JP2020117247A - Article storage tool - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an article storage tool which can be commonly used for storing various kinds of articles.SOLUTION: An article storage tool comprises: a storing body having a pair of side walls opposed to each other; and a detachable plate member attached between the pair of side walls. In the storing body, a storage space for storing an article is formed between the pair of side walls, and an opening for inserting/removing the article into/from the storage space is formed between edges of the pair of side walls. The plate member is configured to be capable of selecting a first mounting mode in which the plate member is mounted along the edges of the pair of side walls so as to close a part of the opening, and a second mounting mode in which the plate member is attached by being inserted into the storage space so as to partition the storage space.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to an article storage tool for storing small items such as small equipment.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a supermarket or the like, a self-service type sale has been carried out in which a purchaser himself sorts items such as side dishes, breads, soups, etc. into disposable containers and brings them to a cash register. In addition, for example, even in convenience stores and the like, self-service type sales are performed regarding the provision of beverage products such as coffee (for example, Patent Document 1). Furthermore, in recent years, self-checkout machines, in which purchasers themselves carry out purchase processing, have become widespread.

In such self-service sales and self-checkout, disposable containers such as cups and lids for storing products, disposable tableware such as disposable chopsticks, forks, spoons, straws, soy sauce, sauce, wasabi, gum syrup, Various kinds of small equipment such as accessory seasonings such as milk are placed in the sales floor of each product or in the vicinity of the self-checkout counter, so that the purchaser can freely take it home. These small equipments are generally arranged in a state of being flatly stacked on a tray or the like, or placed in a case or the like.

JP, 2005-214346, A

However, since these small fixtures have completely different shapes and sizes, the shapes and sizes of cases suitable for use also differ. For this reason, it is necessary to prepare many types of cases at each store, which is a heavy burden, and there is a problem that the appearance of the sales floor may be impaired by using different types of cases.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an article storage tool that can be commonly used for storing various types of articles.

In order to achieve the above object, an article storage device according to the present invention includes a storage device main body having a pair of side walls facing each other, and a detachable plate member attached between the pair of side walls. In the tool body, a storage space for storing an article is formed between the pair of side walls, and an opening for inserting and removing the article in the storage space is formed between the edge portions of the pair of side walls. In the storage space, the plate member divides the storage space from a first mounting mode in which the plate member is mounted along the edges of the pair of side walls so as to close a part of the opening. It is characterized in that it is configured to be selectable between a second attachment mode in which it is inserted and attached.

In the article container according to the present invention, the plate member is formed in a rectangular plate shape having a lateral width that can be inserted between the pair of side walls, and the plate members extend outward in the width direction from the left and right side edges. In the first attachment mode, the pair of side walls has a fitting recess into which the engaging projection of the plate member fits, and in the second attachment mode, A guide groove into which the engaging projection of the plate member is slidably inserted may be formed along the depth direction of the storage space.

In the article storage device according to the present invention, the fitting recess and the guide groove are continuous in the depth direction of the storage space via a retaining wall that is erected between the fitting recess and the guide groove. Preferably.

In the article storage device according to the present invention, the engagement protrusions are provided on the upper side and the lower side of the left and right side edge portions of the plate member, respectively, and the pair of side walls are in the first attachment mode. The guide groove includes an upper fitting concave portion into which the upper engaging protrusion of the plate member fits, and a lower fitting concave portion into which the lower engaging protrusion of the plate member fits. In the second mounting mode, it is preferable that the upper engagement protrusion and the lower engagement protrusion of the plate member have a length in a depth direction in which the engagement protrusion is disposed in the guide groove.

In the article container according to the present invention, it is preferable that the plate member has a flange portion that extends in a direction orthogonal to a plane of the plate member on at least one of an upper edge portion and a lower edge portion.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an article storage tool that can be commonly used for storing various types of articles.

It is a perspective view which decomposes|disassembles and shows the article storage tool which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which decomposes|disassembles and shows the storage tool main body of the article storage tool which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the dimensional relationship of the side wall of a storage tool main body, and a plate member. FIG. 4A is a perspective view showing a first attachment mode of the article storage device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view showing a second attachment mode. FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing an example of accessory parts of the storage tool body, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing a state where the accessory parts are attached to the article storage tool according to the present embodiment. is there. FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing another example of accessory parts of the storage tool body, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view showing a state where the accessory parts are attached to the storage tool body. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the use condition of the article storage tool which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows another example of the use condition of the article storage tool which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows another example of the use condition of the article storage tool which concerns on this embodiment.

