JP5288392B2 - Power supply rail, power supply system, and display shelf - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a power supply rail provided on a display shelf for displaying a display object, a power supply system, and a display shelf including them.

  In recent years, in retail stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, in order to effectively appeal to buyers the products and price tags placed on display shelves, lighting fixtures etc. are installed on display shelves to illuminate articles etc. There is a device to hit. As an example of a configuration for supplying electric power to the electrical appliances when the electrical appliances are installed on a shelf board or the like for displaying an article as described above, there is a power distribution track described in Document 1, for example.

In this distribution track, an elongated opening is formed along the longitudinal direction in a part of the circumferential direction of the metal pipe, and two electrodes capable of supplying power are also provided along the longitudinal direction in the inside thereof. By inserting a plug conducting to an electric appliance into the opening long hole, the two terminal portions of the plug are in contact with the two electrodes inside the metal pipe, respectively, so that power is supplied. Thereby, since a plug can be inserted into an arbitrary position with respect to the longitudinal direction of the metal pipe to obtain electric power, an electric appliance or the like can be installed with a high degree of freedom in arrangement.
JP-A-48-77382

  In the above-described prior art, it is easy to dispose electric appliances on the side where the opening long hole of the metal pipe is opened. For example, it is used for a display shelf provided with a plurality of shelves arranged vertically. In such a case, it is easy to supply power only to one side of the upper side or the lower side of one shelf plate on which metal pipes are installed, and it is necessary to connect a longer wiring to the opposite side. The degree of freedom in the arrangement of power supply was low.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a power supply rail, a power supply system, and a display shelf that have a high degree of freedom in power supply arrangement on both sides in a direction orthogonal to the installation direction.

In order to achieve the above object, the power supply rail according to the first aspect of the present invention is a power supply rail installed along a predetermined display direction for displaying a display object, and is provided in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the predetermined display direction. Two installation grooves that are continuously formed along the predetermined display direction on both sides of the power supply rail and to which attachments can be attached, and continuous along the predetermined display direction inside each of the two installation grooves And the two installation grooves are formed in an arrangement in which their interiors overlap each other in the depth direction, and one installation groove is the other. It is arranged in front of the installation groove .

In the first invention of the present application, for example, an attachment including a price tag can be attached to the installation groove of the power supply rail at an arbitrary position with respect to the installation direction of the power supply rail, that is, a predetermined display direction. When an instrument is provided, power can be supplied through the supply electrode section. The power supply rail is provided with installation grooves and supply electrode portions on both sides in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the installation direction (that is, the predetermined display direction), that is, on both sides in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the installation direction. Power can be supplied with a high degree of freedom in arrangement. Further, the two installation grooves are formed so that the insides thereof overlap each other in the depth direction, and one installation groove is arranged on the front side of the other installation groove. Since the inside is formed so as to overlap each other in the depth direction, the width dimension of the feed rail (the dimension in the depth direction of the installation groove) can be reduced to save space. Since the installation groove is arranged in front of the other installation groove, it is possible to make a difference in the installation mode of the attachments installed in the two installation grooves.

  In a second aspect based on the first aspect, the power supply rail is installed at a front side end of the shelf on which the display object is placed, and the predetermined display direction is a direction along a longitudinal direction of the shelf. It is characterized by being.

  Accordingly, the power supply rail can supply power with a high degree of freedom in arrangement with respect to the vertical direction of the shelf board.

  According to a third invention, in the first invention, the power supply rail is installed on a fixed side of a plurality of hooks for suspending the display object, and the predetermined display direction is a direction along an arrangement direction of the plurality of hooks. It is characterized by that.

  Thus, the power supply rail can supply power with a high degree of freedom in arrangement in both directions orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the plurality of hooks.

According to a fourth invention, in any one of the first to third inventions, the two installation grooves have shapes and arrangements in which the internal structures and the supply electrode portions are symmetrical with each other in the front-rear direction and the depth direction. It is characterized by becoming.

  Accordingly, the attachment part to be installed in the installation groove on one side of the power supply rail and the attachment to be installed in the installation groove on the other side, respectively, include the structure of the insertion part inserted into the installation groove (including the structure of the contact point in contact with the supply electrode part). Can be shared. That is, it is possible to share the parts of the insertion portion in both attachments, and to change one side and the other side of the same attachment (the front and back are opposite to each other).

In order to achieve the above object, the power feeding system of the fifth invention of the present application is a power feeding system installed on a display shelf for displaying a display object, and is installed along a predetermined display direction for displaying the display object, Two installation grooves that are continuously formed along the predetermined display direction at both side portions in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the predetermined display direction and to which an attachment can be attached, and the inside of each of the two installation grooves A power supply rail having a supply electrode portion continuously provided along a predetermined display direction and capable of supplying electric power; an insertion groove installed on the display shelf and continuously formed in the longitudinal direction thereof; and provided inside the insertion groove having a relay linear outlet with a plug electrically connectable relay electrode part electrically connected to the feed electrode portion of the power feed rail, the two installation groove , It is formed in the arrangement their internal overlap in the depth direction to each other, characterized in that one of the installation groove is disposed on the front side than the other installation groove.

In the fifth invention of the present application, for example, an attachment provided with a price tag or the like can be attached to the installation groove of the power supply rail at an arbitrary position with respect to the installation direction of the power supply rail, that is, a predetermined display direction. When an instrument is provided, power can be supplied through the supply electrode section. The power supply rail is provided with installation grooves and supply electrode portions on both sides in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the installation direction (that is, the predetermined display direction), that is, higher than both sides in the direction orthogonal to the installation direction. Power can be supplied with a degree of freedom of arrangement. Furthermore, even when a plurality of members (shelf plates, hook rows, etc.) for displaying the objects in a predetermined display direction are arranged at different intervals, the power rail plugs provided for each predetermined display direction are arranged at the shortest position. Power can be fed with a high degree of freedom of arrangement in the arrangement direction of the plurality of members that can be inserted into the insertion groove of the relay linear outlet, that is, the display object is displayed in a predetermined display direction.

