EP3295833A1 - Product management display system with trackless pusher mechanism - Google Patents

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EP3295833A1
EP3295833A1 EP17198715.9A EP17198715A EP3295833A1 EP 3295833 A1 EP3295833 A1 EP 3295833A1 EP 17198715 A EP17198715 A EP 17198715A EP 3295833 A1 EP3295833 A1 EP 3295833A1
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    • 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
    • A47F1/04—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
    • A47F1/12—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack
    • A47F1/125—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack with an article-pushing device
    • A47F1/126—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack with an article-pushing device the pushing device being urged by spring means
    • 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
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/0043—Show shelves
    • A47F5/005—Partitions therefore

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  • known systems may include inclined trays or floors that through gravity will cause the product to move toward the front of the shelf.
  • Many of these systems include floors or shelves made of a plastic material such as polypropylene that due its low coefficient of friction permit the product to easily slide along the inclined floor or surface.
  • these surfaces can become obstructed with debris or sticky substances that inhibit the product from properly sliding, sometimes causing several products to tip over thus blocking additional product from moving to the front of the shelf.
  • One exemplary embodiment is directed to a product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf.
  • This embodiment includes using a trackless pusher mechanism that travels along a surface on which product is placed.
  • the trackless system overcomes the known problems with the use of tracks to hold and guide the known pusher mechanisms. It should be understood however that the teachings of this embodiment may be used with systems that include tracks for mounting a pusher mechanism or the like.
  • a merchandise display system includes a front rail and a plurality of dividers configured to attach to the front rail and separate product into rows.
  • Each of the plurality of dividers includes a divider wall extending in a direction perpendicular to the front rail, a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, wherein the divider floor is configured to hold product, and a cam coupled to the divider, wherein the cam is configured to move between a first position and a second position.
  • a merchandise display system in an example, includes a front rail, the front rail comprising a first projection and a second projection.
  • the merchandise display system also includes at least one divider configured to attach to the front rail, the at least one divider comprising a divider wall and a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall, the at least one divider further comprising a recess and a third projection.
  • the at least one of the second projection or the third projection is a movable projection that is movable between a first position and a second position.
  • the cam can inhibit movement of the at least one divider in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the cam in in the first position and the cam can allow movement of the divider in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail when the cam is in the second position.
  • the merchandise display system can include a handle to rotate the cam between the first position and the second position.
  • the merchandise display system can include a handle to slide the cam between the first position and the second position.
  • the cam includes a handle to rotate the cam between the first position and the second position, and the cam can include one or more cam surfaces configured to engage one or more groove walls in the rail groove when the cam is in the second position.
  • the cam glide may define an elongated planar surface.
  • the merchandise display system may include a pusher mechanism having a pusher surface and a pusher floor extending forwardly from the pusher surface.
  • a coiled spring having a coiled end may be positioned behind the pusher surface and a free end of the spring may attach the pusher mechanism to the merchandise display system.
  • the barrier may be configured to receive the free end of the coiled spring.
  • the front rail may define a ridge configured to engage a groove in the divider.
  • a merchandise display system in another exemplary embodiment, includes a front rail and at least one divider configured to attach to the front rail.
  • the at least one divider may include a barrier and a divider wall extending in a direction perpendicular to the front rail.
  • the divider may include a divider floor perpendicular to the divider wall and the divider wall separates the divider floor into a first portion and a second portion and each of the first portion and the second portion are configured to hold product.
  • the merchandise display system includes a first pusher mechanism configured to slide along at least part of the first portion and a second pusher mechanism configured to slide along at least part of the second portion.
  • the merchandise display system includes a cam coupled to the at least one divider.
  • the cam defines a cam glide and is configured to move between a first position and a second position.
  • the at least one divider is movable in a lateral direction parallel to and along the front rail when the cam is in the first position and the cam glide is in contact with the front rail, and the at least one divider resists movement in the lateral direction parallel to and along the front rail when the cam is in the second position and the cam glide is not in contact with the front rail.
