JP2000287792A - Article showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily take an article out of an article showcase and to reduce a display space. SOLUTION: Routine small articles G are arranged back and forth at a display part 2a of a tray 2, which can be freely put in/out of an outer case and when an article G1 positioned on the front is taken out, the next article G2 is moved to the front by being pushed into that space by a pressing means 3. Each article is stored while being obliquely held between an inclined panel 3a of the pressing means and an inclined panel part 2g provided at the front part of the tray and since the lower part of the front article G1 is protruded from an article takeout part 2b, by picking up this article and drawing it to the oblique downside, it can be easily taken out. Since no space is required above the tray for taking out the front article, the tray can be housed in the box-shaped outer case having a vertical front face and the showcase can be made convenient for carriage or display.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product display case used for displaying and selling small products such as cigarettes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a display case for retail of fixed-size small items such as cigarettes and confections packed in small boxes, these items are tandemly arranged in a drawer (tray) which can be freely inserted into and removed from a transparent outer case. When the product at the forefront is taken out, the product of the next rank is pushed out at the front and can be taken out one after another. These products press the product located at the rear end using some pressing means forward,
The goods put in first are always taken out first.

[0003]

In the above-described prior art product display case, it is necessary to provide a space necessary for taking out the frontmost product above the frontmost product. Therefore, in the case where the drawers are provided in a plurality of stages, the position of the foremost portion must be retracted as the order of the drawers increases from the bottom to the top, and the front surface of the case must be substantially inclined. It has become. This is difficult to use as compared with a rectangular parallelepiped case, the number of products to be displayed is reduced, and the shape is inconvenient for transportation and storage.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a product display case in which the product located at the forefront can be easily taken out and the front surface of the case is not inclined.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a commodity display case according to the present invention is delivered to a frontmost portion of a commodity storage section of each tray in a state in which a lower part is forwardly protruded. An inclined plate portion for supporting an upper portion of the front surface of the product is provided, and pressing means having a slope plate parallel to the inclined plate portion is provided on the product storage portion, and a plurality of pressing means are provided between the inclined plate portion and the slope plate. The products are sandwiched and displayed in an inclined state, and the products can be pressed so as to be pushed forward. The product is taken out by pinching the lower side surface of the product located at the forefront with a finger and pulling the product diagonally downward and forward. In the space where the forefront product is taken out, the product located second is replaced by being pushed out by the pressing means.

[0006] In order to replenish the display section with other products, the pressing portion is moved to the rearmost portion, the product is disposed in front of the slope plate while being locked there, and the locked state of the pressing means is released. This is done by pressing these commodities again.

In another means, a predetermined width inside both sides of the above-mentioned inclined plate portion is extended to a position intersecting an extension line of the bottom plate portion, and a projecting locking portion is formed from the lower end portion toward the bottom plate portion. By providing the lower end portion of the product located at the forefront, it is possible to support even a relatively heavy product without falling.

In order to take out the product, the lower part of the product is pushed backward by pushing the lower part of the product from the product take-out window provided at the center of the inclined plate portion, and the lower end is pulled out obliquely downward. This can be extracted from a product take-out part provided between the bottom plate part.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a product display case as an embodiment of the present invention. A rectangular parallelepiped outer case 1 is provided with four product display trays 2. ing.

The outer case 1 has a box-like structure including two left and right side plates 1a, 1a, a top plate 1b, a bottom plate 1c, and four floor plates 1d. Front plates 1e are fixed to the front and rear portions of the floor plate 1d, respectively, and a space is provided between the trays of each stage by the width of these front plates. Each tray 2 is housed at a position slightly above each floor plate 1d so as to be able to be taken in and out via a rail portion 1f described later (FIG. 5).
See).

In each tray 2, a commodity G1 located at the forefront of the displayed commodities displayed in the commodity storage units 2d in a plurality of rows is obliquely and partially exposed. The outer case 1 can be taken out obliquely downward by protruding from the front of the outer case 1.

The lowermost part of the outer case 1 is a free space 1g having a rectangular opening, in which a product that is not suitable for display on a tray, for example, a relatively large product K such as a carton of tobacco can be displayed. is there.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the tray 2. The tray 2 has a product take-out section 2b formed by raising the front end upward by a predetermined width at the front of a display section 2a in the form of a shallow container having an upper opening. Is provided. The display portion 2a is partitioned by partition plates 2c, and is divided into product storage portions 2d, which are formed to be longer in the front and rear at a width corresponding to the width of the product G to be stored.

