JP6861590B2 - Product display equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a product display tool used on a shelf board of a product display shelf.

Conventionally, as a product display tool of this kind, a bottom wall inclined so that the front end side is lower than the rear end side, a front wall erected on the front edge of the bottom wall, and the front wall orthogonal to the front wall. A side wall erected on the bottom wall is provided, and a plurality of products such as canned beer and PET bottles are arranged in a row in the front-rear direction on the bottom wall. Are known. That is, in this product, when the first product in contact with the front wall is taken out, the second and subsequent products slide on the bottom wall to a position where they collide with the front wall, and the product moves. It is designed to automatically slide down to a position where it is always easy to take (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Such a structure is suitable for a hard product, but there is a problem that it is difficult for a product having a relatively soft bottom such as a rice ball to slide smoothly on the bottom wall.

In order to eliminate such a problem, for example, a rail is formed on the upper surface of the bottom wall to reduce the contact area with the product, and the product is slidably placed on the rail. Can be considered. In this case, it is desirable that the rail is made of a slippery material as much as possible, but it is difficult to achieve both the slippery property and other properties such as economy and moldability, and the material is selected. Is difficult.

In particular, it is desirable that the product display tool, which is expected to be installed and used on a transparent shelf board that emphasizes design, has transparency in itself, and should be compatible with the slipperiness of the product. Is not easy.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-244552

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances. The case having the bottom wall and the rail member for sliding the product are separated from each other, the case is made of a transparent material, and the rail is formed. The above-mentioned problems are to be solved by making the member inconspicuously linear and then forming the rail member with a slippery material that is not bound by transparency.

Merchandise display implement according to a first aspect of the present invention, a case of forming a display space can be arranged a plurality of products in a row, a pair of linear fit these in the arrangement direction of the item to the bottom wall of the case It is equipped with a rail member that forms a structure and a slide supporter that can be slidably attached to the bottom wall of the case in the arrangement direction of the products. The rail member can slide the products forward in the arrangement direction by its own weight. The slide supporter is characterized in that the product can be placed on the product and the product located in the front is pressed forward by the weight of the product and its own weight .

The product display tool according to the invention according to claim 1 forms a case that forms a display space in which a plurality of products can be arranged in a row, and a pair of lines that are attached to the bottom wall of the case along the product arrangement direction. It is provided with a rail member and a slide supporter that can be slidably attached to the bottom wall of the case in the arrangement direction of the products. The rail member supports the products by their own weight so as to be slidable toward the front in the arrangement direction. The slide supporter is capable of placing the product, and pushes the product located in front by the weight and own weight of the product to the front. Therefore, every time the product is taken out from the front, Other products can be smoothly moved forward, and a large number of products can be displayed in a state in which it is easy to take out a large number of products by reliably moving the products forward with a simple configuration.

In particular, when the display tool according to the present invention is arranged on the transparent shelf board, products can be displayed without impairing the characteristics of the transparent shelf board.

The side view which shows the product display tool which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The schematic X arrow view in FIG. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. The front view which shows the case of the product display tool which concerns on the same embodiment. The plan view which shows the case of the product display tool which concerns on the same embodiment. The bottom view which shows the case of the product display tool which concerns on the same embodiment. The left side view which shows the case of the product display tool which concerns on the same embodiment. The right side view which shows the case of the product display tool which concerns on the same embodiment. A perspective view of the product display tool according to the same embodiment as viewed diagonally from the rear upper side. A perspective view of the product display tool according to the same embodiment as viewed diagonally from the rear lower side. An exploded perspective view showing a product display tool according to the same embodiment. The perspective view which shows the connection mode of the product display tool which concerns on the said embodiment. The figure which shows the cross-sectional shape of the rail member which concerns on the same embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the cross-sectional shape of the rail member which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. The side view which shows the product display tool which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. The side view which shows the product display tool which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. FIG. 17 is a sectional view taken along line CC of a main part in FIG. The bottom view which shows the slide supporter which concerns on the same embodiment. The side view which shows the product display tool which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. The bottom view which shows the slide supporter which concerns on the same embodiment. The side view which shows the product display tool which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13.

The present embodiment is a case where the present invention is applied to a product display tool 1 for rice balls. That is, in this embodiment, a plurality of the product display tools 1 are arranged on the transparent shelf board T in a state of being connected in the lateral direction.

