JP2002336101A - Pole for display shelf - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To safely and easily alter the angle of inclination of goods display shelves with a large freedom. SOLUTION: In a pole for the display shelves, vertical poles 3 erected from base legs 2 arranged on the left and right are provided with engaging holes 9 in many stages and the front end of an angle adjusting rod 7 with a horizontal shaft 26 at the rear end thereof is pivoted on the rear part of the lower end of an inclined poles 5 which has the upper end thereof rotatably mounted on each of the vertical poles 3 with an engaging piece 6 having a retaining pawl 20 able to be engaged with an arbitrary one of the engaging holes 9. Some of a plurality of notches 37 provided on the front upper rim of a fixed support rod 8 having hook pawls 36 at the rear end thereof engaged with the engaging holes 9 of the vertical poles 3 are selected to engage the engaging shaft 26 of the angle adjusting rod 7 therewith while the inclined poles 5 are provided with mounting holes 19 for mounting the shelf boards 4 in multiple stages along the length thereof.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display rack supporting apparatus for supporting a shelf for displaying goods in an inclined manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In display shelves for displaying products such as books and video cassettes, the lower shelf is inclined slightly upward to make it easier to see the products.

For example, Utility Model Registration No. 2558113
As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, a display device (01) for a display shelf described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Support, on this vertical support (03),
A shelf receiving member (05) is attached.

[0004] The shelf receiving member (05) has an inclined column (07) and an angle adjusting rod (08) that are rotatably connected to each other by a hinge member (06), and engages with the vertical column (03). Engagement pieces (09) and (010) locked in the mating holes (02) are hinged to the ends of the inclined support (07) and the angle adjusting rod (08), respectively.

[0005] The inclined column (07) is for mounting a shelf plate (011), and mounting holes (012) are provided in a plurality of steps on the front surface thereof.

[0006] This strut device includes an engaging piece (0) of an inclined strut (07).
9) into the engaging hole (02) of the vertical column (03), and
The engagement piece (010) of (08) is assembled by locking the engagement piece (010) in the lower engagement hole (02). The adjustment of the inclination angle of the inclined support (07) is performed by changing the mounting position of the engagement pieces (09) and (010) in the up-down direction in the engagement hole (02).

However, this display shelf has the following problems.

[0008] (a) The shelf receiving member (05) includes an inclined support (07),
An angle adjusting rod (08) and two members (09) and (010) are hingedly connected to each other to form a vertical support (03).
Since each hinge member is sequentially mounted while rotating, the operation requires time and effort.

(B) Since the tilt post (07) and the angle adjusting rod (08) are connected by the hinge member (06), the maximum tilt angle of the tilt post (07) is ) Is FIG.
In the horizontal state shown by the solid line, the inclination angle cannot be further increased, and the degree of freedom in setting the inclination angle of the product display is small.

(C) In order to maintain the inclined column (07) in the inclined state, the engagement piece (01) of the angle adjusting rod (08) for supporting the inclined column (07) is required.
0) must always be locked to the vertical column (03).

Therefore, the engagement piece (010) of the angle adjusting rod (08)
Cannot be lowered below the state in which the vertical support (03) is locked in the lowermost engagement hole (02) of the vertical support (03), and the effective height of the display is impaired.

In this case, as shown by an imaginary line in FIG.
By rotating the angle adjusting rod (08) upward to lock the engaging piece (010) in the engaging hole (02) above the vertical support (03), the entire shelf receiving member (05) is It is conceivable to position the angle adjusting rod (08) downward.
Since a load acts on (010) upward, the engagement piece (010) is likely to come off, making implementation difficult.

[0013] Further, in the display shelf support device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-5086, as shown in FIG. 13, an engagement hole (022) provided in a plurality of stages in a vertical support (021) is engaged. An engaging piece (024) having a locking claw (023) that engages with the engaging piece (024) is rotatably attached to one end, and a locking claw (031) at a side end of the shelf (025). A mounting hole (026) for engaging, an inclined column (027) provided in a number of steps in the longitudinal direction of the front surface,
Hook claw (028) to be engaged with engagement hole (022) of vertical support (021)
At the rear end, and when attached to the vertical support (021), the front end (029) comes into contact with the inclined support (027).
0).

