JP2010078250A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a showcase effectively lighting commercial products displayed on the shelves. <P>SOLUTION: The showcase 1 is used for displaying commercial products on the shelves 30 installed within a display chamber 11. The showcase 1 includes an LED lighting system 50 arranged, for example, at the front end of the shelf 30 such as a price rail 34 and a guard 35, and having an LED element 53. The commercial products on the shelf 30 are spotlighted from the lower front side by the LED lighting system 50 to improve display effects. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase for displaying commodities on a shelf installed in a display room having an open front, and more particularly to illumination on the shelf.

  Conventionally, as shown in, for example, Patent Document 1, this type of showcase has a plurality of shelves for product display installed in a display chamber that opens to the front surface. A lighting device such as a fluorescent lamp for illuminating the display room is attached to the upper part of the opening of the room.

  Moreover, a reflector made of a steel plate painted in white, for example, is attached to the upper side of each fluorescent lamp. The reflecting plate is bent at a plurality of locations so as to substantially surround the upper side of the fluorescent lamp, and reflects upward light among the light emitted from the fluorescent lamp downward. Thereby, the product on each shelf below is illuminated more brightly.

In addition to this, an LED lighting device having a plurality of LED elements as a lighting device is attached to the front surface of the lower surface of the shelf board, thereby a showcase for illuminating the lower shelf device on which the lighting device is provided. Has been developed.
JP 2002-39672 A

  However, in the illumination device provided on the conventional shelf, even if the reflector plate provided on the shelf is used, the irradiation light can be directed only on the shelf or the bottom plate provided below the shelf on which the illumination device is provided. .

  Therefore, the commodity displayed on the shelf is illuminated only from the upper front. However, when the shelf device installed in the showcase is installed at a predetermined angle and tilted forward and downward, the illumination device provided on the lower surface of the shelf front portion installed on the upper side has a lower side. There is a problem in that the face surface of the product displayed on the front part of the shelf to be erected cannot be effectively illuminated.

  In addition, depending on the products displayed on the shelf, there may be a case where the promotion sale is performed by providing a product promotion display member such as POP on the shelf and making it stand out from the other products.

  However, in the conventional showcase, the shelf is uniformly illuminated by the illumination device provided inside the canopy or the illumination device provided on the front lower surface of each shelf.

  The present invention has been made to solve the conventional technical problems, and provides a showcase capable of effectively illuminating commodities displayed on a shelf.

  The showcase of the present invention displays products on a shelf erected in a display room, and includes an LED lighting device provided at a front end of the shelf and having an LED element. It is characterized by illuminating the product.

  The showcase of the invention of claim 2 is the above-mentioned invention, wherein the shelf is a shelf on which products are placed, a price rail attached to the front end of the shelf, and a space between the price rail and the shelf. The LED lighting device is attached to the price rail or the guard, and the LED lighting device is supplied with power from the electrode disposed on the price rail or the guard. To do.

  According to the present invention, in a showcase displaying products on a shelf installed in a display room, the LED lighting device having an LED element provided at the front end of the shelf is provided, and the LED lighting device allows the products on the shelf to be displayed. Therefore, the LED illumination device provided at the front end of the shelf can effectively illuminate the face surface of the product placed on the front of the shelf.

  In particular, the LED lighting device provided at the front end of the shelf can illuminate the product placed on the front of the shelf like a spotlight from the front lower side, so that the display effect can be improved. Become.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the above invention, the shelf is a shelf board on which products are placed, a price rail attached to the front end of the shelf board, and a vertical installation between the price rail and the shelf board. The LED lighting device is attached to the price rail or the guard, and the LED lighting device is supplied with power from the electrode disposed on the price rail or the guard. The LED lighting device can be easily attached to the part.

  In addition, since the electrodes are arranged on the price rail or guard, when the LED lighting device is attached, it is possible to supply power to the LED lighting device without any trouble, and it is necessary to make a special wiring connection. As a result, the LED lighting device can be mounted smoothly.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a showcase 1 to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the showcase 1 of FIG. The showcase 1 is a vertical open showcase that is installed in a store such as a supermarket, for example, and is attached to the side surface of the heat insulating wall 2 at the installation site, and a heat insulating wall 2 having a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens to the front. It is comprised from the heat insulating side plates 5 and 5.