The transparent shelf board T is made of glass, for example, and forms a part of an existing product display shelf in a state where the front edge side is inclined so as to be lower than the rear edge side. Since this product display shelf is an ordinary one, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The inclination angle of the transparent shelf plate T with respect to the horizontal plane in the present embodiment is set to, for example, about 8 degrees.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the product display tool 1 has a case 2 that forms a display space S in which a plurality of products, rice balls P, can be arranged in a row, and a case 2 that is attached to the case 2 and has the rice ball P. A pair of linear rail members 3 that slidably support the rice balls in the arrangement direction are provided, and a slide for urging the rice ball P forward by utilizing gravity in the display space S. Supporters 4 are arranged.

The case 2 is made of a transparent material such as polycarbonate, and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 12, a bottom wall 11 that closes the lower surface of the display space S and a side wall that closes the side surface of the display space S. 13 and a front wall 15 that closes the front surface of the display space S are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 12, the bottom wall 11 projects downward from the flat bottom wall main body 17 facing the display space S and the lower surfaces of both side edges of the bottom wall main body 17. The side ribs 19 and 21, the front rib 23 projecting downward from the lower surface of the front edge portion of the bottom wall body 17, and the rear rib projecting downward from the lower surface of the trailing edge portion of the bottom wall body 17. 25 and a pair of parallel intermediate ribs 27 projecting downward from the lower surface of the central portion in the width direction of the bottom wall main body 17, and the front end of the intermediate ribs 27 is the front ribs 23. It is integrated with the inner surface, and the rear end of the intermediate rib 27 is integrated with the inner surface of the rear rib 25. Further, the bottom wall 11 in this embodiment has a rail mounting portion 29 for mounting the rail member 3, a guide groove 31 for guiding the slide supporter 4 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and various shelf boards. A front positioning hole 33 and a rear positioning hole 35 used for positioning and holding the case 2 are provided. The bottom wall main body 17 includes a central region R1 in which the intermediate ribs 27 are arranged, and rail mounting regions R2 set on both sides of the central region R1. Are provided in each of the rail mounting areas R2, specifically, three. Each rail mounting portion 29 has a boss shape projecting from the lower surface of the bottom wall main body 17, and the central hole 29a thereof is opened on the upper surface of the bottom wall main body 17. The guide groove 31 is formed between the central region R1 and each rail mounting region R2, and has a slit shape penetrating the bottom wall main body 17. The width dimension of each guide groove 31 in the left-right direction is set to be smaller than the distance dimension between the central region R1 and the rail mounting region R2, and each guide groove 31 is set on the side edge of the central region R1. It is adjacent. Further, for example, at the rear end portion of each guide groove 31, a wide portion 31a for mounting the slide supporter 4 described later is formed.

The side wall 13 is erected only on one side edge of the bottom wall 11. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 and 7 to 11, the side wall 13 is, for example, a flat plate shape protruding upward from the upper surface of the side edge portion on the right side of the front view of the bottom wall 11. Both sides 13a and 13b are surface-treated to reduce friction with the product, specifically, textured. The side wall 13 is integrated with the side rib 19 of the bottom wall 11 and is continuous.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 5, and 7 to 11, the front wall 15 is a flat plate-like structure protruding upward from the upper surface of the front edge portion of the bottom wall 11, and one side thereof. The edge is integrally continuous with the side wall 13. The front wall 15 is integrated with the front rib 23 of the bottom wall 11 and is continuous.

Further, the case 2 has a first connecting portion 37 for connecting the other side edge of the case 2 of another product display tool 1 having the same structure to one side edge of the bottom wall 11, and the bottom. It has a second connecting portion 39 for connecting one side edge of the case 2 of another product display tool 1 having the same structure to the other side edge of the wall 11. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3, 6, 8 and 10, the first connecting portion 37 has a lower end edge of the side rib 19 on the side where the side wall 13 is provided, that is, on the right side in the front view. It is an engaging recess formed by notching, and is formed at two front and rear positions in this embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 to 7, 9 and 11, the second connecting portion 39 is outward from the side rib 21 on the side opposite to the side where the side wall 13 is provided, that is, on the left side in the front view. It is provided so as to protrude from the. The second connecting portion 39 includes a horizontal portion 39a extending horizontally to the outside and a vertical portion 39b extending upward from the upper edge of the tip portion of the horizontal portion 39a. The portion 39a has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the first connecting portion 37, and the dimension between the vertical portion 39b and the outer surface of the side rib 21 corresponds to the thickness dimension of the side rib 19. ..

