EP0624334B1 - Display unit inclined towards front for sale of diverse articles - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a display for the sale of various articles and, more particularly, such a display used in big box stores and whose display trays are of a fairly large depth which prohibits, or makes difficult for customers to access the items at the back of these bins.
- Document US-A-4 531 646 discloses a display unit which comprises a fixed frame open at its front part, two lateral rear vertical uprights each suspended from a vertical lateral upright front of the fixed chassis so as to be able to move limited vertical, and presentation trays each of which is supported at its rear end on support pins carried by the rear movable uprights and, at its front part, is pivotally supported on support axes carried by the uprights fixed front verticals.
- presentation trays By manual actuation of one of the presentation trays, all of these can be pivoted between a presentation position in which their front part has an inclination downwards and a reloading position in which their rear part is tilted backwards (which makes it easier to reload the trays).
- a device as described in the document US Pat. No. 4,531,646 mentioned above cannot be suitable for devices of large dimensions, such as those present in large surface stores, which are of great length and significant depth and which are intended to contain heavy items such as full beverage bottles.
- the rear support of the presentation trays is produced by independent rear vertical uprights, simply suspended by cross-members articulated to fixed front vertical uprights and it is understood although such a system would not withstand the weight of large bins heavily loaded with full bottles.
- the presentation trays rest on short axes projecting from the vertical uprights and which could not withstand such loads.
- the object of the present invention is to remedy the shortcomings presented by the device of document US-A-4 531 646, by proposing a presentation device of this general type which is of great robustness, of high operating reliability and very easy to use, allowing its application to a device with large and heavily loaded presentation trays.
- the device for the presentation of articles is of the type comprising a fixed frame made of front and rear vertical uprights connected by crosspieces, rear vertical support uprights movable vertically according to a limited stroke with respect to said rear vertical uprights of the fixed frame, horizontal support members carried by the front vertical uprights of the fixed frame and by the rear movable vertical uprights at least one presentation tray attached to its rear part to a said member horizontal support carried by the movable rear vertical support uprights and pivotally supported near its front part on a said horizontal support member carried by the front vertical support uprights of the fixed frame, and means controlling the vertical movement rear vertical support uprights movable between a high position in which the said presentation tray takes a presentation position with a forward inclination relative to the horizontal, and a low position in which the said presentation tray takes a loading position with a tilt backwards from the horizontal, and it characterized in that the movable rear vertical support uprights are interconnected by side members to form a vertically movable frame and carry movable guide
- the means for controlling the vertical movement of the mobile chassis is constituted by an endless screw integral in translation with the fixed chassis and engaged in a nut secured to the mobile chassis.
- Other modifications of the device according to the independent claim are defined in the dependent claims.
- the display unit comprises a fixed frame constituted, on each side, by a rear vertical upright 1 and a front vertical upright 2 connected at their upper and lower ends by cross members 3 and 4 respectively.
- lower 4 serving as support feet on the ground, each have an extension 5 towards the front.
- the rear vertical uprights 1 are connected together by upper 6 and lower 7 longitudinal members, and likewise the front vertical uprights 2 are connected together by upper 8 and lower 9 beams, so that the fixed chassis thus formed is particularly robust.
- each guide member 14 comprises a horizontal axis 16 parallel to the side members 5, 6 and connecting two parallel cheeks 17 which extend the upright 1 forward, while each guide member 15 comprises a vertical blade 18 extending the upright rearward vertical 10 and engaging between the cheeks 17.
- the blade 18 has axially an oblong slot 19 inside which can move, during a relative movement, the axis 16.
- the fixed front uprights 2 have, over their length, a series of regularly spaced openings 20, facing each other, inside which the ends of load bars 21 are engaged, these load bars thus being parallel and evenly spaced along the uprights 2.
- the load bars 21 serve as a support for the front part of presentation trays 22.
- the bottom of the tray 22 is secured on its outer face, near its front end, to a piece of fixing 23 oriented along the length of the tank and which presents a form of angle iron 24 towards the rear intended to come to bear on the load bar 21.
- the movable vertical uprights 10 likewise have, over their length, a series of openings 25 regularly spaced and facing one upright relative to the other. Inside these openings 25 are engaged the ends of load bars 26 whose body is enclosed in a part 27 with a U-profile of a fixing part 28, parallel to the fixing part 23 and integral with the part rear of the outer face of the bottom of the tank 22.
- a fixed rear spar 29 serves as a support for a reversible electric motor 30, the output shaft of which is constituted by an endless screw 31 oriented vertically upwards.