In order to achieve the above object, the display shelf of the sixth invention of the present application is a display shelf for displaying a display object, and is installed along a predetermined display direction for displaying the display object. Two installation grooves that are continuously formed along the predetermined display direction on both sides in the front-rear direction perpendicular to each other and to which an attachment can be attached, and along the predetermined display direction inside each of the two installation grooves A feeding rail having a supply electrode portion that is continuously provided and can supply power, an insertion groove that is installed in the display shelf and is continuously formed in the longitudinal direction thereof, and an inside of the insertion groove A relay linear outlet having a relay electrode portion that is electrically connected to a plug that is provided and is electrically connected to the supply electrode portion of the power supply rail, and the two installation grooves are deep inside each other. Way In is formed in the overlapping arrangement, characterized in that one of the installation groove is disposed on the front side than the other installation groove.

In the sixth invention of the present application, for example, an attachment provided with a price tag or the like can be attached to the installation groove of the power supply rail at an arbitrary position with respect to the installation direction of the power supply rail, that is, a predetermined display direction. When an instrument is provided, power can be supplied through the supply electrode section. The power supply rail is provided with installation grooves and supply electrode portions on both side portions in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the installation direction (that is, a predetermined display direction), that is, higher in both directions orthogonal to the installation direction. Power can be supplied with a degree of freedom. Furthermore, even when a plurality of members (shelf plates, hook rows, etc.) for displaying the objects in a predetermined display direction are arranged at different intervals, the power rail plugs provided for each predetermined display direction are arranged at the shortest position. Power can be fed with a high degree of freedom of arrangement in the arrangement direction of the plurality of members that can be inserted into the insertion groove of the relay linear outlet, that is, the display object is displayed in a predetermined display direction.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect of the invention, the power supply rail is installed at a front side end portion of the shelf, and the predetermined display direction is the shelf. It is a direction along the longitudinal direction of the plate.

  Accordingly, the power supply rail can supply power with a high degree of freedom in arrangement with respect to the vertical direction of the shelf board.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention based on the sixth aspect , the power supply rail is installed on a fixed side of the plurality of hooks, and the predetermined display direction is the plurality of the plurality of hooks for suspending the display object. It is a direction along the arrangement direction of the hooks.

  Thus, the power supply rail can supply power with a high degree of freedom in arrangement in both directions orthogonal to the arrangement direction of the plurality of hooks.

According to a ninth invention, in any one of the sixth to eighth inventions, the attachment is provided to the display unit by a display unit that performs display for a user and power supplied from the supply electrode unit. And a display irradiation unit that emits illumination light.

  Thereby, the display in a display part can be displayed clearly and conspicuously with respect to a user.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the sixth to eighth aspects of the invention, the attachment includes a magnifying lens portion that magnifies the display object and power supplied from the supply electrode portion. It has the expansion irradiation part which irradiates illumination light to the near space, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Thus, the user can view the display object in detail while keeping the display object on display or by lifting the display object slightly and positioning it on the back side of the magnifying lens.

An eleventh invention is characterized in that, in any one of the ninth invention and the tenth invention, the attachment has a bent portion that is elastically deformable in the vicinity of the insertion portion into the installation groove. .

  Thereby, even if a display object contacts a display part or a magnifying lens part when a user takes out a display object, a display part can be easily bent by a bending part, and can take out display object smoothly.

A twelfth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in any one of the sixth to eighth aspects of the invention, the attachment includes a blower that blows air toward the vicinity of the display object by electric power supplied from the supply electrode portion. To do.

  This makes it possible to use air such as generating air curtains on the displayed items to suppress deterioration of the displayed items, or sending smells of displayed items to the user for appealing through the sense of smell. Effect can be worked.

In a thirteenth aspect of the present invention based on any one of the sixth to eighth aspects of the invention, the attachment includes a lower irradiation unit that irradiates illumination light to a lower space by electric power supplied from the supply electrode unit. Features.

  Thereby, it can be made to show to the user the display thing currently displayed below the attachment clearly and conspicuously, or it can function as step lighting which irradiates a user's step.

In a fourteenth aspect based on any one of the sixth to eighth aspects, the attachment is wirelessly communicated with an RFID tag attached to the display by power supplied from the supply electrode portion. It is characterized by having an RFID communication device that transmits and receives.

  Thereby, it is possible to manage the arrangement position and the number of the display objects, the number of times the user takes them out, and the like.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the arrangement | positioning freedom degree of electric power feeding can be made high with respect to both directions orthogonal to the direction to install.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment is an example applied to a display shelf for displaying products in a retail store or the like.

  1 and 2 are external views of the entire display shelf according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1 is a side view, and FIG. 2 is a front view. In the following, for convenience of explanation, the side closer to the user M from the display shelf 1 (the left side in FIG. 1, the front side in FIG. 2) is the front side, and the opposite side (the right side in FIG. 1). , The back side in FIG. 2 is called the rear side, and the direction along them is called the front-rear direction. Further, the vertical direction is referred to as the up-down direction, and the longitudinal direction of the shelf board (predetermined display direction) is referred to as the left-right direction. In addition, in order to avoid the complication of illustration, illustration of the goods mounted on a shelf board is abbreviate | omitted suitably.

  In FIGS. 1 and 2, the display shelf 1 is schematically shown as a substantially rectangular parallelepiped base 2 placed on the floor, and in a vertical direction fixed to both the left and right sides on the rear side of the base 2. Two struts 3 and 4 arranged to extend, an auxiliary strut 5 provided so as to pass the upper ends of the two struts 3 and 4, and a middle portion between the two struts 3 and 4 are provided. A plurality of shelves 6. Further, an upper display board 7 is erected above the auxiliary column 5 by magnetizing bolts or magnets.

