JP2011005247A - Article display system, display and article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article display system or the like allowing articles such as containers to be displayed with marks on them facing a predetermined direction even if they have been placed with the marks facing random directions, when they are displayed.SOLUTION: The container 20 moves toward the front side of the display 30 while rotating as shown in Fig. (A). Consequently, the first identification mark 23a is gradually caused to face frontward. Then, as shown in Fig. (B), when the first identification mark 23a goes into a state of facing frontward, support (lifting) of the projecting portion 24 by the straight portion 521 is released. More specifically, as shown in Figs. (B) and (C), the support of the projecting portion 24 by the straight portion 521 is released, which allows the upper portion (cap 22 side) of the container 20 to move toward the straight portion 521. Accordingly, application of the rotational force to the container 20 is also released.

Description

  The present invention relates to an article display system for displaying articles.

For example, in convenience stores, containers filled with beverages such as plastic bottles are placed on the display device in a vertical position and sold. 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, a display device in which a large number of rotatable rollers are arranged has been proposed (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 has been proposed in which inner concave portions and vertical ribs are alternately formed in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral wall of an annular convex portion formed on the can bottom (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, when the container is displayed on the display shelf, the container supplier needs to fit the concave fitting portion to the guide protrusion every time the container is installed in the display device. 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 stores that sell a large amount of beverages such as convenience stores, the work of throwing them in the same direction becomes very large.

  The present invention provides an article display system or the like capable of displaying a mark in a predetermined direction even when the article is placed in a random direction when the article such as a container is displayed. The main purpose.

  For this purpose, an article display system to which the present invention is applied includes an article with a mark on its outer peripheral surface and a display device for displaying the article, and the display device is a mounting on which the article is placed. A placement surface, a moving means for moving an article placed on the placement surface along a predetermined movement path, and one side of the movement path, which can be in contact with an article moved by the movement means The article has an outer peripheral surface with a mark, and the article is lifted by the contact part when the mark is not oriented in a specific direction, and a part of the article main body is mounted thereon. An article display system comprising: a separation portion that is separated from the placement surface.

  Here, the separation portion is provided to protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the article main body portion, and the contact portion is characterized by lifting the separation portion by pressing the separation portion provided to protrude from below. Further, the separating portion is characterized in that the article main body portion is rotated in the circumferential direction by using a drag received from the contact portion, or the article main body portion is rotated in the circumferential direction by utilizing slip generated between the separation portion and the contact portion. be able to. Further, the article body part is inclined to the other side of the movement path by the separation part being lifted by the contact part, and the display device is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the inclined article body part and the other part of the article body part. It is possible to further include a restricting portion that restricts the movement to the side, and the article main body portion rotates in the circumferential direction by a drag force received from the restricting portion. In addition, the separating portion may be characterized by having a portion that releases lifting when the mark of the rotating article main body portion faces a specific direction.

  From another point of view, an article display system to which the present invention is applied includes an article with a mark on its outer peripheral surface and a display device for displaying the article, and the article has an outer peripheral surface with a mark. The display device is provided with a projecting portion provided so as to protrude from the article main body portion and provided with a notch at a position having a predetermined positional relationship with the mark, and the display device moves the article in a predetermined manner. A moving means for moving along the route and one side of the moving route, and when the mark of the article moved by the moving means is not directed in a specific direction, the protrusion is used from below by using the support surface. The article body is supported by inclining the article body part to the other side of the movement path and applying a drag force to the projection part to apply a rotational force to the article body part or sliding the projection part against the support surface. Giving to apply rotational force to the main body And an article display system, wherein the notch and the imparting part face each other and the support by the imparting part is released when the mark of the article main body rotated by the imparting part faces a specific direction It is.

  Here, the display device has a placement surface on which the article is placed, and the lower surface of the projecting portion supported by the applicator is provided at a position away from the bottom of the article by a first distance. The support surface is provided away from the second distance placement surface that is larger than the first distance, whereby the article main body portion is inclined to the other side. The display device may further include a guide unit that guides the article so that a lower surface of the article moved by the moving unit is supported from below by the applying unit. Further, when the notch and the imparting part face each other and the support of the projecting part by the imparting part is released, the inclination of the article main body part becomes small, and the lower surface of the projecting part is positioned below the support surface of the imparting part Can be characterized.