- the worm 31 is engaged in a nut 32 which projects rearwards from the intermediate spar 13 of the movable chassis.
- the motor 30 is connected to the sector, as well as to a control button 33 by means of a wire.
- the motor 30 includes automatic limit switches, so that the device stops automatically in positions of predetermined inclination forwards and backwards.
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Description
La présente invention concerne un présentoir pour l'offre à la vente d'articles divers et, plus particulièrement, un tel présentoir utilisé dans les magasins à grande surface et dont les bacs de présentation sont d'une profondeur assez importante qui interdit, ou rend difficile, à la clientèle l'accès aux articles se trouvant à la partie arrière de ces bacs.The present invention relates to a display for the sale of various articles and, more particularly, such a display used in big box stores and whose display trays are of a fairly large depth which prohibits, or makes difficult for customers to access the items at the back of these bins.
On connaît de tels présentoirs dont les bacs de présentation comportent un certain degré d'inclinaison vers l'avant, ce qui présente l'avantage que, au fur et à mesure que la clientèle prélève les articles situés à la partie avant du bac, c'est-à-dire ceux qui sont à la portée de la main, ces articles se trouvent automatiquement et immédiatement remplacés par ceux qui se trouvaient plus en arrière et qui viennent prendre place par gravité à la partie avant du bac de présentation. Ainsi, jusqu'à ce que ces bacs soient complètement vides, les articles qu'ils contiennent sont toujours placés à leur partie avant où ils peuvent être facilement saisis par les clients.There are known such displays whose presentation bins have a certain degree of inclination towards the front, which has the advantage that, as customers pick up the items located at the front of the bin, c '' ie those which are within reach of the hand, these articles are automatically and immediately replaced by those which were further back and which come to take place by gravity at the front part of the presentation tray. So, until these bins are completely empty, the items they contain are always placed at their front where they can be easily grabbed by customers.
Ces présentoirs à bacs de présentation inclinés vers l'avant ont toutefois un inconvénient important au niveau de leur rechargement. En effet, au cours de l'opération de rechargement, au fur et à mesure qu'on place de nouveaux articles dans le bac de présentation, ceux-ci glissent vers l'avant par gravité de sorte que, pour recharger une colonne d'articles dans le bac, la personne chargée de cette opération doit d'une main repousser vers l'arrière les articles de cette colonne déjà en place pour ménager un emplacement vers l'avant où, avec l'autre main, elle met en place un nouvel article. Cette opération est à répéter jusqu'à ce que la colonne d'articles soit remplie, et on comprend qu'au fur et à mesure, plus le nombre des articles de la colonne qui sont à repousser vers l'arrière est grand, et plus l'effort physique à effectuer est important (ces articles peuvent par exemple être des bouteilles pleines d'un poids dépassant 1,5 kg) et donc plus le temps nécessaire à l'opération de rechargement est grand. L'opération est ensuite à répéter pour chaque colonne d'articles à l'intérieur du bac de présentation puis pour chaque bac du meuble de présentation ce qui occasionne une très importante perte de temps.These display racks tilted forward have a significant drawback, however. Indeed, during the reloading operation, as new items are placed in the presentation tray, they slide forward by gravity so that, to reload a column of items in the bin, the person in charge of this operation must push back with one hand the items of this column already in place to provide a location forward where, with the other hand, it sets up a new article. This operation is to be repeated until the column of articles is filled, and it is understood that progressively, the more the number of articles of the column which are to be pushed back, the greater the physical effort to be made is significant (these articles may for example be full bottles weighing more than 1.5 kg) and therefore the longer the time required for the reloading operation. The operation is then to be repeated for each column of articles inside the presentation tray and then for each tray of the presentation unit which causes a very significant loss of time.
On connaît, par le document US-A-4 531 646, un présentoir qui comprend un châssis fixe ouvert à sa partie avant, deux montants verticaux arrière latéraux suspendus chacun à un montant vertical latéral avant du châssis fixe de façon à pouvoir effectuer un déplacement vertical limité, et des plateaux de présentation dont chacun s'appuie à son extrémité arrière sur des axes de support portés par les montants mobiles arrière et, à sa partie avant, s'appuie de façon pivotante sur des axes de support portés par les montants verticaux avant fixes. Par actionnement manuel de l'un des plateaux de présentation, on peut faire pivoter l'ensemble de ceux-ci entre une position de présentation dans laquelle leur partie avant présente une inclinaison vers le bas et une position de rechargement dans laquelle leur partie arrière est inclinée vers l'arrière (ce qui facilite le rechargement des plateaux).Document US-A-4 531 646 discloses a display unit which comprises a fixed frame open at its front part, two lateral rear vertical uprights each suspended from a vertical lateral upright front of the fixed chassis so as to be able to move limited vertical, and presentation trays each of which is supported at its rear end on support pins carried by the rear movable uprights and, at its front part, is pivotally supported on support axes carried by the uprights fixed front verticals. By manual actuation of one of the presentation trays, all of these can be pivoted between a presentation position in which their front part has an inclination downwards and a reloading position in which their rear part is tilted backwards (which makes it easier to reload the trays).
