JP2007130362A - Article display apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article display apparatus facilitating taking-in/out of a stocker, improving operability, having a simple structure and manufactured at a low cost. <P>SOLUTION: A suspension rail 23 is provided rotatably around a rotation fulcrum disposed in front of a base lag 2, and the gravity of the stocker 9 moves frontward/backward to climb over the rotation fulcrum of the suspension rail 23 by the frontward/backward movement of the stocker 9, so that the suspension rail 23 is inclined to the side of the gravity movement of the stocker 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise display device having a drawer-type stocker attached to a lower end portion.

  Some merchandise display shelves for books have a stage top plate that is deeper than the other shelf plates at the bottom of a multi-stage shelf plate, and a drawer-type stocker provided below the top plate. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  In this known merchandise display shelf, the stage top plate is supported by a pair of left and right side plates and a pair of left and right front legs disposed in front of the stage top plate, and is provided with rails facing the front and rear direction that are fixed to the inner side surface of the front legs. The both sides of the stocker are supported so as to be able to be pulled out, and the outer surface of the front leg is covered with a cosmetic end cover.

In addition, a plurality of shelves are installed in front of the pair of left and right columns in a multistage manner via brackets, and between the pair of left and right base legs extending forward from the lower ends of both columns, and the lowermost level. There is also a merchandise display shelf in which a stocker with casters can be taken in and out of the shelf board (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
In this merchandise display shelf, a guide roller for guiding stocker insertion / removal is provided at the front end portion of the base leg or the front end portion of the joint leg connected to the front end of the base leg.
JP 2003-250673 A JP 2000-201782 A

  In the merchandise display shelves described in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2, much consideration is not given to the ease of putting in and out of stockers, operability, and retention after operation. For example, when a stocker is taken in or out, a function for assisting the stocking or a function for holding the stocker after storage at the storage position side has not been considered.

  In view of the above-described problems of the prior art, the present invention can improve the ease of loading and unloading stockers and operability, and has a simple structure and can be manufactured at low cost. The purpose is to provide.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) A storage portion that opens forward is formed between the base legs extending forward from the lower ends of the pair of left and right support columns, and a stocker is formed in the storage portion between the stocker and the inner surface of the base leg. In a product display device that is housed movably in the front-rear direction by a suspension rail that is mounted across the suspension rail, the suspension rail can be rotated about a rotation fulcrum disposed at the front portion of the base leg. The center of gravity of the stocker moves over the rotation fulcrum of the suspension rail and moves back and forth by the back and forth movement of the stocker so that the suspension rail tilts toward the center of gravity movement of the stocker.

(2) In the above item (1), the suspension rail tilts backward and downward together with the stocker when the stocker is housed, and tilts horizontally or forward and downward together with the stocker when the stocker is pulled out to the front side. To.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), a rail support bracket is attached to the inner surface of the base leg, the front and rear portions of the inner surface of the rail support bracket, and the front and rear portions of the outer surface of the fixed rail in the suspension rail. An engagement hole is provided on one of the opposed surfaces, and an engagement piece that engages with the engagement hole is provided on the other surface. Between the engagement hole and the engagement piece in the rear portion, By providing play, the suspension rail is supported by the rail support bracket so that the suspension rail can be rotated in the vertical direction with the engagement portion between the engagement hole and the engagement piece at the front portion as a rotation fulcrum. In addition, both sides of the stocker are supported so as to be able to be drawn forward by a movable rail that is slidably mounted in the front-rear direction.

(4) In any one of the above items (1) to (3), the rail support bracket is formed on the inner surface of the base leg so that a gap is formed between the inner plate and the inner surface of the base leg. The engaging piece is mounted and engaged with the engaging hole provided in the inner plate so that the engaging piece provided in the fixed rail is accommodated in the gap.

(5) In any of the above items (1) to (4), a front engagement hole and a rear engagement hole are provided in the inner plate of the rail support bracket, and a front engagement is provided on the outer surface of the fixed rail. An engagement piece that engages with the lower edge of the hole, and can rotate about an axis that faces in the left-right direction, and an engagement piece that engages with either the front or rear edge of the rear engagement hole so as to be movable in the vertical direction And provide.