Next, preferred embodiments of the article storage device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to each claim, and all combinations of the features described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solution means of the invention. ..

As shown in FIG. 1, the article storage tool 1 according to the present embodiment includes a storage tool main body 10 having a storage space 12 for storing an article, and a plate member 30 detachably attached to the storage tool main body 10. I have it. The article storage device 1 according to the present embodiment has a first mounting mode shown in FIG. 4A and a second mounting mode shown in FIG. 4B as a mounting mode of the plate member 30 to the storage device body 10. And can be arbitrarily selected according to the shape and size of the article (small equipment) to be stored. Hereinafter, the configuration of the article storage tool 1 will be described in detail.

Hereinafter, in the description of the present specification, the front surface, the back surface, the right side surface, the left side surface, the upper surface and the bottom surface are in a state in which the article storage tool 1 is erected as shown in FIG. 1 (the longitudinal direction of the article storage tool 1 is vertical. The front surface, the back surface, the right side surface, the left side surface, the upper surface, and the bottom surface in the state of being placed along the direction). The “front surface” is defined as the surface of the four surfaces in the same state, on the side where the opening 13b for loading and unloading the article is formed.

Further, in the description of the present specification, the “vertical direction” refers to the vertical direction (direction Z in FIG. 1) in the same state, and the “horizontal direction” refers to the direction orthogonal to the vertical direction. Furthermore, the "width direction" refers to the direction in which the right side surface and the left side surface face each other in the horizontal direction (direction X in FIG. 1), and the "depth direction" refers to the front side to the back side in the horizontal direction. The direction toward the direction (direction Y in FIG. 1).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage device main body 10 includes an L-shaped base 14 that forms a back surface and a bottom surface, and a pair of side walls 20A and 20B that face each other with the base 14 interposed therebetween. And these members are configured to be separable from each other.

