JP4424300B2 - Open showcase - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a freezing and refrigeration specification open showcase that is installed and used in a store such as a supermarket, and more particularly to a support structure for a transparent glass mounted on a side plate of the case.

As an open showcase described in the head, a configuration is known in which a transparent glass is attached to a notch window portion formed on the left and right side plates so that the interior can be seen from the side (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The entire structure of the open showcase is shown in FIG. In the figure, 1 is a case main body that becomes a heat-insulating housing, 2 is a multistage product display shelf installed in the cabinet, 3 is a side plate arranged on the left and right side surfaces of the case main body 1, and 4 is a notch window portion of the side plate 3 This is a see-through glass fitted in and attached to.
With the above configuration, the side plate 2 is filled with a heat insulating layer (for example, foamed resin) between two inner and outer wall plates, and a decorative frame made of a metal such as stainless steel at its peripheral edge (commonly called “end trim”) ). In addition, the transparent glass 4 employs a pair glass (double glass in which the inner and outer glass plates are sealed with spacers and the inner space is evacuated to improve the heat shielding property), and its front edge Has a metal decorative frame (commonly called “front trim”) similar to the trim, and a U-channel glass holder made of a resin molded product so as to cover the peripheral spacer on the periphery except the front edge. After the frame is attached, it is fitted into the notch window portion of the side plate 3, and a metal cap placed on the upper and lower ends of the front edge of the fluoroscopic glass plate is screwed to the edge decorative frame of the side plate 3 at this assembly position. The see-through glass 4 is pressed and held.

On the other hand, in the open showcase with the above configuration, the surface of the fluoroscopic glass 4 is condensed due to the temperature difference between the inside and the outside during the cold storage operation and the transparency is impaired. There is a risk of dripping and getting wet the showcase installation floor.
Therefore, as a countermeasure for the treatment of the dew condensation water generated in the fluoroscopic glass, the surface of the decorative frame (trim) attached to the periphery of the cutout window portion of the side plate 3 receives dewdrop dripped from the fluoroscopic glass, A structure in which a groove that leads to the inside of the warehouse is formed (for example, see Patent Document 2), or a structure that defines a drainage channel that receives dewed water and guides it toward the inside of the glass receiving frame attached to the periphery of the fluoroscopic glass. (For example, refer to Patent Document 3).
Next, FIG. 5 shows a conventional configuration in which the dew water drainage structure disclosed in Patent Document 2 is applied as the dew condensation water drainage treatment means for the fluoroscopic glass support structure. 5 (a) and 5 (b), 4a is a double glass plate inside and outside the transparent glass (pair glass) 4, 4b is a peripheral spacer interposed between the glass plates 4a, and 5 is an outer peripheral edge of the side plate 3. A metal decorative frame (end trim) 6 attached to the glass frame 6 is a glass receiving frame laid along the periphery of the see-through glass 4. The frame 6 is abutted against the surface of the decorative frame 5, and is attached with screws 7 to the decorative frame. 5 is fixed. The decorative frame 5 is a corrugated plate having a plurality of grooves 5a extending along the longitudinal direction and a drain groove 5b extending inside the box across the grooves 5a. Condensed water generated on the surface of the see-through glass 4 during the cool-down operation of the showcase is dropped along the surface of the glass plate 4a as shown in the figure, and is stored through the concave groove 5a and the drainage groove 5b of the decorative frame 5. After being discharged to the inside, drainage treatment is performed together with defrosted water and the like from the bottom of the case body through a drain pipe.

Further, as a countermeasure against dew condensation of the previously described fluoroscopic glass 4 (see FIG. 5A), a dew-proof heater is wired through the inside of the glass receiving frame 6 installed on the periphery of the fluoroscopic glass 4, and A dew-proof structure is known which prevents the see-through glass from condensing due to electric heating (for example, see Patent Document 4).
JP-A-6-265251 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 56-126095 JP-A-6-50651 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-208553

