JP7584789B2 - Display equipment - Google Patents

Description

This invention relates to a display device that includes hooks for hanging hangers, partitions, and other components, and a mounting attachment for attaching to a square support bar.

The applicant has proposed a display tool as shown in Figures 13 (13A) and (13B) (see Patent Document 1 below). This display tool is composed of a useful member C, such as a hook for hanging hangers, and a mounting attachment _A2 fixed to the hook. The mounting attachment _A2 is manufactured by cutting and bending an elastic metal plate.

In this mounting attachment _A2 , a front plate 51 and a top plate 52 are formed so as to respectively fit along the front and top surfaces of the support bar B, an upper engagement piece 53 extends downward from the rear end of the top plate 52 and engages with the upper part of the back surface of the support bar B, and a lower engagement step 54 is provided on the lower end side of the front plate 51 so as to be able to engage with the underside of the support bar B by pressure contact.

A pair of vertical slits 55 are made from the front plate 51 to the top and bottom, and a horizontal slit 56 is made between the bottom ends. The inside of the slits 55, 56 serves as an elastic piece 57, and an operating piece 58 extends downward from the lower engagement step 54. The end of the useful member C is fixed to the elastic piece 57 by welding or the like.

To attach this display tool to a support bar B, first tilt the mounting attachment _A2 so that the lower part of the front plate 51 is located forward and the upper part is located rearward, and then the upper engagement piece 53 of the mounting attachment _{A2 is hooked onto the upper rear part of the support bar B. The mounting attachment A2 is} then rotated around the base of the upper engagement piece 53 as an axis so that the front plate 51 is vertical, and the lower engagement step 54 of the mounting attachment _A2 is engaged with the lower front part of the support bar B.

As a result, a force is applied between the lower end of the front plate 51 and the rear end of the upper plate 52 of the mounting attachment _A2 to elastically stretch it, and the support bar B is tightened by the mounting attachment _A2 , and the mounting attachment _A2 is fixed to the support bar B without using screws or the like, and the display tool is attached to the support bar B.

On the other hand, when removing the display tool from the support bar B, the operating piece 58 of the mounting attachment _A2 is pulled toward you and the mounting attachment _A2 is rotated in a direction in which the lower end side of the front plate 51 protrudes forward, whereby the lower engagement step 54 disengages from the support bar B, the upper engagement piece 53 is released from the support bar B, and the mounting attachment _A2 is released from its fixed state to the support bar B, allowing the display tool to be easily removed from the support bar B.

JP 2008-272278 A (paragraphs [0039]-[0041] of the specification, FIG. 4(e) and (f))

However, in the display device mounting attachment _A2 as described above, the lower engagement step 54 must engage with the front lower part of the support bar B as it rotates, so the engagement allowance d of the lower engagement step 54 with the support bar B cannot be set large.

For this reason, when a person or object moving within the store hits the supporting member C, the lower engaging step 54 is likely to disengage from the support bar B, and when this engagement is released, the fixed state of the mounting attachment _A2 to the support bar B is released, and there is a risk that the display tool will fall off the support bar B. This problem occurs particularly noticeably when a pushing force is applied from the side.

Furthermore, with long-term use, the fastening force of the mounting attachment _A2 to the support bar B due to its elasticity decreases over time, causing the mounting attachment _A2 to become easily released from its fixed state to the support bar B.

For these reasons, the above-mentioned mounting attachment _A2 , as shown in FIG. 14, has the problem that it is not suitable for use in applications where a product is to be leaned against the supporting member C from the side, by being fixed to a supporting member C used as a partition to form a display tool to be attached to a supporting bar B installed in the lumber section or cushion section of a home improvement store.

Furthermore, as shown in Figure 15, even if one were to attach two mounting attachments _A2 spaced apart from one another on a component C of a display tool used as a partition and to attach the display tool to two support bars B that are parallel to one another, it would be extremely difficult to fix the two mounting attachments _A2 to the two support bars B without rotating the display tool, making such use virtually impossible.

Therefore, the objective of this invention is to provide a display device equipped with a versatile mounting attachment that is easy to attach to a support bar and does not easily come off the support bar.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a display tool that includes a display member and a mounting attachment that is fixed to the display member, and is attached to a square support bar via the mounting attachment,
The mounting attachment is formed by cutting and bending an elastic plate material, so that a front plate and a rear plate face each other via an upper plate, and an operating piece below the front plate is connected to the rear plate via side bands on both sides, and the operating piece is formed to extend rearward from the front plate,
With the plate material bent so that the operating piece is positioned on the same plane as or further forward from the front plate, the mounting attachment is placed over the support bar from above, and the front plate, top plate and rear plate are aligned with the front, top and rear of the support bar, respectively.The operating piece is then restored by the elasticity of the plate material, and the upper end of the operating piece engages with the underside of the support bar, preventing the mounting attachment from being pulled out upward from the support bar, and the operating piece becomes attached to the support bar.