  A partition plate 4 and another partition plate (not shown) are attached to the inside of the heat insulating wall 2 of the showcase 1 with a space therebetween, and two layers (not shown) are provided between the partition plate 4 and the heat insulating wall 2. A duct is formed. In front of the lower end of the back partition plate constituting the inner partition plate, a bottom plate 9 is attached with a gap for a duct between the bottom wall 2A of the heat insulating wall 2 and these partition plate 4 and bottom plate 9 are attached. The display room 11 is inside.

  In the display chamber 11, the height and the mounting angle can be changed, and a pair of brackets 31 attached to a column (not shown) on the back of the display chamber 11 and a shelf plate 32 constituting the shelf 30 together with these brackets 31. It is constructed over several stages. A price rail 34 formed of hard synthetic resin is attached to the front edge of the shelf board 32, and the price rail 34 also serves as a decorative body for the shelf board 32. Further, a predetermined interval is formed between the front wall of the shelf board 32 and the price rail 34, and a guard 35 for preventing the products on the shelf board 32 from falling is provided at the interval. It is attached.

  An inner layer discharge port 16 and an outer layer discharge port 17 to which honeycomb materials 13 and 14 are respectively attached are arranged in parallel at the upper edge of the front opening 12 of the heat insulating wall 2. The inner layer discharge port 16 and the outer layer discharge port 17 are The inner layer duct and the outer layer duct communicate with each other. Further, an inner layer suction port 18 and an outer layer suction port 19 are arranged in parallel at the lower edge of the opening 12.

  On the other hand, a plurality of blowers (not shown) corresponding to the inner layer duct and the outer layer duct are installed on the bottom wall 2A of the heat insulating wall 2 at the lower rear portion of the bottom plate 9.

  In the inner layer duct behind the back partition plate (partition plate 4), a cooler (not shown) of the cooling device is provided vertically, and when the blower corresponding to the inner layer duct is operated, The inside of the duct is raised and discharged from the inner layer discharge port 16 toward the inner layer suction port 18. And the cold air sucked from the inner layer suction port 18 is accelerated again by the blower.

  On the other hand, when the blower corresponding to the outer layer duct is operated, the air in the outer layer duct is raised in the outer layer duct and discharged from the outer layer discharge port 17 toward the outer layer suction port 19. Then, the air sucked from the outer layer suction port 19 is accelerated again by the blower. Thereby, a front and rear double air curtain is formed in the opening 12, and a part of the inner cool air curtain is circulated in the display chamber 11 to cool the display chamber 11.

  On the other hand, a handrail 20 provided over the entire width of the lower edge of the opening 12 of the showcase 1 is attached to the upper surface of the lower front wall 2C of the heat insulating wall 2. A front lower panel 21 is attached to the front surface of the front wall 2C so as to be continuous with the handrail 20, and a bumper 22 is attached below the front lower panel 21 so as to be substantially flush with the front lower panel 21. It is done.

  Next, the configuration of the front portion of the top wall 2B of the heat insulating wall 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the LED lighting device 40 on the opening. A canopy 33 projecting forward is attached to the front end (upper front end) of the ceiling wall 2B of the heat insulating wall 2, and the canopy 33 extends inside the front opening 12 of the display chamber 11 inside. A reflector 45 is attached. A temperature display 38 is provided on the front surface of the canopy 33 as shown in FIG.

  The reflection plate 45 is made of a metal plate with a decorative coating, and the front part is provided with an on-opening LED illumination device 40 extending in the longitudinal direction by illumination mounting members 41 provided at both ends. It is fixed. As shown in FIG. 3, the on-opening LED illumination device 40 is configured by arranging a plurality of LED illumination members 46 side by side.

