JPH0785353A - Refrigerator for sale of canned food - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] There are a first type canned product having a relatively small can diameter and a relatively long can length, and a second type canned product having a relatively large can diameter and a relatively short can length. Can be inserted into any of the plurality of outlets of the refrigerating compartment, and the front ends of all cans are aligned at the outlets. [Structure] Mounting plate 2 connected to the rear ends of a plurality of outlets 16a
1, a vertical partition 10 for receiving the rear end of the first type canned food 20 ₁ is arranged, and a placing plate 21 for partitioning the space between the canned foods on the plate and a first type canned food. 20 ₁ does not interfere with the provided is a stopper piece 23 which receives the canned 20 ₂ of the rear end of the second type, the vertical partition wall 10 and the stopper piece 23
The front end of each of the canned foods 20 ₁ and 20 ₂ is aligned with the take-out port 16a by the regulation by.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is installed in a hotel or the like,
The present invention relates to a canning refrigerator for storing canned goods such as canned beer and canned juice to be sold in a refrigerating room, and in particular, a take-out frame having a plurality of take-out ports is arranged at the front of the refrigerating room, and the can diameter is relatively small. The first type canned product having a relatively long can length and the second type canned product having a relatively large can diameter and a relatively short can length are stored in the refrigerating chamber with their front ends aligned with the outlet. What we have done about "improvement".

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in such a refrigerator, in order to align the front ends of the first and second types of canned food at each outlet,
Behind the take-out frame, a vertical partition wall whose front surface is undulated is installed so as to receive the rear end of the first or second type can.

In addition, it is necessary to align the front end of the can with the outlet.
It is useful for knowing the presence or absence of canned food and for facilitating the removal of canned food from the outlet.

[0004]

According to the conventional structure as described above, each outlet of the take-out frame is limited to the first or second type canned food, and the first or second type canned food can be taken out. There is a drawback in that the number of stored items cannot be changed.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and although both the first and second types of cans can be inserted into the respective outlets of the take-out frame, the front ends thereof can be inserted. An object of the present invention is to provide the refrigerator in which the outlets can be accurately aligned at the outlet.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a placing plate for placing canned goods of the first and second types on the rear side of the take-out frame, and a rear side on the placing plate. A vertical partition for receiving the rear end of one type of can is placed,
The mounting plate is provided with a partition plate for partitioning the space between the cans on the plate and a stopper piece that allows passage of the first type of cans and receives the rear end of the second type of cans. The first feature is that the front end of each can is aligned with the outlet by regulation by a piece.

In addition to the above-mentioned features, the present invention also provides a guide means for regulating the insertion paths of the first and second types of cans from the outlets onto the mounting plate along the center line of the outlets. The second feature is that the mounting plate is provided.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, a cabinet 2 of a refrigerator 1 for selling canned goods is installed in a guest room of a hotel or the like.
Is an outer case 3 whose front and rear surfaces are open, an inner case 4 which is arranged in the outer case 3 and whose front surface is open, and a heat insulating material 5 which covers the outer surface of the inner case 4.
Composed of and.

In the outer case 3, a machine room 6 is defined behind the inner case 4, and a compressor 7 and a condenser 8 are installed in the machine room 6.

The inner case 4 is provided with a horizontal partition wall 9 and a vertical partition wall 10 connected to the rear end of the horizontal partition wall 9, and a grid frame defining a freezing chamber 11 on the upper surface of the horizontal partition wall 9. 12 are installed. Further, an evaporator 13 and an electric fan 14 for circulating cold air are disposed behind both partition walls 9 and 10, and a refrigerating chamber 15 is defined in front of the vertical partition wall 10.

A take-out frame 16 is fixed to the front end of the inner case 4. The take-out frame 16 has a plurality of take-out ports 16a, 16b, 16 facing the freezer compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment 15, respectively.
c is molded, and these outlets 16a, 16b,
Inner lids 17a, 17b, 17c for opening and closing the front surface of 16c are attached via hinge shafts 18a, 18b, 18c, respectively.

