FR2824716A1 - Display shelf for cigarette packets, at point of sale, has slanting board with retaining tines at leading end, to allow packet to be extracted by finger and remaining packets move down by gravity to fill gap - Google Patents

Abstract

Display shelf, has a slanting board with retaining tines at the leading end, to allow a packet to be extracted by a finger and the remaining packets move down by gravity to fill the gap. The display shelf, has a bar (2) clipped at the leading end of the slanting board (4) with the price label (3) and retaining tines (1). The rows of packets are separated by smooth walls (8). It is structured to hold packets with a minimum width of 2.5 cm, and the gaps between the retaining tines are wide enough for the insertion of a finger to lift a packet out. The packets move down by gravity, when a packet has been removed.

Description

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  The present invention relates to arrangement furniture of the sorter type.

  automatic dispenser, and more particularly an ergonomic rim for display with inclined shelves, characterized by its shape which allows very economically; the presentation inclined flat of products optimizing their visual, the removal of one or more products presented in layers of the same row simultaneously with a single gesture with one hand, as well as the easy replenishment of shelves including rear is physically inaccessible due to their proximity in height, this proximity being sought to maximize the number of shelves, that is to say the number of references and the

  storage capacity of a shelf of a given height.

  Displays with certain similar functions are known in particular from the documents 2 775 171, EP 0 658 327 and EP 0 658 327, 2444 432, 2 536 646, 2 494 973, and can be used in particular for presentation in a cigarette store, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals or all products of analogous or non-analogous forms. Normally, the inclined shelves (or supports) are either sliding or fixed. In all cases, it is possible to reload the shelves or supports, either by individually handling the shelves installed sliding so as to bring them towards you, or these are installed fixed simply with a space between them precisely intended for this manipulation, or finally they are fixed installed close together in the same height as the sliding ones, the operation being made possible thanks to a system of weight rollers involving a

standing positioning of products.

  Although such constructions work perfectly in the six documents cited in particular, the systems used are specific designs involving a certain number of manufacturing features, or they affect a non-negligible portion of the total available height by the simple need to make possible the restocking of the shelves or else they present the products standing inclined downwards, encumbering the impact of the product in relation to the gaze of the potential customer,

  generally standing in the context of a visual tour of the displays.

  It turns out that the manufacturing costs generated by the presence of sliding tracks slow down the generalization of some of these displays, the others do not optimize the space arranged in quantitative terms (number of reference and storage capacity) or

qualitative (product visual).

  The object of the invention is to minimize the complexity, the specificity and therefore the cost of the construction of a display of the inclined shelf type while maximizing - 2 - its useful space capacity as well as optimizing its efficiency compared to the products it presents, all in a context of global handling of the simple, efficient and comfortable display. The solution, structurally simple and therefore very economical, is envisaged from standard gondola furniture for store equipment (racks, shelves, inclined consoles), but its principle can be applied from any type of display with shelves sufficiently inclined so that the products slide by themselves towards the ergonomic rim, and this, whatever the nature of the material (s) which constitutes the display, monobloc or ready to assemble. The solution is applicable to any rigid product, its shape, its proportions and its consistency

  lO can be adapted as appropriate.

