JP2000325190A - Shelf board for showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate formation of a shelf board which can effectively display merchandise and facilitate shape change from a standard rectangular shelf board by supporting a shelf board for disposing merchandise by brackets and detachably forming a sector auxiliary shelf board with a curvedly-protruding front center along the front edge of the shelf board. SOLUTION: An auxiliary shelf board 21 dechatably mounted to a shelf board 1 has a rear edge 22 formed in a straight line corresponding to the front edge member 2a of the shelf body 2, a front face 23 with a center part formed in a curvedly-protruding sector, and comprises a sector shelf member 24, a curved front edge member 26 provided along the front edge, and a front lace 27. The front edge member 26 protrudes higher than the shelf board member 24, acting as a fence. The auxiliary shelf board 21 is mounted to the front edge of the shelf board 1 by removing the fence or the like on the front edge of the shelf board 1, and by pinching and fixing the rear edge member 25 and the front member 2a with connecting members 31, while abutting the rear edge member 25 of the auxiliary shelf board 21 on the front edge member 2a of the shelf board body 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a showcase shelf, and more particularly, to a structure of a shelf for merchandise display provided in a cabinet of a showcase having an open front.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A refrigerated showcase in which a plurality of upper and lower shelves are installed in a cabinet of a showcase body having an open front is often used for display and sale of fresh foods in supermarkets and the like. In such a shelf of a refrigerated showcase, a bracket is normally engaged with a support provided on a rear portion of the interior of the showcase main body, and both sides of the shelf are supported by the bracket.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a conventional standard shelf board. FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view.
The shelf 1 is composed of a shelf main body 2 formed by bending a thin plate into a rectangular shape in accordance with the width and depth dimensions of the interior of the refrigerator. The front end member 2a of the shelf main body 2 is The card rail 3 is formed so as to be bent in a letter shape so that the card rail 3 can be attached. Further, a lamp channel 6 for mounting the illumination lamp 4 and the glow 5 is provided on the lower surface of the shelf body 2. Further, a fence 7 and a lamp cover 8 at the front end of the shelf board are attached to a card rail 3 for attaching a card indicating a product name and a price.
In addition, on both side edges of the shelf 1, engagement portions that engage with the brackets 9 for supporting the shelf are provided (not shown).

On the other hand, as shown in a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 10 and a perspective view of FIG. In order to make the products displayed on the curved portion 12 stand out. This shelf 11
The rectangular portion 13 and the curved portion 12 according to the internal dimensions are integrally formed by a thin metal plate. The front end 11a of the shelf 11 can be bent along the curved shape of the front end 11a. A card rail 14 made of an elastic material is attached. In addition, a lamp channel 15 similar to the above is provided on the lower surface of the shelf board 11, and engagement portions for engaging with the bracket 16 are provided on both side edges.

[0005]

However, in the case of the conventional curved shelf, the curved portion is formed integrally with the shelf main body, so that when this is used, the standard type shelf is removed. Had to replace the entire shelf. For this reason, it is necessary to prepare a standard type shelf board and a curved shelf board, which not only increases the equipment cost but also makes the replacement work cumbersome, and secures a storage space for unused shelf boards. Had to be kept.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and can easily form a curved-shaped shelf board capable of effectively displaying a product, and can be formed with a standard rectangular shelf board. It is an object of the present invention to provide a showcase shelf that can be easily changed.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, a bracket is engaged with a support provided on a rear portion of the interior of a showcase main body, and the bracket is used for the shelf plate for placing products. Is characterized in that a fan-shaped auxiliary shelf plate having a front central portion protruding in a curved shape is detachably formed at the front end of the shelf plate. This allows effective product display by attaching auxiliary shelves as needed,
Restoring to the standard shelf can be done simply by removing the auxiliary shelf.

In the present invention, when a relatively lightweight product is to be displayed on the auxiliary shelf, the rear end member provided at the rear end of the auxiliary shelf is connected to the shelf by connecting the shelf to the auxiliary shelf. This can be performed by sandwiching the rear end member of the auxiliary shelf and the front end member of the shelf with a connecting member in a state of being in contact with the front end surface of the plate. In addition, a connecting rail is provided at the rear of the auxiliary shelf in contact with a front end surface of the shelf, and the upper surface and the side surface of the auxiliary shelf extend rearward from the connection rail to extend the upper surface and both sides of the shelf. A covering member is provided to cover the front of the surface, and the shelf and the auxiliary shelf are joined together by covering the upper surface of the shelf and the front portions of both sides with the covering member, and connecting the connecting rail to the front end surface of the shelf. It can also be performed by a connecting member that is engaged with the front end member of the shelf plate in the abutted state and is screwed to the connecting rail of the auxiliary shelf plate. By covering the upper surface of the shelf and the front portions on both sides with the covering member in this manner, the mounting strength of the auxiliary shelf can be increased, so that relatively heavy goods can be displayed.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of a showcase shelf according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional side view showing a shelf with an auxiliary shelf attached.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a shelf, an auxiliary shelf, and a connecting member.