Un dispositif tel que décrit dans le document US-A-4 531 646 mentionné ci-dessus ne peut convenir pour des appareils de grandes dimensions, tels que ceux présents dans les magasins à grande surface, qui sont de grande longueur et de profondeur importante et qui sont destinés à contenir des articles lourds tels que des bouteilles de boisson pleines.A device as described in the document US Pat. No. 4,531,646 mentioned above cannot be suitable for devices of large dimensions, such as those present in large surface stores, which are of great length and significant depth and which are intended to contain heavy items such as full beverage bottles.
En effet, dans le dispositif du document US-A-4 531 646, l'appui arrière des bacs de présentation est réalisé par des montants verticaux arrière indépendants, simplement suspendus par des traverses articulées à des montants verticaux avant fixes et l'on comprend bien qu'un tel système ne résisterait pas au poids de bacs de grande taille lourdement chargés de bouteilles pleines. De plus, à l'avant comme à l'arrière, les bacs de présentation reposent sur de courts axes faisant saillie à partir des montants verticaux et qui ne pourraient pas supporter de telles charges.In fact, in the device of document US-A-4 531 646, the rear support of the presentation trays is produced by independent rear vertical uprights, simply suspended by cross-members articulated to fixed front vertical uprights and it is understood although such a system would not withstand the weight of large bins heavily loaded with full bottles. In addition, at the front as at the rear, the presentation trays rest on short axes projecting from the vertical uprights and which could not withstand such loads.
On comprend aussi que, compte-tenu du poids, une commande du passage du dispositif de l'une à l'autre de ses positions par action manuelle sur l'un des bacs de présentation serait sans effet, et dans sa conception ce dispositif ne parait guère pouvoir être motorisé.It is also understood that, given the weight, controlling the passage of the device from one to the other of its positions by manual action on one of the presentation trays would have no effect, and in its design this device does not hardly seems to be able to be motorized.
La présente invention a pour objet de remédier aux insuffisances présentées par le dispositif du document US-A-4 531 646, en proposant un dispositif de présentation de ce type général qui soit d'une grande robustesse, d'une fiabilité de fonctionnement élevée et d'une grande facilité d'utilisation, permettant son application à un dispositif à bacs de présentation de grandes dimensions et lourdement chargés.The object of the present invention is to remedy the shortcomings presented by the device of document US-A-4 531 646, by proposing a presentation device of this general type which is of great robustness, of high operating reliability and very easy to use, allowing its application to a device with large and heavily loaded presentation trays.
A cet effet, selon l'invention, le dispositif pour la présentation d'articles est du type comprenant un châssis fixe fait de montants verticaux avant et arrière reliés par des traverses, des montants de support verticaux arrière mobiles verticalement selon une course limitée par rapport aux dits montants verticaux arrière du châssis fixe, des organes de support horizontaux portés par les montants verticaux avant du châssis fixe et par les montants verticaux arrière mobiles au moins un bac de présentation accroché à sa partie arrière à un dit organe de support horizontal porté par les montants de support verticaux arrière mobile et s'appuyant de façon pivotante près de sa partie avant sur un dit organe de support horizontal porté par les montants de support verticaux avant du châssis fixe, et des moyens commandant le déplacement vertical des montants de support verticaux arrière mobiles entre une position haute dans laquelle le dit bac de présentation prend un position de prépsentation avec une inclinaison vers l'avant par rapport à l'horizontale, et une position basse dans laquelle le dit bac de présentation prend une position de chargement avec une inclinaison vers l'arrière par rapport à l'horizontale, et il se caractérise en ce que les montants de support verticaux arrière mobiles sont reliés entre eux par des longerons pour constituer un châssis mobile verticalement et portent des organes de guidage mobiles qui coopèrent avec des organes de guidage complémentaires fixes portés par les montants de support verticaux arrière du châssis fixe pour guider le déplacement vertical du châssis arrière mobile et limiter la course de ce déplacement.To this end, according to the invention, the device for the presentation of articles is of the type comprising a fixed frame made of front and rear vertical uprights connected by crosspieces, rear vertical support uprights movable vertically according to a limited stroke with respect to said rear vertical uprights of the fixed frame, horizontal support members carried by the front vertical uprights of the fixed frame and by the rear movable vertical uprights at least one presentation tray attached to its rear part to a said member horizontal support carried by the movable rear vertical support uprights and pivotally supported near its front part on a said horizontal support member carried by the front vertical support uprights of the fixed frame, and means controlling the vertical movement rear vertical support uprights movable between a high position in which the said presentation tray takes a presentation position with a forward inclination relative to the horizontal, and a low position in which the said presentation tray takes a loading position with a tilt backwards from the horizontal, and it characterized in that the movable rear vertical support uprights are interconnected by side members to form a vertically movable frame and carry movable guide members which cooperate with fixed complementary guide members carried by the rear upright support uprights of the frame fixed to guide the vertical movement of the mobile rear chassis and limit the stroke of this movement.