  The invention achieves its goal advantageously thanks to a single specific piece but very easy to produce: a flange characterized in that it is ergonomic in the form of edge slots positioned vertically by means of, for example, a gutter, clipped at the edge front of the shelf tilts. This rim is either individual to a tooth and l 5 the units can cumulate in the width, or it has a total width equivalent to that of the shelf, or one can define a module which by addition makes it possible to adapt to the different widths module of the gondola furniture used, if these widths are the multiple of a common width. This form of slots advantageously with rounded angles so as not to be protruding constitutes either by cumulation or by module a succession with constant pitch of couples full-hollowed part from the top of the horizontal border to a little less than the level of the slipped height in the groove of the support gutter of this ergonomic rim. The hollowed out part has a minimum width of 2 or 3 cm, allowing the passage of at least one finger of the hand (middle finger, thumb or index finger). The solid part has a height so that, the rim inserted in the shelf gutter, the latter is slightly less than the thickness of the product or of the product layer (overlay) presented by reference. This same solid part has a variable width according to the nature of the material which constitutes the rim, the weight of the products that the ergonomic rim partially supports the shelves being inclined, and the average flat width of the products of the family provided for presentation. Its width therefore ranges from a few millimeters for a flange made from steel wire for arrangement, for example for the presentation of small products whose flat width is of the order of 3.5 cm, to 2 or 3 cm, for example for a rim made of wood, in transparent or tinted "PLEXIGLAS" (trade mark), in sheet metal, for the presentation, for example, of products whose flat width is greater than 3.5 cm. For products of large widths, one can then advantageously consider an individual ergonomic rim (with one tooth), which is placed in the gutter as best as possible opposite the center of each product reference. The ergonomic rim can thus be characterized as at least one piece, which can be positioned as a shelf gutter individually or in a group, consisting of a wide bottom part and a reduced top part, the difference in width having to be at least equal to the width. with a finger of the hand. In all cases, separators in "PLE4GLAS" fn, for example extruded in the shape of an L, are used to separate the references and ensure their sliding by gravity without interfering with one another (the width of which is less than the smallest width of the family of products provided for presentation) possibly receiving at each end a square of double-sided adhesive, so that it is placed (glued in the case of individual ergonomic edges) on the shelf under each product reference , providing them with a sliding guide, the products being loaded onto, and one side against, a separator, the other side of these same products also being guided by the separator of the following reference, advantageously attached. The same separator can also be used transversely to the rear of each shelf in order to constitute a stop at the rear of the shelf (cut in accordance with the width of the shelf or added by superposition adjusted so as to substantially cover the width of the tablet and pasted by

  using the same adhesives), thus finishing delimiting its loading space.

  The ergonomic rim mentioned above allows multiple functions: 20. The solid parts make it possible to retain the products which are inclined and slide by gravity (remaining straight by the joining of the rows) towards the front of the shelf, at each taking of a product or up to all of the layers of

  products resting against the ergonomic rim.

  The hollowed out parts allow precisely one or as many products to be pressed against the rim as there are layers, these being advantageously presented to

  flat, with one hand and with one gesture.

  These also make it possible to be able to push backwards at least by a depth of product and at least with a finger of the hand, the products remaining so

  to recharge the tablet with products of the same reference, with the other hand.

  As an optional addition, there is a modular price holder, for example, slid at the front between the shelf gutter and the ergonomic rim. This will advantageously be in "PLEXIGLAS" end extruded in the shape of V upside down, a part being slipped therefore, the other being intended to receive for example an adhesive carrying the price e '.

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  . - 4 of the reference or joint references if they are identical. The closed angle of the V will be the same as that of the inclination of the shelves relative to the horizontal so that

  the price display is perpendicular to the ground.

  Advantageously, the inclined brackets which support the shelves have a minimum thickness over their entire depth before hanging, so that they do not exceed the thickness of the shelves. Thus, a row of products can overlap two shelves set at the same level of height of the adjoining modules, thereby increasing the

  flexibility in presenting a shelf to several successive modules.

  As a variant of this ergonomic rim to be applied with standard gondola furniture via a shelf gutter also generally standard, this invention can be declined as being provided directly as part of the manufacture of shelves, advantageously from sheet metal, by a simple fold for example 90 upwards from a front edge taking up the principles of form of the upper part of the ergonomic rim and the spacing between two forms stated above. Likewise, it is possible to decline it provided in monobloc or to be mounted displays of any kind, which are justified from the moment when the taking and restocking of the products are provided for before the

  tablet and that these are presented flat in layers.

