JP6726041B2 - magazine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a magazine in which a plurality of articles are mounted side by side in the front-rear direction. In particular, the present invention relates to a magazine and a magazine flap in which the remaining amount of articles can be confirmed from the outside of the magazine.

In stores such as convenience stores, various items are displayed in so-called furniture.
Among various articles, a plurality of articles-equipped containers for placing a plurality of articles in a front-rear direction are installed on a shelf of a furniture for displaying a particular article such as a tobacco article. This container is generally called a magazine, cartridge or holder. Below, this container is called a magazine.
The tobacco product here means a rectangular parallelepiped package containing a plurality of cigarettes, not individual cigarettes used for smoking.

By the way, when the remaining number of articles loaded in the magazine decreases, it becomes necessary for a clerk to replenish the articles. However, since the work of counting the remaining number of articles in each magazine is complicated, there has been a demand for easily recognizing that the remaining number has decreased to a certain level or less without counting the remaining number. On the other hand, there has been proposed a technique for displaying that the remaining number of articles mounted on the mounting portion of the magazine has decreased.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes that the light emission state of the lamp is switched when the remaining number of articles mounted in the mounting portion of the magazine is reduced. Further, the magazine of Patent Document 1 includes a battery that supplies power to the lamp.

International Publication No. 2003/039301 Pamphlet

However, in the magazine of Patent Document 1, there is a concern that not only the replenishment of the articles but also the replenishment of the batteries when the batteries in the magazine are exhausted need to be frequently performed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a magazine and a magazine flap that can notify the remaining amount of an article by light emission with less effort.

According to the present invention, a mounting portion capable of mounting a plurality of articles side by side in the front-rear direction,
A pressing slider provided so as to be movable back and forth along the mounting portion,
A slider urging portion for urging the pressing slider forward,
A light emitting unit that performs light emission notification when the article mounted on the mounting unit reaches a predetermined remaining amount,
A photovoltaic cell that supplies power to the light emitting unit,
Equipped with
The slider urging portion is composed of a winding spring,
The winding spring includes a winding portion that is wound in a spiral shape, and a feeding portion that is fed from the winding portion, and a tip end portion of the feeding portion is connected to the pressing slider,
The winding spring biases the pressing slider forward by a force to wind the feeding portion around the winding portion,
On one surface of the winding spring, an insulating region that extends over a partial region in the longitudinal direction of the winding spring, and a conductive region that extends over the other region in the longitudinal direction of the winding spring, Has been formed,
The magazine further includes a switching unit that switches a light emitting state of the light emitting unit,
The switching unit includes an electrode that contacts the one surface of the coil spring, and a magazine that switches the light emitting state of the light emitting unit depending on whether the electrode contacts the insulating region or the conductive region. Will be provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a magazine and a magazine flap that can notify the remaining amount of an article by light emission with less effort.

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the front portion of the magazine according to the embodiment as seen from the front, and shows a state in which the number of articles mounted on the mounting portion is greater than a predetermined remaining amount. FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the front portion of the magazine according to the embodiment as viewed from the front, and shows a state where the articles mounted on the mounting portion have a predetermined remaining amount. FIG. 2A is a plan view of the front portion of the magazine according to the embodiment, and shows a state in which the number of articles mounted on the mounting portion is larger than a predetermined remaining amount. FIG. 2B is a plan view of the front portion of the magazine according to the embodiment and shows a state where the articles mounted on the mounting portion have a predetermined remaining amount. It is a side view of the magazine which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 4A is a side cross-sectional view of the front portion of the magazine according to the embodiment, and shows a cross section taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 4B is a side sectional view of the front portion of the magazine according to the embodiment, and shows a section taken along the line BB of FIG. 2B. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3. FIG. 6A is an exploded perspective view of the flap of the magazine as seen obliquely from the front, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view of the flap as seen from the oblique rear. FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the flap of the magazine as seen obliquely from the front, and FIG. 7B is a side view of the flap.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that, in all the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and the description will be appropriately omitted.
In this embodiment, in order to easily understand the positional relationship of each component, directions such as front, rear, left, right, up, and down may be defined and described. However, the definition of these directions is for convenience, and does not limit the directions in manufacturing or using the product embodying the present invention. Before and after relating to the magazine, the front side of the magazine is the front direction and the back side is the rear direction. Further, the left and right relating to the magazine refer to the left and right when viewed from the front side in the width direction of the magazine.
Further, the positional relationship between the respective parts of the flap 16 is an explanation of the positional relationship when the flap 16 is standing.
In addition, the various constituent elements of the present invention do not have to be independent entities, and one constituent element is a part of another constituent element, and one constituent element is a part of another constituent element. It is allowed that the parts overlap.

1A and 1B are perspective views of the front portion of the magazine 100 according to the present embodiment as viewed from the front.
2A and 2B are plan views of the front portion of the magazine 100 according to this embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the magazine 100 according to this embodiment.
4A and 4B are side sectional views of the front portion of the magazine 100 according to the present embodiment, of which FIG. 4A is taken along the line AA of FIG. 2A. FIG. 4B is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2B.
Of these, FIGS. 1(a), 2(a), 3 and 4(a) show that the article (tobacco article 60 in the present embodiment) mounted on the mounting section 10 has a predetermined remaining amount. Also indicates a large number. In particular, FIG. 1A, FIG. 2A, and FIG. 4A show a state in which the number of cigarette products 60 mounted on the mounting unit 10 is one more than the predetermined remaining amount.
On the other hand, FIGS. 1(b), 2(b) and 4(b) show a state in which the number of cigarette products 60 mounted on the mounting unit 10 reaches a predetermined remaining amount (for example, five).
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG.
In addition, in FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B, FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B, FIG. 3, FIG. 4A, and FIG. Although the tobacco product 60 is shown by a chain double-dashed line, the illustration of the tobacco product 60 is omitted in FIG.
6(a), 6(b), 7(a) and 7(b) are views showing the flap 16 provided in the magazine 100 according to the present embodiment. Of these, FIG. 6A is an exploded perspective view of the flap 16 viewed obliquely from the front, FIG. 6B is a perspective view of the flap 16 viewed obliquely from the rear, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the flap 16 viewed obliquely from the front, and FIG. 7B is a side view of the flap 16.

As shown in any of the figures, the magazine 100 according to the present embodiment is configured so that a plurality of articles (cigarette articles 60) can be mounted side by side in the front-rear direction, and the magazine can be moved back and forth along the mounting section 10. The pressure slider 20 provided, the slider urging portion (for example, the winding spring 50) that urges the pressure slider 20 forward, and the light emission notification when the articles mounted on the mounting portion 10 reach a predetermined remaining amount. A light emitting unit (for example, the LED 91 (FIGS. 6(a), 6(b), 7(b))) and a photovoltaic cell 93 for supplying power to the light emitting unit (FIGS. 6(a), 6(b)). , FIG. 7(a), FIG. 7(b)).

