JP2010142569A - Display device and display system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device and a display system capable of displaying containers directing a mark to a prescribed direction even when the container is placed, directing the mark of the container to a random direction, when vertically displaying the container in the display device. <P>SOLUTION: When the container 20 is placed on the rear side of the display device 30 as indicated by a solid line 4A, a moving member 313d in a rotation stop mechanism 313 is moved forward. At the time, as shown in the figure, while the right side of the container 20 is to be moved forward by a first roller part 311, the forward movement of the left side is regulated since resistance is imparted from a resistance imparting part 312. As a result, as indicated by a broken line 4B, the container 20 is rotated clockwise even while being moved forward. Thereafter, a projection 313e enters a first recessed part or second recessed part of the container 20. Thus, the rotation of the container 20 is stopped (refer to a broken line 4C). Therefore, a first identification mark 23a is directed forward in the stage of reaching the front. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device that displays containers.

For example, in convenience stores and the like, containers filled with beverages such as beverage cans and plastic bottles are placed on a display device housed in a display case, for example, and placed on the market.
And such a display apparatus is arrange | positioned in the state inclined, for example so that a container might move ahead of a display case with dead weight of the container itself. When one container on the near side (front row) is extracted, the subsequent container moves to the near side by its own weight.
Here, a plastic flat plate, for example, is provided at a place where the container of the display device is placed because of the good sliding property of the container. In recent years, display devices in which a large number of rotatable rollers are arranged are on the market (for example, see Patent Document 1). In addition, the container is generally refilled from the rear side of the display device, but the container can be loaded from the front side, and the container moved to the back side is moved to the front side again and displayed. A display device has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2). That is, a display device has been proposed in which a container thrown in from the front side makes a U-turn and returns. Further, as a container, a can in which inner concave portions and vertical ribs are alternately formed in a circumferential direction on an inner peripheral wall of an annular convex portion formed on a can bottom has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 3). ).

By the way, the outer surface of the container is provided with a mark for distinguishing it from other products such as a product name and a trade name, and it is difficult to identify the product if the mark is not suitable for the purchase direction of the purchaser. , The appearance at the time of display of the product becomes worse. For this reason, it is preferable that the container to be displayed is oriented in a predetermined direction such as the front side.

As the prior art described in the publication, on the top surface of the inclined shelf on which the container is placed, a bar-shaped guide ridge is provided in the inclination direction of the shelf, and the bottom of the container is directly below and the surface with the mark attached There has been proposed a display method in which a concave fitting portion is provided that connects directly below the opposite surface, and the container is displayed using the guide protrusion and the concave fitting portion (see, for example, Patent Document 4). In this display method, the concave fitting portion is fitted to the guide ridge in a posture in which the mark faces the front side, and a plurality of containers are arranged in the front-rear direction. As a result, the container is displayed with the mark facing forward.

JP-A-11-155701 US Pat. No. 6,502,408 JP 2000-211162 A JP 2006-288676 A

In Patent Document 4, the concave fitting portion is fitted to the guide ridge and the container is displayed, so that the mark can be reliably directed forward. However, in such an invention, the container supplier needs to fit the concave fitting portion to the guide ridge every time the container is installed in the display device.
Container display work becomes complicated. In addition, when the mark is formed only at one location of the container, there is a concern that a display error may occur in which the mark is displayed in the state of facing backward. In addition, in a store that sells a large amount of beverages such as this convenience store, the work of throwing in a uniform orientation becomes very large.

The present invention relates to a display device capable of displaying a mark in a predetermined direction even when the container is placed in a random direction when the container is vertically displayed on the display device. The main purpose is to provide a system.

For this purpose, the display device to which the present invention is applied has a container for marking at a specific location on the outer surface, on a container movement path from an input part into which the container is introduced to an extraction part from which the container is taken out. A display device that can be displayed in a state where it is inclined downward, having a plurality of rotating rollers and a roller portion provided along the movement path and a non-roller portion provided in parallel with the roller portion, A placement unit that moves the container introduced from the input unit toward the take-out unit while rotating the container;
And a rotation stopping means for positioning the rotating container placed on the mounting section so that a specific portion faces the take-out section and stopping the rotation of the container.

Here, the rotation stopping means has a protruding portion that protrudes further toward the container than the contact position between the lowermost end portion of the container and the mounting portion, and the protruding portion abuts against a concave portion or a convex portion provided in the container. The container may be positioned. In addition, the protrusion may be provided so as to be movable along the movement path of the container. Further, a plurality of protrusions are provided along the movement path of the container, and each of the plurality of protrusions is arranged at intervals at which the plurality of containers placed on the placement part are not in contact with each other. Can be characterized. Also,
The rotation stopping means may be characterized in that the container is positioned using magnetic force.

Furthermore, the mounting portion can be characterized in that the container whose rotation has been stopped by the rotation stopping means is further moved toward the take-out portion without being rotated. Further, the mounting portion may be characterized in that it has a non-roller portion from the input portion side to a predetermined position and does not have a non-roller portion on the take-out portion side from the predetermined position. Furthermore, the ratio in the width direction between the roller portion and the non-roller portion may be different between the input portion side and the take-out portion side. Also,
The placement unit may be characterized in that the container is rotated by applying a drag force to the container about to move toward the take-out unit using a non-roller part. Moreover, the container used for the display apparatus of this invention can be characterized by being a container equipped with an IC tag.

