Showcase

• US 20050194368A1
• Filed: 02/11/2005
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Hayase, Kouji, Sakanoue, Kenji, Tetsukawa, Kazuo
• Granted Patent: US 7,205,508 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/214
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/001 Devices for lighting, humidifying, heating, ventilation
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 3/06 with movable or removable shelves or receptacles A47F3/0486 takes precedence; display racks with movable parts A47F5/0081
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0056 made of tubes or wire

Abstract

There is provided a showcase comprising an electric heater in a rack. The rack can be inexpensively constituted to be light in weight, and processing of an electric heater leader line can be facilitated. The showcase comprises the electric heater in the rack for displaying commercial goods. The rack comprises a metal main body and edge members made of resins. The edge members are mounted to front and rear parts of the main body. An insertion hole for mounting a partition member to partition the rack is formed in the edge member. An insertion hole for mounting a guard to prevent falling of the commercial goods is formed in the edge member mounted to a front edge of the main body.

Claims

1. A showcase comprising:

an electric heater in a rack for displaying commercial goods,

wherein the rack comprises a metal main body and edge members made of resins.

2. The showcase according to claim 1,

wherein the edge members are mounted to front and rear parts of the main body.

3. The showcase according to claim 2,

wherein mounting portions for mounting a partition member to partition the rack are formed in the edge members.

4. The showcase according to claim 2 or 3,

wherein a mounting portion for mounting a guard to prevent falling of the commercial goods is formed in the edge member mounted to a front edge of the main body.

5. The showcase according to claim 2 or 3,

wherein a mounting portion for mounting a commercial goods indicator is formed in the edge member mounted to the front edge of the main body.

6. The showcase according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

wherein a leader line receiving portion of the electric heater is disposed in the edge member.

7. The showcase according to claim 6,

wherein a cap for converting the leader line receiving portion in a freely opened/closed manner is disposed in the edge member.

8. The showcase according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

wherein an engaging portion is formed to be inserted and fixed in an engaging hole formed in a supporting column to fix the rack, and a groove is formed in a tip of the engaging portion.