As shown in FIG. 3, a window 2e having a predetermined width is formed at the bottom of each product storage section 2d so as to be parallel to each partition 2c. On both edges of each window 2e, there are formed mountain-shaped projections 2f, 2f from the vicinity of the front end to the position required to lock the pressing means 3 described later.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 6, the above-described product take-out portion 2b provided at the front of the tray 2 is provided so that the front ends of the partition plates 2c and the side plates 2h can be stored by a predetermined width. It has been raised to almost the same height as. A cut is made in an inclined manner by a predetermined width from the upper end of the rising portion, and an inclined plate portion 2g is provided in the cut portion.

In each of the commodity storage sections 2d, there is a commodity cigarette G.
Are stored in an obliquely arranged state (only three rows are shown in FIG. 2). The rear end of each product Gn in each row is in contact with the front surface of the inclined plate 3a of the pressing means 3 and is pressed forward by the pressing means.
The product G1 located at the forefront is pressed from the rear product, the upper front surface is lightly elastically contacting the rear side of the inclined plate portion 2g, and the lower portion protrudes forward of the bottom of the product take-out portion 2b and is easy to take out. It is in a state.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pressing means 3 has a vertical plate 3c erected on the upper surface of a bottom plate 3b facing the bottom plate 2j of the product storage section 2d, and the inclined plate 3a is connected to the front end of the bottom plate 3b. It is fixed diagonally to the upper end of the vertical plate 3c.

A pair of spring mounting plates 3d is vertically fixed to the back side of the vertical plate 3c to reinforce the vertical plate and support a spring 3e as a biasing means between the two plates. I have. The mainspring 3e has an inner end attached to a support shaft (not shown) supported between the mounting plates, and an outer end pulled out from the window 2e below the bottom plate 2j of the tray. It is fixed by screws 3f near the front end.

On the lower surface of the rear part of the bottom plate 3b of the pressing means 3, there is provided a guide piece 3g which enables the pressing means to move along the window 2e of the tray and keeps it from coming off. The pressing means 3 is always urged forward by applying a force to wind the outer end of the spring 3e. Therefore, the products G arranged on the front side of the pressing means can be pressed so as to always move forward. Therefore, the products arranged diagonally forward in order according to the products Gn whose rear surfaces are in contact with the front surface of the slope plate 3a are sequentially pressed forward, and the product G1 located at the forefront is moved to the product take-out section 2b. The rear side is in contact with the front side of the next product G2, and the upper part of the front side is supported in a state pressed against the rear side of the inclined plate portion 2g of the tray.

At this time, the lower part of the commodity G1 located at the forefront protrudes forward of the bottom plate 2j of the tray 2 as described above. For this reason, when the foremost product G1 is pulled obliquely downward as indicated by the arrow, the upper part is disengaged from the inclined plate portion 2g, and can be taken out of the row of products.

When the product G1 located at the forefront is taken out, the following product is pushed forward by the pressing means 3, and
The next product G2 in contact with the product G1 moves to the forefront and becomes the product G1. When products are taken out in this way,
When the pressing means 3 moves forward and the last product Gn is taken out, the pressing means is located at the forefront of the tray 2 and the lower part of the slope plate 3a projects from the front of the tray (FIG. 3). , 5).

When refilling the commodity storage section 2d with the commodity, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pressing means 3 is moved to the rear end of the commodity storage section 2d of the tray against the urging force of the mainspring 3e. Next, the front part of the pressing means 3 is stopped by engaging with the rear end of the ridge 2f formed on both edges of the window 2e. Next, the products G are arranged in each of the product storage sections 2d..., The desired number of the products G are stored, and then the locking means of the pressing means is released by hand, and the products are gently moved forward to bring each product into the pressed state again. Thereby, the foremost product G1 can be taken out from the product take-out section 2b.

Next, a mechanism for taking the tray 2 in and out of the outer case 1 will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the tray 2 is provided on rails 1f, 1f provided inside the side plates 1a, 1a of the outer case 1 and outside the side plate portions 2h, 2h of the tray. When the guide rails 2i, 2i are engaged, they can be taken in and out. The guide rail portion 2i
It comprises two horizontal and parallel ridges and a groove formed between these ridges. The tray 2 is movable by sliding the lower side of the ridge located above the guide rail 2i so as to face the upper side of the rail.

On the upper side of the groove constituting the guide rail 2i, an upper stopper 2k formed of a rectangular projection is provided near the front end and near the rear end, respectively. The upper stopper 2 is provided on the upper side of the rail 1f of the outer case.
A lower stopper 1g corresponding to k is formed (see FIG. 7). FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a stop mechanism between the guide rail portion and the rail of the outer case. When the front end and the rear end of the tray are aligned with the front and rear portions of the outer case 1, respectively, the lower stopper 1g
Outside of g, that is, the front upper stopper portion is located immediately before the lower stopper portion, and the rear upper stopper portion is located immediately after the lower stopper portion. The width of the groove of the guide rail portion 2i is wider than the vertical width of the rail portion 1f. By lifting the front or rear portion of the tray, the upper stopper portion 2g can ride over the lower stopper portion 1g. Thus, the tray is normally stably stored in the outer case, but if the tray is pulled out while lifting the front end or the rear end, the tray can be pulled out without being locked by the stopper.