  Further, when the present invention is regarded as a display device, the display device to which the present invention is applied is an article provided with an article main body portion marked on the outer peripheral surface and a protruding portion protruding in the radial direction of the article main body portion. A display device capable of display, a moving means for moving an article along a predetermined movement path, and a mark of the article which is provided on one side of the movement path and is moved by the movement means in a specific direction When the projection is not facing, the article body is tilted to the other side of the movement path by supporting the projection from below using the support surface, and a drag is applied to the projection or the projection is used as the support surface. An article driving unit that rotates an article main body that is slid and inclined in the circumferential direction.

  Here, it can be characterized by further comprising a restricting part for restricting movement of the article main body part inclined by the article driving part to the other side. Also, an upstream placement surface on which the article is placed, and a downstream placement that is located on the downstream side of the upstream placement surface in the movement direction of the article and below the extension line of the upstream placement surface The article drive unit is characterized in that the article moves from the upstream placement surface to the downstream placement surface so that the support surface contacts the lower surface of the projection and supports the projection from below. It can be.

  Further, when the present invention is regarded as an article, the article to which the present invention is applied includes a moving path of the display object, and a contact portion that is provided on one side of the moving path and that can contact the moving display object. An article main body having an outer peripheral surface with a mark, and an article that moves along a moving path in a state where the mark does not face a specific direction in the display apparatus. In addition to inclining the article body part to the other side of the movement path by being lifted by the contact part, the object body part is inclined using the drag applied from the contact part or using the slip generated between the contact part A rotating unit that rotates the article main body unit in the circumferential direction.

  Here, the rotating portion is provided so as to protrude in the radial direction of the article main body portion, and has a notch at a position having a predetermined positional relationship with the mark. In addition, the rotating part may be provided on the upper side of the article main body part. Further, a plurality of marks may be provided, and a plurality of notches may be provided corresponding to each of the plurality of marks.

  It is possible to provide an article display system or the like that can display a mark in a predetermined direction even if the mark is placed in a random direction when the article such as a container is displayed. Become.

It is the figure which showed schematic structure of the display apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the container displayed on a display apparatus. It is a top view of a display device. The front view and back view of a display apparatus are shown. It is a right view of a display apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating a rotation mechanism. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a container. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a container. It is the figure which showed the modification of the display apparatus. It is the figure which showed the modification of the display apparatus. It is the figure which showed the modification of the container. It is the figure which showed the modification of the container. It is the figure which showed the modification of the container. It is the figure which showed other examples, such as a container. It is a top view of the display apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is the front view and back view of the display apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a right view of the display apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating a rotation mechanism. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the container in a display apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the container in a display apparatus.

-First embodiment-
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described 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. 2A, the display device 30 according to the present embodiment is a container on which a container 20 (an example of an article) in which a film F printed with a pattern is mounted on the outer peripheral surface and filled with a beverage is placed. A placement unit 31 having a placement surface 31 </ b> A and a guide 32 that forms a movement path of the container 20 and guides the movement of the container 20 are provided. In addition, it is provided with a regulating plate 34 that is disposed along one side of the placement portion 31 and stops the movement of the container 20 and is preferably formed to be transparent. In addition, the display device 30 includes a rotation mechanism 50 that rotates the container 20 to direct an identification mark (described later) attached to the container 20 toward the front of the display device 30.

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. The placement portion 31 is arranged such that the side on which the regulation plate 34 is provided is positioned below the side opposite to the side on which the regulation plate 34 is provided. For this reason, the container placement surface 31 </ b> A of the placement part 31 is inclined downward from the rear side of the display case 10 toward the front side (takeout part 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), and 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. And the thrown container 20 moves on the mounting part 31 toward the door 10B side. 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.

Next, the container 20 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the container 20 displayed on the display device 30. 1A shows a front view, and FIG. 1B shows a cross section taken along the line AA in FIG. 1A.

The container 20 in this embodiment has illustrated the container formed with resin materials, such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate). Such a container 20 can be manufactured by, for example, an injection molding (blow molding) method using a resin material or a method of molding a preform using a resin material and then blow molding the preform.
As shown in FIG. 5A, the container 20 in the present embodiment has an opening (a drinking mouth) in the upper part and is formed in a cylindrical shape and filled with a beverage inside (an example of an article main body part). And a cap 22 that closes the opening of the container main body 21. The film F is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the container body 21 as described above.

Here, the cap 22 has a convex portion formed along the height direction of the cap 22 and a concave portion formed along the height direction on the outer peripheral surface thereof. A plurality of the convex portions and the concave portions are provided and are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of the cap 22.
The film F is printed with a first identification mark 23a and a second identification mark 23b for distinguishing from other products such as trade names and trade names as shown in FIGS. (In this specification, it may be simply referred to as “identification mark 23” hereinafter.) 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.