  The simplicity of manufacture of this ergonomic rim allows it to be declined very inexpensively and is for example adaptable to any type of gondola furniture on the market, transforming it into a real optimized rechargeable dispenser display, that is to say having the maximum of references with the best visual product, their taking by the customer and possibly the replenishment by the seller being very simple and comfortable. In addition, the pitch of the smallest ergonomic rim, that is to say designed with respect to the family of products of the smallest flat width, will have the same effectiveness for products of larger width (in other words, who can less can here the more). The individual ergonomic edge described above can be adjusted according to

  additional price holder, since applied by product reference and being located on the front.

  We can also imagine, with the same concern for standardization, adjustable in its niche height by niche, each having a high part integral with the part covering the front edge of the tablet, its complement being sleeved in a logère force on the first,

  so that it is adjustable and stable independently.

  The invention will be better understood from the following description, referring to

  following attached drawings. For the clarity of these visualizations, we voluntarily consider I t -5 the example of the presentation of packs of cigarettes at a tobacconist, constituting an ideal example of application of the invention on the subject: indeed, tobacconists often have '' a limited linear space, have the constraint of presenting a large number of references of elongated light products of similar shapes and packaging, of different but close sizes, they must be able to serve their customer almost instantaneously with one or more packages of the same reference and must be able to replenish their tablet independently reference by reference while disturbing their

  often tight space and therefore their working comfort especially during this operation.

  Figure 1 is a 3/4 front perspective view of the principle of the presentation obtained and highlights the triple function described above of the ergonomic rim 1 inserted in the gutter 2: support for products 6, 6 ', 6 "which descend by gravity, each row being separated by a separator 8, on the inclined shelf 4 itself supported by two consoles 5, possible take of one or more packages 6, 6 ', 6' 'with a single gesture of one hand, reloading a reference independently of the others, here up to four 6,6 'packs or up to three 6 "packs at a time by manipulation. 3 is the modular individual price holder inserted between 1 and 2, opposite the middle of each 6 'reference or group

  rows of the same reference 6, 6 ".

  Figure 2 is a side view of a portion of the linear formed by uprights rack 7 of gondola furniture for example whose steps have their axis symbolized (small horizontal lines), thanks to which are hung close in height {preventing the passage of a hand) here two levels of inclined consoles 5 on which are embedded the shelves 4 inclined at a given angle L, sufficient for the sliding by gravity of the packages 6, the rows of which are separated by the dividers 8. A distinction is made the ergonomic edges 1 inserted in a gutter 2, between which are also modularly inserted the price holders 3. FIG. 3 is a front view of an example of an ergonomic modular edge 1 "'shown at approximately the scale of which the dimensions have been defined in relation to the context example of these figures: taking the common case of gondola furniture whose modules available in width are 40O, 600, 800 and 1000mm, we dehinize the module C of the ergonomic rim 1 '' 'equal to 200mm which by addition is able to adapt to any module of the gondola for example. The - 6 different thicknesses of cigarette packs are added so as to define a "standard" cumulative thickness, by varying the number of slices according to

  the individual thickness of each type of product.

