JP2010142583A - 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: As shown in Fig.(B), the container 20 is moved forward while being guided by a guide 32, also resistance force is applied by the guide 32, and the container is rotated counterclockwise (in a circumferential direction) (refer to a broken line 11D). Thereafter, the projection 313e of a rotation stop mechanism 313 enters a first recessed part or second recessed part of the container 20. Thus, the rotation of the container 20 is stopped (regulated), and a first identification mark 23a for instance is directed forward (refer to a broken line 11E). Thereafter, the container 20 is moved forward further to be in a non-contact state with the projection 313e. Then, the container 20 is further moved forward on a mounting part 31 and stopped at a prescribed position (refer to a broken line 11F). <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 of being inclined downward, forming a downward inclination from the input portion toward the take-out portion, and a container placed on the placement portion Guide the movement of the container to the take-out part, position the application part to apply a rotational force to the container in accordance with the guidance, and the specific part of the container rotated by the application part to face the take-out part side, and stop the rotation of the container Rotation stop means.

Here, the imparting unit may be characterized by imparting a rotational force to the container by contacting the side of the container. In addition, the placing portion is disposed in a state where one side in the width direction is located below the other side and is inclined in the width direction, and the applying portion is disposed on the side portion of the container inclined by the inclination in the width direction of the placing portion. It can be characterized by being placed in a contactable position so as to contact the container and apply a rotational force to the container. Furthermore, the imparting part may be characterized by having a rubber member at a location where it contacts the container. Further, 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 placing portion, and the protruding portion comes into contact with 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. Furthermore, a plurality of protrusions are provided along the movement path, and each of the plurality of protrusions is arranged at intervals at which a plurality of containers placed on the placement part are not in contact with each other. It can be. Further, the rotation stopping means performs positioning of the container using magnetic force,
The rotation of the container can be stopped. Further, the rotation stopping means can be characterized in that the container is positioned by entering a recess formed in the container and the rotation of the container is stopped. Further, the placement unit can be further characterized in that the container whose rotation has been stopped by the rotation stop means is further moved toward the take-out unit without being rotated. Moreover, the container used for the display of the present invention can be characterized by being a container equipped with an IC tag.

When the present invention is regarded as a display system, the display system to which the present invention is applied is
A container that performs marking at a specific location on the outer surface, and a display device that can be displayed in a state where the container is inclined downward on a 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. The display device forms a downward slope from the input portion toward the take-out portion, and moves the placement portion on which the container is placed and the movement of the container placed on the placement portion to the take-out portion. An application unit that guides and applies a rotational force to the container in accordance with the guidance, and a rotation stopping unit that positions the specific portion of the container rotated by the application unit to face the take-out unit side and stops the rotation of the container. It is characterized by that.

Here, after the rotation is stopped by the rotation stopping means, the container can be moved to the take-out portion without rotating. From another point of view, the container used in the system of the present invention can be characterized by being a container equipped with an IC tag.

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. Thereafter, the container 20 moves on the placement unit 31 toward the door 10B. That is, it moves toward the purchaser who purchases the container 20. 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 configuration of the placement unit 31 and the operation of the container 20. Also, FIG.
4 is a side view of a rotation stop mechanism 313 provided on the placement unit 31. FIG.
In the present embodiment, the rear side (upper side) of the placement portion 31 is such that one end side (one side side, one side) in the width direction is lower than the other end side (other side side, other side). Located and inclined in the width direction. If it demonstrates in detail, the back side of the mounting part 31 will be arrange | positioned in the state inclined so that the side by the side of the guide 32 may be located below rather than the side by the side opposite to the guide 32 side. On the other hand, the front side of the placement unit 31 (specifically, the front side of the guide 32) is not given an inclination in the width direction. In FIG. 2A, the triangles and rectangles indicated by reference numerals 11 </ b> A and 11 </ b> B indicate the inclined state on the rear side and the front side of the placement portion 31. In addition,
Also in the drawings described below, the triangles and rectangles indicate the inclination of each member and each part.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, on the rear side of the placement portion 31, the container 20 is rotated at a substantially central portion in the width direction of the placement portion 31 and rotated by a guide 32 (details will be described later). A rotation stop mechanism 313 for stopping the rotation is provided.
As shown in FIG. 3, the rotation stopping mechanism 313 as an example of the rotation stopping means includes a belt member 313 a that is formed in an endless shape and can be circulated. The rotation stop mechanism 313 is
A first tension roll 313b and a second tension roll 313c that are rotatably provided and stretch the belt member 313a from the inside are provided. In addition, a plurality of moving members 313d that are fixed to the surface of the belt member 313a and arranged side by side along the moving direction of the belt member 313a and circulate in accordance with the movement of the belt member 313a are provided. Further, the belt member 313a
And a plurality of protrusions 313e (an example of protrusions) protruding 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,
It is inclined and arranged so as to have an angle α with respect to the surface 312a of the mounting portion 31. In other words, the rotation stop mechanism 313 is arranged so that the inclination angle thereof is larger than the inclination angle of the placement portion 31. 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. 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. 4 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. In addition, a first recess 212a and a second recess 212b (an example of a recess) formed by deformation of the container 20 are provided on the inner side surface of the annular protrusion 211 (in this specification, formed in the container 20). Such a recess may be simply referred to as a recess 212). Here, the first recess 212a
And the 2nd recessed part 212b is arrange | positioned in the mutually opposing relationship. 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 portion of the side portion (side surface) 22 which is a part of the outer surface. ing(
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.

