JP2018038574A - Price card holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a price card holder being installable on any of display furniture with a groove, display furniture with a railing, and display furniture with a glass front, and being usable for display furniture with the glass front disposed in a refrigeration case.SOLUTION: A price card holder includes: a clamp part 2 including a front plate 3, and a back plate 4 movably connected to a lower end of the front plate 3 so as to be located on the back side of the front plate 3; a hook part 5 including a support plate 6 rotationally connected to an upper part of the clamp part 2 via a hinge 11 and having an insertion part 14 being insertable into a groove of display furniture, at a tip end thereof, a hook plate 7 horizontally and consecutively provided on an upper side of the support plate 6, and a back-side clamp plate 8 downward consecutively provided at a tip end of the hook plate 7, and having a hook space 9 being locked to railing of the display furniture; and a fitting recess 16 consecutively provided toward the back side on the lower side of the back-side clamp plate 8. The hinge part 11 is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a price card rail used to support a price card displaying a product name, a price, etc. of a display item displayed on a display fixture in a supermarket, a drug store, a convenience store, etc. A price that can be mounted on any of a display device with a groove, a display fixture with a balustrade, and a display fixture with a glass front, and also a display fixture with a glass front arranged in a refrigeration case It relates to card rails.

  Conventionally, in supermarkets, drug stores, convenience stores, or retail stores, price card rails have been used to announce the names and prices of products displayed on display fixtures that display products. Has been done.

  Here, a conventional price card rail will be described with reference to FIG. 7. Some display fixtures have a groove formed on the tip side. FIG. 7 shows such a display with a groove. It is a figure which shows the side view shape of the conventional price card rail 51 used locking to the groove | channel in a fixture, and this price card rail 51 is generally horizontally long corresponding to the width | variety of a display fixture. It has a plate shape and has a support plate 52 into which a tip portion is inserted into a groove formed in the display fixture. A holding portion 53 is movably connected to the upper end portion of the support plate 52 via a hinge 56. A price card displaying a product name, a price, etc. of the product is held in the holding portion 53. We are going to support it.

  That is, the sandwiching portion 53 includes a front plate 54 and a back plate 55, the back plate 55 is movably connected to the upper end of the support plate 52 via a hinge 56, and the front plate 54 is connected to the back plate 55. The lower end portion is connected to the lower end portion of the back plate 55 in an arrangement overlapping the front side, and the front plate 54 can be slightly opened to the front side starting from the lower end portion connected to the lower end of the back plate 55. . Then, by opening the front plate 54 to the front side and inserting the price card between the front plate 54 and the back plate 55, the price card can be supported in the rail for the price card. Therefore, by inserting the tip portion of the support plate 52 into a groove formed in the display fixture, the price card rail is locked to the display fixture, and the price card is supported in the holding portion 53, thereby displaying It is possible to announce the product name, list price, etc. of the product displayed on the fixture.

  On the other hand, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a price card rail 61 used to support the price card in a display fixture having no groove. That is, a display fixture used for display of merchandise has a balustrade type with a balustrade without a groove, but the price card rail 61 shown in FIG. This is used to support the price card on a parapet display fixture. The price card rail 61 shown in FIG. 8 has a latching portion 62 that is latched by the balustrade. The latching portion 62 includes a front side clamping plate 64 and a front side clamping plate 64. The latching plate 63 is connected to the upper end in the horizontal direction, and the rear-side clamping plate 65 is connected to the rear-side end of the latching plate 63 downward. As in the price card rail described above, a holding portion 53 having a front plate 54 and a back plate 55 is movably connected to the upper end portion on the side. In addition, it is supposed to support a price card displaying the product name and the list price of the product. With this configuration, the front plate 54 is opened to the front side, and the price card is inserted between the front plate 54 and the back plate 55, thereby supporting the price card in the rail for the price card and the latching portion 62 being the balustrade. It is possible to notify the product name, the list price, etc. of the product displayed on the display fixture.

  As described above, there are display fixtures with a groove and a balustrade type without a groove. Conventionally, price card rails corresponding to these display fixtures have been used. The problem of increasing the number of items in the product was pointed out.

