JP2008045772A - Open showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an open showcase not degrading a cooling capacity of a third commodity storing portion even when an opening portion of the third storing portion is larger than opening portions of first and second commodity storing portions. <P>SOLUTION: As air is discharged along the opening portions of the first, second and third commodity storing portions 2, 3, 4 from a first top face-side ventilation passage 6, and air is discharged along the opening portion of the third commodity storing portion 4 from a second top face-side ventilation passage 7 on an outer side of the air discharged along the opening portion of the third commodity storing portion 4 from the first top face-side ventilation passage 6, the cooling capacity of the third commodity storing portion 4 is not degraded even when the opening portion of the third commodity storing portion 4 is constituted larger than the opening portions of the first and second commodity storing portions 2, 3, and the inside of the commodity storing portions 2, 3, 4 can be cooled in a balanced manner. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an open showcase installed in a store such as a convenience store or a supermarket.

Conventionally, as this type of open showcase, there are a showcase body that opens on the front surface, back surface, and one side in the width direction, and first and second product storages that have openings on the front and back sides of the showcase body, respectively. A third product storage unit having an opening from one side in the width direction of the showcase body to the front side and the back side, an upper side air passage provided on the upper side of the showcase body, A bottom surface side air passage provided on the bottom surface side of the case body, an intermediate air passage communicating the top surface side air passage and the bottom surface side air passage, and a cooler and a fan provided in the bottom surface side air passage, The air cooled in the bottom side ventilation path flows into the top side ventilation path via the intermediate ventilation path and is discharged along the openings of the first, second and third product storage sections. Known (see, for example, Patent Document 1) ).
JP 2005-55121 A

  By the way, although the 1st and 2nd goods storage part has an opening part only in the front side or back side of a showcase body, the 3rd goods storage part is a front from the width direction one side of a showcase body. Since there is a wide opening over the side and the back side, the third product storage unit is adapted to the amount of cool air discharged from the upper surface side ventilation path to the opening of the first and second product storage units. There is a problem in that the amount of air discharged to the opening is insufficient, and the cooling capacity of the third product storage unit is lower than that of the first and second product storage units.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to have a configuration in which the opening of the third product storage portion is larger than the opening of the first and second product storage portions. The third object is to provide an open showcase that does not reduce the cooling capacity of the third product storage unit.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a showcase body having an opening on the front surface, the back surface, and one side in the width direction, a first product storage portion having an opening on the front side of the showcase body, A second product storage unit having an opening on the back side, and a third product storage unit having an opening from one side in the width direction of the showcase body to the front side and the back side. In the open showcase in which cooled air is discharged from the ventilation path on the upper surface side of the showcase main body along the opening of each product storage section, the openings of the first, second and third product storage sections A first upper surface side air passage that discharges air along the first air passage, and a third product storage outside or inside the air discharged from the first upper surface side air passage along the opening of the third product storage portion Second to discharge air along the opening of the part And a top-side air passage.

  Thus, air is discharged from the first upper surface side ventilation path along the openings of the first, second, and third product storage portions, and the third product storage portion is provided from the first upper surface side ventilation path. Since air is discharged along the opening of the third product storage unit from the second upper surface side ventilation path to the outside of the air discharged along the opening of the first product storage unit, the first and second product storage units Even in the configuration in which the opening of the third product storage unit is larger than the opening of the third product storage unit, the cooling capacity of the third product storage unit is not reduced.

  According to the open showcase of the present invention, the cooling capacity of the third product storage unit is improved even in the configuration in which the opening of the third product storage unit is larger than the opening of the first and second product storage units. Since there is no reduction, the inside of each product storage unit can be cooled in a well-balanced manner, and the occurrence of partial condensation due to the entrainment of outside air can be prevented, and an air guide member for adjusting the balance of the air volume can be provided. It can also be reduced.

  1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an open showcase, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, FIG. 3 is a front sectional view thereof, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic plan sectional view of the first upper surface side ventilation path, and FIG. 6 is a schematic plan sectional view of the second upper surface side ventilation path.

  The open showcase includes a showcase body 1 having an opening on the front, back, and one side in the width direction, a first product storage unit 2 provided on the front side in the showcase body 1, and a back in the showcase body 1. A second product storage unit 3 provided on the side, a third product storage unit 4 provided on one side in the width direction in the showcase body 1, and each product storage unit 2, 3, 4. A plurality of product shelves 5, the first and second upper surface side ventilation paths 6, 7 provided on the upper surface side of the showcase body 1, and the first and second airflow paths provided on the bottom surface side of the showcase body 1. 2 bottom surface side air passages 8 and 9, first upper surface side air passages 6 and 7, and first and second intermediate air passages 10 and 11 communicating with the respective bottom surface side air passages 8 and 9, and each bottom surface side air passage. The first and second coolers 12 and 13 provided in the passages 8 and 9 and the bottom side ventilation passages 8 and 9 are provided. Was and a first and second blowers 14 and 15.

