JP2006204544A - Article supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article supporter capable of supporting articles in any attitude and very suitable for displaying mercandises or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The article supporter A is provided with an article support body 1 to support the article, a holding body 2 to hold the article support body 1, and an angle adjusting means 3 for adjusting the angle of the article support body 1 to the holding body 2, the angle adjusting means 3 includes a first connector 11 provided with a connection part 11A to the article support body 1 and a second connector 12 provided with a connection part 12A to the holding body 2 and angle-adjustably connected to the first connector 11, so that the article can be supported in any attitude. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an article support apparatus, and more particularly to an article support apparatus suitable for use in the display of articles such as merchandise and advertisements as POP articles.

  In recent years, various so-called POP products have been developed as products that can advertise and advertise products and services in a space-saving manner and stimulate consumers' willingness to purchase. There are article support devices for exhibiting articles such as advertisements.

  By the way, although various things are put into practical use even in the conventional article support device, since the display of advertisements is extremely diverse, there is no need for such a device, and the exhibition function Further development is required to improve

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional situation, and an object thereof is to provide an article support device that can support an article in an arbitrary posture and can enhance the display function of the article. It is said.

  An article support device of the present invention includes an article support that supports an article, a holding body that holds the article support, and an angle adjustment unit that adjusts an angle of the article support with respect to the holding body. The first connector having a connection portion to the article support and the second connector having a connection portion to the holding body and connected to the first connector so as to be adjustable in angle. The above configuration is a means for solving the conventional problems.

  In a more preferred embodiment of the article support apparatus of the present invention, the angle adjusting means is detachable from the article support, and the angle adjusting means is detachable from the holding body. Further, the angle adjusting means includes a rotation shaft for rotatably connecting the first and second coupling tools, and the first and second coupling tools are provided with a rotation shaft. Ratchet teeth arranged concentrically and a ratchet claw that engages with the ratchet teeth are relatively provided, and the angle adjusting means is provided between the first and second couplers. A ball joint including a ball receiver and an engaging ball that is rotatably engaged with the ball receiver is provided.

  Furthermore, the article support apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that, as a more preferred embodiment, at least the article support among the article support, the holding body and the angle adjusting means is formed of a transparent material.

  According to the article support device of the present invention, the angle of the article support can be freely adjusted by the angle adjusting means with respect to the holding body locked or placed on a structure such as a display shelf or a display case of goods. The posture of the article supported by the article support can be freely set, which is very suitable as a POP article and can further enhance the display function of articles such as products and advertisements.

  Further, according to the article support device of the present invention, since at least one of the article support and the holding body and the angle adjusting means are detachable, a plurality of types of article support and holding bodies are prepared, By selectively using it, it becomes possible to deal with various articles and various display forms, and further improve the display function of the articles.

  Furthermore, according to the article support apparatus of the present invention, since the first and second couplers are provided with the ratchet teeth row and the ratchet pawl, the angle of the article support body with respect to the holding body can be adjusted stepwise. As well as being able to withstand load, the adjusted angle can be reliably maintained and the article can be stably supported,

  Furthermore, according to the article support apparatus of the present invention, since the first and second couplers are provided with ball joints, the angle of the article support relative to the holding body can be adjusted steplessly.

  Furthermore, according to the article support apparatus of the present invention, since at least the article support is formed of a transparent material, the article supported by the article support can be made more conspicuous, and the display function of the article can be further improved. Is realized.

  1 and 2 are views for explaining an embodiment of the article support apparatus of the present invention. The illustrated article support apparatus A1 includes an article support 1 that supports an article M indicated by a virtual line in FIG. 2A, a holder 2 that holds the article support 1, and an article support for the holder 2. An angle adjusting means 3 for adjusting the angle of the body 1 is provided.

