JP2010051668A - Card holder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card holder which can be attached to and detached from a card rail of a commodity display rack with one single action, can firmly be fixed to the card rail, and can easily be handled for anyone regardless of his or her height. <P>SOLUTION: This card holder includes: a transparent plate body 2 which is curved in the rear side direction at its upper side; and an upper support leg 3 and a lower support leg 4 which respectively have attaching edges 3a and 4a which are tops attachable to the card rail 9a of a commodity display rack 9 that is obtained by extension in a given distance from each of the upper and lower parts of the rear side of the plate body 2 along the rear side so that a space for cards showing commodity information can be formed, and is attached so as to protrude backward of the plate body 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a card holder that is mounted on a card rail provided on the front surface of a merchandise display shelf and accommodates cards displaying merchandise information such as merchandise names and prices.

  Conventionally, this type of card holder has been mainly formed with a size that fits within the card rail of the merchandise display shelf. For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the name, price, and POP (Point Some of the cards containing the merchandise information including merchandise management information such as of purchase advertising) and barcodes are made larger than the width of the card rail to make the displayed contents easier to see. .

  However, the large card storage part makes it difficult to attach and detach the card holder to the card rail in the product display shelf, and in particular, a store clerk with a short height is located at the height of the product display shelf. When attaching / detaching the card holder to / from the card rail of the shelf, it was very difficult.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-112860 (Pages 1-5, FIGS. 1-7)

  The present invention allows the card holder to be attached to and detached from the card rail of the merchandise display shelf with one touch, and can be firmly fixed to the card rail, so that anyone can easily handle it regardless of height. A card holder that can be used is now available.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a card holder according to the present invention is mounted on a card rail provided on the front surface of a product display shelf, and a display surface of a card displaying product information or the like is directed to the front of the shelf. The card holder is an extrusion-molded product, and the shape of the card holder as viewed from the side is a plate body that is curved in the back direction at least near the upper portion, and an upper portion on the back surface of the plate body. And a card rail extending from the lower part along the back surface by a predetermined distance so as to form at least a space for entering the card and projecting toward the rear of the plate body. It is composed of upper and lower both support legs having wearable tip portions.

  In addition, the upper and lower support legs are curved so as to be recessed backward from the vicinity of the connection portion with the plate body to the vicinity of the tip portion of the support leg.

  Further, a second plate body extending a predetermined distance is connected from the lower part of the front surface of the plate body so as to form at least a space for receiving the card along the front surface.

  Further, the lower support leg is divided into at least two branches in the front-rear direction from the middle of the portion protruding toward the rear of the plate body to form a first lower support leg and a second lower support leg.

  According to the card holder of the present invention, the upper and lower sides of the plate body in the card holder are pressed in opposite directions to bend the plate body in the back direction, thereby being fitted into the groove of the card rail in the product display shelf. Since the tip ends of the upper and lower support legs of the same card holder can be opened and closed, the card holder can be attached to and detached from the card rail of the merchandise display shelf with a single touch.

  Even when the card holder is attached to or detached from the card rail of the merchandise display shelf, even if the upper and lower sides of the plate body in the card holder are pressed in opposite directions to bend the plate body in the back direction, the card holder Since the card portion is curved in the back direction, the bending direction of the card holder is fixed and the bending operation can be easily performed.

  In addition, since the direction to bend is determined as described above, the card holder is broken when the upper and lower sides of the plate body in the card holder are pressed in opposite directions to bend the plate body in the back direction. The probability of endurance can be made very small.

  Furthermore, since the upper part of the card holder is curved in the back direction, even when the card holder is mounted on the lower shelf of the customer's line of sight in the product display shelf, You can see the card displaying product information in the card holder.

  Even when the cart being pushed by the customer touches the card holder mounted on the merchandise display shelf, the impact of the cart contact can be mitigated by the spring action of the card holder itself, and the probability of damage to the card holder is greatly reduced. Can be made smaller.

  Furthermore, since a card displaying product information can be set from a large space between the upper and lower support legs on the back surface of the plate body, it is possible to easily set the card.

  Moreover, since the card holder described in claim 3 can accommodate a card for displaying product information in the second card holder provided on the front surface of the card holder, the product is temporarily guided as a sale item. In addition, it is possible to easily guide the sale information by inserting a card displaying the sale price into the second card holder.

  Furthermore, the card holder according to claim 4 divides the lower support leg into the first lower support leg and the second lower support leg in the front-rear direction in the middle, so that the card holder is placed at the height of the commodity display shelf. When attaching to the shelf of the card holder, use the second lower support leg on the front side of the upper support leg and the lower support leg of the card holder so that the front side of the card holder faces downward, In addition, it is possible to make it easier to see the notation of the card displaying the product information stored in the card holder for customers with low eyes.

Hereinafter, the card holder of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The card holder of the present invention is an extrusion molded product.
The card holder 1 is formed of a transparent material, and as shown in FIG. 1, a plate body 2 whose upper portion is curved in the back direction, and an upper support leg 3 and a lower support provided on the back surface of the plate body 2 It consists of legs 4.