  Therefore, in the past, the present applicant has proposed a price card rail including a locking piece that can be inserted into a groove formed in a display fixture and a mounting member that can be locked to a railing of the display fixture. Thus, it has become possible to obtain a rail for a price card that can be mounted on both a display device with a groove and a balustrade type display fixture.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-062806 JP 2001-258698 A JP-A-11-73108 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-73107 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-056545 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-286148 Utility Model Registration No. 3095712 Utility Model Registration No. 3096022

  However, in the price card rail that can be mounted on both the grooved display rail and the balustrade-type display fixture described above, a mounting member that can be locked to the rail of the display fixture is prepared separately, depending on the object to be attached. Therefore, it has been pointed out that it is difficult to endure troublesomeness because it is necessary to attach or remove the attachment member.

  Conventionally, when displaying refrigerated food or frozen products in a refrigerator or freezer, a display fixture with a transparent plate-like glass front attached to the front end of the shelf has been used. When supporting a price card, a rail for a price card used in a balustrade-type display fixture can be used. However, since the hinge for the price card is generally made of PET, the rail for the price card is particularly used in a freezer. When used in display fixtures, it has been pointed out that the hinge part freezes and tears.

  Therefore, the present invention can be mounted on any of a display device with a groove, a balustrade-type display device, and a display device with a glass front, and also on a display device with a glass front arranged in a refrigeration case. It is an object to provide a rail for a price card that can be used.

The rail for the price card of the present invention is
A rail for a price card that is attached to the display fixture while holding a price card of a commodity displayed on the display fixture,
A sandwich for sandwiching and supporting a price card, comprising: a transparent front plate; and a back plate movably connected to a lower end portion of the front plate so as to be located on the back side of the front plate. And
A support plate that is rotatably connected to the upper portion of the sandwiching portion via a hinge portion and has an insertion portion that can be inserted into the groove of the display fixture, and a horizontal portion at an upper portion of the support plate. A latching portion comprising a latching plate provided continuously and a rear side clamping plate continuously provided below the tip of the latching plate and having a latching space that can be latched on a railing of a display fixture When,
And a fitting recess provided continuously toward the back side at a lower portion of the back side clamping plate.

  The price card rail of the present invention includes a clamping part for clamping and supporting the price card, and a latching part having a latching space that can be latched on the railing of the display fixture, And a support plate having an insertion portion that can be inserted into the groove of the display fixture at the tip. Therefore, by inserting the insertion portion into the groove of the display fixture, it is possible to attach to the display fixture with the groove, and the latching portion is hooked to the balustrade in a form in which the balustrade enters the hooking space. Thus, it is possible to attach to a balustrade type display fixture, and it is also possible to attach to a display fixture with a glass front by hooking a latching portion on the glass front. Therefore, the price card rail according to the present invention can be mounted on any of a grooved display fixture, a balustrade type display fixture, and a glass front display fixture.

It is a side view for demonstrating the Example of the rail for price cards of this invention. It is a side view for demonstrating the Example of the rail for price cards of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect | action of the Example of the rail for price cards of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect | action of the Example of the rail for price cards of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect | action of the Example of the rail for price cards of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect | action of the Example of the rail for price cards of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an effect | action of the conventional rail for price cards. It is a figure for demonstrating an effect | action of the conventional rail for price cards.

  The price card rail of the present invention includes a clamping part for clamping and supporting the price card, and a latching part for mounting the price card rail to the display fixture. The clamping unit includes a transparent front plate and a back plate movably connected to the lower end portion of the front plate so as to be located on the back side of the front plate. Almost the same size and shape.

  On the other hand, the latching part is rotatably connected to the upper part of the clamping part via the hinge part, and has a support plate having an insertion part that can be inserted into the groove of the display fixture at the tip part, and the support plate A latch plate that is provided in a horizontal direction in the upper portion and a rear side clamping plate that is provided in a lower portion at the tip portion of the latch plate, and can be latched on a railing of a display fixture. It has a space inside.

  The upper part of the support plate is pivotally connected to the upper part of the back plate via a hinge part, the insertion part has a locking claw part at the tip part, and the lower part of the back side clamping plate Is provided with a fitting recess continuously toward the back side.

  Here, it is preferable to form the hinge portion connecting the sandwiching portion and the latching portion with a thermoplastic elastomer, so that the hinge for the price card of the present invention can be used especially for the display fixture in the freezer. It is possible to prevent the part from freezing and tearing. That is, since the thermoplastic elastomer can be used in a wide temperature range, by using this for the hinge part, unlike the conventional PET hinge part, even if it is used for a display fixture in a freezer, the hinge part Can solve the problem of freezing and tearing.