  The LED illumination member 46 includes a substrate 42 on which a plurality of LED elements 43 are disposed. The substrate 42 extends in the longitudinal direction of the front opening 12 (in the present embodiment, in the left-right direction). It is fixed to the mounting plate 44 with good thermal conductivity. Each substrate 42 is configured to extend in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of LED elements 43 are attached to the substrate 42 at a predetermined interval. In this embodiment, the LED element 43 is a chip-type white LED element.

  In this embodiment, the LED illumination member 46 is configured to have a length of about 1 scale. Since the open showcase in the present embodiment has a front opening (frontage) dimension of about 4 to 12 inches, the reflector 45 provided inside the canopy 33 has the LED illumination member according to the front opening dimension. 46 to 4 (plural) 46 are arranged side by side.

  Each LED illumination member 46 is covered with a translucent shade 47 attached so as to surround from below.

  In the present embodiment, the upper LED lighting device 48 having substantially the same configuration as the LED lighting device 40 on the opening is the top wall portion of the partition plate 4, behind the inner layer discharge port 16, and displayed. It is located above the front part of the chamber 11.

  With this configuration, when the LED lighting devices 40 on the openings and the upper LED lighting devices 48 are turned on, the light emitted from the LED elements 43 after being diffused in the shades 47 is positioned outside the display chamber 11. Thus, it is possible to effectively illuminate the entire display chamber 11 from the upper front and from the upper front portion located in the display chamber 11.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4 thru | or FIG. 6, the shelf LED lighting apparatus 50 provided in each shelf 30 front part is demonstrated. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the shelf LED lighting device 50, FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of the shelf LED lighting device 50, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a wiring state of FIG.

  The shelf LED lighting device 50 in the present embodiment is a lighting device that extends in the longitudinal direction of the shelf 30 and is detachably attached to the upper end portion of the price rail 34 attached to the front end portion of the shelf 30. In the present embodiment, the front opening (frontage) dimension of the open showcase is about 4 to 12 scales, whereas the shelf LED lighting device 50 is configured to have a length of about 1 scale.

  As shown in FIG. 4, it is comprised by the board | substrate 52 with which the LED element 53 was arrange | positioned, and the main body 54 to which the said board | substrate 52 is attached. The substrate 52 extends in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of LED elements 53 are attached to the substrate 52 at a predetermined interval. In the present embodiment, the LED element 53 is a chip-type white LED element like the LED element 43. Further, the shelf LED lighting device 50 is covered with a translucent shade 57 so as to surround the light irradiation side surface of each LED element 53.

  And the main body 54 which comprises this shelf LED lighting apparatus 50 is extended in the downward direction, and the leg part 58 is comprised, and it supplies electric power to each LED element 53 in the said leg part 58, as shown in FIG. A terminal 59 for performing the above is provided.

  On the other hand, an attachment portion for inserting and attaching the leg portion 58 of the shelf LED lighting device 50 is formed in the upper end portion of the price rail 34 of the shelf 30 in the longitudinal direction. Similarly, an electrode 51 for supplying power to the illumination device 50 is disposed in the longitudinal direction. A wiring 55 is connected to the electrode 51, and the wiring 55 is drawn rearward from the lower rear end of the price rail 34, and as shown in FIG. It is pulled out to the main body of the showcase 1 along the lower surface.

  With such a configuration, the leg portion 58 of the main body 54 is placed in any one of the longitudinal directions of the price rail 34 of the shelf 30 so that the light irradiation direction of the LED element 53 of the shelf LED lighting device 50 is the upper front end of the shelf 30. Attach to the mounting part of the location. Thereby, the irradiation light from each LED element 53 can be irradiated from the price rail 34 located at the front end portion of the shelf 30 toward the product S placed on the front portion of the shelf 30. Therefore, it is possible to effectively illuminate the face surface of the product S placed on the front part on the shelf 30.

  In particular, the shelf LED lighting device 50 provided at the front end portion of the shelf 30 can illuminate the product S placed on the front portion of the shelf 30 in a spotlight manner from the front lower side, thereby improving the display effect. It becomes possible to plan. Moreover, the angle of the shelf LED lighting device 50 can be adjusted, and the shelf LED illumination device 50 can illuminate according to the height of the product S placed on the front portion of the shelf 30.

