75 has one end engaged with the stopper member 70 and the other end engaged with the auxiliary side wall member 40, and is a biasing means that biases the operating part 71 so that it always swings downward. Due to this coil spring 75, in the normal state, the stopper engagement rear extension part 722 of the stopper member 70 extends horizontally in contact with the lower surface of the auxiliary side wall horizontal part 42, and as the operating part 71 moves downward beyond the stopper shaft part 74, it gradually extends and inclines forward.

[0041] Regarding the positional relationship between the bracket member 30 and the auxiliary sidewall member 40, when the auxiliary sidewall member 40 is slid all the way to the rear, as shown in Figures 5 and 11, the engaging projection 73 of the stopper member 70 enters the recess 311a of the sidewall engaging portion 311 due to the biasing force of the coil spring 75 or the like, and the support piece portion 421 that forms the front end portion of the auxiliary sidewall member 40 is positioned further forward than the front end portion (sidewall engaging portion 311) of the bracket member 30. Moreover, because the engaging projection 73 enters the recess 311a, the auxiliary sidewall member 40 is restricted from sliding forward relative to the bracket member 30.

[0042] The placing portion 21 of the shelf board 20 is attached to the upper surface of the auxiliary sidewall horizontal portion 42 of the auxiliary sidewall member 40, so that the shelf board 20 is supported between the two shelf support members 11 as described above. On this shelf board 20, the support piece portion 421, which is the front end portion of the auxiliary sidewall member 40, is disposed in the upper front portion of the lighting device 24, which is held in the front lower portion of the shelf board 20. In other words, the stopper shaft portion 74 is disposed in the upper front portion of the lighting device 24, so that the lighting device 24 is disposed behind the operating portion 71 of the stopper member 70.

[0043] In a showcase having the above configuration, when an operator such as a store employee grasps and operates the operating portion 71 of the stopper member 70, as shown in Fig. 12, the operating portion 71 of the stopper member 70 swings upward around the central axis of the stopper shaft portion 74 against the biasing force of the coil spring 75, and the engaging protrusion 73 disengages from the recess 311a. As a result, when the operator grasps and pulls out the operating portion 71 forward, the shelf board 20 slides forward together with the auxiliary side wall member 40 through the front opening 1c. This allows the operator to restock the shelf board 20 with merchandise for sale.

[0044] On the other hand, when the operator pushes the shelf board 20, which has slid forward, rearward, the shelf board 20 slides rearward together with the auxiliary side wall member 40 through the front opening 1c, and after the engagement protrusion 73 slides over the lower end surface 311b of the side wall engagement portion 311, it enters the recess 311a and is positioned at the rearmost sliding position as shown in Figure 11.

[0045] In other words, the stopper member 70 is disposed at the front end portion (support piece portion 421) of the auxiliary side wall member 40, which is the upper front portion of the lighting device 24, so as to be swingable up and down about the central axis of the stopper shaft portion 74 extending in the left-right direction, and when the engaging protrusion 73 of the stopper member 70 enters the recess 311a provided in the bracket member 30, the stopper member 70 holds the shelf board 20 in a state in which it has slid rearward, while when the engaging protrusion 73 is released from the recess 311a, the stopper member 70 allows the shelf board 20 to slide forward. In the normal state, the stopper member 70 is formed so that the operating portion 71, which is operated to swing the stopper member 70, gradually extends inclined forward as it moves downward from the stopper shaft portion 74.

[0046] As described above, the showcase according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a product mounting shelf 10 with shelf boards 20 that can slide in the front-rear direction through the front opening 1c, a lighting device 24 that is arranged at the lower front end of the shelf board 20 so as to extend in the left-right direction and emits light downward, and a stopper member 70 that is arranged at the front end portion of the auxiliary side wall member 40 that forms the upper front portion of the lighting device 24 so as to be able to swing in the up-down direction around the central axis of a stopper shaft 74 that extends in the left-right direction, and that holds the shelf board 20 in a sliding rearward position when its engaging protrusion 73 enters a recess 311a provided in the bracket member 30, but allows the shelf board 20 to slide forward when the engaging protrusion 73 disengages from the recess 311a. In the normal state, the operating portion 71 that is operated to swing the stopper member 70 extends gradually inclined forward as it moves downward from the stopper shaft 74, and is therefore not present in the area below the lighting device 24. Therefore, the work of replacing the lighting device 24 can be simplified without interfering with the light emitted by the lighting device 24.

[0047] According to the above showcase, the operating portion 71 constituting the stopper member 70 is formed between the pair of left and right auxiliary side wall members 40, so that the operator can grasp and operate any part of the operating portion 71 with one hand to disengage the engaging protrusion 73 from the recess 311a, thereby improving convenience.

[0048] 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.

[0049] In the above-described embodiment, the operating portion 71 constituting the stopper member 70 was a long member formed extending between the pair of left and right auxiliary side wall members 40, but in the present invention, the operating portion does not have to be formed extending in the left-right direction as long as it is swingably supported at the front end portion of the auxiliary side wall member. [Explanation of symbols]

[0050] 1...case body, 1c...front opening, 4...storage chamber, 10...product placement shelf, 11...shelf support member, 20...shelf board, 21...placement portion, 22...mounting bracket, 23...holding member, 24...lighting device, 30...bracket member, 31...side wall portion, 31a...locking piece, 311...side wall engagement portion, 311a...recess, 311b...lower end surface, 32...lower wall portion, 40...auxiliary side wall member, 41...auxiliary side wall base , 42...Auxiliary side wall horizontal portion, 421...Support piece portion, 421a...Support hole, 50...Slider, 60...Reinforcing plate, 70...Stopper member, 71...Operation portion, 711...Engaged piece portion, 711a...Engaged hole, 72...Stopper engagement portion, 721...Stopper engagement base portion, 722...Stopper engagement rear extension portion, 723...Engaging piece portion, 73...Engaging protrusion, 74...Stopper shaft portion, 75...Coil spring.

Claims

1. A showcase in which a bracket member is disposed facing forward inside a case body having an opening on the front side, and a shelf board is supported on an auxiliary side wall member attached to the bracket member via a slider, thereby forming a product placement shelf in which the shelf board can slide along the front-rear direction through the opening, a lighting device disposed below the front end of the shelf board in a manner extending along the left-right direction and emitting light downward; a stopper member that is disposed at the front end portion of the auxiliary side wall member, which is the front upper portion of the lighting device, so as to be swingable in the up-down direction around the center axis of a stopper shaft portion extending in the left-right direction, and that holds the shelf board in a state in which it has slid rearward when its engagement protrusion enters a recess provided in the bracket member, but allows the shelf board to slide forward when the engagement protrusion disengages from the recess; Equipped with The stopper member is characterized in that, in its normal state, the operating portion that is used to swing the stopper member extends gradually forward at an incline as it moves downward from the stopper shaft portion.

2. 2. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the operating portion is formed across the pair of left and right auxiliary side wall members.

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