  Further, in the space between the plate body 2 and the upper support leg 3 and the lower support leg 4, that is, near the back surface of the plate body 2 in the accommodating portion 2a, the name of the product, the price, the point of purchase advertising (POP), etc. And a card for displaying product information including product management information such as a barcode.

  The upper support leg 3 and the lower support leg 4 are extended a predetermined distance from the connecting portion with the plate body 2 so as to form at least a space for the card to enter along the back surface of the plate body 2. The upper support leg 3 and the lower support leg 4 are curved so as to be concave toward the rear over the engagement ends 3a and 4a (see FIG. 3).

  Although not shown in the embodiment, the upper support leg 3 and the lower support leg 4 provide a space for a card for displaying product information along the back surface of the plate body 2 from the connection portion with the plate body 2. After extending for a predetermined distance, the connecting ends 3a and 4a may be connected to the engaging ends 3a and 4a by a substantially straight line instead of connecting to the engaging ends 3a and 4a by a curved line as described above.

  Then, the engagement end portions 3a and 4a of the upper support leg 3 and the lower support leg 4 are hand-shaped so as to be suitable for engagement in the groove of the card rail 9a provided in the display shelf 9, as shown in FIG. I have to.

  Further, as shown in the embodiment, the card holder 1 is provided with a second plate body 5 on the front surface of the plate body 2 (see FIG. 2), and the second plate body 5 and the plate body 2 are connected to each other. There is a case where a card for displaying product information can be accommodated in the space between them, that is, in the second accommodating portion 5a.

  When the card displaying the product information is stored in the card holder 1, the card displaying the product information manufactured according to the size of the storage portion 2a in the card holder 1 is as shown in FIG. In the space formed between the plate body 2 and the upper support legs 3 and the lower support legs 4 from outside the back surface of the card holder 1, the surface displaying the product information is directed toward the back surface of the plate body 2. By inserting (arrow A in FIG. 4), it can be set close to the back surface of the plate body 2 in the accommodating portion 2a (card 8 in FIG. 4). In practice, the card is often slid and inserted into the back surface of the plate body 2 from the side of the plate body 2.

  The set card 8 has a plate body of the upper support leg 3 and the lower support leg 4 in the vicinity of the connection between the upper part and the lower part of the card 8 and the plate body 2 of the upper support leg 3 and the lower support leg 4. The surface which is held by the surface located on the 2 side and the back surface of the plate body 2 facing this surface and which displays the product information of the card 8 is seen through the plate body 2 formed of a transparent material. It can be seen from the front side of the plate body 2.

  Further, when storing a card displaying product information produced according to the size of the receiving portion 5a in the card holder 1, as shown in FIG. By inserting the surface displaying the product information into the space formed between the second plate body 5 and the second plate body 5 toward the back surface of the second plate body 5 (arrow B in FIG. 4). Can be set in the accommodating portion 5a (card 8a in FIG. 4).

  In the set card 8a, almost the entire card 8a is held by the front surface of the plate body 2 and the back surface of the second plate body 5, and the surface displaying the product information of the card 8a is formed of a transparent material. The second plate body 5 can be seen through from the front side of the second plate body 5.

  When the card holder 1 according to the present invention is mounted on the card rail of the merchandise display shelf, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper side 2b and the lower side 2c of the plate body 2 are sandwiched with fingers, and the upper side 2b and the lower side By pressing the portions 2c in the direction in which they approach each other (arrow C in FIG. 5), the plate body 2 is bent in the back direction (arrow D in FIG. 5), which is the tip of the upper support leg 3 that is interlocked. The engaging end 3a is moved in the direction of the engaging end 4a which is the tip of the lower support leg 4 (arrow E in FIG. 5).

  Next, in this state, as shown in FIG. 6, the engaging end 3 a that is the tip of the upper support leg 3 and the engaging end 4 a that is the tip of the lower support leg 4 are connected to the card rail 9 a of the product display shelf 9. The upper side 2b and the lower side 2c of the plate body 2 and the upper side 2b and the lower side 2c are pressed in the direction in which the upper side 2b and the lower side 2c approach each other. By engaging the engaging end 3a, which is the tip of the support leg 3, and the engaging end 4a, which is the tip of the lower support leg 4, respectively, into the both grooves of the card rail 9a in the product display shelf 9, the card rail 9a The card holder 1 can be mounted on the card rail 9 a of the commodity display shelf 9 by engaging both the grooves, the engaging end 3 a of the upper support leg 3, and the engaging end 4 a of the lower support leg 4.