There are two types of cans stored in the refrigerating chamber 15 through the take-out port 16a, which are of two different sizes, as shown in FIG.
In, canned 20 ₁ of the first type, for example 250ml
Like the can, the can diameter D ₁ is relatively small and the can length L ₁ is relatively long. The second type of canned 20 ₂ has a relatively large can diameter D ₂ such as a 350 ml can. In addition, the can length L ₂ is relatively short.

A placing plate 21 is installed in the refrigerating chamber 15 between the take-out frame 16 and the vertical partition wall 10, and the first and second type cans 20 ₁ and 20 ₂ inserted into the take-out port 16a are placed on the placing plate 21. It is designed to be placed on the placing plate 21.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, this mounting plate 2
A plurality of partition plates 22 extending in the front-rear direction so as to be continuous with the partition wall between the adjacent outlets 16a and 16b, and stopper pieces 2 protruding from the rear end of each partition plate 22 to the left and right sides.
3 and 3 are erected. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the distance S ₁ from the outlet 16a to the vertical wall 10 preparative is set to the can length L ₁ and the size of canned 20 ₁ of the first type, also outlet 1
The distance S ₂ from 6a to the stopper piece 23 is set to the same dimension as the can length L ₂ of the second type canned food 20 ₂ . See also FIG.
As shown in, the distance W between the adjacent stopper plates 23, 23
Is set to be larger than the can diameter D _{1 of} the first type can 20 ₁ and smaller than the can diameter D _{2 of} the second type can 20 ₂ .

Referring to FIG. 3 again, on the upper surface of the mounting plate 21, the outlets 16 are provided between the adjacent partition plates 22 and 22.
A pair of guide ribs 25 (guide means) that project in parallel with the center line 24 of a and project in parallel. These guide ribs 2
5 receives the bottoms of the first and second type cans 20 ₁ and 20 ₂ that are inserted onto the mounting plate 21 from the respective outlets 16a, and their insertion paths are taken along the center line 24 of the respective outlets 16a. Regulate to comply with.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the take-out frame 1
6 is provided with lock devices 26a, 26b, 26c capable of locking the inner lids 17a, 17b, 17c in a closed state. These lock devices 26a, 26b, 26c are connected to a purchase intention confirmation machine (not shown), and when a coil is inserted into the purchase intention confirmation machine and a button corresponding to a desired product is pressed, the corresponding inner lid 17a is pressed. , 17b or 1
The locking device 26a, 26b or 26c of 7c is released so that the product can be taken out from the corresponding outlet 16a, 16b or 16c.

1 to 3, reference numeral 27 indicates a door which is pivotally supported by the cabinet 2 and which opens and closes the front surface thereof.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

When storing products to be sold in the freezer compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment 15, a control device (not shown) is operated to release all the lock devices 26a, 26b and 26c, and the inner lids 17a, 17b and 17c are opened. Open the product outlet 16a,
It is stored in the freezer compartment 11 and the refrigerator compartment 15 through 16b and 16c.

In particular, from the outlet 16a to the refrigerating chamber 15, the first
Alternatively, when the second type canned goods 20 ₁ or 20 ₂ is stored, in any case, the canned goods 20 ₁ or 20 ₂ is slid on the pair of guide ribs 25 and inserted into the refrigerating chamber 15.

Thus, the first type canned food 20₁In case of
Is the can diameter D₁The distance between the stopper pieces 23 adjacent to each other
Since it is smaller than the separation W, the canned product 20₁Is a stopper piece 2
After passing between No. 3 and No. 23, its rear end contacts the vertical partition wall 10.
Then stop. The second type of canned food 20₂In the case of
Can diameter D₂Is the distance W between the stopper pieces 23 adjacent to each other.
Since it is much larger, the canned product 20₂Is the rear end of the stopper piece 23
Abut and stop. Moreover, as described above, the outlet 16
Distance S from a to vertical partition 10₁Is the first type of canned food
20₁Can of L₁The same size as the
Distance S to topper piece 23₂Is the second type of canned food 20₂
Can of L₂Since it is set to the same size as, all canned food 2
0₁, 20₂The front end of each can be aligned with each outlet 16a.
Wear. Therefore, each outlet 16a has a first and second
Canned 20 regardless of type₁, 20 ₂Can be inserted
It That is, the cans 20 of the same type are provided in all the outlets 16a.
₁Or 20₂Or insert both types as shown in Figure 6.
Canned 20₁, 20₂Can be inserted in parallel
it can.

