JP2005040211A - Display device and upper unit thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device and the upper unit thereof effectively using a display space without being obstructed by the position of a display member showing article information when taking in/out an article. <P>SOLUTION: This display device 10 comprises a display member 11 displaying an article G by suspending it, a unit body 20 positioned above the display member 11 and a display member 21 supported at the front part of the unit body. The unit body is provided with a forked branch part 25 on its front end side and rotatably supports the display member 21 via a shaft 26 provided between arm parts 25B and 25B of the branch part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a display tool and an upper unit thereof, and more particularly, a display member for displaying related information of a product does not get in the way, and a display member for displaying the product in a suspended state, and an upper part thereof The present invention relates to a display device capable of setting a size between an upper unit to be arranged small and the upper unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, for example, goods such as stationery or daily goods can be packaged individually or in plural as a packaging unit and displayed in a state in which a number of goods are suspended using holes formed in the upper part of the package. Has been done. In addition, a hook projecting from the upper end of the package is provided without providing a hole in the upper part of the package, and products are displayed using this hook.
[0003]
As a display tool used for merchandise display, for example, the type shown in FIG. 15 is known. In the figure, a display device 100 is composed of a round shaft-like upper unit 101 that extends in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 15) and has a substantially L shape in a side view with respect to a predetermined display fixture. A display member 102 attached to the front end portion, a round shaft-like display member 103 which is arranged substantially parallel to the shaft portion 101A of the upper unit 101 and is provided so as to support a plurality of products G in the front-rear direction, and the display The rear end portion of the member 103 is provided with an attachment member 105 provided through means such as welding. The display device 100 is supported so that the mounting member 105 is hooked on a bar or the like on the display fixture side so as to protrude to the front region of the display fixture, and thereby a large number of products G can be displayed in the front region.
[0004]
The display member 102 is configured by a resin plate or the like, and a label or the like displaying product name, product related information such as a price, etc. is pasted with the front surface of the display member 102 as a display surface. . Here, the display member 102 is attached to the front end side of the upper unit 101 via a hinge 107 or the like, and always takes a display position in which the display surface is positioned in a substantially vertical plane, while in the drawing as necessary. The product G can be taken in and out by rotating clockwise and counterclockwise.
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, such a display device 100 has a disadvantage that the presence of the display member 102 becomes an obstacle when taking out or replenishing the product G. In particular, when the display member 102 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 15 when the product G is replenished to the display member 103, there is a disadvantage that the upper end portion of the package of the product G interferes with the free end side of the display member 102. is there. Such inconvenience can be avoided by obstructing the presence of the display member 102 by setting a large separation width between the upper unit 101 and the display member 103. In such a case, another inconvenience is caused in that the upper and lower display spaces are narrowed when similar display tools for displaying commodities are arranged on the upper stage or the lower stage. On the other hand, when the product G is taken out, the display member 102 may rotate so as to ride on the shaft portion 101A. In this case, the store employee naturally performs the operation of returning the display member 102 to the original position, but it is virtually impossible to expect the operation from the consumer, and as a result, the display surface is hidden. Inconvenience that will remain.
[0006]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been devised by paying attention to such inconveniences. The purpose of the present invention is to prevent the position of the display member from interfering when goods are taken in and out, and to effectively use the display space. It is an object of the present invention to provide a display tool and an upper unit thereof.
[0007]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a display device and an upper unit thereof in which the display surface, that is, the front surface of the display member is always maintained at an appropriate display position or display posture.
[0008]
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a display tool and its upper unit that can use a display member that is detachably attached to the front end of a merchandise display shelf as one component.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a unit main body disposed on an upper part of a display member that suspends a product and displays it in the front-rear direction, and is rotatably supported by the front portion of the unit main body. In the upper unit of the display device provided with a display member that hangs down by its own weight and displays the related information of the product facing forward,
The unit main body includes a main body that extends substantially parallel to the display member, and a support that is provided on a front end side substantially on the same plane as the main body and rotatably supports the display member.
The support portion has a configuration in which a free end of the display member is provided in a shape that can be rotated in the front-rear direction beyond the plane. According to such a configuration, when the product is taken out from the display member, the display member rotates to the front side to form a product take-out space, while when the product is replenished or returned to the display member, the display member is moved backward. It will rotate. At this time, since the display member can be rotated above the plane of the main body, for example, when the upper end of the product is inserted toward the display member in order to replenish the product with the display member The inconvenience that the display member hinders the insertion operation does not occur.