In addition, the container 20 includes a protruding portion (a flange portion) 24 that protrudes in the radial direction of the container main body 21 from the outer peripheral surface of the container main body 21 at the upper portion of the container main body 21 (under the cap 22).
The protruding portion 24 that functions as the separation portion and the rotating portion is formed integrally with the container main body 21 and is provided along the circumferential direction of the container main body 21. Moreover, the protrusion 24 has a shape in which a part of a circle having a diameter D2 is cut out as shown in FIG. In other words, the protruding portion 24 is in a state in which a face-cut portion is provided on a part of a circle having a diameter D2. More specifically, the protruding portion 24 is in a state in which the first flat portion 241 is provided in a part of a circle having the diameter D2, and the second flat portion 242 is provided in the other part. . The first flat portion 241 and the second flat portion 242 are provided along the direction in which the first identification mark 23a faces and the direction in which the second identification mark 23b faces.

  More specifically, the protruding portion 24 extends from the outer peripheral surface of the container main body 21 by extending in the direction in which the first identification mark 23a faces and the direction in which the second identification mark 23b faces. The protruding portion 24 protrudes so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first identification mark 23a faces and in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the second identification mark 23b faces. However, the protruding amount at this portion is smaller than the protruding amount at the portion protruding in the direction in which the first identification mark 23a faces and the direction in which the second identification mark 23b faces.

  Further, the first flat portion 241 and the second flat portion 242 are arranged in a relationship of being parallel to each other. The first flat portion 241 and the second flat portion 242 are arranged at a distance D1 that is smaller than the diameter D2. Further, the relationship with the identification mark 23 will be described. The first flat portion 241 and the second flat portion 242 are arranged with a phase shifted by 90 ° with respect to the first identification mark 23a and the second identification mark 23b. Yes.

  More specifically, the width of the protrusion 24 when the first identification mark 23a or the second identification mark 23b faces the front of the display device 30 (see FIG. 1A) is D1. Further, when the first identification mark 23a or the second identification mark 23b faces the width direction of the display device 30, the width of the protruding portion 24 is D2. More specifically, the width of the protrusion 24 in the direction in which the first identification mark 23a or the second identification mark 23b faces is D2, and the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first identification mark 23a or the second identification mark 23b faces. The width of the protrusion 24 at D1 is D1 smaller than D2. More specifically, when the container 20 is viewed from the side to which the first identification mark 23a or the second identification mark 23b is attached, the protrusion 24 has a dimension in the depth direction of D2, and a dimension in the width direction of the container 20 from this D2. Is also small D1.

Next, the display device 30 will be described in more detail.
FIG. 3 is a top view of the display device 30. FIG. 4 shows a front view and a rear view of the display device 30. Specifically, FIG. 4A shows a front view, and FIG. 4B shows a rear view. FIG. 5 is a right side view of the display device 30. FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the rotation mechanism 50.

  In the display device 30 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of roll-shaped members 311 are provided on the container placement surface 31 </ b> A of the placement portion 31. More specifically, a first roller row 312 in which a plurality of roll-like members 311 are arranged in the front-rear direction and a second roller row 313 in which a plurality of roll-like members 311 are also arranged in the front-rear direction are provided. The container mounting surface 31A is provided. Each roll-shaped member 311 is provided so as to be able to rotate along the movement path of the container 20, and smoothly moves the container 20 forward.

In addition, the display device 30 includes the rotation mechanism 50 that rotates the container 20 and turns the identification mark 23 attached to the container 20 forward as described above.
Here, the rotation mechanism 50 includes a first guide 51 and a second guide 52 provided along the front-rear direction of the display device 30. The first guide 51 is supported by a support member 53 connected to a left guide 32 in the figure (hereinafter also referred to as “left guide 32”) (see also FIG. 4). . Further, the second guide 52 is supported by a support member 54 connected to a guide 32 on the right side in the drawing (hereinafter also referred to as “right side guide 32”) (see also FIG. 4). .

  The first guide 51 that functions as a restricting portion is formed of a cylindrical member and is provided above the placement portion 31. Further, it is provided along the movement path of the container 20. Furthermore, it is provided on one side of the movement path of the container 20.

  The second guide 52 that functions as a contact part and an article driving part is formed of a cylindrical member and is provided above the placement part 31. The second guide 52 is provided with a gap between the second guide 52 and the first guide 51. Furthermore, it is provided along the movement path of the container 20 and is provided on the other side of the movement path of the container 20. The second guide 52 has a straight portion 521 (an example of an imparting portion) formed linearly in front of the second guide 52 and an inclined portion 522 behind the straight portion 521.