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.

Here, when the container 20 is placed on the rear side of the display device 30 as shown in FIG. 2B, the annular protrusion 211 (see FIG. 4A) comes into contact with the protrusion 313e. As a result, a load acts on the rotation stop mechanism 313 from the container 20, and the moving member 313d in the rotation stop mechanism 313 moves forward. Further, when the container 20 is placed on the rear side of the display device 30, the container 20 is inclined and moves to the guide 32 side because the placement portion 31 is inclined. Thereby, the side part 22 of the container 20 contacts the guide 32. Thereafter, the container 20 moves forward while being guided by the guide 32, and is rotated counterclockwise (in the circumferential direction) with a resistance force applied by the guide 32 (see the broken line 11D). The mounting portion 31 can be provided with a plurality of rotatable roll-like members and spherical members, or a plate-like member having a smooth surface. Here, the guide 32 guides the movement of the container 20 and can be regarded as an application unit that applies a rotational force to the container 20 as the container 20 is guided.

Thereafter, the protrusion 313e of the rotation stopping mechanism 313 enters the first recess 212a or the second recess 212b (see FIG. 4A) of the container 20. In other words, the first recess 212 a of the container 20.
Or the 2nd recessed part 212b and the processus | protrusion 313e of the rotation stop mechanism 313 will be in the state which opposes.
In other words, the first recess 212a or the second recess 212b of the container 20 and the protrusion 313e of the rotation stop mechanism 313 come into contact with each other. As a result, the rotation of the container 20 is stopped (restricted) and, for example, the first identification mark 23a faces forward (see the broken line 11E). Thereafter, the container 20 moves further forward to be in a non-contact state with the protrusion 313e. And the container 20 moves the mounting part 31 further forward and stops at a predetermined position (dashed line 1).
1F). Note that the mounting portion 31 below the guide 32 is not inclined as described above. For this reason, the container 20 that has been guided by the guide 32 moves in a substantially straight line toward the front as indicated by an arrow 11G. 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.4 (E)) provided with the protrusion part 213 is used. If there is, the protrusion 313e and the protrusion 2
13 and the rotation of the container 20 is stopped.

In the present embodiment, as indicated by the solid line 11C, 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 23a is in the stage of reaching the front. 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 container 20 reaches the front side of the display case 10 (see FIG. 1B). At this time, the first identification mark 23a faces forward. That is, container 2
Even if the thrower who puts 0 into the display device 30 does not perform a special operation, the first identification mark 23a can be directed forward.
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 (an interval at which adjacent containers 20 are not in contact with each other).

Here, the length of the rotation stop mechanism 313 in the front-rear direction is a length corresponding to the length of the guide 32. That is, it has the same length as the guide 32. Here, the length of the rotation stop mechanism 313 in the front-rear direction can be made larger than the length of the guide 32. If the length of the guide 32 is made longer than the length of the rotation stop mechanism 313, the rotation of the container 20 in the state where the rotation is stopped by the rotation stop mechanism 313 and the identification mark 23 faces forward is performed again. Title 2
There is a possibility that 3 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. 4 (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.