Here, the predetermined remaining amount is, for example, a predetermined remaining number. The predetermined remaining number is determined according to the size and positional relationship of each part of the magazine 100 and the front-back direction size (thickness size) of the tobacco product 60 mounted on the mounting part 10.
In the case of the present embodiment, as an example, the predetermined remaining number is set to five.

Further, the light emission notification by the LED 91 which is the light emitting unit is performed by changing the light emission state of the LED 91 when the remaining number of the tobacco products 60 reaches a predetermined remaining number. As an example, the LED 91 is turned off when the number of the tobacco products 60 mounted on the mounting portion 10 is more than 5, and blinks when the number of the tobacco products 60 mounted on the mounting portion 10 is 5 or less. It is supposed to light up.
In addition, the fact that the photocell 93 supplies power to the light emitting unit (LED 91) means that power is supplied directly from the photocell 93 to the light emitting unit, and power from the photocell 93 emits light via the circuit board 94 as described later. And the case where the electric power from the photocell 93 is once charged into the storage battery and then supplied from the storage battery to the light emitting unit. Further, as an example, all the power supply to the light emitting unit may be performed by the storage battery, and the power from the photovoltaic cell 93 may be exclusively used for charging the storage battery.

Further, the switching of the light emitting state of the LED is performed in conjunction with the change in the position of the pressing slider 20 in the front-back direction. That is, the light-emitting state of the LED 91 is switched (for example, the LED 91 is switched from the extinguished state to the blinking state or the lit state) in association with the forward movement of the pressing slider 20 to a predetermined forward position.

Tobacco products 60 can be vertically mounted on the mounting unit 10 in a state of being lined up in the front and rear.
For example, a maximum of 15 standard-sized tobacco products 60 can be mounted on the mounting unit 10. Since the tobacco product 60 has different front-rear dimensions (thickness dimension) depending on the brand, the number of the tobacco products 60 mounted on the mounting unit 10 may differ depending on the brand. Further, when the brand of the tobacco product 60 displayed in the magazine 100 is changed, the predetermined remaining quantity may change.

The mounting portion 10 is a box-shaped container that is long in the front-rear direction and opens upward. The mounting portion 10 includes a bottom plate portion 12 that supports a plurality of tobacco products 60, a pair of left and right side wall portions 13 provided at both left and right ends of the bottom plate portion 12, and a front wall portion provided at a front end portion of the bottom plate portion 12. 14, a rear wall portion 17 provided at a rear end portion of the bottom plate portion 12, and a blade 19 (FIG. 3, FIG. 4(a), FIG. 4(b)) protruding downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate portion 12, , Are provided. The bottom plate portion 12 and the side wall portion 13 are each formed to be long in the front-rear direction and extend from the front end portion to the rear end portion of the mounting portion 10.

The specific structure of the bottom plate portion 12 is not particularly limited, but in the case of the present embodiment, the bottom plate portion 12 has a pair of left and right slits 12c extending from the rear end portion to the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 12 (see FIG. 2(a), FIG. 2(b), and FIG. 5) are formed. The bottom plate portion 12 includes a central portion 12a sandwiched by a pair of left and right slits 12c in a plan view, and a pair of left and right side portions 12b separated from the central portion 12a via each slit 12c in a plan view. There is.
Each of the pair of side portions 12b is a plate-shaped portion that is horizontally arranged and extends in the front-rear direction. A guide rail 12d, which is a ridge extending in the front-rear direction, is formed on the upper surface of each of the pair of left and right side portions 12b.
The tobacco product 60 mounted on the bottom plate portion 12 is in a state of straddling between the guide rails 12d of the pair of left and right side portions 12b, and can slide back and forth along the pair of guide rails 12d.
The central portion 12a of the bottom plate portion 12 also extends horizontally in the front-rear direction.
A slope 12e (see FIG. 2(a), FIG. 2(b), FIG. 4(a), FIG. 4(b), etc.) that is bulged upward is formed at the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 12. As a result, the leading tobacco product 60 that has been pushed by the pressing slider 20 and has reached the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 12 is lifted above the other tobacco products 60, and the leading tobacco product 60 can be easily taken out.
Further, in each side portion 12b, a portion closer to the center in the width direction of the magazine 100 than the guide rail 12d constitutes a guide rail that guides the pressing slider 20 back and forth.

The plate surfaces of the pair of left and right side wall portions 13 are arranged substantially vertically and face each other in parallel. The pair of side wall portions 13 are erected upward from both left and right ends of the bottom plate portion 12 and also hung downward.
Note that, for example, the right side wall portion 13 is formed with a notched shape portion 13c in which the side wall portion 13 is cut downward from the upper edge side, and the tobacco product 60 can be replenished to the mounting portion 10. It's easy to do.

The blade 19 is a rib that is long in the front and rear. The blades 19 project downward from the lower surfaces of the left and right side portions 12b of the bottom plate portion 12.
The blade 19 projects further downward than the portion of the side wall portion 13 that hangs downward from the bottom plate portion 12.

The front wall portion 14 is configured to include a front wall lower portion 15 that constitutes a lower end portion of the front wall portion 14, and a flap 16 that constitutes a portion of the front wall portion 14 above the front wall lower portion 15. ing.

The front wall lower portion 15 is a plate-shaped portion that is long and left and right and is integrally provided with the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 12 and the lower portions of the front end portions of the pair of left and right side wall portions 13, and has a plate surface in the front-rear direction. Looking at
The front wall lower portion 15 stands up above the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 12, and the upper edge of the front wall lower portion 15 is horizontally arranged.