However, in this device, the vertical support
By changing the vertical position of the angle adjustment rod (030) supported by the (021), the angle of the inclined support (027) is changed, and the work of changing the angle of the inclined support (027) is complicated. It is.

In addition, since it is not easy to adjust the positions of the left and right angle adjusting rods (030), the inclination of the left and right inclined columns (027) is different, so that the product may drop from the shelf or the display may have an aesthetic effect. There is also a disadvantage that it is easily damaged.

[0016]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art, the present invention simplifies and facilitates the mounting of a shelf receiving member on a vertical support, and changes the inclination angle of a product display shelf. Can be performed easily and safely, and the degree of freedom of the inclination angle is increased, and errors in the inclination of the left and right inclined props are hardly generated, and the displayed products do not fall off the shelves, and the appearance is beautiful. It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device for a display shelf that can be displayed and that does not impair the effective height of the display.

[0017]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) A plurality of engaging holes are provided on a vertical column standing upright from base legs disposed on the left and right, and an engaging piece having a locking claw capable of engaging with any of the engaging holes is provided. An angle adjustment rod having a left-right engagement shaft at the rear end is pivotally supported at the rear end of the lower end of the inclined column having the upper end rotatably attached to the vertical column, and the rear hook is engaged with the vertical column. A plurality of cutouts provided at the front upper edge of the fixed support rod engaged with the hole, for engaging the engagement shaft of the angle adjustment rod, and attaching a shelf to the inclined support. The mounting holes are used as support devices for display shelves provided in multiple stages in the longitudinal direction.

(2) In the above item (1), each notch of the fixed support rod is a hook-like notch in a side view, which is formed by a notch extending obliquely downward and rearward following a notch in a vertical direction.

[0019]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a portion within a broken line in FIG.

The support device (1) of the present invention for supporting a shelf for product display in an inclined manner comprises a vertical support (3) standing upright from base legs (2) arranged on the left and right, and a shelf (4). )
(5), an engaging piece (6) for attaching the upper end of the inclined support (5) to the vertical support (3), and an angle adjusting rod (7) for supporting the lower end of the inclined support (5) and holding the inclined support (5) in an inclined state. ) And a fixed support rod (8) attached to the vertical support (3) and supporting the angle adjusting rod (7).

In the vertical support (3), engaging holes (9) arranged side by side are provided.
However, it is perforated in many steps.

The upper end of the inclined column (5) is rotatably attached to the vertical column (3) by an engagement piece (6) shown in a perspective view in FIG.

The engaging piece (6) is formed by connecting an intermediate portion between the left and right side pieces (10) and (10) by a connecting piece (11) facing left and right. At the left and right of the trailing edge, three downward locking claws (12) are provided in tandem, and at the upper part, a front-facing, substantially horizontal notch for supporting the upper end of the inclined column (5). (13), and a vertical slit (14) (14) arranged in the left and right direction is provided below the connecting piece (11).

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the upper end of the inclined column (5) is
It is a sectional side view which expands and shows the state attached to the vertical support | pillar (3) by (6).

The engaging piece (6) is provided with a locking claw (12) and a vertical support (3).
It is attached to the vertical column (3) by engaging with the engaging hole (9).

As shown in FIG. 2, the inclined column 5 is made of a square member having a downwardly U-shaped cross section, and a left-right support shaft 15 is provided inside the upper end thereof.

This inclined column (5) connects the support shaft (15) with:
The engagement piece (6) is rotatably attached to the vertical support (3) by being fitted into the support notch (13).

The tilting column (5) is rotatably mounted by:
This is for facilitating the adjustment of the inclination angle of the inclined support (5). In order to prevent the engaging piece (6) from being detached from the vertical support (3) when rotating the inclined support (5), a stopper (16) shown in a perspective view in FIG. 8 is used.

The retainer (16) has a U-shape in plan view, has insertion pieces (17) and (17) on the left and right sides, and the insertion piece (17).
Notches (18) and (18) are provided at the upper and lower edges of the base.

In order to mount the retaining fitting (16), the following procedure is performed. 3 is advanced from the front surface of the engaging piece (6) to the rear as shown by the arrow A.
Insert the left and right insertion pieces (17) and (17) of (16) with the left and right pieces of the engagement piece (6).
(10) through the pair of left and right slits (14) (14) (see FIG. 7) drilled at the bottom of the connecting piece (11) connecting the (10),
The front end of the retaining bracket (16) is rotated downward as shown by an arrow B to engage with the engaging hole (9) of the vertical support (3), and the lower edge of the retaining bracket (16) is rotated. Insert the notch (18)
The connection piece (11) of (6) is engaged with the lower edge of the slit (14).

