JPH10174637A - Commercial showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively block the proliferation of molds and bacterial by applying a clear coating material blended with an antibacterial agent on a guard for preventing the dropping of goods in a commercial showcase in which the guard is arranged in front of a rack plate for placing goods thereon. SOLUTION: This low temperature commercial showcase 10 is constituted of an adiabatic wall 11 and side plates 9 mounted on both sides of the adiabatic wall 11. A partition plate 12 is mounted inside the adiabatic wall 11 and a portion between the partition plate 12 and the adiabatic wall 11 is used as a duct 13. A bottom plate 14 is provided by directing forward at a lower part to the partition plate 12 and a storage chamber is located inside the bottom plate 14 and the partition plate 12. Multiple stages of showcases 23 are mounted on the storage chamber to display goods such as foods. Each showcase 23 is constituted of a rack plate 24, a front rack decoration 25 and a guard 26. In this case, a clear coating material blended with an antibacterial agent containing silver, zeolite or the like is applied on the guard 26 made up of a transparent glass plate or the like. This prevents the proliferation of molds and bacteria on a surface.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shelf such as a showcase, and more particularly to a product display shelf having a guard attached to a front end of a shelf.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A product display shelf conventionally provided in a showcase or the like is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-8-150053 (A).
47F3 / 04). That is, shelves for displaying commodities are mounted in a plurality of stages in the storage room of this type of showcase, and commodities such as foodstuffs to be sold are displayed on the shelves. In addition, shelves are often installed with the front end inclined slightly downward to make it easier to see the displayed products, but a guard is attached to the front end of the shelf to prevent the displayed products from falling. Have been.

The guard is made of a transparent glass plate, an acrylic resin plate or the like so as not to hinder the selection of a product by a customer. The guard is inserted between the front decoration of the shelf attached to the front end of the shelf and the front wall of the shelf and stands upright at the front end of the shelf.

[0004]

Here, the juice dripped from the food displayed on the shelf board flows on the inclined shelf board and adheres to the guard provided upright at the front end of the shelf board. As a result, mold and bacteria grow on the guard, but there is a problem that the product comes into contact with the guard and becomes unsanitary.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional technical problem, and has as its object to provide a product display shelf which can effectively inhibit the growth of mold and bacteria. .

[0006]

That is, a commodity display shelf according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises a guard for preventing the commodity from falling at the front of a shelf for placing the commodity, The guard is coated with a clear paint mixed with an antibacterial agent. Further, the commodity display shelf according to the invention of claim 2 is provided with a guard for preventing the commodity from falling at the front of the shelf for placing the commodity, and the guard is made of a resin kneaded with an antibacterial agent. It is made of material.

[0007]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a vertical side view of a low-temperature showcase 10 to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a commodity display shelf 23 of the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows a side view of the front end. Low temperature showcase 10
Is composed of a heat insulating wall 11 having a substantially U-shaped cross section and side plates 9 attached to both sides of the heat insulating wall 11. A partition plate 12 is attached to the inside of the heat insulating wall 11 at a predetermined interval, and a duct 13 is provided between the partition plate 12 and the heat insulating wall 11.

A bottom plate 14 is provided below the partition plate 12 toward the front. The inside of the bottom plate 14 and the partition plate 12 is a storage room 15, and the outside is a duct 13. At the upper edge of the front opening 16 of the heat insulating wall 11, a discharge port 18 to which a honeycomb material 17 is attached is provided.
Communicates with the duct 13. A suction port 19 is provided at a lower edge of the opening 16, and the suction port 19 also communicates with the duct 13.

On the other hand, a fan case 20 is provided below the bottom plate 14 on the bottom wall 11A of the heat insulating wall 11, and a fan 21 is mounted on the fan case 20. In the duct 13 behind the partition plate 12 constituting the back of the storage room 15, a cooler 22 constituting a cooling device is provided vertically, and when the blower 21 is operated, the cooler 22
The air that has exchanged heat with the air is cooled and rises in the duct 13,
The liquid is discharged from the discharge port 18 toward the suction port 19.

Then, the cool air sucked into the duct 13 from the suction port 19 is again accelerated by the blower 21, and
Circulates to the cooler 22. Thereby, the storage room 1
A cool air curtain is formed in the opening 16 of 5, and a part of the cool air curtain circulates in the storage room 15, whereby the storage room 15 is cooled. On the other hand, a plurality of (in this case, three-stage) product display shelves 23... For displaying products such as food are installed in the storage room 15 as shown in FIG. Each of the product display shelves 23 is composed of a shelf plate 24, a front decoration 25, and a guard 26 as shown in FIG. The shelf plate 24 is a steel plate for placing and displaying products, has a horizontally-long and substantially rectangular shape, and is attached to a plurality of sheets across the width of the front opening 16 of the heat insulating wall 11 and has a front end portion. Front wall 2 bent downward in a substantially U-shape
4A are formed.