The rail member 3 is a linear member that is separate from the case 2, and is made of a material that is more slippery than the case 2, such as polyacetal. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rail member 3 is attached to each rail mounting area R2 on the bottom wall 11 of the case 2. That is, these rail members 3 are arranged in parallel with the side wall 13. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 13, the rail member 3 gradually narrows from the bottom surface 3a in contact with the top surface 11a of the bottom wall 11 toward the top surface 3b in contact with the rice ball P which is a product. There is. Specifically, the cross-sectional shape is a shape in which the upper end of an isosceles triangle is rounded. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 4, 6 to 8, and 11, the rail member 3 has a total of three locations on the bottom surface 3a, that is, a portion near the front end, a portion near the rear end, and a central portion. A mounting protrusion 41 for mounting on the case 2 is projected downward. Then, by press-fitting the mounting protrusion 41 into the center hole 29a of the rail mounting portion 29 of the rail mounting region R2, each rail member 3 is mounted on the rail mounting region R2 of the bottom wall 11 of the case 2. It has become like.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 9 to 11, the slide supporter 4 is provided on a push plate 43 having a locking wall 49 at the front end and a lower surface of the push plate 43 in the central portion in the left-right direction. A wheelbase 45 and a pair of front and rear wheels 47 pivotally supported by the wheelbase 45 are provided. The push plate 43 is formed by rolling the wheels 47 on the central region R1 of the case 2. Can move back and forth. The push plate 43 in this embodiment is made of, for example, PET resin, and is set to a size capable of mounting two rice balls P on it, for example. The wheelbase 45 has a top wall 51 attached to the lower surface of the push plate 43 using, for example, a nylon push rivet 55, and a pair of hanging walls extending downward from both side edges of the top wall 51. It is a channel-shaped one provided with the 53, and the both hanging walls 53 are sized so that they can be located on the both guide grooves 31. A detachment prevention protrusion 57 for preventing the slide supporter 4 from detaching from the case 2 is provided at an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of both hanging walls 53. The detachment prevention protrusion 57 extends horizontally from the hanging extending portion 57a extending from the hanging wall 53 of the wheelbase 45 and having its lower end side penetrating the guide groove 31 and the penetrating end portion of the hanging extending portion 57a. It is provided with a horizontal flange portion 57b facing the lower surface of the elongated bottom wall main body 17. The horizontal flange portion 57b has a form in which a portion other than the wide portion 31a of the guide groove 31 cannot pass through. The wheelbase 45 and the wheel 47 are made of, for example, polyacetal or the like.

Here, FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a state in which a plurality of product display tools 1 according to the present embodiment are connected and arranged on a transparent shelf board T, and the rice ball P, which is a product, is shown by an imaginary line. It should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 1, the display space S of the leftmost product display tool 1 is opened to the left just by arranging the product display tool 1 in which a plurality of pieces are connected on the transparent shelf board T. A special additional side wall 59 is attached to the left edge of the leftmost product display tool 1. In FIG. 1, the additional side wall 59 is omitted. FIG. 2 is a schematic view taken along the arrow X in FIG. 1, and the front wall 15 of the case 2 and the slide supporter 4 and the like are not shown. Further, the additional side wall 59 is shown by an imaginary line. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, and the commercial rice ball P and the transparent shelf board T are shown by imaginary lines. Further, in the figure, only the specific product display tool 1 is shown by a solid line, and the other product display tools 1 connected to the left and right are shown by an imaginary line. FIG. 4 is a front view of the case 2 of the specific product display tool 1 according to the present embodiment, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the case 2, FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the case 2, and FIG. 7 is a left side surface of the case 2. FIG. 8 is a right side view of the case 2. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the specific product display tool 1 viewed diagonally from the rear upper side, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the product display tool 1 viewed diagonally from the rear lower side. In addition, in FIG. 10, the slide supporter 4 in a state of being floated upward is also shown by an imaginary line. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the product display tool 1 in an exploded manner. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of product display tools 1 according to the present embodiment are connected and arranged on the transparent shelf board T. In the figure, the slide supporter 4 is drawn floating upward in order to make the structures of the case 2 and the rail member 3 easy to see. FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing a cross-sectional shape of the rail member 3 in the present embodiment. In each of the above drawings, the rail member 3, the wheelbase 45, and the wheel 47, which are parts made of polyacetal, are patterned to distinguish them from the transparent case 2 and the push plate 43.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 12, the product display tool 1 described above is used by being connected in the horizontal direction and placed on the transparent shelf board T, and its operation is outlined. For example, it is as follows. First, a plurality of products (rice ball P) are stored in a row in the display space S in a state where the slide supporter 4 is retracted to the vicinity of the rear end of the case 2. The rice ball P housed in the display space S in this way is placed on the rail member 3 and arranged between the front wall 15 of the case 2 and the slide supporter 4 in a state where it can slide in the front-rear direction. .. Further, for example, two rice balls P are placed and displayed on the push plate 43 of the slide supporter 4.

