JPH071854U - Open showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] When joining the side plate and the decorative member to the case body, there is no need for a separate member such as a trimming member, and the appearance and installation workability after installation are improved. Provide an open showcase that can. A flange 23 (25) bent substantially at right angles to a longitudinal axis is provided on both end surfaces of the decorative member 20, and upper ends of the side plate 10 and the decorative member 20 are aligned so as to be flush with the upper surface of the case body 1, It is possible to adjust the dimensions by pushing the flanges 23 provided with the decorative members 20 at both ends inward from the end faces or by pulling them outward, and when connecting a plurality of case bodies 1 sideways and connecting them, Except for the side plate 10 of the case body 1 located, the left and right decorative members 20
The flanges 23 are brought into contact with each other to be joined. for that reason,
It becomes possible to fit down walls etc. in existing stores,
Further, the gap between the end surface of the decorative member 20 and the side plate 10 is folded inward from the end surface of the flange 23 or slightly protruded to the outside to absorb the gap.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an open showcase, and more particularly to an open showcase with improved appearance after installation and workability on site.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show an example of a conventional open showcase, which is a side sectional view of the upper part and a view of the upper part on one side viewed from the front. The case main body 1 (see FIG. 1 shown as an application example of the present invention) has side plates 2 on both sides, and the products to be sold are displayed on several display shelves 3 provided in the case main body 1. However, the cold air 4 (indicated by the arrow in the figure) generated in the known refrigeration cycle is circulated in the refrigerator. By the way, in such an open showcase, when there is an error in processing accuracy or assembly in each member of the case body 1 and the side plate 2, for example, a step is formed at the joint between the case body 1 and the side plate 2 due to the assembly height in the vertical direction. The gap may occur. Therefore, as shown in the figure, the height dimension H of the side plate 2 is set to be slightly longer than the upper surface of the case body 1 in order to absorb such deviations in advance in consideration of such processing accuracy and assembly error. There are many things to do.

On the other hand, in order to improve the appearance when the case body 1 is viewed from the front side, exterior decorative members 5 and 6 extending fully in the case width direction are attached to the upper part of the case body 1. The upper surface of one of these decorative members 5 is flush with the upper surface of the case body 1. Further, the two decorative members 5 and 6 are assembled in a column shape, but both end faces of the column are abutted against the side plate 2 and are blindfolded to allow a lateral appearance. Even in the case of the decorative members 5 and 6, if there is a dimensional accuracy error, a gap may be formed between the decorative members 5 and 6 and the side plate 2 abutted at the assembly stage. Since this gap also impairs the appearance, as shown in FIG. 6, as a general method, the gap is covered with a trimming member 7 from the outside to be blindfolded.

The trimming member 7 may be used in the following different ways. As indicated by the phantom lines 5 and 6 in Fig. 5, there are many cases where one open showcase is connected and installed according to the layout of an existing store or a new store. For folding, the side plate 2 in the middle part is omitted, the left and right decorative members 5 (6) are directly connected to each other, and this is used as a patch plate joint of this connecting part.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, making the height H of the side plate 2 slightly longer than the upper surface of the case body 1 has the following problems. That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the open showcase is installed in an existing store, there is no choice but to install it in a place where the down wall 8a of the ceiling 8 in the store is present. In this case, there is a case where the airframe cannot be installed due to the height of the upper portion of the side plate 2 being lowered and the wall 8a being an obstacle. As a conventional measure to cope with such a situation, a notch 8b having a size that avoids the upper extension of the side plate 2 is provided on the lower wall 8a by constructing as shown in FIG. The upper extending portion of 2 was cut to avoid the lower wall 8a and to be housed in the lower surface 8c. In any case, it was a cause of increasing the processing and work cost at the site.

Further, regarding the problem with the down wall 8a, the height dimension of the side plate 2 is reduced if the on-site processing is not performed on both the down wall 8a and the side plate 2. If it is set so that it fits within the lower surface 8c of the lower wall 8a of the lower wall 8a and the upper surface of the case main body 1, a gap in the width direction of the case will be created, and the appearance when viewed from the front will be significantly impaired. .