In addition, in the mounting attachment, the side band is bent rearward of the ridges of the top plate and the back plate, and is bent on an extension of the ridges of the top plate and the front plate, so that the position of the operating piece relative to the front plate can easily move in the front-rear direction as the side band flexes.

In addition, in the mounting attachment, a stop projection is provided on a lower edge of the front plate, the stop projection is bent so as to protrude forward from a surface of the front plate, and an upper end of the operation piece is located above a lower end of the stop projection,
When the operating piece bends forward, it abuts against the restricting protrusion, limiting the bending of the operating piece to a certain extent, so that when the mounting attachment is placed over the support bar from above, the operating piece does not bend too much.

The side band is bent rearward and upward from the ridges of the top plate and the back plate, the operation piece is composed of an upper engagement piece and a finger hook piece arranged below the engagement piece with an opening therebelow, a through hole is formed in the lower part of the front plate, and a curved portion of the engagement piece is inserted rearward from the front plate through the through hole,
The curved portion of the engagement piece engages with the underside of the support bar through the through hole of the front plate, thereby attaching the support bar to the support bar.
The plate may be detached from the support bar by pulling the finger hook portion towards itself to bend the plate material and release the engagement between the curved portion of the engagement piece and the underside of the support bar.

The display tool of this invention can be easily attached to a square support bar by bending the plate material so that the operating piece of the mounting attachment is positioned on the same plane as the front plate or further forward, allowing the mounting attachment to be placed vertically over the square support bar from above without being obstructed by the operating piece.

In addition, multiple mounting attachments can be fixed to a partition or other supporting member and then simultaneously fixed to multiple support bars arranged parallel to one another without rotating them, so they can be attached so that they are firmly supported by multiple support bars without the need for tools, etc.

When attached to the support bar, the front, top and back panels of the mounting attachment surround the support bar from above, and since it is not fixed to the support bar by the elastic tightening of the plates, the fixing force of the mounting attachment to the support bar does not decrease with age.

In addition, when attached to the support bar, the front and back panels of the mounting attachment are in contact with the front and back of the support bar across their entire width, so even if pushed from the side, the mounting attachment will not disengage from the support bar and will not fall off the support bar, making it suitable for use in conditions where there is heavy traffic of people and objects and where large lateral forces may be applied.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a display tool according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a support bar by an attachment; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the mounting attachment from the front side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the mounting attachment from the rear side. FIG. 4A is a front view of the mounting attachment; FIG. 4B is a rear view of the mounting attachment; A side view of the mounting attachment of the above (6A) a longitudinal side view showing the process of attaching the display device to a support bar using the above-mentioned attachment; (6B) a longitudinal side view showing the attached state to the support bar (I) a plan view showing a blank of a cut plate material before press processing, (II) a plan view showing a state after a first press process, (III) a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a state after a second press process, (IV) a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a state after a third press process, and (V) a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a completed state after a fourth press process during the manufacture of the mounting attachment. 8A is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing another embodiment in which an inclined portion is formed on the operation piece of the mounting attachment as an engagement portion with the support bar, (8B) another embodiment in which an engagement protrusion is formed, and (8C) another embodiment in which an additional engagement member is inserted. FIG. 2 is a front view showing another embodiment of the mounting attachment, in which the stop protrusion is provided at the center of the front plate. FIG. 11 is a front view showing another embodiment of the mounting attachment having no stop protrusion. FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing another embodiment of the mounting attachment, characterized in that the rear portion of the side band is inclined. FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of another embodiment of the mounting attachment according to the present invention; FIG. 13A is a front perspective view showing a state in which the mounting attachment of the display tool described in Patent Document 1 is fixed to the support bar, and FIG. 13B is a side view showing the state in which the mounting attachment is fixed to the support bar. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of application of the above-mentioned component to a display tool used as a partition; FIG. 11 is a side view showing the state in which two mounting attachments are fixed to the partition member and attached to two support bars.

The following describes an embodiment of the invention with reference to the attached drawings.

