JP7215907B2 - Boxed Goods Dispenser - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a box-shaped product dispenser for displaying products in shops and the like.

As a method of displaying merchandise generally used in the past, a plurality of identical merchandise are collectively accommodated in one box (merchandise display box), and the merchandise can be taken out one by one from the front of the merchandise display box. It is well known that Such a product display box is called a box-type product dispenser.

Conventional general box-shaped product dispensers for products having a rectangular parallelepiped shape or similar shape are boxes of dimensions that can accommodate a plurality of products in a row, and in front of the box (the front of the box), a user can It is provided with a product take-out port for taking out the product. Further, some of the box-shaped product dispensers are provided with a pusher for pushing forward a plurality of stored products. Patent Literature 1 discloses an X-shaped pressing tool for the box-shaped product dispenser, which is formed by meshing two rectangular plates. This X-shaped pressing tool is constructed by making a half-width cut in the center of each of two rectangular plates, making both cuts in opposite directions, and engaging the two rectangles. By pulling two arm plates adjacent to each other on the front side of the X-shaped pusher constructed in this manner, the two arm plates are brought closer together, and the X-shaped pusher is elongated in the front-rear direction, and the top and bottom are stretched. lower in the direction As a result, the push plate is pushed, and the spine of the last commodity is pushed through the push plate.

JP-A-2000-289737

However, when the number of commodities to be accommodated in the accommodation space increases, the vertical width of the two rectangular plates of the X-shaped pusher must be increased proportionally. This is because, even when the number of commodities is low, it is necessary to extend the X-shaped pusher in the front-rear direction so that it reaches the push plate that presses the spines of the remaining commodities. However, if the vertical width of the two rectangular plates is increased, conversely, when there are many products to be stored, it is necessary to extend the X-shaped pusher in the height direction. must also be large.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a box-shaped product dispenser that does not need to be increased in height even if the number of products to be stored increases.

A box-shaped product dispenser according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems,
a box body having therein a storage space for storing a plurality of commodities arranged in a row in the front-rear direction;
a product outlet provided on the front surface of the box body;
a stretchable member for pressing forward the tail end of the plurality of commodities housed in the housing space;
with
The elastic member includes a plurality of connecting plates,
Adjacent connecting plates are connected to each other by an elastic member at the front end of the connecting plate on the rear side of the housing space and the rear end of the connecting plate on the front side of the housing space.

This box-shaped product dispenser accommodates a plurality of products arranged in a line in the front-rear direction in the accommodation space. At this time, the rearmost one of the lined-up products is pushed forward in the storage space by the elastic member arranged on the rear side, so that the entire lined-up products are pushed forward. Therefore, when the user pulls out the product at the front, the next product is pushed forward and moved to the vicinity of the product removal opening.

In the box-shaped product dispenser according to the present invention, the connecting plate has notches on both left and right sides of its front end and rear end,
The elastic member is a rubber band bridged between notches provided on both left and right sides of the front end of the rear connecting plate and notches provided on both left and right sides of the rear end of the front connecting plate. It is preferably composed of

Further, in the box-shaped product dispenser according to the present invention, it is preferable that a spacer is provided on the back surface of the connecting plate. As a result, when the elastic member contracts and the rubber band is stretched between the adjacent connecting plates, a space is secured between the adjacent connecting plates in which the rubber band can exist. In order to secure a space in which the rubber band can exist, the spacer preferably has a thickness approximately equal to or slightly thicker than the thickness of the rubber band.

In addition, the box-shaped product dispenser according to the present invention preferably includes a back pushing member provided at the front part of the expandable member for planarly pushing the rear end of the product. As a result, the stretchable member presses the product through the back pressing member, so that the product is prevented from being left with a pressing mark.

Further, it is preferable that the box body of the box-shaped product dispenser according to the present invention has guide grooves extending from the front to the rear of the accommodation space on the left and right inner surfaces thereof for guiding the expandable member. As a result, the expandable member can smoothly expand and contract in the front-rear direction while being guided by the guide groove.

The box-shaped product dispenser according to the present invention does not increase the overall height even if the number of products to be stored increases.