[0010]
The present invention also includes a display member that suspends a product and displays it in the front-rear direction, a unit main body that is disposed on the upper portion of the display member, and is rotatably supported by the front portion of the unit main body. In a display device comprising a display member that hangs down by its own weight and displays the related information of the product facing forward,
The unit main body includes a main body that extends substantially parallel to the display member, and a support that is provided on a front end side substantially on the same plane as the main body and rotatably supports the display member.
The support portion has a configuration in which the free end of the display member is provided in a shape that allows rotation beyond the plane.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, the display member includes a hook portion that can be hooked to a front end surface of a predetermined shelf on the back surface side, and the support portion includes a shaft that is directed substantially in the left-right direction, and the shaft is connected to the hook portion. It is preferable to adopt a configuration in which the display member is rotatably supported by being inserted into the frame. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to share a display member used in an existing display shelf, and it is possible to eliminate the necessity of separately manufacturing a dedicated display member.
[0012]
Moreover, the said support part is provided with a bifurcated branch part, and it can provide so that rotation of the said display member may be permitted by supporting the said display member between the front-end parts of this branch part. Thereby, even if it is a shape where the whole support part is located in the substantially same plane, it becomes possible to rotate a display member so that the said plane may be exceeded. Therefore, when the rotational force is not applied to the display member, the display member is always kept at a constant display position.
[0013]
【Example】
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
FIG. 1 shows a schematic side view of a display device according to the present embodiment. In this figure, a display device 10 includes a display member 11 that suspends a product G and displays a plurality of products G in the front-rear direction, an upper unit 12 that is disposed at an upper position of the display member 11, and a rear end portion of the display member 11. And a mounting member 14 provided so as to be hookable on the bar 13 of the display fixture. Here, the product G can be displayed in a state of being packaged in a package P having a support hole P1 at the top.
[0015]
In the present embodiment, the display member 11 is made of a round shaft material made of stainless steel or the like. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the display member 11 has a shape including an upward inclined portion 15 on the front end side, and a natural product G is suspended from the display member 11 by the upward inclined portion 15. Drop-out is prevented. The rear part of the display member 11 is fixed to the mounting member 14 by means such as welding. The mounting member 14 includes a substantially rectangular plate-like flat surface portion 17 that forms a welding surface of the display member 11, and a front surface portion 18 and a rear surface portion 19 that hang down in a substantially parallel posture from the front end and the rear end of the flat surface portion 17, respectively. It is configured. The length of the front surface portion 18 in the vertical direction, that is, the height is set larger than the height of the rear surface portion 19. In addition, the display member 11 is set to a length such that the front end of the upward inclined portion 15 is located below the base side of the support portion described later.
[0016]
The upper unit 12 is constituted by a molded product using a resin material. The upper unit 12 includes a unit main body 20 and a display member 21 that is rotatably supported by the front portion of the unit main body 20 and that is always suspended by its own weight and displays related information of the product G. Yes. The unit main body 20 extends substantially parallel to the display member 11 and has a substantially L shape in side view, and is provided on the front end side substantially on the same plane as the main body 20A to rotate the display member 21. The support portion 20B is supported by the base portion 22 and the base block 22 is provided on the rear portion of the main body portion 20A via the upright portion 24. The main body 20A has a substantially I-shaped or H-shaped cross-sectional shape, which makes it possible to maintain a certain strength even as a resin molded product. In FIG. 2, the base block 22 is shown separated from the upstanding portion 24, but in actuality, these are formed as a resin-integrated molded product.
[0017]
The support portion 20 </ b> B includes a bifurcated branch portion 25. The branch portion 25 includes a pair of bent portions 25A that cross the front end side of the main body portion 20 in a substantially horizontal direction, and a pair of arm portions 25B that extend forward from the tips of the bent portions 25A, and these arm portions 25B, 25B. A shaft 26 serving as a rotation center of the display member 21 is provided between the front portions of the display member 21. Here, the space C surrounded by the bent portions 25A and 25A, the arm portions 25B and 25B, and the shaft 26 is provided in a size that allows the display member 21 to pass through when the display member 21 rotates. As will be described later, the member 21 is allowed to rotate 360 degrees beyond the plane of the support portion.
[0018]
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the base block 22 of the upper unit 12 includes a tunnel-like portion 30 fitted to the display member 11 so as to cover the rear region of the display member 11 from above, and this tunnel. The pair of side walls 30A and 30A that form the shaped portion 30 are configured by a pair of wing portions 31 and 31 that protrude in the substantially horizontal direction from the outer surface to the outside. The tunnel-shaped portion 30 has an inner dimension between the lower side walls that is smaller than the shaft diameter of the display member 11, so that when the tunnel-shaped portion 30 is fitted to the display member 11, the shaft of the display member 11 Acts to tighten around.