First, the shelf 1 is formed in the same manner as a conventional standard shelf. That is, similar to the shelf board 1 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 described above, a shelf board body 2 formed by bending a thin plate into a rectangular shape in accordance with the width and depth dimensions of the inside of the refrigerator, and a shelf board body 2 It is formed by a lamp channel 6 provided on the lower surface and an engaging portion (not shown) of a bracket 9 provided on both side edges of the shelf 1.

The front end member 2a of the shelf main body 2 is bent downward in a U-shape, and is formed so that the above-mentioned card rail can be attached thereto. Further, the illumination lamp 4 is attached to the lamp channel 6 via a lamp holder 4a, and the glow 5 is attached to the lamp channel 6 via a glow socket 5a.

The auxiliary shelf board 21 detachably mounted on the shelf board 1 has a rear end 22 formed in a straight line corresponding to the front end member 2a of the shelf main body 2, and a front face 23, A central portion formed in a sector shape protruding in a curved shape, a sector-shaped shelf member 24, a linear rear end member 25 provided at a rear end of the shelf member 24, and a shelf member 24, a curved front end member 26 provided at the front end of the front end member 24;
And a front molding 27 attached to the front of the front molding. The front end member 26 is formed so as to protrude above the shelf board member 24 and also serve as a fence.

When attaching the auxiliary shelf 21 to the front end of the shelf 1, first remove the card rail or fence attached to the front end of the shelf 1, and then,
While the rear end member 25 is in contact with the front surface of the front end member 2a of the shelf body 2, the rear end member 25 and the front end member 2a are sandwiched and fixed by the connecting member 31.

The connecting member 31 includes a lower side 2b of the front end member 2a.
And a rising member 33 located on the front side of the rear end member 25. The rising member 33 includes a fixing screw 34. Are provided at a plurality of locations.
The connecting member 31 can be provided with a mounting groove for mounting the lamp cover 36 as necessary. That is, in a state where the engaging portion 32 of the connecting member 31 is engaged with the lower side 2b of the front end member 2a, the rear end member of the auxiliary shelf board 21 is provided between the front surface of the front end member 2a and the rising member 33 of the connecting member 31. After the 25 is inserted from above, the auxiliary shelf 21 can be mounted and fixed to the front end of the shelf 1 by tightening a plurality of fixing screws 34.

Accordingly, by attaching the auxiliary shelf board 21 to the shelf board 1 as necessary, the front face of the shelf board can be projected forward in a curved shape, which is effective according to the sales state of fairs and sales. Product display. Also,
Since the auxiliary shelf 21 can be removed simply by loosening the fixing screw 34, restoration to a standard shelf can be easily performed. In addition, since the auxiliary shelf 21 is smaller than the conventional integrated curved shelf, the manufacturing cost is low and the removed auxiliary shelf 21 can be easily stored. In addition, by using a screw with a knob that can be manually operated as the fixing screw 34, the auxiliary shelf board 21 can be attached and detached without using a tool such as a screwdriver.

FIGS. 4 to 7 show another embodiment of the showcase shelf according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional side view showing the shelf with an auxiliary shelf attached. FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a shelf, an auxiliary shelf and a connecting member, and FIG. 7 is a sectional front view showing an overlapping state of the auxiliary shelf and the shelf. Since the shelf 1 is formed in the same manner as in the prior art, the same reference numerals as those of the shelf 1 shown in the above-described embodiment will be used, and detailed description will be omitted.

The auxiliary shelf board 51 shown in the present embodiment has a shelf board member 53 (upper and side faces) facing downward from a connecting rail 52 provided so as to contact the front end member 2a of the shelf board body 2. The shelf 53 is formed so as to be able to cover the upper surface and the front portions of both side surfaces of the shelf main body 2 with the extending portion 53a (covering member) of the shelf 53. Further, the lower edge of both side plates (both side surfaces) of the extension portion 53a is provided with a shelf main body 2.
A folded portion 53b that engages with the lower edge of the side plate is provided. In addition, the front part of the auxiliary shelf 51 is formed in a fan shape whose central part protrudes in a curved shape as described above.

