JPH01201212A - Show case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a merchandise limit function in addition to the interval holding function of merchandise by forming an exhibition stand so that a center can be higher and the circumference can be successively lower and providing a plane sight circular recessed place. CONSTITUTION:The center of an exhibition stand 44 is formed so as to be the highest and become successively lower from the center to the circumference, a plane sight circular recessed place 55 to receive individually the merchandise lower part is formed and thus, the opening shape of the recessed place 55 becomes the oval shape having a long axis in the inclination direction of the surface of the exhibition stand 44. For this reason, the merchandise container having a bottom part diameter smaller than the oval short axis and having the body part diameter larger than the short axis can be housed in the recessed place 55 when the exhibition stand 44 is flat, here, the body part is supported by the part of the short axis, inclined in the inclination direction, and held, becomes the unstable condition, finally, falls and is hard to be housed. Thus, the merchandise interval holding function and the merchandise limit function can be obtained.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] Industrial Field of Application The present invention relates to a forced convection type showcase that blows cold air into a product storage section to cool it. Regarding improvements.

Conventional technology Showcases equipped with a cooling mechanism are generally divided into two types: direct cooling type and cold air forced circulation type. In this case, the products need to be arranged in an orderly manner while keeping a small distance from each other, since there are no gaps between the products and the products obstruct the natural or forced convection of cold air, reducing cooling efficiency. However, arranging the products in an orderly manner is a very troublesome and troublesome task, and it takes time to replenish and fill the products. Therefore, a showcase such as that disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 42-18290 has been proposed as a showcase equipped with some sort of arrangement means such as partitions or the like for organizing products.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-mentioned publication, in order to facilitate the positioning of each product in the tiered oven showcase,
The shelves are individually sectioned. Therefore, when displaying products, it is certain that the products are arranged at intervals. However, since this example deals with direct cooling, the structure does not take into account the paths of cold air for natural convection and forced convection, and the cold air passes between the products. On the other hand, when arranging products at intervals, a front partition plate, a side partition plate, and a valve-shaped part are formed as individual compartments, and the side partition plate has a valve-shaped part according to the width of the stored products. It is divided into Therefore, it is easy to store products that match the width of this square, but containers filled with medicinal solutions, soft drinks, etc. (these are called beverage containers) usually have a circular cross section, and there are various types of containers. There are subtle differences in shape and size within the scope of the unified standard, and although each type of container can be stored, it does not have the product-limiting function of displaying only a certain type of container.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to ensure that gaps are formed between products in a showcase that performs cooling by forced convection, and to provide a product-specific function.

[Structure of the invention]

Means for Solving the Problems The showcase of the present invention has a product storage part surrounded by a see-through member that is held openable and closable and has a display stand on the bottom for placing products on the top of the product storage part. Equipped with a box body with a ventilation chamber located below the product storage area to circulate cold air.
The display stand has a circular shape in plan view, is highest at the center, and becomes lower in order from the center to the periphery, and has a plurality of circular recesses arranged side by side to individually receive the lower parts of the products.

Further, the showcase of the present invention has a product storage section surrounded by a see-through member that is held openable and closable, and has a display stand on the bottom for placing products on the top of the product storage section, and has a ventilation system that allows cool air to circulate with the product storage section. The display stand is equipped with a box body with a chamber located below the product storage section, and the display stand has multiple recesses that are circular in plan view and that receive the lower parts of the products individually, and small protrusions are provided at the bottom of the recesses. It was formed.

The function display stand is formed so that the center is high and the surroundings are gradually lower.
By arranging the recess that is circular in plan view, the opening shape of the recess becomes an ellipse with the long axis in the direction of inclination of the display stand, and the bottom diameter is smaller than the short axis of this ellipse, and the body diameter is larger. The bottom of the container is not held flat, but the body is supported at two points by the short axis, resulting in unstable holding. On the other hand, since a tapered small protrusion is provided at the bottom of the recess, a product container with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the recess will not be held flat in the recess, and the bottom of the container will not touch the small protrusion. Since it is supported at two points with one end, it is still held unstable.