  A plurality of fixing holes 11 are formed at equal intervals along the vertical direction on the front side surface of each of the columns 3 and 4. Then, as shown in FIG. 3 which shows the side surface of the shelf 6 in an enlarged manner, the fixing claws 12 fixed to both ends in the left-right direction of each shelf 6 are locked in the fixing holes 11 of the columns 3 and 4. Thus, each shelf 6 can be firmly fixed to the columns 3 and 4. A product (display) S is placed on the upper surface of the shelf board 6. In addition, if each shelf board 6 matches the height of the both ends in the left-right direction, the fixing claw 12 can be selectively locked to the fixing hole 11 of any height of each column 3, 4. it can. That is, each shelf board 6 can be set with its height position selectively set.

  Similarly, in FIG. 3, a power supply rail 21 is installed along the longitudinal direction (left and right direction, predetermined display direction) at the front side end of the shelf board 6. In the example of the shelf board 6 shown in the figure, the power supply rail 21 is provided. The illuminated display unit attachment 100 is attached to the upper side of the power supply rail, and the illuminated enlarged lens attachment 200 is attached to the lower side of the power supply rail 21.

  4 is a plan view of the shelf board 6 as viewed from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the shelf board 6 in perspective. 4 and 5, a relay linear outlet 22 (details will be described later) is installed on the side surface of the left column 3 along the vertical direction (the arrangement direction of the shelf boards 6; the direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG. 4). The power supply rail 21 installed at the front end (the lower side in FIG. 4) of the shelf board 6 is plugged into the relay linear outlet 22 through the power supply cord 23 from the left end. (In FIG. 5, in order to clearly show the connection configuration, a state in which the relay linear outlet 22 is arranged on the side of the shelf board 6 is illustrated).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the relay linear outlet 22 is connected to an AC adapter 26 installed in the base 2 through a relay cord 25 from the lower end thereof, and the AC adapter 26 is connected to a power cord. It is connected to a commercial power source via 27 and is supplied with AC power. As a result, the AC adapter 26 converts AC power supplied from a commercial power source into DC power of 12 V, for example, and supplies it to the power supply rail 21 via the relay cord 25, the relay linear outlet 22, the plug 24, and the power supply cord 23. It is like that.

  FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the power supply rail 21, the illuminated display attachment 100, and the illuminated magnified lens attachment 200 as viewed from the side.

  In FIG. 6, the power supply rail 21 includes a power supply rail main body 31, an installation rail 32 attached to the rear side of the power supply rail main body 31, and a substantially semi-cylindrical decorative plate 33 attached to the front side of the power supply rail main body 31. It consists of and.

  The entire power supply rail body 31 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape (long in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 6), and at both upper and lower portions thereof (both sides in a direction perpendicular to a predetermined display direction). Installation grooves 34 and 35 are formed continuously along the longitudinal direction (the longitudinal direction of the shelf 6; the predetermined display direction). The upper installation groove 34 formed in the upper part is formed with a locking groove 36 in the vicinity of the opening part on both the front and rear side surfaces, and the positive electrode is supplied to the middle position in the vertical direction on the rear side surface. An electrode portion 37P is installed, and a negative supply electrode portion 37M is installed near the bottom of the groove on the front side surface. The two supply electrode portions 37P and 37M are each made of a conductive material such as metal, and are continuously provided along the longitudinal direction (predetermined display direction) with substantially the same length as the power supply rail body 31.

  The lower installation groove 35 formed in the lower part of the power supply rail 21 is formed so that the inside overlaps with the inside of the upper installation groove 34 in the vertical direction (depth direction). 35 is disposed in front of the upper installation groove 34. The shape of the internal structure in the lower installation groove 35 and the arrangement of the supply electrode portions 37P and 37M are symmetrical to the shape and arrangement in the upper installation groove 34 in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction.

  Installation locking claws 32a are formed on the upper and lower ends of the rear side surface of the installation rail 32, respectively. Both the decorative plate 33 and the installation rail 32 are formed with two fitting grooves 38, which are fitted into fitting protrusions 39 formed on the front side surface and the rear side surface of the power supply rail body 31 respectively. By being combined, it is attached to the power supply rail 21.

  The illuminated display unit attachment 100 includes an illuminated insertion module (display irradiation unit) 41 and a card holder (display unit) 101. The card holder 101 has a fixed part 102, a bent part 103, and a holder part 104. The insertion module 41 with illumination includes two members, a first module member 42 and a second module member 43 that can be combined, and an illumination circuit 44 that is sandwiched and incorporated between them.

  The first module member 42 is made of a permeable resin material, and the first cover part 42a and the first insertion part 42b are integrally formed. The first cover portion 42a is formed with a fixing groove 42c that can be fixed by inserting the fixing portion 102 of the card holder 101 on one side in the front-rear direction. The second module member 43 is formed by integrally forming a second cover part 43a and a second insertion part 43b. The illumination circuit 44 includes a substrate 45, three LEDs 46 arranged on one surface of the substrate 45, and two terminal portions 47 and 48 extending from both ends of the other surface of the substrate 45. Yes.

7A and 7B are external views of the illuminated insertion module 41 in an assembled state, in which FIG. 7A is a plan view, FIG. 7B is a front view, and FIG. 7C is FIG. 7B. It is the sectional side view seen from the VIIc-VIIc line | wire. As shown in FIG. 7, the first cover portion 42a and the second cover portion 43a in the combined state form a hollow, substantially rectangular parallelepiped module main body 50, and the combined first insertion portion 42b and the second A flat module insertion portion 51 is formed with the two insertion portions 43b. The illuminated insertion module 41 can be attached to the power supply rail 21 by inserting the module insertion portion 51 into the installation grooves 34 and 35 of the power supply rail body 31. Further, the first insertion portion 42b and the second insertion portion 43b are formed with locking claws 52 that protrude from the opposite side surfaces, respectively, and when the module insertion portion 51 is inserted into the installation grooves 34 and 35, These locking claws 52 are locked in the locking grooves 36 in the installation grooves 34 and 35 to stabilize the mounting of the insertion module 41 with illumination.