While the refrigerator 15 is in operation, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 7 is sent to the condenser 8, and then passes through the evaporator 13 to return to the condenser 8 to repeat the cycle. During this time, the cold air generated around the evaporator 13 is first sent to the freezer compartment 11 by the electric fan 14.
Then, it flows into the refrigerating chamber 15 through the gap around the horizontal and vertical partition walls 9 and 10, and then returns to the evaporator 13 and repeats the same circulation.

In the above embodiment, various design changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example,
The stopper piece 23 may be provided only on one side surface side of the partition plate 22. Further, instead of the pair of guide ribs 25, it is possible to form arcuate concave grooves on the upper surface of the mounting plate 21 for receiving the bottom surfaces of the cans 20 ₁ and 20 ₂ of each type.

[0025]

As described above, according to the first feature of the present invention, the placing plate on which the first and second types of cans are placed is placed behind the take-out frame, and the first placing plate is placed behind the placing plate. Vertical partition walls for receiving the rear ends of the canned goods of the type are provided respectively, and the mounting plate is provided with a partition plate for partitioning the canned goods on the plate and the second type of canned goods to allow passage of the canned goods of the first type. A stopper piece for receiving the rear end of the cans is provided, and the front end of each can is aligned with the outlet by regulation by the vertical partition wall and the stopper piece. The cans can be inserted and their front ends can be accurately aligned with the outlet, and the arrangement of the cans to the refrigerating compartment can be freely changed according to the customer's preference to promote sales.

Further, according to the second feature of the present invention, a guide for regulating the insertion paths of the first and second types of cans from the respective outlets onto the mounting plate along the center line of the respective outlets. Since the means is provided on the mounting plate, when the can of the first type is inserted into the outlet, the can is guided by the guide means to prevent the interference with the stopper piece, and the can is properly positioned up to the abutting vertical partition. Can be inserted into.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to the present invention in a door open state.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a mounting plate

FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view showing a state where the first and second types of canned foods are set in a refrigerating compartment.

[Explanation of symbols] 10 vertical partition wall 15 refrigerating room 16 extraction frame 16a outlet 20 ₁ first type canned 20 ₂ second type canned 21 mounting plate 22 partition plate 23 stopper piece 24 outlet centerline 25 guide means Guide ribs as

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A take-out frame having a plurality of take-out ports (16a).
(16) is arranged in the front part of the refrigerator compartment (15) and the can diameters are compared.
First type canned food (2
0₁), The can diameter is relatively large, and the can length is relatively short.
The second type of canned food (20₂) And take out their front ends
Align it with the mouth (16a) and store it in the refrigerator compartment (15)
In the refrigerator for selling canned food, the first and second types of canned food (2
0₁, 20₂) On which the mounting plate (21) is mounted.
Behind the placing plate (21), the first type of canned food (20 ₁)After
Place vertical barriers (10) to receive the edges
The plate (21) has a partition plate (2
2) and the first type of canned food (20₁) Allow
The second type of canned food (20₂) Stopper that receives the rear end
And a vertical partition (10) and a stopper piece.
Each canned food (20₁, 20₂)of
Characterized by aligning the front end with the exit (16a)
A refrigerator for selling canned food. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the insertion paths of the first and second types of canned foods (20 ₁ , 20 ₂ ) from the respective outlets (16a) onto the placing plate (21) are respectively taken. Refrigerator for selling canned goods, characterized in that a guide means (25) for regulating along the center line (24) of the outlet (16a) is provided on the placing plate (21).