  The material of the article support 1, the holding body 2, and the angle adjusting means 3 is not particularly limited. For example, the article support 1, the holding body 2, and the angle adjusting means 3 are made of synthetic resin, and can be appropriately colored or decorated. As a preferred example, at least the article support 1 is formed of a transparent material. In this embodiment, the article support 1, the holding body 2, and the angle adjusting means 3 are integrated with each other.

  The article support 1 includes a rectangular box-shaped receiving portion 1a that is open upward, and one of the flange surfaces of the receiving portion 1a extends upward to form a support plate 1b, which is the center of the back surface of the support plate 1b. The angle adjusting means 3 is connected to the above.

  The holding body 2 has a clip shape in which an intermediate portion of the flat plate member is bent. The flat plate-shaped main body portion 2a and the upper portion of the main body portion 2a are continuously connected to the back surface of the main body portion 2a via an arc. There is a locking portion 2b facing each other, and an angle adjusting means 3 is connected to the front center of the main body portion 2a. The holding body 2 can be elastically deformed in a direction in which the locking portion 2b is separated from the main body portion 2a, and locks the locking portion 2b from above with respect to the wall-like structure B1 shown in FIG.

  The angle adjusting means 3 has a first connector 11 having a connecting portion 11A to the article support 1 and a connecting portion 12A to the holding body 2 and is connected to the first connector 11 so that the angle can be adjusted. A second connector 12 is provided. The first connector 11 is a U-shaped member, and the back surface of the intermediate piece serves as a connecting portion 11A, and the connecting portion 11A is fixed to the article support 1 with an adhesive or the like. The second connector 12 is a hollow member that is partially opened, and has a size that enters between both side pieces of the first connector 11, and has a planar connector 12A. The part 12A is fixed to the holding body 2 with an adhesive or the like.

  Here, the angle adjusting means 3 includes a rotation shaft 4 that rotatably connects the first and second coupling tools 11 and 12, and rotates to the first and second coupling tools 11 and 12. A ratchet tooth row 5 arranged on a concentric circle of the shaft 4 and a ratchet claw 6 engaged with the ratchet tooth row 5 are relatively provided.

  In particular, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the rotary shaft 4 is fixed to the first connector 11 so as to straddle between both side pieces. The rotary shaft 4 has a flange 4 a at one end and a pair of locking pieces 4 b that are elastically deformed at the other end. The second connection is interposed between both side pieces of the first connector 11. The tool 12 is rotatably held.

  Further, the ratchet tooth row 5 is formed on the end face through which the rotation shaft 4 penetrates the second connector 12 around the rotation shaft 4. On the other hand, a ratchet ring 7 provided with four ratchet claws 6 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction is attached to the locking piece 4b of the rotating shaft 4, and in this state, the ratchet tooth row 5 is attached to the ratchet tooth row 5. The ratchet pawl 6 is engaged.

  The angle adjusting means 3 having the above-described configuration is such that the first and second couplers 11 and 12 are relatively rotatable about the rotation shaft 4. At this time, the ratchet tooth row 5 and the ratchet claw 6, and the angle of the first and second coupling members 11 and 12 is maintained by the engagement of the ratchet teeth row 5 and the ratchet pawl 6 at an arbitrary rotation position.

  The first connector 11 is formed with an opening 8 for attaching the ratchet ring 7 to the locking piece 4 b of the rotating shaft 4. 2 and FIG. 3 and FIGS. 5 to 7 described later, the opening 8 is shown in a circle for convenience of explaining the relationship between the ratchet tooth row 5 and the ratchet claw 6, but is shown in FIG. Thus, it is preferable to restrict the rotation of the ratchet ring 7 with respect to the first connector 11 by making the shape of the opening 8 the same as that of the ratchet ring 7 including the ratchet pawl 6.

  The article support apparatus A1 having the above configuration is supported by the article support 1 by freely adjusting the angle of the article support 1 by the angle adjusting means 3 with respect to the holding body 2 locked to the structure B1. Since the angle adjustment means 3 provided with the ratchet teeth row 5 and the ratchet pawl 6 is adopted, the load resistance is improved, and the adjusted angle can be set. The article M can be stably supported while being reliably maintained.