In the combined state, the substrate 45 of the illumination circuit 44 is disposed inside the module main body 50, and the three LEDs 46 provided on the substrate 45 are disposed so as to be able to irradiate in the direction opposite to the module insertion portion 51. The Two terminal portions 47 and 48 extending from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the substrate 45 are sandwiched between the first insertion portion 42b and the second insertion portion 43b , respectively, and the ends of the respective terminal portions 47 and 48 are inserted. Only the terminal protrusions 47 </ b> P and 48 </ b> M formed on the portion protrude from the opposite side surfaces of the module insertion portion 51.

  The positive terminal protrusion 47P is located at an intermediate position in the insertion direction of the module insertion part 51, and the negative terminal protrusion 48M is located near the end of the module insertion part 51. Thereby, the insertion module 41 with illumination is inserted into the installation grooves 34 and 35 of the power supply rail 21 in the correct front-rear direction, so that the two terminal electrode portions 47P and 48M have the two polarities corresponding to the two supply electrode portions 37P and It can be in contact with 37M and can be energized (see FIG. 11 described later). The three LEDs 46 are connected in parallel with these two terminal portions 47 and 48 in the forward polarity.

Further, as described above, the shape of the internal structure of the lower installation groove 35 in the power supply rail body 31 and the arrangement of the supply electrode portions 37P and 37M are mutually in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. Since the same illuminated insertion module 41 is inserted into both the upper installation groove 34 and the lower installation groove 35, the terminal portions 47 and 48 are supplied with the corresponding polarity supply electrode portions 37P and 37M. (However, the orientation of the illuminated insertion module 41 when inserted into the respective installation grooves 34 and 35 is reversed in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction).

  8A is a side view of the card holder 101, and FIG. 8B is a front view of the card holder 101. FIG. The card holder 101 is formed in a flat plate shape as a whole, and can be fixed by inserting an end portion on one side in the vertical direction (the lower side in FIG. 8) into the fixing groove 42c of the insertion module 41 with illumination. The fixing portion 102 is formed, and most of the other portions are made of a permeable resin material and are a holder portion 104 having a double plate structure opened at the end portion on the other side (upper side in FIG. 8). . The holder unit 104 can be displayed on the user M by inserting a card (not shown in particular) on which the price, message, etc. are inserted. Further, a bending portion 103 that is elastically deformable is provided between the fixing portion 102 and the holder portion 104, and the card holder 101 is bent when the product S and the card holder 101 come into contact as will be described in detail later. It is possible.

  The illuminated magnifying lens attachment 200 includes the same illumination-equipped insertion module (magnifying irradiation unit) 41 and magnifying lens (magnifying lens unit) 201 as those provided in the illuminated display unit attachment 100. FIG. 9A is a side view of the magnifying lens 201, and FIG. 9B is a front view of the magnifying lens 201. The magnifying lens 201 includes a fixing portion 202 that can be inserted and fixed in the fixing groove 42c of the illumination insertion module 41, a lens portion 203 made of a transparent resin material and configured by a substantially flat Fresnel lens, It is comprised by the bending part 204 which can be elastically deformed provided between these fixing | fixed part 202 and the lens part 203. FIG. The fixed portion 202 and the lens portion 203 are formed so as to form a predetermined angle. When the illuminated magnifying lens attachment 200 is attached to the lower side of the power supply rail 21, the lens portion 203 is placed on the front side of the shelf plate 6. By fixing so as to protrude, the lens unit 203 can be arranged so as to be substantially orthogonal to the line of sight when the user M looks down at the shelf 6.

FIG. 10 is an external view of the relay linear outlet 22 and the AC adapter. In FIG. 10, the relay linear outlet 22 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and is continuous along the longitudinal direction (the arrangement direction of the shelf boards 6 when installed on the column 3) on one side surface thereof. The insertion groove 61 is formed. In FIG. 10, the opening of the insertion groove 61 is covered with two long elastic resin films 62. Then, two relay electrode portions (dotted line portions in the figure) 63 are provided along the longitudinal direction on both side surfaces inside the insertion groove 61, and these two relay electrode portions 63 connect the relay cord 25. To the positive and negative electrodes on the output side of the AC adapter 26. As shown in FIG. 5, the plug 24 can be inserted between the two elastic resin films 62 at any position in the longitudinal direction of the insertion groove 61 and inserted into the relay linear outlet 22. Two electrodes (not shown in particular) provided in 24 are in contact with the two relay electrode portions 63 with corresponding polarities, and each of the corresponding polarities in the power supply rail body 31 is connected via the power supply cord 23. The supply electrode portions 37P and 37M are electrically connected to each other.

FIG. 11 is a side cross-sectional view of a state in which the illuminated display attachment 100 and the illuminated magnifying lens attachment 200 are attached to the upper installation groove 34 and the lower installation groove 35 of the power supply rail 21 installed on the shelf board 6, respectively. In FIG. 11, the installation rail 32 is engaged with the grip rail 71 fixed to the front end of the shelf board 6, and the power supply rail 21 is installed. In this example, the two gripping claws 72 formed on the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the grip rail 71 are engaged and gripped so as to sandwich the two installation locking claws 32 a of the installation rail 32. . The plug 24 connected to the power supply rail 21 is inserted into the relay linear outlet 22 (both not shown in FIG. 11), so that power is supplied to the supply electrode portions 37P and 37M in the power supply rail body 31, The LED 46 in the illuminated insertion module 41 is supplied with power through the terminal portions 47 and 48 that are in contact with them, and lights up. The LED 46 of the illuminated display unit attachment 100 irradiates the card holder 101 with illumination light, and the LED 46 of the illuminated magnifying lens attachment 200 irradiates the space in the vicinity of the magnifying lens 201 (each of the module body unit 50 is Because it is made of a transparent material, it transmits illumination light).

