JPH0486473A - Freezing and refrigerating showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To store a night cover without occupying the place of storage and facilitate the operation of storage by a method wherein a rotary shaft is engaged with a hinge receiver and the night cover is pivoted from a condition that it is established uprightly about the rotary shaft to a horizontal condition to blockade an opening when the night cover is pulled up to the highest position from a sliding hole in a condition that the cover is establighed uprightly. CONSTITUTION:The rotating position of a rotary shaft 40 is provided slightly upper than the upper surface of an opening 16 and when a night cover 38 is brought into a horizontal condition about the rotary shaft 40, the opening 16 is blockaded. When a showcase 10 is not used, the night cover 38 is pulled up to the highest position thereof along a sliding hole 28 in a condition that the night cover 38 is established uprightly substantially from the right side wall 12a of the main body 12 of the showcase. According to this method, the rotary shaft 40 is advanced between ribs 30, 32 to a condition that the cover can not be moved any more upwardly by a precluding wall 36. The night cover 38 is pivoted about the rotary shaft 40 from this condition into a horizontal condition to blockade the opening 16.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Purpose of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a refrigerated showcase used for ice cream stockers, etc., and particularly relates to a night cover for crime prevention. It is.

(Prior Art and Problems to be Solved) Conventionally, many freezer/refrigerated showcases for storing ice cream and the like have been used which have openings on the top surface of the showcase body for entering and exiting products.

This showcase 110 is usually placed outside the store, so the 8th showcase is used to prevent theft at night.
The structure was as shown in Fig. 9 and Fig. 9.

That is, the front side of the night cover 116 made of a rigid material such as a steel plate is provided with an engaging portion to which the lock 118 can be attached, and the rear side is provided with a pair of hinge receiving portions bent downward or inward. 120 are provided. Further, on the front surface of the showcase body 114, a lock section that can be engaged with the engagement section of the night cover 116 is stepped, and on the rear surface, a hinge shaft section 122 that engages with the hinge receiving section 120 is protruded. has been done.

Then, place the night cover 116 on the showcase body 11.
4, after engaging the hinge receiving part 120 and the hinge shaft part 122 (see Fig. 9), cover the top of the showcase body 114 with the night cover 116, and then engage the lock part and the engaging part. They are matched and secured with a south metal lock II8. This prevents the items inside the showcase body 114 from being stolen at night.

However, with the night cover 116 having the above configuration, when the night cover 116 is not used during the day,
I don't have a place to store it, and I don't have a night cover 1 at night.
16 to the showcase body 114 is troublesome. Furthermore, there is a problem in that the number of parts such as the south lock 118 and the lock increases during installation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention provides a refrigerated freezer case that has a night cover that can be easily placed in the showcase body at night and does not take up much storage space.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The frozen/refrigerated showcase of the present invention is a frozen/refrigerated showcase that has an opening for entering and exiting products on the top surface of the showcase body, and the opening is closed. A rigid plate-shaped night cover is provided, and horizontal rotation shafts are provided at both ends of the lower edge of the night cover, so that the night cover can slide up and down while remaining approximately upright along the side of the showcase body. A movable sliding hole is provided at least at the upper end of the side surface of the showcase main body, hinge receiving portions that fit with the rotating shaft are provided at both ends of the sliding hole, and the night cover is made to stand approximately upright from the sliding hole. When the night cover is pulled out to the highest position, the rotating shaft and the hinge receiving part fit together, and the night cover rotates about the rotating shaft from a substantially upright state to a substantially horizontal state, thereby closing the opening. .

(Function) With the showcase configured as described above, when the night cover is not in use during the day, it is stored next to the showcase body in an almost upright state along the side of the showcase body.

When using the night cover, the user pulls the night cover upward from the sliding hole along the side surface of the showcase body in an upright state.

The rotating shaft provided at the lower edge of the night cover and the hinge receiving part provided in the sliding hole are fitted into each other from the state where the night cover is pulled out the most from the sliding hole.

Then, the night cover is rotated about the rotation axis from a substantially upright state to a substantially horizontal state to close the opening in the showcase body.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Reference numeral 10 is a frozen/refrigerated showcase for ice cream, and inside the rectangular parallelepiped showcase body there is a storage chamber 1.
4 are provided. Further, a cooling device for cooling the storage chamber 14 is provided inside the showcase body 12.

Reference numeral 16 is a rectangular opening provided on the upper surface of the showcase body 12, and is used to take out and take out the ice cream in the storage chamber 14.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a sliding door for closing the opening 16, and is made up of two glass plates 18a and 18b.

Reference numeral 20 is a frame provided on the outer periphery of the upper end of the showcase body 12. This frame body 20 includes an inner wall 22 protruding along the side of the showcase main body 12 and an inner wall 22
It is composed of a horizontal wall 24 that is continuously provided in the horizontal direction, and an outer wall 26 that is continuously connected downward from the horizontal wall 24. The height of the horizontal wall 24 of this frame 2o is
It is provided at a higher position than the opening 16 of the showcase body 12.

Reference numeral 28 is a sliding hole provided between the right side wall L2a of the showcase body 12 and the inner wall 22 of the frame body 20. This sliding hole 28 penetrates in the vertical direction, and the length in the front-back direction is as follows.
It has approximately the same length as the right side wall 12a of the showcase body 12.