  • the at least one divider is movable in the plane of a shelf only in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail and the at least one divider is fixed in the plane of the shelf in all directions other than the direction parallel to the front rail when the at least one divider is engaged with the front rail.
  • the cam may include a handle to rotate the cam between the first position and the second position.
  • the cam glide may define an elongated planar surface having an edge that permits slidable movement of the cam glide relative to the front rail.
  • the coiled spring 30 may define an end 29 that is configured to be placed across the notch 26 and onto the edge 34.
  • the end 29 of the coiled spring may be V-shaped and function as a hook such that the end 29 will wrap around the edge 34 with a portion of the end 29 of the coiled spring extending beneath the end portion 24 of the surface 16. This configuration permits an easy installation of the coiled spring onto the tray.
  • the rounded end 185 may be configured to match the shape of the product that is placed on the tray. Other shapes of the end 185, notch 186 and adaptor 180 may be used with the invention depending on the product to be merchandised.
  • the adaptor 180 may be a separate, insertable piece or, alternatively, a piece formed integral with the surface 16.
  • the pusher floor further defines a notch or cut-out portion 62 through which will pass the coiled spring 30.
  • the end 29 of the coiled spring 30 will pass through the notch 62 and through the notch 26 of the surface 16 and will mount to the tray using any of the techniques described above.
  • the end 510 of the coiled spring 504 is positioned within a hole or aperture 506 located on the shelf 508.
  • the end 510 may define a spring tip that may further define any suitable configuration that permits the spring end to pass into the hole 506 and remain secured to the hole.
  • the spring tip of end 510 may define a hook-shaped configuration that permits the end 510 to wrap around the edges of the hole 506.
  • the spring tip may define one or more catches that hook onto the edges of the hole 506. Still other spring tip configurations are possible.
  • a fastener 512 may be used to further secure the spring 504 to the shelf 508 to further secure the spring 504 to the shelf 508, a fastener 512, pin, rivet or the like may be used.
  • This fastener 512 will provide a second spaced-apart anchoring point for the spring that will hold the spring in the desired alignment during the full operation of the spring 504 as the paddle 500 moves back and forth on the shelf 508. It will be appreciated that depending on the shelf type and the number and spacing of existing holes on the shelf, even more anchoring points are possible.
  • the pusher extender 528 can rotate about an axis on the upper portion of the pusher 520.
  • a notched wheel 532 (see FIG. 77 ) can be located behind the pusher extender 528.
  • the pusher extender 528 includes a protrusion (see, e.g. protrusion 530 in FIG. 77 ) that fits within the notches in the notched wheel 532. As the pusher extender 528 rotates, about the axis, the protrusion rotates into the various spaces within the notches in the notched wheel 532, similar to a pawl and ratchet mechanism. Each notch represents a separate position for the pusher extender 528.
  • a biasing element such as a coiled spring 534
  • the coiled spring 534 can be positioned adjacent the non-adjustable portion 526 of the pusher face 522.
  • the coiled spring 534 can extend across the pusher floor 524 as shown in FIG. 59 .
  • the pusher floor 524 can include a channel 536 in which the coiled spring 534 sits.
  • the channel 536 allows for product to sit on the pusher floor 524 with limited contact with the spring. The weight of the product rests on the pusher floor 524 in this embodiment.
  • the pusher floor 524 also can comprise a surface with no channel.
  • a divider 550 can be comprised of a divider wall 552, a floor 554 and a barrier 556, as illustrated in FIG. 59 .
  • a divider 550 can include no barrier.
  • a divider 550 can include no floor.
  • the divider wall 552 can divide the divider floor 554 into two portions, 559 and 551 (see FIG. 78 ) with one portion on each side of the divider wall 552.