  Further, since the card holder 101 of the illuminated display unit attachment 100 is provided with the bent part 103, the holder part 104 can be oscillated and deformed in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure. As a result, even when the product S and the card holder 101 come into contact with each other when the product S is taken out as shown in FIG. 12, the holder part 104 swings and deforms accordingly and the product S can be easily taken out. . Further, although not shown in particular, the same foldable portion 204 is also provided for the illuminated magnifying lens attachment 200, so that even if the product S comes into contact with the lens portion 203, the lens portion 203 is oscillated and deformed accordingly. be able to.

  In the above, the power cord 27, the AC adapter 26, the relay cord 25, the relay linear outlet 22, the plug 24, the power feeding cord 23, and the power feeding rail 21 constitute a power feeding system.

  As described above, according to the display shelf of the present embodiment, the illuminated display unit attachment 100 (or the illuminated magnified lens attachment 200) is fed at an arbitrary position with respect to the longitudinal direction (predetermined display direction) of the shelf board 6. It can be attached to the installation grooves 34 and 35 of the rail 21, and further, power can be supplied to the LEDs 46 of the illuminated display unit attachment 100 via the supply electrode units 37P and 37M. The power supply rail 21 is installed at the front end of the shelf plate 6 and has installation grooves 34 and 35 and supply electrode portions 37P and 37M in both the upper part and the lower part thereof, that is, the shelf to be installed. Power can be supplied with a high degree of freedom in arrangement with respect to both the upper side and the lower side of the plate 6 (both directions orthogonal to a predetermined display direction). Further, even when the plurality of shelf boards 6 are provided at different intervals in the arrangement direction, the plugs 24 of the power supply rails 21 provided on each shelf board 6 are inserted into the insertion grooves 61 of the relay linear outlet 22 at the shortest position. In other words, power can be supplied with a high degree of freedom in arrangement with respect to the installation position of each shelf board 6.

  In this embodiment, in particular, since the two installation grooves 34 and 35 are formed so as to overlap in the vertical direction (depth direction), the width dimension of the power supply rail 21 (the depth of the installation grooves 34 and 35). The size of the direction) can be reduced to save space, and the lower installation groove 35 is arranged in front of the upper installation groove 34 so that the attachment installed in the lower installation groove 35 is a shelf board. The user M can be displayed almost entirely without being hidden by the shade of 6.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in particular, the two installation grooves 34 and 35, that is, the upper installation groove 34 and the lower installation groove 35, have the internal structure and the supply electrode portions 37P and 37M that are mutually in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction (depth direction). The module insertion portion 51 is inserted into the installation grooves 34 and 35 by the attachment attached to the upper installation groove 34 and the attachment attached to the lower installation groove 35, respectively. (Including the structure of the terminal portions 47 and 48 in contact with the supply electrode portions 37P and 37M) can be made common. That is, it is possible to share the parts of the illuminated insertion module 41 in both attachments, and to change the upper side and the lower side of the same attachment (the front and back are mutually opposite).

  Each shelf 6 can be selectively installed at a plurality of positions in the arrangement direction, so that the installation position of each shelf 6 can be freely set in the arrangement direction. Even when the degree of freedom of the installation position 6 is high, power supply with a high degree of freedom of arrangement can be performed by changing the insertion position of the plug 24 into the relay linear outlet 22 correspondingly.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the illuminated display unit attachment 100 illuminates the card holder 101 with power supplied from the card holder 101 that displays to the user M and the supply electrode units 37P and 37M. The illuminated insertion module 41 that irradiates the light can be displayed clearly and conspicuously to the user M on the card holder 101.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the illuminated magnifying lens attachment 200 includes the magnifying lens 201 that magnifies the product S and the illumination light in the space near the magnifying lens 201 by the power supplied from the supply electrode portions 37P and 37M. The user M can place the product S on the shelf board 6 or slightly lift it from the shelf board 6 and position it behind the magnifying lens 201. The product S can be visually observed in detail.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, the illuminated display unit attachment 100 and the illuminated magnifying lens attachment 200 have the bent portions 103 that can be elastically deformed in the vicinity of the respective illuminated insertion modules 41, so that the user can Even when the product S comes into contact with the card holder 101 or the lens unit 203 when the product S takes out the product S from the shelf board 6, the card holder 101 or the magnifying lens 201 is easily bent at the bending unit 103, and the product S can be smoothly taken out. Can be done.

  In addition, about the kind of attachment attached to the electric power feeding rail 21, it is not restricted to the said display part attachment 100 with illumination, and the magnifying lens attachment 200 with illumination, As shown in FIG. 1, various types of attachment can be attached. .

  For example, as shown in FIG. 13, an air fan attachment 300 in which a substantially drum-shaped blower 302 is installed on a support base 301 provided in the module insertion portion 51 may be attached to the power supply rail 21. In this way, the attachment has the blower 302 that blows toward the vicinity of the product S by the power supplied from the supply electrode portions 37P and 37M, so that the product S such as fresh food placed on the shelf board 6 can be used. On the other hand, it is possible to exert an effect using air, such as generating an air curtain to suppress the deterioration of the product S, or sending an odor of the product S to the user M to make an appeal through the sense of smell.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, a lower illumination attachment 400 in which a lighting fixture (lower irradiation unit) 401 such as a fluorescent tube is installed in the module insertion unit 51 on the assumption that the module is inserted into the lower installation groove 35 is fed. You may attach to the downward installation groove | channel 35 of the rail 21. FIG. In this way, the attachment has the lighting fixture 401 that irradiates the illumination light to the space below the shelf board 6 with the power supplied from the supply electrode portions 37P and 37M, so The product S placed on the lower side of the plate 6 can be seen clearly and conspicuously, or it can function as foot lighting that irradiates the feet of the user M.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, a moving image display unit 501 (including a storage device such as a hard disk or a memory, which can be installed on the front side of the power supply rail body 31 instead of the decorative plate 33 is stored in the storage device. The moving image display attachment 500 that is connected to the module insertion portion 51 on the assumption that the moving image data that is reproduced and displayed) is inserted into the lower installation groove 35 may be attached. As described above, since the attachment includes the moving image display unit, a lot of information regarding the product S can be visually displayed to the user M.

