JP2003275080A - Shelf board illuminator for article display shelf - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shelf board illuminator for an article display shelf in which a direction effect is improved by illuminating an article on a shelf board from the front downside with an illumination lamp attached to the front part of the lower surface of the shelf board, and further, a deflecting means is stably supported even in the case of a steel shelf board. <P>SOLUTION: The illumination lamp 15 is attached to the front part of the lower surface of any shelf board 3 in the article display shelf 1, a laterally long slit 9 is provided on the portion of the shelf board 3 just above the illumination lamp 15, and a laterally long prism 11 for deflecting light emitted upwards from the illumination lamp 15 to the back on the shelf board 5 is fitted from the upside to the slit 9 to engage recessed steps 10 provided on its front and rear parts to the front and rear edges of the slit 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shelf illuminating device for a product display shelf that can effectively produce a product on a shelf plate of the product display shelf.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a product display shelf, when displaying products such as cosmetics on the respective shelves arranged in the vertical direction, an illumination lamp is attached to the lower surface of each shelf to display the products on the lower shelves. By illuminating, effectively directing the products on the shelf board,
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Attempts to increase the willingness of customers to purchase have been made for a long time.

Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-238774, an illumination lamp for illuminating the lower side is attached to the front portion of the lower surface of a wooden shelf board, and a slit is provided in a portion directly above the illumination light on this shelf board. There is described an illumination device in which prisms are arranged so as to overlap slits, and light emitted upward from an illumination lamp is deflected rearward on a shelf plate so that the product on the shelf plate is also illuminated from below.

[0004]

In the former lighting device,
Since the product is illuminated only by the upper lighting, no great effect can be obtained. Although the latter lighting device enhances the effect of producing products compared to the former device, it is suitable for wooden shelves with large plate pressure, but for thin shelves made of thin steel, the prism There is a problem that the support becomes unstable and it is difficult to apply.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention can enhance the effect of production by illuminating the products on the shelf board from the lower front by the illumination lamp attached to the lower front part of the shelf board. Even in a shelf board made of thin plate material such as steel, the deflection means can be stably supported.
An object of the present invention is to provide a shelf board lighting device in a product display device.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the above problems can be solved as follows. (1) A slit is provided in a portion directly above the illumination lamp on a shelf plate having an illumination lamp attached to the lower surface of the product display shelf, and the light emitted upward from the illumination lamp is deflected rearward on the shelf plate in the slit. The deflecting means to be engaged is fitted from above so that the recessed stepped portions provided at the front and rear portions thereof are engaged with the front and rear edges of the slit.

(2) In the above item (1), the shelf is formed by bending a steel plate, and the deflecting means is fitted in a horizontally elongated slit formed in the upper surface of the steel plate.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), the deflecting means has concave stepped portions formed below the front and rear corners of a horizontally long prism having a square cross section with one corner facing right above, And cut the bottom corners almost horizontally.

(4) In the above item (1) or (2), it is assumed that two ridgelines facing each other are arranged in front of and behind the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the horizontally long prism as the deflecting means. The front and rear parts thereof are provided with fitting grooves that can be fitted to the front and rear edges of the slit.

(5) In any one of the above items (1) to (4), the lower portion of the prism as the deflecting means is cut into a non-planar shape.

(6) In any one of the above items (3) to (5), the front surface of the upper surface of the prism is covered with a light reducing material.

(7) In any one of the above items (1) to (6), an outwardly projecting portion is formed on the lower portion of at least one of the left and right side ends of the horizontally long deflecting means, and the projecting portion is a shelf. Make sure it is locked under the side edge of the slit in the plate.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a commodity display shelf (1) having a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the lower left side of FIG. 1 is “front” and the lower right side is “rear”.

The product display shelf (1) is provided with a large number of shelf boards (3), (4) and (5) arranged in the vertical direction on the front surface of the main body (2) side by side, and the shelf board at the left end ( 3) is made of steel and other shelves
(4) and (5) are made of glass.