As a result, the stopper (16) is prevented from being detached from the engagement piece (6), and the insertion piece (1) of the stopper (16) is prevented.
Since the upper end of (7) comes into contact with the upper edge of the engaging hole (9) of the vertical support (3), the engaging piece (6) rises, and the engaging claw (1) of the engaging piece (6) rises.
2) is prevented from coming off from the engaging hole (9) of the vertical support (3).

As described above, the angle adjusting rod is attached to the rear end of the lower end of the inclined column (5) attached to the vertical column (3) by the engagement piece (6), as shown in FIGS. (7) is pivotally supported, and the rear end of the angle adjusting rod (7) is supported by a fixed support rod (8) with the rear end attached to the vertical column (3). It is kept in an inclined state.

In addition, a shelf plate (4) is provided in front of the inclined support (5).
A plurality of mounting holes (19) are provided in the longitudinal direction in order to mount the rack, and locking holes (20) provided on the right and left end rear portions of the shelf plate (4) are locked to appropriate ones. By the shelves
(4) can be attached to the inclined column (5).

As shown in a perspective view in FIG. 9, the angle adjusting rod (7) is attached to the front and rear ends of a square member having a U-shaped cross section extending in the front and rear direction.
A pair of left and right side plates each having a semi-circular plate attached in side view
(21) (21), the upper piece (22) (22), the lower piece (23) (23) of the both side plates (21) (21) with their openings facing each other, and the lower pieces (23) and (23) are superposed and integrated, and Axial holes (24) (2
5), and the left and right engagement shafts (26) are inserted into the rear end shaft holes (24), and both sides of the engagement shaft are projected outward from the left and right side plates (21) and (21). It is configured.

The angle adjusting rod (7) is pivotally supported at the rear of the lower end of the inclined column (5) via a bearing (27).

The bearing fittings (27) are substantially rectangular flat
It consists of a pair of bearing pieces (28) and (28), each of which has an inclined column (5)
Are fixed to the left and right side pieces (29) and (29) with set screws (30).

A shaft hole (31) is formed at the lower end of the bearing (27), and the front end of the angle adjusting rod (7) is connected to the bearing (27).
Between the left and right bearing pieces (28) and (28)
(32) is passed through the shaft holes (31) and (31) of the bearing bracket (27) and the shaft hole (24) of the angle adjusting rod (7), and the front end of the angle adjusting rod (7) is It is pivotally supported via (27) to the rear lower end of the inclined column (5).

As shown in a perspective view in FIG. 10, the fixed support rod (8) is formed by connecting the rear ends of the left and right side plates (33) (33) extending in the front-rear direction to a vertical connecting piece having a front U-shape in plan view. (34), and the lower portions of the left and right side plates (33) and (33) are connected to a downward U-shaped horizontal connecting piece (3
It is composed by connecting in 5).

Downward hook claws (36) are provided at the rear ends of the left and right side plates (33) and (33), and a plurality of notches (37) are provided at the upper edge thereof.

The fixed support rod (8) is substantially forwardly engaged with the vertical support (3) by engaging the hook claw (36) at the rear end with the engaging hole (9) of the vertical support (3). Mounted horizontally.

The angle adjusting rod (7) selects and engages the engaging shaft (26) provided at the tip thereof from the plurality of notches (37) of the fixed supporting rod (8). Thus, the angle adjusting rod (7) is supported by the fixed supporting rod (8) such that the front and rear positions thereof can be changed relative to the fixed supporting rod (8).

In order to adjust the angle of the inclined column (5), the following procedure may be performed. First, the vertical position of the fixed support rod (8) is determined in place, and the hook claw (36) at the rear end is determined.
Is engaged with the engagement hole (9) of the vertical support (3),
Attach the fixed support rod (8) to the vertical support (3).

In FIG. 4, the fixed support rod (8) is mounted slightly below the lower end of the inclined column (5).

Next, the engaging shaft (26) of the angle adjusting rod (7) is
An appropriate one is selected from a plurality of notches (37) of the fixed support rod (8) and engaged.