The storage device main body 10 has a right side surface, a left side surface, a back surface, and a bottom surface by assembling these members so as to sandwich the base 14 between the pair of side walls 20A and 20B, and has a front surface and an upper surface opened. Is formed in. Specifically, the storage device body 10 has a storage space 12 for storing an article formed between a pair of side walls 20A and 20B, and a space between the upper edges 20c of the pair of side walls 20A and 20B and the front surface. Between the edge portions 20a on the side, openings 13a and 13b for inserting and removing the article in the storage space 12 are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the base 14 is formed of a back surface portion 14 a that is the back surface of the article storage tool 1 and a bottom surface portion 14 b that is the bottom surface of the article storage tool 1. The back surface portion 14a is formed in a vertically long rectangular plate shape having the up-down direction Z as a longitudinal direction, and a pair of vertically long through holes 15a and 15b are formed. The through holes 15a and 15b are configured to function as attachment holes for attaching accessory components such as a vertical partition member 40 and an inclined member described later. The bottom surface portion 14b is formed in a substantially square plate shape, and extends horizontally from the entire lower edge of the back surface portion 14a toward the front direction. The lengths of the back surface portion 14a and the bottom surface portion 14b in the width direction X are set to be substantially the same as the length in the width direction X including a pair of left and right engaging protrusions 36a, 36b, 38a, 38b of the plate member 30 described later. Has been done. The shapes of the back surface portion 14a and the bottom surface portion 14b are not limited to the illustrated example, and can be set arbitrarily.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pair of side walls 20A and 20B are attached to the base 14 so as to form the side surfaces of the article container 1, respectively. Since the pair of side walls 20A and 20B have plane-symmetric shapes, only the side wall 20A forming the left side surface will be described below, and the side wall 20B forming the right side surface will not be described below.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the side wall 20A (20B) is formed in a vertically long rectangular plate shape having a vertical direction Z as a longitudinal direction. The edge portion 20b on the rear surface side of the side wall 20A (20B) has substantially the same length as the length of the rear surface portion 14a of the base 14 in the vertical direction Z, and the lower edge portion 20d of the side wall 20A (20B) is It has substantially the same length as the length of the bottom surface portion 14b of the base 14 in the depth direction Y. The boundary portion between the upper edge portion 20c of the side wall 20A (20B) and the front edge portion 20a is formed in an R shape (curved shape) having a predetermined curvature.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each of the edge portions 20a to 20d of the side wall 20A (20B) has a flange shape that slightly extends along the direction toward the other side wall 20B (20A). There is. Further, a pair of rear side support pieces 24a, 24b for sandwiching and supporting the edge portion of the rear surface portion 14a of the base 14 are formed on the rear surface side edge portion 20b of the side wall 20A (20B), and the side wall 20A( 20B) a lower edge portion 20d is formed with a pair of lower edge side support pieces 24d and 24e for sandwiching and supporting the edge portion of the bottom surface portion 14b of the base 14, and the upper end on the rear surface side of the side wall 20A (20B). An inverted L-shaped upper corner support piece 24c extending from the upper edge 20c to the rear edge 20b is formed at the corner. The rear surface side support pieces 24a, 24b, the upper end corner portion support piece 24c, and the lower edge side support pieces 24d, 24e function as a connecting portion between the side wall 20A (20B) and the base 14, and also the rear surface portion 14a of the base 14. Also, it is configured to suppress deformation of the bottom surface portion 14b.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the pair of back side support pieces 24 a and 24 b are a front support piece 24 a located on the front side of the back side 14 a of the base 14 and a back side 14 a of the base 14. The rear support piece 24b located on the back side of the vehicle is positioned in the up-down direction Z such that a part of them (in the illustrated example, the vicinity of the upper end of the front support piece 24a and the vicinity of the lower end of the rear support piece 24b) overlap. It is provided by shifting. By shifting the positions of the front support piece 24a and the rear support piece 24b in the vertical direction Z in this way, the rear surface portion 14a of the base 14 can be made smaller than in the case where the positions in the vertical direction Z are completely matched. It is possible to support a wider range. However, the structure is not limited to such a position shift, and the position in the vertical direction Z may be completely matched.

In the side wall 20A (20B), a predetermined area on the upper edge side (in the present embodiment, an area in which the front edge 20a is formed in an R shape) stores an article as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. A connecting through hole 21a for connecting the tool 1 to another article storage tool 1 and a member inserting through hole 21b for inserting a rod-shaped member or the like between the pair of side walls 20A, 20B are formed. There is. Since the article container 1 according to the present embodiment has such a connecting through hole 21a, a plurality of article containers 1 can be connected and used by using an appropriate connecting means (Fig. 7 to 9).

Further, in the side wall 20A (20B), on the surface facing the other side wall 20B (20A), as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a straight line extends from the front edge 20a to the rear edge 20b. A large number (22 in the present embodiment) of partition walls 23 extending in a predetermined shape are formed at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction Z so as to be parallel to each other. Each partition wall 23 has substantially the same height (length in the protruding direction) as each of the edge portions 20a to 20d of the side wall 20A (20B), and the spacing between the adjacent partition walls 23 is the second mounting mode (Fig. 4(b)), the engaging projections 36a (36b), 38a (38b) of the plate member 30 described later are slidably insertable (insertable and slidable) at intervals (engaging projections 36a, 36b, 38a, 38b). (Slightly larger than the interval).

The side wall 20A (20B) is provided with such a partition wall 23, so that, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, between the adjacent partition walls 23, engaging projections 36a (36b), which will be described later, of the plate member 30, respectively. A guide groove 22 for slidingly inserting 38a (38b) is formed along the depth direction of the storage space 12. A large number (21 in the present embodiment) of the guide grooves 22 are formed over substantially the entire area of the facing surface of the side wall 20A (20B) except the area where the connecting through holes 21a and the member inserting through holes 21b are formed. Has been done.

