JP2004267576A - Showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve an assembling structure so as to enable a reduction in cost by reducing the number of components and the number of man-hours for assembling, in terms of a canopy part which is constructed on the upper front face of a showcase. <P>SOLUTION: The canopy part 5 with a fluorescent light, which is constructed in the front upper part of a case body 1, is equipped with a light rail 7 for supporting the fluorescent light 9, an illumination board 10 which is laid on the front face of the canopy part in a vertically directed attitude in such a manner as to cover the front of the fluorescent light, and left and right hanging fittings 13 for supporting a lower edge of the illumination board from behind; a hook part 10a, which protrudes rearward, is extruded on the lower edge side of the illumination light, made of a resin molding, in the state of being integrated with the illumination board, so as to be directly latched to a tip hook part 13a of the hanging fitting; and a pin-shaped clip 15 made of a resin, which is used as a fixing means for the illumination board, is pressure-inserted into a pin hole 13b which is formed in the hanging fitting, so that the hook part of the illumination board can be fixed by being pressed against a latching position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a showcase for a multi-stage open showcase or the like, and more particularly, to an assembling structure of a canopy portion constructed on an upper front surface of a case body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
First, the configuration of the multi-stage open showcase described above and the conventional structure of the canopy portion built in the case body are shown in FIGS. FIG. 3 is an overall view of an open showcase, wherein 1 is a case main body that is a heat-insulated housing with an open front, 2 is a product display shelf provided in a cabinet of the case main body 1 arranged vertically and 3 is a case main body 1 A cooler (evaporator of a refrigerator) disposed in the cool air circulation duct of the first embodiment is a blower fan, and a canopy (top lid) 5 with a fluorescent lamp protruding forward in an eave shape is provided on the upper front surface of the case body 1. (For example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
Next, as a conventional example of the canopy section 5, an assembly structure of the canopy section disclosed in Patent Document 1 is shown in FIGS. That is, a long light rail 7 attached to the canopy portion 5 in a rearwardly inclined posture via a rib-shaped mounting plate 6 on the front surface of the case body 1 and a holder 8 attached to the lower surface of the light rail 7 via a holder 8. A fluorescent lamp 9 and an illuminating plate 10 laid vertically on the front of the canopy covering the front of the fluorescent lamp 9 are provided.
Here, the lighting plate 10 is a long plate made of a translucent resin, and the upper edge 7a of the light rail 7, the ceiling of the canopy 5, and the lower edge 11a of the front panel 11 covering the front surface. The upper edge is inserted into the gap between the upper and lower portions, and the lower edge side is supported by the hanging bracket 13 via the molding 12 serving as a hook as described below.
[0004]
That is, a molding (extruded product of an aluminum material) 12 having an S-shaped cross section is fitted into the lower edge of the illuminating plate 10 along its longitudinal direction and joined with an adhesive. On the other hand, a pair of left and right hanging brackets 13 whose upper ends are fixed to the light rail 13 are provided on the rear side of the lighting plate 10, and the hooks 13 a formed between the hanging brackets and folded at the ends thereof are formed by molding. 12 to hold the illuminating plate 10 in a vertical position, and further screw a decorative screw 14 from the back side into the lower end of the hanging metal fitting 13, and hold the molding 12 by the screw shaft to the hook 13 a of the hanging metal fitting. The illuminating plate 10 is fixed so as not to come off.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-11-290165
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the conventional structure of the canopy portion 5 shown in FIG. 4, as a means for hooking and supporting the lower end side of the illuminating plate 10, a hook / mall 12 and a decorative screw 14 which are separate components from the illuminating plate 10 are used. It is designed to be hooked and supported by the hanging bracket 13, and therefore, there is a problem that the number of assembly parts and the number of assembling steps increase, and the manufacturing cost increases. In addition, when attaching and detaching the illuminating plate 10 from the canopy part 5 during maintenance work such as cleaning performed at the location of the showcase, it is necessary to operate the cosmetic screw 14 with screws, which is troublesome.
[0007]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its object is to solve the above-mentioned problems, reduce the number of parts and the number of assembling steps to reduce the production cost, and at the same time, reduce the electric power by maintenance at the installation site. An object of the present invention is to provide a showcase in which an assembling structure of a canopy portion is improved so that a work of attaching and detaching a sight plate can be easily performed.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a showcase in which a canopy section with a fluorescent lamp is constructed at an upper front portion of a case body, wherein the canopy section includes a light rail for supporting the fluorescent lamp, a fluorescent lamp. With a lighting panel laid on the front of the canopy covering the front of the canopy, and left and right hanging brackets supporting the lighting panel from behind,