  The inclined portion 522 is disposed so as to approach the right side guide 32 as it goes to the rear side of the display device 30. In addition, the inclined portion 522 is disposed so as to approach the container placement surface 31A toward the rear side of the display device 30 (see also FIG. 5). In other words, it is arranged so as to move away from the container placement surface 31A toward the front of the display device 30. Further, the inclined portion 522 is arranged such that an end portion (upper end portion in the drawing) is positioned below the lower surface of the protruding portion 24 (see FIG. 2A) of the charged container 20. The inclined portion 522 guides the charged container 20 to the first guide 51 side. In addition, the inclined portion 522 and the straight portion 521 lift the container 20 from below and give the container 20 an inclination as will be described later. The inclined portion 522 can also be regarded as a guiding portion that guides the container 20 such that the lower surface of the protruding portion 24 contacts the upper surface of the straight portion 521.

  Here, the rotation mechanism 50 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3, FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view taken along line C in FIG. It is sectional drawing in the -C line. In the drawing, the first guide 51 and the guide 32 are not shown.

As described above, the second guide 52 is provided with the inclined portion 522, and the inclined portion 522 is disposed so as to approach the container placement surface 31A toward the rear side of the display device 30.
In other words, the inclined portion 522 is arranged so that the distance between the inclined portion 522 and the container placement surface 31 </ b> A increases toward the front of the display device 30.
For example, in FIG. 6A, when the separation distance between the container placement surface 31A and the upper surface of the inclined portion 522 is H1, the separation distance is H2 (> H1) in FIG. In C), the separation distance is H3 (>H2> H1). Here, the separation distance H1 is smaller than the distance H10 (see FIG. 2A) from the bottom surface of the container 20 to the lower surface of the protrusion 24. Further, the separation distance H3 is larger than the distance H10. The first guide 51 (not shown in the figure) is disposed so as to be substantially parallel to the container placement surface 31A.

  In the present embodiment, when the container 20 is inserted into the display device 30 with the identification mark 23 facing the side of the movement path (a state other than the front), the right side of the container 20 is the second guide. The container 20 is tilted to the left side by being lifted by 52 (the right side of the protrusion 24 is pressed from below by the second guide 52). Moreover, when the 2nd guide 52 contacts the container 20, the container 20 will come to rotate. When the identification mark 23 faces forward, the lifting by the second guide 52 is released, and the container 20 moves forward with the identification mark 23 facing forward.

  The operation of the container 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 (views for explaining the operation of the container 20). 7A is a view showing the rotation mechanism 50 and the container 20 shown in FIG. 6A, and FIG. 7B is a view showing the rotation mechanism 50 shown in FIG. FIG. 7C is a view showing the container 20, and FIG. 7C is a view showing the rotation mechanism 50 and the container 20 shown in FIG. 6C.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, when the container 20 introduced with the identification mark 23 facing the side of the movement path reaches the inclined portion 522 of the second guide 52, the protrusion 24 of the container 20 The inclined portion 522 is located at the lower portion. In the present embodiment, as described above, the inclined portion 522 is disposed so as to be inclined away from the container placement surface 31A, so that the container 20 is inclined to the lower surface of the projecting portion 24 by moving forward. The part 522 comes into contact, and the container 20 is inclined. In other words, the side of the container main body 21 where the second guide 52 is provided is separated from the container placement surface 31A. Further, when the inclined portion 522 comes into contact with the lower surface of the protruding portion 24, a drag force is applied to the protruding portion 24. And by this drag, rotation of container 20 (container main part 21) is started.

  Specifically, as the container 20 moves forward, the inclined portion 522 comes into contact with the lower portion of the protruding portion 24 (see FIG. 5B). As a result, a drag force is applied to the container 20, and the container 20 rotates in the counterclockwise direction (circumferential direction) when viewed from above (see the arrow in the figure). Further, as the container 20 moves further forward, the projecting portion 24 is lifted to the straight portion 521 (see FIG. 3C). Accordingly, the container 20 is inclined toward the first guide 51 side. Moreover, since the contact area of 31 A of container mounting surfaces and the container 20 falls, the container 20 becomes easier to rotate.

  In addition, when the container 20 is lifted by the straight part 521, the container 20 may move in a direction away from the straight part 521 (on the left side guide 32 side). For this reason, in this embodiment, the 1st guide 51 is provided in the position which can contact the outer peripheral surface of the container 20. As shown in FIG. Thereby, the movement of the container 20 is regulated, and the contact between the container 20 and the straight portion 521 (second guide 52) is maintained.