  • the divider wall 552 also can have a divider floor 554 on only one side of the divider wall 552. As illustrated in FIG. 77 , the divider wall 552 can extend perpendicularly from the divider floor 554.
  • the divider floor 554 can be a planar surface.
  • the surfaces that define the shape of the teeth may be flat, convex, concave, smooth or textured, or any other suitable configuration.
  • the teeth 562 are placed on an extension from the front portion of the barrier 556.
  • the divider 550 also can define a resilient tongue or tab 564.
  • the teeth 562 or other projection can be located on the resilient tab 564. When a force is applied to the resilient tab 564, the teeth 562 or other projection can move in the direction of the force. When the force is removed, the teeth or other projection will move back to their original position.
  • projection as used herein can mean a protrusion, resilient tab, tongue, bump, tooth or plurality of teeth, ridge, knob or other projection that extends outwardly.
  • a plurality of teeth can include a plurality of projections where the teeth extend outwardly and can include a plurality of recesses that extend inwardly between the portions of the plurality of teeth that extend outwardly.
  • the teeth 562 of the divider can become disengaged with the teeth 588 on the front rail.
  • the divider 550 can be moved in a lateral direction to the teeth 588 in the front rail 580 (i.e., the direction shown by arrow "A" in FIG. 65 ).
  • this resilient tab 564 products contained on the merchandise system 10 can be replanogrammed.
  • the divider 550 is moved in a lateral direction, the divider need not be rotated.
  • a merchandise display system includes a front rail 580 and a plurality of dividers 550 configured to attach to the front rail 580 and separate product into rows.
  • Each of the plurality of dividers 550 includes a divider wall 552 extending in a direction perpendicular to the front rail 580, a divider floor 554 perpendicular to the divider wall 552, wherein the divider floor 554 is configured to hold product, and a cam 720 coupled to the divider 550, wherein the cam 720 is configured to move between a first position and a second position.
  • each of the first and second pusher mechanisms of the merchandise display system include a pusher surface, a pusher floor extending forwardly from the pusher surface, and a coiled spring having a coiled end and a free end, wherein the coiled end is positioned behind the pusher surface.
  • the first and second pusher mechanisms are attached to the merchandise display system only by the coiled spring.
  • the at least one divider can define a divider engaging member and the at least one front rail can define a front rail engaging member, and the divider engaging member can be configured to engage the front rail engaging member.
  • the divider engaging member can define divider teeth on at least one surface of the divider engaging member and the front rail engaging member can define front rail teeth on at least one surface of the front rail engaging member.
  • the divider teeth can be configured to engage the front rail teeth.
  • the movable projection of the merchandise display system can be a cam 720 or a resilient tab.
  • the first projection of the front rail 580 can be a tongue and the recess of the divider 550 can be a groove.
  • a merchandise display system includes a front rail 580, the front rail 580 comprising at least a first engaging member.
  • the merchandise display system also includes at least one divider 550 configured to attach to the front rail 580, the at least one divider 550 comprising a divider wall 552 and a divider floor 554 perpendicular to the divider wall, the at least one divider 550 further comprising at least a second engaging member.
  • the merchandise display system also includes a third engaging member configured to move between a first position and a second position.
  • the third engaging member can be a portion of the front rail 580 or a portion of the divider 550. In an example, the third engaging member can comprise a cam 720 or an engaging surface. In an example, the first engaging member of the front rail 580 is a projection.
  • the merchandise display system also can include a pusher mechanism 520 having a pusher surface 528, a pusher floor 524 extending forwardly from the pusher surface 528, and a coiled spring 534 having a coiled end and a free end. The coiled end can be positioned behind the pusher surface 528 and the pusher mechanism 520 is attached to the merchandise display system only by the coiled spring 534.
  • the merchandise display system also can include a barrier that is configured to receive the free end of the coiled spring 534.