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, examples of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.

(G) is a display case that is placed in stores such as pharmacies and discount shops to display and sell products. Legs (T) having doors for loading and unloading products, forming a product display room, and forming an unused space (S) under the product display room.
has been established. In this example, the leg material ('I) is 4.
Although a book support is shown in the figure, the present invention is not limited to this, and unused space may be shielded by a board that acts as a blinding board over the front and both sides.

(1) is a closed display box (12) with a product storage area (12).
10), and a machine box (2) that stores mechanical parts such as a compressor, condenser, and evaporator and is formed separately from the display box (10).
0) and a blower pipe (30) that communicates the display box (10) and the machine box (20) so that air can circulate. Depending on the band, etc., they are used for freezing, refrigerating, freezing, etc., and in this embodiment, a refrigerated showcase (hereinafter referred to as showcase) will be explained as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to separate type showcases, but is directed to showcases that are commonly expressed.

The display box (10) has a roughly spherical shape, and has a base (11) that forms the lower half and is generally circular when viewed from above, and an upper half that also serves as a cooling room and stores the products at the bottom. It consists of a product storage section (12) having a display stand (44) for display, and in this example, a display case (G).
It is placed on top of the

The product storage section (12) has a cubic curved surface, that is, a substantially hemispherical shape, and is surrounded by a see-through member (50) made of a transparent material, and the transparent material is made of, for example, a transparent resin such as acrylic acid resin. This will be referred to as a hood (50).

The base (11) has a ventilation chamber <13) on the upper level and a lighting chamber (14) on the lower level, and both chambers (13) (14) are formed in the base (11).
) is partitioned by a heat insulating material (15A) and a light-transmitting member having heat insulating properties, such as transparent glass (15B). And the ventilation room <13) is a machine box (
20) and a cold air supply section (16) as a high-pressure space that introduces the cooled air (this is called cold air) and guides this cold air to the product storage section (12), and cools the product storage section (12). The cold air return section (this is called return cold air) as a low-pressure space that collects the remaining air (this is called return cold air) and leads it to the blower pipe (<30).
17〉 are formed into separate sections.

To explain an example of this ventilation chamber (13), the product storage section (
The earthen wall of the ventilation room (13) is composed of a turntable (44) located at the bottom of the ventilation room (12) and serving as a display stand for placing products and also having the function of a shelf. The cold air supply unit (16) sequentially rotates the cold air introduced from the cold air inlet (42) provided on the side to the center and supplies it to the bottom surface of the turntable (44) through the opening (40> formed in the center of the top surface). The ventilation bottom plate (47) is arranged in a circle with a diameter larger than the diameter of the transparent glass (15B) and is arranged directly above the transparent glass (15B) with a slight interval. The first standing wall (<48A) with a circumference of 374 circles approximately in the center, and the remaining 1
A second standing wall (48B) that connects eccentrically to the circumferential portion of 74 and tapers toward the cold air population (42) is erected, and a part of the rising opening is provided on the upper surface of the compatible wall (48A>(48B)). (40〉
(in this example, it is integrally molded with the vertical wall). Here, the cold air introduced from the cold air population (42) is directed along the second standing wall (48B), and is further directed along the first standing wall (48B).
8A), moves to the center while turning one after another, and is guided to the lower surface of the turntable (44) from the rising Sekiguchi (40), and the air outlet (
58) into the product storage section (12>).