The flap 16 is pivotally supported by the pair of left and right side wall portions 13 and can swing in the forward tilt direction.
The flap 16 includes a front side wall portion 82 having a flat plate shape, a rear side wall portion 87 having a flat plate shape positioned rearward of the front side wall portion 82 and arranged in parallel to the front side wall portion 82, and a pair of left and right sides. The side wall portion 85 (FIG. 6A, FIG. 6B, FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B) and the bottom plate portion 84 (FIG. 6A, FIG. 6B, FIG. 7B) )) and.
Further, the flap 16 is provided with a pair of left and right shaft portions 16d and a pair of left and right guide pins 16e that are formed to project laterally from the pair of side wall portions 85, respectively.
Each of the pair of shaft portions 16d is inserted into a shaft support hole 13a (see FIG. 3) formed in each of the pair of left and right side wall portions 13. Thereby, the flap 16 is pivotally supported by the pair of left and right side wall portions 13.
Further, each of the pair of guide pins 16e is inserted into a guide hole 13b (FIG. 3) formed in each of the pair of left and right side wall portions 13, and the guide pin 13e is guided by the guide hole 13b when the flap 16 swings. Is being guided.
When the flap 16 is upright (not tilted forward), the front side wall portion 82 and the rear side wall portion 87 are substantially vertical, and the respective plate surfaces are oriented in the front-rear direction.
The front side wall portion 82 of the flap 16 is formed in a rectangular shape, and the upper edge and the lower edge of the front side wall portion 82 are horizontally arranged.
The height position of the lower edge of the front side wall portion 82 substantially coincides with the height position of the upper edge of the front wall lower portion 15 (a position slightly higher than the upper edge of the front wall lower portion 15 in the state where the flap 16 is erected). Will be).
Further, for example, the flap 16 is arranged such that the front side wall portion 82 is substantially flush with the lower front wall portion 15 in a state where the flap 16 is erected (state not tilted forward).
Between the front side wall portion 82 and the rear side wall portion 87, there is provided a card holder 99 (FIG. 6(b) or the like) into which cards with brand identification information or price information of the tobacco product 60 can be inserted from above. Has been formed.
A more detailed structure of the flap 16 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear wall portion 17 includes a flat front wall portion (not shown) and a rear side wall that is located rearward of the front side wall portion and is parallel to the front side wall portion. And a part 17b. The plate surface of each of the front side wall portion and the rear side wall portion 17b of the rear wall portion 17 faces the front-rear direction, and is orthogonal to the bottom plate portion 12 and the side wall portion 13.
Between the front side wall portion and the rear side wall portion 17b of the rear wall portion 17, there is formed a card holder into which cards with brand identification information and price information of the tobacco product 60 can be inserted from above.

An accommodation case portion 18 is provided below the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 12.
The housing case portion 18 is a portion for housing a drum 55, which will be described later, and a winding portion 51 of the winding spring 50 wound around the drum 55. The housing case portion 18 projects downward from the bottom plate portion 12 in a semicircular arc shape in a side view (see FIG. 3 ).
The housing case portion 18 is configured to include a pair of left and right side wall portions that are parallel to each other and face each other. A bearing portion 18a that pivotally supports a shaft portion 55a of the drum 55, which will be described later, is formed on each side wall portion of the housing case portion 18.
The housing case portion 18 is closed at both left and right ends by the pair of side wall portions, and is also semi-arc shaped in a side view and rectangular in a plan view, which closes the front surface side, the lower surface side, and the back surface side of the housing case portion 18. It has a thin plate part.
However, the housing case portion 18 is open upward. Therefore, the feeding portion 52 fed from the winding portion 51 accommodated in the housing case portion 18 can be fed above the housing case portion 18 and further rearward of the housing case portion 18. ing.
The storage case portion 18 is arranged, for example, in the center of the magazine 100 in the left-right direction.

Here, for example, among the constituent elements of the mounting portion 10, the bottom plate portion 12, the pair of side wall portions 13, the front wall lower portion 15, the rear wall portion 17, the housing case portion 18, and the blade 19 are integrally molded, and the main body is formed. It constitutes part 11. That is, in the mounting portion 10, the portion other than the flap 16 constitutes the main body portion 11.

Each of the flap 16 and the rear side wall portion 17b is made of, for example, a translucent material such as a transparent resin material. Therefore, the cards held by the card holder 99 of the flap 16 and the card holder of the rear wall portion 17 can be respectively viewed from the front and the rear of the magazine 100. For example, the entire main body 11 is made of a translucent material.

The pressure slider 20 is attached to the bottom plate portion 12 so as to be movable back and forth along the bottom plate portion 12.
As shown in any of FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B, FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B, FIG. 3, FIG. 4A, and FIG. A sliding part 21 mounted on the bottom plate part 12 so as to be slidable back and forth with respect to the bottom plate part 12, a standing plate 22 standing upward from a front end of the sliding part 21, and a rear part of the standing plate 22. And a pair of left and right ribs 23 arranged in the.

As shown in FIG. 5, the sliding portion 21 includes a pair of left and right holding portions (first holding portion 21a and second holding portion 21b) that hold the left and right side portions 12b of the bottom plate portion 12 from above and below, respectively. .. Since FIG. 5 is a view of the pressing slider 20 from the rear side to the front side, the left and right sides are shown inverted in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the right half portion (the left half portion in FIG. 5) of the sliding portion 21 has the first holding portion 21a. The first sandwiching portion 21a has a slit that opens toward the right side (left side in FIG. 5). By inserting the edge portion of the slit 12c in the right side portion (left side in FIG. 5) 12b into the slit of the first holding portion 21a, the first holding portion 21a holds the right side portion 12b from above and below. doing.
On the other hand, the left half portion (the right half portion in FIG. 5) of the sliding portion 21 has the second holding portion 21b. The second holding portion 21b has a slit that opens toward the left side (right side in FIG. 5). By inserting the edge of the slit 12c in the left side (the right side in FIG. 5) side 12b into the slit of the second holding part 21b, the second holding part 21b holds the left side 12b from above and below. doing.
The sliding portion 21 is slidable back and forth along the bottom plate portion 12 in a state where the left and right side portions 12b are held by the first holding portion 21a and the second holding portion 21b.

The standing plate 22 is formed in a flat plate shape, and is arranged such that the plate surface of the standing plate 22 faces the front-rear direction. The standing plate 22 contacts the back surface of the last tobacco product 60 among the tobacco products 60 mounted on the mounting portion 10 and pushes the tobacco product 60 forward.

The pair of ribs 23 stand rearward from the standing plate 22 and are separated from each other in the left and right directions. The pair of ribs 23 face each other in parallel. The plate surface of each rib 23 faces the left-right direction.

In the sliding portion 21, a locking protrusion 21c for locking the winding spring 50 is formed on the upper surface of the portion between the pair of left and right ribs 23.
Further, in a portion of the sliding portion 21 between the pair of left and right ribs 23, a through hole 21d that vertically penetrates the portion is formed in a portion in front of the locking protrusion 21c.