1 is a side view of a box-shaped product dispenser according to the present invention; FIG. (a) A top view and (b) a bottom view of an elastic member. Fig. 3 is a side view of adjacent connecting plates included in the extensible member, in which (a) is a state in which no external force is applied to the extensible member, and (b) is a state in which the extensible member is contracted by an external force; Fig. 10 is a side view of the box-shaped product dispenser when products are stored in the storage space, (a) a state in which only one product is stored, and (b) a state in which a plurality of products are stored. The perspective view of a wall member (a) and a back pushing member (b). The bottom view which shows the modification of an expansion-contraction member.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are specific examples of the present invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

<1. Configuration>
The overall configuration of a box-shaped product dispenser 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a side view of a box-shaped product dispenser 1. FIG.

The box-shaped product dispenser 1 includes a box body 3 having a storage space 7 for storing a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped or similar shaped products arranged in a row, a product outlet 4 provided on the front surface of the box body 3, and the A back pushing member 6 for pressing the tail end of a plurality of commodities housed in a housing space 7 from behind, an expandable member 2 connected to the back pushing member 6, and a rear end of the expandable member 2 are supported. A support plate 10 is provided. In FIG. 1, for convenience of explanation, the box body 3 is shown in a see-through state. In addition, the direction in which the products are arranged in the accommodation space 7 of the box-shaped product dispenser 1 is referred to as the "front-back direction."

<1-1. Box body>
The box main body 3 is composed of a rectangular parallelepiped outer box 31 elongated in the front-rear direction and wall members 32 arranged on both left and right sides thereof. The outer box 31 and the wall member 32 are made of cardboard, for example. The facing surfaces of the two wall members 32 are provided with grooves 5 extending from the front to the rear of the accommodation space 7 . FIG. 5(a) shows the left wall member 32 as viewed from the front. As shown in this figure, the grooves 5 are provided at the central positions of the wall members 32 in the height direction. The wall member 32 has a longer length in the front-rear direction at the portion below the groove 5 than at the portion above the groove 5 . The groove 5 guides the movement of the elastic member 2 and the back pressing member 6 in the front-rear direction.

The product take-out opening 4 has a shape obtained by cutting a portion extending from the front end of the upper surface of the outer box 31 to the upper half of the front surface. products) can be taken out. Since the product outlet 4 has the above shape (in other words, because the lower half of the front surface of the outer box 31 is closed), the product at the front end is stopped at the product outlet 4. there is Further, the rear surface of the outer case 31 is covered with a lid 11 that can be opened and closed.

<1-2. Elastic member>
The elastic member 2 arranged in the housing space 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG.

2(a) and 2(b) are top and bottom views of the elastic member 2. FIG. 3A and 3B are side views of adjacent connecting plates included in the extensible member, in which FIG. 3A shows a state in which no external force is applied to the extensible member and FIG. It shows a state where The elastic member 2 is composed of a plurality of rectangular connecting plates 20 arranged in a row in the front-rear direction and a plurality of rubber bands 23 connecting the connecting plates 20 adjacent to each other in the front-rear direction. Each connecting plate 20 is made of cardboard with a thickness of about 1 to 2 mm, and is provided with a total of four circular cutouts 22, one each on the front, back, left and right sides thereof.

The connecting plates 20 adjacent to each other in the front and rear are connected as follows. The front connecting plate 20 is placed downward and the rear connecting plate so that the notches 22 on the rear left and right sides of the connecting plate 20 on the front side are aligned with the notches 22 on the front left and right sides of the connecting plate 20 on the rear side. Overlap so that 20 is on top. Then, a rubber band 23 is passed between the notch 22 on the left side and the notch 22 on the right side of the overlapping connecting plate 20 and hung thereon. This is repeated for all connecting plates 20 . The elastic member in the present invention may not necessarily be a rubber band as long as it has a ring shape, and may be a ring formed by tying string-like elastic members such as rubber cords.

A rectangular spacer 21 is attached to the back surface of the connecting plate 20 . The spacer 21 has a size such that its four apexes are located near the four notches 22 of the connecting plate 20 . The spacer 21 secures a space where the rubber band 23 can exist between the adjacent connecting plates 20 when the rubber band 23 is stretched between the adjacent connecting plates 20 in order to contract the expandable member 2. is. Therefore, it is desirable that the thickness of the spacer 21 is approximately the same as the thickness of the rubber band 23 or slightly thicker than that.