[0019]
In the tunnel-like portion 30, extension side walls 30B and 30B extending below the side walls 30A and 30A are formed on the front side, and rear end edges 30C and 30C of these extension side walls 30B and 30B (FIG. 7). Is in contact with the front face 18 of the mounting member 14. Therefore, the upper unit 12 is restricted from moving backward at the position where the rear edge 30C, 30C is in contact with the front surface 18 of the mounting member 14, and the front end position of the upper unit 12 is a fixed position. Will be kept.
[0020]
The display member 21 can be attached with a label or the like indicating product related information on the front side. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the display member 21 is configured to be used by being hooked on the front end surface 41 of a known display shelf 40 from above. Specifically, the display member 21 is provided in a substantially square plate shape, and a display surface 43 on which a label (not shown) is affixed on the front surface side, and a position slightly lower than the upper end on the back surface side of the display surface 43. A substantially L-shaped hook portion 45 extending downward, and a surface of the display surface 43 facing the front end surface 41 of the display shelf 40 so as to be connected to the lower end of the display surface 43 and directed in a direction substantially orthogonal to the surface of the display surface 43. On the other hand, it is composed of a piece-like end portion 46 that maintains a predetermined inclination angle, and a rib 47 provided on the back side of the display surface 43 at a position slightly above the end portion 46. Here, the hook portion 45 is formed with an arcuate portion 45A on the upper inner surface side thereof, and the shaft 26 can pass through the arcuate portion 45A, whereby a display member used for the display shelf 40 is provided. 21 can be applied to the display device 10 as a common part.
[0021]
Next, the operation of the display device 10 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11 as well.
[0022]
Here, as shown in FIG. 11, it is assumed that display tools 10, 10 are arranged in upper and lower stages on a predetermined display fixture side, and a product G is placed on each display member 11 of each display tool 10, 10. Each is supported in a suspended state.
[0023]
When taking out the product G, the product G at the forefront may be pulled forward (leftward in FIGS. 10 and 11). When the product G passes through the upward inclined portion 15, the upper end of the package P moves forward while being displaced upward. At this time, the upper end of the package P hits the back side of the display member 21, but the display member 21 is allowed to rotate in the clockwise direction, and thus does not hinder the removal of the product G. On the other hand, when the product G is supported by the display member 11, the upper end of the package P hits the front side of the display member 21 and rotates the display member 21 in the counterclockwise direction. Since the free end, that is, the end portion 46 is allowed to rotate upward from the plane of the branching portion 25 through the space C, the presence of the display member 21 is obstructive, and the product G is placed on the display member 11. There is no difficulty in supporting it.
[0024]
Even when the lower end of the product G or package P supported by the upper display device 10 is in a position very close to the main body 20 in the upper unit 12 of the lower display device 10, the display member 11 is inclined upward. Since the front end of the portion 15 is set to a length that is located below the base side of the extension portion 21, the foremost product G supported by the upper display device 10 interferes with the lower branch portion 25. There is no inconvenience. Accordingly, it is possible to dispose the lower end of the upper product G close to the lower main body portion 20, and there is no waste of display space in the vertical direction.
[0025]
In addition, when assembling the upper unit 12 and the display member 11, the base block 22 can be pushed in from above the rear part of the display member 11. Then, with the display member 11 fitted in the tunnel-shaped portion 30 of the base block 22, the base block 22 is moved rearward so that the rear end edge 30 </ b> C of the extended side wall 30 </ b> B hits the front surface portion 18 of the mounting member 14. What is necessary is just to contact so that it may hit. As a result, the upper unit 12 is maintained at a constant position in the front-rear direction with respect to the display member 11, and the display unit 21 is moved to the position in the front-rear direction with a number of display devices 10 supported by the display fixture. The inconvenience that causes the variation can be surely solved.
[0026]
Therefore, according to such an embodiment, it is possible to smoothly perform the operation for putting in and out the product G, and to obtain an effect that the product display space can be effectively used.
[0027]
The best configuration, method and the like for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited to this.
That is, the present invention has been illustrated and described primarily with respect to particular embodiments, but without departing from the scope of the technical idea and purpose of the present invention, Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art in shape, material, position, and other detailed configurations.
Therefore, the description limited to the shape, position and the like disclosed above is an example for easy understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. The description by the name of the member which removed the limitation of part or all of the limitation is included in the present invention.