Further, when the present invention is regarded as a display system, the display system to which the present invention is applied includes a container that performs marking at a specific location on the outer surface, and a container that is taken out from a loading portion into which the container is charged. A display device that can be displayed in a state of being inclined downward on a moving path of the container that reaches the section, and the display device has a plurality of rotating rollers and a roller portion and a roller provided along the moving path A non-roller part provided in parallel with the part, a placement part that moves the container thrown from the throwing part toward the take-out part while rotating, and a container that is placed on the placement part and rotates Positioning so that the location faces the take-out portion side, and rotation stopping means for stopping the rotation of the container. From another point of view, the container used in the display system of the present invention can be characterized by being a container equipped with an IC tag.

Here, when the container moves toward the take-out portion of the display device, it can be characterized in that a drag is applied by the non-roller portion to rotate.

Provided is a display device and a display system capable of displaying a mark in a predetermined direction even when the container is placed in a random direction when the container is vertically displayed on the display device. It becomes possible.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the display device 30 according to the present embodiment forms a placement unit 31 on which a container 20 filled with a beverage is placed, a movement path (conveyance path) of the container 20, and a container. And a guide 32 for guiding 20 movements. In addition, a regulation plate 34 that is formed in a transparent manner and disposed along one side of the placement portion 31 and stops the movement of the container 20 is provided. Here, the guide 32 is fixed to the mounting portion 31 by inserting both ends of the guide 32 into the opening 33 formed in the mounting portion 31, for example. The container 20 is exemplified by a cylindrical can, but a so-called bottle can having a resin container such as a so-called PET bottle or a cap can also be used.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the display device 30 is stored in a display case 10 installed in a convenience store, a supermarket, or the like. The display case 10 has a main part composed of a case main body 10A formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape and a door 10B provided to be openable and closable with respect to the case main body 10A.
Here, the display device 30 is placed on a shelf (not shown) provided in the display case 10.
At this time, the display device 30 is installed such that the side on which the restriction plate 34 is provided is positioned on the door 10B side. Moreover, it arrange | positions so that the side in which the control board 34 was provided may be located below rather than the side on which the control board 34 was provided. That is, the display device 30 is disposed in a state of being inclined downward from the rear side of the display case 10 toward the front side (extraction unit side) from which the container 20 is taken out.

Here, the display case 10 in the present embodiment is provided with a door on the rear side (not shown),
The rear side can also be opened. And the container 20 is thrown into the display apparatus 30 from this back side. In other words, the container 20 is provided on the rear side of the display case 10 and the rear side of the display device 30. The charged container 20 is placed on the placement portion 31 on the door 10B.
Move towards the side. That is, it moves toward the purchaser who purchases the container 20. In addition,
In this specification, the door 10B side may be referred to as the front side (front), and the side opposite to the door 10B may be referred to as the rear side (rear). In addition, the width direction of the display case 10 (the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the container 20 moves) may be referred to as a horizontal direction or a width direction.

The display device 30 will be described in more detail.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the placement unit 31 of the display device 30. Here, FIG. 4A is a top view of the placement portion 31, and FIG. 4B is a side view of the placement portion 31.
As shown in FIG. 4A, the mounting portion 31 includes a first roller portion 311 that moves the container 20 forward on a moving path formed by a guide 32 (not shown in the figure), Container 20
A resistance applying portion 312 that contacts the bottom portion (end portion) of the container 20 and applies sliding resistance (friction resistance) to the container 20. Further, the container 20 is disposed between the first roller portion 311 and the resistance applying portion 312.
And a rotation stop mechanism 313 for stopping the rotation (details will be described later).
Here, the first roller portion 311, the resistance applying portion 312, and the rotation stopping mechanism 313 are arranged in parallel in the lateral direction. Each of the first roller portion 311, the resistance applying portion 312, and the rotation stopping mechanism 313 is provided along the movement path of the container 20. Moreover, the mounting part 31 is
A second roller portion 314 that moves the container 20 further forward is provided in front of the first roller portion 311, the resistance applying portion 312, and the rotation stopping mechanism 313.

The first roller portion 311 (an example of a roller portion) includes a plurality of roll-shaped members 311a as an example of a rotating roller provided so as to be able to rotate along the moving direction of the container 20. here,
These roll-shaped members 311 a are arranged along the moving direction (front-rear direction) of the container 20. In addition, although the example provided with two or more roll-shaped members 311a was demonstrated in this figure, it is not restricted to a roll-shaped member, For example, the rotatable spherical member can be provided. That is, the rotating roller includes not only a roll shape but also a spherical shape.

The resistance applying unit 312 that functions as a non-roller unit can be formed of, for example, a rubber member. For the rubber member, for example, EPDM (ethylene-propylene rubber) can be used. In addition, this resistance provision part 312 is provided to the predetermined position which goes to the front from the back of the display apparatus 30. FIG. In addition, the resistance applying portion 312 is not provided in front of the predetermined position.
The second roller portion 314 has a plurality of roll-shaped members 314 a that are rotatably provided along the moving direction of the container 20. Here, the roll-shaped members 314 a are arranged along the moving direction of the container 20. The roll-shaped members 314a are arranged in two rows in the width direction. Further, each roll-shaped member 314 a is formed wider than the roll-shaped member 311 a in the first roller portion 311.

The rotation stop mechanism 313 functioning as rotation stop means includes a belt member 313a that is formed in an endless shape and can be circulated and moved, as shown in FIG. Further, the rotation stop mechanism 31
Reference numeral 3 denotes a first tension roll 31 that is rotatably provided and stretches the belt member 313a from the inside.
3b and a second stretching roll 313c. Further, the belt member 313a is fixed to the surface of the belt member 313a and arranged side by side along the moving direction of the belt member 313a.
Are provided with a plurality of moving members 313d that circulate in accordance with the movement. Further, the belt member 3
A plurality of protrusions (projections) 313e are provided at predetermined intervals in the moving direction 13a and protrude from the surface of the moving member 313d. Here, the protrusion 313e is located at a position lower than the contact position between the lowermost end portion of the container 20 to be placed and the moving member 313d (the placement portion 31).
It is provided so as to protrude to the side.