The material, shape, and the like of the guide 32 are not particularly limited. For example, the guide 32 can be formed of a rubber member such as EPDM. Moreover, the guide 32 can use what stuck the rubber member etc. on the surface of base materials, such as a metal, for example. Furthermore, the guide 32 can use what gave the unevenness | corrugation etc. to the surface of various base materials. In this figure, no guide is provided on the opposite side of the guide 32, but a guide can be provided as appropriate. Furthermore, a guide can be appropriately provided on the front side of the guide 32.

Here, when a guide is further provided in front of the guide 32, it is preferable that the guide has a smooth surface and a very small frictional resistance. Or it is preferable to make guide width (width in the height direction of a guide) small. There is a further guide in front of the guide 32 and the container 2
This is because when the frictional force is applied to 0 from this guide, the container 20 is re-rotated at a place where the rotation stop mechanism 313 is not present, and the identification mark 23 may face other than the front.
Further, when a guide is further provided in front of the guide 32, the placement unit 31 on the front side of the rotation stop mechanism 313 is inclined in the width direction as described above in order to prevent the container 20 from contacting the guide. It is preferable to be in a state where it is not applied. Further, as shown in FIG. 2C, the placement unit 31 has a central part in the width direction of the placement part 31 (a central part of the movement path of the container 20) located below the end in the width direction. Such a configuration is also preferable. In addition, mounting part 3
When two roll rows are provided in the width direction of 1, it is preferable that each roll is inclined and arranged so that the vicinity of the central portion of the movement path is low.

Further, the protrusion 313e is formed of, for example, a magnet (particularly suitable because the Nd—Fe—B magnet is small and strong), and the magnet (protrusion 313e) is also formed on 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. 4A) or the like. afterwards,
The container 20 moves further forward on the placement portion 31 (see FIG. 3C). At this time, the first identification mark 23a (see FIG. 4A) 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 reduce the trouble of the thrower who throws the container 20 into the display apparatus 30.

Here, the inventor moves the container 20 forward and the container 20 starts rotating.
The angle of inclination was investigated. 7-10 is a figure for demonstrating the inclination | tilt angle etc. of the mounting part 31 here.

First, as shown in FIG. 7A, the present inventor formed a mounting portion 31 in which a plurality of roll rows each having a plurality of roll-shaped members 311a (width 30 mm) arranged in the front-rear direction are arranged in parallel. Then, the inclination angle θ1 = 0 ° in the width direction of the mounting portion 31 and the inclination angle θ2 in the front-rear direction are swung to 1 °, 2 °, 3 °, 4 °, and the inclination at which the movement of the container 20 is started. The angle θ2 was investigated. The distance between the center in the width direction of the roll-shaped member 311a in one row and the center in the width direction of the roll-shaped member 311a in the other row was set to 35 mm. Further, the container 20 has an annular protrusion 211 (FIG. 4A) having a diameter of 48 mm to 49 mm.
)) Was used.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4E, the bottom portion 21 of the container 20 is formed with a protruding portion 213 inside the annular protruding portion 211. Here, the protruding portion 213 was formed by using a thermal gun and heating a vinyl acetate-based thermoplastic adhesive resin that melts at about 50 ° C. to adhere to the container 20 in a convex shape. In addition, the diameter of the protrusion part 213 was 5 mm. Further, an aluminum can (capacity: 350 ml) having an outer diameter of 66 mm filled with a beverage was used as the container 20. As a result, as shown by “◯” in FIG. 8, it was found that the container 20 can be moved forward if the mounting portion 31 is given an inclination angle θ2 of 3 ° or more.

Next, the present inventor uses the mounting portion 31 shown in FIG. 7A again, sets the inclination angle θ2 to 3 ° and 4 °, and sets the inclination angle θ1 to 1 °, 2 °, 3 °, It was investigated whether or not the container 20 was rotated by shaking at 4 °. In the case of rotation, the distance until half rotation (180 ° rotation) was investigated. The guide 32 is made of aluminum,
The thing which affixed the vinyl tape on the aluminum base material, and the thing which affixed EPDM on the aluminum base material were prepared. The width of the guide 32 (width in the height direction) is 2
It was set to 0 mm.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, a guide 32 with a vinyl tape attached or an EPD
About what stuck M, it became possible to rotate the container 20 appropriately. In particular,
When the vinyl tape was affixed, if the inclination angle θ1 was 3 ° or more, the distance until half rotation was performed could be 200 mm or less. In addition, when EPDM is affixed, the inclination angle θ
Under the condition of 2 = 3 °, if the inclination angle θ1 is 2 ° or more, the distance until half rotation is performed is 1
It could be 50 mm or less, and the rotation loss accompanying the forward and backward progression could be considerably reduced. In addition, when EPDM was affixed, under the condition of the inclination angle θ2 = 4 °, if the inclination angle θ1 was 2 ° or more, the distance until half rotation could be made 200 mm or less. Note that “x” in FIG. 9 indicates that the container 20 was not rotated.

