CN1984584B - Shelf structure - Google Patents
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Abstract
A shelf structure having two or more module units (199) vertically arranged with each module units (199) adapted to receive individual articles at said articles location of manufacture with these articles ultimately to be displayed for purchase in a retail store from the module unit (199). The module unit (199) includes a main body with at least one hollow section that defines an article storage location. The hollow section is enclosed within a top panel (128), base panel (130), opposed side panels (120, 122) and opposed front and back panels (124, 126). The top panel (128) is adapted to vertically engage and support an adjacent base panel (130) of an other module unit. There are transfer means adapted to engage a material handling device to move said module unit (199), such that when the or each module unit is stacked in a vertical arrangement, said arrangement forms a shelf structure of which individual articles displayed within the or each module unit are freely accessible by members of the purchasing public in the retail store.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to arrange a kind of method and apparatus of the displaying of handling the items for merchandising in a supermarket or similar place by means of modular shelf.
Background technology
Now, need many steps and a large amount of packaging material, realize buying and be used to consume or public's article of other purposes.
For example, present processing can make the bag biscuit can be from its manufacturing in a factory or its similar place to selling at supermarket shelves or analog.
Usually, so a kind of treatment system requirement packs in case the biscuit of each monolithic is wrapped into one, and then operates in these packings each, so that the most normally be stored in a cardboard packaging or the box.
Therefore, operate at least this handle article-in this example be a bag biscuit-first step exactly a series of these Biscuit packages are gone into a carton or box.This box needs sealing, this can finish by following mode: with its by one suitably the machine of design to finish this task, perhaps selectively have a single device that maybe can have mechanical arm with adhesive tape application or analog, thereby carton or box are fixed into sealing.
In case with after the box sealing, box self will require subsequently it to be stacked on tray or the analog and do further operation, to wait until always that tray self has been admitted enough boxes and till being called a complete load at this box on the tray.Then, the tray that has serial box on it is packed, sealed and be placed in the warehouse, so that be transported to a warehouse or the similar place in a supermarket of having ordered a certain amount of these biscuits.
Tray of filling the box that has comprised each single bag biscuit is kept in the storage facilities of the warehouse in supermarket or some type, till needs are stacked on it in passageway, supermarket on shelf or the analog.When each single bag biscuit of needs, must open each single box, then box is taken to along the position in passageway, supermarket, and each enters the single Manual Packaging or the analog of existing shelf structure and has formed the passageway.
Such arrangement has many problems.
The biscuit of each monolithic not only need with they be fixed together as the bag biscuit of article-promptly-packing, but also need at least to place the carton of this packing or box, in the tray of transportation cardboard box and the supermarket in order to show a shelf structure of this packing biscuit thereon.
Therefore, except the packing of biscuit self, also need the existing shelf structure in the passageway in a carton box, tray or analog and a supermarket or similar place, so that give the relevant purchase public with this article display and be used for selling.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of method and apparatus, be used for handling in a supermarket or the displaying of the article that sell in similar place, and in the container or analog that before described items for merchandising can be bought by the public, must open again, just need not pack for each article of selling again.
Another object of the present invention is some shortcoming and defect that overcome or improve at least greatly the conventional process of the material of operating items for merchandising, this operation is to its display location that is used to buy a supermarket or similar place from manufacturing location, perhaps selectively, at least provide a kind of improved method and apparatus to the public, can be used to make method, equipment and the device that a displaying articles that is used to sell brings to supermarket or similar place from the one manufacturing location to be minimized or make it more convenient at least.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, a form of the present invention provides a kind of shelf structure with modular unit of two or more arranged verticals,
Described modular unit is suitable in the manufacturing of described article or finishes the place that can supply usefulness and admit each Individual Items, described article finally in a supermarket or similar place show in described modular unit for purchase;
Described modular unit has:
One main body has the hollow space that at least one limits article storage place,
Hollow space is surrounded by a top board, a base plate, two opposing sideplates and relative header board and back plate,
Described top board is suitable for vertical engagement and supports the base plate of the vicinity of another modular unit,
Conveying arrangement is suitable for engaging a material handling device, with mobile described modular unit,
Thereby when this modular unit or each modular unit pile up with an arranged vertical, described arrangement forms self shelf structure, wherein, in this shelf structure, in case remove at least one in described all plates of described modular unit, each Individual Items of showing in this modular unit or each modular unit can be by obtaining with buying public freedom, described modular unit vertically forms a line, and these row or each row are suitable for side direction and engage an adjacent column, thereby these row or each row are suitable for forming an array of several row in a supermarket or similar place, modular unit has a series of grooves and spine, these grooves and spine are corresponding to the similar qualification groove and the spine of a proximity modules unit, thereby when all modular unit perpendicular alignmnets, between the groove of described all modular units and spine, a matching relationship is arranged, help the stable described modular unit that cooperatively interacts to prevent side direction or move horizontally.