Furthermore, in the side wall 20A (20B), on the surface facing the other side wall 20B (20A), as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the first mounting mode (see FIG. 4A), the plate member An upper fitting recess 26a of the plate 30, to which an upper engaging protrusion 36a (36b) of the plate 30 described later can be fitted, and a lower mating of a lower engaging protrusion 38a (38b) of the plate member 30, which is described later, can be fitted. A recess 26b is formed. Among the plurality of guide grooves 22, the upper fitting recess 26a and the lower fitting recess 26b are the upper engaging protrusions 36a (36b) and the lower engaging protrusions of the plate member 30 which will be described later in the first mounting mode. It is formed by providing the retaining wall 28 in the guide groove 22 arranged at a position aligned with the fitting protrusion 38a (38b). That is, the upper fitting concave portion 26a and the lower fitting concave portion 26b each have a depth of the storage space 12 through the retaining wall 28 which is provided upright between each fitting concave portion and the corresponding guide groove 22. It is continuous with the guide groove 22 in the direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the retaining wall 28 has substantially the same height as the respective edge portions 20a to 20d of the side wall 20A (20B) and the respective partition walls 23, and between the pair of upper and lower partition walls 23. It is provided so as to be orthogonal to the partition wall 23. The upper fitting recess 26a and the lower fitting recess 26b are recesses formed by being surrounded by the front edge 20a, the pair of upper and lower partition walls 23, and the retaining wall 28, and the plate member 30. The upper fitting concave portion 26a and the lower fitting concave portion 26b, which will be described later, are formed to have a size capable of fitting. In the second attachment mode, the retaining wall 28 is configured to function as a retaining member that restricts the plate member 30 inserted into the guide groove 22 from coming out of the storage device body 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the plate member 30 is formed in a rectangular plate shape having a lateral width (length in the width direction X) that can be inserted between the pair of side walls 20A and 20B, and between the pair of side walls 20A and 20B. It is configured so that it can be attached over the entire length. A flange portion 34 that extends in a direction orthogonal to the plane 32 of the plate member 30 is provided at the lower end edge of the plate member 30. The flange portion 34 is configured to function as a fall prevention portion for the article placed on the plate member 30 in the second attachment mode.

Further, the plate member 30 has engaging protrusions 36a, 36b, 38a, 38b extending from the left and right side edges toward the width direction outer side, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the engagement protrusions 36 a, 36 b, 38 a, and 38 b are the upper engagement protrusions 36 a and 36 b provided on the upper sides of the left and right side edge portions of the plate member 30, and the plate member 30. Lower engaging projections 38a, 38b provided on the lower side of the left and right side edge portions of the.

As shown in FIG. 3, the engagement protrusions 36a, 36b, 38a, and 38b have a distance L ₁ from the lower edge to the upper engagement protrusions 36a and 36b that is lower than the upper edge of the plate member 30. The distance L ₁ ′ to the mating protrusions 38 a and 38 _b is equal to the distance L ₂ from the lower edge portion of the plate member 30 to the lower engaging protrusions 38 a and 38 _b , and the distance L ₁ ′ from the upper edge portion of the plate member 30 to the upper side portion. They are arranged so as to have the same relationship as the distance L ₂ ′ to the fitting protrusions 36a and 36b.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper fitting recess 26a of the side wall 20A (20B) has a distance from the lower edge support piece 24d on the upper side to the upper fitting recess 26a that is higher than the lower edge of the plate member 30. It is formed at a position equal to the distance L ₁ to the engagement protrusion 36a (36b). Further, in the lower fitting concave portion 26b of the side wall 20A (20B), the distance from the upper lower edge side supporting piece 24d to the lower fitting concave portion 26b is such that the lower edge of the plate member 30 is lower than the lower engaging protrusion 38a. It is formed at a position equal to the distance L ₂ to 38b. Further, the distance between the upper fitting recess 26a and the lower fitting recess 26b is equal to the distance L ₃ between the upper engagement protrusion 36a (36b) and the lower engagement protrusion 38a (38b) of the plate member 30. Is set.

Further, in the side wall 20A (20B), as shown in FIG. 3, each guide groove 22 has the upper engagement protrusion 36a (36b) and the lower engagement protrusion 38a (of the plate member 30 in the second mounting mode). 38b) has a length in the depth direction Y arranged in the guide groove 22. That is, the guide groove 22 provided with the fitting recesses 26a and 26b has a distance L ₁ ′ from the upper edge of the plate member 30 to the lower engagement protrusion 38a (38b) (=the lower edge engages with the upper engagement). The length D in the depth direction Y is larger than the distance L ₁ to the protrusion 36a (36b), and the other guide grooves 22 have a length in the depth direction Y larger than the length D. doing.