The connecting rail 52 is formed of a U-shaped channel material, and its upper side is fixed to the lower surface of the shelf 53 with its opening facing forward. further,
On the lower side of the connection rail 52, a female screw portion 54 into which a fixing screw 62 for fixing the connection member 61 is screwed is provided. The connecting member 61 is formed by bending a metal plate, and is bent upward from the base 63 so as to fit into the upper portion of the lower side 2b on the rear side of the front end member 2a.
A fitting groove 65 formed between the fitting portion 64 and the base portion 63 to fit the lower side 2b; and a front-rear direction for inserting the fixing screw 62 provided at a front portion of the base portion 63. And a long hole 66.

In the auxiliary shelf 51 shown in this embodiment, similarly to the above, after the card rail or fence at the front end of the shelf is removed, the extension 53a (covering member) of the shelf 53 is moved forward of the shelf main body 2. After the folded portion 53b is engaged with the lower edge of the side plate of the shelf main body 2 and the rear surface of the connecting rail 52 is brought into contact with the front end member 2a of the shelf main body 2, the connecting member 6
By inserting the fitting portion 64 into the rear surface side of the front end member 2a to fit the lower side 2b into the fitting groove 65, and screwing the fixing screw 62 into the female screw portion 54 of the connecting rail 52 through the elongated hole 66, The auxiliary shelf 51 can be fixed in front of the shelf 1.

As described above, the back of the auxiliary shelf 51 is the shelf 1
By attaching the auxiliary member 51 to the front portion of the shelf 1 and using the connecting member 61 fitted to the front end member 2a of the shelf 1, the mounting strength of the auxiliary shelf 51 can be improved as compared with the above embodiment. Also, relatively heavy goods can be displayed.

The shape and structure of the auxiliary shelf board can be selected to be optimal according to the size of the showcase and the like, and the structure of the connecting member can be changed to an appropriate shape if a predetermined strength is obtained. And fixing means can be selected. In addition, the auxiliary shelf formed as described above can be attached to a standard shelf conventionally used.

[0022]

As described above, in the showcase shelf according to the present invention, the fan-shaped auxiliary shelf can be easily attached to and detached from the front end of the shelf. Can be displayed. In addition, since it is not necessary to replace the entire shelf as in the conventional case, the shape of the shelf can be extremely easily changed. Furthermore, the manufacturing cost is lower than that for manufacturing the entire shelf, and storage when not in use can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view showing one embodiment of a shelf board to which an auxiliary shelf board is attached.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view showing another example of a shelf board to which an auxiliary shelf board is attached.

FIG. 5 is also a perspective view.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

FIG. 7 is a sectional front view showing an overlapping state of the auxiliary shelf board and the shelf board main body.

FIG. 8 is a sectional side view showing a conventional standard shelf board.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional side view showing a conventional standard shelf board.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shelf 2 Shelf main body 2a Front end member 2b Lower side 3 Card rail 4 Illumination lamp 4a Lamp holder 5 Glow 5a Glow socket 6 Lamp channel 9 Bracket 21 Auxiliary shelf 22 Rear end 23 Front part 24 Shelf member 25 Rear end member 26 Front end member 27 Front molding 31 Connection member 32 Engagement part 33 Rising member 34 Fixing screw 35 Female screw part 36 Lamp cover 51 Auxiliary shelf board 52 Connection rail 53 Shelf board material 53a Extension part 53b Folding part 54 Female screw part 61 Connection member 62 Fixation Screw 63 Base part 64 Fitting part 65 Fitting groove 66 Slot

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A front end portion of a shelf for a showcase, wherein a bracket is engaged with a support provided on a rear portion of the interior of the showcase main body, and the bracket supports a shelf for placing articles. A showcase shelf, wherein a fan-shaped auxiliary shelf having a front central portion protruding in a curved shape is detachably formed. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the shelf and the auxiliary shelf are joined with a rear end member provided at a rear end of the auxiliary shelf being in contact with a front end surface of the shelf, and 2. A showcase shelf according to claim 1, wherein the member is held between the connecting member and the front end member of the shelf. 3. A connecting rail is provided at a rear portion of the auxiliary shelf to abut on a front end surface of the shelf, and an upper surface portion and a side portion of the auxiliary shelf extend rearward from the connecting rail so that the upper shelf portion is provided. A cover member is provided for covering the front surface of the upper surface and both side surfaces, and the joining of the shelf and the auxiliary shelf plate covers the front surface of the upper surface and both sides of the shelf plate with the cover member, and connects the connecting rail to the shelf plate. 2. The showcase shelf according to claim 1, wherein the engagement is performed by a connecting member which is engaged with a front end member of the shelf and is screwed to a connecting rail of the auxiliary shelf in a state of being in contact with the front end. .