The guard 26 is for preventing a product displayed on the shelf plate 24 from dropping, and is made of a transparent glass plate or an acrylic resin plate which does not hinder the selection of the product by the customer. ing. The guard 26 is coated with a clear paint C in which an antibacterial agent having silver or zeolite is kneaded, so as to prevent the growth of mold and bacteria on the surface. That is, transparent guard 2
6 is coated with clear paint C, whereby the customer can easily select a product, and the kneaded antibacterial agent can prevent mold and bacteria growing on the surface of the guard 26.

The guard 26 may be made of a resin material kneaded with an antibacterial agent so that the guard 26 can be prevented from growing mold and bacteria. In this case as well, the guard 26 formed by kneading the antibacterial agent is formed transparent, thereby making it easy for the customer to select a product and preventing the growth of mold and bacteria on the guard 26.

The front shelf decoration 25 is for improving the display of the product name or price displayed on the shelf board 24 or for improving the design of the front end of the shelf board 24. The holding section 25A and the holding section 25A are substantially the same. And an engaging portion 25B provided to be bent at a right angle. By engaging the engaging portion 25B with the lower side of the front wall 24A of the shelf board 24, the holding portion 25A
The guard 26 can be held between the front wall 24A and the front wall 24A. Reference numeral 27 denotes a fluorescent lamp for brightly illuminating the products displayed on the storage room 15 and the shelf 24.

Next, the assembly of the commodity display shelf 23 with the above configuration will be described. It is assumed that the shelf board 24 is coated with an antibacterial agent. First, the engaging portion 25B provided on the lower part of the shelf front decoration 25 is engaged with the lower side of the front wall 24A of the shelf board 24, and the front shelf decoration 25 is attached to the front end of the shelf board 24. Then, the guard 26 is inserted between the holding portion 25A of the shelf front decoration 25 and the front wall 24A of the shelf board 24. Thus, the guard 26 stands upright over the entire width of the shelf 24.

In such a case, even if the juice dropped from the products displayed on the shelf board 24 flows on the shelf board 24 and adheres to the guard 26 attached to the front end of the shelf board 24,
Since the surface is coated with the clear paint C kneaded with an antibacterial agent, it is possible to effectively prevent the growth of mold and bacteria. In particular, even when juice dripped from food or the like adheres to the corner portion between the front wall 24A of the shelf 24 and the guard 26, the growth of mold and bacteria can be prevented, and locations that are difficult to clean are hygienically managed. It is possible to do.

In the embodiment, the low-temperature showcase 10 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to the low-temperature showcase, and the present invention is also applicable to other ordinary showcases, merchandise display shelves installed in refrigerators, storages and the like.

[0017]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the clear paint mixed with the antibacterial agent is applied to the guard for preventing the product from falling provided at the front of the shelf. It is also possible to prevent or suppress the growth of bacteria on the guard surface on the front of the plate where the product contacts. Therefore, the antibacterial effect of the product display shelf can be further improved, and a hygienic product display can be achieved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the guard for preventing the product from falling, which is disposed at the front of the shelf, is made of a resin material kneaded with an antibacterial agent, the product on the front of the shelf can be used. The growth of bacteria in the abutting guard can also be prevented or suppressed. Therefore, the antibacterial effect of the product display shelf can be further improved, and a hygienic product display can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical side view of a low-temperature showcase to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the front end of the product display shelf of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Low-temperature showcase 11 Insulated wall 12 Partition plate 13 Duct 14 Bottom plate 15 Storage room 16 Opening 18 Discharge port 19 Suction port 21 Blower 22 Cooler 23 Commodity display shelf 24 Shelf board 24A Front wall 25 Shelf front decoration 25A Holding part 25B Engagement Part 26 Guard C Clear paint

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A merchandise display shelf in which a guard for preventing a product from falling is provided at a front portion of a shelf for mounting the merchandise, wherein the guard is coated with a clear paint kneaded with an antibacterial agent. And goods display shelves. 2. A merchandise display shelf in which a guard for preventing a product from falling is disposed at the front of a shelf for mounting a product, wherein the guard is made of a resin material kneaded with an antibacterial agent. Characterized product display shelf.