According to the article storage tool 1 having the above configuration, as described above, according to the shape and size of the article (small equipment) to be stored, the first attachment mode shown in FIG. The second mounting mode shown in FIG. 4B can be arbitrarily selected.

That is, according to the article storage tool 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, the upper fitting recesses 26a, 26a and the lower fitting recesses 26a, 26a formed in the pair of side walls 20A, 20B of the storage tool body 10 are provided. By fitting the upper side engaging projections 36a, 36b and the lower side engaging projections 38a, 38b of the plate member 30 into the side fitting concave portions 26b, along the front edge 20a of the pair of side walls 20A, 20B. It is possible to realize the first mounting mode in which the plate member 30 is mounted. According to this first mounting mode, the storage space 12 of the storage device main body 10 can be ensured to be as large as possible. Therefore, for example, long items such as disposable chopsticks, forks, spoons, straws, etc. can be stored. Is possible (see FIGS. 7 and 9). Further, by closing a part (lower region) of the opening 13b on the front side of the storage device body 10 with the plate member 30, it is possible to prevent the articles in the storage space 12 from falling down and leaking.

Further, according to the article storage tool 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, the plate member 30 is installed along the guide groove 22 formed in the pair of side walls 20A and 20B of the storage tool body 10. A second mounting mode in which the plate member 30 is mounted in the storage space 12 of the storage device main body 10 can be realized by slidingly inserting. According to this second mounting mode, the storage space 12 of the storage tool body 10 can be partitioned into two or more parts by the plate member 30, so that, for example, two or more types of articles are stored in one article storage tool 1. It becomes possible to store separately. Further, even when the number of articles to be stored is small, it is possible to create a sense of volume by intentionally reducing the volume of the storage space 12 by the plate member 30 (see FIGS. 8 and 9). ..

In addition, in the mounting mode of 2, the volume of the storage space 12 divided by the plate member 30 can be arbitrarily adjusted by changing the guide groove 22 to be inserted, and the number divided by the plate member 30 is the plate member 30. It can be arbitrarily adjusted by changing the number of. Further, it is optional whether the plate member 30 is inserted into the storage space 12 of the storage device main body 10 from the upper end edge side or the lower end edge side. When the plate member 30 is inserted from the upper end edge side so as to be located on the front side opening 13b side, the flange portion 34 can be made to function as the above-described fall prevention portion (FIG. 4(b) and (See FIG. 8).

In addition to or instead of the plate member 30 described above, the article storage tool 1 according to the present embodiment includes accessory components such as the vertical partition member 40 shown in FIG. 5 and the cover member 50 shown in FIG. It can be attached arbitrarily. In addition, the article storage tool 1 includes a pair of upper and lower laterally elongated support members (not shown) such as an inclined member for supporting the article storage tool 1 in an inclined state, which are formed on the base 14 of the storage tool body 10. It is also possible to use the through holes 15a and 15b to attach the housing main body 10 to the back side.