  Further, the support plate constituting the latching portion includes a front-side clamping portion that is inclined obliquely downward on the back side from a connecting portion with the latching plate, and a diagonally lower side on the front side at the lower end of the front-side clamping portion. And a spacer portion that is inclined toward the bottom, and an insertion portion may be provided continuously at the lower end of the spacer portion toward the lower side. While being able to be firmly hooked on the glass front, it is possible to make the price card easy to see.

  An embodiment of a price card rail according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 are side views showing side surfaces of the price card rail according to the present embodiment. This is an example price card rail.

  The price card rail 1 of the present embodiment has a holding part for holding and supporting a price card displaying the product name, price, etc. of the product displayed on a display fixture such as a display shelf or a display stand. Have.

  That is, in the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a sandwiching portion. In this embodiment, the sandwiching portion 2 includes a front plate 3 and a back plate 4. The front plate 3 is a transparent body formed of PET resin, and the width of the display fixture to be attached. It has a horizontally long rectangular shape with a predetermined size corresponding to.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the back plate 4 is substantially the same shape and size as the front plate 3 and is a transparent body formed of PET resin like the front plate 3, and on the back side of the front plate 3 It arrange | positions so that it may overlap with the front board 3. FIG. The back plate 4 is connected at its lower end portion to the lower end portion of the front plate 3. When connecting, as shown by an arrow A in FIG. The front plate 3 and the back plate are made movable so that the upper portion of the front plate 3 can be slightly opened to the front side from the starting point, so that the upper portion of the front plate 3 is slightly opened. By inserting a price card between the four, the price card can be supported in the clamping part 2 so as to be clamped by the front plate 3 and the back plate 4. FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which the front plate 3 is opened.

  Next, reference numeral 5 in the figure denotes a latching portion used for attaching the price card rail 1 of this embodiment to a display fixture. That is, the price card rail 1 of the present embodiment has a latching portion 5 on the back side of the clamping portion 2, and the latching portion 5 enables the price card rail 1 to be attached to a display fixture. Yes.

  Here, the latching portion 5 will be described. In the present embodiment, one end portion of the hinge portion 11 having substantially the same length as that of the sandwiching portion 2 is provided in the entire region along the longitudinal direction of the upper end portion of the back plate 4. The latching portion 5 is coupled to the entire area along the longitudinal direction at the other end of the hinge portion 11, and thereby the latching portion 5 is connected to the upper portion of the clamping portion 2 via the hinge portion 11. Are rotatably connected. In the present embodiment, the hinge portion 11 is made of a thermoplastic elastomer, and specifically uses the trade name Hytrel.

  The latching part 5 is entirely formed of resin, and includes a support plate 6, a latch plate 7 connected in a horizontal direction to an upper portion of the support plate 6, and the latch plate 7. A rear side clamping plate 8 is provided continuously downward from the tip, and a space surrounded by the support plate 6, the latching plate 7 and the rear side clamping plate 8 is defined as a latching space 9.

  A connecting portion 10 connected to the hinge portion 11 is connected to the upper end portion of the support plate 6 so that a balustrade of a display fixture is inserted into the hanging space 9. The price card rail 1 of this embodiment can be attached to a railing-type display fixture. That is, in the price card rail 1 of the present embodiment, a horizontally long connecting portion 10 is continuously provided along the longitudinal direction at the other end of the hinge portion 11, and the entire lower end portion of the connecting portion 10 is provided. A support plate 6 is continuously provided.

  Here, the support plate 6 will be described. The support plate 6 has a front-side clamping portion 12 that is inclined obliquely downward on the back side from a connection portion with the connecting portion 10. In the vicinity of the connecting portion between the front-side sandwiching portion 12 and the connecting portion 10, a latch plate 7 is continuously provided in the horizontal direction.

  In addition, a spacer portion 13 that is inclined obliquely downward on the front side is connected to the lower end of the front-side clamping portion 12, and an insertion portion 14 is connected downward to the lower end of the spacer portion. The insertion portion 14 can be inserted into the groove of the display fixture. By inserting and locking the insertion portion 14 into the groove of the display fixture, the price card rail 1 of the present embodiment can be inserted into the groove. It is possible to attach to the display fixture with. Further, as described above, since the latching portion 5 is entirely formed of resin, the support plate 6 receives the pressure on the front side, and as shown by the arrow B in FIG. It is possible to deform to the front side starting from the connecting portion.