By the way, the above-described conventional see-through glass support structure, drainage of condensed water generated on the surface of the see-through glass, and the wiring structure of the dew-proof heater have the following problems. That is,
(1) In the see-through glass support structure of FIG. 5, the glass receiving frame 6 laid along the periphery of the see-through glass 4 is exposed and exposed to the inside of the cutout window portion of the side plate 3 as it is. This impairs the appearance of the showcase and reduces the visual field range of the window formed on the side plate 3 by the opaque glass receiving frame 6 obstructing the field of view.
(2) Further, regarding the drainage structure of the dew condensation water, in the conventional structure of FIG. 5, a drainage groove 5 b that leads to the inside of the cabinet is formed by pressing a metal decorative frame 5 that adheres to the periphery of the side plate 3. Therefore, the manufacturing process requires dedicated press processing equipment, and the direction of the drainage groove 5b must be reversed by the side plates attached to the left and right sides of the case body. Confuse the assembly work. On the other hand, the drainage structure of Patent Document 3 narrows the appearance and field of view similar to the previous item (1) in order to lay a member similar to the glass receiving frame 6 shown in FIG. There's a problem.
(3) Further, as a countermeasure against dew condensation of the transparent glass, in the wiring structure of the dew proof heater disclosed in Patent Document 4, a support member (corresponding to the glass receiving frame 6 in FIG. 5) for wiring the dew proof heater is illustrated. As shown in FIG. 5, the heater is easily affected by the outside air because it is exposed and exposed to the outside of the side plate (heat insulating wall) 3, and the heat generated by the heater cannot be efficiently transferred to the transparent glass 4.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to solve the above-mentioned problems, to improve the appearance of the appearance, to expand the visual field of the fluoroscopic glass, and to drain the condensed water generated in the fluoroscopic glass, and An object of the present invention is to provide a side glass see-through glass support structure which is improved so as to improve the heat transfer efficiency of the dew proof heater.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is an open showcase in which a pair of glass see-through glasses is attached to a notch window portion formed on a side plate of a case body, the side plate having two inner and outer wall plates. It is a heat insulating wall in which a space is filled with a heat insulating layer, and a decorative frame is attached to the peripheral edge of the transparent glass, a decorative frame is attached to the front edge of the fluoroscopic glass, and caps are applied to the upper and lower ends of the glass. In the assembly structure in which the cap is fixed to the decorative frame of the side plate and the fluoroscopic glass is pressed and held in the notched window portion, the decorative frame attached to the edge of the side plate along the peripheral edge of the notched window portion is attached to the glass support member. As a frame that also serves as a frame, it is composed of a resin molded product integrally molded with a recessed groove part into which the peripheral edge of the fluoroscopic glass fits and a flange part that extends from the edge of the recessed groove part to the left and right and fits into the inner and outer edges of the side plate, The concave groove is buried between the inner and outer wall plates of the side plate. The concave groove portion of the glass receiving frame is divided into two stages, and the groove portion on the bottom side is used as a drainage path for the condensed water generated on the surface of the fluoroscopic glass. A front end of the frame laid on the lower edge side of the see-through glass at an assembly position in which a see-through tray and a drainage hole that opens from the dew-water receiving tray toward the inside of the case body are formed To face the dew tray of the cap.
Further, a dew-proof heater is laid and wired around the periphery of the see-through glass through the bottom side groove defined in the concave groove portion of the glass receiving frame.

According to said structure, there exists the following effect.
First, in the above-described fluoroscopic glass support structure, the decorative frame also serving as a glass receiving frame attached to the edge of the side plate along the peripheral edge of the side plate is embedded in the side plate and exposed to the outside. Therefore, the peripheral spacer of the see-through glass (pair glass) fitted in the frame groove portion is also hidden in the side plate and is not exposed to the outside. As a result, the fluoroscopic glass attached to the side plate has no edge in appearance, and the appearance of the glass that has been a problem with the conventional fluoroscopic glass support structure can be improved. In addition, by adopting the dew drainage structure, the condensed water generated on the surface of the fluoroscopic glass is collected from the concave groove of the glass receiving frame to the dew receiving tray of the cap arranged on the front end side of the glass receiving frame. Waste water can be treated inside the case body through the open drain hole. Moreover, it is not necessary to press the drainage groove on the decorative frame attached to the peripheral edge of the side plate of the conventional structure, and the manufacturing process can be reduced.