The rotation stopping mechanism 313 has a flat surface 313f formed by the moving member 313d,
In order to have an angle α (see FIG. 5B) with respect to the surface 312a of the resistance applying portion 312 or the like,
It is arranged at an angle. In other words, the rotation stopping mechanism 313 is arranged such that the inclination angle is larger than the inclination angle of the resistance applying unit 312 and the like. For this reason, in this embodiment, the protrusion height from the surface 312a of the protrusion 313e decreases as the protrusion 313e moves forward. As a result, in this embodiment, when the protrusion 313e and the container 20 are brought into a non-contact state (details will be described later), the non-contact state can be formed more smoothly. In addition,
The angle α is not essential. Even if the angle α does not exist, the protrusion 313e moves below the placement portion 31 and is not in contact with the container 20.

Next, the container 20 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a view when the container 20 is viewed from the bottom side.
The container 20 in the present embodiment is formed in a cylindrical shape, and as shown in FIG. 4A, the bottom portion 21 includes an annular projecting portion 211 that projects in an annular shape facing outward. Further, a first recess 212a and a second recess 212b formed by deformation of the container 20 are provided on the inner side surface of the annular protruding portion 211 (in this specification, such a recess formed in the container 20 is provided. The recess may simply be referred to as the recess 212). Here, the first concave portion 212a and the second concave portion 212b are arranged so as to face each other. In other words, the first recess 212 a and the second recess 212 b are arranged in a state where the phase is shifted by 180 ° in the circumferential direction of the container 20.

Furthermore, the container 20 has a first identification mark 23a and a second identification mark 23b for identifying a product name, a trade name, and other products at a specific location on the side portion 22 which is a part of the outer surface ( In the present specification, hereinafter, it may be simply referred to as “identification mark 23”). Here, the first identification mark 23a and the second identification mark 23b may be the same or different. The first identification mark 23 a and the second identification mark 23 b are arranged in a state where the phase is shifted by 180 ° in the circumferential direction of the container 20.

The relationship between the recess 212 and the identification mark 23 will be described in the circumferential direction of the container 20.
The first identification mark 23a and the first recess 212a are arranged in a state where the phase is shifted by 180 °. The second identification mark 23b and the second recess 212b are also arranged in a state where the phase is shifted by 180 °. In other words, the first identification mark 23a and the first recess 212a are formed with a predetermined positional relationship, and the second identification mark 23b and the second recess 212b are also formed with a predetermined positional relationship. More specifically, the first identification mark 23a and the first recess 212a are arranged at different positions, and the second identification mark 23b and the second recess 212b are also arranged at different positions.

More specifically, the first recess 212a is formed on the side opposite to the side where the first identification mark 23a is provided, and the second recess 212b is the side opposite to the side where the second identification mark 23b is provided. Is formed. In this embodiment, the first identification mark 23a and the second identification mark 23
A plurality of identification marks 23 are provided as in b, and concave portions 212 (first concave portions 212a and second concave portions 212b) are provided corresponding to each of the identification marks 23.

In addition, after the identification mark 23 and the recessed part 212 in this form are formed in one of these, the other is formed on the basis of the position where this one was formed.
Here, FIG. 1A illustrates the container 20 formed as a can, but the form of forming the recess 212 is more suitable for a resin container such as a plastic bottle. In such a resin container, a convex portion corresponding to the concave portion 212 is formed in the mold, and the concave portion 212 is formed in the process of blow molding, for example. Thereafter, alignment is performed in the step of winding the film (seal) having the identification mark 23 around the container 20, and the film having the identification mark 23 is wound around the container 20 based on the formation position of the recess 212.

On the other hand, when the container 20 is an aluminum can etc., formation of the recessed part 212 is performed as follows. For example, in the case of a two-piece aluminum can, cup molding-DI (Draw & Iron
) Molding, cleaning, outer surface printing, drying, inner surface coating, drying, mouth diameter reduction processing, and inspection are performed in this order, and the recesses 212 can be formed in the process in which they are performed. For example, the annular protrusion 211 and the recess 212 can be formed by, for example, a DI molding process. In addition, the identification mark 23 is aligned in the outer surface printing process, and then the recess 2
For example, it can be formed by multi-color offset printing with reference to the 12 formation positions.

Note that external printing using multicolor offset printing or the like is usually performed at a speed approaching 2000 cans / minute. For this reason, the situation where the alignment based on the recess 212 becomes difficult is also assumed. For this reason, for example, in the step before the diameter reduction of the mouth, the container 20 is rotated and the position of the identification mark 23 is detected using a sensor or the like. And after stopping the container 20 using the result of this position detection, the recessed part 212 can be formed in the container 20 using a metal mold | die. In addition, formation of the recessed part 212 by a metal mold | die can be performed using the existing technique disclosed by Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2000-21624, for example. Further, for example, it can be formed by a molding machine in which a mold is arranged inside and outside the container 20 and pressure is applied from inside and outside the container 20.