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the vertical partition member 40 has a base portion 42 and a partition portion 44 that stands upright from the base portion 42 and has an L-shaped horizontal section. Is. The base portion 42 has a pair of upper and lower circular mounting holes 46a and 46b formed at the same intervals as the pair of upper and lower laterally extending through holes 15a and 15b formed in the base 14 of the storage device body 10. It is configured to be attachable to the base 14 of the storage device body 10 by the attachment means 48. According to such a vertical partition member 40, as shown in FIG. 5B, the storage space 12 of the article storage tool 1 can be partitioned in the width direction X by the partition portion 44 (see FIG. 9 ). Further, in the storage device main body 10, since the through holes 15a and 15b are formed horizontally long, it is possible to arbitrarily adjust the position of the partition portion 44 in the width direction X in the storage space 12 of the article storage device 1. It is configured.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the cover member 50 is a plate member having a shape along the upper edge portion 20c of the pair of side walls 20A and 20B and the front edge portion 20a, and the side edge portions thereof have A plurality of protrusions 52a, 52b, 54a, 54b, 56a, 56b are provided at predetermined intervals. Recesses 26b, 29a, 29b are formed in the pair of side walls 20A, 20B at positions aligned with the protrusions 52a, 52b, 54a, 54b, 56a, 56b of the cover member 50, respectively. The cover member 50 is, as shown in FIG. 6(b), fitted with the projections 52a, 52b, 54a, 54b, 56a, 56b in the recesses 26b, 29a, 29b of the pair of side walls 20A, 20B, as shown in FIG. 6(b). The opening 13b on the front surface side and the opening 13a on the upper surface side of the main body 10 can be closed. In addition, the cover member 50 is formed with a take-out hole 58 for taking out an article from the closed internal space of the storage device body 10. With such a cover member 50, it is possible to store a vinyl bag or the like inside the storage device main body 10 and take out the sheets one by one through the takeout hole 58 (see FIG. 8).

Next, a usage example of the article storage tool 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9. The usage method of the article storage tool 1 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the usage example described below.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which articles (small equipment) such as a cup 60, a lid 61, and a spoon 62 are stored in a sales floor (soup bar or the like) that provides soup products. In the illustrated example, three article storage tools 1 each having the plate member 30 attached to the storage tool body 10 in the above-described first attachment mode are connected to each other, and the cup 60, the lid 61, and the spoon 62 are different from each other. It is stored in the tool 1. According to such a usage example, it becomes possible to store articles having different shapes and sizes, such as the cup 60, the lid 61, and the spoon 62, using the common article storage tool 1 (storage tool of the same standard). Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare many kinds of cases at each store, and it is possible to create an organized and attractive sales floor.

Next, FIG. 8 shows an example of storing articles (small equipment) such as a vinyl 63 and a binding tool 64 (binitai) for storing products in a store (in-store bakery, etc.) that provides bread products, for example. Is shown. In the illustrated example, the article storage tool 1 in which the plate member 30 is attached to the storage tool main body 10 in the above-described second attachment mode and the two storage tool main bodies 10 to which the cover members 50 are attached are connected to each other to form the cover member 50. The vinyl 63 is stored in each of the two storage tool bodies 10 attached with, and the binding tool 64 is stored in the article storage tool 1 to which the plate member 30 is attached. It should be noted that, in addition to the plate member 30 mounted in the second mounting mode for mounting the binding tool 64 on the article storage tool 1, the storage space below the plate member 30 cannot be visually recognized from the outside. Another plate member 30 is attached in the first attachment mode. Even with such an example of use, it is possible to provide articles of different shapes and sizes such as the vinyl 63 and the binding tool 64 by using the storage tools of the same standard. Therefore, various kinds of cases are prepared at each store. There is no need to do so, and it becomes possible to create a well-organized and attractive sales floor.

Finally, FIG. 9 shows a hot beverage lid 65, an iced beverage lid 66, a gum syrup 67, a milk 68, a stick-shaped sugar 69, at a sales floor that provides beverage products such as coffee (eat-in corner, self-checkout, etc.). An example of storing articles (small equipment) such as the muddler 70 and the straw 71 is shown. In the example shown in the figure, two storage device main bodies 10 that are laid down are connected so that the opening 13a on the upper surface side faces the customer side and the opening 13b on the front side faces upward in the vertical direction, and these are stacked and used in three stages. The lid 65 for hot beverage, the lid 66 for iced beverage, the gum syrup 67, the milk 68, the stick-type sugar 69, the mudler 70, and the straw 71 are stored in different storage tool bodies 10. In addition, for example, the plate member 30 is attached to the storage device main body 10 that stores the milk 68 in the above-described second mounting mode, whereby the volume of the storage space 12 for storing the milk 68 is intentionally set. It is made small and a volume feeling is created. Even with such an example of use, articles having different shapes and sizes such as the lid 65 for hot beverage, the lid 66 for iced beverage, the gum syrup 67, the milk 68, the stick-type sugar 69, the muddler 70, and the straw 71 are each of the same standard. Since it is possible to store using a storage tool, it is not necessary to prepare many kinds of cases at each store, and it is possible to create a well-organized and attractive sales floor.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above-described embodiment. Various changes or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiments.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the storage device main body 10 has been described as being formed in a box body having an open front surface and an upper surface. It suffices if the opening is formed in at least a part. For example, various configurations such as a configuration in which an opening is locally formed on the front surface side of the storage device body 10 and a configuration in which the back surface is opened in addition to the front surface and the top surface can be adopted.