  Thereafter, the container 20 moves forward while continuing the rotation as shown in FIG. As a result, the first identification mark 23a gradually faces forward. When the identification mark 23 (first identification mark 23a) faces forward as shown in FIG. 5B, the support (lift) of the protruding portion 24 by the straight portion 521 (second guide 52) is released. . In other words, when the identification mark 23 faces forward, the first flat portion 241 or the second flat portion 242 (see FIG. 2B) of the protrusion 24 (notch of the protrusion 24) is a straight portion. It comes to oppose 521, and the support of the protrusion part 24 by the 2nd guide 52 is cancelled | released. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C, the support of the protruding portion 24 by the second guide 52 (straight portion 521) is released, and the upper side (cap 22 side) of the container 20 is straight. It moves to the part 521 (second guide 52) side. Thereby, the application of the rotational force to the container 20 is also released. When the upper side of the container 20 moves to the straight portion 521 side, the lower surface of the protruding portion 24 comes to be positioned below the upper surface of the straight portion 521 (supporting surface that supports the protruding portion 24) (FIG. )reference).

Thereafter, the container 20 slides forward while maintaining the posture shown in FIG.
That is, the container 20 moves to the front of the display device 30 while maintaining the state where the identification mark 23 faces frontward.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7A, for example, even when the container 20 is placed on the container placement surface 31A with the first identification mark 23a facing sideways, The first identification mark 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 container 20 reaches the front side of the display case 10 (see FIG. 1B). At this time, the first identification mark 23a faces forward. In other words, in the present embodiment, the identification mark 23 faces forward even if the thrower who puts the container 20 into the display device 30 does not perform a special operation.

  In addition, when the container 20 is thrown in with the identification mark 23 facing frontward, the protruding portion 24 is not lifted by the inclined portion 522. For this reason, the container 20 moves to the front of the display device 30 while maintaining the posture when it is inserted (while maintaining the state where the identification mark 23 faces forward).

  In the above description, the case where the container 20 rotates counterclockwise when the container 20 is supported by the second guide 52 has been described. However, the surface properties of the first guide 51, the second guide 52, the container 20, etc. Depending on the case, the container 20 may rotate clockwise.

  For example, when the container 20 is lifted by the second guide 52 and supported by the first guide 51, a drag force is applied to the container 20 from the first guide 51. And when this drag is larger than the drag given by the 2nd guide 52, container 20 will rotate in the clockwise direction. Further, when the container 20 is lifted by the second guide 52, the container 20 is supported by the second guide 52 on the right side and in contact with the container placement surface 31 </ b> A on the left side. In this case, when the drag applied from the container placement surface 31A is large, slippage occurs between the container 20 and the second guide 52, and the container 20 rotates in the clockwise direction.

Here, the display device 30 may be configured as follows.
9 and 10 are diagrams showing a modification of the display device 30. FIG. 10A is a top view of the display device 30. FIG. FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the display device 30 can also be provided with a spherical roller 523 that is rotatably provided on the surface of the second guide 52. When the roller 523 is provided in this way, the second guide 52 is preferably not rectangular but has a rectangular cross section so that a flat upper surface is formed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, the second guide 52 can be formed to have a semicircular cross section instead of a cylindrical shape. In this case, a portion having an arc is located on the upper side. Further, as shown in FIG. 10C, the second guide 52 can be supported not from the side but from below. That is, the support member 54 can be connected to the lower portion of the second guide 52.

Moreover, the container 20 can be set as the following structures.
FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are diagrams showing modifications of the container 20.
For example, as shown in FIG. 11, when only one identification mark 23 is provided, one face-cut (notched) part is provided. That is, one first flat portion 241 is provided. The first flat portion 241 is arranged with a 90 ° deviation from the identification mark 23. In other words, when only one identification mark 23 is provided, the second guide 52 is a part of the projecting portion 24 that faces the second guide 52, and the identification mark 23 faces the front of the display device 30. A notch is provided at the part facing the.

  More specifically, the protrusions extend in three directions: a direction in which the identification mark 23 faces, a direction opposite to the direction in which the identification mark 23 faces, and one direction orthogonal to the direction in which the identification mark 23 faces. A portion 24 is provided. And the protrusion amount of the site | part extended in the direction opposite to the said one direction among the protrusion parts 24 is made small.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, there are cases where two identification marks 23 (first identification mark 23a and second identification mark 23b) are arranged with a deviation of a predetermined angle (90 ° in this example). . In such a case, the second flat portion 242 is provided corresponding to the first identification mark 23a, and the first flat portion 241 is provided corresponding to the second identification mark 23b.