Further, the method for applying the identification mark 23 to the container 20 will be further described. When the container 20 is a can, it can be applied by, for example, painting or printing as described above. Container 20
Is a plastic bottle or the like, the film having the identification mark 23 is placed in the container 2 as described above.
After wrapping around 0, the film can be applied by heat shrinking. That is, the identification mark 23 can be given not only by painting, but also by attaching a film or the like separately.
Here, the composition of the film to be heat-shrinkable can be a composition usually used as a heat-shrinkable film. For example, it can be set as the composition described in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2006-341568. Moreover, the manufacturing method of the film to be heat shrunk is not particularly limited, and an existing manufacturing method can be adopted. For example, the manufacturing method described in JP-A-2006-341568 can be employed. Moreover, the conditions for heat shrinking the film can also be the existing conditions, and for example, the film can be heat shrunk by 90 ° steam treatment.

Here, the concave portion 212 in the container 20 has an annular projecting portion 211 as shown in FIG.
It can also be provided on the outer side surface.
In addition to the recess 212, for example, as shown in FIG. 5C, a protrusion 213 (an example of a protrusion) formed by deformation of the container 20 can be provided on the inner side surface of the annular protrusion 211. . Such a form is more suitable for a plastic bottle having a large degree of freedom in molding.
Although not shown, the protrusion 213 can be provided on the outer side surface of the annular protrusion 211. In addition, the protrusion part 213 and the recessed part 212 are not restricted to the side surface of the annular protrusion part 211, The area | region enclosed by the annular protrusion part 211, or the side part 22 of the annular protrusion part 211 and the container 20 (refer the same figure (A)). ) May be formed in a region between.

Moreover, although the container 20 provided with the annular protrusion 211 has been described above, FIG.
), The projecting portion 2 is formed on the bottom portion 21 formed substantially flat without the annular projecting portion 211.
13 and a recessed part (not shown) can also be provided. In addition, this figure has illustrated what is called a three-piece can, and has shown the container 20 by which the bottom part 21 comprised as a member different from the side part 22 was wound up. Here, the protruding portion 213 and the concave portion (not shown) are formed on the bottom portion 21, and the bottom portion 21 is applied to the container 20 by being wound around the side portion 22.
Further, for example, when the molding process of the container 20 is difficult, the projecting part 213 does not depend on the deformation of the container 20, as shown in FIGS. It can also be formed by attaching other members. In addition, the figure (E) shows the protrusion part 2.
13 shows an example in which the protruding portion 213 is formed outside the annular protruding portion 211, and FIG.

Here, for example, the protrusion 213 is formed by using a resin by using a device (for example, a thermal gun) that melts and discharges a thermoplastic resin typified by an epoxy resin or the like.
It can be carried out by welding to. Further, for example, the container 20 is rotated and the position of the identification mark 23 is detected using a sensor or the like. And after stopping the container 20 using the result of this position detection, resin is adhered (welded) to a predetermined position using the said apparatus. In these forms, the protrusion 213 can be formed quickly and the process becomes simple. In addition,
The container 20 may be heated at the time of sale. For this reason, it is preferable to select the resin used for the protruding portion 213 that does not melt at the temperature at the time of warm sales.

Further, as shown in FIGS. (G) and (H), for example, an adhesive is applied to the bottom portion 21.
Another member such as a seal is attached, and a raised portion 214 that rises from the bottom 21 is provided. A portion that is relatively recessed by the raised portion 214 can be used as the recessed portion 212.

The material of the container 20 is not particularly limited as long as it can be used for alcohols such as beer and soft drinks such as juice. For example, a metal such as aluminum or steel, a resin such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate), glass, or the like can be used.
Further, the shape and type of the container 20 are not particularly limited. Examples of the container 20 include a so-called two-piece can (DI can), a three-piece can, a plastic bottle, a glass bottle, and a screwed can (so-called bottle can).

Here, when a resin material such as PET resin is used for the container 20, it is preferable to form the recess 212 and the protrusion 213 at the same time in the process of forming the container 20 by blow molding or the like. In such a case, it is not necessary to provide a separate process for forming the recess 212 and the like, and therefore the manufacturing process of the container 20 can be reduced. Further, in this case, for example, peeling of the protruding portion 213 from the container 20 can be prevented. Of course, the protrusion 213 can be attached after the container 20 is formed.
Moreover, when the container 20 is what is called a two-piece can, the recessed part 212 and the protrusion part 213 can be simultaneously formed in the process of shape | molding the bottom part 21. FIG. In other words, among the known processes for forming the two-piece can, the concave portion 212 and the protruding portion 213 can be formed at the stage of forming the bottom portion 21. Of course, it is also possible to form the recesses 212 and the protrusions 213 after the printing process is completed.

Next, operations of the display device 30 and the container 20 when the container 20 is placed on the placement unit 31 of the display device 30 will be described.
Here, FIG. 4 is a view showing the operations of the display device 30 and the container 20.
When the container 20 is placed on the rear side of the display device 30 as indicated by a solid line 4A in the figure, the annular protrusion 211 (see FIG. 3A) comes into contact with the protrusion 313e. Thereby, a load acts on the rotation stop mechanism 313 from the container 20, and the moving member 313d and the protrusion 313e in the rotation stop mechanism 313 move forward. At this time, the right side of the container 20 in the drawing is the first roller portion 3.
11, the resistance imparting portion 31 is on the left side in the figure.
Since resistance is applied from 2, the forward movement is restricted.