The magazine 100 includes, for example, a winding spring 50 as a slider urging portion that urges the pressing slider 20 forward. That is, the slider urging portion is composed of the winding spring 50.
The winding spring 50 is configured to include a winding portion 51 wound in a spiral shape and a feeding portion 52 fed from the winding portion 51.
Further, the magazine 100 is provided with a winding portion 51 of the winding spring 50 wound around the peripheral surface thereof and a cylindrical drum 55 holding the winding portion 51. Shaft portions 55a are formed at both left and right ends of the drum 55, respectively.
The drum 55 has a pair of shafts 55 a pivotally supported by the left and right bearings 18 a of the housing case 18. As a result, the drum 55 is held by the housing case portion 18 in a state of being rotatable about its axis.
The feeding portion 52 of the winding spring 50 is fed rearward from the upper end of the winding portion 51.
At the front end (rear end) of the feeding portion 52, a locked portion 50c that is a through hole that penetrates the front and back of the feeding portion 52 is formed.
The front end portion (rear end portion) of the feeding portion 52 is guided rearward along the upper surface of the central portion 12a of the bottom plate portion 12, and further the through hole 21d of the sliding portion 21 of the pressing slider 20 is moved from the lower side to the upper side. It passes through and is guided above the portion of the sliding portion 21 between the pair of ribs 23. The locking projection 21c of the sliding portion 21 is locked to the locked portion 50c at the tip of the feeding portion 52, so that the tip of the feeding portion 52 is connected to the pressing slider 20. ..
The winding spring 50 is provided with a winding tendency in a direction of winding the feeding portion 52 around the winding portion 51. The winding spring 50 biases the pressing slider 20 forward by the force of winding the feeding portion 52 around the winding portion 51.

The bearing portion 18a is formed by the tip portions (lower end portions) of slits formed on the left and right side wall portions of the housing case portion 18, respectively. Then, by dropping the drum 55 from above the housing case portion 18 into the housing case portion 18, the pair of shaft portions 55a of the drum 55 are pivotally supported by the bearing portion 18a. More specifically, the tip portions (lower end portions) of these slits are bent rearward in a claw shape, and the shaft portion 55a of the drum 55 is pivotally supported by the bent tip portions. As a result, the shaft 55a is prevented from falling off the bearing 18a, so that the drum 55 is stably held by the housing case 18.

Next, the flap 16 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6(a), 6(b), 7(a) and 7(b).
The flap 16 is configured by assembling the first member 81 and the second member 86 with each other.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the first member 81 includes a front side wall portion 82 forming a front surface portion of the flap 16, a pair of left and right side wall portions 85 forming left and right side wall portions of the flap 16, and the flap 16. The bottom plate portion 84 constituting the bottom plate portion, the partition plate 83, and the pair of shaft portions 16d and the pair of guide pins 16e protruding left and right from the side wall portion 85 are configured.
Each of the front side wall portion 82, the side wall portion 85, the bottom plate portion 84, and the partition plate 83 is formed in a flat plate shape, for example.
The front side wall portion 82 is formed with an opening portion 82b and an opening portion 82a penetrating the front side wall portion 82 in the front-rear direction.
The opening 82b is a portion for allowing the light receiving surface of the photovoltaic cell 93 to face forward. The opening 82b extends left and right along the lower edge of the front side wall 82, for example. The opening 82a is a portion for allowing the protrusion 92a of the lens member 92 arranged in front of the LED 91 to protrude to the front of the front side wall 82. The opening 82a is, for example, arranged laterally next to the opening 82b (for example, right next to it).
A pair of left and right engaging recesses 84a is formed in the central portion of the bottom plate portion 84 in the left-right width direction.
The partition plate 83 is a part that partitions an accommodation portion 98 and a card holder 99 described later from each other, and above the bottom plate portion 84, horizontally projects rearward from the front side wall portion 82. The partition plate 83 extends to the left and right over the entire area of the facing interval between the pair of left and right side wall portions 85.
A step 81a (FIG. 6B) is formed at the lower end of each of the pair of left and right side walls 85. In the side wall portion 85, the portion above the step portion 81a is located forward by the thickness of the rear side wall portion 87 of the second member 86, compared to the portion below the step portion 81a.

The second member 86 includes a flat plate-shaped rear side wall portion 87 that constitutes the back surface portion of the flap 16, and a plurality of ribs 88 that project forward from the rear side wall portion 87.
The ribs 88 extend vertically, for example, and are arranged at predetermined intervals (for example, constant intervals) in the left-right direction. The plate surface of the rib 88 faces the left-right direction.
Notch-shaped portions 87c are formed at the lower ends of the left and right ends of the rear side wall portion 87, respectively. A pair of left and right engaging projections 87b is formed in the central portion of the rear side wall portion 87 in the left-right width direction.
A portion of the rear side wall portion 87, which is sandwiched by the pair of left and right cutout portions 87c, is referred to as a protruding portion 87a.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the second member 86 is attached to the back side of the first member 81.
More specifically, the pair of engagement protrusions 87b of the rear side wall portion 87 are engaged with the pair of engagement recesses 84a of the first member 81, respectively. Further, the protruding portion 87a of the rear side wall portion 87 is fitted into the pair of left and right side wall portions 85 of the front side wall portion 82 in a gap between the portions below the step portion 81a facing each other without a gap. Further, a portion of the rear side wall portion 87 above the cutout portion 87c is arranged in close contact with the back surfaces of the pair of side wall portions 85 without any gap.
If necessary, the first member 81 and the second member 86 may be bonded to each other with an adhesive.

In the flap 16, a portion of the rear side wall portion 87 above the partition plate 83, a portion of the front side wall portion 82 facing the portion above the partition plate 83 of the rear side wall portion 87, and a pair of left and right side wall portions. A region surrounded by a portion of the plate 85 above the partition plate 83 and a portion of the partition plate 83 constitutes a card holder 99.
Here, the height (dimension in the front-rear direction) of the rib 88 is set to be slightly smaller than the dimension in the front-rear direction of the side wall portion 85. Therefore, a gap into which cards can be inserted is formed between the rib 88 and the front side wall portion 82 (see FIG. 7B).

On the other hand, in the flap 16, a partition plate 83, a bottom plate portion 84, a pair of left and right side wall portions 85 below the partition plate 83, and a rear side wall portion 87 below the partition plate 83, The area surrounded by is a housing portion 98 for housing a group of parts described below.

As shown in FIG. 6B, the accommodating portion 98 accommodates the LED 91, a base portion 92b of the lens member 92, which will be described later, a photocell 93, a circuit board 94, and an auxiliary battery 97.
That is, the light emitting unit (LED 91) is mounted on the flap 16. Further, a photocell 93 is mounted on the flap 16.

In this way, the lower region of the flap 16 constitutes the housing portion 98 that houses the light emitting unit (LED 91) and the photocell 93, and the upper region of the flap 16 houses the card holder 99 that holds the inserted cards. I am configuring.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower end portion of the housing case portion 18 that houses the winding portion 51 of the winding spring 50 projects below the blade 19. As a result, the volume of the housing case portion 18 that can house the drum 55 can be easily ensured below the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 12.
Further, since the drum 55 can be arranged below the bottom plate portion 12, even if the lower end portion of the flap 16 is arranged near the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 12, the interference between the flap 16 and the drum 55 can be suppressed. Therefore, the formation area of the card holder 99 can be secured in the upper portion of the flap 16 while securing a sufficient volume of the housing portion 98 in the flap 16.
Further, since the lower end portion of the housing case portion 18 projects below the blade 19, a sufficient volume of the housing case portion 18 can be ensured, so that the feeding portion 52 of the winding spring 50 is the upper end portion of the winding portion 51. It is possible to easily realize the configuration that is extended backward from the.
Further, since the feeding portion 52 of the winding spring 50 is fed rearward from the upper end portion of the winding portion 51, a configuration in which the electrode 95 protruding downward from the flap 16 contacts the winding portion 51 is preferably realized. In addition, it is possible to preferably realize the configuration in which the LED 91 and the photocell 93 are housed in the housing portion 98 in the lower region of the flap 16.

