JPH11264646A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a showcase wherein, excellent in versatility, a honeycomb material can be fitted with no use of special screw. SOLUTION: Honeycomb materials 11 and 12 are allocated at a chilled air outlet 23 of a showcase 1. A part 15A to-be-engaged is formed at a plate material 15 constituting the chilled air outlet 23. At one end part of a fixture 16, a first hooking part 17 which is hooked, while inserting/pulling-out allowed, in the honeycomb material 11 is provided. At the other end part of the fixture 16, a second hooking part 18 which is hooked, while hooking/releasing allowed, with a corner part of the honeycomb material 11 is provided. The fixture 16 is provided with a engagement part 19 which is hooked, while hooking/releasing allowed, with the part 15A. With the honeycomb material 11 inserted in the chilled air outlet 23, the engagement part 19 of the fixture 16 is engaged with the part 15A to-be-engaged of the plate material 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a showcase in which a honeycomb material is provided at a cool air outlet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a showcase installed in a supermarket, a convenience store, or the like uses a large number of parts that can be removed for cleaning, replacement of parts, maintenance, and the like. Typical examples are fluorescent lamps that illuminate the inside and outside of the storage room of the showcase, cooling units, exterior panels that can be removed for maintenance of electrical components, and the formation of cold air at the front opening of the storage room, There is a honeycomb material attached to the upper cool air outlet.

[0003] An example of a device for attaching the honeycomb material is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-110187 (F25D17 / 0).
As shown in 8), a notched portion having a small diameter with no screw is provided at an intermediate portion of the screw portion of the decorative screw, and the honeycomb material provided at the cool air outlet of the showcase with the decorative screw. And members such as fluorescent lamps for interior and exterior lighting.

Thus, even when the decorative screw is loosened when the member is removed by cleaning or the like, the member such as a honeycomb material can be removed without completely removing the member by rotating freely at the missing portion provided in the screw portion of the decorative screw. Was like that.

[0005]

However, a screw is attached to the honeycomb material so as not to be cut off, and the honeycomb material is fastened and fixed by the screw. In this case, the screws attached to the honeycomb material must also be tightened to attach the honeycomb material, and these operations are troublesome and troublesome.

If the size of the honeycomb material is different, mounting screws must be provided in accordance with the size of the honeycomb material, and screw holes on the mounting side must be provided in accordance with the screws mounted on the honeycomb material. Must
There has been a problem that the cost rises due to the increase in the number of parts.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, and shows a showcase in which a honeycomb material can be attached without using special screws or the like and versatility is improved. The purpose is to provide.

[0008]

That is, a showcase according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises a honeycomb member disposed at a cool air outlet, and a cover formed on a plate material constituting the cool air outlet. A fitting part, and a fitting attached to the honeycomb material, the fitting being formed at one end and being firstly engaged with the honeycomb material so as to be freely inserted into and removed from the honeycomb material; A second engaging portion formed to be engaged with a corner portion of the honeycomb material so as to be removably engaged, and in a state where the honeycomb material is inserted into the cold air outlet,
And a fitting portion that is removably fitted to the fitted portion.

[0009] The showcase according to the second aspect of the present invention comprises:
In the above, the attachment is configured by bending a single wire.

[0010] The showcase according to the third aspect of the present invention comprises:
In the above, the attachment is provided with the handle portion before the second engagement portion.

[0011]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a portion where the honeycomb members 11 and 12 are attached to the showcase 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the honeycomb member 12 and the fixture 16, and FIG. Each shows a perspective view.

The showcase 1 is, for example, a vertical refrigerator / freezer installed in a store such as a supermarket.
This is an open showcase of a refrigeration type, and includes an insulating wall 2 (partially shown on the top surface) having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and side plates (not shown) attached to both sides of the insulating wall 2 at an installation site.

Partition plates 4 and 5 are attached to the inside of the heat insulating wall 2. An inner layer duct 6 extends between the inner partition plate 4 and the outer partition plate 5, and the outer partition plate 5 and the heat insulating wall 2. Is defined as an outer duct 7 and the inside of the inner partition plate 4 is defined as a storage room 9. At the upper edge of the front opening of the heat insulating wall 2, an inner cool air outlet 23 and an outer cool air outlet 24 are juxtaposed over the entire width of the storage room 9.

The honeycomb members 11 and 12 are attached to the inner cool air outlet 23 and the outer cool air outlet 24, respectively.
Then, the cool air which has exchanged heat with a cooler constituting a cooling device (not shown) is passed through the inner layer duct 6 and the outer layer duct 7 by the cool air circulation fan to the inner cool air outlet 23 and the outer cool air outlet 24.
The flow is rectified by the honeycomb materials 11 and 12 and blown downward. Thus, an inner and outer two-layer air curtain is formed at the front opening of the storage room 9. Incidentally, 22,
A fluorescent lamp 22 illuminates the storage room.