The steel shelf plate (3) at the left end is for displaying products (A) such as cosmetics, and the rear end part is on the column of the product display shelf (1) or the back plate (6). Left and right 1 locked
It is erected on a bracket (7) facing the front-back direction of the pair.

As is clear from FIGS. 2 and 3, the shelf plate (3) at the left end is bent at its four sides downward so that the upper surface (5a) becomes a horizontal surface, and the lower surface is made of a steel plate. The reinforcing material (8) formed as described above is fixed by welding.

At the front end of each shelf (3) arranged vertically
Slit (9) facing left and right slightly shorter than the left and right width of (3)
Has been drilled. A prism (11) as a deflecting means is attached to the slit (9).

As shown in FIG. 4, the prism (11) is made of a transparent oblong glass rod having a substantially square cross section with one corner portion (11a) facing upward, and the other prism (11) faces each other. Two corners (11a) are located at the front and back, and the part directly below these corners (11a) is cut out in an isosceles right triangle shape to form a concave stepped portion.
(10) is formed. This front and back concave step (10) (10)
The distance between them is equal to the width of the slit (9) in the front-rear direction. The lower part of the prism (11) is horizontally cut out to form a lower surface (12).

As shown in FIG. 3, at least one of the left and right side ends of the prism (11) has an outwardly projecting portion at the bottom thereof.
(13) is provided. When the prism (11) has a protrusion (13) at one side end, the total length of the prism (11) excluding the protrusion (13) is equal to the width of the slit (9) in the left-right direction, When the prism (11) has protrusions (13) on both side ends, the entire length of the prism (11) excluding one protrusion (13) is equal to the width of the slit (9) in the left-right direction. To do.

A prism having a protrusion (13) at one side end
(11) inserts the projecting portion (13) diagonally downward and below the side end of the slit (9), and inserts the recessed stepped portion (11a) in the front and rear portions into the front and rear edges of the slit (9). As shown in FIG. 2, it is mounted on the upper surface (5a) of the shelf plate (3) by fitting the same to the upper plate (5a).

Prism with protrusions (13) on both sides
In (11), the prism (11) is similarly attached to the upper surface (5
After mounting on (a), the prism (11) is moved slightly in parallel to the other side end side. Then, the protrusions (13) on both sides are hooked and locked on both edges of the slit (9).

It is preferable that a light reducing material (14) is applied or attached to the front surface (11b) of the upper portion of the prism (11), if necessary.

As shown in FIG. 2, an illumination lamp (15) such as a straight tube type fluorescent lamp is provided below the front portion of the shelf board (3) with a slit.
It is held at a position directly below (9) by a holder (16) attached to the back surface of the shelf plate (3).

When the illumination lamp (15) is turned on, the upper shelf plate (3)
By the lighting (15) attached to the shelf below it
(5) The upper product (A) is illuminated and the lower shelf board
The light emitted upward from the illumination lamp (15) of (3) is the prism.
(11) Inclined front (11b) and rear (11c) in the upper half
Is irradiated from the front upward and the rear upward. The light from the front surface (11b) is weakened by the light attenuating material (14), so that the customer does not feel dazzling. The backward light from the rear surface (11c) illuminates the product (A) on the shelf board (3) from the lower front,
Greatly improve the product effect.

In the modified example of the prism (11) shown in FIG. 5, the upper half has an isosceles right triangle cross-sectional shape, but the lower half has a rectangular cross-section, and the middle front and rear portions have upper and lower portions. Fitting grooves (17) (17) extending in the horizontal direction are formed so as to fit with the slits (9) in the direction. In this case the slit
(9) has a shape in which one side end thereof penetrates to the side end of the shelf board (3), and the prism (11) has a fitting groove (17) formed on the shelf board.
It is attached by fitting it into the slit (9) from the side surface of (3).