It should be noted that the magazine 100 can be placed on a shelf plate of a furniture that can mount a plurality of magazines 100, and at this time, at least the lower end portion of the housing case portion 18 is lower than the upper surface of the shelf plate of the furniture. It can also be placed in. As a result, a part of the housing case portion 18 can be arranged in the dead space (specifically, the area in front of the shelf board and within the range of the thickness of the shelf board). Therefore, it is possible to increase the space efficiency in the arrangement of the magazine 100 with respect to the furniture.

Here, the lens member 92 is made of a transparent material such as transparent resin. The lens member 92 is configured to include, for example, a flat plate-shaped base 92b and a hemispherical protrusion 92a formed on one surface of the base 92b. The base portion 92b of the lens member 92 is arranged on the back side of the peripheral edge portion of the opening portion 82a in the front side wall portion 82, and the projecting portion 92a of the lens member 92 is located in front of the front side wall portion 82 via the opening portion 82a. Is projected (FIGS. 7(a) and 7(b)). The protrusion 92a may have other shapes, for example, a semi-cylindrical shape.

The LED 91 is arranged behind the lens member 92. When the LED 91 blinks or lights up, the light emitted from the LED 91 is emitted to the front of the front side wall portion 82 via the lens member 92. Since the lens member 92 reflects and emits light in various directions, the light emitted from the lens member 92 can be visually recognized when the lens member 92 is viewed from various directions in front of the magazine 100. ..
As described above, the magazine 100 includes the lens member 92 arranged at the position on the light emission direction side from the light emitting unit with the light emitting unit (LED 91) as a reference.
The light emitting unit (LED 91) emits light toward the front of the flap 16.

The LED 91 has, for example, a stem, a lens portion provided on one surface side of the stem, and a pair of leads (not shown) protruding to the other surface side of the stem. In order to suppress the front-back width of the area occupied by the LED 91, the LED 91 is arranged such that the plate surface of the stem faces in the left-right direction, for example.

The photovoltaic cell 93 is, for example, formed in a flat plate shape and is also formed in a rectangular shape that is long in the left and right directions. The photovoltaic cell 93 is arranged in the opening 82b with the plate surface thereof oriented in the front-rear direction.
One surface of the photovoltaic cell 93 is a light receiving surface, and the light receiving surface receives light to generate power, and supplies power generated by the power generation to the circuit board 94.
The light receiving surface of the photocell 93 is exposed to the front of the magazine 100 through the opening 82b (see FIG. 7A). That is, the light receiving surface of the photovoltaic cell 93 is arranged on the front side of the flap 16.

The auxiliary battery 97 is for supplying power to the LED 91 when the power required for blinking or lighting the LED 91 is not sufficiently covered by the power generation by the photovoltaic cell 93, and is, for example, a button battery. It should be noted that, of the power generated by the photocell 93, surplus power that is not consumed by the light emission of the LED 91 may be stored in the auxiliary battery 97 under the control of the circuit board 94 (the auxiliary battery 97 is a storage battery). May have a function as).
The number of the auxiliary batteries 97 is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, the magazine 100 has two auxiliary batteries 97.
For example, the auxiliary batteries 97 are arranged on the back side of the photovoltaic cell 93 with their thickness directions facing the front-back direction, and the two auxiliary batteries 97 are arranged side by side.

The circuit board 94 has a function of supplying the electric power generated by the photocell 93 to the LED 91 and a function of supplying the electric power of the auxiliary battery 97 to the LED 91, in addition to the control of switching the light emitting state of the LED 91.
The magazine 100 may be provided with a power storage member other than the auxiliary battery 97, and excess power may be stored in this power storage member. In this case, the circuit board 94 has a function of supplying the electric power of the power storage member to the LED 91.
More specifically, the circuit board 94 is provided with a pair of electrodes 95, and the LED 91 blinks or lights depending on whether the pair of electrodes 95 are electrically connected to each other or insulated from each other. To switch on or off. That is, the circuit board 94 has a function as a switching unit that switches the light emitting state of the light emitting unit (LED 91).

When sufficient electric power is generated by the photocell 93 when the circuit board 94 blinks or lights the LED 91, the circuit board 94 blinks the LED 91 by supplying the electric power generated by the photocell 93 to the LED 91. Turn on.
On the other hand, when the circuit board 94 blinks or lights the LED 91 and the photovoltaic cell 93 does not generate sufficient power, the circuit board 94 supplies the power of the auxiliary battery 97 (or the power storage member) to the LED 91. LED91 blinks or lights up. In this case, the circuit board 94 may supply only the power of the auxiliary battery 97 (or the power storage member) to the LED 91, or only the shortage of the power due to the photocell 93 may be supplied from the power of the auxiliary battery 97 (or the power storage member). May be covered by
The circuit board 94 is arranged on the back side of the photovoltaic cell 93 so that the plate surface faces the front-back direction. The auxiliary battery 97 is arranged adjacent to the side of the circuit board 94. The LED 91 is arranged, for example, on the side of the circuit board 94. The leads of the LED 91 are arranged on the side closer to the circuit board 94 than the stem (for example, on one surface of the circuit board 94) so that the pair of leads of the LED 91 can be easily electrically connected to the circuit board 94. There is. That is, the lens portion of the LED 91 is arranged on the side farther from the circuit board 94 than the stem.

The pair of electrodes 95 respectively project downward from the circuit board 94, and are arranged laterally side by side.
The pair of electrodes 95 are arranged at the center of the magazine 100 in the left-right direction. In order to realize such an arrangement, the circuit board 94 is arranged between the LED 91 and the auxiliary battery 97 in the lateral direction of the magazine 100.
More specifically, in the lateral width direction of the magazine 100, the pair of electrodes 95 are accommodated in the region corresponding to the space between the left and right ends of the winding spring 50.

Each of the pair of electrodes 95 is formed of, for example, a leaf spring, and the plate surface faces the front-rear direction. The pair of electrodes 95 project downward from the flap 16. Further, the tips of the pair of electrodes 95 in the projecting direction are in contact with one surface of the winding spring 50 in the front part of the winding portion 51 of the winding spring 50 (FIG. 3, FIG. 4A, FIG. 4(b)).
Therefore, when the flap 16 is tilted forward, the pair of electrodes 95 are elastically deformed so that the electrodes 95 urge the flap 16 in the upright direction.