The cross section of the honeycomb material 11 attached to the inner cool air outlet 23 is formed in a rectangular shape having a longer front side and a shorter rear side, and the cross section of the honeycomb material 12 attached to the outer cool air outlet 24 is substantially oblong. It has a rectangular shape. A plurality of passages (honeycomb) (not shown) are formed in the honeycomb members 11 and 12 in a vertical direction.
Further, each of the honeycomb members 11 and 12 has a plurality of fixtures 16 and 1.
6 (two in this case) are attached.

The mounting member 16 is made of a metal wire having a predetermined thickness. The metal wire is made of a material that can be elastically deformed and has an upper side having a dimension extending across the front and rear surfaces of the honeycomb material 11. 16A, 16A are provided in parallel at predetermined intervals. First engagement portions 17 bent downward are formed at the front ends of the upper sides 16A, 16A, respectively.

At the rear ends of the upper sides 16A, 16A, the metal wires are bent downward to form rear sides 16B, 16B, and the lower portions of the rear sides 16B, 16B correspond to the lower rear corners of the honeycomb material 11. The second engaging portions 18 are formed by being bent forward at the respective positions. And each back side 1
6B and 16B extend a predetermined distance downward at a corner of the honeycomb material 11 after extending slightly forward. The lower ends of the rear sides 16B, 16B provided in parallel are connected to each other at a horizontal portion, and this portion is used as a handle portion 20.

Further, the fitting 16 is formed with a fitting portion 19. The fitting portion 19 is formed immediately above the second engaging portion 18 on each of the rear sides 16B, 16B, and projects rearward in a triangular shape. Note that such a shape is configured by bending one wire. Further, the handle portion 20 is sized so that it can be held and operated by hand.

The first engaging portion 17 provided on the attachment 16 can be removably engaged in a passage (honeycomb) at the upper front edge of the honeycomb members 11 and 12. That is, the fixture 16 is configured to be insertable into any one of a plurality of passages formed in the honeycomb material 11. The second engaging portion 18 is engaged with the lower corner portion 14 of the honeycomb material 11 so as to be freely detachable.

That is, the first engaging portion 17 is inserted and engaged in the passage of the honeycomb material 11 by holding the handle portion 20 of the fixture 16 by hand, and then the second engaging portion 18 is moved to the honeycomb material 11. The fitting 16 is attached to the honeycomb material 11 by engaging with the corners 14 of FIG. It is assumed that the attachment 16 for the honeycomb material 12 is bent in accordance with the shape of the upper side of the honeycomb material 12 (FIG. 5).

Here, when the fixture 16 is attached to the honeycomb members 11A and 12A having a larger shape than the honeycomb members 11 and 12, the first engaging portion 17 is attached as shown in FIGS.
Is inserted into one of the inner passages, and then the second engaging portion 18 of the rear side 16B is engaged with the corners 14 of the large honeycomb members 11A and 12A, whereby the large honeycomb member 11 is formed.
The attachment 16 can be attached to A and 12A. That is, honeycomb materials 11, 12 or 11A of different dimensions,
The same fixture 16 can be applied to 12A.

The fitting portion 19 has a mounting member 16 attached to the honeycomb members 11 and 12, and
In a state in which 12 is inserted into the inner cool air outlet 23 or the outer cool air outlet 24, it is configured to be removably fitted to fitted portions 15 A, 15 A provided on plate members 15, 15 described later. .

The inner cool air outlet 23 and the outer cool air outlet 24 are formed by a plate member 15 formed to be directed downward, and the plate member 15
A and 15A are formed. This fitted portion 15A is
It is formed on the front plate 15 constituting the inner cool air outlet 23 and the rear plate 15 constituting the outer cool air outlet 24, and is formed to be depressed outward.

Next, a procedure for attaching the honeycomb members 11 and 12 to the outlets 23 and 24 will be described. As described above, the fixtures 16 are attached to both sides of each of the honeycomb members 11 and 12. In this state, the handle 20 is held by hand and the honeycomb material 1
1 and 12 are connected to an inner cool air outlet 23 and an outer cool air outlet 24.
Respectively. At this time, the honeycomb material 11 is inserted such that the rear side 16A of the fixture 16 is on the front side.

Each of the honeycomb members 11 and 12 is connected to each of the outlets 23 and
24, the fitting portion 19 provided on each of the fixtures 16 is provided with the inner cool air outlet 23 and the outer cool air outlet 24.
Are respectively fitted to the fitted portions 15A, 15A formed on the plate material 15, so that the honeycomb materials 11, 12 are
5 is stably held in the outlets 23 and 24 by the above-mentioned fitting and the fitting.

Each of the honeycomb members 11 attached to the plate members 15 of the inner cool air outlet 23 and the outer cool air outlet 24,
Reference numeral 12 allows the fitting portion 19 to escape from the fitted portion 15A of the plate material 15 by holding the grip portion 20 of the fixture 16 and pulling down. Thereby, each honeycomb material 1
1 and 12 are connected to an inner cool air outlet 23 and an outer cool air outlet 24.
Can be removed more easily.