Avantageusement, le moyen de commande du déplacement vertical du châssis mobile est constitué par une vis sans fin solidaire en translation du châssis fixe et engagée dans un écrou solidaire du châssis mobile. Des autres modifications du dispositif selon la revendication indépendante sont définies dans les revendications dépendantes.Advantageously, the means for controlling the vertical movement of the mobile chassis is constituted by an endless screw integral in translation with the fixed chassis and engaged in a nut secured to the mobile chassis. Other modifications of the device according to the independent claim are defined in the dependent claims.
Pour bien faire comprendre le dispositif selon l'invention on en décrira ci-après, à titre d'exemple sans caractère limitatif, une forme d'exécution préférée en référence au dessin schématique annexé dans lequel :
- la figure 1 est une vue de face d'un présentoir selon l'invention destiné à la vente de bouteilles ;
- la figure 2 est une vue de côté du présentoir de la figure 1, en position de présentation (inclinaison vers l'avant) ;
- la figure 3 est une vue de côté analogue à la figure 2, mais montrant le présentoir en position de chargement (inclinaison vers l'arrière) ;
- la figure 4 est, à plus grande échelle, une vue en coupe verticale transversale d'un bac équipant le présentoir des figures 1 à 3 ; et
- la figure 5 montre, à plus grande échelle, le système de guidage du déplacement vertical du châssis mobile.
- Figure 1 is a front view of a display according to the invention for the sale of bottles;
- Figure 2 is a side view of the display of Figure 1, in the presentation position (tilt forward);
- Figure 3 is a side view similar to Figure 2 but showing the display in the loading position (tilt backwards);
- Figure 4 is, on a larger scale, a vertical cross-sectional view of a tray fitted to the display of Figures 1 to 3; and
- FIG. 5 shows, on a larger scale, the system for guiding the vertical movement of the mobile chassis.
En référence au dessin, le présentoir selon l'invention comprend un châssis fixe constitué, de chaque côté, par un montant vertical arrière 1 et un montant vertical avant 2 reliés à leurs extrémités supérieure et inférieure par des traverses respectivement 3 et 4. Les traverses inférieures 4, servant de pieds d'appui au sol, présentent chacune vers l'avant un prolongement 5. Les montants verticaux arrière 1 sont reliés ensemble par des longerons supérieur 6 et inférieur 7, et de même les montants verticaux avant 2 sont reliés ensemble par des longerons supérieur 8 et inférieur 9, de façon que le châssis fixe ainsi constitué soit particulièrement robuste.With reference to the drawing, the display unit according to the invention comprises a fixed frame constituted, on each side, by a rear vertical upright 1 and a front vertical upright 2 connected at their upper and lower ends by
Légèrement en avant des montants verticaux arrière 1 se trouve un robuste châssis mobile dans un plan vertical parallèle au plan contenant les montants arrière 1. Ce châssis mobile est constitué par deux montants verticaux 10 entretoisés par des longerons supérieur 11, inférieur 12 et intermédiaire 13. Le déplacement vertical du châssis mobile est guidé, sur un trajet limité, par la coopération d'organes de guidage 14 supérieurs et inférieurs portés par la face avant des montants arrière fixes 1 avec des organes de guidage correspondants 15 supérieurs et inférieurs portés par la face arrière des montants verticaux mobiles 10. Chaque organe de guidage 14 comprend un axe horizontal 16 parallèle aux longerons 5, 6 et reliant deux joues parallèles 17 qui prolongent vers l'avant le montant 1, alors que chaque organe de guidage 15 comprend une lame verticale 18 prolongeant vers l'arrière le montant vertical 10 et s'engageant entres les joues 17. La lame 18 présente axialement une fente oblongue 19 à l'intérieur de laquelle peut se déplacer, lors d'un mouvement relatif, l'axe 16.Slightly in front of the rear
Les montants avant fixes 2 présentent, sur leur longueur, une série d'ouvertures 20 régulièrement espacées, en regard les unes des autres, à l'intérieur desquelles sont engagées les extrémités de barres de charge 21, ces barres de charge se trouvant ainsi parallèles et régulièrement espacées le long des montants 2.The fixed
Les barres de charge 21 servent de support pour la partie avant de bacs de présentation 22. Comme on le voit à la figure 4 le fond du bac 22 est solidaire sur sa face extérieure, au voisinage de son extrémité avant, d'une pièce de fixation 23 orientée selon la longueur du bac et qui présente vers l'arrière une forme de cornière 24 destinée à venir en appui sur la barre de charge 21.The