The display tool shown in Fig. 1 is composed of a functional part C, such as a hook for hanging hangers, and a mounting attachment A1 fixed to the functional part _C , and is attached to a square support bar B by the mounting attachment _A1 . This mounting attachment _A1 is manufactured by bending a blank cut from an elastic metal plate.

As shown in Figures 2 to 5, in the mounting attachment _A1 , a front plate 1, an upper plate 2 and a rear plate 3 are formed so as to respectively follow the front, top and rear surfaces of the support bar B, side bands 5 run parallel to both sides of these via slits 4a, and an operating piece 6 is provided via a slit 4b so as to face the lower edge side of the front plate 1.

The front end of the side band 5 is connected to the operating piece 6, and the rear end is connected to the back panel 3. A stop protrusion 7 is provided on each side of the lower edge of the front panel 1, facing downward. The end of the supporting member C, which is made of a metal round bar, is fixed to the front panel 1.

In manufacturing the mounting attachment _A1 , a plate material is cut to form a blank as shown in Fig. 7(I) In this blank, a pair of slits 4a extend along both long sides of the rectangular outline, and a slit 4b extends to one end side of the pair of slits 4a (right side in the figure), and inside the slit 4b, the front plate 1, the top plate 2, and the back plate 3 are sequentially arranged from right to left.

A pair of side bands 5 and operating piece 6 are arranged on the outside of the front plate 1, top plate 2, and back plate 3, and a convex portion is formed in the middle portion of the operating piece 6 facing the slit 4b toward the portion between the pair of stopping protrusions 7. In addition, the other end side (left side in the figure) of the pair of slits 4a is bent in the opposite direction to ensure the elasticity of the side bands 5.

Such blanks are formed by pressing. In the first pressing step, the blank is placed horizontally and the central portion of the width direction of the operating piece 6 and the portion leading to the tip of the stopping protrusion 7 (the portions marked with dots) are bent so as to be pushed in opposite directions (in the illustrated case, the operating piece 6 is pushed upward and the stopping protrusion 7 is pushed downward) as shown in Figure 7 (II).

Next, as a second pressing step, as shown in FIG. 7 (III), the end of the side band 5 that connects to the back plate 3 (the left end in the figure) is extruded in the same direction as the stopping protrusion 7 to form a step 5a. As a result, the width of the slit 4b narrows, and the operating piece 6 and the stopping protrusion 7 overlap with a gap in the thickness direction.

Next, in the third pressing process, as shown in FIG. 7 (IV), the top panel 2 is bent at a right angle from the back panel 3, and the side bands 5 are bent accordingly. At this time, the side bands 5 are bent at a position offset from the ridgeline of the top panel 2 and the back panel 3, on an extension line of the top panel 2.

Then, in the fourth pressing process, as shown in Fig. 7(V), the top plate 2 is rotated (right rotation in the figure) so that it becomes the bottom, and the front plate 1 is bent at a right angle from the top plate 2, and the side bands 5 are bent accordingly, completing the mounting attachment _A1 . Then, as shown in Fig. 1, a useful member C such as a hook is fixed to the front plate 1 by welding or the like.

In the display tool attachment _A1 manufactured in this manner, as shown in Figure 5, when it is stood upright with the top panel 2 positioned at the top, the back panel 3 faces the rear of the front panel 1, which is the front, via the top panel 2, and the side bands 5 are bent at a position rear of the ridge of the top panel 2 and back panel 3 and at a position on an extension of the ridge of the top panel 2 and front panel 1, so that the operating piece 6 is positioned rearward of the front panel 1,

In addition, the stopping protrusion 7 protrudes forward from the surface of the front plate 1, and the upper end of the operating piece 6 is positioned above the lower end of the stopping protrusion 7.

When attaching a display tool equipped with the above-mentioned mounting attachment _A1 to a support bar B, the mounting attachment _A1 is held upright and the operating piece 6 is pressed against the front of the support bar B as shown in FIG. 6 (6A).

As a result, the side band 5 bends and the operating piece 6 moves forward (to the right in the figure), and when the operating piece 6 is bent until it is on the same plane as the front plate 1 or further forward, the mounting attachment _A1 can be placed vertically over the support bar B from above without being obstructed by the operating piece 6.

In addition, by providing a stop protrusion 7 on the front plate 1, when the operating piece 6 bends forward, it comes into contact with the stop protrusion 7, and the bending of the operating piece 6 is restricted to a certain extent, so that when the operating piece 6 is placed over the support bar B from above, it does not bend too much.