As described above, the fitting portion 15A is formed on the plate member 15 forming the cool air outlet 23, and the mounting member 16 is mounted on the honeycomb member 11. And mounting fixture 1
6 is provided with a first engaging portion 17 which is removably engaged with the passage of the honeycomb material 11 at the one end thereof, and the honeycomb material 1 is provided at the other end thereof.
A second engaging portion 18 is provided to be detachably engaged with the first corner portion 14. Thereby, the honeycomb material 11 can be easily attached to the cool air outlet 23 only by fitting the fitting portion 19 of the fixture 16 and the fitted portion 15A of the plate member 15 constituting the cool air outlet 23. (FIG. 10).

The attachment 16 is configured such that the first engaging portion 17 can be engaged in the passage of the honeycomb material 11 and the second engaging portion 18 can be engaged with the corner portion 14 of the honeycomb material 11. ,
The attachment 16 can be attached without limiting the position such as near the center of the honeycomb material 11 or near both ends (FIGS. 8 and 9).

Further, the first engaging portion 17 is connected to the honeycomb material 11.
By inserting the mounting member 16 into any one of the plurality of passages provided in the honeycomb member 11, the mounting member 16 can be mounted without being limited to the size of the honeycomb material 11. Thereby, even when the dimensions of the honeycomb material 11 are changed, the mounting fixture 16 can be mounted on the honeycomb material 11 without any trouble.

Further, the attachment 16 is formed by bending one wire, and the handle 20 is formed before the second engaging portion 18 provided on the attachment 16.
The honeycomb material 11 can be attached to the honeycomb material 11 with the handle portion 20 and the cold air outlet 23 can be easily attached to the honeycomb material 11.
Can be attached to

As shown in FIG. 11, both rear sides 16B, 16B of the fixture 16 may be formed so as to be located at both ends of the honeycomb material 11. Further, since a display board such as a price card 21 can be hung on the handle portion 20, the convenience is enhanced (FIG. 12).

[0032]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in a showcase in which a honeycomb material is arranged at a cool air outlet, a fitting portion is formed on a plate material constituting the cool air outlet, and a honeycomb is formed. A first fitting portion formed at one end and removably engaged with the honeycomb material; and a honeycomb material formed at the other end portion. A second engaging portion that is detachably engaged with a corner portion of
With the honeycomb material inserted into the cool air outlet, a fitting portion is provided to be removably fitted to the fitted portion, so that the fitting portion of the fixture and the plate material forming the cool air outlet are provided. The fitting with the fitting portion makes it possible to attach the honeycomb material to the cool air outlet very easily without using special screws or the like.

[0033] In particular, the fitting has a first engaging portion at one end portion removably engaged with the honeycomb material, and a second engaging portion at the other end portion is detachably engageable with a corner portion of the honeycomb material. By engaging with
Since it is attached to the honeycomb material, by changing the insertion position of the first engaging portion, even when the dimensions of the honeycomb material are changed, it is possible to attach the mounting tool to the honeycomb material without hindrance, and to be versatile Will also be rich.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, since the attachment is formed by bending one wire, the production cost can be significantly reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned inventions, the handle is provided before the second engagement portion of the mounting tool. This makes it very easy to attach the fixture to the air outlet and the honeycomb material to the cold air outlet. In addition, since the display board such as a price card can be hung on the handle after the attachment, the convenience is enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a honeycomb material mounting portion of a showcase of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a honeycomb material and a fixture.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a honeycomb material to which a fixture is attached.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a honeycomb material to which a mounting tool is attached.

FIG. 5 is a side view of another honeycomb member to which the attachment is attached.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a large honeycomb material to which a fixture is attached.

FIG. 7 is a side view of another large honeycomb material to which the attachment is attached.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a honeycomb material in which a mounting member is mounted on both sides near the center.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a honeycomb material having attachments attached to both sides.

FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional side view of a mounting portion of a showcase showing a procedure for mounting a honeycomb material to a cool air outlet.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a honeycomb member provided with a fixture according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a honeycomb material mounting portion of a showcase in which a price card is hung on a handle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Showcase 2 Heat insulation wall 6 Inner layer duct 7 Outer layer duct 11 Honeycomb material 12 Honeycomb material 14 Corner 15 Plate 15A Fitted part 16 Fitting 17 First engaging part 18 Second engaging part 19 Fitting part 20 Handle

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Tetsuichi Ogushi 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A showcase having a honeycomb member disposed at a cool air outlet, comprising: a fitted portion formed on a plate material constituting the cool air outlet; and a fixture attached to the honeycomb member. ,
The attachment is formed at one end and is detachably engaged with the honeycomb material. The first engagement portion is formed at the other end and is detachably engageable with a corner of the honeycomb material. A second engaging portion that engages, and a fitting portion that is removably fitted to the fitted portion in a state where the honeycomb material is inserted into the cool air outlet. And showcase. 2. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the attachment is formed by bending a single wire. 3. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein the attachment has a handle portion before the second engagement portion.