As described above, the mounting portion 10 includes the flap 16 at the front end thereof, and the flap 16 is pivotally supported so as to be swingable between an upright state and a forward leaning state in which the flap 16 is tilted forward from the upright state. The (circuit board 94) is mounted on the flap 16, the electrode 95 is composed of a leaf spring, and the plate surface is oriented in the front-rear direction. Is in contact with one surface of the winding spring 50 in the winding portion 51, and when the flap 16 is tilted forward, it biases the flap 16 in a standing direction.

More specifically, the electrode 95 includes a first portion 95a that projects downward from the flap 16 and a second portion that projects further downward than the first portion 95a and that is bent rearward with respect to the first portion 95a. And a portion 95b, and the protruding direction tip portion is the tip portion of the second portion 95b. That is, the electrode 95 is bent in a dog shape.
With such a structure, it is possible to more sufficiently secure the elastic force of the electrode 95 that urges the flap 16 in the standing direction.

It should be noted that each electrode 95 projects from the inside of the housing portion 98 below the flap 16 through each engaging recess 84 a of the flap 16.
Each electrode 95 is inserted from above the housing case portion 18 into a region in front of the winding portion 51 in the housing case portion 18, and elastically contacts the front portion of the winding portion 51.

However, the electrode 95 may be composed of a linear spring body such as a torsion spring instead of a leaf spring. Further, the bent shape of the electrode 95 is not limited to the dogleg shape, and may be a curved curve shape.

Here, the winding spring 50 is configured as follows so that the pair of electrodes 95 in contact with the winding spring 50 can be switched between a state in which they are electrically connected to each other and a state in which they are mutually insulated. ing.
That is, as shown in FIG. 2A and the like, one surface of the winding spring 50 (the surface that is the upper surface side in the feeding portion 52) extends over a partial region in the longitudinal direction of the winding spring 50. The insulating region 50a and the conductive region 50b extending over the other region in the longitudinal direction of the winding spring 50 are formed. More specifically, the insulating region 50a is formed on one surface of the rear part of the winding spring 50, and the conductive region 50b is formed on one surface of the front part.
Further, as described above, the magazine 100 includes the switching unit (circuit board 94) that switches the light emitting state of the light emitting unit (LED 91).
The switching unit includes an electrode 95 that contacts one surface of the spiral spring 50, and switches the light emitting state of the light emitting unit depending on whether the electrode 95 contacts the insulating region 50a or the conductive region 50b. It is like this.

More specifically, for example, the circuit board 94 turns off the LED 91 when the pair of electrodes 95 is in contact with the conductive region 50b, while the LED 91 is in the state where the pair of electrodes 95 is in contact with the insulating region 50a. Is configured to include a switching circuit that performs control for blinking or lighting.
As a result, when the number of the tobacco products 60 mounted on the mounting portion 10 is more than the predetermined remaining number, the LED 91 is turned off, while the number of the tobacco products 60 mounted on the mounting portion 10 becomes less than the predetermined remaining number. In this state, the LED 91 blinks or lights up to notify the light emission.

The coil spring 50 includes a metal plate 53 that is a long plate spring. In the insulating region 50a, the surface of the metal plate 53 on one surface side of the spiral spring 50 is covered with the insulating film 54.
In the conductive region 50b, the surface of the metal plate 53 is exposed on one surface side of the spiral spring 50.
Note that, in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the formation region of the insulating film 54 is hatched.

More specifically, in the conductive region 50b, the surface of the metal plate 53 is exposed over the entire width direction (left-right direction) of one surface of the spiral spring 50.
On the other hand, in the insulating region 50a, at least a part of the one surface of the spiral spring 50 in the width direction (horizontal direction) is covered with the insulating film 54. However, in the left-right direction of the magazine 100, the pair of electrodes 95 is arranged so as to overlap with at least a part of the above-mentioned range where the insulating film 54 is formed.

As described above, the predetermined remaining amount (predetermined remaining number) is, for example, five.
When the remaining number of the tobacco products 60 on the mounting portion 10 is larger than a predetermined remaining amount, that is, when the number of the remaining tobacco products 60 is six or more, the pair of electrodes 95 comes into contact with the conductive region 50b. As a result, the pair of electrodes 95 are electrically connected to each other, and the LED 91 is turned off.
Further, in the process in which the remaining number of the tobacco products 60 on the mounting portion 10 is reduced from 6 to 5, and the pressing slider 20 is advanced to the predetermined advanced position, the pair of electrodes 95 comes into contact with the insulating region 50a. It is designed to switch. As a result, the pair of electrodes 95 are insulated from each other, and the LED 91 is switched to a blinking state or a lighting state.
That is, assuming that the predetermined remaining amount (predetermined remaining number) is N (N is a natural number of 2 or more), the remaining number of the tobacco products 60 on the mounting portion 10 is reduced from (N+1) to N, and thus The electrode 95 is switched from being in contact with the conductive region 50b to being in contact with the insulating region 50a.
More specifically, in the case of the present embodiment, when the remaining number of the tobacco products 60 in the mounting portion 10 is (N+1) or more, the pair of electrodes 95 is continuously maintained in contact with the conductive region 50b. It When the remaining number of the tobacco products 60 on the mounting portion 10 is N or less, the pair of electrodes 95 is continuously maintained in contact with the insulating region 50a.

The magazine 100 is in a power-on state in which electric power is supplied to the LED 91 from the photocell 93 or the auxiliary battery 97 in a state where the pair of electrodes 95 are insulated from each other, and a state in which the pair of electrodes 95 are insulated from each other. Also in the above, a power switch section (not shown) capable of manually switching between a power-off state in which electric power is not supplied from the photocell 93 or the auxiliary battery 97 to the LED 91 may be provided. When the magazine 100 is not displayed and the tobacco product 60 is not mounted on the mounting unit 10, the power supply switch unit keeps the magazine 100 powered off, so that the LED 91 consumes unnecessary power. Can be prevented.