Next, another embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8, the inclined plate portion 12 of the product removal portion 12b
g is partially extended to a position intersecting the extension of the bottom plate portion 12j so that the extended inclined plate portions abut on both sides of the front surface of the product G1 to the lower portion (see FIG. 9).
A locking portion 12k is provided at a lower end portion of the inclined plate portion 12g toward the bottom plate portion 12j so as to protrude horizontally from the rear surface thereof. The locking portion 12k is capable of supporting the lower end of the product G1 located at the forefront so as not to fall. Bottom plate part 1
Between the front end of 2j and the rear end of the locking portion 12k, there is provided a product take-out opening 12m having a cutout portion having a width sufficient to allow the product G1 to escape downward.

As shown in FIG. 9, a front surface of the product take-out portion 12b is provided with a product storage portion 12d (FIG. 2) of the inclined plate portion 12g.
3), a take-out window 12n is provided on the front surface. The take-out window 12n has a lower portion serving as a common space with the above-described product take-out port 12m. Therefore, the product G1 located at the forefront of the products G pressed forward by the pressing means 3
Is sandwiched between the second product G2 and the inclined plate portion 12g, and the lower end portion is partially supported by the locking portion 12k so as to be in a standby state.

At the time of taking out the product, the product take-out window 12 shown in FIG.
Press the product backward from n and lock the lower end with 12k
The product is then pulled out obliquely downward along the product take-out opening 12m as shown by the arrow (b).

When the merchandise G1 located at the forefront is taken out, the merchandise G2 which has been located second so far is sent forward by the pressing means 3 and becomes the merchandise G1 in the same manner as in the above embodiment. is there.

The present embodiment is characterized in that when the specific gravity of the product is large, it is possible to prevent the product from slipping down due to vibration or the like. Other configurations are the same as those in the above embodiment.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the types of commodities to be displayed, the number of trays, the number of display portions, and the like can be arbitrarily set. Further, the material, shape, color, and the like of the display case and the tray can be arbitrarily adopted.

[0032]

According to the present invention, it is easy to take out the goods stored in the tray one by one, so that the present invention is suitable for display and sale of retail goods and the like. In addition, since the products arranged on the tray are obliquely pressed and pressed by the pressing means from behind, the frontmost product can be pulled out obliquely downward, so that a space for taking out the product is provided above the front portion of the tray. It is not necessary to provide. Therefore, even when the display trays are installed in a plurality of stages, it is not necessary to retreat the upper side of the outer case, so that the shape of the display case is convenient for saving and handling the space for carrying and storing and displaying.

If the product take-out portion is provided with a locking portion for indicating the lower end of the product located at the forefront, even a product having a large specific gravity can be held without falling off due to vibration or the like. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a tray.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a tray.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the tray.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the tray.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state where goods are displayed in a pressed state by a pressing means on a front portion of the tray.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged sectional view showing a locking mechanism of a stopper portion.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state in which a product is displayed in a pressed state by a pressing means on a front portion of a tray in another example.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a tray in another example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer case 2, 12 Tray 2b, 12b Product take-out part 2d, 12d Product storage part 2g, 12g Inclined plate part 3 Pressing means 3a Slope plate 3b Bottom plate 3e Urging means (spring spring) 12m Product take-out port G (G1 ... Gn) ) Product

Claims (2)

[Claims] A tray provided with a box-shaped outer case, a product storage section in one or more rows which can be freely inserted into and removed from a front portion or a rear portion of the outer case; In a product display case provided with a pressing means for sequentially sending products arranged in a row in a product storage section forward, a product take-out portion provided at a front portion of the tray comes into contact with an upper front part of the displayed products. A possible inclined plate portion is provided, and the pressing means includes a slope plate for supporting the product in an oblique state between the inclined plate portion and an urging means for urging the pressing means forward. A product display case comprising: 2. The product take-out part according to claim 1, wherein the product take-out part extends a lower side inside the inclined plate part by a predetermined width to an intersection with an extension of the bottom plate part of the tray, and extends from a lower end part of the inclined plate part. A locking part is provided so as to project toward the bottom plate part,
A product display case, wherein a product take-out port is provided between the locking portion and the bottom plate portion so that the product can be taken out downward.