In the modified example of the prism (11) shown in FIG. 6, the lower surface (12) is not flat but has a non-planar shape such as a wave shape. With such a shape, upward light can be diffusely reflected.

The cross-sectional shape of the upper part of the prism (11) is
The shape may be a half circle, a quarter circle, or the like.

[0028]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the deflecting means can be correctly and surely attached to the slit of the shelf plate.
It is possible to illuminate the product below by the illumination lamp attached to the front surface of the lower surface of the shelf board, and enhance the effect of displaying the product. The display effect of the product can be enhanced. Further, even if the shelf plate is made of a thin steel plate, by fitting the recessed stepped portion of the prism into the shallow slit formed therein, the prism is stably supported, The prism will not be shaky or misaligned.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to form a durable and thin shelf plate made of a steel plate.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the deflection effect of the deflection means is enhanced, and the vertical dimension of the prism as the deflection means is limited so that the illuminating lamp can be sufficiently accommodated in the vertical width of the shelf board. Can be

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the prism can be securely attached to the slit so as not to come off upward, and the vertical dimension of the prism can be shortened.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the upward light from the prism can be diffusely reflected to enhance the effect of illumination.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the light directed toward the upper front of the shelf plate so that the customer's eyes are not dazzled.

According to the invention described in claim 7, it is possible to reliably prevent the end portion of the deflecting means from being disengaged upward from the slit by the projecting portion, and to securely attach the deflecting means to the shelf plate. Can be

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a product display shelf including an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is likewise an enlarged vertical side view taken along the line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is likewise an exploded perspective view showing a front portion of a shelf board and a prism attached thereto.

FIG. 4 is likewise an enlarged vertical sectional view of a prism.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a modified example of the prism.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of another modification of the prism.

[Explanation of symbols] (A) Product (1) Product display shelf (2) Main body (3) (4) (5) Shelf board (5a) Top surface (6) Back plate (7) Bracket (8) Reinforcement material (9) Slit (10) Recessed step (11) Prism (deflecting means) (11a) Corner (11b) Front (11c) Rear (12) Bottom surface (13) Projection (14) Dim material (15) Lighting (16) Holder (17) Mating part

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A slit is provided at a portion directly above the illuminating lamp on a shelf plate having an illuminating lamp attached to a lower surface of a commodity display shelf, and the slit is provided with light radiated upward from the illuminating lamp on the rear side of the shelf. A shelf illuminating device in a product display shelf, characterized in that a deflecting means for deflecting to (1) is fitted from above so that a recessed stepped portion provided in the front and rear portions thereof is engaged with the front and rear edges of the slit. 2. The shelf illuminating device for a commodity display shelf according to claim 1, wherein the shelf plate is formed by bending a steel plate, and a deflecting means is fitted in a horizontally elongated slit formed in the upper surface of the steel plate. 3. A deflecting means, wherein a concave step portion is formed at a lower part of front and rear corners of a horizontally long prism having a square cross section with one corner facing right above, and a corner at a lower end is cut substantially horizontally. The shelf board lighting device in the commodity display shelf according to Item 1 or 2. 4. A horizontal oblong prism, which is a deflecting means, is arranged such that two ridgelines facing each other are horizontal before and after an intermediate portion in the vertical direction, and the front and rear edges are fitted to the front and rear edges of the slit. The shelf illuminating device for a product display shelf according to claim 1, wherein a fitting groove that can be fitted is provided. 5. The shelf illuminating device for a product display shelf according to claim 1, wherein a lower portion of a prism that is a deflecting unit is cut into a non-planar shape. 6. The shelf illuminating device for a product display shelf according to claim 3, wherein the front surface of the upper surface of the prism is covered with a light reducing material. 7. An outwardly projecting portion is formed at a lower portion of at least one of left and right side ends of the horizontally long deflecting means, and the projecting portion is locked below a side end of a slit in a shelf board. 7. A shelf illuminating device for a commodity display shelf according to claim 1.