FR2518876A1 - DEVICE FOR PRESENTATION OF PRODUCTS TO THE UNIT - Google Patents

Abstract

THE INVENTION CONCERNS A DEVICE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF UNIT PRODUCTS, INCLUDING A SUPPORT 1 ON WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED SHELVES 2 SUPERIMPOSED FOR PRESENTATION OF PRODUCTS. THE DEVICE IS CHARACTERIZED IN THAT CERTAIN OF THE SHELVES 2 EACH INCLUDE A FIXED PART 3 SERVING FOR FIXING ON THE SUPPORT 1, A MOBILE PART 4 DESIGNED TO RECEIVE IN ROWS THE PRODUCTS PA PRESENTER AND MOVABLE IN THE FIXED PART BETWEEN A POSITION BEFORE THE LOADING II OF PRODUCTS AND A REAR POSITION FOR PRESENTATION IV OF PRODUCTS, A SLIDE MECHANISM 5 CONNECTING THE MOBILE PART TO THE FIXED PART OF THE SHELF, AND AN ELASTIC MEANS 6 FOR PUSHING PRODUCTS COOPERATING WITH THIS MECHANISM BY PLACING IN POSITION OF REST WHEN THE MECHANISM SWITCHES THE MOBILE PART TO THE LOADING CONDITION AND TO THE PUSHING POSITION OF PRODUCTS WHEN THE MECHANISM SWITCHES THE MOBILE PART TO THE PRESENTATION CONDITION. APPLICATION TO THE PRESENTATION OF COFFEE PACKAGES, LIKE ALL OTHER PRODUCTS, FOOD OR NOT.

Description

The present invention relates to a device for the pre-

products by unit.

  In stores selling pre-packaged products, particularly in the form of packages, it is advantageous to have display stands intended on the one hand to display the items for sale at the sight of customers while simultaneously indicating

  their nature and price and, secondly, to facilitate the conditions

  reloading of displays by staff

of the shop.

  There are displays to fulfill these two functions but none of them provides the ability to perform simultaneously a third function, namely the presentation of products to the unit in each row with automatic compensation of the vacuum created in a row by the removal of a product sold by fulfilling the requirement that the product presented for sale in a row to be taken by a customer is the one that was put in place at the earliest date, whereas at the Inversely, the product at the back of the row is the one that was most recently put in place during the re-loading process, which makes it possible to respect the "first in, first out" sales rule. The problem is solved according to the invention with a device for the presentation of products to the unit, comprising a

  support on which are distributed superimposed shelves.

  This device has the following feature: -some of the shelves each include: a fixed part for fixing on said support, a movable portion arranged to receive in rows the products to be presented and movable-in the fixed part between a position before loading of products and a rear position of product presentation, a sliding mechanism connecting the movable part a to the fixed part of the shelf, and

  an elastic means of pushing co-products

  with the mechanism in the rest position when the mechanism causes the moving part to pass under the loading condition and the product pushing position when the

  mechanism moves the moving part into condi-

presentation.

  According to other features of the invention:

  The fixed part of the shelf has a U-shaped stirrup shape

  both a longitudinal bar and two branches oriented perpendicularly to the bar which ensures their joining, the mobile shelf part comprises a rectangular frame with transverse cheeks delineation

  guide channels of product rows to be presented.

  The sliding mechanism comprises, on each side of the

  corresponding manager, slides to one or more

  ments. The fixed shelf part has on each of the branches

  mentioned above, of the means for holding the slide rails of the

  movement limit stops of the moving part

  the shelf in position before loading and orga-

  snap / lock nuts to stop said part

  mobile in the rear position of presentation.

  There are provided pushers that are elastically applied

  against the products and which slide in said channels.

  Springs are provided between said pushers and the corresponding face of the shelf support. Said springs are helicoidal springs

  in compression, or helicoidal springs work-

  lant extension, or flat springs working

in winding.

  The pusher provided in each product guide channel is provided at its bottom with a sleeve guided on a central bar, placed below the bottom of the channel and fixed against said longitudinal bar of the fixed part of the shelf, said spring helicoidal solicitation of

  pusher being telescopically disposed on said central bar

  tral and leaning between said longitudinal bar, the delimiting cheeks of said channels are hollow

  to receive push springs

  corresponding nights. There are provided in the movable portion of the shelf the biasing springs of the corresponding pushbuttons, these springs being supported on one side against the pushers and on the other side against a rear face of the shelf and cooperating with a

  cocking handle and a tripping tab.

  The invention is applicable to the presentation of food products in the form of unit packets, in

particular coffee packets.