(6) In any of the above items (1) to (5), the suspension rail has an intermediate rail disposed between the fixed rail and the movable rail, and the suspension rail is rotated between the intermediate rail, the fixed rail, and the movable rail. A moving object is provided.

(7) In any one of the above items (1) to (6), a pair of front and rear horizontal pieces are provided on both side surfaces of the stocker, and the upper surface of the movable rail is engaged with one of the front and rear edges of one horizontal piece. A mating engagement piece and an upward projecting piece fitted from below into an engagement hole provided in the other horizontal piece are provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the stocker moves in the front-rear direction as the stocker moves in the front-rear direction, and the center of gravity moves over the rotation fulcrum of the suspension rail, the suspension rail is centered on the rotation fulcrum. Thus, the tilting toward the moving side is performed, and assisting the movement of the stocker is performed by this tilting, so that the movement of the stocker becomes smooth and the operability is improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the stocker is housed, the stocker is placed in a state where the stocker is inclined downward and rearward. . On the other hand, when the stocker is pulled out to a position where its center of gravity passes over the rotation fulcrum of the suspension rail, the stocker, together with the suspension rail, is in a horizontal or forward-inclined state, so that it can be pulled out smoothly thereafter. Moreover, in the state inclined forward and downward, the state in which the stocker is opened can be maintained, and inadvertent closing can be prevented.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the rail support bracket is attached to the base leg, and the suspension rail that supports the stocker to be pulled out is attached to the rail support bracket. Therefore, the suspension rail is attached to the base leg itself. It is not necessary to perform processing for mounting or replace the base leg with a dedicated one for stocker mounting, and the same base leg is used in common for those with and without stockers. Can do.
In addition, by attaching the rail support bracket to the base leg of the existing product display device, a drawer-type stocker can be easily added to or removed from an existing product display device without a stocker. At the same time, after removing the stocker, the processing marks do not remain on the base leg or the like, and the base leg or the like can be returned to the original state and used with good appearance.
In addition, since the suspension rail can be mounted on the rail support bracket with a simple structure in which the engagement piece is simply locked in the engagement hole, it can be manufactured at low cost.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a gap is formed between the inner plate of the rail support bracket and the inner surface of the base leg, and the gap on the fixed rail side engaged with the engagement hole provided in the inner plate is formed in this gap. Since the engagement piece is accommodated, it is possible to eliminate the need to provide an engagement hole or the like for accommodating the engagement piece in the base leg, and to simplify the structure.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the rear engagement piece provided on the outer surface of the fixed rail can be moved in the vertical direction to either the front or rear edge of the rear engagement hole provided in the inner plate of the rail support bracket. The front engagement piece provided on the outer surface of the fixed rail is engaged with the lower edge of the front engagement hole provided on the inner plate of the rail support bracket so as to be rotatable around the axis line directed in the left-right direction. As a result, the structure can be simplified, and due to their engagement relationship, the fixed rail cannot move in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction with respect to the rail support bracket, and is also a rotation fulcrum. The fixed rail can be easily attached to and detached from the rail support bracket.

  According to the invention of claim 6, the stocker can be smoothly put in and out.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, a pair of front and rear horizontal pieces are provided on both side surfaces of the stocker, the engaging piece that engages with the front or rear edge of one horizontal piece on the upper surface of the movable rail, and the other Since the upward projecting piece that fits from below is provided in the engagement hole provided in the horizontal piece, the structure can be simplified, and due to the engagement relationship, the stocker moves in the front-rear direction with respect to the movable rail. In addition, the stocker can be securely locked to the left and right directions and downward, and the stocker can be easily attached to and detached from the fixed rail with respect to the movable rail.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.
This product display shelf is carried out with the base legs (2) (2) (the rear ones omitted) on the front and rear surfaces of the lower ends of the pair of left and right columns (1) (1). Height adjustment adjusters (3), (3) (which may be casters) provided on the lower end of each support column (1) and the lower surface of the tip of the base leg (2). And connect the upper and lower ends of the left and right struts (1) and (1) with a pair of upper and lower horizontal connecting rods (the lower one is not shown) (4) facing in the left-right direction. It has a basic structure.

