EP0736280A1 - Combinaison d'une caisse de supermarché et d'un présentoir de marchandises - Google Patents

Combinaison d'une caisse de supermarché et d'un présentoir de marchandises Download PDF

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EP0736280A1
EP0736280A1 EP96200896A EP96200896A EP0736280A1 EP 0736280 A1 EP0736280 A1 EP 0736280A1 EP 96200896 A EP96200896 A EP 96200896A EP 96200896 A EP96200896 A EP 96200896A EP 0736280 A1 EP0736280 A1 EP 0736280A1
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Jan Adolf Ernest Sperna-Weiland
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C3/00—Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively
    • E05C3/02—Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively without latching action
    • E05C3/06—Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively without latching action with operating handle or equivalent member moving otherwise than rigidly with the bolt
    • E05C3/10—Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively without latching action with operating handle or equivalent member moving otherwise than rigidly with the bolt the handle or member moving essentially in a plane substantially parallel to the wing or frame
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F9/00—Shop, bar, bank or like counters
    • A47F9/02—Paying counters
    • A47F9/04—Check-out counters, e.g. for self-service stores
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B65/00—Locks or fastenings for special use
    • E05B65/08—Locks or fastenings for special use for sliding wings
    • E05B65/0811—Locks or fastenings for special use for sliding wings the bolts pivoting about an axis perpendicular to the wings