In addition, the dew-proof heater is buried inside the side plate that forms a heat-insulating wall structure together with the concave groove of the glass receiving frame, so that it is not directly affected by the outside air. Heat transfer can effectively suppress the occurrence of condensation.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the examples shown in FIGS. In the drawing of the embodiment, members corresponding to those in FIG. 4 and FIG.
That is, in the see-through glass support structure of the illustrated embodiment, a glass whose detailed structure will be described later is used as a decorative frame that also serves as a holding member for the see-through guide along the inner peripheral edge of the notch window portion formed in the side plate 3. The receiving frame 10 is laid, and the concave groove formed in the glass receiving frame 10 is disposed so as to be buried in the side plate 3, and the peripheral edge portion of the transparent glass 4 that becomes a pair glass is disposed in the concave groove from the front. A stainless steel decorative frame (front trim) 11 is attached to the front edge of the see-through glass 4, and a stainless cap 9 is attached to the front edge of the side plate 3. The decorative glass 8 is fixed to the decorative frame 8 (stainless steel end trim) with screws 7, and the transparent glass 4 is pressed and held from the front to the mounting position via the cap 9.

Here, the side plate 3 is a heat insulating wall in which the space between the inner and outer wall plates 3a and 3b is filled with a heat insulating layer (foamed resin) 3c, and the front edge of the side plate 3 is between the wall plates 3a and 3b. A glass receiving frame 10 is attached to the decorative frame 8 and an area along the inner peripheral edge of the cutout window. Note that, as shown in FIG. 2, a step is formed on the boundary between the front end of the glass receiving frame 10 attached to the lower edge of the window portion and the mounting surface of the cap 9 as shown in FIG. 9, the dew-water receiving tray formed inside 9 sinks into the lower side of the front end of the recessed groove portion 10 c formed in the frame 10. In addition, in order to mold the heat insulating layer 3c of the foamed resin on the side plate 3, the decorative frame 8 and the glass receiving frame 10 are preliminarily attached to the peripheral edges of the left and right wall plates 3a and 3b, and injected into the inside thereof. The foamed resin material is subjected to foaming treatment.
Further, the glass receiving frame 10 is a molded product of hard resin. As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 1B, the left and right side edges are hooked to the edges of the inner and outer wall plates 3a and 3b of the side plate 3. A channel-shaped concave groove portion 10c having a U-shaped cross section is integrally formed at a portion where the portions 10a and 10b are further connected to the flange portions 10a and 10b and approach the inside of the cabinet. Further, in the recessed groove portion 10c, a crosspiece 10d that protrudes from the left and right side walls toward the center in the groove is formed at the middle position in the depth direction, and supports the peripheral edge of the see-through glass 4. The groove 10e on the bottom side is used as a drainage for condensed water generated on the glass surface as will be described later, and the dew-proof heater 12 (Shisehi overnight with waterproof function) is wired using this groove 10e. ing.

On the other hand, the stainless steel cap 9 that covers the upper and lower front ends of the fluoroscopic glass 4 in FIG. 1 (a) and fixes the fluoroscopic glass in the mounting position has a structure as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). A through hole 9a of the screw 7 is opened in the inclined portion of the front end, and a hole for fitting the see-through glass 4 and the decorative frame 11 attached to the front end edge thereof is opened in the upper surface of the cap. Further, as will be described later, a dew water receiving tray 9c for receiving condensed water flowing through the concave groove portion 10c of the glass receiving frame 10 is formed on the inner side of the cap 9, and a drainage hole is formed on the inner side wall of the cap 9 along with the receiving tray 9c. 9d is open.
Next, an assembling procedure for mounting the see-through glass on the notch window portion of the side plate 3 will be described. First, the dew-proof heater 12 shown in FIG. 1B is attached to the frame 10 before the fluoroscopic glass is attached to the side plate 3 having the decorative frame 8 and the glass receiving frame 10 attached to the periphery. This groove is passed through the groove 10e on the bottom side along the entire circumference of the groove 10c. Next, the see-through glass 4 is squeezed from the front into the notch window portion of the side plate 3, and the peripheral portions of the three sides are fitted into the concave groove portion 10 c of the glass receiving frame 10. Next, the cap 9 is put on the upper and lower end portions of the metal decorative frame (front trim) 11 which is covered on the front end edge of the fluoroscopic guide. In this case, the cap 9 is set so that the dew-water receiving tray 9c enters under the concave groove portion 10c of the glass receiving frame 9 (see FIG. 2), and the front end of the concave groove portion 10c of the frame 10 is on the receiving tray 9c. Let's face it. In this state, the screw 7 is then inserted into the screw hole 9a of the cap 9, and fixed to the decorative frame (metal end trim) 8 attached to the front side edge of the side plate 3. Thereby, the see-through glass 4 is pressed and held at a predetermined mounting position through the cap 9 together with the decorative frame 11.