In addition, the cold air return section (17) surrounds the first and second vertical walls (48A) (48B) of the cold air supply section (16>), and the both walls (4
8A) Third standing wall (45B) lower in height than (48B)
It is formed on the partition plate (4S) that constitutes the bottom of the ventilation chamber (13>), and the return cold air is collected from the suction port (59) formed on the turntable (44), which will be described later, and then passed through the partition plate (45).
), the cold air is gradually directed downward at the outer surface of the third vertical wall (45B), and is guided inward while turning the cold air one by one on the outer surface of the third vertical wall (45B).
2) is led out to the return tube (32) of the blast pipe (30), which will be described later, from the return cold air outlet (77) installed in parallel with the return cold air outlet (77). Note that some cold air crosses the third standing wall (45B), but this cold air moves along the outer surfaces of the first and second standing walls (48A) (48B>), is directed outward, and returns to the third standing wall (45B). It joins with the cold air directed at the third vertical wall (45B>) and is guided to the return cold air outlet (77).In addition, the cold air supply section (16)
The members constituting the cold air return section (17) are made of a translucent material, such as a milky white resin.

On the other hand, the illumination chamber 14) is a part of an annular illumination device with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the circle of the transparent glass (15B), such as a fluorescent lamp (46), which is made of transparent resin. It is arranged approximately in the center of the main body (IIA) which is formed and constitutes the outer shape of the base (11).The transparent glass (15B) is made of a plurality of glasses arranged in parallel with an interval between each other. In this example, double-layered transparent glass (3 sheets) is used to provide insulation through an air layer while also providing transparency.Then, the central space surrounded by fluorescent lights (46) is utilized. Then various electrical parts such as glow lamps and ballasts are installed.

Containers filled with sales products such as medicinal solutions and soft drinks (these are referred to as beverage containers) are placed on the turntable (44) located at the bottom of the product storage section (12). It has a product partitioning function that reliably forms a gap between the beverage containers (53A) when the containers (in this example, (53A) ”) are placed.
The turntable (44) is configured so as to function as a shelf by changing the height position of the bottom receiving part so that it can be confirmed from the outside that the turntables 53A) are lined up.

That is, the turntable (44) has a circular shape in a plan view, and a spherical shape (in detail, a curved surface of a part of a sphere) in a side view so that the center is highest and the height decreases from the center to the periphery. The lower part thereof is rotatably held by a rotation assisting member (70).

In addition, this turntable (44) has a shape (for example, a circle or a rectangle) whose plan view shape approximately matches the bottom shape of the product to be displayed (this is referred to as a limited product) for product partitioning.
In this embodiment, a plurality of circular recesses (54) are arranged in an orderly manner.In this embodiment, there are 24 circular recesses (54) on the outermost circumference and 18 circular recesses (54) on the inner side.
55) are arranged in a ring shape, and the inner circular recesses (55
B) is formed with a step so that the bottom surface is at a higher position than the outermost circular recess (55A), and ten rectangular recesses (56) are further formed inside. In addition, a circular recess (
A small tapered protrusion (57) having a height of about 1.5 to 2.511111 is formed on the bottom surface of the rectangular recess (56) and between the rectangular recesses (56). Air outlets (58) are formed with different shapes and numbers between the inner circular recess (55B), and a plurality of air inlets (58) are formed on the outer periphery than the outermost circular recess (55A). 59
) to form. Further, outward from the suction port (59),
There are several handles (60) that can be used as POP advertising parts to display the names and prices of displayed products (in this example, two handles are placed in symmetrical positions with a 90° arc). In addition, the suction ports (59) are provided inside the part where the handle part (60) is set upright by making the number of the suction ports (59) larger or the opening area larger than other parts. If this is done, more of the cold air blown out from the air outlet 58) will be sucked into the suction port (59) inside the handle (60). At this time, the cold air is directed downward and inward by the handle (60), so it is prevented from hitting the inner surface of the lower part of the hood (50), thereby preventing fogging and dew formation on the hood (50). A rotation groove (61) for holding the turntable (44) on the rotation auxiliary member (70) is formed in an annular shape on the lower surface of the turntable (44).