As a result, as indicated by a broken line 4B, the container 20 rotates clockwise (circumferential direction) while moving forward. That is, the resistance force that resists the moving force that the container 20 tries to move forward varies depending on the portion of the container 20, and the container 20 rotates. Specifically, the left and right resistance forces are different from each other at the center of gravity of the container 20, and the container 20 rotates.
Thereafter, the protrusion 313e of the rotation stopping mechanism 313 enters (abuts) into the first recess 212a or the second recess 212b (see FIG. 3A) of the container 20. In other words, the first of the container 20
The recess 212a or the second recess 212b and the protrusion 313e of the rotation stop mechanism 313 are in a state of facing each other. Thereby, the rotation of the container 20 is stopped (regulated) (see the broken line 4C), and the container 20
Is positioned. Thereafter, when the container 20 reaches a predetermined position of the second roller portion 314, the container 20 and the protrusion 313e are brought into a non-contact state. Thereby, the container 20 is moved further forward by the second roller portion 314 without rotating (see the broken line 4D). In addition, although the example using the container 20 provided with the 1st recessed part 212a and the 2nd recessed part 212b was demonstrated in this figure, for example, the container 20 (For example, refer FIG.3 (E)) provided with the protrusion part 213 is used. If there is, the protrusion 313e and the protrusion 213 come into contact with each other, and the rotation of the container 20 is stopped.

In the present embodiment, as indicated by a solid line 4A, for example, even when the container 20 is placed on the placement unit 31 with the first identification mark 23a facing rearward, the first identification mark is in the stage of reaching the front. 23a comes to face forward. For this reason, even if the container 20 is placed (inserted) with the first identification mark 23a not facing forward, the display case 10 (see FIG. 1B)
When the container 20 reaches the front side, the first identification mark 23a faces forward. That is, the first identification mark 23a can be obtained even if the user who puts the container 20 into the display device 30 does not perform any special operation.
Can be directed forward.

Here, the length of the rotation stop mechanism 313 in the front-rear direction is a length corresponding to the length of the resistance applying unit 312. That is, it has the same length as the resistance applying unit 312. Here, the length of the rotation stopping mechanism 313 in the front-rear direction can be made larger than the length of the resistance applying unit 312. If the length of the resistance applying portion 312 is made longer than the length of the rotation stopping mechanism 313, the rotation of the container 20 in the state where the rotation is stopped by the rotation stopping mechanism 313 and the identification mark 23 faces forward is performed again. The identification mark 23 may face in a direction other than the front.
Further, the rotation stopping mechanism 313 uses the container 20 having the identification mark 23 on two sides (front and back) (
For example, see FIG. 3 (A)), a length (distance) with a margin sufficient for the container 20 to make at least a half rotation is required. More specifically, the rotation stop mechanism 313 requires at least half the outer peripheral length of the container 20.

When a plurality of containers 20 are sequentially charged, the adjacent containers 20 come into contact with each other and the container 2
There is a possibility that rotation of 0 may be hindered. Therefore, the protrusion 313 in the rotation stop mechanism 313
e is provided at an interval at which adjacent containers 20 do not contact each other. Further, the protrusion 31
3e, for example, a magnet (particularly suitable because Nd-Fe-B magnets are small and strong)
The magnet 20 that is attracted by the magnet (projection 313e) is also provided at the bottom 21 of the container 20, and the rotation of the container 20 can be stopped using these magnets. In addition, a magnet may be provided in either one of the rotation stop mechanism 313 and the container 20, and a metal piece (for example, a commercially available SUS430 thin plate piece (for example, 0.1 mm thick)) is attached to the other. May be attached. Moreover, it is not restricted to a metal piece, For example, you may apply | coat the coating material in which Fe type magnetic powder was put. In this case, it is preferable to increase the coating film thickness because the magnetic powder content in the coating is increased as much as possible and the absolute amount of the magnetic powder is required. In addition, when application | coating is difficult, you may affix the resin which contains magnetic powder and was made into the film form. That is, the structure is not limited as long as the container 20 can be stopped by the magnetic force.

Here, the form of the rotation stop mechanism 313 is not limited to the above form.
FIG. 5 is a side view of another example of the rotation stopping mechanism 313.
The protrusion 313e shown above was configured not to move relative to the moving member 313d. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, it can also be set as the structure movable with respect to the moving member 313d.
The protrusion 313e shown in the figure is provided so as to be rotatable (swingable) about a fulcrum 313g. The protrusion 313e is provided in a substantially L shape, and when one end T1 protrudes from the surface of the moving member 313d, the other end T2 does not protrude from the surface of the moving member 313d. .
Furthermore, the rotation stopping mechanism 313 in this embodiment drives the protrusion 313e on the upper part of the second tension roll 313c so that the end T2 protruding from the surface of the moving member 313d is in a non-projecting state and the end T1 protrudes. A drive unit 313h is provided.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the rotation stopping mechanism 313 shown in FIG.
The container 20 (see FIG. 5A) placed on the moving member 313d slides forward on the moving member 313d. As a result, the annular protrusion 211 comes into contact with the end T1 side. And while the edge part T1 will be in a non-projecting state from the surface of the moving member 313d, the container 20 will move further ahead. On the other hand, when the end T1 is in the non-projecting state, the end T2 is moved to the moving member 3.
It protrudes from the surface of 13d.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, the annular protrusion 211 and the end T2 come into contact with each other. Thereafter, the container 20 further moves forward while rotating. Further, the container 20 has a first end T2 that is first.
The rotation is stopped by entering the recess 212a (see FIG. 3A) or the like. afterwards,
The container 20 moves further forward on the second roller portion 314 (see FIG. 4C). At this time, the first identification mark 23a (see FIG. 3A) and the like are facing forward.