  In the figure, reference numeral 15 denotes a locking claw portion. That is, the dimensions of the display shelves vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, and the depth-direction dimensions (“thickness dimensions”) of the grooves formed in the display shelves are not uniform. For this reason, when the thickness dimension of the groove is larger than the thickness dimension of the insertion portion 14, the insertion portion 14 inserted into the groove may fall off. Therefore, in this embodiment, the locking claw portion 15 is formed at the distal end portion of the insertion portion 14 to prevent the insertion portion 14 from falling out of the groove.

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, you may form a projection part in the opposite side to the side in which the said latching claw part 15 in the insertion part 14 was formed. Then, the thickness dimension of the groove is larger than the combined thickness of the insertion portion 14 and the locking claw portion 15, and when the insertion portion 14 is inserted into the groove, the inner wall of the groove and the insertion portion 14 A space is created between the inner wall of the groove and the insertion portion 14 by the locking claw portion 15 and the projection portion when the insertion portion 14 falls out of the groove only by forming the locking claw portion 15. It is possible to eliminate the space and strengthen the insertion state of the insertion portion 14 to prevent the insertion portion 14 from falling out of the groove.

  Next, 16 is a fitting recessed part in the figure. That is, in this embodiment, the extension piece 17 is continuously provided in the horizontal direction on the back side of the lower portion of the back side holding plate 8, and the tip of the extension piece is directed to the support plate side. Inclined locking pieces 18 are continuously provided upward, thereby forming a fitting recess 16 surrounded by the back side of the back side holding plate 8, the extension piece 17 and the locking piece 18. The product partition plate can be engaged with the fitting recess 16.

  That is, FIG. 6 is a view showing a product partition plate 19 that is generally used for partitioning the display fixture. The product partition plate 19 is composed of a long flat plate-shaped product partition portion 20 and the product partition portion 20. The front end portion includes an engaging portion 21 provided in a direction substantially orthogonal to the product partitioning portion 20, and the engaging portion 21 is engaged with the engaging recess portion 16 so as to be latched. It is possible to engage with the portion 5. Therefore, in the price card rail 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to partition the display fixture by engaging the product partition plate 19 with the fitting recess 16.

  Next, the operation of the price card rail of this embodiment constructed as described above will be explained. In FIG. 3, 22 is a display shelf as a display fixture, and the display shelf 22 shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 23 denotes a groove formed on the front side of the display shelf 22. When the price card rail of this embodiment is used to mount the display shelf with grooves 22 shown in FIG. 3, the insertion portion 14 is inserted into the groove 23. Then, the price card rail 1 of the present embodiment can be mounted on the grooved display shelf 22, and in this state, the price card is supported in the display shelf by holding the price card in the holding portion 2. It is possible to partition the display shelf 22 by engaging the product partition plate 19 with the fitting recess 16.

  On the other hand, FIG. 4 is a view showing a case where the price card rail 1 of this embodiment is used for a display stand as a balustrade type display fixture. In FIG. 4, 24 is a balustrade type display stand and 25 is a balustrade. is there. When the price card rail of this embodiment is used to mount the railing-type display stand 24 shown in FIG. 4, the balustrade 25 is inserted into the hooking space 9 so that the hooking portion 5 is inserted. Is hooked on the balustrade 25. Then, the price card rail 1 of the present embodiment can be mounted on the balustrade, and in this state, the price card can be supported on the display stand 24 by clamping the price card in the clamping part 2. It is possible to partition the display stand 24 by engaging the product partition plate 19 with the fitting recess 16. Further, in the price card rail 1 of the present embodiment, the insertion portion 14 that can be inserted into the groove of the display shelf is provided at the front end portion of the support plate 6. When the insertion portion is continuously provided downward at the lower end of the front-side clamping portion 12 because it is continuously provided at the lower end of the spacer portion 13 that is inclined and inclined downward toward the front side. Unlike the case, when the latching portion 5 is latched to the balustrade 25, the insertion portion 14 can avoid the display stand 24 due to the presence of the spacer portion 13, and the insertion portion 14 collides with the display stand 24. Can be prevented.