  A back panel (5) is detachably fitted in a rectangular space surrounded by the left and right support columns (1) (1) and the upper and lower horizontal connecting rods (4).

  A plurality of engagement holes (1a) (1a) are provided on the front surface of the left and right support columns (1) (1) in two rows on the left and right sides at equal intervals. Downward engagement piece (6a) provided at the rear end of a pair of left and right brackets (6) (only the left one is shown) in the inner equal height engagement holes (1a) and (1a) in (1) And by placing both end portions of the shelf board (7) on both brackets (6), a plurality of shelf boards (7) are multi-staged on the front surfaces of the left and right support columns (1) (1). It is erected in a shape.

  The stage top plate (8), which is the lowermost shelf plate, has a longitudinal dimension larger than that of the other shelf plates (7), and a drawer-type stocker (9) is disposed below the stage top plate.

Next, the support structure of the stocker (9) will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, rail support brackets (10) are detachably mounted on the inner side surfaces of the left and right base legs (2).

  The rail support bracket (10) is formed in a thin box shape that is long in the front-rear direction with the outer surface open, and is bent at a right angle from the vertical inner plate (11) and outward from its upper and lower ends. A long upper piece (12) and a short lower piece (13) (shown in FIG. 3) and a short bent at a right angle from the front and rear ends of the inner plate (11). A front piece (14) and a rear piece (15) (shown in FIG. 3), a front piece (16) bent at a right angle from the outer end of the front piece (14) to the front, Positioning protrusion (17) bent at a right angle from the front end of the upper half of the facing piece (16) and inward of the front end of the lower half of the facing piece (16) An engagement piece (18) bent at a right angle toward the rear and a rear piece (19) bent at a right angle toward the rear from the outer end of the rear piece (15).

  The rail support bracket (10) abuts the rear surface of the positioning protrusion (17) against the front end surface of the base leg (2), and the lower surface of the outer half of the upper piece (12) Abuts the upper surface of (2) and abuts the outer end of the lower piece (13) and the inner surfaces of the forward piece (16) and the rear piece (19) to the inner surface of the base leg (2) In this state, an appropriate number of upper pieces (12) are placed on the upper surface of the base leg (2), and forward pieces (16) and backward pieces (19) are placed on the inner surface of the base leg (2). It is firmly attached to the base leg (2) so as to be detachable by screwing with the fixing screw (20).

  In this way, when the rail support bracket (10) is attached to the base leg (2), between the inner plate (11) and the inner surface of the base leg (2) in the rail support bracket (10), A space (S) (see FIG. 3) is formed.

  A pair of upper and lower rectangular engagement holes (21) and (21) are provided at the front of the inner plate (11) in the rail support bracket (10), and one piece is provided at the rear of the inner plate (11). A rectangular engagement hole (22) is provided. The vertical length of the rear engagement hole (22) is larger than the vertical length of the front engagement hole (21), preferably about twice or more.

  The suspension rail (23) has an intermediate rail (26) interposed between the fixed rail (24) and the movable rail (25) facing in the front-rear direction, and the intermediate rail (26), the fixed rail (24) and the movable rail (25). Rolling elements (not shown) such as steel balls or rollers are provided between the rail (25) and the movable rail (25) can slide smoothly in the front-rear direction with respect to the fixed rail (24). The intermediate rail (26) follows the movement of the movable rail (25) and moves relative to the fixed rail (24) by half the amount of movement of the movable rail (25) relative to the fixed rail (24). It is made of a publicly known one.