[0028]
That is, in the above-described embodiment, the structure in which the shaft 26 that forms the rotation center axis of the display member 21 extends between the arm portions 25B and 25B of the branch portion 25 has been illustrated and described. For example, as shown in FIG. Protruding shafts 50 and 50 may be provided on the relative surface portions of the portions 25B and 25B to rotatably support the display member 21.
[0029]
Further, as shown in FIG. 13, a bent shaft 52 is provided at the tip of the main body 20A constituting the unit main body 20 to form a support portion 25, and the display member 21 is rotatably supported as a so-called cantilever type. It may be. In this case, it is possible to prevent the display member 21 from falling off by providing an appropriate retaining member at the tip of the shaft 52.
[0030]
Further, as shown in FIG. 14, a substantially L-shaped member 55 is provided at the tip of the main body portion 20 </ b> A, and a shaft 56 is provided on the L-shaped member 55 to form the support portion 25. The display member 21 can also be rotatably supported as a type. According to this, even if it is a cantilever type, 20 A of main-body parts can be located in the horizontal direction approximate center of the display member 21. FIG.
[0031]
In the above embodiment, the case where the upper unit 12 employs a resin molded product having an I-shaped or H-shaped cross section has been described. However, the upper unit 12 is also formed of a round shaft metal material, like the display member 11. Can do. Moreover, the base block 22 can also be made into the shape which can pinch | attach the attachment member 14 back and forth. However, as in the above-described embodiment, if the base block 22 has a simple configuration that restricts the rearward movement, it can be applied to attachment members having various shapes, and the upper unit 12 can be attached to the display member 11. The effect that the versatility at the time of making it detachable is securable is acquired.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the upper unit of the display device according to the present invention, the display member can be rotated above the plane of the main body, and therefore, when a product is taken in and out of the display member. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that the display member hinders the taking in and out operation.
[0033]
In addition, since the display member is configured so that it can be used as a common part so that it can be hooked on the front end surface of a predetermined display shelf, it is possible to eliminate the need to separately manufacture a dedicated display member, and to reduce the manufacturing cost. It becomes possible to reduce.
[0034]
Further, in the case where the support portion is configured with a bifurcated branch portion, the rotational force to the display member does not act even if the entire support portion is provided in a shape that is located in substantially the same plane. In this state, the display member can always be kept at a constant display position.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a display tool.
2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a schematic perspective view similar to FIG. 1 showing a state in which a display member is rotated. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a main part of a display tool.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.
7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.
FIG. 8 is a main part schematic perspective view showing a state in which a display member is mounted on a display shelf.
9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line DD in FIG.
FIG. 10 is a side view showing a rotation locus of the display member.
FIG. 11 is a side view showing a state where display tools are arranged vertically.
12 is an exploded perspective view similar to FIG. 2 showing a modification.
FIG. 13 is a main part schematic perspective view showing another modified example.
FIG. 14 is a main part schematic side view showing still another modification.
FIG. 15 is a side view showing a conventional display device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display tool 11 Display member 12 Upper unit 20 Unit main body 20A Main body part 20B Support part 21 Display member 25 Branch part 26 Axis 40 Display shelf 45 Hook part 46 End part (free end)
G product

Claims (4)

A unit main body arranged at the upper part of a display member that suspends the product and displays it in the front-rear direction, and is rotatably supported by the front part of the unit main body, and always hangs down by its own weight to display related information on the product. In the upper unit of the display device provided with a display member for displaying toward the front,
The unit main body includes a main body portion that extends substantially parallel to the display member, and a support portion that is provided on a front end side substantially on the same plane as the main body portion and rotatably supports the display member,
The upper unit of a display device, wherein the support portion is provided in a shape that allows the free end of the display member to rotate in the front-rear direction beyond the plane. The display member includes a hook portion that can be hooked to a front end surface of a predetermined shelf board on the back surface side, and the support portion includes a shaft that is directed substantially in the left-right direction, and the shaft is inserted into the hook portion. The upper unit of the display device according to claim 1, wherein the display member is rotatably supported. 3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the support portion includes a bifurcated branch portion, and the display member is allowed to rotate by supporting the display member between front end portions of the branch portion. Upper unit. A display member that suspends the product and displays it in the front-rear direction, a unit main body disposed at the top of the display member, and is rotatably supported by the front portion of the unit main body. In a display device provided with a display member that displays product related information facing forward,
The unit main body includes a main body portion that extends substantially parallel to the display member, and a support portion that is provided on a front end side substantially on the same plane as the main body portion and rotatably supports the display member,
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the support portion is provided in a shape that allows the free end of the display member to rotate beyond the plane.

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