JP2707198B2 - Multipurpose panel lifting device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the lifting and lowering of a multipurpose panel (panel means a predetermined surface portion) in which an upper portion near a ceiling such as a wall surface or a display shelf can be used effectively and for multiple purposes. Related to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to enhance the display effect of commodities, or to display or explain displayed commodities, additional display shelves are provided above display shelves or display panels are arranged to minimize the number of display shelves. Attempts have been made to use the upper part.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional display shelves, if the display section is lowered to an accessible height in order to facilitate display work such as display and replacement of goods, the shelves are not easily accessible. Only a few products could be displayed because the number of stages was reduced, the display amount of the products was reduced and the display effect was poor, and the floor space was limited.

Also, if the height of the display section is increased to increase the number of shelves, short persons cannot reach the display section, and unless a stepladder or a step ladder is used, products cannot be displayed or replaced. Not only was the display work troublesome, but if the work was performed in an unstable position using a stepladder or the like, there was a risk of falling over and damage to the product causing the product to drop.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to address the above-described problems, and has no troublesome work or danger, and can effectively utilize an upper portion of a wall or a display shelf or the like near a ceiling. It is another object of the present invention to provide a multipurpose panel elevating device capable of extremely increasing the amount of display.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a lifting apparatus for a multipurpose panel, wherein one end of at least two parallel links is pivotally connected to the left and right sides of the panel, and the other end of the parallel links is pivotally connected to a frame member. A multipurpose panel elevating device further comprising an elastic means for constantly urging the panel to an ascending position, and a handle provided at a lower portion of the panel, wherein a plurality of hooks are provided on the frame member of the multipurpose panel elevating device, The multipurpose panel elevating device can be attached to the pair of right and left columns by engaging a hook of the frame material with the slit of the display shelf to which a plate mounting bracket is attached. And

[0007]

[Function] Since the panel and the frame member are connected by the parallel link, when the panel is moved by the handle, the panel moves up and down while maintaining the vertical position, and there is no danger that, for example, the displayed product falls. . Further, since the panel is constantly urged in the ascending direction, even if there are many displayed products, the panel can be moved up and down with a small force.

In addition, a plurality of hooks are provided on a predetermined portion of the frame material of the multipurpose panel elevating device of the present invention,
Since this multipurpose panel elevating device can be attached to a slit of a column of an existing display shelf at an appropriate height, the upper portion of the display shelf can be used effectively.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the basic concept of the present invention, in which an embodiment in which a multipurpose panel elevating device is applied to a display shelf is shown. The display shelf 1 has a bracket 2 having a hook (not shown) and a supporting column 3 thereof. (Not shown), and a number of shelves 4 are placed thereon. Reference numeral 5 denotes a product placed on the shelf 4.

The display shelf 1 has a column 3 extending upward, and a multipurpose panel lifting / lowering device 6 mounted on an upper portion thereof. As is apparent from FIG. 2, the multipurpose panel lifting / lowering device 6 includes a panel 7 located on the front side and an arm mechanism for supporting the panel 7.

The back member 10 of the panel 7 has two vertical
One end of the parallel link 8 is pivotally attached, and the other end of the parallel link 8 is pivotally attached to a predetermined position of a rectangular frame member 9 on the back.

A hook 40 is provided in a vertical frame 52 on the side constituting the frame member 9, and the slit 4 of the column 3 of the display shelf is provided.
The hook 40 can be engaged with the hook 1.

In this embodiment, one end of a gas spring 11 is pivotally attached to the upper piece of the parallel link 8, and the other end of the gas spring 11 is pivotally attached to a predetermined position of the frame member 9.
The parallel link 8 is constantly urged upward with a predetermined force. A central member 12 is interposed at the center of the frame member 9, a locking portion 13 is provided on the central member 12, and a hook 14 is further provided on the rear surface of the panel 7. Piece 14
And a latch device. Reference numeral 15 denotes a handle, and the panel 7 above the handle 15 can prepare a surface or space used for multiple purposes.