Les montants verticaux mobiles 10 présentent de même, sur leur longueur, une série d'ouvertures 25 régulièrement espacées et en regard d'un montant par rapport à l'autre. A l'intérieur de ces ouvertures 25 sont engagées les extrémités de barres de charge 26 dont le corps est enfermé dans une partie 27 à profil en U d'une pièce de fixation 28, parallèle à la pièce de fixation 23 et solidaire de la partie arrière de la face extérieure du fond du bac 22.The movable
On comprend, avec cette disposition, que lorsque le châssis mobile se déplace dans le plan vertical, les barres de charge arrière 26 suivent ce déplacement alors que les barres de charge avant 21 restent fixes, de sorte que le bac 22 subit un basculement autour de la barre de charge avant 21, vers l'avant ou vers l'arrière, selon que le déplacement du châssis mobile s'effectue vers le haut ou vers le bas.It is understood, with this arrangement, that when the movable chassis moves in the vertical plane, the
Un longeron arrière fixe 29 sert de support pour un moteur électrique réversible 30 dont l'arbre de sortie est constitué par une vis sans fin 31 orientée verticalement vers le haut. La vis sans fin 31 est engagée dans un écrou 32 qui fait saillie vers l'arrière à partir du longeron intermédiaire 13 du châssis mobile. Le moteur 30 est relié au secteur, ainsi qu'à un bouton de commande 33 au moyen d'un fil.A fixed
Le fonctionnement du dispositif selon l'invention se comprend immédiatement d'après la description qui précède. Dans la position normale d'utilisation représentée à la figure 2, le fond des bacs 22 est incliné vers l'avant par rapport à l'horizontale, de telle façon que les bouteilles 35 présentes dans ces bacs sont entraînées par gravité vers l'avant en venant automatiquement à portée de la main des acheteurs au fur et à mesure que ceux-ci prélèvent des bouteilles dans ces bacs.The operation of the device according to the invention is immediately understood from the description above. In the normal position of use shown in Figure 2, the bottom of the
Lorsqu'on désire recharger les bacs 22, il suffit d'actionner le bouton 33 pour commander la rotation de la vis sans fin 31 dans le sens provoquant la descente du châssis mobile et donc le basculement des bacs 22 dans le sens anti-horaire autour des barres de charge avant 21 jusqu'à ce que les bacs 22 présentent par rapport à l'horizontale une inclinaison vers l'arrière sensiblement de même importance que l'inclinaison vers l'avant présentée en fonctionnement normal (position de la figure 3).When it is desired to reload the
Dans cette position, les bouteilles restant éventuellement dans les bacs, glissent par gravité jusqu'à la partie arrière de ceux-ci, après quoi il suffit à la personne chargée de cette opération d'alimenter les bacs 22 en plaçant de nouvelles bouteilles à l'extrémité avant de ceux-ci, ces bouteilles glissant automatiquement par gravité vers l'arrière des bacs 22 en permettant un rechargement continu, particulièrement rapide et ne demandant qu'un minimum d'effort physique.In this position, the bottles possibly remaining in the trays, slide by gravity to the rear part thereof, after which it suffices for the person responsible for this operation to feed the
Les bacs 22 une fois remplis, il suffit d'actionner en sens inverse le moteur 30 pour commander la montée du châssis mobile et donc le basculement dans le sens horaire des bacs 22 jusqu'à leur position d'utilisation inclinée vers l'avant (position de la figure 2). Avantageusement le moteur 30 comporte des fins de course automatiques, de façon que le dispositif s'arrête automatiquement dans des positions d'inclinaison prédéterminée vers l'avant et vers l'arrière.The
On comprendra que la description ci-dessus a été donnée à simple titre d'exemple, sans caractère limitatif, et que des adjonctions ou des modifications constructives pourraient y être apportées sans sortir du cadre de l'invention tel que défini dans les revendications. Ainsi on a décrit le basculement du dispositif comme étant commandé au moyen d'un moteur électrique mais on comprendra que, sans sortir de l'invention, ce basculement pourrait être commandé par tout moyen hydraulique, pneumatique ou mécanique approprié.It will be understood that the above description has been given by way of example, without limitation, and that additions or constructive modifications could be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims. Thus, the tilting of the device has been described as being controlled by means of an electric motor, but it will be understood that, without departing from the invention, this tilting could be controlled by any suitable hydraulic, pneumatic or mechanical means.