  Note that a front display unit 600 including a card holder instead of the decorative plate 33 may be installed on the front side of the power supply rail body 31 as in the moving image display unit 501 described above. As shown in FIG. 16, the front display unit 600 is formed by integrally forming a card holder 602 on an installation plate 601 in which two fitting grooves 38 are formed. Then, the front display portion 600 is attached to the power supply rail 21 as shown in FIG. 17 by fitting the fitting protrusions 39 on the front side of the power supply rail body 31 into the two fitting grooves 38 of the installation plate 601. Can do.

By using such a front display unit 600, the card holder 602 and the shelf board 6 can be arranged at positions where they overlap each other in the vertical direction, and space can be saved. In the example shown in FIG. 17, an L-shaped angle member 81 is fixed to the front end of the shelf 6, and the second installation rail 82 installed on the rear side of the power supply rail body 31 is formed at the upper end. The second locking claw 82a is configured to be locked in the gap between the front end of the shelf board 6 and the L-shaped angle member 81 . In the above description, the power supply rail 21 is configured to be independent from the shelf board 6, but is not limited thereto, and the power supply rail main body 31 is formed integrally with the shelf board 6 (or incorporated from the beginning). In other words, the power supply rail 21 may be integrated with the display shelf 1.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, RFID communication device attachments 700 </ b> A and 700 </ b> B in which an RFID transmission / reception device 701 and RFID antennas 702 </ b> A and 702 </ b> B are installed in the module insertion portion 51 may be attached to the power supply rail 21. 18 is an enlarged view showing a side surface of the shelf board 6 in which the RFID communication apparatus attachments 700A and 700B are attached to the power supply rail 21, and FIG. 19 shows the shelf board 6 and the shelf board 6 viewed from the arrow B in FIG. It is a top view of RFID communication apparatus attachment 700A, 700B.

In FIG. 18 and FIG. 19, the RFID communication device attachments 700A and 700B are composed of an insertion module 41 with illumination , an RFID transceiver device 701, and RFID antennas 702A and 702B, and the RFID antenna includes a partition type RFID antenna. There are two types, 702A and sheet type RFID antenna 702B. Each product S placed on the shelf board 6 is attached (attached or bundled) with an RFID tag T. The RFID tag T has tag ID information for identifying the individual tag or attached. Information about the product S being stored is stored.

  The RFID transceiver device 701 is connected to a management device such as a personal computer or server (not shown) so as to be able to send and receive information and commands via a network line such as a LAN, and the RFID antenna is received by the command received from the management device. Information is transmitted to and received from RFID tags attached (attached or bundled) to each product by wireless communication via 702A and 702B.

  The partition type RFID antenna 702A is a flat-plate antenna that is erected on the shelf board 6 so as to partition between the product S and the product S in a plurality of products S arranged. Two planar antenna elements 704 (each composed of so-called patch antennas) are provided in the front-rear direction on each of the front and back surfaces of the substrate 703, and these four planar antenna elements 704 are connected to the RFID transceiver device 701. The sheet-type RFID antenna 702B is a flat plate-like antenna that is placed on the surface of the shelf 6 on which the product S is placed. In the illustrated example, six planar antenna elements 704 are provided inside the main body sheet 705. These six planar antenna elements 704 are connected to the RFID transceiver device 701. These two types of RFID antennas 702A and 702B are installed such that the space for placing the product S on the shelf board 6 is a wireless communication area.

  As described above, each shelf includes the RFID communication device that transmits and receives information to and from the RFID tag T attached to the product S by the power supplied from the supply electrode portions 37P and 37M. It is possible to manage the type and number of the products S arranged on the board 6 or the number of pick-ups by the user M.

  By performing product management using such RFID, for example, when the same type of product is arranged in a plurality of areas in a store (for example, beer is set as a seasonal food separately from a dedicated beer shelf) Location management such as grasping in which area the product placed is sold in the case of placing beer, etc., and the number of times the product S placed on the display shelf 1 is taken out (taken out from the shelf 6 and returned as it is) It is possible to manage various products, such as grasping the number of times the product has been counted.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and technical idea of the present invention. Hereinafter, such modifications will be described.

(1) When applied to a hook-type display shelf In the example of the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a shelf-type display shelf including a plurality of shelf boards on which products are placed and displayed is shown. For example, the power supply rail and the power supply system of the present invention may be applied to a hook-type display shelf including a plurality of hooks for hanging and displaying products.

  20 and 21 are external views of the entire hook-type display shelf according to the present modification. FIG. 20 is a view seen from the side and corresponds to FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 is a view seen from the front. FIG. 3 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2. 22 is a plan view seen from the direction of arrow C in FIG. 21 and corresponds to FIG. 4 described above. In addition, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part equivalent to FIG.1, FIG.2, FIG.4, and description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.

  20, 21, and 22, the first bracket 802 is fixed to the fixing hole 11 that is located at the same height on the front side surface of each of the columns 3 and 4 (the fixing claw 12 not shown in FIG. 20). The hook rail 803 is provided along the left-right direction so as to pass between the two first brackets 802 fixed at the same height. In addition, the power supply rail 21 is installed via two second brackets 804 (not shown in FIGS. 20 and 21) fixed in the vicinity of both ends of the hook rail 803. The hook rail 803 is formed in substantially the same rectangular parallelepiped shape as the power supply rail 21 and is fixed in a parallel arrangement relationship in which the hook rail 803 is positioned on the front side and the power supply rail 21 is positioned on the rear side thereof (note that As in the above-described embodiment, the left-right direction, that is, the longitudinal direction of the hook rail 803 corresponds to a predetermined display direction. In this modification, the power supply rail 21 and the two installation grooves 34 and 35 formed therein and the supply electrode The portions 37P and 37M are also arranged along a predetermined display direction).