  On the front part of the outer surface of the fixed rail (24), there is a pair of upper and lower that can engage with the lower edge of the front engagement holes (21) (21) in the inner plate (11) of the rail support bracket (10) A downward hook-shaped engagement piece (27) (27) is formed by cutting and raising, and a rear hook-shaped engagement piece (which can be engaged with the rear edge of the engagement hole (22) ( 28) is cut and raised. The vertical width of the engagement piece (28) is smaller than the vertical dimension of the engagement hole (22).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the suspension rail (23) engages the rear engagement piece (28) of the fixed rail (24) with the rear edge of the engagement hole (22) and then the front engagement. As shown in FIG. 3, the pieces (27) and (27) can be easily attached to the rail support bracket (10) by engaging with the lower edges of the engagement holes (21) and (21), respectively. .

  In the state where the suspension rail (23) is mounted on the rail support bracket (10), as described above, the vertical width of the engagement piece (28) is smaller than the vertical width of the engagement hole (22). Between the engagement piece (28) and the engagement hole (22), there is a margin in the vertical play, that is, the engagement piece (28) can move in the vertical direction within the engagement hole (22), For the amount of play, the rear end of the fixed rail (24) is rotated in the vertical direction with the engaging portion of either the upper or lower front engaging hole (21) and the engaging piece (27) as a rotation fulcrum. Can move.

  Further, in order to allow the fixed rail (24) to rotate in this way, some play is also provided between each engagement hole (21) and the engagement piece (27).

  When the fixed rail (24) is attached to the rail support bracket (10), the engagement pieces (27) (28) on the fixed rail (24) side engaged with the front and rear engagement holes (21) (22) As shown in FIG. 3, the tip portion is accommodated in a gap (S) formed between the inner plate (11) and the inner side surface of the base leg (2) in the rail support bracket (10). There is no need to provide an engagement hole or the like for accommodating the engagement pieces (27) and (28) on the inner surface of the base leg (2).

  Front and rear parts of both sides (29) of the stocker (9) are connected to a lower end of a vertical mounting piece (30) and a horizontal piece (31) facing outwards. A pair of mounting brackets (32) are fixed by welding or screwing, etc., and slit-like engagement holes (33) facing in the front-rear direction are provided in the portions near the base of each horizontal piece (31). Is provided.

  On the front and rear portions of the upper surface of the movable rail (25), an upward projecting piece (34) that fits from below into an engagement hole (33) provided in the front horizontal piece (31), and a rear horizontal piece (31 ) And the engagement pieces (35) facing the front which are engaged with the rear edge are formed by cutting and raising each.

  First, the stocker (9) is mounted with the rear edges of the left and right rear horizontal pieces (31) attached to the base legs (2) and (2) via the rail support bracket (10) with the front part raised. The left and right suspension rails (23) and (23) are allowed to infiltrate below the rear engagement pieces (35) and (35) on the upper surfaces of the movable rails (25) and (25), and then the front part is lowered, By simply engaging the front engagement holes (33) and (33) with the upward projecting pieces (34) and (34) at the front of the left and right movable rails (25) and (25), It is easily attached to the rails (23) and (23), and is smoothly pulled forward or pushed into the left and right base legs (2) and (2) at the lower part of the stage top plate (8). Can be.

  On the lower side of the front plate (36) of the stocker (9), a cylinder lock (37) and a key (not shown) are inserted into the cylinder lock (37), and a locking / unlocking operation is performed to rotate left and right. By doing so, there is provided a locking device (39) comprising a dead bolt (38) which can be advanced and retracted outward from the rear portion of the cylinder lock (37).

  When the locking device (39) is locked with the stocker (9) closed, the dead bolt (38) is advanced outward from the rear of the cylinder lock (37). ) Is located immediately after the engagement piece (18) in the rail support bracket (10), and even if the stocker (9) is pulled out in this state, the tip of the dead bolt (38) The bracket (10) is brought into contact with the rear surface of the engagement piece (18) to prevent the stocker (9) from being pulled out.

  Thus, by integrating one part of the locking device (39) with the rail support bracket (10), the number of parts can be reduced and the structure can be simplified.

A cosmetic side plate (not shown) may be attached to the outer surface of the base leg (2) as necessary.
Three or more struts (1) and base legs (2) are connected side by side in the left-right direction, and a shelf board (7), a stage top board (8), a stocker (9), etc. between them. May be provided continuously in the horizontal direction to form a multiple-type product display device. In this case, the decorative side plate is provided only on the outer surface of the outermost base leg (2).