  More specifically, when the container 20 is viewed from the side where the first identification mark 23a is provided (the state shown in FIG. 12A), a portion of the protrusion 24 that protrudes to the right side of the container 20 (second The protruding amount of the portion facing the guide 52 is made smaller than the other portions. Similarly, when the container 20 is viewed from the side where the second identification mark 23b is provided (not shown), the protrusion amount of the portion of the protrusion 24 that protrudes to the right side of the container 20 is set to the other part. Make it smaller.

When the container 20 shown in FIG. 11 is put into the display device 30 with the identification mark 23 not facing the front of the display device 30, the protrusion 24 is supported by the second guide 52, and Similarly, the container 20 rotates. When the identification mark 23 faces forward, the support by the second guide 52 is released as described above.
Further, when the container 20 shown in FIG. 12 is put in a state in which neither the first identification mark 23 a nor the second identification mark 23 b faces the front of the display device 30, the second guide 52 projects the protruding portion. 24 is supported and the container 20 rotates. When either the first identification mark 23a or the second identification mark 23b faces the front of the display device 30, the support by the second guide 52 is released as described above.

Here, the resin container 20 such as a plastic bottle has a high degree of freedom in design, and is not limited to a cylindrical one, but may have a shape as shown in FIG.
FIG. 13 is a view showing a modified example of the container 20. In addition, the figure (A) is a front view of the container 20, and the figure (B) is sectional drawing in the AA line of the figure (A). FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
The basic shape of the container 20 shown in the figure is formed in a prismatic (quadrangular) shape. Among the four side surfaces, the identification mark 23 is given to the first side surface 211 and the second side surface 212 which are in a mutually opposing relationship.

Here, when the basic shape is a prismatic shape, it is assumed that the rotation of the container 20 becomes difficult.
For this reason, in the container 20 in this modification, the part (bottom part side of the container 20) which contacts the container mounting surface 31A is cylindrical. In other words, the outer shape of the cross section on the bottom side of the container 20 is a circle. By setting it as such a form, it becomes possible to rotate the container 20 smoothly and to face the identification mark 23 ahead.

  When the bottom of the container 20 is other than a cylindrical shape, as shown in FIG. 14A (a diagram showing another example of the container 20 and the like), a mounting member having a circular outer peripheral shape at the bottom of the container 20 70 may be attached. FIG. 5B shows the mounting member 70 attached to the container 20 having a triangular bottom, and FIG. 5C shows the mounting member 70 attached to the container 20 having a rectangular bottom. FIG. 4D shows the mounting member 70 attached to the container 20 having a hexagonal bottom, and FIG. 4E shows the mounting member 70 attached to the container 20 having an elliptical bottom. Is shown.

  Moreover, although the resin-made container 20 was illustrated in the said embodiment, the function similar to the above can be provided also to what is called a metal bottle can. However, the portion corresponding to the protruding portion 24 is preferably formed by attaching another member. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the some roll-shaped member 311 (refer FIG. 3) was provided in 31 A of container mounting surfaces, the roll-shaped member 311 may be abbreviate | omitted and 31 A of container mounting surfaces may be made smooth. In addition, irregularities can be imparted to a portion of the second guide 52 that contacts the protruding portion 24, or a rubber member such as EPDM (ethylene-propylene rubber) can be attached.

-Second Embodiment-
In the first embodiment, the separation distance between the inclined portion 522 and the container placement surface 31A is gradually increased to give the container 20 an inclination. However, the container 20 is inclined using the container placement surface 31A. You can also.

  FIG. 15 is a top view of the display device 30 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 16 is a front view and a rear view of the display device 30 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 17 is a right side view of the display device 30 according to the second embodiment. In addition, about the function similar to 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is used and the description is abbreviate | omitted here.

  The placement unit 31 of the display device 30 shown in the figure is a first container placement position located on the input side of the container 20 as a placement surface on which the container 20 is placed, as shown in FIGS. Surface A1 (an example of an upstream mounting surface) is provided. In addition, the second container placement that is connected to the first container placement surface A1 and that is located downstream of the first container placement surface A1 in the movement direction of the container 20 and has a larger inclination than the first container placement surface A1. Surface A2 is provided. Furthermore, a third container placement surface A3 (an example of a downstream placement surface) that is connected to the second container placement surface A2 and located downstream of the second container placement surface A2 in the movement direction of the container 20 is provided. Prepare.