Preferably, each shelf structure comprises that arranged vertical becomes five modular units of row.
One advantage of a kind of arrangement like this is, each individual module unit is by finally obtaining for the manufacturing location that supplies to buy the article of showing in a supermarket or similar place one, this just means can avoid intermediate package and materials handling arrangement, with can be in a supermarket or similar place more easily and more cost obtain product effectively.
Advantageously, this modular unit replaces the needs to a carton box or analog, because directly each Individual Items is carried in the modular unit now, self will form the part of shelf structure this modular unit.
Advantageously, because this module or each module are suitable for vertical junction unification proximity modules unit, the modular unit that piles up continuously can form row, and these row will be approximate with an existing traditional shelves structure function in a supermarket or the similar place.
Preferably, modular unit is suitable for engaging a conveying arrangement, for example the crotch of a V shape truck.
Advantageously, this feature means that a tray or analog no longer need now.
Therefore, piling up of vertically aligned modular unit is easy to directly to be transported to the supermarket, perhaps selectively is used for the interim storage in warehouse, supermarket or similar place.In case the article of selling need be showed for sale, then can directly take modular unit out of go forward side by side into the supermarket passageway simply, thereby form the part that whole shelf are arranged in the passageway in the supermarket.
Advantageously, perpendicular alignmnet provides their own shelf to arrange with each the individual module unit that forms row.Therefore, there are present shelf in supermarket or similar place to arrange again with regard to need not.
For example, at present, each single bag biscuit need shift out from a box or analog, be placed on then on the shelf in the passageway in supermarket.Advantageously, in the present invention, module self forms this shelf structure.
Therefore, modular unit of the present invention has been admitted the biscuit of packing from manufacturing location, and carries the biscuit of identical packing always, and is included in the displaying in supermarket or the similar place, so that the public's final purchase.
In another form of the present invention, the shelf structure that is formed by modular unit comprises an outside framework, and this outside framework forms a skeleton or similar arrangement in a passageway in a supermarket.
This outside arrangement is characterised in that by being separated into independently flank or groove, each flank or groove are suitable for admitting slidably the row of each individual module unit or modular unit.
The advantage of this another form of the present invention is, the skeleton arrangement that is used for the outer enclosure of shelf or framework allows a modular unit to extract out slidably with respect to contiguous or another modular unit, so that recombinate all modular units in row.
For example, the bottom module unit can be replaced by the top module unit, and perhaps selectively, a modular unit of the 3rd position in the vertical row can be replaced by base unit, and vice versa.
In this invention form, keep identical essential theme, thus, modular unit is admitted the article that need sell and show from manufacturing location the supermarket, and described modular unit forms shelf structure, and this special article will finally be showed for sale in this shelf structure.
Preferably, in another embodiment of the present invention, each individual module unit is characterised in that, by with a proximity modules unit in the corresponding a series of groove of groove and spine and the spine that limit similarly, thereby when such modular unit arranged vertical,, can help stabilization element to prevent side direction or move horizontally at the groove of described modular unit and the matching relationship between the spine.
In addition, preferably, the side plate of each modular unit comprises substantially groove and the spine to small part along its outside, when described modular unit is positioned to the limit and keeps to the side, these grooves and spine is defined as the matching relationship that is complementary with an adjacent unit.
In addition, preferably, each modular unit has the side plate that it is characterized by the last shoulder that matches and following shoulder, when the mutual up and down vertical stacking of module, can provide a matching relationship.
An advantage that comprises so a kind of arrangement of the corresponding spine of a plurality of parts of modular unit and groove is, such feature provides an intrinsic adaptability, places and remains fixed in place along vertical and side direction so that modular unit closely abutted.
The friction or the interlock of a comfortable type set up in cooperation between groove and spine, and this has only when a user deliberately will separate modular unit and could break away from.
However, those of ordinary skill in the art can be appreciated that groove and spine set up a corresponding a kind of mode that cooperates type between modular unit contiguous and that keep to the side in the limit.
