JP2001340187A - Vertically movable utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vertically movable utensil for holding many pieces of stock merchandise to be easily taken out, turning the stock merchandise to display as it is and increasing the number of display merchandise. SOLUTION: A base frame 10 in the outer frame shape of a column is provided with plural fixed shelves 12 in a vertical direction. The ones arranged at a lower part among the plural fixed shelves 12 are projected forwards more compared to the ones at an upper part as they are arranged at the lower part and they are set so as to increase an inclination angle as the length of forward projection is longer. A slide member 20 to which plural shelves 22 are vertically fixed is provided freely vertically movably on the base frame 10. The merchandise 14 put on the shelves 22 of the slide member 20 can be touched by lowering the slide member 20 and the merchandise 14 put on the fixed shelves 12 can be touched by elevating the slide member 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vertically movable furniture for displaying commodities.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Products sold in stores are generally sold on furniture shelves. Conventionally, the height of various fixtures has been set so that customers can directly touch products placed on shelves. In the case where the space of a store is small, fixtures that efficiently display a large number of products using the depth have been known. As an example of furniture using the depth, a fixed shelf is provided on the back side, a moving member having a number of shelves is provided on the front side, and the number of commodities to be displayed is slid by sliding the moving member on the front side in the horizontal direction. There is something to increase. Also in this furniture, the height was limited to a height at which customers could directly touch the products placed on the shelves.

[0003]

In the conventional furniture, since the commodities are not displayed at a height higher than the height thereof, the furniture is merely a space or used only as a commodity storage space. In the case of a product storage area, a ladder must be used when lifting and lowering the product, which is inconvenient. In addition, since the upper and lower shelves of conventional furniture are all set on the same vertical surface, in the case of products such as personal computer software and personal computer optional equipment that cannot be understood without looking at the package, the products on the lower shelf I had to bend my knees and my neck sideways when I looked at it, which was very inconvenient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has a vertically movable type in which a large number of stock products which are easy to take out are held, and the stock products are directly displayed to increase the number of displayed products. It is intended to provide furniture.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a vertically movable furniture of the present invention is fixed to a base frame, and has a plurality of fixed shelves vertically and a plurality of fixed shelves. And a slide member having a plurality of shelves attached vertically, wherein at least a part of the plurality of fixed shelves is moved by the slide member when the slide member is lowered. It is intended to be hidden.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a vertically movable furniture according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. The vertically movable furniture according to the present invention includes a base frame 10 having an outer frame shape of a rectangular column that is long in the vertical direction, and a plurality of fixed shelves 12 provided in the vertical direction and fixed to the base frame 10. The lower one of the plurality of fixed shelves 12 protrudes forward as it is disposed lower than the upper one, and the inclination angle increases as the length of the protrusion protruding forward increases. Is done. The inclination angles of the fixed shelves 12 are set so that the display contents shown on the appearance of the products 14 stored in the fixed shelves 12 are easy to see for a person 16 standing in front of the furniture.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a fixed shelf 12 in a vertical direction.
Are provided. Upper two fixed shelves 1
The floor of No. 2 is set horizontally, and the goods 14 put in the fixed shelf 12 are placed vertically. The third fixed shelf 12 from the top projects slightly forward from the two fixed shelves 12 above it, and the floor of the fixed shelf 12 is slightly inclined from the horizontal direction. Fourth fixed shelf 12 from above
Protrudes forward from the third fixed shelf 12 from the top, and has a larger inclination angle than the third fixed shelf 12 from the top.
The inclination angle is such that the back side is lower than the front side.
The fifth fixed shelf 12 from the top is also the sixth fixed shelf 12 from the top.
Also, it projects forward from the fixed shelf 12 above it, and has a larger inclination angle than the fixed shelf 12 above. In the plurality of fixed shelves 12 provided in the vertical direction, the lower the fixed shelves 12 are, the more they protrude forward and the inclination angle is increased, because the person 16 standing in front of the furniture knees down. This is for making the product display on the back of the product 14 visible without bending.

The product 14 in FIGS. 1 and 2 is assumed to be a personal computer software or a personal computer optional device. For this purpose, the number of the fixed shelves 12 is set to six at the upper and lower sides. The number of shelves 12 may be increased or decreased. The number of fixed shelves 12 projecting forward and the number of inclined fixed shelves 12 are four in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 as compared with the upper fixed shelves 12, but the number is not particularly limited. is not.

A slide member 20 that is vertically movable with respect to the base frame 10 is mounted between two front frames 18 of the base frame 10. This slide member 2
A plurality of shelves 22 are mounted vertically on the front side of the “0”. A handle 24 protruding forward is attached below the slide member 20. At a position facing the back surface of the slide member 20, a balancer 28 as a connecting means through which a wire 26 can freely enter and exit is fixed to the base frame 10. Wire 2 of this balancer 28
6 is connected to the lower end of the back surface of the slide member 20.

The slide member 20 is set so as to be able to move up and down along the two front frames 18 of the base frame 10 by moving the handle 24 up and down. The wire 26 is moved in and out of the balancer 28 in accordance with the vertical movement of the slide member 20. Balancer 28
When the force to move the slide member 20 in the vertical direction does not reach the slide member 20, the slide member 20 stops the slide member 20 at an arbitrary position. That is, when the slide member 20 is moved to a desired height and the handle 24 is released, the slide member 20 is set to stop at the position where the handle 24 is released.

Inside the front frame 18 of the base frame 10,
A stopper 30 is provided for preventing the slide member 20 from further descending. As shown in FIG. 1, when the slide member 20 contacts the stopper 30, the upper three fixed shelves 12 are hidden by the slide member 20. Since the fourth, fifth and sixth fixed shelves 12 from the top are not hidden by the slide member 20 when the slide member 20 is lowered, the person 16 can move the fourth, fifth and sixth fixed shelves 1
You can see 2 products.