This rotation groove (61) has an inner wall (62) supported by one of rotation auxiliary members (70) held in two different forms described later and an outer wall (63) supported by the other. The inner wall (62) and the outer wall (63) are tilted at 180 degrees so that the handle (60) of the turntable (44) is always located at the front and back (this position is referred to as the normal position).
Notches (64) and (65) into which the rotation auxiliary member (70) is fitted are formed at shifted positions. The notches (64) and (65) are formed at positions shifted by 90 inches on the inner wall (62) and outer wall (63), respectively, and are gradually inclined as they move away from the center.
Further, on the lower surface of the turntable (44), an annular standing wall (66) is provided on the lower surface of the turntable (44) so as to correspond to the annular groove (41) formed around the upright opening (40) in the upper plate of the cold air supply section (16>).
) to form notches (64) (65) of the rotation groove (61).
) when the turntable <44) is supported at a steady position with the rotation assisting member (70) fitted in each of the
A sealed space is formed around the rising opening (40) by the annular standing wall (66) and the lower surface of the turntable (44) to prevent cold air leakage, that is, from the cold air supply section (16) to the cold air return section (17). Arranged so that short cycles of cold air will not occur! ! It's on.

The rotation auxiliary member (70) supports the turntable (44) horizontally and with a uniform load, and when the turntable (44) is located at a normal position, the rotation groove (
Notches (61) formed in both the inner and outer walls (62)<63)
64) They are arranged at four locations corresponding to the positions of (65). That is, the attachment is fixed in the four attachment recesses (45A) formed in the partition plate (45). Each rotation auxiliary member (70) includes a rotation body (71) and a rotation body (71).
) rotatably supports the support shaft (72), and this support shaft (72) rotatably supports the support shaft (72).
2) and at the same time, place the rotation auxiliary member (70) in the appropriate place (
It has a fixture (73) to be attached to any one of the four attachment recesses (45A) mentioned above. The rotating body (71) has a shape that combines two cylinders with different diameters with the same center, and the smaller diameter is an abutment piece (74), and the larger diameter is a regulation piece (75). ), and has an insertion opening in its center for inserting the support shaft (72). Both inner and outer walls (
62) and (63), and the regulating piece (75) is in the rotation groove (61), that is, on the inner wall (62).
The direction of the rotating body (71) is determined so that it faces and is held between the outer wall (63) and the outer wall (63). At this time, among the rotation auxiliary members (70) disposed at four locations, the rotation bodies (71>) located diagonally are in the same direction (the contact pieces (74) are directed toward the center or toward the outer circumference). The turntable shall be located at the
44) is rotated, the notches (64) (65) formed in both the inner and outer walls (62) (63) are held by the abutting piece (74) of the rotating body (71) every 180°. Not only can it be stopped in a stable state, but also the handle (
60) can be reliably positioned on the front and back sides of the display box (10>).

On the other hand, the blow pipe (30) has one end connected to the cold air outlet of the machine box (20) and the other end connected to the cold air population (4) of the cold air supply section (16).
2) A supply M that is connected to each of the above and distributes cold air adiabatically.
(31), one end is connected to the return cold air inlet of the machine box (20), and the other end is connected to the return cold air outlet (77) of the cold air supply section (17).
) are respectively connected to the return cylinders (32
), preferably both cylinders (31) and (32) are configured to be flexible and expandable.

From the above configuration, the turntable (44) is formed so that the center is highest and the turntable becomes lower from the center to the periphery,
By forming the recess 55) which is circular in plan view, the recess (
The actual opening of 55) is not circular but has an elliptical shape with the major axis (b) in the inclined direction and the minor axis (a) in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the product you are trying to display (=limited product)
(53A) If the recess (55) is formed so that the bottom diameter (c) and the short axis (a) are approximately equal, the diameter (d) is slightly larger than the bottom diameter of the limited edition product. Product container (5
3B) can also face into the recess 55). However, since the long axis (b) of the ellipse is in the direction of inclination, this container (53B) moves so that its center of gravity is located in the direction perpendicular to the surface formed by the turntable (44), and the bottom of the recess (55) Since the object tries to stabilize itself at an angle (by an angle θ) with respect to the vertical direction of the object, a rotational moment is generated at the center of gravity. The angle θ is the diameter (d
) becomes larger, and in this case, it becomes difficult to insert the container (53B) into the recess (55). Then, depending on the magnitude of the angle θ, the container cannot be held in the recess (55) and ends up falling sideways.