  On the upper surface of the hook rail 803, a rear end portion of a bar-shaped hook bar (hook) 805 arranged to extend toward the front of the hook-type display shelf 801 is fixed. A display attachment 900 with an extended illumination is attached to the upper installation groove 34 of the power supply rail 21. The hook bar 805 and the extension-type illuminated display attachment 900 have an arrangement relationship that matches (correspondingly overlaps) with the longitudinal direction (left-right direction; predetermined display direction) of the hook rail 803 (or the power supply rail 21). ing. Thus, a plurality (three in the illustrated example) of the hook bars 805 and the extension-type illuminated display attachment 900 are installed in the longitudinal direction of the hook rail 803 and the power supply rail 21. And the goods S are displayed in the state piled up in the front-back direction, hanging from each hook bar 805.

  The display unit attachment 900 with the extended illumination includes a module insertion part 51, a support base 901 installed in the module insertion part 51, and a support bar installed in an arrangement extending forward from the support base 901. 902 and an illuminated display unit 903 installed at the front end of the support bar 902. As described above, since the corresponding hook bar 805 and the extended illuminated display attachment 900 are in the same arrangement relationship in the left-right direction, the illuminated display portion 903 of the extended illuminated display attachment 900 is the front end of the hook bar 805. It becomes the arrangement | positioning which adjoined above the part, and those matching is clear.

  FIG. 23A is a side view of the display unit 903 with illumination, and FIG. 23B is a front view of the display unit 903 with illumination. The illuminated display portion 903 includes a holder portion 911 formed in a substantially flat plate shape as a whole, a semi-cylindrical support portion 912 fixed to the back surface (rear side surface) of the holder portion 911, and the support portion 912. The connection part 913 is integrally formed on the back surface, and the LED 914 is provided on the upper surface of the support part 912.

  The holder portion 911 has the same configuration as the holder portion 104 of the card holder 101 in the above-described embodiment, and has a double plate structure that is entirely made of a permeable resin material and opens at the upper end. . A card (not shown in particular) in which the price, message, etc. are written is inserted inside the holder unit 911 and displayed to the user. The connecting portion 913 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape, and the illuminated display portion 903 is installed by fitting the front end portion of the support rod 902 inside the connecting portion 913. The LED 914 is connected to the terminal portions 47 and 48 of the module insertion portion 51 via a support portion 912, a connection portion 913, a support rod 902, and a distribution line wired through the inside of the support base 901 (see the dotted line portion in FIG. 1). Electrically connected.

  When the extension-type illuminated display unit attachment 900 including the illuminated display unit 903 is attached to the power supply rail 21, the supply electrode units 37 </ b> P and 37 </ b> M of the power supply rail 21 to the terminal units 47 and 48 of the module insertion unit 51 and the distribution lines are provided. The LED 914 is supplied with power through and lights up. The illumination light emitted from the LED 914 is transmitted through the inner card by irradiating the holder portion 911 from the back side (for this reason, the card is preferably a thin paper or a translucent film that easily transmits light). In contrast, the display on the holder portion 911 can be displayed clearly and conspicuously.

  As described above, according to this modification, the power supply system including the power supply rail 21 can be applied to the hook-type display shelf 801, and the same effects as those in the above embodiment can be obtained. That is, although not particularly shown in the drawing, since the attachment can be attached to the lower installation groove 35 and the supply electrode portions 37P and 37M provided in the lower part of the power supply rail 21, the power supply rail 21 can be used. Thus, power can be supplied with a high degree of freedom in arrangement on both the upper side and the lower side of the hook rail 803 (hook row) to be installed (both directions perpendicular to the predetermined display direction).

  In the above-described modified example, the configuration in which the arrangement direction (predetermined display direction) of the hook rail 803 and the power supply rail 21 is the left-right direction (horizontal direction) is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. ) The hook rail 803 and the power supply rail 21 may be arranged along the vertical direction. In this case, the direction (predetermined display direction) of the arrangement (hook row) of the plurality of hook bars 805 to be installed correspondingly becomes the vertical direction, and the power supply rail 21 has two installation grooves on both sides in the left-right direction perpendicular to the direction. 34 and 35 are provided, and power can be supplied with a high degree of freedom in arrangement.

  That is, in the hook-type display shelf 801 of this modification, the hook rail 803 and the power supply rail 21 include a vertical plane (vertical direction, left-right direction, and an oblique direction therebetween) on the fixed side (rear side) of the hook bar 805. ) Can be installed along any direction (predetermined display direction), and the power supply rail 21 can be installed on both sides of the direction perpendicular to the arbitrary installation direction (predetermined display direction) and parallel to the same vertical plane. Two installation grooves 34 and 35 are provided, and power can be supplied with a high degree of freedom in arrangement.

  The specific configuration of the above-described embodiment does not strictly limit the contents of the present invention, and it is needless to say that details can be variously changed in accordance with the spirit of the present invention.

It is a whole appearance side view of a display shelf of an embodiment of the present invention. It is a whole appearance front view of a display shelf of an embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which expanded and showed the side surface of the shelf board. It is a top view of the shelf board seen from the arrow A in FIG. It is a perspective view of a shelf board. It is the exploded view which looked at the electric power feeding rail, the display part attachment with illumination, and the magnifying lens attachment with illumination from the side, respectively. It is an external view of the insertion module with illumination of the assembled state, and is a top view, a front view, and a side sectional view. It is the side view and front view of a card holder. It is the side view and front view of a magnifying lens. It is an external view of a relay linear outlet and an AC adapter. It is a sectional side view of the state which attached the display part attachment with illumination and the magnifying lens attachment with illumination to the electric power feeding rail installed in the shelf board. It is a sectional side view showing a mode that the card holder of the display part attachment with illumination swings and deforms. It is a side view of an air fan attachment. It is a side view of a downward illumination attachment. It is a side view of a moving image display attachment. It is a side view of a front display part. It is a sectional side view of the electric power supply rail of the state which installed the front display part. It is a figure which expands and shows the side surface of the shelf board which attached the RFID communication apparatus attachment to the electric power feeding rail. It is a top view of the shelf board and RFID communication apparatus attachment seen from the arrow B in FIG. It is the whole external appearance side view of the hook type display shelf in the modification at the time of applying to a hook type display shelf. It is a whole external appearance front view of the hook type display shelf in the modification at the time of applying to a hook type display shelf. It is the top view seen from the arrow C in FIG. It is the side view and front view of a display part with illumination.