When the rice ball P located on the front side is taken out from this state, the other rice ball P can slide forward along the rail member 3 due to its own weight. At that time, since the rice ball P on the rail member 3 is further pushed forward by the urging force of the slide supporter 4, the remaining other rice balls P smoothly move forward along the rail member 3 and the front wall 15 Locked by and stopped.

In this embodiment, since a plurality of rice balls P are placed on the slide supporter 4 and function as weights, the slide supporter 4 has its own weight and the weight of the rice balls P that functions as the weight. A relatively large forward force is generated, and even if the inclination angle of the transparent shelf plate T is relatively small, the plurality of rice balls P on the rail member 3 slide forward smoothly.

While repeating the above operation, the rice balls P on the product display tool 1 are sequentially taken out by the consumer, and the process ends when the last rice ball P is taken out from the slide supporter 4. The slide supporter 4 can be manually retracted after the end or before the end to freely replenish the rice ball P.

With such a configuration, a large number of products, rice balls P, can be displayed in a state in which they can be easily taken out. Moreover, since the case 2 and the rail member 3 are separated from each other and the rail member 3 is made of a material that is slippery as compared with the case 2, the case 2 is made by maximizing the sliding performance of the rail member 3. Material can be freely selected. That is, in this embodiment, the case 2 is made of a transparent material, and the opaque rail member 3 is linear and inconspicuous. Therefore, even if the product display tool 1 is arranged on the transparent shelf plate T, the case 2 is made of a transparent material. Products can be displayed without impairing the characteristics of the transparent shelf board T.

The case is not limited to that of the above embodiment, and various changes can be made, such as changing the material to another transparent material. Examples of other transparent materials include polystyrene, polypropylene and the like. It is also possible to make a part of it opaque without departing from the gist of the present invention. Further, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, which includes a bottom wall that closes the lower surface of the display space, a side wall that closes one side surface of the display space, and a front wall that closes the front surface of the display space. A mode may be adopted in which the side walls to be formed are integrally erected, or a side wall and a front wall formed separately from the bottom wall are attached to one or both side edges and the front edge of the bottom wall. You may. However, according to the embodiment of the above-described embodiment in which the side wall is integrally erected from one side edge of the bottom wall and the front wall is integrally erected from the front edge of the bottom wall, the product display tool of the present invention is provided on the shelf board. When a plurality of products are installed in parallel, the number of parts can be reduced and the materials required for making a product display tool can be saved. Further, as in the above embodiment, if at least the surface of the side wall facing the display space is surface-treated such as embossing to reduce friction with the product, the product is more reliably directed forward. However, depending on the shape and material of the product, the product may not touch the side wall, or the product may be able to slide forward without any special processing on the surface of the side wall. is there. In this case, it is not necessary to process the surface of the side wall.

The shape of the rail member is not limited to that of the above-described embodiment, and may be, for example, the one shown in FIG. That is, the rail members 3 shown in FIGS. 14 (a) to 14 (c) have different roundnesses on the tip, that is, the top surface 3b side, and the rail members shown in FIG. 14 (d) have their side surfaces inclined. Only the tip (top surface 3b) is rounded. In addition, the shape can be variously modified without impairing the gist of the present invention. Further, the material of the rail member is not limited to that of the above-described embodiment. Examples of the material of the rail member include fluorine-based materials, resins typified by POM, ceramics, and metals.