  Other advantages and features of the invention

  will be highlighted in the following description,

  given by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the

  in which: Fig 1 is a perspective view of the whole of the

  presentation device according to the invention, showing the sup-

port and shelves;

  Fig 2 is a cross-sectional schematic view of

  than the rack-shelf assembly showing the different

phases of use.

  Fig 3 is an elevational view of the sliding mechanism of a shelf whose movable portion is in the presentation position;

  Fig 4 is an elevational view of the coupling mechanism

  smooth of a shelf whose moving part is moved to the reloading position; Fig 5 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a shelf, showing an embodiment of the slides and a product pusher; FIGS. 6A to 6D show various arrangements of the elastic actuator means for pushing;

  Fig 7A, 7B and 7C are cross-sectional views

  dirty of a shelf variant, the movable portion of which is provided with a product pusher actuating spring, FIG. 7A showing the spring in relaxed condition,

  FIG. 7B showing the spring after arming and the

  7 C showing the spring release when the

  mobile shelf tie arrives in the presentation position

some products.

  Figures 1 and 2 show respectively a perspective view and a cross-sectional view.

  an embodiment of the presentation device of

P dudes per unit.

  This device comprises a support 1, consisting of

  vertical panel or partition and on which are

  stacked shelves 2.

  Some of the shelves each include a

  fixed piece 3 for fixing on the support i and a part

  movable tie 4 arranged to receive the products to be presented and movable in the fixed part 3 between a front position of product loading, as indicated in II in FIGS. 1 and 2, and a rear position of product presentation

  as indicated in II-I and IV in these figures These two parts

  Shelves are interconnected by a mechanism

  slider, schematically indicated in 5 Elastic means

  P products, schematically indicated at 6, cooperate with said mechanism by placing themselves in position.

  when the mechanism moves the moving part of

  sweeps in loading condition and in product pushing position when the mechanism passes the moving part

in presentation condition.

  We will now describe in greater detail each of the components of the presentation device according to the invention.

  The fixed part 3 of the shelf comprises, in the former

  embodiment shown in the figures, a stirrup

  essentially U-shaped consisting of a long bar

  3 B and two branches 3 A, 3 C serving to support the mobile part 4 of the shelf This part 3 is provided on its rear side, as shown schematically in 30, of

  means allowing it to hang on the support 1.

  This movable part 4 comprises a rectangular-shaped frame which has a front wall 9 and a rear wall

  9 'and is divided in the transverse direction, that is,

  specifically to the support 1, by transverse cheeks 7 in several channels 8 intended to receive rows of products

  different categories, as shown in Figure 1.

  In the example considered, the sliding mechanism 5 connecting the movable part 4 with the fixed part 3 of the shelf comprises, as shown in FIG. 5, an outer slide 10 fixed on a flange 15 of the frame of the mobile part, and an inner slide 11, which is movable on rollers 12 secured to the fixed part 2 of the shelf In the example, these rollers are mounted via ball bearings 12 A on

  respective axes indicated schematically in 12 B A

  left tremité, looking at Figure 4, the movable slide 11 is provided with a bottom ll A for limiting its stroke by input in contact with the left roller 120 In addition the outer slide 10 is maintained during its movement sliding on the inner slide 11 by outer rollers 13, which are fixed on the limb 3 A of the fixed part 3 by means of axes 13 A. When the shelf is pulled forward, in the

  direction of the arrow 14 in Figure 4.1 and two sliders

  10,11 slide one in the other and the slide 11 arrives first in its limit position defined by the contact of the bottom 11 A with the roller 12 and then the movement of the outer slide 10 is stopped by a stop 15, coming into contact with a stopper 15A

provided on the slide 10.

  This two-element sliding mechanism has a good maneuverability and makes it possible to obtain a large clearance stroke of the shelf relative to the others, which is advantageous for reasons which will be specified in the following. However it goes without saying that this Two-element sliding structure is not limiting of the invention and it will be possible to adopt slides with one or more elements.

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  The position of the slide mechanism shown in FIG. 4 corresponds to the shelf loading position indicated at II in FIG. 1. When the shelf is returned to the presentation position, the elements slide in the opposite direction and they are at the end of the race by an organization

  snap or lock indicated schematic-

16 in Figures 3 and 4

  As indicated above, this slide mechanism co-operates

  with elastic means to keep the products on display on the front of the shelf as and when

  consumer purchases, these elastic means being

  to be allowed, when the shelf is in the position

  reloading, easy implementation of the new pro-

  behind those still present on the shelf in order to respect the rule of sale "first in-first out" is shown in the figures several solutions

to achieve this result.