  Further, FIG. 5 is a view showing a case where the price card rail 1 of the present embodiment is used for a display shelf as a display fixture having a glass front. In FIG. 5, 26 is a glass front type display shelf, and 27 is a glass. The front. When the price card rail of the present embodiment is used to mount the glass front type display shelf 26 shown in FIG. 5, the glass front 27 is inserted into the latching space 9 to Hook the part 5 on the glass front 27. Then, the price card rail 1 of this embodiment can be mounted on the glass front 27, and the price card can be supported on the display shelf 26 by holding the price card in the holding part 2 in this state. Further, it is possible to partition the display stand 24 by engaging the product partition plate 19 with the fitting recess 16.

  Further, as in the case of the balustrade type display stand 24 described above, when the hook portion 5 is hooked on the glass front 27, the insertion portion 14 can avoid the display stand 24 due to the presence of the spacer portion 13. Is possible.

  At this time, in the glass front type display shelf 26, since the shelf portion 28 is formed on the front side of the glass front 27, the insertion portion 14 needs to avoid the shelf portion 28. Unlike the balustrade, the glass front 27 has a uniform thickness in the entire vertical direction, so that when the hooking portion 5 is hooked, the support plate 6 is pressed against the front side by the glass front 27. The insertion part 14 can open the shelf part 28 in order to deform | transform into the front side by receiving.

  Further, at that time, since the leading end of the spacer portion 13 protrudes greatly to the front side, the lower end portion of the sandwiching portion 2 can be pushed out to the front side by the leading end portion of the spacer portion 13, and the sandwiching portion 2 can be inclined upward. This makes it easier to see the price card.

  Furthermore, in the price card rail 1 of the present embodiment, the hinge portion 11 is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer that can be used in a wide temperature range. Therefore, unlike the conventional PER hinge portion, the display fixture in the freezer Even if used, the hinge part will not freeze and tear, so it can also be used for display fixtures in a freezer where the temperature is below zero degrees.

  As described above, the price card rail according to the present embodiment includes a clamping part for clamping and supporting the price card, and a latching part having a latching space that can be latched on the railing of the display fixture. In addition, the tip of the support plate constituting the latching portion has an insertion portion that can be inserted into the groove of the display fixture, and the hinge portion that connects the clamping portion and the latching portion is made of a thermoplastic elastomer. Therefore, it can be mounted on any of a display device with a groove, a balustrade type display device, and a display device with a glass front, and can also be used for a display device in a freezer.

  The price card rail of the present invention is applicable to all price card rails for supporting a price card displaying a product name, price, sale information, etc. on a display fixture.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Price card rail 2 Clamping part 3 Front plate 4 Back plate 5 Latching part 6 Support plate 7 Hatching plate 8 Back side clamping board 9 Hatching space 10 Connection part 11 Hinge 12 Front side clamping part 13 Spacer part 14 Insertion part 15 latching claw part 16 fitting recess 17 extension piece 18 latching piece 19 product partition plate 20 product partitioning part 21 engaging part 22 grooved display fixture 23 groove 24 balustrade type display fixture 25 balustrade 26 display with glass front Furniture 27 Glass front 28 Shelf

Claims (4)

A rail for a price card that is attached to the display fixture while holding a price card of a commodity displayed on the display fixture,
A transparent front plate (3), and a back plate (4) movably connected to the lower end portion of the front plate (3) so as to be located on the back side of the front plate (3). A clamping part (2);
A support plate (6) having an insertion portion (14) inserted into a groove of the display fixture, which is rotatably connected to the upper portion of the holding portion (2) via a hinge portion (11) at the tip portion. And a latch plate (7) connected in a horizontal direction to an upper portion of the support plate (6), and a rear side clamping plate (8) connected downward to a tip portion of the latch plate (7). ), And a latching portion (5) having a latching space (9) that can be latched on the railing of the display fixture,
A rail for a price card, comprising: a fitting recess (16) provided continuously toward the back side at a lower portion of the back side clamping plate (8).   The rail for a price card according to claim 1, wherein the hinge portion (11) is made of a thermoplastic elastomer.   The support plate (6) includes a front side clamping part (12) inclined obliquely downward on the back side from a connecting portion with the latch plate (7), and a lower end of the front side clamping part (12). And a spacer portion (13) inclined obliquely downward on the front side, and the insertion portion (14) is continuously provided at the lower end of the spacer portion (13) downward. The rail for a price card according to claim 1 or 2.   The price card rail according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the insertion portion (14) has a locking claw portion (15) at a distal end portion thereof.

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