The slide supporter is not limited to that of the above embodiment, and may be, for example, the one shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. The slide supporter 4 is set to have a smaller front-rear dimension than the slide supporter of the above-described embodiment, and a dedicated weight W is mounted on the push plate 43 instead of the product P. The parts corresponding to those in the above embodiment are designated by the same names and reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Further, embodiments as shown in FIGS. 17 to 19 may be adopted. The slide supporter 4 according to this embodiment is provided with wheelbases 45 paired to the left and right on the lower surface of the push plate 43, and the wheels 47 paired to the front and rear are pivotally supported on the wheelbases 45. The push plate 43 has the same configuration as that of the slide supporter 4 of the above-described embodiment with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13. Here, the wheelbase 45 has substantially the same configuration as that of the slide supporter 4 of the above-described embodiment with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13, but the detachment prevention protrusions 57 are front and rear of both hanging walls 53. It is provided at the rear end, not at the middle part of the direction. The hanging extending portions 57a of the detachment prevention protrusion 57 extend diagonally downward, and the left and right horizontal flange portions 57b project from the lower end of the hanging extending portion 57a in the directions facing each other. Further, in this embodiment, only one intermediate rib 27 of the case 2 is provided at the center of the case 2 in the width direction. The guide groove 31 is not provided in the region (central region) between the paired rail members 3, but is provided on the outside of the paired rail members 3. The parts corresponding to those in the above-described embodiment are designated by the same names and reference numerals with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. Further, FIG. 17 is a schematic side view showing a state in which a plurality of product display tools 1 according to the present embodiment are connected and arranged on the transparent shelf board T, and the rice ball P, which is a product, is shown by an imaginary line. .. FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of a main part along the line CC in FIG. 17, and the commercial rice ball P and the transparent shelf board T are shown by imaginary lines. FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the slide supporter 4 according to the present embodiment.

In addition, embodiments as shown in FIGS. 20 to 21 may be adopted. The slide supporter 4 according to this embodiment also has substantially the same configuration as that of the slide supporter 4 of the above-described embodiment with reference to FIGS. 17 to 19, but the push plate 43 is shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. It has the same dimensions as the slide supporter. This slide supporter 4 also has a dedicated weight W mounted on the push plate 43 instead of the product P. The parts corresponding to those in the above-described embodiment are designated by the same names and reference numerals with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. Further, FIG. 20 is a schematic side view showing a state in which a plurality of product display tools 1 according to the present embodiment are connected and arranged on a transparent shelf board T, and the product rice ball P is shown by an imaginary line. .. FIG. 21 is a bottom view of the slide supporter 4 according to the present embodiment.

In addition, the product display tool of the present invention is not limited to the mode in which it is installed on the transparent shelf board as shown in the above embodiment, and as shown in FIG. 22, the bracket B and both ends in the longitudinal direction are attached to the support column PP. It may be installed on the shelf board TT supported by the horizontal member BB connected to the bracket B. Here, when mounting the product display tool 1 on the shelf board TT, it is preferable to engage the locking projection TT1 of the shelf board TT with the front positioning hole 33 in order to prevent the product display tool 1 from falling off. The parts corresponding to those in the above embodiment are designated by the same names and reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, various changes may be made as long as the gist of the present invention is not impaired.

1 ... Product display tool 2 ... Case 3 ... Rail member 4 ... Slide supporter 11 ... Bottom wall 13 ... Side wall 15 ... Front wall 31 ... Guide groove 37 ... First connecting part 39 ... Second connecting part S ... Display space

Claims (1)

A case for forming a display space can be arranged a plurality of products in a row, and the rail member having a pair of linear fit these in the arrangement direction of the product in the bottom wall of the case, the item into the bottom wall of the case It is provided with a slide supporter that can be slidably attached in the arrangement direction, and the rail member supports the product by its own weight so as to be slidable toward the front in the arrangement direction. A product display tool that can be placed and is characterized in that a product located in front is pressed forward by the weight of the product and its own weight.

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