On the other hand, regarding hiding the gap between the decorative members 5 and 6 and the side plate 2 generated on the end surfaces by the trimming member 7, the side plate 2 having the above problem is longer than the case body 1. In connection with this, there are the following complications. That is, the fact that the upper end of the side plate 2 projects from the upper surface of the case body 1 means that the abutting contact portion between the decorative members 5 and 6 and the side plate 2 is convex when viewed from the front side. Therefore, the shape of the member 7 for trimming here is also complicated, and processing and mounting are very troublesome.

When connecting several open showcases, if the end surfaces of the left and right decorative members 5 and 6 to be connected are in a cut-off state, the trimming member 7 is joined as a backing plate. Is very difficult.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to connect the side plate and the decorative member to the case main body without the need for a separate member such as a trimming member, and yet to improve the appearance after installation and the on-site construction. The aim is to provide an open showcase that can enhance the quality of the product.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve this object, the open showcase according to the present invention has, in claims 1 and 2, side plates on both left and right side surfaces of the case body, and an outer casing extending in the upper lateral direction on the front side of the case body. In the configuration in which both end surfaces of the decorative member are abutted against the left and right side plates and joined to each other, flanges bent substantially at right angles to the longitudinal axis are provided on the upper surface of the case body. The upper ends of the side plate and the decorative member are aligned so as to be flush with each other, and the flange of the decorative member is slightly projected outward from the end surface.

Further, in claim 3, when connecting a plurality of case bodies by connecting them laterally, the flanges of the left and right decorative members are brought into contact with each other except the side plate of the case body located in the middle to join them. It is possible to

[0012]

[Action]

 In the case of claims 1 and 2, since the upper ends of the case body, the side plate, and the decorative member are flush with each other, it fits well with a falling wall or the like particularly in an existing store. Further, since flanges that are substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis are provided on both end surfaces of the decorative member, even if a gap is created between the end surface of the decorative member and the side plate, the flanges should be provided so as to project slightly outward from the end surfaces. By placing it, the gap is absorbed. Therefore, the conventionally used trimming member for shielding the gap is unnecessary.

Further, according to the third aspect, it is most suitable when a plurality of open showcases are connected and set, and the left and right decorative materials are directly connected to each other except for the side plate of the case body located in the middle. At this time, both flanges are brought into contact and joined.

[0014]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of an open showcase according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings of FIGS.

1 to 3 are a side sectional view, a side sectional view and a partial front view of a main part of an open showcase to which the structure of the embodiment is applied. Several cases of product display shelves 3 are provided in the case body 1 so that cold air 4 generated by a known refrigeration cycle is circulated in the case. Side plates 10 (the front end of which is shown by reference numeral 10 in FIG. 1) are provided on both sides of the case body 1. Further, a long plate-shaped decorative member 20 formed by press bending and the like is horizontally attached to the upper front side of the case main body 1, and the both end surfaces of the decorative member 20 are attached to the left and right side plates 10 as shown in FIG. It is joined by abutting on 10.

As is apparent from FIG. 4, the decorative member 20 is composed of two outer members 21 and an inner member 22 that are molded into a required cross-sectional shape. It is processed into a column shape with a length corresponding to the width. A flange 23 bent in a direction perpendicular to the column axis is provided on both end faces of the outer member 21, and the flange 23 is shaped like a glue margin by press molding as shown in the drawing. The flange 23 is provided along an end face having a substantially L-shaped cross section, and is provided so as to slightly project outward from the end face. Notches 24 are formed at the corners, and the notches 24 can be used to adjust the size of the flange 23 in and out. Similarly, the inner member 22 is also partially provided with a flange 25.

Here, there is the following meaning in adjusting the dimension of the flange 23 coming in and out from the end face when necessary. In the front partial view of FIG. 3 and the perspective view of FIG. 4, when the both end surfaces of the decorative member 20 are joined to the left and right side plates 10 by abutting at the assembly stage, there is an error in the processing accuracy of the member at this joint. Gaps may occur. Since this significantly reduces the appearance of the product when viewed from the front side, the gap is absorbed by folding the flange 23 inward or pulling it outward so as to fill the gap.