In FIG. 4, the fixed support rod (8) is engaged with the second notch (37) from the front.

FIG. 5 shows that the vertical position of the fixed support rod (8) is slightly raised and the engagement shaft of the angle adjustment rod (7) is increased.
(26) with the first notch (37) from the front of the fixed support rod (8).
, The inclination angle of the inclined column (5) is increased.

FIG. 6 shows that the vertical position of the fixed support rod (8) is lowered to near the lower end of the inclined support (5), and the engaging shaft (26) of the angle adjusting rod (7) is moved to the fixed support rod. By engaging the notch (37) at the rear end of (8), the inclination angle of the inclined column (5) is minimized.

[0048]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the inclined support and the engagement piece, and the angle adjusting rod and the fixed support rod can be respectively separated, when these are mounted on the vertical support, they can be sequentially mounted and assembled. As a result, assembling operation is easier compared to the conventional technology in which the entirety is hinged as in the related art and each hinge member is mounted while rotating.

Further, a simple operation of selecting and engaging a notch at an appropriate position for engaging the engagement shaft of the angle adjusting rod from the plurality of notches of the fixed support rod can be easily and safely performed. The tilt angle can be adjusted.

Further, the inclination angle can be adjusted not only by the means for selecting the notch for engaging the engagement shaft of the angle adjusting rod but also by means for changing the vertical position of the fixed support rod. Therefore, by combining these two means, the degree of freedom of the inclination angle can be extremely increased.

Further, the inclination angle of the inclined column can be adjusted only by means for selecting and engaging a notch at an appropriate position for engaging the engagement shaft of the angle adjusting rod.
Although the degree of freedom of the inclination angle is large, the effective height of the display is hardly impaired.

In addition, since only the selection is made from a plurality of cutouts, there is no possibility that the inclination angles of the left and right inclined columns will differ, and the displayed product will be produced due to the imbalance of the left and right inclined columns. Can be prevented from falling off the shelves, and the products can be displayed in a stable and beautiful form.

(2) According to the second aspect of the present invention, not only is it easy to engage the engagement shaft of the angle adjusting rod with the notch of the fixed support rod, but also the engagement shaft is notched. It can be stably engaged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a portion within a broken line in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged side sectional view showing a state in which the upper end of the inclined column is attached to the vertical column by an engagement piece in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a form in which the tilting column is supported with a tilt angle of a middle angle in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a form in which the inclination column is supported by increasing the inclination angle thereof in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a form in which the tilt column is supported at a reduced inclination angle in the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an engagement piece.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a retaining fitting.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an angle adjusting member.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a fixed support rod.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing a conventional support device.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing the operation of adjusting the inclination angle of the column device shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a conventional support device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Support device (2) Base leg (3) Vertical support (4) Shelf (5) Incline support (6) Engagement piece (7) Angle adjusting rod (8) Fixed support rod (9) Engagement hole ( 10) Side piece (11) Connecting piece (12) Locking claw (13) Notch for support (14) Slit (15) Support shaft (16) Detent bracket (17) Insert piece (18) Notch (19) Mounting Hole (20) Locking claw (21) Side plate (22) Upper piece (23) Lower piece (24) (25) Shaft hole (26) Engagement shaft (27) Bearing bracket (28) Bearing piece (29) side (30) Set screw (31) Shaft hole (32) Pivot shaft (33) Side plate (34) Vertical connecting piece (35) Horizontal connecting piece (36) Hook claw (37) Notch

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An engaging piece having a plurality of engaging holes provided on a vertical column standing upright from base legs disposed on the left and right sides and having a locking claw capable of engaging with any of the engaging holes. A front end of an angle adjusting rod having a left-right engaging shaft at the rear end is pivotally supported at a rear end of a lower end of an inclined post having an upper end rotatably attached to the vertical support, and a hook claw at a rear end is vertically attached. Select from a plurality of notches provided on the front upper edge of the fixed support rod engaged with the engagement holes of the support to engage the engagement shaft of the angle adjustment rod, and A mounting device for a display shelf, wherein mounting holes for mounting the display shelf are provided in multiple stages in the longitudinal direction. 2. The display shelf according to claim 1, wherein each of the notches of the fixed support rod is a hook-like notch extending in a vertically obliquely downward notch extending rearward. Brace device.