  In addition, since the price rail 34 at the front end of the shelf 30 to which the shelf LED lighting device 50 is attached is provided with electrodes 51 for supplying power to the shelf LED lighting device 50 in the longitudinal direction of the shelf 30, By attaching the shelf LED lighting device 50 to an arbitrary location on the price rail 34, power can be supplied to the shelf LED lighting device 50 without any trouble.

  Therefore, it is not necessary to make a special wiring connection, and the shelf LED lighting device 50 is attached so as to be movable in the width direction of the shelf 30, and the product S displayed on the shelf 30 as a spotlight can be illuminated. It becomes possible.

  Next, a shelf LED lighting device 60 as Example 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. 7 is a schematic side view of the shelf LED lighting device 60, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a wiring state of FIG. The shelf LED lighting device 60 in the embodiment is detachably attached to a front wall portion 61 configured on the front surface of the price rail 34 attached to the front end portion of the shelf 30.

  The front wall portion 61 is curved in a concave shape, and is not shown, which is made of paper or a resin sheet that describes the product name, price, etc. of the product S placed on the shelf board 32 along the front and lower edges of the upper edge. A locking piece for tiltably holding the display card is formed.

  The shelf LED illuminating device 60 according to the embodiment has a front opening (frontage) size of about 4 to 12 sized, while the shelf LED illuminating device 60 is about The length is about 1 scale. Note that the shelf LED lighting device 60 has substantially the same configuration as the main body 54 of the shelf LED lighting device 50 in the above embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  Legs 62, 62 extending rearward are formed at the rear end of the main body constituting the shelf LED lighting device 60, and the leg 62 is a concave front wall portion of the price rail 34. A holding portion 62 </ b> A extending upward and downward is formed so as to be detachably locked in 61. A terminal (not shown) for supplying power to each LED element 53 is provided on the surface of the holding portion 62A on the price rail 34 side as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in the locking grooves 61A and 61A of the front wall portion 61 of the price rail 34 that comes into contact with the holding portion 62A of the shelf LED lighting device 60, an electrode 63 for supplying power to the shelf LED lighting device 60 by contact is provided on the price rail. 34 are arranged in the longitudinal direction. A wiring 64 is connected to the electrode 63, and the wiring 64 is drawn rearward from the lower rear end of the price rail 34, and as shown in FIG. It is pulled out to the main body of the showcase 1 along the lower surface.

  With such a configuration, the leg portion 62 of the main body is placed in any one of the longitudinal directions of the price rail 34 of the shelf 30 so that the light irradiation direction of the LED element 53 of the shelf LED lighting device 60 is the upper front end of the shelf 30. It attaches between the locking grooves 61A and 61A of the front wall part 61 of a place. Thereby, the irradiation light from each LED element 53 can be irradiated to the goods S mounted in the front front part on the shelf 30 from the front of the price rail 34 located in the front-end part of the shelf 30 toward back upper direction. Therefore, it is possible to effectively illuminate the face surface of the product S placed on the front part on the shelf 30. Moreover, the angle of the shelf LED lighting device 60 can be adjusted, and the shelf LED illumination device 60 can illuminate according to the height of the product S placed on the front upper portion of the shelf 30.

  In particular, the shelf LED lighting device 60 provided at the front end portion of the shelf 30 can illuminate the product S placed on the front portion of the shelf 30 in a spotlight manner from the front lower side, thereby improving the display effect. It becomes possible to plan.

  In addition, the price rail 34 at the front end of the shelf 30 to which the shelf LED lighting device 60 is attached is provided with electrodes 63 for supplying power to the shelf LED lighting device 60 in the longitudinal direction of the shelf 30. By attaching the shelf LED lighting device 60 to an arbitrary location on the price rail 34, power can be supplied to the shelf LED lighting device 60 without any trouble.