  • a merchandise display system includes a front rail 580 and at least one divider 550 configured to engage the front rail 580, the at least one divider 550 including a barrier 556, the at least one divider further including a divider wall 554, the at least one divider further including a divider floor 552 perpendicular to the divider wall 554, wherein the divider floor 552 is configured to hold product.
  • the merchandise display system also includes a cam 720 coupled to the divider 550, wherein the cam 720 is configured to move between a first position and a second position.
  • the at least one divider 550 can be secured in a direction perpendicular to the front rail 580 when the at least one divider 550 is engaged with the front rail 580.
  • the cam 720 can inhibit movement of the at least one divider 550 in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail 580 when the cam 720 is in the first position.
  • the cam 720 can allow movement of the divider 550 in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail 580 when the cam 720 is in the second position.
  • the merchandise display system can include a handle to rotate the cam 720 between the first position and the second position.
  • the merchandise display system can include a handle to slide the cam 720 between the first position and the second position (not shown).
  • FIGS. 68A-C show a step by step approach to placement of a divider in a front rail in another embodiment.
  • the resilient tongue or tab 564 is manually pushed backward causing the teeth 562 on the tab 564 to move backward toward the divider 550.
  • An axle style pivot allows for the resilient tongue or tab 564 to remain in the pushed back position and allows the teeth 562 to remain in the position toward the divider 550.
  • the divider 550 is then placed in contact with the front rail 580, as illustrated in FIG. 68B .
  • the groove 560 of the divider 550 engages the ridge or tongue 584 of the front rail 580.
  • the divider 550 can move in the plane of the shelf (the shelf is noted as 596 in FIGS. 70 and 71 ) only in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail 580 (i.e., the direction noted by arrow "A" in FIG. 65 ).
  • the divider is fixed and immovable in the plane of the shelf under normal operating forces in all other directions other than the direction parallel to the front rail 580. The divider cannot twist, splay, fish tail or otherwise move in the plane of the shelf in a direction other than the direction parallel to the front rail 580.
  • the divider 550 can move in the plane of the shelf only in the direction parallel to the front rail 580.
  • the divider 550 is fixed, under normal operating forces and conditions, in the plane of the shelf in a direction other than the direction parallel to the front rail 580.
  • the divider may be movable in a direction out of the plane of the shelf, such as a direction noted by arrow "C" in FIG. 87B .
  • the divider is "secured" in a direction perpendicular to the front rail 580, this means that the divider 550 is immovable, under normal operating forces and conditions, in a direction perpendicular to the front rail 580, other than for an insignificantly small amount of play or space between the engaging members that may not be noticeable to a user.
  • the direction perpendicular to the front rail is noted by arrow "B" in FIG. 86H .
  • a second engaging member of the front rail 580 or the divider 550 is in a first position and the divider is moved laterally, parallel to the front rail. The second engaging member is then moved to a second position, which makes the divider 550 fixed in a lateral direction parallel to the front rail 580 (the direction noted by arrow "A” in FIG. 65 ) under normal operating conditions and forces.
  • the divider 550 is "fixed” in a lateral direction parallel to the front rail 580, the divider 550 will not move in the lateral direction parallel to the front rail 580 under normal operating conditions and forces.
  • a plurality of dividers 550 can be moved as a group parallel to the front rail 580 while remaining secured to the front rail 580 in a direction perpendicular to the front rail (the direction noted by arrow "B" in FIG. 86H ).
  • Each of a plurality of dividers 550 can be placed in contact with a front rail 580.
  • An engaging member or a plurality of engaging members of the front rail 580 engage(s) with an engaging member on each of the plurality of dividers 550, which secures each of the plurality of dividers 550 in a direction perpendicular to the front rail 580 (the direction noted by arrow "B" in FIG.
  • FIGS. 69A and 69B An embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 69A and 69B , includes rail mounting clips 590 for the front rail 580.
  • the front rail 580 includes an aperture 592. This aperture 592 can be coordinated to be placed over apertures 595 on a shelf 596 in a retail environment as shown in FIG. 70 .