Explanation of symbols

1 Display shelf 6 Shelf 21 Power supply rail (power supply system)
22 Relay linear outlet (power supply system)
23 Power supply cord (power supply system)
24 plug (power supply system)
25 Relay cord (power supply system)
26 AC adapter (power supply system)
27 Power cord (power supply system)
31 Feed rail body 34 Upper installation groove 35 Lower installation groove 37P Positive supply electrode part 37M Negative supply electrode part 41 Illuminated insertion module (display irradiation part, enlarged irradiation part)
50 Module Body 51 Module Insertion 61 Insertion Slot 63 Relay Electrode 100 Illuminated Display Attachment 101 Card Holder (Display)
103 Folding part 200 Illuminated magnifying lens attachment 201 Magnifying lens (magnifying lens part)
204 Bending part 300 Air fan attachment 302 Blower 400 Lower illumination attachment 401 Lighting fixture (lower irradiation part)
500 Video display attachment 600 Front display unit 700A RFID communication device attachment 700B RFID communication device attachment 701 RFID transmission / reception device 702A Partition type RFID antenna 702B Sheet type RFID antenna 801 Hook display shelf 803 Hook rail 805 Hook bar (hook)
900 Display unit attachment with extended illumination 903 Display unit with illumination S Product (Display)
M user T RFID tag

Claims (14)

A power supply rail installed along a predetermined display direction for displaying a display object,
Two installation grooves that are continuously formed along the predetermined display direction on both sides of the power supply rail in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the predetermined display direction, and to which attachments can be attached;
A supply electrode unit that is continuously provided along the predetermined display direction in each of the two installation grooves and capable of supplying power ;
I have a,
The two installation grooves are
A feed rail characterized in that the inside thereof is formed so as to overlap each other in the depth direction, and one installation groove is arranged in front of the other installation groove . The power supply rail according to claim 1,
The power supply rail is installed at a front end of a shelf on which the display object is placed, and the predetermined display direction is a direction along a longitudinal direction of the shelf. The power supply rail according to claim 1,
The power supply rail is installed on a fixed side of a plurality of hooks for suspending the display object, and the predetermined display direction is a direction along an arrangement direction of the plurality of hooks. The power supply rail according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
Each of the two installation grooves has a shape and arrangement in which the internal structure and the supply electrode portion are symmetrical to each other in the front-rear direction and the depth direction. A power supply system installed on a display shelf for displaying objects,
2 is installed along a predetermined display direction for displaying the display object, and is formed continuously along the predetermined display direction on both sides in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the predetermined display direction. One installation groove, and a power supply rail having a supply electrode portion that is continuously provided along the predetermined display direction in each of the two installation grooves and capable of supplying power;
It is installed on the display shelf and can be electrically connected to an insertion groove formed continuously in the longitudinal direction and a plug provided inside the insertion groove and conducting to the supply electrode portion of the power supply rail. A relay linear outlet having a relay electrode portion ,
The two installation grooves are formed in an arrangement in which the insides overlap with each other in the depth direction, and one installation groove is arranged in front of the other installation groove . A display shelf for displaying a display,
2 is installed along a predetermined display direction for displaying the display object, and is formed continuously along the predetermined display direction on both sides in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the predetermined display direction. One installation groove, and a power supply rail having a supply electrode portion that is continuously provided along the predetermined display direction in each of the two installation grooves and capable of supplying power;
It is installed on the display shelf and can be electrically connected to an insertion groove formed continuously in the longitudinal direction and a plug provided inside the insertion groove and conducting to the supply electrode portion of the power supply rail. A relay linear outlet having a relay electrode portion ,
The two installation grooves are formed in such a manner that their interiors overlap each other in the depth direction, and one installation groove is arranged in front of the other installation groove. Display shelf. The display shelf according to claim 6,
A shelf board for placing the display object;
The power supply rail is installed at a front end portion of the shelf board, and the predetermined display direction is a direction along a longitudinal direction of the shelf board. The display shelf according to claim 6 ,
A plurality of hooks for suspending the display,
The power supply rail is installed on a fixed side of the plurality of hooks, and the predetermined display direction is a direction along an arrangement direction of the plurality of hooks. The display shelf according to any one of claims 6 to 8 ,
The attachment includes a display unit that performs display for a user, and a display irradiation unit that irradiates the display unit with illumination light using power supplied from the supply electrode unit. . The display shelf according to any one of claims 6 to 8 ,
The attachment includes a magnifying lens unit that enlarges and shows the display object, and an magnifying irradiation unit that irradiates illumination light to a space near the lens unit by electric power supplied from the supply electrode unit. Display shelf to do. The display shelf according to claim 9 or 10 ,
The display shelf according to claim 1, wherein the attachment includes a bent portion that can be elastically deformed in the vicinity of a fixed portion of the display portion. The display shelf according to any one of claims 6 to 8 ,
The display shelf according to claim 1, wherein the attachment includes a blower that blows air toward the vicinity of the display object by electric power supplied from the supply electrode unit. The display shelf according to any one of claims 6 to 8 ,
The display shelf according to claim 1, wherein the attachment includes a lower irradiation unit that irradiates illumination light to a lower space by electric power supplied from the supply electrode unit. The display shelf according to any one of claims 6 to 8 ,
The display shelf according to claim 1, wherein the attachment includes an RFID communication device that transmits and receives information to and from an RFID tag attached to the display object by electric power supplied from the supply electrode unit.

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