Here, the end T2 released from contact with the annular protrusion 211 is, as shown in FIG.
It is pressed by the drive unit 313h. Along with this, the end portion T2 enters a non-projecting state, and the end portion T1 enters a projecting state. As a result, when the container 20 is placed, the projection 313e
As shown in A), the end portion T1 is in a protruding state and the end portion T2 is in a non-projecting state.
In the example shown in FIG. 2, the container 20 needs to be loaded (placed) so that the protrusion 313 e enters the inside of the annular protrusion 211, but in this embodiment, the container 20 is automatically placed inside the annular protrusion 211. The protrusion 313e (the end T2 of the protrusion 313e) enters. For this reason, it becomes possible to further reduce the labor of the user who puts the container 20 into the display device 30.

Further, the resistance applying unit 312 can be configured as shown in FIG.
Here, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another form of the resistance applying unit 312.
For example, as shown in the figure, the resistance applying portion 312 can be formed in a triangular shape so that the width on the front side is narrower than that on the rear side. In other words, the width on the rear side and the width on the front side can be different. More specifically, the first roller portion 311 and the resistance applying portion 3
12 in the width direction can be formed so as to be different between the rear side (input part side) and the front side (extraction part side) of the display device 30.

Here, in the display device 30 described above, the container 20 is introduced from the rear side and the container 20 is moved toward the front side. In the process of moving forward, the container 20 was rotated and the rotation of the container 20 was stopped. By the way, the display device 30 is configured as follows, and the container 20 can be rotated and stopped in the process in which the container 20 moves rearward and in the process of moving in the width direction (direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction). In addition, even in the following configuration,
A functional unit (giving / stopping function unit 36 described later) that exhibits a rotational force imparting function and a rotation stop function is provided. And the new display apparatus 30 is devised by this functional part.

Here, FIG. 8 is a view showing another embodiment of the display device 30. 2A is a top view, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view schematically showing the display device 30. FIG. In the following description, a portion provided with a function of applying a rotational force to the container 20 and stopping the rotation of the container 20 will be referred to as an imparting / stopping function unit 36.

The display device 30 in this embodiment is a front side (door 1) of the display case 10 (see FIG. 1B).
The display device 30 in which the container 20 is loaded from the (0B side) and the container 20 is similarly removed from the front side of the display case 10 is shown.
More specifically, the display device 30 includes a first movement path 37a for moving the container 20 thrown on the front side to the rear side, and the container 20 from the first movement path 37a in the width direction of the display device 30. A second movement path 37b to be moved and a third movement path 37c to move the container 20 from the second movement path 37b to the front side (return to the front side) are provided.

In this embodiment, the grant / stop function unit 36 is provided on the first movement path 37a.
The identification mark 23 of the container 20 is directed to the front side (opposite to the moving direction) in the process of moving the container 20 along the first movement path 37a. The container 20 moves along the second movement path 37b and the third movement path 37c with the identification mark 23 facing forward, and reaches the front side of the display case 10. In this figure, the roller rows of each movement path are one row, but it is naturally not limited to one row and may be two rows or three rows.

In addition, the mounting part 31 is normally comprised by connecting two or more units provided with two or more roll-shaped members. For example, the first unit 317a and the second unit 317b are connected as shown in (A) of FIG. 9 (a diagram for explaining the units constituting the placement unit 31).
Here, each of the first unit 317a and the second unit 317b has a side wall 317c at the outer edge as shown in FIG. The side wall 317c has a notch 31.
7d.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the first unit 317a and the second unit 317a
The first unit 317a and the second unit 31 are configured as separate parts from the unit 317b.
A connecting member 319 for connecting 7b is provided.
As shown in FIG. 3C, the connecting member 319 is formed in a substantially H shape, and has opposing portions 319a and 319b facing each other, and a connecting portion 319c that connects these facing portions 319a and 319b. ing.

The connecting member 319 has a connecting portion 319c having a first unit 317a and a second unit 31.
The first unit 317a and the second unit 317b are connected by being inserted into the notch 317d in 7b. In this state, the opposing units 319a and 319b prevent the first unit 317a and the second unit 317b from being separated.
FIG. 4D shows the conventional first unit 317a. In the conventional configuration, a key-like hook is projected from one unit. However, in this embodiment, a dead space is generated, and the number of containers 20 that can be accommodated in the display case 10 is reduced.

FIG. 10 is a view showing another form of the display device 30.
In the display device 30, the container 20 introduced from the rear side of the display case 10 is placed on the rear side of the hinge portion 10 </ b> C connecting the case main body 10 </ b> A and the door 10 </ b> B of the display case 10 (see FIG. 1B). A first movement path 38a that moves forward is provided. Further, a second movement path 38b for moving the container 20 from the first movement path 38a in the lateral direction, a third movement path 38c for moving the container 20 from the second movement path 38b to the rear side again, and a third movement Path 3
The container 20 from 8c is further provided with a fourth movement path 38d for moving in the lateral direction.

Further, a fifth movement path 38e is provided for guiding the container 20 from the fourth movement path 38d to the front and moving it to the take-out portion of the container 20. Further, a sixth movement path 38f that is provided adjacent to the fifth movement path 38e and moves the container 20 thrown from the front side toward the rear side, and the container 20 from the sixth movement path 38f is moved to the fifth movement path. Move to 38e No. 7
A movement path 38g is provided. Here, in this embodiment, the grant / stop function unit 36 is provided on the first movement path 38a and the sixth movement path 38f.