Here, the flap 16 shown in FIGS. 6(a), 6(b), 7(a) and 7(b) is a magazine flap according to the present embodiment.
That is, the magazine flap (flap 16) according to the present embodiment has a mounting portion on which a plurality of articles (cigarette products 60) can be mounted side by side in the front-rear direction, and a pressing member provided so as to be movable back and forth along the mounting portion. A magazine flap that is used by being attached to a magazine including a slider 20 and a slider urging portion (for example, a winding spring 50) that urges the pressing slider 20 forward. This magazine flap has a predetermined remaining amount of the shaft support portion (shaft portion 16d) for pivotally supporting the magazine flap with respect to the mounting portion and the article mounted on the mounting portion. In this case, a light emitting unit (for example, an LED 91) that performs light emission notification and a photovoltaic cell 93 that supplies power to the light emitting unit are provided.
The magazine referred to here is the above-described magazine 100 excluding the magazine flap (flap 16).
The mounting section here is a section obtained by removing the magazine flap (flap 16) from the mounting section 10 described above, and in the case of the present embodiment, the main body section 11 corresponds to the mounting section.
The magazine flap constitutes a front wall of the mounting part by being mounted on the mounting part of the magazine.

Next, the operation will be described.

In the initial state, it is assumed that six or more tobacco products 60 are mounted on the mounting unit 10. In this state, the pressing slider 20 is located rearward of the predetermined forward position, and the pair of electrodes 95 is in contact with the conductive region 50b of the winding spring 50. Therefore, the LED 91 is off.

When the leading one of the tobacco products 60 mounted on the mounting portion 10 is taken out, the front of the tobacco product 60 at the frontmost position among the remaining tobacco products 60 mounted on the mounting portion 10 has the flap 16 as the front. The remaining tobacco product 60 is pushed forward by the pressing slider 20 until it comes into contact with the back surface.
Therefore, the pressing slider 20 moves forward stepwise each time the remaining number of the tobacco products 60 on the mounting portion 10 decreases.
When the leading tobacco product 60 is taken out forward, the flap 16 can be pushed forward by the front surface of the tobacco product 60 and tilted forward, so that the tobacco product 60 can be taken out easily. After the leading tobacco products 60 are taken out, the tobacco products 60 remaining on the mounting portion 10 are collectively pushed out forward by the pressing slider 20.
The flap 16 is biased by the pair of electrodes 95 in the direction in which the flap 16 stands up. Therefore, after taking out the tobacco product 60, the flap 16 smoothly returns to the standing state.
It should be noted that, due to the front surface of the tobacco product 60 that has been newly positioned at the top of the tobacco products 60 remaining on the mounting portion 10, the lower part of the rear side wall portion 87 of the flap 16 (the portion located below the shaft portion 16d). ) Is pushed forward. This also allows the flap 16 to return to the standing state.

As shown in FIGS. 1(b), 2(b), and 4(b), when the remaining number of the tobacco products 60 on the mounting portion 10 becomes 5, the pressing slider 20 advances to a predetermined advance position. To do. As a result, the pair of electrodes 95 comes into contact with the insulating region 50a of the spiral spring 50. Therefore, the LED 91 blinks or lights up.
When the remaining number of the tobacco products 60 on the mounting portion 10 is four or less, the pressing slider 20 is located in front of the predetermined forward position. Also at this time, the pair of electrodes 95 is kept in contact with the insulating region 50a of the winding spring 50. Therefore, the LED 91 continues to blink or light.
As described above, the magazine 100 continuously performs the light emission notification by the light emitting unit (LED 91) when the remaining amount of the tobacco products 60 mounted on the mounting unit 10 is equal to or less than the predetermined remaining amount.

According to the above-described embodiment, the magazine 100 includes the LED 91 that gives a light emission notification when the tobacco product 60 mounted on the mounting unit 10 reaches a predetermined remaining amount, and the photovoltaic cell 93 that supplies power to the LED 91. , Are provided.
Therefore, since the electric power generated (generated) by the photocell 93 can be supplied to the LED 91 to cause the LED 91 to emit light, maintenance of the magazine 100 (specifically, unlike the case where the LED 91 is caused to emit light only by a dry battery) is performed. It does not take time to replace the batteries.
That is, since at least a part of the electric power of the LED 91 can be covered by the electric power obtained by the power generation of the photovoltaic cell 93, the dry battery (auxiliary battery 97) need not be replaced or the replacement frequency can be reduced. Therefore, it becomes possible to notify the remaining amount of the tobacco product 60 by light emission, with less effort.

The embodiments have been described above with reference to the drawings, but these are examples of the present invention, and various configurations other than the above may be adopted.

For example, in the above description, the example in which the magazine 100 includes the auxiliary battery 97 has been described, but the magazine 100 may not include the auxiliary battery 97.

Further, the arrangement of the LED 91, the lens member 92, the photocell 93, the circuit board 94, the electrode 95, and the auxiliary battery 97 described above is an example, and these constituent elements may be arranged other than those described above. For example, these components may be provided not on the flap 16 but on the main body portion 11 side of the mounting portion 10.

Further, in the above, the example in which the insulating region 50a is configured by forming the insulating film 54 on the metal plate 53 has been described. However, by arranging the resin film along the metal plate 53, insulation is achieved. The area 50a may be configured. For example, the insulating region 50a can be formed by disposing the resin film so as to surround the metal plate 53.

Further, in the above, the example in which the winding spring 50 is configured to include the metal plate 53 has been described, but the winding spring 50 may be configured to be a resin film. In this case, for example, in the conductive region 50b, the surface of the resin film is covered with the conductive film on one surface side of the coil spring 50, and in the insulating region 50a, the resin film is covered on the one surface side of the coil spring 50. The surface of is exposed.