Here, the inventor further investigated the rotation / rotation stop performance of the container 20 using the display device 30 shown in FIG. As a result, the distance until half rotation is performed is 200.
Under the above-mentioned conditions that were within mm, the rotation of all the containers 20 that were investigated was stopped.
It was possible to stop at 3. In this investigation, the width of the rotation stop mechanism 313 was 20 mm, and the length in the front-rear direction was 200 mm. Further, on both the left and right sides (both sides in the width direction) of the rotation stopping mechanism 313, a row of roller rows in which a plurality of roll-shaped members 311a (see FIG. 7A) are arranged in the front-rear direction is provided. Further, in front of the rotation stop mechanism 313, three roller rows in which a plurality of roll-shaped members 311a are arranged in the front-rear direction are provided in the width direction.

In addition, the inventor investigated the movement performance, rotation performance, and the like of the container 20 in the placement unit 31 illustrated in FIG. Here, the placement unit 31 in FIG. 7B replaces every other roll-shaped member 311a in the left-side roll row with a flat rubber member (EPDM). The dimensional relationship of the placement portion 31 in FIG. 7B is the same as that of the placement portion 31 in FIG. 7A except for the position of the guide 32. The material of the guide 32 is aluminum (
Vinyl tape is not attached).
The results will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the inclination angle θ2 ≧ 6 ° and the inclination angle θ1 ≧
At 3 °, the distance until the container 20 made a half rotation could be 190 mm or less. In addition, the side wall distance L in the figure is the center of the two rows of rollers in FIG.
And the distance.

Here, FIG. 11 is a view showing another form of the rotation stopping mechanism 313. In FIG. In addition, FIG.
FIG. 6 is a view showing the operation of the rotation stop mechanism 313 and the container 20.
As shown in FIG. 11 (A), in this embodiment, the rotation stop mechanism 313 is arranged on the side of the movement path, not directly below the movement path of the container 20. 1A shows a top view of the display device 30, FIG. 1B shows a side view of the rotation stop mechanism 313, and FIG. 1C shows the display device 30 viewed from the front side. The state is shown.

The rotation stop mechanism 313 shown in this figure has a configuration in which the protrusion 313e does not protrude upward and the protrusion 313e protrudes in the width direction of the rotation stop mechanism 313. In other words, the protrusion 313e is configured to protrude in a direction (crossing direction) perpendicular to the moving direction of the container 20. In other words, the container 20 protrudes from the side of the movement path of the container 20 onto the movement path.
The rotation stopping mechanism 313 includes a plurality of rod-like members 313j that protrude on the moving path of the container 20 and enter between the containers 20 to prevent the containers 20 from contacting each other. In the display device 30 of this embodiment, for example, the container 20 shown in FIG. 4F can be used. And the identification mark 23 and the protrusion part 213 of the container 20 used for this display apparatus 30 are 90 degrees in phases in the circumferential direction of the container 20, as shown to the code | symbol 17A of FIG.
It will be arranged in a shifted state.

Operation | movement of the rotation stop mechanism 313 and the container 20 is demonstrated using FIG.
The container 20 (see reference numeral 17A) placed on the rear side of the display device 30 moves forward while being guided by the guide 32. At this time, the container 20 receives a rotational force from the guide 32 and moves forward while rotating counterclockwise (circumferential direction) (see reference numeral 17B). When the container 20 further moves forward while rotating, the protruding portion 213 and the protrusion 313e come into contact with each other, and the rotation of the container 20 is stopped (see reference numeral 17C). At this time, the container 20 is in a state where the identification mark 23 faces forward. And the container 20 is the rotation stop mechanism 3.
After passing through 13, it moves further forward and stops at a predetermined position with the identification mark 23 facing forward (see reference numeral 17D).