On comprendra également qu'on a décrit l'invention comme s'appliquant à la présentation de bouteilles, mais que cet exemple n'est en rien limitatif et que l'invention peut s'appliquer à la présentation de tous articles d'un poids suffisant.It will also be understood that the invention has been described as applying to the presentation of bottles, but that this example is in no way limiting and that the invention can be applied to the presentation of all items of a weight sufficient.
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- Device for displaying articles comprising a fixed frame made from front (2) and rear (1) vertical uprights connected by crosspieces (3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9), rear vertical supporting uprights (10) which are movable vertically following a course which is limited with respect to the said rear vertical uprights (1) of the fixed frame, horizontal support elements (21, 26) borne by the front vertical uprights (2) of the fixed frame and by the movable rear vertical uprights (10), at least one display container (22) hooked with its rear part onto a said horizontal support element (26) borne by the movable rear vertical supporting uprights (10) and resting in a pivotable manner near its front part on a said horizontal supporting element (21) borne by the front vertical supporting uprights (2) of the fixed frame, and means (30, 31, ,32) controlling the vertical displacement of the movable rear vertical supporting uprights (10) between a top position in which the said display container (22) assumes a display position with an inclination towards the front with respect to the horizontal, and a bottom position in which the said display container (22) assumes a loading position with an inclination towards the rear with respect to the horizontal, characterised in that the movable rear vertical supporting uprights (10) are connected to one another by braces (11, 12, 13) in order to form a vertically movable frame and bear movable guiding elements (19) which co-operate with complementary fixed guiding elements (16) borne by the rear vertical supporting uprights (1) of the fixed frame in order to guide the vertical displacement of the movable rear frame and to limit the course of this displacement.
- Device as claimed in Claim 1, characterised in that the horizontal supporting elements (21, 26) are formed by bars, the ends of which are engaged in openings provided in the fixed front vertical supporting uprights (2) and in the movable rear vertical supporting uprights (10).
- Device as claimed in Claim 2, characterised in that the said display container (22) has, fixed over all the length of its lower face, a front fixing piece (23) having a part in the shape of an angle bracket (24) which receives in a pivoting manner the front supporting bar (21) borne by the fixed front vertical supporting uprights (2) and a rear fixing piece (28) having a part with a U-shaped profile (27) in which is immobilised the rear supporting bar (26) borne by the movable rear vertical supporting uprights (10).
- Device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the means for controlling the vertical displacement of the movable frame are formed by an endless screw (31) which is integral in translation with the fixed frame (1, 2, 3, 4) and engaged in a hole (32) which is integral with the movable frame (10, 11, 12, 13).
- Device as claimed in Claim 4, characterised in that the rotation of the endless screw (31) is ensured by an electrically control led motor (30).
- Device as claimed in Claim 4, characterised in that the rotation of the endless screw (31) is control led by a crank.
- Device as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the said means for controlling the vertical displacement of the movable frame (10, 11, 121 , 13) comprise at least one hydraulic or pneumatic jack disposed between the fixed frame (1, 2, 3, 4) and the movable frame (10, 11, 12, 13).
- Device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the guiding means (15) borne by the fixed frame (1, 2, 3, 4) comprise parallel side pieces (17) tied by a horizontal spindle (16), whilst the guiding means (15 ) borne by the movable frame (10, 11, 12, 13) comprise a vertical tab (18) having an axial oblong slot (9), the said tab (18) engaging between the said fixed side pieces (17) with the said spindle (16) passing through the said oblong slot (19).
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