The feature of this concrete property of the present invention is between a plurality of plates of modular unit certain type interaction to be arranged, thereby a relative nested or similar stacked arrangement mutually is provided, so that better stability to be provided.
In another form of the present invention, constitute described modular unit plate each all can be separately and independent moving, thereby the inlet of the hollow space that limits the article restoration position is provided.
One advantage of a kind of arrangement like this is, a plurality of plates of composition module unit main body can be withdrawn individually or extract out from modular unit, to allow to enter the hollow space that limits these article hiding-places.
Advantageously, for example, in some instances, removable top board enters hollow space thus, to allow at this direction article of packing into.Pack in case finish, product has been ready to and has been stored at modular unit suffered, in top board can be removed and withdraw modular unit subsequently till.
Have again, advantageously, when modular unit in the one shelf type structure of super incity during arranged vertical, except removing top board, also removable header board even side plate are to allow obtaining the article that are stored in the modular unit by these specific parts.
In another form of the present invention, modular unit allows refrigerated air to flow by the downside with porous to pass through, thereby is suitable for admitting the freezing and refrigeration product.
Preferably, Fu Jia ventilation slit is positioned on the back plate of modular unit.
Preferably, modular unit is folding the contraction.
Preferably, this modular unit or each modular unit comprise a code device, so that discern product and quantity thereof in the described modular unit.
Now, when an order was made in a supermarket or similar place, 10000 bag biscuits for example had only when 10000 bag biscuits transfer to a locality, very likely are warehouse or other storage areas in supermarket, and this just knows and has satisfied this order.
The problem of this layout is, finishes in order to examine order, and the several places that want to make these 10000 bag biscuits parts directly to deliver to for example two or more supermarket retail shop are impossible.
Ordered 10000 bag biscuits if having a large supermarket of the shops that spreads all over the country, if 3000 directly deliver to two places, and 4000 deliver to a final place, it can not know whether has finished this order.
Yet, by in each modular unit, having a code device, in case and modular unit be received in once specific shop, supermarket and confirm this coding, central communication device can store this information, thereby confirm that whole order finishes.
For example, if 5000 bag biscuits have been carried into modular unit, deliver to a specific shop, supermarket then, and remaining 5000 bag is placed in the independent serial modular unit so that be sent to another shop, in case confirmed code device on each modular unit by specific shop, supermarket, then this code device will be communicated with a central processing unit, thereby by confirming the transmission of whole order and finish in the supermarket that has arrived.
Advantageously, under such layout of the article of showing in the supermarket, large batch of order can be made in the supermarket, and need not at first order to be delivered to the main distributing point that mails to each shop.Under the situation of the modular unit that provides code device, need not central authorities and transmit point, because can confirming to transmit, each independent supermarket whether makes.
In another form of the present invention, have a kind of by means of the method for handling the displaying of items for merchandising in a supermarket or the similar place in each individual module unit,
Described method comprises the following steps:
The original completion manufacturing of institute's displaying articles or processing place are packaged into modular unit with described article in supermarket or similar place;
The described modular unit of arranged vertical, thus a single-row or analog formed;
The modular unit of arranged vertical is transported to a storage or waits for the place, perhaps in a supermarket or similar place, perhaps in a suitable warehouse or a similar place;
The modular unit of described arranged vertical is placed in the passageway in a supermarket, thereby the described article display that will be used to sell is given the public who buys.
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In order to understand the present invention better, be described now with reference to preferred embodiment, this will help describe by accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is used for showing so that a schematic diagram of the technical finesse system formerly that article can be bought the shelf in a supermarket from the items for merchandising in a supermarket or similar place of manufacturing location;
Fig. 2 a is a stereogram of forming the modular unit of shelf structure in a preferred embodiment;
Fig. 2 b is the modular unit that has Fig. 2 a of a separately different storages separation member partly in this modular unit;
Fig. 2 c be wherein have each single bag cake in the modular unit of Fig. 2 a;
Fig. 3 has shown a row modular unit of arranged vertical;
Fig. 4 has shown the modular unit with a lid, and this lid is on the hollow space that exposes, and this modular unit comprises that also identification is stored at the quantity of the article in the modular unit and a code device of analog;
Fig. 5 has shown the back-to-back modular unit that bundles of two row, and has been prepared as in order to transport outward from the manufacturing location that is included in the article in the modular unit, and these article are prepared to show in a supermarket or similar place;
Fig. 6 has shown another preferred embodiment of the present invention, arranges the part that is included as modular system at these shelf with a skeleton, and this modular system can be admitted a row modular unit slidably, and vacation can be supported the modular unit that each is single separately if required.
Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of series of steps, needs these steps so that the article of selling in a supermarket or similar place can be delivered to supermarket shelves or analog and for buying from its manufacturing location;
Fig. 8 is a stereogram that constitutes another preferred embodiment of a specific modular unit of the present invention;
Fig. 9 shown a modular unit another preferred embodiment, this modular unit is suitable for admitting therein freezing and chilled goods to store.
Figure 10 is a front perspective view that shows another preferred embodiment of the present invention, at this, with the modular unit of Fig. 8 mutually relatively vertical stacking to form row.
Figure 11 is a stereogram, has shown the arrangement as the modular unit among Fig. 8 of vertical stacking shown in Figure 8, is arranged in the limit then and keeps to the side and end-to-end row.
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In more detail referring to accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 has schematically summarized traditional mode now, wherein, operate the article sold in a supermarket or the similar place from manufacturing location to being placed or being packaged in the shelf that surpass one passageway, incity.
For example, in this preferred embodiment, the article of showing in order to sell in a supermarket or similar place to be processed are bag biscuits.Yet, one of skill in the art will recognize that can use this to arrange shows any article.In addition, article needn't be positioned to food, and can comprise nonexpendable item, for example household implements and analog.
The biscuit 10 that has been sealed to the packing of a bag is separately advanced along a conveyer belt 12.One operator 14 is responsible for these each single bag biscuit 10 and puts into a carton box 16, and this carton box 16 can continue to march to along conveyer belt 12 and is responsible for carton 16 is sealed to a closed machine 18 then.
Then, this carton that will comprise the biscuit 10 of packing is placed on the tray 20, and this tray 20 is supported on the materials handling lift 22, thereby admits one to set the carton 16 of quantity and be denoted as label 24.In case tray 20 is filled carton 16 and is denoted as label 25, just is sent to a central repository 26 then usually, is stacked herein with wait and is sent to a specific shop, supermarket.Usually come to a truck 28 loadings with a fork truck 30, and the tray of filling 20 is delivered to the storage area 32 in shop, a single supermarket 34.
When the biscuit of packing need in supermarket 34, show the time, shift out carton 16 by an operator, open carton 16 then and individually the biscuit 10 of packing is enclosed in the existing shelf 38 that 34 places, shop, supermarket constitute a passageway 40.
Referring now to the device of a preferred embodiment of the present invention,, Fig. 2 a has shown modular unit 50.Modular unit comprises load seating surface 52 on, and it is suitable for admitting and engaging a downside 54 of a proximity modules unit 50 in the arranged vertical.One downside 54 of modular unit 50 also comprises engagement device 56, thereby can cooperatively interact with conveying arrangement, the crotch of fork truck for example, thus one or more modular units 50 can be moved to an independent position.
Fig. 2 b provides another preferable article that comprise a separating plate 70, and it is divided into two independent chambers 72,74 with hollow space 50.
Fig. 2 c has shown that the biscuit 10 of packing is positioned in the hollow space 58 of modular unit 50.Be positioned the biscuit of the packing in the hollow space 58 of modular unit 50, in the time of in being placed on the supermarket, the purchase public that can be wanted to buy such article easily takes.
Having the advantage that modular unit is divided into the separating plate 70 of two independent storerooms 72,74 is, multiple article for example are the biscuit of packing in this preferred embodiment, can be stored in the modular unit 50.
One of skill in the art will recognize that modular unit can comprise polytype separating plate, thereby produce a series of independent chambers, to allow in modular unit 50, to store and show independent article.
Fig. 3 has shown that arranged vertical becomes one single-row 76 modular unit 50.
In preferred embodiments more of the present invention, single-row 76 form identical row, it can be introduced in the shopping passageway in shop, a supermarket 34, so that the article that are kept in each individual module unit are directly showed.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in Figure 4, lid 78 is attached to modular unit 50.This modular unit also comprises code device 80, and this code device 80 can be discerned the article and the quantity thereof of showing in the supermarket.