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  • the invention relates to an assembly of a checkout unit and a rack for displaying articles such as tobacco and candy, the checkout unit comprising a cash register and a conveying apparatus for conveying articles to be checked out in the direction of the cash register and the rack comprising a rear wall, two sidewalls, an open front side and a door, whilst between the sidewalls a display space is present for displaying the above-mentioned articles at a height level higher than the height level at which the conveying apparatus is located, and the open front side can be closed off and released by the door.
  • the invention also relates to a rack for displaying articles such as tobacco and candy, the rack comprising a rear wall and two sidewalls, whilst between the sidewalls, at a top portion thereof, a display space having an open front side is present for displaying these articles, and the rack further has a door with which the open front side can be closed off and released.
  • Such assemblies and racks are known per se and are often used in a supermarket.
  • a number of these assemblies are typically arranged in a row, somewhat spaced apart, adjacent the exit of the supermarket.
  • An interspace between two assemblies forms an aisle via which a customer can move to the exit after having checked out at the checkout unit.
  • the rack is arranged at the conveying apparatus. Consequently, when a customer is unloading his trolley and places the articles from the trolley onto the conveying apparatus, the customer has a direct view of the articles displayed in the rack. This has as an advantage that the customer may as yet decide to purchase some of these articles. Because the rack is still positioned in front of the cash register, relative to the conveying direction of the conveying apparatus, the customer can simply place the articles from the rack onto the conveying apparatus to proceed to a purchase.
  • a drawback of the above-described assemblies is that they take up relatively much space, so that it is only possible to dispose a relatively small number of assemblies in a row at the exit of a supermarket.
  • An assembly takes up much space in a direction transverse to the conveying direction of the conveying apparatus, because for displaying the articles in the rack a relatively deep rack is required. In this connection, one may for instance think of a rack of a depth of 32 cm.
  • the invention meets these drawbacks and is characterized in that at least a top portion of the sidewalls and the display space are suspended above the conveying apparatus, whilst the rack further comprises a closing shelf, movable in a non-vertical plane between a first and a second position, the closing shelf in the first position being slid at least partly into the rack so that the closing shelf is located next to the conveying apparatus of the checkout unit and the closing shelf in the second position extending from the display space to near the open front side, so that the closing shelf at least almost touches the bottom side of the door when the door closes the open front side.
  • the width of the assembly can decrease by a measure corresponding to the distance through which the display space extends above the checkout unit. This has again as a consequence that an assembly takes up less space, so that, if so desired, a larger number of assemblies can be arranged in a row adjacent the exit of a supermarket.
  • the rack further comprises the closing shelf, movable in a non-vertical plane between a first and a second position, the closing shelf in the first position being slid at least partly into the rack so that the closing shelf is located next to the conveying apparatus of the checkout unit, allowing it to be fully utilized, and the closing shelf in the second position extending from the display space to near the open front side, so that the closing shelf at least almost touches the bottom side of the door when the door closes the open front side. From this last, it follows that no opening is present between the bottom side of the door and the rest of the rack.
  • the invention also relates to a rack to be used in an assembly as described hereinabove.
  • a rack according to the invention is characterized in that the width of the top portion of the sidewalls is greater than the width of a bottom portion of the sidewalls, so that a part of the display space overhangs, and the rack further comprising a closing shelf, movable in a non-vertical plane between a first and a second position, the closing shelf in the first position being slid at least almost completely into the non-overhanging portion of the display space and the closing shelf in the second position extending from the display space to adjacent a front side of the portion of the display space that overhangs, so that the closing shelf at least almost touches the bottom side of the door when the door closes the open front side of the display space.
  • Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a number of checkout units arranged in a row and racks for displaying articles. Such an arrangement is known per se and is typically used in self-service shops such as, for instance, supermarkets.
  • Each checkout unit 1 comprises a conveying apparatus 2 on which articles to be checked out can be placed by a customer.
  • the conveying apparatus may for instance consist of a conveyor belt unit known per se. From for instance a trolley 4 positioned in an aisle 6 present between two checkout units, the articles in question are placed on the conveyor belt apparatus 2.
  • the conveyor belt apparatus 2 conveys the articles in question in the direction of a cash register 8.
  • the checkout unit further comprises a reading unit 10 by means of which the bar codes present on the articles to be checked out can be read.
  • a bar code read can then be directly related to the price of the product by a computer system, not shown. This price can be directly supplied to the cash register 8.
  • the checkout unit 1 further comprises a second conveying apparatus for conveying articles to a collecting place 16a or to a collecting place 16b.
  • the collecting places 16a and 16b are separated by a partition 18 of which a part 20 is designed so as to be movable from a first position I into a second position II and vice versa. If the movable part 20 of the partition 18 is in the position I, articles will be carried by the second conveying apparatus 14 to the collecting place 16a. If the movable part 20 of the partition 18 is in the position II, articles will be carried by the second conveying apparatus 14 to the collecting place 16b.
  • a display rack 22 is disposed for displaying articles such as, for instance, tobacco and candy.
  • the display rack 22 comprises sidewalls 24 and 26 and a rear wall 28.
  • the rack further comprises an open front side 30 providing access to a display space 32 located between the sidewalls 24 and 26.
  • the display space 32 may for instance comprise a number of superimposed product supports on which the articles to be displayed can be placed.
  • the display space 32 is located at a height which is higher than the chekcout unit 1, so that a customer located in the aisle 6 has free access to the articles displayed in the display space and can also seize them and place them on the conveying apparatus 2 in an easy manner.
  • the minimum width of the aisle is determined by the distance b between the rear wall 28 of a rack 22 and a sidewall 34 of an adjacent checkout unit 1. If the display racks 22 were not present, then the distance D between the checkout units could be reduced by a distance ⁇ . In that case, the minimum width of the aisle between the checkout units is determined by the checkout units themselves. It is now desired to reduce the distance D between the checkout units without a reduction of the width b of the aisles, while, moreover, display racks 22 are nevertheless present. This has as an advantage that more checkout units and display racks can be positioned in the same shop space.
  • Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a number of juxtaposed assemblies, each assembly consisting of a checkout unit and an associated display rack 22'.
  • a top portion of the rack 22' is located above the checkout unit 1.
  • the relevant top portion of the rack 22' extends above the conveying apparatus 2 of the checkout unit 1.
  • the top portions 36, 38 of the sidewalls 24, 26 between which the display space 32 is located and the display space 32 itself are located partly above the checkout unit 1.
  • the rack according to the invention moreover provides a solution to the problem that it extends above the conveying apparatus 2. This would mean that a portion of the conveying apparatus 2 cannot be utilized for conveying articles in the direction of the cash register 8.
  • the rack according to the invention provides a solution to this problem as well, as will be explained hereinafter.
  • Fig. 4 is a front view of the rack 22' in the direction of the arrow A as shown in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 5 shows a cross section of the rack 22' according to Fig. 4.
  • the rack 22' comprises the two sidewalls 24, 26 and the rear wall 28.
  • Located in the display space 32 are a number of inclined product supports 36 for displaying the articles.
  • the rack 22' further comprises a rolling door 40 having a roll-up shaft 42, shown in a dotted line and located at the top side of the rack.
  • the rolling door 40 is in its rolled-up position. This renders the display space 32 accessible for viewing and taking out the articles.
  • the rolling door comprises a bottom rail 44 whose ends are received in the sidewalls 24 and 26 so as to be guidable in vertical direction.
  • the rolling door 40 can be unrolled by moving the bottom rail 44 downwards to an end position as shown in Figs. 6 and 7.
  • the rack 22 further comprises a closing shelf 46, movable in a non-vertical plane, in this case a horizontal plane, between a first I and a second II position. If the closing shelf is in the first position I (see also Figs. 4 and 5), it is slid at least partly into the rack 22'. If the closing shelf 46 is in the second position II (see also Figs. 6 and 7), it extends to near the bottom rail 44 of the door 40 when it is entirely unrolled. As is shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the door 40 and the closing shelf 46 thus close off the display space 32 entirely from the outside world.
  • a closing shelf 46 movable in a non-vertical plane, in this case a horizontal plane, between a first I and a second II position. If the closing shelf is in the first position I (see also Figs. 4 and 5), it is slid at least partly into the rack 22'. If the closing shelf 46 is in the second position II (see also Figs. 6 and 7), it extends to near the
  • the complete width of the conveying apparatus 2 can advantageously be utilized. After all, the area 49, hatched in Fig. 5, can be used for the conveyance of articles located on the conveying apparatus 2.
  • the rack comprises a horizontally oriented cross profile 50 which extends between the sidewalls 24 and 26 and is fixedly connected thereto.
  • the closing shelf 46 comprises a U-shaped profile having a first and a second wall part 52, 54, each being connected to a connecting part 56 at a top side.
  • Fig. 8 shows a section of the closing shelf 46 according to the line VII of Fig. 6.
  • the first wall part 52 is located on the outside of the rack and has its outside provided with a locking mechanism 58 which, in use, can cooperate in a manner known per se with the bottom rail 44 of the rolling door 40.
  • the locking mechanism comprises for instance an opening 60 into which a key can be inserted for connecting the locking mechanism 58 to the bottom rail 44 in a detachable manner.
  • the closing shelf comprises two pins 62, 64, separated from each other in horizontal direction and extending in the direction of movement of the closing shelf.
  • the cross profile 50 is provided with two openings 66, 68.
  • the pins 62, 64, slidable in the longitudinal direction of the pins, are received in the openings 66, 68 respectively.
  • Each pin consists of a hollow tube 70 accommodating a threaded shaft 72.
  • the first and second wall parts 52, 54 are each provided with an opening 74 through which the shaft 72 extends.
  • the locking mechanism 58 too, is provided with an opening 76 through which the shaft 72 extends.
  • the ends of the shaft 72 each comprise a nut 78 by means of which the locking mechanism 58 is connected to the closing shelf.
  • the tube 70 has a diameter greater than the openings 74. Because each tube 70 can be moved back and forth through the openings 66 and 68 respectively, the entire closing shelf is accommodated in the rack so as to be movable in horizontal direction.
  • the assembly of checkout unit and rack may comprise a second rack 80, see also Fig. 9.
  • the second rack too, comprises a rear wall 82 and two sidewalls 84.
  • the rack further comprises an open front side 86 which, in this case, extends from the top side to near the bottom side of the rack 80.
  • a display space 88 also extending from the top side to the bottom side of the rack 80.
  • Included in the display space 88 are again a number of superimposed product supports 90, extending in horizontal direction between the sidewalls of the rack.
  • the rack comprises a rolling door 92 by means of which the open side 86 can be closed off completely, as is shown in Fig. 9.
  • the rear wall 82 of the second rack 80 faces the rear wall 28 of the first rack 32.
  • the two racks are fixedly interconnected and constitute at it were one rack 94. If the rack 94 is used in combination with the checkout unit 1 and if the depth of the second rack 80 is ⁇ , then the distance between successive assemblies of a checkout unit and a rack will be D - ⁇ + ⁇ .
  • a top plan view of such a shop configuration is shown in Fig. 10.