  Therefore, it is not necessary to make a special wiring connection, and the shelf LED lighting device 60 can be attached to be movable in the width direction of the shelf 30 to illuminate the product S displayed on the shelf 30 as a spotlight. It becomes possible.

  Next, a shelf LED lighting device 65 as Example 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. 9 is a schematic side view of the shelf LED lighting device 65, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a wiring state of FIG. The shelf LED lighting device 65 in this embodiment extends in the longitudinal direction and is detachably attached to the upper end portion of the guard 35 attached to the front end portion of the shelf 30.

  The shelf LED illuminating device 65 in the embodiment has a front opening (frontage) size of about 4 to 12 sized, while the shelf LED illuminating device 65 is about The length is about 1 scale. The shelf LED illumination device 65 has substantially the same configuration as that of the main body 54 of the shelf LED illumination device 50 in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  An attachment portion 67 is formed at the rear end of the main body constituting the shelf LED lighting device 65 so as to protrude rearward and be attached to the attachment portion 66 at the upper end of the guard 35 by being locked from the front. In the present embodiment, the attachment portion 67 has a substantially U shape that opens downward. A terminal 68 for supplying power to each LED element 53 is disposed at the end of the mounting portion 67 as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, at the upper end portion of the guard 35 of the shelf 30, an attachment portion that opens upward and is configured to insert and attach the attachment portion 66 of the shelf LED lighting device 65 is formed in the longitudinal direction. The electrode 69 for supplying electric power to the shelf LED lighting device 65 is disposed in the longitudinal direction. A wiring 70 is connected to the electrode 69, and the wiring 70 is pulled out rearward from the lower end through the inside of the guard 35, and as shown in FIG. It is pulled out to the main body of the showcase 1 along the inner lower surface.

  With such a configuration, the attachment portion 65 of the main body is placed anywhere in the longitudinal direction of the guard 35 of the shelf 30 so that the light irradiation direction of the LED element 53 of the shelf LED lighting device 65 is the upper front end of the shelf 30. It attaches to the attachment part 68. Thereby, the irradiation light from each LED element 53 can be irradiated to the goods S mounted in the front upper part on the shelf 30 from the front of the guard 35 located in the front end part of the shelf 30 toward the rear upper direction. Therefore, it is possible to effectively illuminate the face surface of the product S placed on the front part on the shelf 30. Moreover, the angle of the shelf LED illumination device 65 can be adjusted, and illumination can be performed according to the height of the product S placed on the front portion of the shelf 30.

  In particular, the shelf LED lighting device 65 provided at the front end of the shelf 30 can illuminate the product S placed on the front upper portion of the shelf 30 like a spotlight from the front lower side, thereby improving the display effect. It becomes possible to plan.

  In addition, the guard 35 at the front end of the shelf 30 to which the shelf LED lighting device 65 is attached is provided with an electrode 69 for supplying power to the shelf LED lighting device 65 in the longitudinal direction of the shelf 30. By attaching the LED lighting device 65 to an arbitrary place of the guard 35, it is possible to supply power to the shelf LED lighting device 65 without any trouble.

  Therefore, it is not necessary to make a special wiring connection, and the shelf LED illumination device 65 can be attached so as to be movable in the width direction of the shelf 30 to illuminate the product S displayed on the shelf 30 as a spotlight. It becomes possible.

  Next, a shelf LED lighting device 75 as Example 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. 10 is a schematic side view of the shelf LED lighting device 75, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a wiring state of FIG. The shelf LED illuminating device 75 in this embodiment extends in the longitudinal direction and is detachably attached to the upper end portion of the guard 35 attached to the front end portion of the shelf 30.

  The shelf LED illuminating device 75 according to the embodiment has a front opening (frontage) size of about 4 to 12 sized, while the shelf LED illuminating device 75 is about The length is about 1 scale. The shelf LED illumination device 75 has substantially the same configuration as the main body 54 of the shelf LED illumination device 50 in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  An attachment portion 76 is formed at the rear end of the main body constituting the shelf LED lighting device 75 so as to protrude rearward and engage with the upper end portion of the guard 35 from the front side. In the present embodiment, the attachment portion 76 has a substantially U shape that opens downward. Terminals for supplying power to the LED elements 53 are disposed on the surface of the mounting portion 76 that contacts the rear surface of the guard 35 and the surface that contacts the front surface of the guard 35.