  Further, the article support apparatus A1 can make the article M supported by the article support 1 more conspicuous by forming at least the article support 1 from a transparent material. Since the effect relating to the support of the article M is obtained, it is very suitable as a POP article, and the display function of the article is high.

  FIG. 3 is a view for explaining another embodiment of the article support apparatus of the present invention. Note that the same components as those in the previous embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the illustrated article support apparatus A2, the article support 21 includes a support plate 21b and a plate-shaped receiving portion 21a continuous below the support plate 21b, and the holding body 22 has a flat plate shape. This article support device A2 is used by being placed on a structure B2 such as a display shelf or display case of goods, and the posture of the article M can be freely set by the angle adjusting means 3 as in the previous embodiment. Can do.

  In the case of the above configuration, it is also effective to provide a slip stopper on the surface of the article support 21 that is on the article M side or the lower surface of the holding body 22 to thereby enhance the support function.

  FIG. 4 is a view for explaining another embodiment of the article support apparatus of the present invention, and particularly shows another example of the angle adjusting means.

  The illustrated angle adjusting means 33 includes a first connecting tool 31 and a second connecting tool 32, and between the first and second connecting tools 31, 32, it engages with a ball receiver in a freely rotatable manner. A ball joint including an engaging ball is provided. More specifically, the 1st and 2nd connection tools 31 and 32 have protrusion part 31a, 32a in the mutually opposing surface, and the inner side was made into spherical shape at each protrusion part 31a, 32a. Ball receivers 31b and 32b are formed.

  Then, both the coupling tools 31 and 32 are coupled by using the coupling arms 35 provided with the engagement balls 34 and 34 at both ends and fitting the engagement balls 34 and 34 to the respective ball receivers 31b and 32b. It is. At this time, the ball receivers 31b, 32b and the engaging balls 34, 34 are in contact with each other with a predetermined frictional force, and can be rotated against this frictional force, and can be rotated arbitrarily by the frictional force. The moving position can be maintained.

  Since the angle adjusting means 33 employs a ball joint, the angle of the article support relative to the holding body, that is, the posture of the article supported by the article support can be adjusted steplessly. In addition, for example, it is possible to provide a configuration in which either one of the first and second coupling tools 31 and 32 is provided with a ball receiver and the other is provided with an engagement ball. If the couplings 31 and 32 are provided with ball joints, the degree of freedom in angle adjustment is naturally increased.

  FIG. 5 is a view for explaining still another embodiment of the article support apparatus of the present invention. Note that the same components as those in the previous embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The illustrated article support device A3 has a structure in which the angle adjusting means 3 is detachable from the article support 1. In this case, the holding body 2 and the angle adjusting means 3 have the same basic configuration as that of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, but the first connector 11 constituting the angle adjusting means 3 is disposed on the back surface of the intermediate piece. It is provided with a plate-like connecting portion 11B that is one size larger than that.

  On the other hand, the article support 1 has the same basic configuration as that of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, but includes a mounting portion 1c to which the connecting portion 11B can be engaged and disengaged on the back surface of the support plate 1a. This attachment part 1c arrange | positions the member of a cross-section L shape in the downward open U-shape, Comprising: The connection part 11B of the 1st connection tool 11 can be engaged / disengaged from the lower side.

  The article support device A3 can obtain the same effects as those of the previous embodiment, and the angle adjusting means 3 is detachable from the article support 1, so that a plurality of types of article supports and By preparing a holding body with an angle adjusting means and selectively using them, it is possible to deal with various articles and various display forms, and further improve the display function of the articles.

  FIG. 6 is a view for explaining still another embodiment of the article support apparatus of the present invention. Note that the same components as those in the previous embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The illustrated article support device A4 has a structure in which the angle adjusting means 3 is detachable from the holding body 42. In this case, the article support 21 and the angle adjusting means 3 have the same basic configuration as the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, but the second connector 12 constituting the angle adjusting means 3 includes a concave connecting portion 12B. ing.