When the rubber band 23 is stretched over the left and right notches 22 of the overlapping connecting plates 20, the rubber band 23 is slightly stretched in the left-right direction. Thus, when no external force is applied to the expandable member 2, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the connecting plates 20 overlap each other with the cutouts 22 aligned.

<1-3. Back pushing member>
As shown in FIG. 5(b), the back pressing member 6 includes a back pressing plate 62, a convex piece 61 provided at the center of the left and right sides in the height direction, and upper and lower portions of the rear surface of the back pressing plate 62. It is composed of an upper moving member 63a and a lower moving member 63b. The projecting piece 61 is provided at substantially the same height as the groove 5 formed in the wall member 32 . Also, the height d2 of the lower moving member 63b is substantially the same as the height d1 of the lower surface of the groove 5. As shown in FIG. Further, the upper moving member 63a and the lower moving member 63b have a length in the front-rear direction substantially equal to the length in the front-rear direction of one connecting plate 20, and the housing recess 8 is formed between the moving members 63a and 63b. It's becoming

<2. Assembling the box-shaped product dispenser>
The box dispenser 1 is assembled as follows. First, the front end of the frontmost connecting plate 20 of the elastic member 2 is attached to the front end of the upper surface of the lower moving member 63b of the back pressing member 6 using, for example, adhesive tape or adhesive. Further, the support plate 10 is attached to the rear end portion of the rearmost connecting plate 20 of the elastic member 2 using, for example, an adhesive tape or an adhesive. The support plate 10 has a length slightly smaller than the height from the bottom surface of the housing space 7 to the bottom surface of the upper moving member 63a.

In this state, the lid 11 on the rear surface of the outer box 31 is opened, the wall members 32 are arranged on the left and right sides inside the outer box 31, and the back pushing member 6, the expansion member 2 and the support plate 10 are placed in the housing space of the box body 3. Place at 7. At this time, the projecting piece 61 of the back pressing plate 62 is inserted into the groove 5 and both the left and right ends of the connecting plate 20 are inserted into the groove 5 . In this state, the length of the elastic member 2 is slightly longer than the accommodation space 7, and the rear end of the elastic member 2 and the support plate 10 are positioned outside the box body 3, so the support plate 10 is pushed forward. Then, the lid 11 is closed. As a result, the back pushing member 6 is urged forward by the elastic member 2 . Also, the back pressing member 6 and the elastic member 2 are guided by the groove 5 and can move smoothly in the front-rear direction.

<3. Mode of use of box-shaped product dispenser>
A mode of use of the box-shaped product dispenser 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. However, in FIG. 4, illustration of the wall member 32 is omitted in order to make the drawing easier to see.

When using the box-shaped commodity dispenser 1, a plurality of commodities 9 are put into the box body 3 one by one while pushing the back pushing member 6 rearward from the commodity outlet 4.例文帳に追加As a result, a plurality of products 9 are arranged in a line in the front-rear direction in the storage space 7. - 特許庁Further, the elastic member 2 is gradually contracted by pushing the back pushing member 6. - 特許庁At this time, since the rearmost connecting plate 20 of the extensible member 2 is positioned higher than the foremost connecting plate 20 , the front connecting plate 20 enters the lower portion of the rear connecting plate 20 . Then, as shown in FIG. 4B , when the storage space 7 is entirely filled with the products 9 , the elastic member 2 enters into the storage recess 8 on the rear surface of the back pushing member 6 .

Also, at this time, the rubber band 23 spanned between the two connecting plates 20 adjacent to each other in the front-rear direction extends in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. A space in which the rubber band 23 exists is secured by the spacer 21 on the back surface of the connecting plate 20 .

When a plurality of commodities 9 are stored in the storage space 7, the back pressing plate 62 urged forward by the extensible member 2 abuts against the rear surface of the last commodities 9. - 特許庁Therefore, the product 9 is always urged forward. As a result, when the user takes out the product 9 at the front from the product take-out opening 4, the next arranged product 9 is packed forward and moved to the vicinity of the product take-out opening 4. - 特許庁

Further, grooves 5 are provided on the left and right inner surfaces of the box body 3 , and the connecting plate 20 and the back pushing member 6 move along the grooves 5 in the front-rear direction. As a result, each connecting plate 20 does not rise when the expandable member 2 expands and contracts, and the back pressing member 6 can be positively urged forward.