  • the rail mounting clips 590 can be curved.
  • the rail mounting clips 590 also contain a narrow portion 594 at one end of the rail mounting clips 590.
  • the rail mounting clips 590 can be inserted into the wider, round portion of the aperture 592 in the front rail 580 and into apertures 595 on the shelf 596 in the retail environment as shown in FIG. 71 .
  • the divider 550 contains teeth 600, as illustrated in FIGS. 72 and 73 . These teeth can be molded to be integral with the divider 550. The teeth 600 are not maintained on a resilient tab or tongue as in other embodiments. The teeth 600 are spaced apart from each other. A plurality of teeth 600 can be placed on the divider 550 at the bottom of a front portion of the divider 550 and in front of the barrier 556.
  • FIG. 87A shows divider 550 raised above front rail 580.
  • divider 550 has been lowered and placed into contact with front rail 580.
  • Groove 560 has been placed over ridge 584 and ridge 584 has been placed with groove 560.
  • Groove 560 and ridge 584 may be in contact with each other in this position.
  • Groove 560 and ridge 584 also may not be in contact with each other at all times in this position. Space can exist between the surfaces of groove 560 and ridge 584 in some positions.
  • a front portion of barrier 556 also has been placed within channel or groove 586.
  • the tongue 724 of cam 720 is not engaged with the groove 750 of front rail 580.
  • FIG. 87B the tongue 724 of cam 720 is not engaged with the groove 750 of front rail 580.
  • first cam wall 726 has been placed in contact with first groove wall 752
  • the teeth of first cam wall 726 engage the teeth of first groove wall 752.
  • Teeth 736 engage teeth 766 and teeth 738 engage teeth 768.
  • the engagement of the teeth of the first cam wall and the teeth of the first groove wall provides resistance to the divider moving laterally along the front rail in the lateral direction shown by arrow "A" (as shown in FIG. 86H ).
  • the barrier 556 is a separate component and may removably attached to the divider 550. In at least one embodiment, the barrier 556 may snap on to the front of the divider 550. In at least one embodiment, the barrier 556 is moveable. The entire barrier 556 may be movable, or a portion or portions of the barrier 556 may be moveable. For example, the portion of the barrier 556 positioned in front of product on the merchandise display system 10 may be movable. In at least one embodiment, the portion of the barrier 556 positioned in front of the product may be configured to slide.
  • divider 550 When the resilient strip or bead is in compression with groove 560, or other recess, divider 550 becomes fixed under normal operating forces in a direction parallel to the front rail 580.
  • the portion of the groove 560, or other recess, that comes into contact with the resilient strip or bead of front rail 580 can include a roughening or teeth (not shown).
  • the divider 550 When the engaging member of the divider 550 is in a second position it is engaged with the engaging member of the front rail 580 and the divider is fixed and not movable laterally parallel to the front rail under normal operating conditions and forces.
  • the divider 550 can have additional lateral adjustability and infinite or near infinite lateral adjustability.
  • the lateral adjustability of the divider 550 is not limited by the physical dimensions, such as width, of projections or teeth. Infinite lateral adjustability provides significant benefits to display systems by efficiently utilizing lateral space and limiting or minimizing unused or lost space between product rows and thereby potentially increasing the amount of usable space and lateral product facings on a shelf.
  • the divider 550 can be moved in a lateral direction parallel to the front rail and can allow for ease of replanogramming.
  • the divider 550 can move along the front rail.
  • the divider 550, with or without product on the divider floor 554, can be slid in the direction previously noted by arrow "A" in FIG. 65 , without requiring that the divider 550 be lifted up.
  • the rotating "T" lock 900 may be pushed forward and downwardly toward the front rail 580.
  • the rotating "T" lock 900 may engage with a lip 901 on a front portion of the front rail 580.
  • the front rail 580 includes a top front surface 902.