Therefore, it is difficult to store a product (53B) with a larger bottom diameter than the limited product (53A), and the recess (55
) can have a product selection (limited) function.

On the other hand, a small tapered protrusion (57) is formed at the bottom of this recess (55).
), when a product (53C) with a diameter (e) smaller than the bottom diameter (c) of the limited product is held in the recess (55), this product container (53C) has a small bottom diameter. It comes into contact with the protrusion (57) and is not held horizontally, but instead is held in an inclined state, and cannot be stored and held in the recess (55) in a stable state.For this reason, the product with a smaller bottom diameter than the limited edition product (53A) It is also possible to provide a product selection (limitation) function for the product (53C). In addition, the height of the small protrusion (57) is
It needs to be equal to or smaller than the height to the center of the curved surface created to improve the strength of the bottom of the product.

In addition, since the turntables (44) on both sides are rotatable, even if it is possible to hold items other than limited edition items, it will be held in an inclined position, so the turntables (44) Because of this, it is easy to fall down due to rotation.
Displaying containers for products other than limited edition products is not desirable in terms of use, and in that sense, this example also has a product limitation function.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

By forming the display stand so that the center is highest and gradually decreasing from the center to the periphery, and by forming a circular recess in a plan view that individually receives the lower part of the product, the opening shape of this recess matches the surface of the display stand. It has an elliptical shape with its long axis in the direction of inclination. Therefore, a product container with a bottom diameter smaller than the short axis of the ellipse and a body diameter larger than the short axis can be stored in a recess if the display stand is flat, but in this example, the body is on the short axis. While it is being supported, it can be held tilted in the direction of inclination, making it unstable and causing it to fall over, making it difficult to store. Therefore, the recess has a product spacing function and a product limiting function that makes it difficult to place large-diameter products.

On the other hand, by forming a small tapered protrusion on the bottom of the circular recess in plan view that receives the lower part of the product individually, when a product container with a bottom diameter smaller than the diameter of the recess is stored, the bottom of the container is flat and even. Rather than being supported by the small protrusion, it is supported at approximately two points, the part that contacts the small protrusion, and the end, and is in an inclined state, making it unstable.

Therefore, in addition to the function of maintaining product spacing, the recess has a product-limiting function that makes it difficult to place products with a small bottom diameter.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a side view of the display stand, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the exterior of the showcase installed in the display case, and FIG. The figure is A-A in Figure 2.
4 is an exploded perspective view of the display box in Figure 2, Figures 5 and 6 are external perspective views and plan views of the display stand, and Figures 7 and 8 are the display stand in its normal position. FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the state in which the container is supported, and FIG. 9 is a comparative view for explaining the state in which the container is stored in the recess. (1)...Showcase, (10)...Display box,
(12)...product storage section, (13>...ventilation room, (44)...display stand, (53)...beverage container, (54)...recess, (55)...・Circular recess,
(56)...Square recess, (57>...Small projection.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A product storage section surrounded by a see-through member that can be opened and closed and has a display stand on the bottom for placing products is disposed above the product storage section, and cool air is circulated with the product storage section. The display stand includes a box body with a ventilation chamber disposed below the product storage section, and the display stand includes:
A showcase characterized by having a circular shape in a plan view, the center being highest at the center and gradually decreasing from the center to the periphery, and having a plurality of circular recesses arranged side by side to individually receive the lower parts of products. 2. A product storage section surrounded by a see-through member that can be opened and closed and has a display stand on the bottom for placing products is disposed above the product storage section, and a ventilation chamber that circulates cool air with the product storage section is connected to the product storage section. The exhibition stand includes a box body disposed below the section.
A showcase characterized in that a plurality of recesses each having a circular shape in plan view are arranged side by side to individually receive the lower portions of products, and small protrusions are formed at the bottoms of the recesses.