A hook protruding rearward from the lower edge is extruded and formed integrally with the lighting plate to be a resin molded product. The plate is supported (claim 1), and the aluminum molding used in the conventional assembly structure is omitted to reduce the number of parts and the number of assembly steps.
[0009]
In addition, as means for fixing the lighting plate so as not to come off from the hanging bracket, in the present invention, a pin-shaped clip made of resin is used instead of the conventional decorative screw, and the clip is pressed into a pin hole formed in the hanging bracket. The hook portion of the illuminating plate is pressed and held at the engaging position (claim 2). This resin pin clip can be obtained from the market at a lower price than a cosmetic screw, and it can also be attached on the work surface with a simple one-touch operation just by pushing the clip into the pin hole. The work efficiency is improved without the need.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the examples shown in FIGS. In the drawings of the embodiment, members corresponding to those in FIGS. 4 and 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
That is, the hook portion 10a is formed integrally with the electric illuminating plate 10 so as to protrude backward from the lower edge along the longitudinal direction of the electric illuminating plate 10 in the illustrated embodiment. When the lower end of the illuminating plate 10 is hung and supported by the hanging bracket 13 in the assembling process of the canopy portion 5, the molding 12 used in the conventional structure shown in FIGS. The hook portion 10a integrally formed with the hook 10 is directly engaged with the tip hook portion 13a of the hanging bracket 13 and is supported at a predetermined assembly position.
[0011]
In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, a pin-shaped clip 15 made of resin, which is widely used as a lock pin in the illustrated embodiment, is prepared as a means for fixing the illuminating plate 10 hung on the hanging bracket 13 so as not to come off. Then, in an assembled state in which the hook portion 10a of the lighting plate 10 is hooked on the hook portion 13a of the hanging bracket 13, the clip 15 is pressed into the pin hole 13b drilled in the lower portion of the hanging bracket 13 from behind, and the leading end thereof is inserted. The hook portion 10a is pressed down from above to the engaging position and fixed. The press-fitting of the clip 15 can be performed by a simple one-touch operation. When the electric illuminating plate 10 is to be detached from the canopy portion 5, the clip 15 can be easily pulled out by using a dedicated pliers tool to remove the electric illuminating plate 10.
[0012]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, in a showcase in which a canopy section with a fluorescent lamp is constructed at the upper front part of the case body, the canopy section covers the light rail supporting the fluorescent lamp, and the canopy section covering the front of the fluorescent lamp. Equipped with a pair of right and left hanging brackets that support the lighting panel from behind,
A hook portion protruding rearward from a lower edge thereof is integrally formed with the illuminating plate to be a resin molded product, and the hook portion is engaged with a tip hook portion of the hanging bracket to support the illuminating plate. Further, a resin pin-shaped clip is used as a means for fixing the electric lighting plate so as not to come off from the hanging metal fitting, and the clip is pressed into a pin hole formed in the hanging metal fitting so that a hook portion of the electric lighting plate is engaged. As described above, a separate hook / mall molding is attached to the lower edge of the lighting plate with an adhesive, and the lighting plate is fixed using a decorative screw, as in the related art. Compared with the assembly structure, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps can be reduced, and at the same time, the mounting and dismounting of the illuminating plate at the installation place of the showcase can be easily performed, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced and the maintenance workability can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an assembling structure of a canopy portion of a showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an electric illuminating plate and a hanging bracket in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a conventional structure of a canopy portion in FIG. 3; FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of an electric lighting plate and a hanging bracket in FIG. 4;
1 Case body 5 Canopy part 7 Light rail 9 Fluorescent lamp 10 Lighting plate 10a Hook part 13 Hanging bracket 13a Hook part 13b Pin hole 15 Clip

Claims (2)

A showcase in which a canopy part with a fluorescent lamp is constructed at an upper part of a front surface of a case body, wherein a light rail for supporting the fluorescent lamp and an electric light laid on the front of the canopy part covering the front of the fluorescent lamp are provided on the canopy part. In the case of equipped with a plate and a hanging bracket for supporting the lighting plate from behind,
A showcase, wherein a hook portion projecting backward from a lower edge thereof is integrally formed with an electric lighting plate to be a resin molded product, and the hook portion is directly engaged with a tip hook portion of the hanging bracket. 2. The showcase according to claim 1, wherein a pin-shaped clip made of resin is used as a means for fixing the illuminating plate hooked to the hanging metal, and the clip is pressed into a pin hole formed in the hanging metal to hook the illuminating glass. A showcase characterized in that a part is pressed and supported at a hooking position.

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