More specifically, the third container placement surface A3 is not located on the extension line of the first container placement surface A1, but is located below the extension line. And 1st container mounting surface A1 and 3rd container mounting surface A3 are connected by 2nd container mounting surface A2.
In this embodiment as well, an inclined portion 522 is provided as shown in FIG. 15, but this inclined portion 522 is provided with an inclination in the width direction of the display device 30, as shown in FIG. The inclination in the height direction of the display device 30 is not given.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the rotation mechanism 50. 15A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 15, FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 15, and FIG. It is sectional drawing in the -C line. In the drawing, the first guide 51 and the guide 32 are not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the separation distance between the first container placement surface A1 and the upper surface of the inclined portion 522 is H1 at the location where the first container placement surface A1 is provided. Moreover, since the inclination larger than 1st container mounting surface A1 is provided with respect to 2nd container mounting surface A2, in the location where 2nd container mounting surface A2 was provided, the same figure (B). As shown, the separation distance between the second container placement surface A2 and the upper surface of the straight portion 521 is H2 (> H1). Further, as shown in FIG. 5C, the separation distance between the third container placement surface A3 and the upper surface of the straight portion 521 is H3 (> H2> H1). Here, the separation distance H1 is smaller than the distance H10 (see FIG. 2A) from the bottom surface of the container 20 to the lower surface of the protrusion 24. Further, the separation distance H3 is larger than the distance H10.

Next, the operation of the container 20 in the display device 30 will be described.
19 and 20 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the container 20 in the display device 30. FIG. 19A is a view showing the rotation mechanism 50 and the container 20 shown in FIG. 18A, and FIG. 19B is a view showing the rotation mechanism 50 shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed the container 20, and FIG.19 (C) is the figure which showed the rotation mechanism 50 and the container 20 which were shown in FIG.18 (C).

  As shown in FIG. 19A, when the container 20 put in the state where the identification mark 23 faces the side of the moving path reaches the inclined portion 522 of the second guide 52, the container 20 is inclined to the lower portion of the protruding portion 24. The part 522 is located. In the present embodiment, the inclination of the second container placement surface A2 is larger than the inclination of the first container placement surface A1, and the second container placement surface A2 is gradually separated from the second guide 52. Moreover, the straight part 521 contacts the lower surface of the protrusion part 24 as the container 20 moves forward (see FIG. 19B). Thereby, the application of the inclination to the container 20 is started, the drag is applied, and the rotation of the container 20 is started.

  Further, as the container 20 further moves forward, the container 20 moves downward on the side opposite to the side supported by the straight portion 521. As a result, as shown in FIG. 19C, the inclination of the container 20 increases, the contact area between the container 20 and the third container placement surface A3 decreases, and the container 20 rotates more smoothly. . Thereafter, the container 20 moves forward while continuing the rotation as shown in FIG. As a result, the first identification mark 23a gradually faces forward.

  As shown in FIG. 20B, when the identification mark 23 (first identification mark 23a) faces forward, the support of the protruding portion 24 by the straight portion 521 (second guide 52) is released. In other words, when the identification mark 23 faces forward, the first flat portion 241 or the second flat portion 242 (see FIG. 2B) of the protruding portion 24 comes to face the straight portion 521. The support of the protrusion 24 by the second guide 52 is released. Then, the container 20 slides forward while maintaining the posture shown in FIG. That is, the container 20 moves to the front of the display device 30 while maintaining the state where the identification mark 23 faces frontward.

  Here, in the said 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment, although the operation | movement at the time of throwing in one container 20 was demonstrated, when the some container 20 is already displayed on the display apparatus 30, When the container 20 located at the head is taken out, a space is formed for the container 20. And the 2nd container 20 comes to move toward this space. The movement of the container 20 following the second container 20 is also started. At this time, the container 20 is rotated by the rotation mechanism 50 so that the identification mark 23 of the container 20 faces forward.

  Moreover, in the form demonstrated above, although the container 20 filled with the drink was demonstrated to an example, the container 20 is not restricted to what was filled with the drink. For example, a container 20 filled with cosmetics, a container 20 filled with liquid soap, and the like can be given as examples. In addition, the product is not limited to the container 20 filled with an object to be filled, and the product is provided with the identification mark 23, and the identification mark 23 is directed forward (in a specific direction) using the above form. Can do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Container, 21 ... Container main body, 23a ... 1st identification mark, 23b ... 2nd identification mark, 24 ... Projection part, 30 ... Display apparatus, 31A ... Container mounting surface, 51 ... 1st guide, 52 ... 2nd Guide, 521 ... Straight part, 522 ... Inclined part, A1 ... First container placement surface, A3 ... Third container placement surface

Claims (16)