Here, if the containers 20 come into contact with each other, the rotation of the containers 20 is hindered by the other containers 20, and the identification mark 23 may not face the front side. In the present embodiment, the rod-shaped member 3
Since 13j is provided, contact between the containers 20 can be avoided. The protrusion 313e and the rod-shaped member 313j that have moved to the front move downward through the notch 315 formed in the placement portion 31, and then move to the rear.

The other aspect of the display apparatus 30 is demonstrated using FIG. 13 and FIG.
FIG. 13 is a view showing another form of the display device 30, and FIG. 14 is a view for explaining the container 20.
As shown in FIG. 14, in the container 20 in this embodiment, a plate-like magnet 24 is attached to the side portion 22. The magnet 24 and the identification mark 23 are arranged in a state where the phases are shifted by 90 °.
On the other hand, in the display device 30, as shown in FIG. 13, a rotation stop mechanism 313 is provided in front of the guide 32. A plurality of magnets 313k are attached to the belt member 313a of the rotation stopping mechanism 313 along the moving direction of the belt member 313a. In addition,
As the magnet 24 and the magnet 313k, it is preferable to use an Nd—Fe—B type magnet in terms of a strong magnetic force.

Also in this embodiment, first, a rotational force is applied to the container 20 by the guide 32, and the container 20
Moves forward while rotating clockwise (circumferential direction) (see 18A),
The position reaches the opposite position of the rotation stop mechanism 313 (see reference numeral 18B). Thereafter, the container 20 further moves forward while contacting the surface of the rotation stopping mechanism 313 and rotating. Then, the magnet 24 of the container 20 and the magnet 313k of the rotation stopping mechanism 313 attract each other, whereby the rotation of the container 20 is stopped (see reference numeral 18C). That is, in this embodiment, the rotation of the container 20 is stopped using magnetic force.

Thereafter, the container 20 slides forward according to the circulating movement of the belt member 313a. When the container 20 reaches a predetermined position, the container 20 moves away from the rotation stop mechanism 313 and further moves to a predetermined position in front. As a result, the container 20 is disposed at a predetermined position with the identification mark 23 facing forward (see reference numeral 18D).
The rotation stopping mechanism 313 can be provided in the middle of the movement path of the container 20 as described above, but is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in FIG. 15 (a diagram for explaining the arrangement position of the rotation stop mechanism 313), the container 20 may be provided at the placement position (the input portion).

Another form of the display device 30 will be further described.
FIG. 16 is a view showing another embodiment of the display device 30.
In the display device 30 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A protruding member 316 is provided that protrudes toward the moving path and is retractable from the moving path. Further, a drive mechanism (not shown) for projecting / retracting the projecting member 316 and a control unit (not shown) for controlling the drive mechanism are provided. Here, the protruding member 31
6 regulates the forward movement of the container 20 by protruding on the movement path, and supplies the container 20 forward by retracting from the movement path.

Further, in the display device 30 according to the present embodiment, a spherical bearing 341 that is rotatably provided and can come into contact with the container 20 is provided on the inner peripheral surface side of the regulation plate 34 that is formed in an arc shape. In addition, although the spherical bearing 341 was illustrated in this form, the roller-shaped member which can rotate can also be provided. Further, on the inner peripheral surface side of the regulation plate 34, the magnet 2 affixed to the container 20.
4 (see FIG. 4C) is provided. Further, a spherical roller 318 is provided on the placement unit 31.

Here, in this aspect, the protruding member 316 is retracted from the moving path for a predetermined time, for example, and only one container 20 is supplied forward as shown in FIG. And this container 20
In the state where the rotational force is applied by the guide 32, it reaches the regulation plate 34 and continues to rotate inside the regulation plate 34. Then, the magnet 342 provided on the regulating plate 34 and the magnet 24 provided on the container 20 attract each other, whereby the rotation of the container 20 is stopped. Thereby, the identification mark 23 comes to face frontward. In addition, in the container 20 used for this aspect, the identification mark 23 is provided above the magnet 24, as shown to the same figure (C). In other words, the magnet 24 and the identification mark 23 are provided with no phase shift.

13-16, although the example which provided the magnet in both the container 20 and the display apparatus 30 was demonstrated, only one is made into a magnet and the other is attracted | sucked with a magnet as mentioned above, for example, Fe Series metals can be used. Moreover, it is not restricted to installation of a magnet, For example, you may apply | coat the coating material which has magnetism. A resin film containing magnetic powder may be attached.

