CH695536A5 - Trays and display. - Google Patents

Abstract

A shelf box-type modular elements for stacking and presenting two-dimensional piece goods in a substantially vertical orientation, which elements can be introduced into a rack or frame. The modular elements are trays that are parallel-piped in at least their ends zones, with an angle (alpha, beta, gamma) smaller 90°, that remain open towards the top and that have a low-cut portion on the front wall. The front wall can also be transparent. A display consisting of a rack or frame includes at least one vertical compartment, open towards the front, and having trays introduced individually one on top of the other. The lateral walls and the intermediate walls of the vertical compartment(s) are provided with elements fro introducing and fixing the trays at an angle. The elements are arranged in such a manner that the front wall and the lateral walls of the trays extend in a substantially vertical orientation.

Description

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The invention relates to trays for about vertical stacking and presenting flat-shaped cargo, which trays in a stand or in a frame can be introduced. Furthermore, the invention relates to a display of a stand or frame with at least one open-front, vertical chamber, a lid and a pedestal, which chamber is filled with individually stacked trays.

More recently, efforts are increasingly made for flat-shaped cargo, not only to transport them, store and offer in a sales rack, but to move them through the same time representative and rational displays in the field of vision of the customer. These displays should be suitable at the same time by simple additional measures to transport the flat-shaped cargo.

Chocolate bars as an example of flat-shaped cargo are usually offered in a range carton, the panels are arranged in subjects horizontally or vertically. In one case, as in the other case, the customer takes the desired product from him according to his needs. Thus, the individual stacks offer a very different height or depth. The store staff must, if the overall impression of the customer is positive, constantly provide for refilling and an orderly presentation, which is associated with significant additional costs. Particularly in the case of a large distributor, satisfactory displays are still missing today, which solve all requirements in an optimal way.

^ 0004] -The inventor-has-the-task-to-transport-to-improve-the-presentation-of-delivery-and-to-take-off-of-flat-packaged piece goods while maintaining at least the same level of economy. These flat-shaped piece goods should be stacked and presented vertically in a shelf-box-like modular elements, for which purpose the individual elements should be able to be introduced into a stand or into a frame.

With regard to the trays, the object is achieved according to the invention in that they are parallelepiped-shaped at least in the edge region, remain open at the top, have a cutout on the front side and / or at least this end face is transparent. Special and further developing embodiments of the trays are the subject of dependent claims.

As trays designated shelf-box-like modular elements, which are pushed into a stand or in a frame, hung or put, have long been known. However, these known trays are always cuboid or cube-shaped. A pleasing or even striking presentation option is lost as a rule.

A parallelepiped, a basic geometric concept, is a three-dimensional body which is bounded on all sides by parallelograms, wherein at least one parallelogram is not a rectangle or square. In the case of the present invention, at least the base surface is formed as a non-rectangular parallelogram. Preferably, however, the side surfaces, the front and rear walls are not rectangular or square designed.

The bottom surface of the parallelepiped-shaped tray is usually designed plan, according to the stacked flat-shaped cargo. However, if these piece goods have a non-planar support surface or a non-straight support edge, the bottom surface of the tray may be formed in a corresponding shape. For example, in standing stacked flat cans, the bottom surface of the tray may be formed in the middle region according to cylinder jacket-shaped. Obviously, this is advantageous over a flat bottom because the tray does not need to have any special guide rails or the like. Next, a depressed guide groove in the tray bottom is advantageous in not over the entire width of the tray extending piece goods.

The flat piece goods placed in the tray must automatically slide forward even at a relatively low angle of inclination of the tray. In other words, the bottom surface of the tray must be as smooth as possible and have a low coefficient of friction. If this is not given by the material of the tray, the bottom surface is coated accordingly. Of course, with product-specific designed bottom surfaces of the tray, an automatic slipping must also be geometrically possible.

Basically, the trays must be made of a sufficiently rigid material, the expert takes into account the weight, dimensions, shape and lubricity of the piece goods to be stacked. For example, the trays can

- stamped out of corrugated cardboard and folded,

- punched and folded from sheet metal, or

- Be formed of plastic injection molded part.

In the production of course, attention is paid to economic and ecological criteria. In the case of non-flat bottom of the tray, the spraying of plastics is particularly or exclusively suitable, whereby attention is also paid to disposal.