Next, the operation and action will be described.
FIG. 5 shows the movement of the stocker (9) in the front-rear direction and the movement of the suspension rail (23). When the stocker (9) is pushed into the storage part between the base legs (2) and (2) and stored, the fixed rail (24) of the suspension rail (23), the movable rail (25), the intermediate rail ( 26) is reduced, and the center of gravity of the stocker (9) is located behind the engaging pieces (27) and (27) that serve as pivot points.

  As a result, the suspension rail (23) stops at a downwardly inclined position after the rear engagement piece (28) contacts the lower edge of the engagement hole (22), as shown by the solid line in FIG. . Due to this downward inclination, the stocker (9) is held in the storage portion in a state of being urged rearward by its own weight. Therefore, the stocker (9) does not inadvertently jump forward from the inside of the storage portion and open.

  To open the stocker (9), pull the stocker (9) forward. When the stocker (9) is pulled forward, the movable rail (25) and the intermediate rail (26) are also moved forward accordingly, and the suspension rail (23) is extended.

  Further, when the stocker (9) is pulled forward and its center of gravity moves forward beyond the engagement portion between the engagement hole (21) and the engagement piece (27) serving as a rotation fulcrum, the suspension rail (23) Is rotated together with the stocker (9) in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 5 around the rotation fulcrum, and becomes a horizontal or forward and downward inclined position as indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. Thereafter, the stocker (9) can be pulled out from the inside of the storage portion with a light force. In addition, in the state where it is inclined forward and downward, the stocker (9) can be opened by its own weight and can be prevented from being inadvertently closed from the open state.

  To close the stocker (9), push the stocker (9) backwards. Push the stocker (9) backwards. Along with this, the movable rail (25) and the intermediate rail (26) also move rearward, and the suspension rail (23) is shortened. Further, when the stocker (9) is pushed rearward and the center of gravity moves rearward beyond the rotation fulcrum, the suspension rail (23) moves in a clockwise direction in FIG. 9) Rotates together with the rear downward tilt position. Thereafter, due to this inclination, the stocker (9) enters the storage unit while being assisted by its own weight, and is stored in the final position.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, as the stocker (9) moves in the front-rear direction, the center of gravity of the stocker (9) also moves in the front-rear direction, and the center of gravity moves over the pivot point of the suspension rail (23). The suspension rail (23) is rotated toward the moving side around the rotation fulcrum, and an inclination is generated. By this inclination, the weight of the stocker (9) assists the movement of the stocker (9). Therefore, the movement of the stocker (9) becomes smooth and the operability is improved.

  A rail support bracket (10) is detachably attached to the base leg (2), and a suspension rail (23) for removably supporting the stocker (9) is attached to the rail support bracket (10). Therefore, it is not necessary to process the base leg (2) itself to attach the suspension rail (23) or replace the base leg (2) with a dedicated one for stocker installation. The same base leg (2) can be used in common for those to which (9) is attached and those that are not.

  Further, by attaching the rail support bracket (10) to the base leg (2) of the existing product display device, the drawer-type stocker (9) can be attached to the existing product display device without the stocker (9). It can be easily added or removed later, and after removing the stocker (9), there will be no remaining processing marks on the base leg (2) etc., and the base leg (2) etc. will remain in its original state. It can be used with good appearance.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
For example, the front-rear relationship between the front and rear engagement holes (21) and (22) and the engagement pieces (27) and (28), and the front and rear horizontal pieces (31) and (31), the upward projections (34) and the engagement pieces ( 35), the engagement piece (28) is bent forward and engaged with the front edge of the rear engagement hole (22), or the engagement piece (35) is It may be bent rearward and engaged with the front edge of the rear horizontal piece (31).