Further, another embodiment of the display device 30 and the like will be described.
FIG. 17 is a view showing another embodiment of the display device 30 and the container 20.
Note that FIG. 17A shows a top view of the display device 30. FIG. 17B shows the state when the display device 30 is viewed from the front side together with the container 20. Further, FIG.
(C) shows the operation of the container 20.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the container 20 in this embodiment has a groove-shaped recess 221 formed along a circumferential direction of the container 20 in a part of the side part 22. Here, the recess 221 and the identification mark 23 are in a state where the phases are shifted by 90 °. It is often difficult to form such a partially large recess 221 with a metal can. On the other hand, the resinous container 20 is easy to form compared to a metal can because the degree of freedom of processing is large.
Further, the guide 32 in the display device 30 is formed in a rod shape as shown in FIGS.

Here, the operation of the container 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The container 20 placed on the rear side of the display device 30 moves forward while being guided by the guide 32 as described above. At this time, a rotational force is applied to the container 20 from the guide 32. Then, when the container 20 rotates, the guide 32 against the concave portion 221 of the container 20 (see FIG. 5B).
Enters and the rotation of the container 20 is stopped (see reference numeral 22A). The container 20 moves (slides) forward while being guided by the guide 32. Thereby, the container 20 that has reached the take-out portion of the display device 30 is in a state in which the identification mark 23 faces frontward. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted in this figure, the mounting part 31 can provide multiple roll-shaped members, for example. A spherical roller may be arranged. Furthermore, a plate-like member having a smooth surface can be provided. Here, the guide 32 in the present embodiment can be regarded as an application unit that guides the movement of the container 20 and applies a rotational force to the container 20 in accordance with the guidance. Further, the guide 32 can be regarded as rotation stopping means for positioning the container 20 and stopping the rotation of the container 20.

Further, another embodiment of the display device 30 and the like will be described.
FIG. 18 is a view showing another embodiment of the display device 30 and the container 20.
Similarly, in this embodiment, since blow molding is possible and the degree of freedom of processing is large, the container 2
For 0, a resin container is easier to adopt. Here, FIG. 18 illustrates a plastic bottle.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the container 20 has a side portion 22 on one side with the axis of the container 20 as a boundary.
In addition, the side portion 22 on the other side has a recess 221 along the circumferential direction of the container 20.
In other words, the container 20 has a recess 221 at a position where the phase is shifted by 180 °. In addition, the identification mark 23 and the recessed part 221 in the container 20 of this embodiment are in a state where the phases are shifted by 90 °.
On the other hand, the display device 30 has two guides 32 on both sides of the movement path of the container 20, as shown in FIG. However, these guides 32 are not linear along the front-rear direction, but are curved so that the moving path of the container 20 becomes narrower toward the front. In addition, the mounting part 31 in the present embodiment is not inclined in the width direction, but is inclined only in the front-rear direction.

Here, when the container 20 is placed on the placement part 31 in this embodiment, the container 20 moves forward on the placement part 31 and is moved to one of the guides 32 as shown in FIG. Contact. The container 20 is guided to move forward by the guide 32 and is given a rotational force from the guide 32. The rotation of the container 20 is stopped when the guide 32 enters the recess 221 of the container 20. Thereafter, the container 20 further moves forward with the identification mark 23 facing forward.

In addition, although it is the provision method of the identification mark 23 to the container 20, when the container 20 is a can, it can provide by painting, printing, for example. Moreover, when the container 20 is a plastic bottle etc., after winding the film which has the identification mark 23 around the container 20, it can provide by making this film heat-shrink. That is, the identification mark 23 can be given not only by painting and printing 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, FIG. 19 and FIG. 20 show another form when a rotational force is applied to the container 20 by the guide 32.
As shown in FIG. 19, the guide 32 can be provided not at the side portion 22 of the container 20 but at a position where it can contact the cap 25 provided on the container 20. FIG. 4A shows a case where the display device 30 is viewed from the front, and FIG. 4B shows a case where the display device 30 is viewed from above. In many cases, the peripheral surface of the cap 25 is usually provided with unevenness for preventing slipping. For this reason, it is possible to more reliably apply a rotational force to the container 20 by bringing the guide 32 into contact with the cap 25 as in this embodiment.