Reference numerals 30 and 32 refer to the frame body 2 at both ends of the sliding hole 28.
The rib is provided between the inner wall 22 and the outer wall 26 of the frame 20, and is provided from the upper end to the lower end of the frame 20.

The distance between the ribs 30 and the ribs 32 is approximately the same as the distance between the slide holes 28 in the left-right direction (see FIG. 6).

Reference numeral 34 denotes a notch cut out from the lower end of the inner wall 22 at both ends of the sliding hole 28, and the inner wall 22 between the ribs 30 and 32 is cut out (see FIG. 6). ).

A horizontal blocking wall 36 is provided between the ribs 30 and 32, and is provided near the upper ends of the ribs 30 and 32 (see FIG. 6).

A night cover 38 is made of a rectangular plate made of iron, and the size of the night cover 38 is set to close the opening 16 when placed in a horizontal state. The thickness of the night cover 38 is approximately the same as the size of the sliding hole 28 in the left-right direction, so that it can slide inside the sliding hole 28 in the vertical direction.

Reference numeral 40 indicates screws 42 at both ends of the lower edge of the night cover 38.
42. This rotating shaft 40
can move between the notches 340 between the ribs 30 and 32. The rotating shaft 40 is rotated at a position slightly above the upper surface of the opening 16.
When the night cover 38 is in a horizontal state with the rotating shaft 40 as the center, the opening 16 is closed (see FIG. 5).

Reference numeral 44 denotes a lock provided at the center of the upper edge of the night cover 38, and the engaging portion 48 is configured to be rotated by a key 46.

Reference numeral 50 denotes a stopper projecting outward from the upper edge of the night cover 38. When the night cover 38 is stored in the sliding hole 28 in an upright state, it hangs along the right side wall 12a of the showcase body 12, and the stopper 5o is suspended from the horizontal wall of the frame 20. 24
The night cover 38 is placed on the showcase body 12.
This makes it more difficult to fall.

The state of use of the night cover 38 having the above structure will be explained next.

When the showcase 10 is taken out of the store and ice cream is left in a state where it can be sold, the night cover 38 is left hanging from the right side wall 12a of the showcase body 12. As a result, the opening 1B is open and ready to sell ice cream, and the night cover 3
8 is located on the right side Q12a of the showcase body 12, so
It does not take up storage space like traditional night covers.

When the showcase 10 is not used at night, the night cover 38 is attached to the right side wall of the showcase body 12]
, 2a, and pull it up to the uppermost position along the sliding hole 28 in an almost upright state. As a result, the rotating shaft 40 enters between the ribs 30 and 32, and is prevented from moving upward any further by the blocking wall 36. From this state, the night cover 38 is rotated in a horizontal state about the rotating shaft 40 to close the opening 16. And lock 4
4, the engaging part 48 is rotated, and the engaging part 48 and the showcase body 12 are fixed. As a result, the upper surface of the opening 16 is covered with the iron night cover 38.
to prevent the items inside from being stolen. Furthermore, the operation of closing the night cover 38 is easy.

In addition, when opening the night cover 38, after unlocking the lock 44, the night cover 38 is rotated around the rotating shaft 40 to a substantially upright state, and then the night cover 38 is attached to the right side wall 12a of the showcase body 12. Leave it hanging along the line.

As described above, when the night cover 38 of this embodiment is not in use, the right side wall 1 of the showcase body 12
2a, it does not take up much storage space, and the opening 16 can be easily closed from this state.

[Effect of the invention] According to the above, the frozen/refrigerated showcase of the present invention has the following effects:
When the night cover is not in use, it is located on the side of the showcase body, so it does not take up much storage space.

In addition, when in use, the night cover is pulled out from the sliding hole in an almost upright position, the rotating shaft and hinge receiver are engaged, and the night cover is moved from an almost upright state to a nearly horizontal state around this rotating shaft. Just rotate it to cover the opening.
The work is easy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a showcase showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the showcase, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the main parts of the showcase. Figure 4 is a plan view of the showcase, Figure 5 is ``Yes'', Figure 6 is ``Yes'', and the cross-sectional view taken along line 11 in Figure 3 is the cross-sectional view taken along line ■-■ in Figure 4. In the figure, Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the night cover, Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional showcase, and Fig. 9 is a partially cutaway side view of the same conventional showcase. . Rear part of case [Explanation of symbols] 10... Showcase 12... Main body 14... Storage chamber 16... Opening 28... Sliding Moving hole 38...Night cover 40...Rotating shaft Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 [, -

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A refrigerated/refrigerated showcase having an opening on the top surface of the showcase body for loading and unloading products, comprising: a rigid plate-shaped night cover that closes the opening; A horizontal rotation shaft is provided at both ends of the lower edge, and a sliding hole through which the night cover slides vertically along the side surface of the showcase body in a substantially upright state is provided at least at the upper end of the side surface of the showcase body. hinge receiving portions that fit with the rotating shaft are provided at both ends of the sliding hole, and when the night cover is pulled out from the sliding hole in a substantially upright position, the rotating shaft and the hinge receiving portion are provided. The refrigerator/freezer showcase is characterized in that the night cover is rotated from a substantially upright state to a substantially horizontal state around a rotating shaft when the night cover is fitted to close the opening.