The container 20 put into the first movement path 38a from the rear side of the display case 10 is rotated so that the identification mark 23 faces the front side by the application / stop function unit 36 in the process of moving to the front side. Then, with the identification mark 23 facing forward, it reaches the take-out section via the second movement path 38b, the third movement path 38c, the fourth movement path 38d, and the fifth movement path 38e. Further, the container 20 put into the sixth movement path 38f from the front side of the display case 10 is rotated so that the identification mark 23 faces the front side by the application / stop function unit 36 in the process of moving to the rear side. . With the identification mark 23 facing forward, the seventh movement path 38g,
It reaches the take-out section via the movement path 38e.

Normally, the place where the hinge portion 10C is provided cannot be put in or taken out of the container 20,
In many cases, the display device 30 cannot be installed, resulting in a dead space. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the first connected to the third movement path 38c on the rear side of the hinge portion 10C.
By providing the moving path 38a, the container 20 can be filled to the rear side of the hinge portion 10C.
Here, when the container 20 once taken out is returned to the display device 30 from the front side again, the container 20 may not be returned if the container 20 is densely filled on the fifth movement path 38e. Therefore, in this embodiment, the sixth movement path 38f for returning the container 20 to the display device 30.
Is provided.
In addition, on the second movement path 38b in the present embodiment, two containers 20 with the identification mark 23 facing forward are arranged side by side. Thereby, it becomes possible to appeal the existence of the container 20 (product) to the purchaser who purchases the container 20.

As described above, it is not possible to provide an input part or a take-out part for the container 20 on the rear side of the hinge part 10C, and the rear side of the hinge part 10C tends to be a dead space. FIG. 11 shown below
12, the display device 30 in which the rear side of the hinge portion 10 </ b> C is a storage space for the container 20.
Other forms will be further described. Moreover, in FIG. 13, another form of the display device 30 will be described.

FIG. 11 is a view showing another form of the display device 30.
As shown in the figure, the display device 30 according to the present embodiment is provided with a first movement path 39a for moving the container 20 from the front side toward the rear side on the rear side of the hinge portion 10C. In addition, a second movement path 39b is provided in which the container 20 loaded by the loading section provided at the position where the hinge section 10C is removed is moved in the lateral direction and supplied to the first movement path 39a. further,
A third movement path 39c for moving the container 20 from the first movement path 39a in the lateral direction, a fourth movement path 39d for moving the container 20 from the third movement path 39c forward, and a movement from the fourth movement path 39d. A fifth movement path 39e for moving the container 20 in the lateral direction is provided. Further, a sixth moving path 39f, a sixth moving path 39f for moving the container 20 from the fifth moving path 39e further rearward.
A seventh movement path 39g for moving the container 20 from the movement path 39f in the lateral direction and an eighth movement path 39h for moving the container 20 from the seventh movement path 39g forward and guiding it to the take-out portion are provided.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the giving / stop function unit 36 is provided on the first movement path 39a.
The container 20 put into the second movement path 39b from the front side of the display case 10 is arranged so that the identification mark 23 faces the front side by the application / stop function unit 36 in the process of moving the first movement path 39a to the rear side. To be rotated. The container 20 has the third movement path 39c, the fourth movement path 39d, the fifth movement path 39e, and the sixth movement path 39 with the identification mark 23 facing forward.
f, It reaches the take-out section via the seventh movement route 39g and the eighth movement route 39h.

FIG. 12 is a view showing another form of the display device 30.
As shown in the figure, the display device 30 in the present embodiment is provided with a first movement path 40a for moving the container 20 from the front side toward the rear side on the rear side of the hinge portion 10C. In addition, a second movement path 40b is provided for moving the container 20 thrown in by the feeding section provided at a position where the hinge part 10C is removed, and supplying the container 20 to the first movement path 40a. . Furthermore, the 3rd movement path | route 40c which moves the container 20 from the 1st movement path | route 40a to a horizontal direction is provided.

Further, a fourth movement path 40d is provided for moving the container 20 from the third movement path 40c to the front side and guiding it to the take-out part. Further, the first movement route 40a and the fourth movement route 4
A fifth movement path 40e that is provided between 0d and moves the container 20 from the third movement path 40c to the fourth movement path 40d is provided. That is, in this embodiment, two movement paths are provided from the third movement path 40c to the take-out unit.

Here, in this embodiment, the giving / stopping function unit 36 is provided on the first movement path 40a.
The container 20 put into the second movement path 40b from the front side of the display case 10 is set so that the identification mark 23 faces the front side by the application / stop function unit 36 in the process of moving the first movement path 40a to the rear side. To be rotated. The container 20 reaches the take-out section via the third movement path 40c and the fourth movement path 40d with the identification mark 23 facing forward. Further, for example, when the container 20 is densely filled in the fourth movement path 40d, the container 20 reaches the take-out unit from the third movement path 40c through the fifth movement path 40e.

FIG. 13 is a view showing another form of the display device 30.
As shown in the figure, the display device 30 in this embodiment is provided with a first movement path 41a for moving the container 20 thrown from the front side toward the rear side. In addition, the first movement route 4
A second movement path 41b for moving the container 20 from 1a in the lateral direction (right direction in the figure) is provided. Furthermore, a third movement path 41c is provided which is provided in front of the second movement path 41b and moves the container 20 from the second movement path 41b again in the horizontal direction (left direction in the figure). Furthermore, a fourth movement path 41d to an eighth movement path 41h that are provided forward from the third movement path 41c and that move the container 20 from the third movement path 41c toward the front are provided. The fourth movement path 41d to the eighth movement path 41h are arranged in parallel, and the container 20
Each has a take-out portion.

