Showcase

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016242572-A1
Application number	US-201514924064-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 27, 2015
Priority date	Feb 23, 2015
Publication date	Aug 25, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A showcase includes: a case main body; and article mounting shelves that mount articles as objects to be stored. The showcase causes the articles to be visually recognized through a customer serving face. Each of the article mounting shelves includes: a pair of brackets supported by a pair of shelf columns; and a shelf board. Each of the brackets includes locking pieces that are provided with respective notches at lower ends of predetermined areas. The showcase is supported by each of the shelf columns by causing the locking pieces to be inserted into corresponding inner face locking holes formed on an inner face of each of the shelf columns and causing lower edges of the inner face locking holes to relatively enter the notches, to cause the locking pieces to be locked to the inner face locking holes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A showcase comprising:
a case main body including:
a front face constituting a customer serving face; and
a rear face having an opening that is opened and closed by a door; and
article mounting shelves that are arranged in a plurality of stages in an up-and-down direction in a storage area provided within the case main body and mount articles as objects to be stored, wherein the showcase causes the articles mounted on the article mounting shelves to be visually recognized through the customer serving face, each of the article mounting shelves comprises:
a pair of right and left brackets supported by a pair of right and left shelf columns that are erected so that inner faces thereof face each other at a rear side of the storage area; and
a shelf board an upper face of which constitutes an article mounting face that mounts the articles and that is slidingly movable rearward in between the brackets when being operated to be drawn rearward,
each of the brackets comprises a plurality of locking pieces that are formed by bending respective parts of a rear end thereof in a direction opposite to the other bracket and are provided with respective notches at lower ends of predetermined areas including the bent parts, and the showcase is supported by each of the shelf columns by causing the locking pieces to be inserted into corresponding inner face locking holes formed on an inner face of each of the shelf columns and causing lower edges of the inner face locking holes to relatively enter the notches, to cause the locking pieces to be locked to the inner face locking holes.

2 . The showcase according to claim 1 , wherein each of the brackets comprises engaging pieces that are formed so as to protrude rearward than the locking pieces and facing faces facing an inner face of the shelf board of which are in contact with the inner face when the locking pieces are inserted into the inner face locking holes.

3 . A showcase comprising:
a case main body including:
a front face constituting a customer serving face; and
a rear face having an opening that is opened and closed by a door; and
article mounting shelves that are arranged in a plurality of stages in an up-and-down direction in a storage area provided within the case main body and mount articles as objects to be stored, wherein the showcase causes the articles mounted on the article mounting shelves to be visually recognized through the customer serving face, each of the article mounting shelves comprises:
a pair of right and left brackets supported by a pair of right and left shelf columns that are erected so that inner faces thereof face each other at a rear side of the storage area; and
a shelf board an upper face of which constitutes an article mounting face that mounts the articles and that is slidingly movable rearward in between the brackets when being operated to be drawn rearward, and
the showcase comprises a limiting unit that is interposed between each of the brackets and one side face close to each of the brackets out of a pair of right and left side faces of the case main body and prevents each of the brackets from approaching the one side face.

4 . The showcase according to claim 3 , wherein the limiting unit comprises a side stopper arranged so as to protrude toward the one side face on each of the brackets.

5 . A showcase comprising:
a case main body including:
a front face constituting a customer serving face; and
a rear face having an opening that is opened and closed by a door; and
article mounting shelves that are arranged in a plurality of stages in an up-and-down direction in a storage area provided within the case main body and mount articles as objects to be stored, wherein the showcase causes the articles mounted on the article mounting shelves to be visually recognized through the customer serving face, each of the article mounting shelves comprises:
a pair of right and left brackets supported by a pair of right and left shelf columns that are erected so that inner faces thereof face each other at a rear side of the storage area; and
a shelf board an upper face of which constitutes an article mounting face that mounts the articles and that is slidingly movable rearward in between the brackets when being operated to be drawn rearward,
each of the brackets comprises a contact piece that is formed by cutting and raising a part of a rear end thereof in a direction opposite to the other bracket and includes a locking protrusion protruding rearward on at least either one of an upper end and a lower end, and the showcase is supported by each of the shelf columns with the locking protrusion inserted into a front face locking hole formed on a front face of each of the shelf columns and with a rear face of the contact piece being in contact with the front face of each of the shelf columns.

6 . The showcase according to claim 5 , wherein the contact piece is a long part with an up-and-down direction as a longitudinal direction thereof.

Assignees

• Fuji Electric Co Ltd

Inventors

• Goto Mikio
• Take Noriyuki

Classifications

• A47F3/005

  with glass panels · CPC title

• A47F3/001

  Devices for lighting, humidifying, heating, ventilation · CPC title

• A47F3/0408

  with forced air circulation · CPC title

• A47F3/06 Primary

  with movable or removable shelves {or receptacles (A47F3/0486 takes precedence; display racks with movable parts A47F5/0081)} · CPC title

• A47F3/0434

  Glass or transparent panels · CPC title