This embodiment includes the following technical ideas.
(1) A mounting part capable of mounting a plurality of articles side by side in the front-rear direction,
A pressing slider provided so as to be movable back and forth along the mounting portion,
A slider urging portion for urging the pressing slider forward,
A light emitting unit that performs light emission notification when the article mounted on the mounting unit reaches a predetermined remaining amount,
A photovoltaic cell that supplies power to the light emitting unit,
A magazine equipped with.
(2) The slider urging portion is composed of a coil spring,
The winding spring includes a winding portion that is wound in a spiral shape, and a feeding portion that is fed from the winding portion, and a tip end portion of the feeding portion is connected to the pressing slider,
The winding spring biases the pressing slider forward by a force to wind the feeding portion around the winding portion,
On one surface of the winding spring, an insulating region that extends over a partial region in the longitudinal direction of the winding spring, and a conductive region that extends over the other region in the longitudinal direction of the winding spring, Has been formed,
The magazine further includes a switching unit that switches a light emitting state of the light emitting unit,
The switching unit includes an electrode that contacts the one surface of the coil spring, and switches the light emitting state of the light emitting unit according to whether the electrode contacts the insulating region or the conductive region ( The magazine described in 1).
(3) The winding spring is configured to include a metal plate,
In the insulating region, the surface of the metal plate is covered with an insulating film on the one surface side of the winding spring,
The magazine according to (2), wherein in the conductive region, the surface of the metal plate is exposed on the one surface side of the winding spring.
(4) The mounting portion includes a flap at the front end,
The flap is pivotally supported in an upright state and a forward tilted state in which the flap is tilted forward from the upright state,
The switching unit is mounted on the flap,
The electrode is composed of a leaf spring, and the plate surface thereof faces the front-rear direction, projects downward from the flap, and the tip end in the projecting direction is on the one surface of the winding spring in the winding portion. The magazine according to (2) or (3), wherein the magazine is urged in a direction in which the flap is erected when the flaps are in contact with each other and tilted forward.
(5) The electrode has a first portion protruding downward from the flap, and a second portion protruding further downward than the first portion and being bent rearward with respect to the first portion, Have
The magazine according to (4), wherein the front end in the protruding direction is the front end of the second portion.
(6) The mounting portion includes a flap at the front end,
The magazine according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the flap is pivotally supported so as to be swingable between an upright state and a forward leaning state in which the flap is leaning forward from the upright state.
(7) The magazine according to any one of (4) to (6), wherein the light emitting unit is mounted on the flap.
(8) The magazine according to (7), wherein the light emitting unit emits light toward the front of the flap.
(9) The magazine according to any one of (4) to (8), wherein the photocell is mounted on the flap.
(10) The magazine according to (9), wherein the light receiving surface of the photovoltaic cell is arranged on the front side of the flap.
(11) The lower region of the flap constitutes a housing portion that houses the light emitting portion and the photovoltaic cell,
The magazine according to any one of (4) to (10), wherein the upper region of the flap constitutes a card holder for holding inserted cards.
(12) The magazine according to any one of (2) to (11), wherein the feeding portion of the winding spring is fed rearward from an upper end portion of the winding portion.
(13) The magazine according to any one of (1) to (12), further including a lens member arranged at a position on the light emission direction side from the light emitting unit with the light emitting unit as a reference.
(14) A mounting portion capable of mounting a plurality of articles side by side in the front-rear direction, a pressing slider provided so as to be movable back and forth along the mounting portion, and a slider urging portion for urging the pressing slider forward. A flap for a magazine that is used by being attached to a magazine including,
A shaft support part for supporting the magazine flap so as to be able to tilt forward with respect to the mounting part,
A light emitting unit that gives a light emission notification when the article mounted on the mounting unit reaches a predetermined remaining amount,
A photovoltaic cell for supplying power to the light emitting unit,
Flap for magazines equipped with.

10 mounting portion 11 main body portion 12 bottom plate portion 12a central portion 12b side portion 12c slit 12d guide rail 12e slope 13 side wall portion 13a shaft support hole 13b guide hole 13c cutout portion 14 front wall portion 15 front wall lower portion 16 flap 16d shaft portion 16e Guide pin 17 Rear wall portion 17b Rear side wall portion 18 Housing case portion 18a Bearing portion 19 Blade 20 Pressing slider 21 Sliding portion 21a First holding portion 21b Second holding portion 21c Locking protrusion 21d Through hole 22 Standing plate 23 Rib 50 winding Spring 50a Insulation region 50b Conductive region 50c Engagement part 51 Winding part 52 Winding part 53 Metal plate 54 Insulating film 55 Drum 55a Shaft part 60 Tobacco product (article)
Reference Signs List 81 first member 81a step 82 front side wall 82a opening 82b opening 83 partition 84 bottom plate 84a engagement recess 85 side wall 86 second member 87 rear side wall 87a protrusion 87b engagement protrusion 87c notch 88 Rib 91 LED (light emitting part)
Reference numeral 92 Lens member 92b Base portion 92a Projection portion 93 Photocell 94 Circuit board (switching portion)
95 Electrode 95a 1st part 95b 2nd part 97 Auxiliary battery 98 Storage part 99 Card holder 100 Magazine

Claims (12)

A mounting part that can mount a plurality of articles side by side in the front-back direction,
A pressing slider provided so as to be movable back and forth along the mounting portion,
A slider urging portion for urging the pressing slider forward,
A light emitting unit that performs light emission notification when the article mounted on the mounting unit reaches a predetermined remaining amount,
A photovoltaic cell that supplies power to the light emitting unit,
Equipped with
The slider urging portion is composed of a winding spring,
The winding spring includes a winding portion that is wound in a spiral shape, and a feeding portion that is fed from the winding portion, and a tip end portion of the feeding portion is connected to the pressing slider,
The winding spring biases the pressing slider forward by a force to wind the feeding portion around the winding portion,
On one surface of the winding spring, an insulating region that extends over a partial region in the longitudinal direction of the winding spring, and a conductive region that extends over the other region in the longitudinal direction of the winding spring, Has been formed,
The magazine further includes a switching unit that switches a light emitting state of the light emitting unit,
The switching unit includes an electrode that contacts the one surface of the coil spring, and a magazine that switches the light emitting state of the light emitting unit depending on whether the electrode contacts the insulating region or the conductive region. .. The winding spring is configured to include a metal plate,
In the insulating region, the surface of the metal plate is covered with an insulating film on the one surface side of the winding spring,
Wherein in the conductive region, the magazine according to claim 1, in the one surface side of the winding spring the surface of the metal plate is exposed. The mounting portion includes a flap at the front end,
The flap is pivotally supported in an upright state and a forward tilted state in which the flap is tilted forward from the upright state,
The switching unit is mounted on the flap,
The electrode is composed of a leaf spring, and the plate surface thereof faces the front-rear direction, projects downward from the flap, and the tip end in the projecting direction is on the one surface of the winding spring in the winding portion. The magazine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the magazine is urged in a direction in which the flap is erected when in contact with the flap and tilted forward. The electrode has a first portion that projects downward from the flap, and a second portion that projects further downward than the first portion and is bent rearward with respect to the first portion. ,
The magazine according to claim 3 , wherein the tip portion in the protruding direction is a tip portion of the second portion. The mounting portion includes a flap at the front end,
The magazine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the flap is pivotally supported so as to be swingable between an upright state and a forward leaning state in which the flap is tilted forward from the upright state. Magazine according to any one of the preceding claims 3, wherein the light emitting portion is mounted on said flap. The magazine according to claim 6 , wherein the light emitting unit emits light toward the front of the flap. The magazine according to any one of claims 3 to 7 , wherein the photocell is mounted on the flap. The magazine according to claim 8 , wherein a light receiving surface of the photovoltaic cell is arranged on a front surface side of the flap. The lower region of the flap constitutes a housing for housing the light emitting unit and the photovoltaic cell,
The magazine according to any one of claims 3 to 9 , wherein an upper region of the flap constitutes a card holder for holding inserted cards. The feeding portion of the coil spring is a magazine according to any one of claims 1 to 1 0, which is fed to the rear from the upper end portion of the winding portion. The magazine according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising a lens member arranged at a position on a light emission direction side of the light emitting unit with the light emitting unit as a reference.

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