Fig. 5 has shown with contiguous row 76 and has been placed to back-to-back modular unit row 76.In this preferred embodiment, back-to-back row 76 are beneficial to the transportation carrying by the flexible sheets binding of a suitable type.Listing separately, the downside 54 of modular unit 50 and attachment device 56 make modular unit 50 to engage, thereby row 76 from the manufacturing location of the biscuit 10 of packing or directly move to shop, a supermarket, or are moved to the other storage place that is used for finally being transported to the supermarket.
Fig. 6 has shown another preferred embodiment, at this, except the row of modular unit 50, also has a skeleton arrangement or framework 82 to be included in the shelf structure.The shelf frame shelf structure 82 of this skeleton is suitable for admitting slidably row 76 completely of each individual module unit, and, also allow it to admit and/or support each individual module unit 50 individually owing to have the shelf skeletal frame 82 that comprises a series of grooves or spine 84.
Referring now to the biscuit 10 of Fig. 7 and packing processing method from the manufacturing location of biscuit 10 to the displaying in the passageway in shop, supermarket 34,, a conveyer belt 90 is arranged, it enables to obtain according to conventional method the biscuit 92 of packing.Then, use an operator 94 of conventional method that the biscuit 92 of these packings is directly put into modular unit 96 equally.Each modular unit 96 forms row 98, and lid 100 all sequentially is fixed to it then.
Then each row 98 is arranged to an adjacent column 98 back-to-backly, is bundled it, carry with a fork lift truck or analog 102 subsequently, so that be sent to shop, a supermarket 106 by a truck or analog 104 with flexible material.In case, just can with row 98 separately when needs, can take out of, thereby insert slidably in the passageway in supermarket 106 by an operator 108 in shop, supermarket 106.
Referring to Fig. 8, here depicted in greater detail constitute a specific embodiment of a modular unit of shelf structure.Modular unit 119 comprises two side plates 120,122, a back plate 124, a header board 126, a top board 128 and a base plate 130.
Modular unit shown in Figure 8 is such, and plate 122-130 is retractible, perhaps can extract out from modular unit, thereby expose hollow storage part 132.
For example, can slip off top board 128, thereby allow to enter storage area 132.Making or handling the place, by removing top board 128 simply, can pass module 119 the top and with the packing of product or be loaded into storage area 132.When product is in the load module unit, can again top board 128 be returned back to its position in modular unit 119 subsequently.
As shown in figure 10, modular unit 119 can vertical stacking be to occupy a shelf structure fully mutually up and down, and in this certain embodiments, this shelf structure comprises row of being made up of the modular unit 119 of 5 vertical stackings.
As shown in figure 10, in case product 134 is stored in the modular unit 119, the interval 136 of the materials handlinng equipment that can be used for more traditional acquisition module unit 119 is still arranged,, or separate a modular unit 119 from a modular unit 119 contiguous or order so that lift a modular unit 119.
However, as shown in figure 10, side plate 120,122 in this embodiment comprises the hole, and extend along the width of each modular unit 119 in these holes, material handling device this hole of can leading to, thereby splice module unit 119 and it is transported to an independent position.
Equally referring to Fig. 8, a plurality of plate 120-130 also can comprise a series of spine 138 and groove 140, the modular unit 119 that this allows to be close to one or keep to the side to be connected in the limit has being bonded with each other of type slidably, thereby can keep a modular unit 119 regularly with respect to another modular unit 119.
Advantageously, on the outer surface of plate 120-130, have the groove 138 of cooperation and the feature of spine 140 an intrinsic device is provided, a modular unit 119 is fixed with respect to another, or constituted with a vertical row or in the mode of keeping to the side in a series of vertical row limit and one to surpass one passageway, incity or analog.
Fig. 8 also comprises ventilation slit 142, and in this certain embodiments, this ventilation slit is arranged on the header board 124 of modular unit 119.
However, those of ordinary skill in the art can be appreciated that, any one among the plate 120-130 of such ventilation slit 142, hole or analog pluggable modules unit 119 or be limited to wherein on any one.
Side plate 120,122 also comprises a top edge or shoulder, and this allows a contiguous or top modular unit 119 to make the part of the corresponding bottom of its side plate 120,122 be inserted between modular unit 119 separately or closely cooperate.
Figure 10 has shown that best the last shoulder 144 of modular unit 119 can support to pile up lower limb 146 parts of a proximity modules unit 119 thereon.
Except the shoulder 144 of supporting an adjacent lower edge 146, what present on such edge and shoulder can also be a groove or recess, so that a matching relationship is provided, thus with each individual module unit 119 with respect to another, more fixing and firm be positioned at side direction and horizontal direction is fixed with one.