Then, as shown in Figure 6 (6B), when the operating piece 6 is restored with the front panel 1, top panel 2 and back panel 3 aligned along the front, top and back of the support bar B, respectively, the upper end of the operating piece 6 engages with the underside of the support bar B, preventing the mounting attachment _A1 from being pulled out upward from the support bar B, and the display device is attached to the support bar B.

In this manner, the mounting attachment _A1 allows a display tool having a functional member C such as a hook for hanging a hanger or a partition to be easily mounted on the support bar B.

Furthermore, by fastening a plurality of the mounting attachments _A1 to the supporting members C and lowering them vertically from above, the mounting attachments _A1 can be fixed to a plurality of support bars B at the same time, so that display equipment equipped with supporting members C such as hooks and dividers can be attached so as to be firmly supported by a plurality of support bars B without the need for tools or the like.

When attached to the support bar B, the front plate 1, top plate 2 and back plate 3 of the mounting attachment _A1 surround the support bar B from above, and since it is not fixed to the support bar B by the elastic tightening of the plate material, the fixing force to the support bar B does not decrease with deterioration over time.

In addition, when the display tool is attached to the support bar B, the front panel 1 and back panel 3 of the mounting attachment _A1 contact the front and back of the support bar B over the entire width, so even if a person or object moving around the store bumps into the supporting member C and is pushed sideways, the mounting attachment _A1 will not come out of engagement with the support bar B, and the display tool will not fall off the support bar B.

This makes it suitable for use in conditions where there is a lot of traffic of people and goods, many of the products on display are heavy, and large lateral forces may be present, such as in a home improvement store.

On the other hand, when removing the display tool from the support bar B, the operating piece 6 of the mounting attachment _A1 is pulled toward the user to bend it forward, and the engagement between the upper end of the operating piece 6 and the lower surface of the support bar B is released, whereby the mounting attachment _A1 can be easily pulled out above the support bar B, and the display tool can be removed from the support bar B.

In the above embodiment, the mounting attachment _A1 is exemplified by a portion of the operating piece 6 near the center in the width direction that is extruded so as to be parallel to the front plate 1 during press processing. However, as shown in FIG. 8 (8A), the portion of the operating piece 6 near the center in the width direction may be extruded so as to form an inclined portion 6a relative to the front plate 1, or as shown in FIG. 8 (8B), the portion may be extruded so as to form an engaging protrusion 6b that is at a right angle to the front plate 1.

Also, as shown in FIG. 8 (8c), a separate engagement member 6c may be inserted into a groove formed in the operating piece 6 of the plate material and made to protrude.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the stop protrusions 7 are provided on both sides of the lower edge of the front panel 1, but as shown in Figure 9, the stop protrusions 7 may be provided in the center of the lower edge of the front panel 1 by cutting a portion of the operation piece 6 toward the center in the width direction from the upper end.

In addition, the upper end of the operating piece 6 is positioned above the lower end of the stopping protrusion 7, and the bending of the operating piece 6 is limited to a certain extent by the stopping protrusion 7, but if this function is not necessary, the stopping protrusion 7 may be omitted, and the upper end of the operating piece 6 may be positioned below the lower end of the front panel 1, as shown in FIG. 10. Also, the upper end of the operating piece 6 may be a horizontal edge without a protrusion.

In addition, although a step 5a is formed at the end of the side band 5 that connects to the back panel 3, this step 5a may be omitted and the rear of the side band 5 may be inclined from the bottom end to the top end with respect to the back panel 3, as shown in FIG. 11.

Also, as shown in FIG. 12, the side band 5 is bent at the horizontal L-shaped step 5b and the vertical U-shaped step 5c, and is bent rearward and above the ridges of the top panel 2 and the back panel 3, and the operating piece 6 is composed of an upper engagement piece 6d and a finger hook piece 6e arranged below and in parallel with the upper engagement piece 6d through an opening, and a through hole 1a is formed in the lower part of the front panel 1, and the curved part of the engagement piece 6d may be configured to extend rearward beyond the front panel 1 through the through hole 1a.

In this embodiment, the curved portion of the engagement piece 6d engages with the underside of the support bar B through the through hole 1a in the front plate 1, so that it is attached to the support bar B. By pulling the finger hook piece 6e towards you to bend the plate material and disengaging the curved portion of the engagement piece 6d from the underside of the support bar B, it can be removed from the support bar B.