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DE2734499A1 (de) * 1977-07-30 1979-02-08 Bat Cigarettenfab Gmbh Warentraeger
US4645036A (en) * 1983-12-12 1987-02-24 Nestler Richard F Product dispenser
DE9215895U1 (de) * 1992-11-24 1993-02-04 Olsen, Sven, 2390 Flensburg Zigarettenträger
DE4231941A1 (de) * 1992-09-24 1994-03-31 Bat Cigarettenfab Gmbh Zugriffgeschützter Verpackungspräsenter
EP0670132A1 (fr) * 1995-04-11 1995-09-06 Paul Edmond André Julien Vanderdonckt Dispositif pour l'approvisionnement de paquets de cigarettes à une caisse de sortie

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2734499A1 (de) * 1977-07-30 1979-02-08 Bat Cigarettenfab Gmbh Warentraeger
US4645036A (en) * 1983-12-12 1987-02-24 Nestler Richard F Product dispenser
DE4231941A1 (de) * 1992-09-24 1994-03-31 Bat Cigarettenfab Gmbh Zugriffgeschützter Verpackungspräsenter
DE9215895U1 (de) * 1992-11-24 1993-02-04 Olsen, Sven, 2390 Flensburg Zigarettenträger
EP0670132A1 (fr) * 1995-04-11 1995-09-06 Paul Edmond André Julien Vanderdonckt Dispositif pour l'approvisionnement de paquets de cigarettes à une caisse de sortie

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