  Indeed, 4 x 23 mm (thickness of packs of 20 cigarettes) = 92mm 3 x 30 mm (thickness of packs of 30 cigarettes) = 90mm 6 x 15 mm (thickness of packs of 10 cigarettes) = 90mm 9 x 10 mm ( thickness of the packets of 20 ultra-fine) = 90mm In view of this observation, a practical "standard" height is 90 mm, so we define the protruding height of the ergonomic rim 1 '' 'relative to the reception plane of the shelf 4 to 85 mm. These 85 mm added to the height of the part inserted in the gutter 2 which starts flush with the underside of the shelf 4 gives us the dimension A, that is here 115 mm, if the shelf 4 and therefore the gutter 2 have a depth for example 30 mm current. The solid continuous part in the width of the ergonomic rim 1 at a height B here of 35 mm equivalent to its height portion inserted in gutter 2 to which we add 5 mm in order to constitute a small continuous low rim allowing to position as desired on the shelf 4 separators 8 without even double-sided adhesive nocessiter. Thus, the debtor can with one hand and with a single gesture grasp up to 9 packets depending on the case and will have no difficulty in grasping a packet with a retention of which there remains only one layer. If we take the products one by one, a layer will automatically empty itself completely before the next one is started. This layered presentation, in addition to the advantage that it brings by clarifying and enhancing the visual of the product, allows the tobacconist to visualize globally at a glance, for the benefit of its organizational comfort and 'inverse of a standing gravity presentation of the products, the approsimative state of stock of each row independently of the fact that only at least the first packet of the same layer is visible, the others being hidden by the next upper shelf. Likewise, the tobacconist can reload his tablet, layer by layer or up to all the layers at the same time in the same row, by pushing the layer or layers still present with one hand (by applying for example a finger against the underside of the packets of the relevant retention, between the two corresponding solid parts of the ergonomic edge 1 '' ') and by reloading with the other hand the row to as many layers as it contains by manipulation. It is then necessary, in order to design this A -7 ergonomic rim integrally with respect to our example, to define a step formed by the couple full part - hollow part. The smallest ins of cigarette packs currently on the market being 43 mm, providing for a comfortable passage of finger E to 30 mm, considering this ergonomic rim "made of transparent" PLEXIGLAS "for maximum visual of the products over a thickness I (see fig. 4 and 5) substantially 8 mm corresponding to the thickness generally available offered by the shelf gutter 2, the width of the solid parts is defined at 20 mm largely resistant enough to support the weight of 20 packs of 20 cigarettes of the same row (maximum stock lO generally encountered per row of product at a store), and resulting in a pitch of 50 mm, which multiplied by four, results in the desired width of our ergonomic edge module l "' , ie 200 mm, making possible a perfect succession in the width of such modules. A complete row of the least wide of the packages will be supported by at least 13 mm in width of the solid part of the ergonomic edge 1 '' 'which is more than sufficient in relation to the resistance of this edge in the subject context. The angles F. F 'palpable during handling, that is, those not hidden by the gutter 2, have a rounded shape with a radius of 5 mm for example, in order to allow a

  pleasant handling and without particular attention of the display by the retailer.

  20. FIGS. 4 and 5 are side views, approximately on a scale also, of the ergonomic rim 1 "of the example, the first section corresponding to an embodiment in" PLEXIGLAS "as suggested above, the second representing a more economical variant made of folded sheet. The dimensions A and B having been explained in the previous figure, we can see here the thickness I substantially identical to the groove in the gutter 2, G being the sufficient height of the folded return in the form of < <U "allowing the sheet metal version to also be held naturally in the gutter 2, the weight of the cigarette packs exerts, cant against the left side on

  the sketch of the iEgure 5 of the ergonomic edge 1.

  Figure 6 is a 3/4 front perspective view of the individual price holder 3. The individual character avoids unnecessarily repeating a common price with several adjoining rows of the same reference as it is common to see in the debits of tobacco in particular for products with high turnover. Its height B is therefore identical to the height B of the ergonomic rim, since this corresponds to the part of the price holder also to be inserted in the groove of the gutter 2, in front of: - 8 ergonomic rim, in the places where it justified. The other part affixes an adhesive price for example on a label of width J and height K, the latter forming an angle L (that of the inclination of the shelves 4 relative to the horizontal)

  for a vertical display of prices for example.

  5. Figure 7 is a 3/4 front perspective view of a current mounting detail of the sheet metal gutter 2 by clipping against the front edge of the shelf 4. The dimension M is based on the widths of shelf modules 4 existing, I being the interior thickness of the rainore and H its height (identical in this example to the thickness of

  the shelf 4) into which the ergonomic edge 1 is inserted.