For Fig. 9, this specific preferred embodiment of modular unit 150 comprises a Porous Base 152, thereby supports and allow refrigerated air to flow, so that make refrigerated air pass through it by means of the ventilation slit 144 on the back plate of this specific modular unit 150.
Each individual module unit 119 that Figure 11 has shown Fig. 8 how can be up and down vertical stacking mutually, thereby form row 160, and described row 160 form a passageway 162.Then, row 164 can be arranged in the opposite place, two ends of row 160.
Advantageously, constitute under the terminal state at modular unit 119, when needs obtained article in the modular unit 119 that is stored at row 164, row 164 removable side plates still can obtain article from identical passageway 162.
In addition, the distinctive multiple groove of a plurality of plate 120-130 of modular unit 119 and recess allow the separate modules unit is fixed together, become and to be restricted to a shelf structure shown in Figure 11, to comprise the row 160 that keep to the side to pile up in the limit and with respect to the row 164 of row 160 end-to-end location.
One of skill in the art will recognize that for the present invention shown in specific all preferred embodiments, can make many variations and/or modification, and do not break away from the spirit or scope of described invention.
Therefore, think all that in all respects these the above embodiments are illustrative and nonrestrictive, especially should be appreciated that also to have multiple intermediate steps, device and materials handling mode, wherein, modular unit can finally become the shelf in supermarket or the similar place.
Important part of the present invention is, at manufacturing location, sell in the supermarket and the article or the project of showing directly are packaged into a modular unit, and the unit of displaying articles is same to this modular unit with using in the shop, supermarket the most at last.
Therefore, the layout that comprises that all are such is wanted in this description, these layouts can with this directly the article of packing enter a modular unit, use this modular unit in the final displaying in shelf in a supermarket or similar place, in this identical items.
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1. shelf structure with modular unit of two or more arranged verticals,
Described modular unit is suitable for admitting described article at the manufacturing location of each Individual Items, described article finally in a retail shop, in described modular unit, be used for buying and show,
Described modular unit comprises:
One main body has at least one hollow space that limits article storage place,
Described hollow space is surrounded by a top board, a base plate, two opposing sideplates and relative header board and back plate,
Described top board is suitable for vertical engagement and supports a contiguous base plate of another modular unit,
Conveying arrangement is suitable for engaging a material handling device, to move described modular unit, thereby when described modular unit piles up with an arranged vertical, described arrangement forms a shelf structure, in this shelf structure, in case remove at least one in described all plates of described modular unit, each Individual Items of showing in one or each described modular unit just can freely be obtained by the purchase public in the retail shop
Wherein, described modular unit arranged vertical becomes row, and each row is suitable for side direction and engages an adjacent column, thereby an array of several row forms a passageway or its part in the retail shop,
Described modular unit has a series of grooves and spine, these grooves and spine are corresponding to the similar qualification groove and the spine of a proximity modules unit, thereby when all modular unit perpendicular alignmnets, between the groove of described all modular units and spine, a matching relationship is arranged, help the stable described modular unit that cooperatively interacts to prevent side direction or move horizontally.
2. shelf structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the described conveying arrangement of described modular unit is included in the interval in the described modular unit, to admit the crotch of a fork lift truck.
3. shelf structure as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, the described side plate of each modular unit comprises towards outer groove and spine, when keep to the side to locate in described modular unit limit, these grooves and spine is defined as the matching relationship that is complementary with a proximity modules unit outer panel.
4. shelf structure as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that each modular unit has side plate, described side plate has the last shoulder and the following shoulder of cooperation, when described modular unit up and down mutually during vertical stacking, shoulder provides a matching relationship with following shoulder these on.
5. shelf structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, constitute described modular unit described all plates each all can be separately and independent dismounting, thereby provide to lead to the inlet of the described hollow space that limits described article storage place.
6. shelf structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described modular unit passes through to allow refrigerated air to flow by the described base plate with porous, and is suitable for admitting the freezing and refrigeration product,
7. shelf structure as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, additional ventilation slit is positioned on the described back plate of described modular unit.
8. shelf structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that each modular unit is a collapsible.
9. shelf structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, an outside framework forms a skeleton support and arranges in a passageway of described retail shop, to admit each individual module unit slidably.
10. shelf structure as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that each modular unit comprises a code device, so that discern described article and quantity thereof in the described modular unit.
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