After a significant development of the invention, in particular, the pairwise mirror-symmetrical or planymmetric training of the trays offers. After inserting the trays into a display, the front sides of the trays form a "zigzag surface", which is better visible from all oblique positions than a flat end face.

Obviously, the substantially parallelepiped-shaped trays according to the present invention are not suitable to be introduced into a stand or a rack of conventional design.

With regard to the display, the object is achieved in that the end walls of the vertical chambers have means for obliquely introducing and fixing the trays, which means are arranged such that the

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The front wall and the side surfaces of the tray approximately perpendicular, the bottom surface relative to the horizontal forward of the angle (90 ° - ß) corresponding inclination angle (ß ') and laterally the angle (90 ° - y) corresponding inclination angle (y ") Specific and further developing embodiments are the subject of dependent claims.

The means for obliquely introducing and fixing the trays are therefore dependent on the position of the geometry of the trays. Except in the special case of the rectangular or square front of the trays, they must be inclined not only because of slipping forward, but also laterally so that all side walls of the trays are aligned approximately vertically. By about vertical is here understood a deviation from the vertical of at most 5 °, preferably at most 2 °. The vertical orientation of all side surfaces of the essentially parallelepiped-shaped trays in the display has a practical background, otherwise the stands or racks would have to be made more complicated, less user-friendly and user-friendly.

The number and arrangement of the vertical chambers in the displays is in principle arbitrary, it is determined by practical and visual factors. In most cases, the chambers are arranged side by side so that in pairs alternately planymmetric trained trays form a «zigzag surface» with its end wall. For manufacturing reasons, one or at most a few standard masses are desired for the trays and the displays are adapted accordingly. The displays, in turn, should preferably be dimensioned so that they have the mass of standard pallets with respect to their base area, in the case of smaller embodiments, half or a quarter thereof. The stand or frame may also be designed such that on the front and back side a "zigzag" end face can be opened, which is goreinséhbar. ~

For the transport of the displays only, as is known, an everting, i. E. an adapted hood, down to the base or applied beyond this and fixed with a strapping.

The inventive displays with trays according to the invention are suitable for transport, stacking, presentation and removal of flat-shaped piece goods of all kinds, such as chocolate bars, Compact Dises (CD), books and at least semi-rigid bags.

In addition to always desired very good presentation of the product with optical effects of the entire display, the invention has the following advantages:

- Due to the inclination of the front side of the trays in the display more space is gained, so that given space, more flat-shaped cargo can be presented side by side. An optimal front view results in alternating arrangement of trays with "zigzag surface" in which there is an optimal viewing angle from every point of view.

- The inventive geometry allows for removal of the foremost product automatic slipping thanks to gravity. The slipping always takes place in a stable position, tipping the piece goods backwards is excluded thanks to the geometry of the trays.

- There is an unchanged presentation of the products, especially the brand or the brand, during the removal time in the retail business possible.

- The display itself can be varied, for example, in rows with front, front and back, semi-cylindrical or fully cylindrical. In all embodiments, an extraordinarily high stability can be achieved.

- Half or full trays can be replaced with a half-sold display.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings, which are also the subject of dependent claims. They show schematically:

FIG.

1

a perspective view of a tray,

FIG.

2

a punched out of corrugated basic shape of a relative to FIG. 1 mirror-image tray for

Wrinkles,

FIG.

3

a perspective view of a display with trays,

FIG.

4

a view of a center support of a display,

FIG.

5

a view of an unfolded lateral support wall of a display,

FIG.

6

a view of an unfolded long partition,

FIG.

7

a view of an unfolded short partition,

FIG.

8th

a plan view of a connector, and

FIG.

9

a double connector of the side wall of the display.

An illustrated in Fig. 1 tray 10 consists of in Fig. 2 plan illustrated rigid corrugated board. The parallelogram-shaped structure of the parallelepiped-shaped tray 10 receives its stable shape by four adhesive tabs 12,14.

The bottom or the bottom surface 16 is parallelogram-shaped, with in this case an angle a of 60 to 85 °, preferably 65 to 75 °, most conveniently about 70 °. The data refer to the old division with 360 ° for the full extent. From the bottom surface 16 are punched out an arcuate recess 18 and four locking lugs 20, the latter extending in the plane of two parallel side walls 22, which are also parallel.