<4. Variation>
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified, for example, as follows. In the above embodiment, the back pressing member 6 is arranged on the front side of the elastic member 2 , but the elastic member 2 may directly press the product 9 .

In the above embodiment, the back pressing member 6 is provided with the upper moving member 63a and the lower moving member 63b, but only the upper moving member 63a or only the lower moving member 63b may be provided. , 63b may not be formed together.

In the above embodiment, the elastic member 2 is arranged near the center of the accommodation space 7 in the height direction. In this case, the groove 5 should also be provided at the bottom of the wall member 32 in the height direction. Also, the groove 5 may not necessarily be formed.

In the above-described embodiment, it is preferable that the size of the opening of the commodity outlet 4 is such that only one commodity to be accommodated can be extracted from the accommodation space 7 .

In the above-described embodiment, the notch 22 of the elastic member 2 does not necessarily have to be round, and for example, a V-shaped notch 22a may be formed as shown in FIG. Also, the cutouts 22 may not be formed in the front portion of the connecting plate 20 positioned at the foremost portion of the extensible member 2 and the rear portion of the connecting plate 20 positioned at the rearmost portion.

In the above embodiment, the spacer 21 does not necessarily have to be provided at the central position on the back surface of the connecting plate 20 . For example, the spacers 21a shown in FIG.

The connecting plates 20 adjacent to each other in the front and rear direction do not necessarily have to be superimposed so that the front connecting plate 20 is on the bottom and the rear connecting plate 20 is on top. You may connect so that the connection plate 20 in rear side may be downward.

In the above embodiment, the outer box 31 and the wall member 32 do not necessarily have to be formed separately, and for example, the outer box 31 and the wall member 32 may be integrated.

The lid 11 may not necessarily be provided on the rear surface of the box body 3, and may be provided on the upper surface of the box body 3, for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Box-shaped goods dispenser 2... Expansion member 3... Box main body 31... Outer box 32... Wall member 4... Product outlet 5... Groove 6... Back pushing member 61... Convex piece 62... Back pushing plate 63a... Upper moving member 63b Lower moving member 7 Housing space 8 Housing recess 9 Product 10 Support plate 11 Lid 20 Connection plate 21 Spacer 21a Deformation spacer 22 Notch 22a V-shaped notch 23 Rubber band

Claims (5)

a box body having therein a storage space for storing a plurality of commodities arranged in a row in the front-rear direction;
a product outlet provided on the front surface of the box body;
An elastic member arranged in the storage space on the rear side of the rear end of the plurality of commodities stored in the storage space and pushing the rear end forward and being stretchable back and forth in the storage space. and,
with
The expandable member includes a plurality of flat plate-like connecting plates arranged so that both surfaces thereof face up and down ,
Adjacent connecting plates are connected to each other by a stretchable elastic member at a front end portion of the connecting plate near the rear of the accommodation space and a rear end portion of the connecting plate near the front of the accommodation space,
When the extensible member is in an extended state, the plurality of connecting plates are arranged in the front-rear direction, and when the extensible member is in the contracted state, the plurality of connecting plates are vertically overlapped.
Boxed product dispenser. A box-shaped commodity dispenser according to claim 1, comprising:
The connecting plate has cutouts on both left and right sides of its front end and rear end,
The elastic member is a rubber band bridged between notches provided on both left and right sides of the front end of the rear connecting plate and notches provided on both left and right sides of the rear end of the front connecting plate. is
Boxed product dispenser. A box-shaped commodity dispenser according to claim 2, comprising:
A spacer is provided on the back surface of the connecting plate,
Boxed product dispenser. A box-shaped product dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Having a back pushing member provided in the front part of the elastic member that pushes the tail end of the product in a planar manner,
Boxed product dispenser. A box-shaped product dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
It has a guide groove extending from the front to the rear of the accommodation space provided on the left and right inner surfaces of the box body,
The elastic member expands and contracts along the guide groove while the ends of the connecting plate on both sides in the expansion and contraction direction enter the guide groove .
Boxed product dispenser.

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