An advertisement member 32 is provided at a position facing the back surface of the slide member 20 when the slide member 20 has moved to the uppermost position. This advertising member 32 is fixed to the base frame 10. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the slide member 20 is located at the highest position, the advertisement member 32 is hidden by the slide member 20 and cannot be viewed. However, as shown in FIG. 3, when the slide member 20 is lowered, the advertisement member 32 becomes visible. A lighting device 34 is attached to the upper part of the advertising member 32. When the slide member 20 is lowered to some extent and the advertising member 32 becomes visible to a certain height, the lighting device 34 is turned on to illuminate the advertising member 32. Have been.

In the present invention having the above-described structure, a plurality of rows of fixed shelves 12 fixed to the base frame 10 in the vertical direction are provided.
The merchandise 14 is displayed on a plurality of rows of shelves 22 fixed to a slide member 20 that can move up and down with respect to the base frame 10. When the customer wants to see or touch the products 14 displayed on the fixed shelf 12, the slide member 20 is moved upward, and the products 14 on the shelf 22 of the slide member 20 are moved upward out of reach. On the contrary,
When the user wants to see or touch the product 14 on the shelf 22 of the slide member 20,
The slide member 20 is moved downward to a position where the slide member 20 can come into contact. In this case, the products 14 of some fixed shelves 12 located above among the plurality of fixed shelves 12 are
Hidden by 0. The products 14 on some fixed shelves 12 located below among the plurality of fixed shelves 12 are not hidden by the slide members 20 even by moving the slide members 20 in the vertical direction.

As described above, in the vertically movable furniture of the present invention, the fixed shelf 12 on the back side and the slide member 2 on the front side are provided.
Since the merchandise 14 can be displayed on both of the zero shelves 22, a larger number of merchandise can be displayed than conventional furniture. Moreover,
When the slide member 20 is moved upward, the product 1
If it is considered that 4 is stocked upward, it can also be used as a stock place for the product 14. In particular, recent suburban stores have high ceilings, so that a large number of products 14 can be stocked.

In the present invention, among the fixed shelves 12 arranged vertically, the lower the shelves are, the more they protrude forward and the inclination angle is set to be large. Thus, the person 16 standing in front of the furniture can see the display contents of the product 14 on the fixed shelf 12 located below without bending the knee or bending the neck sideways. Also, compared to the conventional case where a plurality of vertical rows of shelves are arranged in the vertical direction, the present invention can increase the number of vertical shelves (in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1). 6-stage fixed shelf 1
2 can be provided, but conventionally only five tiers of shelves can be provided), but the number of products 14 that can be displayed can be increased.

In the vertically movable furniture according to the present invention, when the slide member 20 is lowered, the advertisement member 32 is visible, so that an advertisement effect can be achieved. Further, the state in which the slide member 20 is raised upward is a state in which the commodity 14 is displayed to the maximum.
When is lowered, the lighting fixture 34 illuminates the advertisement member 32, so that it is possible to recognize at a glance which fixtures the slide member 20 remains down when the store is closed.

Next, another example of the slide member is shown in FIG. The slide member 36 includes a back plate 38 fixed to each shelf 22.
And a connector 40 for hingedly connecting the back plates 38 to each other in the vertical direction. Thereby, the slide member 36
Can be bent along the guide 42 as shown in FIG.
The slide member 36 can be lowered below the slide member 20 in FIG. Therefore, by making the height of the slide member 36 higher than the height of the slide member 20, the number of the shelves 22 in the vertical direction can be increased, and the number of displayed products and the number of stocks can be further increased.

[0018]

As described above, according to the vertically movable furniture according to the present invention, a plurality of fixed shelves are provided in the vertical direction on the back side, and a plurality of shelves are fixed in front of the fixed shelves. Since the movable slide member is provided, compared with the conventional furniture, it is possible to stock a large number of products in an unreachable upper portion and easily take out the stocked products. In addition, the stock products can be displayed as they are, and the number of displayed products can be increased. In addition, in the fixed shelves arranged in the up and down direction, a person standing in front of the furniture bends his knees or bends his neck sideways by projecting forward and increasing the inclination angle as the objects are arranged downward. Even if you do not, you can see the product display of the product on the fixed shelf at the bottom while standing. Furthermore, compared to the conventional arrangement of vertically arranged plural rows of shelves,
The number of fixed shelves in the vertical direction can be increased, and the number of displayed products can be increased. By providing the advertisement member at a position facing the rear surface of the upper position of the slide member, advertisement can be performed when the slide member is lowered.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a vertically movable furniture according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the vertically movable furniture showing a state where a slide member is lowered.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing another embodiment of the slide member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Base frame 12 Fixed shelf 14 Goods 20 Slide member 22 Shelf 26 Wire 28 Balancer 32 Advertising member 34 Lighting device 36 Slide member 38 Plate 40 Connector

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A slide fixed to a base frame and having a plurality of fixed shelves above and below, and a slide movable vertically with respect to the base frame and having a plurality of shelves mounted vertically. A vertically movable movable fixture, wherein at least a part of the plurality of fixed shelves is hidden by the slide member when the slide member is lowered. 2. The fixed shelf, which is not hidden by the slide member, is characterized in that a forwardly protruding length is sequentially increased from top to bottom, and a tilt angle at which the depth of the fixed shelf is lower than that of the front is increased. The vertically movable furniture according to claim 1. 3. The vertically movable furniture according to claim 1, wherein the advertisement member attached to the base frame is exposed when the slide member is lowered. 4. A vertically movable fixture according to claim 1, wherein said slide member comprises a back plate fixed to each shelf and a connecting member for vertically connecting said back plates to each other.