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are formed logrammed. The side walls have an angle ß. Run parallel also a closed rear wall formed 24 and an end wall 26, which are also parallelogram-shaped and inclined at an angle y. Of the end wall 26 in the present case two cutouts 28 remain in the region of the side walls 22nd

It is easy to see that the tray 10 has the basic shape of a parallelepiped with sides parallelogrammförmi-gene surfaces. In contrast to the angle β, which is in the same angular range as the angle a, wherein the two angles may be equal or not equal, the angle y is in the range of 70 to 90 °, preferably 75 to 85 °, suitably about 80 °, always relative to the horizontal.

In Fig. 3, a display 30 is shown with introduced into five chambers 32 trays 10. Although only shown in a tray, all trays 10 are filled with approximately vertically arranged, flat-shaped cargo 34.

The trays 10 are placed in the stand or frame 36 of the display 30 so that the bottom 16 is at an angle β 'i. 90 ° - ß, forward and in the direction of a lateral support wall 38 at an angle y ', i. 90 ° -y, is inclined (see in each case Fig. 1). In this way, the side walls 22, the rear wall 24 and the end wall 26 of the trays 10 are arranged approximately vertically in the display 30.

From Fig. 3, which is drawn without a lid and without socket, the following details can be seen:

- The display 30 is open on both sides, so it can also be introduced from behind trays 10.

- The chambers 32a and 32b, also the chambers 32c and 32d have alternately a long partition 42 and a short partition 44. The length of these intermediate walls 42, 44 is adapted to the trays 10. -So-bildet-

the face of the display a "zigzag surface", which is indicated by the line 46. It has already been mentioned that, thanks to this measure, the front wall of the display 30 or the available end wall 26 and thus piece goods 34 can be better recognized from all points of view.

In the side walls 38 and all intermediate walls 42, 44 punching slots 40 are mounted, which determine the mentioned position of the trays 10. Double side connections 48 (FIG. 9) at the intermediate walls 42, 44 plug connections 50 (FIG. 8) are guided through these punched slots at the side walls 38 and latched to the locking lugs 20 (FIG. 1) of the trays 10. The trays 10 thus act in the manner of cross struts and give the whole display 10 a very solid stability.

Fig. 4 shows a non-recognizable in Fig. 3 center support 52, this consists as the side walls 38 and partitions 42, 44 of a solid, rigid corrugated board. The punching slots 58 of the middle support 52 shown in FIG. 4 are aligned vertically and serve to receive latching lugs 54 of the intermediate walls 42, 44 (FIGS. 6, 7). The Verrastnasen 56 of the central support 52 in turn are suspended in vertical punching slots 58 of the side walls 38 (Figure 5) of the display. Finally, from the center support 52 upper and lower grooves 60, 62 for receiving Verrast elements of the dashed lines only indicated 64 and socket 66 are formed.

In Fig. 5, an unfolded side wall 38 of the display 30 (Fig. 3) is shown. The two side flaps are folded along the two double drawn fold lines 68 and glued together. In this case, the punched slots 40, 58 are each exactly above the other. As mentioned, the punching slots 40 of the dual connector 48 (Figure 3) accommodate the punching slots 58 on the latching lugs 56 of the center support 52 (Figure 4). All punched slots 40 are also arranged at an angle ß ', both on the front and on the back. The angle β '(90 ° -β) defines the slope forward of the bottom 16 of all the trays 10.

The likewise along a double drawn fold line 68 foldable and glued long intermediate wall 42 as shown in FIG. 6, with their punched grooves 40, the inclination angle ß 'of the bottom 16 of the trays 10. After folding, the punched slots 40 lie exactly above one another. The locking lugs 54 are, as mentioned, introduced into the vertical slots 58 of the central support 52. The distance a1 from the top edge 70 determines the level of all punch slots 40, which are always the same distance apart.

The short partition 44 according to FIG. 7 differs from FIG. 6, according to the name, in its width. Further, the distance a2 of the uppermost punching slot 40 from the upper edge 72 is slightly smaller than the distance a1 of the long intermediate wall 42. This produces the inclination y (90 ° -y) of the bottom 16 of the trays 10 toward a side wall 22. As mentioned above , By the inclinations ß 'and y of the bottom surface 16, the side walls 22, the rear wall 24 and the end wall 26 are arranged approximately vertically in the display 30 (Fig. 3).