  10. Figure 8 is a complete front 3/4 perspective view of the previous figure, supplemented by mounting in one direction or the other of the separators 8, with double-sided adhesives 9 in particular at the ends of a single module in the width which can be the case of a small tobacco shop. The same separator can also be used transversely at the rear of each shelf by placing them 5 via the same adhesives 9 before the dividers stored in order to constitute a stop for

  the back of the tablet, thus finishing delimiting its loading space.

  Figure g is a 3/4 front perspective view of the variant of the ergonomic rim l in its individual modular version, interesting for the presentation of products of greater width (cigar boxes ...), but which implies in this context application that either all the dividers 8 are glued to the shelf as described in the previous figure, or the shelf gutter 2 at a height slightly overhanging the edge of the shelf 4 against which it is applied, so that the dividers 8 are retained naturally. The individual ergonomic rim is in the form of a part consisting of a wide lower part 1 'and a reduced upper part 1 "the difference between their width

  respective being at least equivalent to the width of a finger of the hand.

  FIG. 10 is a front 3/4 perspective view of the variant of the ergonomic rim l, the upper parts l "of which are preceded by a horizontal intermediate part l" bis of equal starting width and greater or equal finishing width, the latter starting at the level of the shelves 4 reception plane. This variant maximizes the ease of taking all of the product layers of a

  same row resting against the ergonomic rim.

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Claims (9)

  1. Ergonomic rim for displays of the automatic distributor tidying type, characterized in that it is in the form of at least one piece 1 consisting of a   wide lower part 1 'and a reduced upper part 1 ".   2. Ergonomic ledge according to claim 1 characterized in that the difference between the width of its lower part 1 'and that of its upper part l "is at least equivalent to the width of a finger of the hand.   3. Ergonomic ledge according to any one of claims 1 or 2 characterized in   that at least the corners of its upper part 1 '' are rounded so as not to be protruding.   4. Ergonomic rim according to one of the preceding claims   characterized in that by adding at least two pieces across the width, one obtains an ergonomic rim 1 '"with successive teeth in the upper part spaced apart from the   width of at least one finger of the hand.   5. Optimized display of the multi-level automatic distributor sorter type having inclined rows of rigid products 6 laid flat in multilayers characterized in that it comprises at least one ergonomic edge 1, 1 "'according to one   any of claims 1 to 4, its upper parts 1 "being able to be preceded   a horizontal intermediate part the bis of equal starting width and greater or equal finishing width, the latter starting flush with the reception plane of the shelves 4.   6. Optimized display according to claim 5 characterized in that the ergonomic rim 1, 1 '' 'is inserted in gutters 2 secured to the front edge of the shelves 4 placed on inclined consoles 5 themselves hooked on racks   7, parts 2, 4, 5,7 from standard metal gondola furniture.   7. Optimized display of the automatic distributor sorter type characterized in that its shelves have an ergonomic rim in the form of teeth with rounded upper angles and spaced apart at least the width of a finger of the hand, these being able   start with a corner portion flush with the shelves' reception area.   8. Optimized display according to any one of claims 5 to 7 characterized in that   that the scent by gravitation of s products 6 towards the ergonomic rim 1 functions thanks to smooth dividers 8, for example in "PLEXIGLAS" (registered trademark) end i - 10 extruded (cut to the depth of the shelves 4) in shape of L, its short side of width less than that of the products which it supports being sandwiched between the receiving plane of the shelf 4 and its row of products 6 also in abutment against its   long side with a height similar to the accumulation of product layers 6 in its row.   9. Optimized display according to any one of claims 5 to 8 characterized in that   that for the display of the prices, individual modular price holders 3 are at the chosen places inserted between the ergonomic edge 1 and the gutter 2 or glued against the ergonomic edge 1 of the shelves 4. They are V-shaped at upside down, one part being inserted or glued, the other forming an angle identical to that of the shelves 4 by