  When the card holder 1 mounted on the card rail 9a of the commodity display shelf 9 is removed, the upper side 2b and the lower side 2c of the card body 2 of the card holder 1 are sandwiched with fingers, and the upper side 2b and the lower side 2c. The engaging end portion 3a, which is the tip portion of the upper support leg 3, which is interlocked by pressing the plates in the approaching direction and bending the plate body 2 in the back direction, is the engaging end portion, which is the tip portion of the lower support leg 4. The engagement end 3a, which is the tip of the upper support leg 3, which is moved in the direction 4a and is engaged with both grooves of the card rail 9a of the commodity display shelf 9, is the engagement end, which is the tip of the lower support leg 4. It can be removed by releasing the engagement of the portion 4a with both grooves of the card rail 9a.

  Further, although not shown in the embodiment, the card holder 1 has its upper and lower portions curved in the back direction so that it can be plated with fingers when the product display shelf 9 is attached to and detached from the card rail 9a. When the upper side 2b and the lower side 2c of the body 2 are sandwiched and the upper side 2b and the lower side 2c are pressed in the approaching direction, the upper side of the plate body 2 and the lower side also bend in the back direction. In some cases, the engaging end portion 4a, which is the distal end portion of the lower support leg 4, and the engaging end portion 3a, which is the distal end portion of the upper support leg 3, are moved in a direction approaching each other in conjunction with the operation.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the first lower support leg 6 and the second lower support leg 7 may be arranged by dividing the lower support leg 4 of the card holder 1a into a fork in the front-rear direction.

  That is, when the card holder 1a is attached to the product display shelf, the card holder 1a is attached to the product display shelf using the first lower support leg 6 on the rear side of the upper support leg 3 and the lower support leg 4 in the card holder 1a. 9, the flat surface portion of the plate body 2 in the card holder 1a faces substantially in the horizontal direction, and is the same as the case where the card holder 1 in which the lower support leg 4 is not divided into two is attached to the commodity display shelf. It will be a normal attachment.

  On the other hand, when the second lower support leg 7 on the front side of the upper support leg 3 and the lower support leg 4 in the card holder 1a is used for attachment, as shown in FIG. 10, the plate body 2 in the card holder 1a is flat. It is possible to mount the card with the face portion facing downward and making it easier to see the notation of the card displaying the product information stored in the card holder 1a for customers whose eyes are lower than the mounting position of the card holder 1a. Suitable for mounting on a high shelf of a product display shelf.

  In this embodiment, the card holder 1 is made of a transparent material, but it may be made of an opaque or translucent material.

  Further, not only the card 8 is inserted into the back side of the plate body 2 but also used, and a card of any size can be placed on the front side of the plate body 2 regardless of the size of the accommodating portion 2a of the plate body 2. In some cases, the card is attached or a card is inserted into the second accommodating portion 5a on the front surface of the plate body 2 for use.

  Further, the plate body 2, the upper support leg 3, the lower support leg 4, and the second plate body 5 of the card holder 1 may be all or part of separate parts and assembled by bonding to be a finished product.

The perspective view which shows the card holder which concerns on this invention from back. The perspective view which shows the card holder which concerns on this invention from the front. The figure which shows the card holder which concerns on this invention from the side. The side view of the card holder which shows the state which set the card | curd. The figure which looked at the card holder which shows the handling method of a card holder from the side. The figure which looked at the display shelf which shows the card holder of the state with which the display shelf was mounted | worn from the side. The perspective view of the card holder of the state with which the display shelf shown in FIG. 6 was mounted | worn. The side view of the card holder which shows the other form of a card holder. The figure which looked at the display shelf which showed the card holder of FIG. 8 in the state with which the display shelf was mounted | worn from the side. The figure which looked at the display shelf which showed the card holder of FIG. 8 in the state with which the display shelf was mounted | worn from the side.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card holder 1a Card holder 2 Plate body 2a Storage part 2b Upper side part 2c Lower side part 3 Upper support leg 3a Engagement end part 4 Lower support leg 4a Engagement end part 5 2nd plate body 5a 2nd accommodation part 6 1st 1 lower support leg 6a engagement end 7 second lower support leg 7a engagement end 8 card 8a card 9 display shelf 9a card rail

Claims (4)

  A card holder that is mounted on a card rail provided on the front of a merchandise display shelf and stores the display surface of a card displaying product information or the like facing the front of the shelf, the card holder being an extruded product A plate body having a shape as viewed from the side, wherein at least the upper part is curved in the back direction, and a space in which at least the card enters along the back surface from the upper and lower portions of the back surface of the plate body. It is composed of upper and lower support legs each having a distal end portion that can be engaged with the card rail and is extended so as to be able to be formed and connected so as to protrude toward the rear of the plate body. Card holder.   2. The card holder according to claim 1, wherein the upper and lower support legs are curved so as to be recessed backward from the vicinity of the connection portion with the plate body to the vicinity of the tip portion of the support leg.   The card holder according to claim 1, wherein a second plate body extending at a predetermined distance so as to form at least a space for receiving the card along the front surface is connected from a lower portion of the front surface of the plate body.   2. The lower support leg according to claim 1, wherein the first lower support leg and the second lower support leg are formed by dividing the lower support leg into at least two branches in the front-rear direction from the middle of the portion protruding toward the rear of the plate body. Card holder.

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