The upper end surface of the side plate 10 and the upper end surface of the decorative member 20 are both assembled flush with the upper surface 1a of the case body 1. That is, by flattening the upper surface after assembling the three members, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, even if the wall 8a is lowered from the ceiling 8 at the place where the store is to be installed, the open showcase will be lowered. It will fit under the lower surface 8c of 8a.

Next, the operation of the open showcase of the embodiment having the above configuration will be described with reference to the assembly example.

At the assembly stage, the upper end surface 11 of the side plate 10 and the upper end surface 20a of the decorative member 20 are joined to the upper surface 1a of the case body 1 so as to be flush with each other. The decorative member 20 including the two outer members 21 and the inner member 22 is preliminarily assembled into a column shape as an assembly, or individually attached to the case body 1 and the side plates 10 on both sides in order.

When housing the decorative member 20 between the side plates 10 on both sides, both end surfaces of the outer member 21 and the inner member 22 of the decorative member 20 are brought into contact with the inner surface of the side plate 10. If there is an accuracy error in the column length dimension of the decorative member 20, and if there is an error shorter than the predetermined dimension, a gap corresponding to that error occurs between the side plate 10.

To deal with this gap, the flange 23 of the outer member of the decorative member 20 and the flange 25 of the inner member 22 are folded inward from the end face by an appropriate amount or pulled out from the end face to fill the gap. By closing the gap. This makes it possible to maintain the appearance of the product when the open showcase is viewed from the front side.

In addition, since the side plates 10 on both sides and the upper end surface of the decorative member 20 are made flush with the upper surface of the case body 1, the ceiling 8 is lowered from the ceiling 8 at the place where the store is to be installed. However, the airframe can be housed under the lower surface 8c of the lower wall 8a.

On the other hand, when several open showcases are connected and set, the left and right decorative members 20 are directly connected to each other except when the side plate 10 of the case body 1 positioned in the middle is not required. . At this time, the flange 23 of the outer member 21 and the flange 25 of the inner member 22 are brought into contact with each other from the left and right, and are joined by a fastening means such as a screw. Therefore, no special trimming member as a conventional patch plate joint is required.

[0025]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, in the open showcase according to the present invention, since the upper ends of the case body, the side plate, and the decorative member are flush with each other in claims 1 and 2, the open showcase is lowered particularly in an existing store. It fits well with walls, etc., and since flanges that are approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis are provided on both end surfaces of the decorative member, even if there is a gap between the end surface of the decorative member and the side plate, the flange can be attached. It can be adjusted by folding it inward from the end face or slightly protruding it outward so that the gap can be absorbed. Therefore, the trimming member used as the gap concealing shield plate joint, which has been used conventionally, is unnecessary.

Further, according to claim 3, it is most suitable for setting several open showcases connected to each other, and the left and right decorative materials are directly connected to each other except for the side plate of the case body located in the middle. At this time, since both flanges are brought into contact with each other to be joined, the trimming member is not necessary in this case as well.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an open showcase to which an embodiment structure according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a main part of the embodiment in the open showcase of FIG.

3 is a partial front view of the essential part of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an assembled perspective view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a conventional structure.

6 is a partial front view of the conventional example of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Case body, 3 ... Display shelf, 7 ... Trimming member, 8
a ... falling wall, 10 ... side plate, 20 ... decorative member, 21 ... outer member, 22 ... inner member, 23, 25 ... flange.

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A side plate is provided on both left and right sides of the case body,
On the front side of the case body, there is an exterior decorative member that is passed in the upper lateral direction.In an open showcase in which both end faces of the decorative member are abutted against the left and right side plates and joined, the longitudinal axis line An open showcase characterized in that a flange bent substantially at a right angle is provided on the upper surface of the case body, and the upper ends of the side plate and the decorative member are aligned so as to be flush with the upper surface of the case body. 2. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein a flange is provided so as to project outward from the end surface of the decorative member. 3. The flanges of the left and right decorative members are brought into contact with each other except the side plates of the case main body located in the middle when the plurality of case main bodies are connected laterally and connected to each other.
The open showcase described.