In this embodiment, the giving / stop function unit 36 is provided on the second movement path 41b.
The container 20 put into the first moving path 41a from the front side of the display case 10 is identified by the adding / stopping function unit 36 in the process of moving in the lateral direction on the second moving path 41b.
Is rotated to face forward. The container 20 reaches the take-out section via the third movement path 41c and the eighth movement path 41h in a state where the identification mark 23 faces frontward.
Note that, when the container 20 is filled in the eighth movement path 41h, the container 20 moves in the lateral direction along the third movement path 41c. Then, it enters a vacant movement route and reaches the take-out part.

Here, in any form of FIGS. 8 to 13, the container 20 can be introduced from the front. For this reason, even when there is no space on the back side (rear side) of the display case 10 (see FIG. 1B), the container 20 can be inserted into the display device 30. Further, when the purchaser returns the container 20 taken out from the display device 30 to the display device 30, it is suppressed that the container 20 is returned from the take-out portion from which the container 20 has been taken out, and the identification mark 23 faces backward, for example. The container 20 is prevented from being displayed in the state. When the container 20 is returned in this embodiment, the container 20
Is returned from the input side provided on the front side. Then, in the process of reaching the take-out part, the identification mark 23 faces forward. For this reason, even when the container 20 is returned, the container 20 is displayed with the identification mark 23 facing forward.

Recently, an IC tag has been used for merchandise management including inventory or sales quantity, but it can be incorporated into the container 20 of the present invention and used as one of additional functions in the display system. For example, if an apparatus and a container using this system are used, the container direction can be directed to the position corresponding to the mark 23 at the container outlet. The reader / writer can be placed at the position of the display device in close proximity. Thereby, the movement of customers in and out in real time can be grasped.

For example, in the case of a PET bottle, the IC tag can be wrapped around a side surface of the container 20 or inserted into the cap inside a package such as a film. In addition, in a container such as a can, each container can be attached to each container by a method such as sticking to a side surface or embedding in a tab portion.
If the reader / writer is placed at a fixed position near the outlet, when the system is used, the mark 23 of the container 20 faces almost at a fixed position. The writer can be fixedly set, and the movement of the container can be grasped online without manual work.

Data information from the reader / writer is collectively processed and managed by the host computer and used as management data for sales and inventory.

It is the figure which showed schematic structure of the display apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the mounting part of a display apparatus. It is a figure at the time of seeing a container from the bottom side. It is the figure which showed operation | movement of a display apparatus and a container. It is a side view of another example of a rotation stop mechanism. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the rotation stop mechanism shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed the other form of the resistance provision part. It is the figure which showed other one form of the display apparatus. It is a figure explaining the unit which comprises a mounting part. It is the figure which showed other one form of the display apparatus. It is the figure which showed the other form of the display apparatus. It is the figure which showed the other form of the display apparatus. It is the figure which showed the other form of the display apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Container, 30 ... Display apparatus, 31 ... Mounting part, 212a ... 1st recessed part, 212b ... 2nd recessed part, 213 ... Projection part, 311 ... 1st roller part, 311a ... Roll-shaped member, 312 ... Resistance provision part 313 ... Rotation stop mechanism, 313e ... projection

Claims (13)

A display device capable of displaying a container that performs marking at a specific location on the outer surface in a state where the container is inclined downward on the moving path of the container from the input part into which the container is introduced to the take-out part from which the container is taken out. There,
It has a plurality of rotating rollers and has a roller part provided along the movement path and a non-roller part provided in parallel with the roller part, and while rotating the container put in from the charging part, A placement unit that is moved toward the take-out unit;
Positioning so that the specific part of the container that is placed and rotated on the placement part faces the take-out part side, rotation stopping means for stopping the rotation of the container,
A display device comprising: The rotation stopping means has a protruding part that protrudes toward the container side from the contact position between the lowermost end part of the container and the mounting part.
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the container is positioned by abutting a concave portion or a convex portion provided on the container. The display device according to claim 2, wherein the protrusion is provided so as to be movable along the movement path of the container. A plurality of the protrusions are provided along the movement path of the container,
4. The display device according to claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of projecting portions is arranged at intervals at which the plurality of containers placed on the placement portion are not in contact with each other. . The display device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation stopping unit performs the positioning of the container using a magnetic force. 6. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the placement unit further moves the container whose rotation has been stopped by the rotation stopping unit toward the take-out unit without rotating the container. . The above-mentioned placing part has the non-roller part from the input part side to a predetermined position, and does not have the non-roller part on the take-out part side from the predetermined position. 7. The display device according to any one of 6. 8. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a ratio in a width direction between the roller portion and the non-roller portion is different between the input portion side and the take-out portion side. 9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the placement unit rotates the container by applying a drag force to the container to be moved toward the take-out unit using the non-roller part. Display device according to. A container for marking at a specific location on the outer surface;
A display device capable of being displayed in a state where the container is inclined downward on a moving path of the container from an input section into which the container is input to an extraction section from which the container is extracted;
Have
The display device includes:
It has a plurality of rotating rollers and has a roller part provided along the movement path and a non-roller part provided in parallel with the roller part, and while rotating the container put in from the charging part, A placement unit that is moved toward the take-out unit;
Positioning so that the specific part of the container that is placed and rotated on the placement part faces the take-out part side, rotation stopping means for stopping the rotation of the container,
A display system comprising: The display system according to claim 10, wherein when the container moves toward the take-out portion of the display device, the container rotates with a drag force applied by the non-roller portion.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the container is a container equipped with an IC tag.   12. The display system according to claim 10, wherein the container is a container equipped with an IC tag.

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