  In the embodiment shown in Figure 5, there is provided in each channel 8 a pusher generally designated by 6 This pusher comprises a plate 17 of shape adapted to the section of the channel -This plate 17 is provided at its part lower of a tab 18 slidable in a recess 21 formed in the bottom 22 of the channel 8, said tab

  18 being fixed, for example by welding, to a tubular sleeve

  re 19, best seen in Figure 6 B This tubular sleeve 19

  slides on a tube 20, fixed on the longitudinal bar-3 B-

  of the fixed part 3 of the shelf Further in the example considered, although such a structure is absolutely not limiting of the invention, there is provided a tube 23, fixed on the front face 9 of the movable part shelf and sliding

  in the tube 20 so as to improve the overall resistance

  ble of the structure during the sliding movement.

  In the embodiment of FIGS. 5, 6A and 6B, the pusher 6 is applied against the P-products to be presented by a helical spring 25 disposed on the outside of the tube 20 and supported by a 8 against the sleeve 19 of the pusher-6 and the other c 6 té contrela longitudinal bar 3 B of the fixed part 3 of

  the shelf When moving the movable part 4 of the shelf.

  From the loading position indicated in FIG. 6B to the presentation position shown in FIG. 6A, the spring changes from the relaxed condition shown in FIG. 6B to the compression condition indicated on FIG. 6 A and o it exerts a force on the pusher 6 and therefore on the products P so as to apply against the front plate 9 of the part

mobile shelf.

  FIG. 6C shows a variant of

  spring which is in this case constituted by a spring 26 working in extension by means of a guided cable 27, ur a pulley 28 and whose other end is fixed in

  29 on the tubular sleeve 19 of the pusher 6.

  In Fig. 6D, the spring 30 is a flat spring which is hooked at 29 on the sleeve 19 (as shown in Fig. 6C) and which

  is wound by its other end on a-reel-32.

  The position of the actuating spring I push is chosen so that it leaves the products accessible and takes the minimum of space: in the examples described above, it is placed under the pusher and in line with

  this one but it is also possible to have it laterally

  inside the cheeks 7, hollowed out in this case as indicated at 7A in FIG. 5. It is even possible to

  place the spring behind the bottom of the display.

  In addition to the spring systems shown in the

  it is possible to use any other

  voltage, for example a counterweight system or jack.

  It should also be noted that it is not necessary to activate all the springs with the help of the mobile shelf part. It is therefore possible to act individually on each spring by means of a handle. or operating ball, not shown in the drawings, placed on an intermediate piece between the pusher and the spring and sliding on the spring guide 20 In this case, it is necessary to provide for each

  an individual locking system which disengages

  quitter at the end of the run of the mobile part of shelf 4

  to its reclosing, after its own snap.

  In the embodiments described above, there is provided a pusher biasing element which bears on one side on the pusher 6 and on the other side on the

  corresponding face of the support 1 of the display.

  It is possible to envisage another arrangement of this pusher biasing element, as has been schematically shown in FIGS. 7A, 7B and 7C. The overall structure of the presentation device in this embodiment

  which concerns the support 1 and the shelf 3.4 as well as the

  sliding mechanism, is identical to what has been described in

  reference to the previous figures.

  In the embodiment shown in the figures

  7 A, 7 B and 7 C, there is provided a coil spring 36 for

  pusher quote 6, which is arranged telescopically on

  a tubular bar 37 fixed at its two ends respectively

  on the front plate 9 of the mobile part 4 of the shelf and on the rear plate 9 'of this movable part The spring 36 is supported on one side against the pusher 6, which is arranged as in the embodiment previously described and which has a sleeve 19 allowing it to slide on the

  bar 37 On the other side the spring rests against the

  than rear 9 'of the mobile shelf part 4 -

  In FIG. 7A, the mobile shelf part 4 is in the position before reloading-in products

  but because the pusher 6 is also in position

  tion, it is necessary to carry out the filling

  products, to put it in a back position,

  6 'in FIG. 7B, with the help of a striking mechanism.

  The mechanism comprises on the one hand a handle 34 fixed on the sleeve 19 of the pusher 6 and on the other hand a

  snap catch, shown schematically at 35.

  The spring 36 is shown in its arming condition at 36 'in Fig. 7B. When moving the movable shelf portion 4 into the product display position shown in Fig. 7C, it is necessary that the Release of the pusher biasing spring 6 occurs automatically at the end of the stroke, as indicated at 36 "This problem is solved by means of the abutment 38 which pivots the catch 35 so as to release the pusher 6 which can then reseal. its function, as indicated schematically in FIG. 7, where a packet has been indicated in P1 that has just been taken out of the row by a customer, the pusher 6 then intervenes to push the queue of packets P against the front plate 9 of

the mobile shelf part 4.