A ₁ mounting attachment 1 front plate 1a through hole 2 top plate 3 back plate 4a, 4b slit 5 side band 5a, 5b, 5c step portion 6 operation piece 6a inclined portion 6b engagement protrusion 6c engagement member 6d engagement piece portion 6e finger hook portion 7 stopping protrusion B support bar C role member

Claims (3)

A display tool comprising a display member (C) and a mounting attachment (A ₁ ) fixed thereto, the display member being attached to a square support bar (B) via the mounting attachment (A ₁ ),
The mounting attachment ( _A1 ) is formed by cutting and bending an elastic plate material, so that a front plate (1) and a back plate (3) face each other via a top plate (2), and an operating piece (6) below the front plate (1) is connected to the back plate (3) via side bands (5) on both sides.
the side band (5) is bent rearward of the ridges of the top plate (2) and the back plate (3) and is bent on an extension line of the ridges of the top plate (2) and the front plate (1), and the operating piece (6) is formed to extend rearward of the front plate (1);
This display device is characterized in that when the side band (5) is bent so that the operating piece (6) is positioned on the same plane as or in front of the front panel (1), a mounting attachment (A ₁ ) is placed over the support bar (B) from above, the front panel (1), top panel (2) and back panel (3) are aligned along the front, top and back of the support bar (B), respectively, and the operating piece (6) is restored by the elasticity of the plate material, the upper end of the operating piece (6) engages with the underside of the support bar (B), preventing the mounting attachment (A ₁ ) from being pulled out upward from the support bar (B), and the operating piece (6) is attached to the support bar (B). A display tool comprising a display member (C) and a mounting attachment (A ₁ ) fixed thereto, the display member being attached to a square support bar (B) via the mounting attachment (A ₁ ),
The mounting attachment ( _A1 ) is formed by cutting and bending an elastic plate material, so that a front plate (1) and a back plate (3) face each other via a top plate (2), and an operating piece (6) below the front plate (1) is connected to the back plate (3) via side bands (5) on both sides. A stop protrusion (7) is provided on the lower edge of the front plate (1).
The operation piece (6) is formed so as to be recessed rearward from the front plate (1), the stopping protrusion (7) is bent so as to protrude forward from the surface of the front plate (1), and the upper end of the operation piece (6) is located above the lower end of the stopping protrusion (7),
When the side band (5) is bent so that the operating piece (6) is positioned on the same plane as or in front of the front panel (1), and when the operating piece (6) bends forward, it abuts against the restricting protrusion (7), thereby restricting the bending of the operating piece (6) to a certain extent. When a mounting attachment (A ₁ ) is placed over the support bar (B) from above, and the front panel (1), top panel (2) and back panel (3) are aligned with the front, top and back of the support bar (B), respectively, and the operating piece (6) is restored to its original shape by the elasticity of the plate material, the upper end side of the operating piece (6) engages with the underside of the support bar (B), preventing the mounting attachment (A ₁ ) from being pulled out upward from the support bar (B), and the operating piece (6) is attached to the support bar (B). This display device is characterized in that A display tool comprising a display member (C) and a mounting attachment (A ₁ ) fixed thereto, the display member being attached to a square support bar (B) via the mounting attachment (A ₁ ),
The mounting attachment ( _A1 ) is formed by cutting and bending an elastic plate material, so that a front plate (1) and a back plate (3) face each other via a top plate (2), and an operating piece (6) below the front plate (1) is connected to the back plate (3) via side bands (5) on both sides.
The side band (5) is bent rearward and upward from the ridges of the top plate (2) and the back plate (3), the operation piece (6) is composed of an upper engagement piece portion (6d) and a finger hook portion (6e) arranged below and in parallel with the upper engagement piece portion (6d) with an opening therebelow, a through hole (1a) is formed in the lower portion of the front plate (1), and the curved portion of the engagement piece portion (6d) extends rearward from the front plate (1) through the through hole (1a),
With the side band (5) bent so that the operating piece (6) is positioned on the same plane as or in front of the front plate (1), the mounting attachment (A ₁ ) is placed over the support bar (B) from above, and the front plate (1), top plate (2) and back plate (3) are aligned with the front, top and back surfaces of the support bar (B), respectively. When the operating piece (6) is restored by the elasticity of the plate material, the curved portion of the engagement piece portion (6d) engages with the underside of the support bar (B) through the through hole (1a) of the front plate (1), preventing the mounting attachment (A 1 ) from being pulled out upward from the support bar (B) and the mounting attachment (A ₁ ) is attached to the support bar (B) .
The display tool is characterized in that when the finger hook portion (6e) is pulled toward the user to bend the plate material and release the engagement between the curved portion of the engagement piece portion (6d) and the underside of the support bar (B), the display tool can be removed from the support bar (B) .

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