Moreover, in the transparent glass support structure described above, the concave groove portion 10c of the glass receiving frame 10 fitted with the peripheral portion of the transparent glass 4 is buried inside the side plate 3, and the peripheral spacer 4b of the pair glass (FIG. 1B). ))) Is not exposed to the outside of the side plate 3, thereby improving the appearance of the showcase and the glass receiving frame 6 as in the conventional structure shown in FIG. Does not project to the inner peripheral side of the window portion of the side plate 3, so that the field of view through which the inside of the cabinet is viewed through the see-through glass 4 is expanded.
And in the cold-reserving operation state in which the open showcase having the above configuration is installed at the location destination, the dew-proof heater 12 wired in the concave groove portion 10c of the glass receiving frame 10 is energized, so that the heat generation of the heater is caused from the periphery of the fluoroscopic glass 4 Heat is transferred to the pair glass to prevent condensation. In this case, the dew proof heater 12 is embedded in the heat insulating wall of the side plate 3 together with the recessed groove portion 10c of the glass receiving frame, so that there is little influence of outside air, thereby efficiently transferring the heat generated by the heater to the see-through glass 4. Can do.

  Further, even when dew condensation occurs on the surface of the pair glass of the see-through glass 4 due to the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the showcase, the condensed water flows down the glass surface, and then the concave structure 10c of the glass receiving frame 10 After passing through a slight gap with the side wall, it flows into the concave groove 10e on the bottom side, flows forward from here, drops from the front end of the frame into the dew receiving tray 9c of the cap 9, and then opens on the side wall of the cap 9. The drainage hole 9d is drained to the inside of the case body and drained through a drain pipe disposed at the bottom of the cabinet together with defrosted water. Thereby, the malfunction which dew condensation water dripped on the warehouse outer side of a showcase and wets the floor surface of a case periphery can be avoided.

The side plate structure of the open showcase by the Example of this invention is shown, (a) is a side view of the whole side plate, (b) The cross-sectional enlarged view of arrow XX in (a) Enlarged side sectional view of part A in FIG. FIG. 1A is a structural view of a cap in FIG. 1A, FIG. 1A is a side sectional view, and FIG. External perspective view of the entire open showcase It is a figure showing the conventional glass support with respect to the fluoroscopic glass with which the notch window part of the side plate in FIG. 4 was mounted | worn, and a condensed water drainage structure, (a) is a longitudinal front view, (b) is the periphery of the side plate in (a). Top view of the main part of the attached decorative frame

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case body of open showcase 3 Side plate 3a, 3b Inside / outside wall plate 3c Thermal insulation material 4 Transparent glass (pair glass)
4a Glass slope 4b Perimeter spacer 7 Screw 8 Side panel decorative frame (end trim)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 Cap 9c Dew-water receiving tray 9d Drain hole 10 Glass receiving frame 10a, 10b Gutter part 10c Groove part 10e Groove part 11 on the bottom side Front edge decorative frame (front trim) of fluoroscopic glass
12 Dew-proof heater

Claims (2)

An open showcase in which a pair of glass see-through glasses is attached to a notch window portion formed on a side plate of a case body, the side plate filling a space between two inner and outer wall plates with a heat insulating layer, and a decorative frame on a peripheral edge thereof The transparent glass is covered with a decorative frame on its front edge, and caps are placed on the upper and lower ends of the transparent glass, and the transparent glass is cut by fixing the cap to the decorative frame of the side plate. In the assembly structure that holds down and holds in the notch window,
The decorative frame attached to the edge of the side plate along the peripheral edge of the notch window serves as a frame that also serves as a glass support member. The concave groove part into which the peripheral edge of the fluoroscopic glass fits and extends from the edge of the concave groove part to the left and right Then, it is composed of a resin molded product integrally molded with the flanges fitted to the inner and outer edges of the side plate, and the concave groove is buried between the inner and outer wall plates of the side plate, and installed .
The concave groove portion of the glass receiving frame is partitioned into two stages, and the groove portion on the bottom side is used as a drainage path for condensed water generated on the surface of the see-through glass, and the cap disposed in front of the frame has a dew water receiving tray inside thereof, A drain hole that opens from the dew tray to the inside of the case body, and caps the front end of the frame that is installed on the lower edge side of the transparent glass at the assembly position where the transparent glass is attached to the cutout window portion of the side plate. An open showcase that features a dew-water tray.   2. The open showcase according to claim 1, wherein a dew-proof heater is laid and wired on the periphery of the see-through glass through the bottom side groove defined in the concave groove portion of the glass receiving frame.

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