In the embodiment described above, the storage device main body 10 is configured to include the base 14 and the pair of side walls 20A and 20B, and these members are separable from each other. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these members cannot be separated. It is also possible to have a configuration integrated with.

In the above-described embodiment, the storage device main body 10 is described as being vertically long, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the shape of the storage device main body 10 can be arbitrarily changed. Further, although the base 14 of the storage device body 10 has been described as being formed in an L-shape including the back surface portion 14a and the bottom surface portion 14b, the present invention is not limited to this, and various shapes can be adopted. It is also possible to employ a base 14' having a flange portion 14c at the upper edge as shown in FIG.

In the above-described embodiment, the plate member 30 has been described as being formed in a rectangular plate shape, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the plate member 30 may have a shape that allows selection of the first attachment mode and the second attachment mode described above. However, it can be changed arbitrarily. Further, although the flange portion 34 is formed at the lower end edge portion of the plate member 30 in the above description, the present invention is not limited to this, and the flange portion 34 may be formed at the upper end edge portion of the plate member 30.

In the above-described embodiment, it is assumed that a large number of guide grooves 22 are formed over substantially the entire area of the facing surface of the side wall 20A (20B) other than the area where the connecting through hole 21a and the member inserting through hole 21b are formed. Although described, the present invention is not limited to this, and the region where the guide groove 22 is formed and the number thereof can be arbitrarily changed.

In the above-described embodiment, a small article for providing food is described as an example of the article, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be used for various articles. Further, the installation location is not limited to the supermarket sales floor or the like, and can be installed in various facilities.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE CHARACTERISTICS 1 item storage tool, 10 storage tool body, 12 storage space, 13a upper surface side opening, 13b front side opening, 20A, 20B side wall, 20a front side edge, 20b rear side edge, 20c upper edge, 20d lower edge part, 22 guide groove, 26a upper fitting recess, 26b lower fitting recess, 28 retaining wall, 30 plate member, 34 flange part, 36a, 36b upper engaging projection, 38a, 38b lower side Engagement protrusion

Claims (5)

A storage device main body having a pair of opposing side walls,
A detachable plate member attached between the pair of side walls,
In the storage device body, a storage space for storing an article is formed between the pair of side walls, and an opening for inserting and removing the article in the storage space is provided between the edge portions of the pair of side walls. Has been formed,
The plate member is inserted into the storage space so as to partition the storage space and a first mounting mode in which the plate member is mounted along the edges of the pair of side walls so as to close a part of the opening. A second storage mode to be mounted is configured to be selectable. The plate member is formed in a rectangular plate shape having a lateral width that can be inserted between the pair of side walls, and has engaging protrusions that respectively extend from the left and right side edge portions toward the outer side in the width direction,
The pair of side walls has a fitting recess into which the engaging protrusion of the plate member fits in the first mounting mode, and the engagement of the plate member in the second mounting mode. The article storage tool according to claim 1, wherein a guide groove into which the protrusion is slidably inserted is formed along a depth direction of the storage space. The fitting recess and the guide groove are continuous in the depth direction of the storage space via a retaining wall that is provided upright between the fitting recess and the guide groove. Item 2. The article storage device according to item 2. The engagement projections are provided on the upper and lower sides of the left and right edge portions of the plate member, respectively.
In the first mounting mode, the pair of side walls are fitted with an upper fitting recess into which the upper engaging projection of the plate member fits, and into the lower engaging projection of the plate member. Has a lower fitting recess
In the second attachment mode, the guide groove has a length in the depth direction in which the upper side engagement protrusion and the lower side engagement protrusion of the plate member are arranged in the guide groove. The article storage device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that. The plate member has a flange portion extending in a direction orthogonal to a plane of the plate member on at least one of an upper edge portion and a lower edge portion. Item storage device described.

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