  The showcase body 1 includes a heat-insulating top plate 1a covering the top surface, a heat insulating wall 1b covering the front and back surfaces of the showcase body 1, a lower portion of one side surface, and a bottom surface side, and the other side surface of the showcase body 1 in the width direction. A side plate 1c covering the top, a top plate 1d covering the top surface of each of the first product storage units 2, 3, 4; a bottom plate 1e disposed on the bottom of each of the product storage units 2, 3, 4; A transparent partition plate 1 f provided between the second product storage units 2, 3 and the third product storage unit 4, and each bottom side ventilation path 8, An air inlet 1g that opens into the inside 9 is provided over the periphery of each of the product storage parts 2, 3, 4. A machine room 1h is provided in the lower part of the showcase body 1, and refrigeration equipment (not shown) such as a compressor and a condenser is accommodated in the machine room 1h.

  The first and second product storage units 2 and 3 have openings on the front side and the back side of the showcase body 1, respectively, and are provided with the first intermediate ventilation path 10 therebetween.

  The third product storage unit 4 has an opening from one side of the showcase body 1 to the front side and the back side, and a partition plate between the first and second product storage units 2 and 3. It is partitioned by 1f.

  Each merchandise shelf 5 is provided in a plurality of upper and lower stages in each merchandise storage unit 2, 3, 4, and the merchandise shelves 5 at each stage are arranged at the same height position.

  The first and second upper surface side ventilation paths 6, 7 are provided between the top plate 1 a and the upper surface plate 1 d, and the second upper surface side ventilation path 7 is located above the first upper surface side ventilation path 6. Are arranged one above the other. In addition, air discharge ports 6 a are provided at the peripheral edges of the upper surface side ventilation paths 6 and 7.

  The first upper surface side air passage 6 has a portion corresponding to the first and second product storage portions 2 and 3 and a portion corresponding to the third product storage portion 4 partitioned by a partition plate 6b. The air flowing in from the first intermediate ventilation passage 10 is discharged along the openings of the first and second product storage portions 2 and 3, and the air flowing in from the second intermediate ventilation passage 11 is discharged to the third product storage portion. 4 is formed so as to discharge along the four openings. Further, in the first upper surface side air passage 6, there are air guide plates 6 c for guiding the air flowing in from the second intermediate air passage 11 to the front side, the rear side, and one end in the width direction of the showcase body 1. The air guide plate 6c extends obliquely in the width direction of the showcase body 1 from the center in the front-rear direction of the showcase body 1 between the opening on the front and back sides and the opening on one end in the width direction. Thus, it is formed in a substantially V shape. The air guide plate 6c is provided with a plurality of vent holes 6d, a part of the air flows through the vent holes 6d to one end side in the width direction of the showcase body 1, and the other air flows along the air guide plate 6c. The showcase body 1 is guided to the front side and the back side.

  The second upper surface side air passage 7 has a portion corresponding to the first and second product storage portions 2 and 3 partitioned by a partition plate 7a, and all the air flowing in from the second intermediate air passage 11 is first. 3 is formed so as to be discharged to the opening side of the product storage unit 4. That is, the partition plate 7 a extends from the other end in the width direction of the showcase body 1 to the space between the openings of the first and second product storage portions 2 and 3 and the opening of the third product storage portion 4. It is formed so as to extend obliquely in the width direction of 1, and guides the air flowing in from the second intermediate ventilation path 11 to a portion corresponding to the third product storage portion 4.

  The first bottom-side air passage 8 is provided below the first and second product storage portions 2 and 3, respectively, and the first and second product storage portions 2 and 3 are partitioned by the bottom plate 1e. ing.

  The second bottom-side air passage 9 is provided below the third product storage unit 4 and is partitioned from the third product storage unit 4 by a bottom plate 1e.

  The first intermediate ventilation path 10 is formed in a pair of front and rear so as to extend in the vertical direction along the back surfaces of the first and second product storage portions 2 and 3, and the upper and lower ends thereof are respectively the upper surface side ventilation paths 6. , 7 and the first bottom side air passage 8. The upper end side in the first intermediate ventilation path 10 is partitioned in the front-rear direction of the showcase body 1 by the partition plate 10a, and a part of the air in the first intermediate ventilation path 10 is in the first upper surface side ventilation path. 6 and other air flows into the second upper surface side ventilation path 7.

  The second intermediate ventilation path 11 is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction along the back surface of the third product storage unit 4, and the upper and lower ends thereof are the first upper surface side ventilation path 6 and the second bottom surface side ventilation path, respectively. It communicates with the road 9.

  The 1st and 2nd coolers 12 and 13 consist of evaporators connected to the refrigeration equipment in the machine room 1h, and each 1st cooler 12 is in each 1st bottom face side ventilation path 8. The second cooler 13 is provided in the second bottom-side air passage 9.

  The first and second blowers 14 and 15 are disposed in the vicinity of the air inlet 1g, and each of the first blowers 14 is provided in each of the first bottom surface side ventilation paths 8, and the second blower 15 is provided. Is provided in the second bottom-side air passage 9.