Also, as shown in FIG. 20A, two flat guides 32 are provided along the front-rear direction of the display device 30 and in parallel, and sliding resistance is given to the container 20 on the upper surface of one guide 32. A resistance applying portion 321 (see FIG. 5B) is provided. The resistance applying unit 321 is
For example, it can be formed by sticking a rubber member.
On the other hand, the container 20 according to the present embodiment is provided with an annular protrusion 26 that protrudes in an annular manner from the outer peripheral surface of the container 20 in the circumferential direction, as shown in FIG. And the container 20 is installed in the display apparatus 30 in the state in which the cyclic | annular protrusion part 26 was mounted on the guide 32. FIG. In this embodiment, when the container 20 slides forward, the force (frictional force) acting on the container 20 is larger on the left side (resistance applying portion 321 side). For this reason, the container 20 rotates clockwise as shown in FIG.

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. 21 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 to each other as shown in FIG. 22A (a diagram illustrating a unit 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 3
17d.

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. 23 is a view showing another embodiment 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. 24 shown below
In FIG. 25, 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. In addition, in FIG. 26, another embodiment of the display device 30 will be described.

FIG. 24 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. 25 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. 26 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. 21 to 26, 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 2
0 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 structure of a mounting part, and operation | movement of a container. It is a side view of the rotation stop mechanism provided in the mounting part. It is a figure at the time of seeing a container from the bottom side. 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 a figure for demonstrating the inclination angle etc. of a mounting part. It is a figure for demonstrating the inclination angle etc. of a mounting part. It is a figure for demonstrating the inclination angle etc. of a mounting part. It is a figure for demonstrating the inclination angle etc. of a mounting part. It is the figure which showed the other form of the rotation stop mechanism. It is the figure which showed the operation | movement of a rotation stop mechanism and a container. It is the figure which showed other one form of the display apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating a container. It is a figure explaining the arrangement position of a rotation stop mechanism. It is the figure which showed other one form of the display apparatus. It is the figure which showed other forms of the display apparatus and the container. It is the figure which showed other forms of the display apparatus and the container. The other form at the time of giving rotational force to a container with a guide is shown. The other form at the time of giving rotational force to a container with a guide is shown. 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.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Container, 22 ... Side part, 23 ... Identification mark, 23a ... 1st identification mark, 23b ... 2nd identification mark, 30 ... Display apparatus, 31 ... Mounting part, 32 ... Guide, 212a ... 1st recessed part, 212b ... second recess, 213 ... projection, 313 ... rotation stop mechanism, 313e ... projection

Claims (14)

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,
Forming a downward slope from the input part toward the take-out part, and a placement part on which the container is placed;
A guiding unit that guides the movement of the container placed on the placing unit to the take-out unit, and applies a rotational force to the container in accordance with the guidance;
Positioning so that the specific part of the container rotated by the applying unit faces the take-out unit side, rotation stopping means for stopping the rotation of the container,
A display device comprising: The display device according to claim 1, wherein the applying unit applies the rotational force to the container by contacting a side portion of the container. The mounting portion is arranged in a state where one side in the width direction is positioned below the other side and is inclined in the width direction,
The applying portion is arranged at a position that can contact the side portion of the container inclined by the inclination in the width direction of the mounting portion, thereby contacting the container and applying the rotational force to the container. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is a display device. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the application unit includes a rubber member at a location where the application unit contacts the container. 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 any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the container is positioned by contacting the protrusion with a concave portion or a convex portion provided in the container. The display device according to claim 5, wherein the protrusion is provided so as to be movable along the movement path. A plurality of the protrusions are provided along the movement path,
7. The display device according to claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of projecting portions is arranged at an interval 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, and stops the rotation of the container. 5. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation stopping unit performs the positioning of the container by entering a recess formed in the container and stops the rotation of the container. . The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, 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. . 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:
Forming a downward slope from the input part toward the take-out part, and a placement part on which the container is placed;
A guiding unit that guides the movement of the container placed on the placing unit to the take-out unit, and applies a rotational force to the container in accordance with the guidance;
Positioning so that the specific part of the container rotated by the applying unit faces the take-out unit side, rotation stopping means for stopping the rotation of the container,
A display system comprising: The display system according to claim 11, wherein the container moves to the take-out unit without rotating after the rotation is stopped by the rotation stopping unit.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the container is a container equipped with an IC tag.   The display system according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the container is a container equipped with an IC tag.

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