In Fig. 8, a connector 50 according to FIG. 3 is shown in detail. Two circumferentially spaced edges 74 each have an opening 76 and a connecting web 78. The plan formed connectors 50 are pushed with the edges 74 by a respective punching slot 40 an intermediate wall 42, 44 until the web 78 abuts. When inserting the trays 10 in a vertical chamber 32, the locking lugs 20 (Fig. 1) are pushed into the space formed by a dashed lines intermediate wall 42, 44 and a border 74 of the opening 76 until the bottom 16 of a tray 10 on the flat Plug connection 50 rests. The latches 20 provide an automatic, solid lock which also increases the stability of the entire display 30 (Figure 3).

Finally, in Fig. 9, a double connector 48, which can be seen in Fig. 3, shown in detail. The four borders 74 with the openings 76 are bent at right angles to the same side. The two border pairs 74 arranged at a distance b are pushed into the corresponding punched slots 40 of the side wall 38, wherein the distance b corresponds to a module height.

The visible from the outside double connectors 48 in the side walls 38 can be coated with a decorative cover sheet, not shown, which further improves the stability against damage

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protects and / or has reasonable advertising.

The side wall 38 of the display 30 is indicated only by dashed lines, when inserting trays 10 locking tabs 20 are pressed into the space of side wall 38 and border 74, resulting in a further stabilizing locking.

Claims (15)

claims 1. trays (10) for about vertical stacking and presenting flat-shaped cargo (34), which elements in a stand or in a frame (36) can be introduced, characterized in that the trays (10) are parallelepiped-shaped at least in the edge region remain open at the top, on the end wall (26) have a cutout (28) and / or at least this end wall is transparent. 2. trays (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the angle a of the edges of the bottom (16) of the trays (10) and the inclination angle ß of the front and rear wall 60 to 85 °, preferably 65 to 75 °, and the inclination angle y whose side walls (22) are each 70 to 90 °, preferably 75 to 85 °, both inclination angles relative to the horizontal. 3. trays (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least two, preferably four in the region of the side walls (22) downwardly projecting locking lugs (20) are formed. 4. trays (10) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the bottom (16) at a distance from the side walls (22), are product-specifically shaped, preferably Zylindermantel- or groove-shaped. 5. trays (10) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the inner surface of the bottom (16) is formed or coated smooth and with a low coefficient of friction. 6. Trays (10) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the cutout (28) is product-specific designed and / or coated. 7. trays (10) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that they are punched out of corrugated cardboard and folded, punched from sheet metal and folded or formed as a plastic injection molded part. 8. trays (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that they are formed in pairs in two mirror-image variants. 9. display (30) comprising a stand or frame (36) having at least one forwardly open, vertical chamber (32), a lid (64) and a base (66), which chamber (32) with individual superimposed trays ( 10) is filled according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the side walls (38) and the intermediate walls (42, 44) of the vertical chamber (s) (32) have means for obliquely inserting and fixing the trays (10), which means are arranged so that the end wall (26) and the side surfaces (22) of the tray are approximately perpendicular, the bottom surface relative to the horizontal forward angle to the angle 90 ° minus ß corresponding inclination angle ß and laterally the angle 90 ° minus y corresponding inclination angle y 'have. 10. display (30) according to claim 9, characterized in that adjacent vertical chambers (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d, 32e) alternately planymmetric different trays (10) include, which lie in pairs mirror images of one another and a zigzag-shaped front (46) form. 11. Display (30) according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the stand (36) consists of folded corrugated board and the side walls (38), the intermediate walls (42, 44) and central supports (52) via plug connections (48, 50 ) are connected to each other and to the lid or the base. 12. Display (30) according to claim 11, characterized in that the plug connections (48, 50) at the same time means for obliquely introducing and fixing the trays (10). 13. Display (30) according to any one of claims 9 to 12, characterized in that the side walls (38) are designed strikingly. 14. Display (30) according to any one of claims 9 to 13, characterized in that it is protected for transport with a pulled down to the base and stabilized with a strapping Stülper. 15. Use of a display (30) according to any one of claims 9 to 14 with trays (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, for transporting, stacking, presenting and removing of chocolate bars, compact deserts, books and bags. 5