An article with a mark on the outer peripheral surface;
A display device for displaying the article,
The display device includes:
A mounting surface on which the article is mounted;
Moving means for moving the article placed on the placement surface along a predetermined movement path;
A contact portion that is provided on one side of the moving path and is capable of contacting the article that is moved by the moving means;
With
The article is
An article main body having the outer peripheral surface with the mark attached thereto;
A separation portion that is lifted by the contact portion when the mark does not face a specific direction, and separates a part of the article main body portion from the placement surface;
An article display system comprising: The spacing portion is provided to protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the article main body portion,
The article display system according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion lifts the separation portion by pressing the separation portion provided to protrude from below.   The separation portion rotates the article main body in the circumferential direction by using a drag received from the contact section or rotates the article main body in the circumferential direction by using a slip generated between the separation portion and the contact portion. The article display system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The article body part is inclined to the other side of the movement path by the separation part being lifted by the contact part,
The display device further includes a regulation unit that contacts the outer peripheral surface of the inclined article body part and regulates movement of the article body part to the other side.
The article display system according to claim 1, wherein the article main body portion rotates in a circumferential direction by a drag force received from the restricting portion.   5. The article display according to claim 3, wherein the separation portion has a portion that releases the lifting when the mark of the rotating article main body portion faces the specific direction. system. An article with a mark on the outer peripheral surface;
A display device for displaying the article,
The article is
An article main body having the outer peripheral surface with the mark attached thereto;
Provided protruding from the article main body, and having a notch at a location having a predetermined positional relationship with the mark,
The display device includes:
Moving means for moving the article along a predetermined moving path;
The article main body which is arranged on one side of the movement path and supports the protrusion from below using a support surface when the mark of the article moved by the moving means does not face a specific direction. By tilting the part to the other side of the movement path and applying a drag force to the projecting part, a rotational force is applied to the article body part or the projecting part is slid with respect to the support surface. An imparting unit that imparts rotational force to the article main body,
When the mark of the article main body rotated by the applying unit faces the specific direction, the notch and the applying unit face each other, and the support by the applying unit is released. Article display system. The display device has a placement surface on which the article is placed,
The lower surface of the projecting portion supported by the application portion is provided at a position away from the bottom surface of the article by a first distance,
The imparting portion is configured to incline the article main body portion toward the other side by providing the support surface apart from the placement surface described above by a second distance greater than the first distance. The article display system according to claim 6.   8. The article display according to claim 7, further comprising a guide unit that guides the article so that the lower surface of the article moved by the moving unit is supported from below by the applying unit. system.   When the notch and the applying part face each other and the support of the projecting part by the applying part is released, the inclination of the article main body part is reduced, and the support part of the applying part is below the support surface. The article display system according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the lower surface of the protruding portion is located. A display device capable of displaying an article comprising an article body portion marked on an outer peripheral surface and a projecting portion projecting in a radial direction of the article body portion,
Moving means for moving the article along a predetermined moving path;
The protrusion is provided on one side of the movement path and supported by the protrusion from below using a support surface when the mark of the article that is moved by the moving means does not face a specific direction. The article main body is inclined to the other side of the movement path, and a force is applied to the protrusion, or the protrusion is slid with respect to the support surface and the inclined article main body is rotated in the circumferential direction. An article driving unit;
Including display device.   The display device according to claim 10, further comprising a restricting portion that restricts movement of the article main body inclined to the other side by the article driving unit. An upstream placement surface on which the article is placed;
A downstream placement surface that is located downstream of the upstream placement surface in the movement direction of the article and below an extension line of the upstream placement surface;
Further comprising
In the article driving unit, the support surface comes into contact with the lower surface of the projecting part and supports the projecting part from below as the article moves from the upstream placing surface to the downstream placing surface. The display device according to claim 10 or 11. An article that can be displayed on a display device comprising: a moving path of a display object; and a contact portion that is provided on one side of the moving path and that can contact the moving display object.
An article body having an outer peripheral surface with a mark;
When the article moves along the movement path in a state where the mark does not face a specific direction in the display device, the article main body is lifted by the contact portion to move the article main body to the other side of the movement path. A rotating part that rotates the article main body part inclined in the circumferential direction using the drag applied from the contact part or using the slip generated between the contact part, and
An article comprising   14. The article according to claim 13, wherein the rotating part is provided so as to protrude in a radial direction of the article main body part, and has a notch at a position having a predetermined positional relationship with the mark.   The article according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the rotating part is provided on an upper side of the article main body. A plurality of the above-mentioned marks are provided,
The article according to claim 14, wherein a plurality of the notches are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of marks.

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