Classifications

• • 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
  • A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
  • A47F1/02—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise for granulated or powdered materials, i.e. bulk materials

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• the present invention relates to the area of exposure of commodities in shop sections consisting of vertically piled containers containing the commodities.
• the invention relates to shop sections consisting of a row of vertically piled containers for self-service and especially for the refilling of such containers,
• figure 1 in the patent specification GB 2322794 is seen how individual containers for sweets are piled in order to expose different types of sweets for customers and the difficulties that are associated with refilling commodities in the containers.
• the refilling is carried out by an exposure front being lowered outwards and then refilling is carried out by trying to get in new commodities in the container from a refilling pack when, at the same time, the lowered exposure front is in the way.
• the object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems by providing a refilling device that may be handled considerably simpler at refilling from behind of containers in a shop module. 5
• An additional object is to shorten the time-consumption that is required in order to refill a container of a previously known type.
• the object is to provide a refilling device that enables a considerably better control over the refilling than previously.
• a shop section is built up by separate shop modules, which are made
• Each shop module is formed in order to, in the latitudinal direction, contain a container having an entire width or two containers having a half width. In the vertical direction in the module, three or four containers are piled. In order to enable a manoeuvre of an entire shop module, each shop module is provided with some form of motion
• the module may be manoeuvred in order to enable access from the back side of the containers for refilling.
• the module with three or four containers thereof may be drawn out irrespective of all other shop modules.
• the possibility to pull out contributes to the fact that a refilling from behind of the separate containers can be made in a smooth way. Further, the
• 25 module is provided with inclined planes for commodities at refilling, by the dead load thereof, moving down towards the respective container.
• the container is arranged to be refilled from the back side thereof through a commodity opening.
• the refilling device is formed as a vessel having an open side connected to the commodity opening of the container via a hinge, which con-
• the vessel is by the hinge arranged to be angled out sidewards from the container in order to facilitate refilling of commodities. Further, the vessel is provided with a lid that either is opened manually when the vessel is in the angled-out position or is opened up automatically when the vessel is angled outwards. Even if the subsequent disclosed embodiments of the invention have been concentrated on loose sweets, the invention is also applicable to other types of bulk commodities that are suitable to constitute self-service commodities in shop premises. In this connection, the bulk commodities may be placed either in trans- parent containers or covered containers with an exposure module connected to the container.
• Figure 1 shows a pulled-out shop module in a shop section with refilling possibility from the back side of the section according to the invention.
• Figure 2 shows a first embodiment of a refilling device according to the invention.
• Figure 3 shows a refilling device in angled-out position according to a second embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 1 shows a shop section 1 built up by separate shop modules 2 mounted side by side along a wall in a shop premises.
• the figure also shows a shop module 3 pulled-out from the shop section.
• a person 4 is about to refill the containers 5 positioned in the shop module.
• the person 4 has fetched a refilling pack 6 from either a stockroom in connection with the shop or from an intermediate storage 7 behind the respective container 5 in the shop module.
• the refilling packs in the intermediate storage are placed on a leaning storage plate 8 which is provided with a stop edge 9 in order to avoid that the refilling packs slide downwards on the leaning storage plate 8.
• the storage plate 8 is connected to the rear edge of the container 5 and intended to contain one or more refilling containers 6 in order to constitute an intermediate storage station in the module.
• each container 5 that are shown in the figure are made with an exposure front 11 as well as a pick part 12.
• the pick part 12 is provided with a flap 13 fold- able upwards, which is opened by the customer for picking of the commodities.
• each container is divided into two separate containers 16, 17.
• the width of each shop module amounts to approx. 30 cm, which width either may be made up of one container of approx. 30 cm or be made up of two containers that consequently has a width of approx. 15 cm each.
• embodiments with containers of other width combinations may also be feasible, such as 20/10 cm or 25/5 cm.
• this shop module gives means for a person to refill the respective container sometimes from one of the sides in pulled-out position and sometimes from the other side in pulled-out position.
• each shop section is limited by a side member 18 which covers the entire side of the shop section 1 from exposure from the side.
• Figure 2 shows also that all containers 5 in a module 2 are mounted in a frame 20 as well as each container 5 furthermore resting on an inclined storage plate 8. Further, the frame 20 is provided with motion devices 10 (see fig.
• FIG. 1 shows a refilling device according to a first embodiment of the invention, which device is formed as a ves- sei 30 that is provided with an open side 31 connected to a commodity opening 32 in the back side of the container via a hinge 33 having the form of a pin joint.
• the vessel is, in this connection, arranged to be angled out sidewards around the shaft 33' of the pin joint from the container in order to facilitate refilling of commodities.
• the vessel 30 is also provided with a lid 34 that either is arranged to be opened manually when the vessel is in the angled-out position or is arranged to be opened automatically when the vessel is angled outwards.
• the back side of the container is provided with the storage plate 8 leaning upwards against which the vessel 30 rests and also slides outwards at the angling thereof.
• the storage plate lying above is connected to the container thereof, a space 35 being formed between the storage plates.
• the vessel is provided with overlapping limiting surfaces 36 (only indicated by the arrow 36) at the open side thereof that is turned to the commodity opening 32 of the container.
• Figure 3 shows a second embodiment of a pulled-out shop module 3 having a refilling vessel 30 according to the invention.
• the container 5 is together with the exposure front 11 thereof mounted in the frame 20.
• the refilling vessel 30 is, as in the first embodiment, connected to the commodity opening 32 in the back side of the container 5.
• Behind each container mounted in the frame the vessel 30 is shown in an angled-out position, an angular motion having taken place around the pin joint 33. At this motion, the lid 34 has been angled up and is now in the vessels outer position entirely open.
• the figure also shows the leaning storage plate 8 with the stop edge 9 thereof.
• the refilling pack 6 is opened, the commodities being emptied directly into the vessel 30 that subsequently is folded in, the lid 34 being shut.
• the figures 2 and 3 is seen that two containers are placed on the module width, each one having a refilling vessel connected to the back side of the container for the refilling of commodities. It is also possible to let two vessels for the refilling lead commodities down into the same container.

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• Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
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• Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
• Closures For Containers (AREA)
• Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
• Container Filling Or Packaging Operations (AREA)
• Apparatuses And Processes For Manufacturing Resistors (AREA)
• Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
• Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)

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