  Thus, in accordance with the present invention, a device for presenting individual products, in particular packages of coffee, or any other food or non-food product, which makes it possible to obtain the following operating advantages:

  The elastic means, such as mechanical pushers

  The springs described above maintain the products on display in the front of the shelves as the samples are taken by the customers, who are thus led to

  choose the products positioned on the front of the shelves.

  These are spaced so as to receive only one layer of products in presentation This allows to install

  more shelves on the support.

  -The sliding mechanism is judiciously arranged, given the limited space height separating the shelves from each other, to advance them for their relining in productscesces shelves then becoming accessible over their entire surface to the person in charge relining, which then places the new products behind

  those still on the shelf, the two characteristics

  of space between shelves and clearance

  complete filling process makes it possible to respect the

  first-in, first-out sales rule.

  In addition, one can place on the front part of the stall.

  manages a banner allowing the establishment of an information labeling, in correspondence with the rows of products, the structure of the presentation device according to the invention

  It also incorporates an integrated lighting system

  structured to improve the exhibition environment

some products.

  It should be noted that the expression "to the unit" covers

  individual products as well as individual units

  products-that is, sets-containing more

of a product.

  Naturally, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings and other variants and modifications may be envisaged.

  without departing from the scope of 1-a present invention.

Claims (15)

-REVENDICATIONS-   1 Device for presenting products individually, comprising a support on which are distributed   superimposed product presentation shelves,   in that some of the shelves (2) each comprise: a fixed part (3) for fixing on said support,   a movable part (4) arranged to receive in rotation   the products (P) to be present and movable in the fixed part between a front position of product loading and a rear position of product presentation, -a sliding mechanism (5) connecting the movable part (4) to the fixed part (3) of the shelf, and -a resilient means (6, 25) for pushing products cooperating with said mechanism by placing itself in the rest position when the mechanism passes the movable part (4) in loading condition and in pushing position of products when the mechanism passes the moving part (4) in presentation condition.   2 Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixed part (3) of shelf has a U-shaped stirrup having a longitudinal bar (3 B) and two branches   (3 A, 3 C) oriented perpendicularly to this bar (3 B) which ensures their joining.   3 Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the mobile shelf part comprises a rectangular-shaped frame provided with transverse cheeks (7) for delimiting guide channels (8) rows of products (P) to be presented.   4 Device according to any one of the claims   1 to 3, characterized in that the slide mechanism comprises,   on each side of the corresponding shelf,   res (10,11) to one or more elements.   5.Device according to any one of the claims   1 to 4, characterized in that the fixed part of shelves comprises on each of the aforementioned branches holding members (12, 13) of the slideways of the mechanism, limit stops (15) for limiting the movement of the movable shelf portion   in position before loading and snap-fasteners   ge / lock (16) for stopping said movable portion in the rear display position.   Device according to any one of the claims   1 to 5, characterized in that there are provided pushers (6) which are elastically applied against the products and which   slide in said channels (8).   7 Device according to any one of the claims   1 to 6, characterized in that springs (25,36) are provided between said pushers (6) and the corresponding face of the rack (1) of shelves.   8 Device according to any one of the claims   1 to 7, characterized in that said springs are coil springs working in compression (25), or coil springs working in extension (26),   or flat springs working in winding (30).   9 Device according to any one of the claims   1 to 8, characterized in that the pusher provided in each   product guide channel is provided at its lower part   re of a guide sleeve (19) on a central bar (20), placed below the bottom of the channel (8) and fixed against said longitudinal bar (3 B) of the fixed part (3) of et agère, said   helicoidal spring biasing (25) pusher being   telescopically on said central bar (20) and leaning against said longitudinal bar (3 B).   O.Device according to any one of the   1 to 9, characterized in that the cheeks (7) delimiting   tion of said channels are hollow (7 A) so as to receive biasing springs (25) pushers (6) corresponding.   11 Device according to any one of the claims   1 to 10, characterized in that springs (36) for biasing the corresponding pushers (6) are provided in the movable shelf part (4), these springs acting on one side against the pushers (9) and on the other side against the rear face / movable part (4) of the shelf and cooperating with an arming handle (34) and a triggering catch (35) operable by a fixed stop (38) on the rack (1) of shelves. 12 Application of the device according to any one of   claims 1 to 1 l to the presentation of products to the unit,   in batches or other sets of unitary products, in particular   binding for the presentation of food products such as coffee packets,