  In the open showcase configured as described above, the air sucked into the first bottom-side air passages 8 from the air suction ports 1g is cooled by the first coolers 12, and each first intermediate A part of the air flows into the first and second product storage portions 2 and 3 of the first upper surface side ventilation passage 6 through the ventilation passage 10, and the first and second product storage from the air discharge port 6a. It is discharged along the openings of the portions 2 and 3. In addition, the air sucked into the second bottom-side air passage 9 from the air suction port 1 g is cooled by the second cooler 13, and the first upper-surface side air passage 6 through the second intermediate air passage 11. It flows into the 3rd goods storage part 4 side, and is discharged along the opening part of the 3rd goods storage part 4 from the air discharge port 6a. At that time, the other air of each first intermediate ventilation path 10 flows into the second upper surface side ventilation path 7 and is discharged from the air discharge port 6 a along the opening of the third product storage unit 4. As a result, the second upper surface side ventilation path 7 to the third product storage section 4 are placed outside the air discharged from the first upper surface side ventilation path 6 along the opening of the third product storage section 4. Air is discharged along the opening.

  As described above, according to the open showcase of the present embodiment, air is discharged from the first upper surface side ventilation path 6 along the openings of the first, second, and third product storage portions 2, 3, 4. At the same time, the second upper surface side air passage 7 opens the third product storage portion 4 to the outside of the air discharged from the first upper surface side air passage 6 along the opening of the third product storage portion 4. Since the air is discharged along the part, the third product storage unit 4 has a larger opening than the first and second product storage units 2 and 3. Without reducing the cooling capacity of the product storage unit 4, the inside of each product storage unit 2, 3, 4 can be cooled in a well-balanced manner. Moreover, since the inside of each product storage part 2, 3, 4 can be cooled in a well-balanced manner, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of partial dew condensation due to the entrainment of outside air, and to provide air guidance for adjusting the balance of the air volume. The number of members can be reduced.

  Further, since the first and second upper surface side air passages 6 and 7 are arranged one above the other, the air passage for dividing the air in the first intermediate air passage 10 into the upper surface side air passages 6 and 7 can be easily provided. It can be formed and is very advantageous in manufacturing.

  In addition, the air that guides the air discharged to the opening side of the third product storage unit 4 into the first upper surface side ventilation path 6 to the front side, the rear side, and one end in the width direction of the showcase body 1, respectively. Since the guide plate 6c is provided, the air in the first upper surface side ventilation path 6 can be discharged uniformly over the entire opening of the third product storage unit 4, and the cooling capacity of the third product storage unit 4 Can be prevented more reliably.

  Further, the air guide plate 6c extends obliquely in the width direction of the showcase body 1 from the center in the front-rear direction of the showcase body 1 between the front and rear openings and the opening on one end in the width direction. Since a part of the air is formed so as to pass through the plurality of ventilation holes 6d toward one end in the width direction of the showcase body 1, the air in the first upper surface side ventilation path 6 is passed through the third air passage 6d. The product can be reliably discharged to the corner portion of the product storage unit 4. In this case, if a part of each vent hole 6d can be opened and closed by a slide plate or the like, the air volume can be easily adjusted.

  In the above embodiment, the third product storage from the second upper surface side air passage 7 to the outside of the air discharged from the first upper surface side air passage 6 along the opening of the third product storage portion 4. Although air is discharged along the opening of the portion 4, the air of the second upper surface side air passage 7 is discharged inside the air discharged from the first upper surface side air passage 6. You may do it.

The perspective view of the open showcase which shows one Embodiment of this invention Front view of open showcase Front show section of open showcase A-side schematic cross-sectional view of the open showcase in the direction of arrow AA Plane schematic cross-sectional view of the first upper surface side ventilation path Plane schematic cross-sectional view of the second upper surface side ventilation path

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Showcase main body, 2 ... 1st product storage part, 3 ... 2nd product storage part, 4 ... 3rd product storage part, 5 ... Product shelf, 6 ... 1st upper surface side ventilation path, 6c ... Air guide plate, 7 ... second upper surface side air passage, 12 ... first cooler, 13 ... second cooler.

Claims (4)

A showcase body having an opening on the front, back, and one side in the width direction, a first product storage portion having an opening on the front side of the showcase body, and a second product having an opening on the back side of the showcase body A storage unit, and a third product storage unit having openings from one side in the width direction of the showcase body to the front side and the back side, and air cooled by the cooler on the top side of the showcase body In an open showcase that discharges along the opening of each product storage section from the ventilation path,
A first upper surface side air passage that discharges air along the openings of the first, second, and third product storage units;
2nd upper surface side which discharges air along the opening part of the 3rd goods storage part to the outer side or the inner side of the air discharged along the opening part of the 3rd product storage part from the 1st upper surface side ventilation path An open showcase characterized by a ventilation path. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein the first and second upper surface side ventilation paths are arranged one above the other. An air guide member is provided in the first upper surface side air passage to guide the air discharged to the opening side of the third product storage unit to the front side, the back side, and one end in the width direction of the showcase body. The open showcase according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The air guide member is formed so as to extend obliquely in the width direction of the showcase body from the center in the front-rear direction of the showcase body toward the front and back side openings and the opening on one end in the width direction. The open showcase according to claim 3, wherein a part of the air is formed to pass toward one end side in the width direction of the showcase body.

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