  • FIGS. 90A-F illustrate embodiments of the divider 550 and front rail 580.
  • a divider 550 may include wall 552, a floor 554 and a barrier 556.
  • the divider wall 552 may divide the divider floor 554 into two portions, 559 and 551 with one portion on each side of the divider wall 552.
  • the divider wall 552 may extend perpendicularly from the divider floor 554.
  • the barrier 556 may be located at the front of the divider wall 552.
  • the bottom surface of the divider floor 554 may include a groove 560 or other recess, a tongue 941 or other protrusion, and a front wall 561.
  • the front wall 561 of groove 560 is textured. This texturing can be in the form of roughening or small teeth. The texturing may cause the surface of the front wall 561 of groove 560 to not be smooth.
  • the texturing of the front wall 585 of the ridge 584 may engage with the texturing of the front wall 561 of groove 560.
  • the engagement of the front wall 561 of the divider 550 to the first channel 586 of the front rail 580, the engagement of the ridge or tongue 584 of the front rail 580 to the groove 560 of the divider 550, and the engagement of the projection 941 of the divider 550 to the second groove 950 of the front rail 580 may keep the divider wall 552 perpendicular to the front rail 580 and prevent a back portion of the divider 550 from splaying.
  • the divider 550 may be moved laterally parallel to and/or along the front rail 580 when the divider 550 receives a lateral force.
  • the front rail 580 may include apertures 951 and openings 952, as illustrated in FIG. 90E .
  • the apertures 951 may be configured to engage with corresponding engagement projections (not shown).
  • the engagement projection can be a flat splicer.
  • the corresponding engagement projections may connect one or more front rails 580 together in series.
  • the connection of the apertures 951 and engagement projections can allow for one or more front rails 580 to be connected in series, even if the front rails 580 are not in perfect alignment with each other.
  • the openings 952 may be configured to receive fasteners, which fasten the front rail 580 to a display shelf.
  • the front rail 580 may include any number of opening 952 suitable for securing the front rail 580 to a display shelf. Any type of fastener may be contemplated within the scope of the invention.
  • the merchandise display system 10 may include a back rail 810.
  • the back rail 810 can be located at or near the back of a shelf.
  • the back rail 810 may be a similar construction as the front rail 580 and the disclosure herein regarding the front rail 580 applies equally to the back rail 810.
  • the back rail 810 may include a recess 804, which may generally be in the shape of a "u".
  • the dividers 550 may be connected to divider blocks 802. The divider blocks 802 may then engage with the back rail 810.
  • the back rail 810 can be a second rail in the merchandise display system, along with the front rail 580.
  • the back rail 810 also can be the only rail in the merchandise display system.
  • a divider 550 can be placed into contact with a front rail 580.
  • Groove 560 can be placed over ridge 584 and ridge 584 can be placed within groove 560. Groove 560 and ridge 584 can be in contact with each other in this position.
  • Divider 550 also can be placed into contact with rear rail 810.
  • a groove or other recess in the divider 550 can be placed over a ridge or other protrusion of rear rail 810 and the ridge or protrusion of the rear rail 810 can be placed within a groove or other recess of divider 550.
  • Divider 550 can be in contact with front rail 580 and rear rail 810 at the same time.
  • An engagement device, such as cam 720, on the front of the divider can be in a position such that the divider 550 can move laterally parallel to the front rail 580 and the rear rail 810, but the divider 550 is immovable in a direction perpendicular to front rail 580 or rear rail 810 (the direction between front rail 580 and rear rail 810).
  • the divider block 802 also can include an engagement device (not shown), such as cam 720 or other engagement devices described above with respect to the front rail 810.
  • the engagement device on divider block 802 can be in a position such that the divider 550 can move laterally parallel to the front rail 580 and the rear rail 810, but the divider 550 is fixed in a direction perpendicular to front rail 580 or rear rail 810 (the direction between front rail 580 and rear rail 810).

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