  On the other hand, electrodes 77 and 78 for supplying power to the shelf LED lighting device 75 are disposed on the rear surface and the front surface of the guard 35 of the shelf 30 in the longitudinal direction. The electrodes 77 and 78 are positioned at the lower end portion of the guard 35 and connected to a wiring 79. The wiring 79 is shown in the showcase along the inner lower surface of the shelf 32 constituting the shelf 30 as shown in FIG. 1 is pulled out to the main body.

  With such a configuration, the attachment portion 76 of the main body is placed anywhere in the longitudinal direction of the guard 35 of the shelf 30 so that the light irradiation direction of the LED element 53 of the shelf LED lighting device 75 is the front end upper portion of the shelf 30. The top end of Thereby, the irradiation light from each LED element 53 can be irradiated to the goods S mounted in the front upper part on the shelf 30 from the front of the guard 35 located in the front end part of the shelf 30 toward the rear upper direction. Therefore, it is possible to effectively illuminate the face surface of the product S placed on the front part on the shelf 30. Moreover, the angle of the shelf LED lighting device 75 can be adjusted, and the shelf LED illumination device 75 can illuminate according to the height of the product S placed on the front portion of the shelf 30.

  In particular, the shelf LED lighting device 75 provided at the front end of the shelf 30 can illuminate the product S placed on the front of the shelf 30 in a spotlight manner from the front lower side, thereby improving the display effect. It becomes possible to plan.

  In addition, electrodes 77 and 78 are arranged in the longitudinal direction on the front and rear surfaces of the guard 35 at the front end of the shelf 30 to which the shelf LED lighting device 75 is attached so that the terminals of the shelf LED lighting device 75 are in contact with each other. Therefore, by attaching the shelf LED lighting device 75 to an arbitrary place of the guard 35, power can be supplied to the shelf LED lighting device 75 without any trouble.

  Therefore, it is not necessary to make a special wiring connection, and the shelf LED illumination device 75 can be attached to be movable in the width direction of the shelf 30 to illuminate the product S displayed on the shelf 30 as a spotlight. It becomes possible.

It is a perspective view of a showcase to which the present invention is applied. It is a vertical side view of the showcase of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of LED lighting apparatus. It is a schematic block diagram of a shelf LED lighting device. It is a schematic block diagram of a shelf LED lighting device. (Example 1) It is a figure which shows the wiring state of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of a shelf LED lighting device. (Example 2) It is a figure which shows the wiring state of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of a shelf LED lighting device. (Example 3) It is a figure which shows the wiring state of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of a shelf LED lighting device. Example 4 It is a figure which shows the wiring state of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Showcase 2 Heat insulation wall 11 Display room 12 Front opening 30 Shelf 31 Bracket 32 Shelf board 33 Canopy 34 Price rail 35 Guard 40 LED lighting apparatus on opening 41 Lighting attachment member 42, 52 Board | substrate 43, 53 LED element 44 Mounting plate 45 Reflection Plate 46 LED illumination member 48 Upper LED illumination device 50, 60, 65, 75 Shelf LED illumination device 51, 63, 69, 77, 78 Electrode 54 Main body 55, 70 Wiring 57 Shade 58, 62 Leg 59, 68 Terminal 61 Front Wall portion 61A Locking groove 62A Holding portion 66, 67, 76 Mounting portion

Claims (2)

In a showcase displaying products on shelves built in the display room,
A showcase provided at a front end of the shelf, comprising an LED lighting device having an LED element, and the LED lighting device illuminates a product on the shelf. The shelf includes a shelf board on which the product is placed, a price rail attached to a front end of the shelf board, and a guard for preventing the product from falling between the price rail and the shelf board. Prepared,
2. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the LED lighting device is attached to the price rail or the guard, and power is supplied to the LED lighting device from an electrode disposed on the price rail or the guard.

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