  Alternatively, the engagement holes (21) and (22) may be provided on the fixed rail (24) side of the suspension rail (23), and the engagement pieces (27) and (28) may be provided on the rail support bracket (10) side. Good. In this case, the engagement piece (27) provided on the rail support bracket (10) side is an upward-facing hook shape that can be engaged with the upper edge of the engagement hole (21) provided on the fixed rail (24) side. And

It is an external appearance perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows a part of one Embodiment of this invention. Similarly, it is an expansion perspective view which expands and shows a part. It is the III-III line enlarged vertical front view of FIG. It is the IV-IV line expansion vertical front view of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of a stocker and a suspension rail.

Explanation of symbols

(1) Prop
(1a) Engagement hole
(2) Base leg
(3) Adjuster
(4) Horizontal connection rod
(5) Back panel
(6) Bracket
(6a) Downward engagement piece
(7) Shelf board
(8) Stage top plate
(9) Stocker
(10) Rail support bracket
(11) Inner plate
(12) Upper piece
(13) Lower piece
(14) Front piece
(15) Rear piece
(16) Forward piece
(17) Projection
(18) Engagement piece
(19) Retrospective piece
(20) Fixing screw
(21) (22) Engagement hole
(23) Suspension rail
(24) Fixed rail
(25) Movable rail
(26) Intermediate rail
(27) (28) Engagement piece
(29) Side plate
(30) Mounting piece
(31) Horizontal piece
(32) Mounting bracket
(33) Engagement hole
(34) Upward projecting piece
(35) Engagement piece
(36) Front plate
(37) Cylinder lock
(38) Deadbolt
(39) Locking device
(S) Air gap

Claims (7)

A housing part that opens forward is formed between the base legs extending forward from the lower ends of the pair of right and left columns, and the stocker is straddled between the stocker and the inner surface of the base leg. In the commodity display device that is accommodated by the attached suspension rail so as to be movable in the front-rear direction,
The suspension rail is provided so as to be pivotable about a pivot fulcrum disposed at the front part of the base leg, and the center of gravity of the stocker gets over the pivot fulcrum of the suspension rail by moving the stocker back and forth. The product display device according to claim 1, wherein the suspension rail is inclined toward the center of gravity movement side of the stocker by moving back and forth.   2. The product display according to claim 1, wherein the suspension rail is inclined downward and rearward together with the stocker when the stocker is housed, and is inclined horizontally or forward and downward together with the stocker when the stocker is pulled out to the front side. apparatus.   A rail support bracket is attached to the inner side surface of the base leg, and an engagement hole is formed on one of the opposing surfaces of the front and rear portions of the inner surface of the rail support bracket and the front and rear portions of the outer surface of the fixed rail in the suspension rail. On the other hand, an engagement piece for engaging with the engagement hole is provided, and vertical play is provided between the engagement hole and the engagement piece at the rear portion, so that the suspension rail is held by the rail support bracket. By using a movable rail that is supported so as to be able to rotate in the vertical direction with the engagement portion between the engagement hole and the engagement piece at the front part as a rotation fulcrum, and is slidably mounted on the fixed rail of the suspension rail in the front-back direction. 3. The product display device according to claim 1, wherein both sides of the stocker are supported so as to be drawn forward.   The rail support bracket is attached to the inner side surface of the base leg so that a gap is formed between the inner side plate and the inner side surface of the base leg, and is engaged with the engagement hole provided in the inner side plate. The commodity display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an engagement piece provided on the fixed rail is accommodated in the gap.   A front engagement hole and a rear engagement hole are provided in the inner plate of the rail support bracket, and the outer surface of the fixed rail can be rotated around the lower edge of the front engagement hole and the axis facing in the left-right direction. The product display according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an engaging piece to be engaged and an engaging piece to be engaged in a vertically movable manner are provided at either of the front and rear edges of the rear side engaging hole. apparatus.   6. The suspension rail according to claim 1, wherein an intermediate rail is disposed between the fixed rail and the movable rail, and a rolling element is provided between the intermediate rail, the fixed rail, and the movable rail. Merchandise display equipment. A pair of front and rear horizontal pieces are provided on both side surfaces of the stocker, an engagement piece that engages with the front or rear edge of one horizontal piece, and an engagement hole provided in the other horizontal piece on the upper surface of the movable rail. The product display device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an upward projecting piece that is fitted to the top from below.

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