  On the other hand, the holding body 42 includes a substrate 45 provided with a rod-shaped column 43 and a concave column supporting unit 44 into which the lower end of the column 43 is fitted, and the upper end of the column 43 is connected to the second connection. The connecting portion 12B of the tool 12 can be engaged and disengaged.

  The article support device A4 can obtain the same effect as the previous embodiment, and the angle adjusting means 3 is detachable from the holding body 42. By preparing an article support with means and selectively using these, it is possible to deal with various articles and various display forms, and further improve the display function of the articles.

  FIG. 7 is a view for explaining still another embodiment of the article support apparatus of the present invention. Note that the same components as those in the previous embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The illustrated article support device A5 has a structure in which both the article support 1 and the holding body 42 are detachable with respect to the angle adjusting means 3. In this case, the attachment / detachment between the article support 1 and the angle adjusting means 3 is performed by the attachment part 1c of the article support 1 and the plate-like connection part 11B of the first connector 11 as in the embodiment shown in FIG. The attachment / detachment between the holding body 42 and the angle adjusting means 3 is performed by the support 43 of the holding body 42 and the concave connecting portion 12B of the second connector 12 as in the embodiment shown in FIG.

  The article support apparatus A5 can obtain the same effects as those of the previous embodiment, and both the article support 1 and the holding body 42 can be attached to and detached from the angle adjusting means 3. By preparing various types of article supports, holding bodies and angle adjusting means, and selectively using them, it is possible to deal with more kinds of articles and display forms, and the display function of articles is remarkably enhanced. Will be.

  The article support device according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. The structure other than the article support, the holding body, the angle adjusting means, and each of the embodiments described in the above can be combined as appropriate, and can be integrated with each other or detachable.

It is a perspective view explaining one Example of the article | item support apparatus of this invention. It is the side view (a) of the article | item support apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and sectional drawing (b) of an angle adjustment means. It is a side view explaining the other Example of the article | item support apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing explaining the further another Example of the article | item support apparatus of this invention. FIG. 6 is a partially broken side view (a) before assembly, a partial rear view (b) of the article holder, and a side view (c) after assembly for explaining still another embodiment of the article support device of the present invention. . They are the partially broken side view (a) before the assembly explaining the other Example of the article | item support apparatus of this invention, and the side view (b) after an assembly. It is a side view explaining the further another Example of the article | item support apparatus of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

A1 to A5 Article support device M Article 1 21 Article support 2 22 42 Holding body 3 33 Angle adjusting means 4 Rotating shaft 5 Ratchet tooth row 6 Ratchet claw 11A 11B Connection portion 11 31 First connection tool 12A 12B Connection portion 12 32 Second connector 31b 32b Ball receiver 34 Engaging ball

Claims (6)

  An article support for supporting an article, a holding body for holding the article support, and an angle adjusting means for adjusting an angle of the article support with respect to the holding body, the angle adjusting means being connected to the article support An article support device comprising: a first connecting tool having a connecting portion to the holding body, and a second connecting tool connected to the first connecting tool so as to be adjustable in angle.   2. The article support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the angle adjusting means is detachable from the article support.   The article support device according to claim 1, wherein the angle adjusting means is detachable from the holding body.   The angle adjusting means includes a rotation shaft that rotatably connects the first and second coupling tools, and a ratchet tooth row disposed on the first and second coupling tools on a concentric circle of the rotation shaft; The article support device according to claim 1, further comprising a ratchet claw that engages with the ratchet tooth row.   The angle adjusting means is provided with a ball joint comprising a ball receiver and an engaging ball that is pivotably engaged with the ball receiver between the first and second coupling members. 4. The article support apparatus according to any one of 3 above.   The article support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least the article support among the article support, the holding body, and the angle adjusting means is formed of a transparent material.

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