In order to use such a multipurpose panel elevating device, as shown in FIG. 2, an appropriate portion of a slit 41 formed in a column 3 of a display shelf is selected, and the slit 41 is selected.
By engaging the hooks 40 formed on the vertical frame 52 of the multi-purpose panel elevating device 6, the multi-purpose panel elevating device 6 is stably mounted on the shelf plate 4 of the display shelf. After the attachment is completed, as shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C, the operator moves the handle 15 up and down to put the product on the shelf 16 at a high position without using a stepladder or the like. Can be easily replaced.

In this embodiment, FIG. 1A shows a state in which the panel 7 is stopped at the lowermost end. After the goods 5 are placed on the shelf 16, the panels 7 are stopped as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C. Can be returned upward. At this time, since the gas spring 11 urges the parallel link 8 to push it upward, the operator can lift the panel lightly. In FIG. 1C, the locking portion 13 engages with the hooking piece 14, and the movement of the panel is prevented at the uppermost end.

Next, this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the upper part of the multipurpose panel elevating device. The two small pieces 21 and 21 are protrudingly provided at a substantially central portion, and a stay 20 having a hook-like tip portion is pivotally connected between them. A spring 22 is interposed at a pivot portion of the stay 20, and one end of the spring 22 is fixed to a small piece 21 on one side, and the other end is located slightly below a shaft of the stay 20. The other end of the spring 22 is designed not to touch the stay 20 when the panel is at the upper position, and to press the stay 20 toward the center member 12 when reaching the predetermined lower position.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the locking device 18 in a state where the stay 20 is lowered, and a lower portion of the center member 12 is engaged with a hooking piece 14 formed on the back surface of the handle 15 to be described later. A locking portion 13 having a front surface inclined is fixed.

Above the locking portion 13, there is provided a stopper piece 29 for regulating the tilting of the intermediate member described later. Further, a locking member 30 having a U-shaped cross section is pivotally attached to the center member 12 by a pin 34 above the stopper piece 29, and a first locking piece 23 and a The second locking piece 24 and the tilt restricting piece 25 are fixed. The first locking piece 23, the second locking piece 24, and the tilt restricting piece 25 can rotate coaxially with the locking member 30. Has become.

The inside of the second locking piece 24, that is, the center member 12
On the side, two parallel plate pieces 26, 26 are protrudingly provided. Between the two plate pieces 26, 26, both plates of an intermediate member 27 also formed of two plates are provided. Is both screws 2
A stopper piece 31 that is pivotally supported at 8, 28 and that restricts the tilting of the intermediate member 27 is fixed between the plate pieces 26, 26.

A spring 33 for constantly applying a tension is provided between a pin 32 provided below the intermediate member 27 and a pin 34 for pivotally supporting the locking member 30. The spring 33 can freely pass between the two plates of the intermediate member 27.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a stopper which comes into contact with the tilt regulating piece 25 and regulates the tilting of the locking member 30 by a predetermined amount or more.
Reference numeral 36 denotes a hanging lever formed at the lower end of the intermediate member 27 and pressed by a pressing piece 37 described later on the back side of the panel to return the intermediate member 27 to the return position.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show the operation of the locking device 18, the stay 20, and the panel 7 when the multi-purpose panel lifting / lowering device 6 of FIG. 1 moves as shown in (a), (b) and (c). 5 (a), 5 (b) and 5 (c) show the operation as positioning means for stopping the panel 7 at the lowermost position, and FIG. FIGS. 6 (e) and 6 (f) illustrate the operation of the latch device for lifting the panel 7 to the uppermost position and holding the panel 7 at rest.

FIG. 5A shows a state in which the panel 7 is lowered and the stay 20 urged by the spring 22 in the rear direction from the reinforcing member 19 descends along the locking member 30 with the panel 7 almost approaching the lowermost end. In this case, the intermediate member 27 includes a spring 33 between the pins 32 and 34 around the screw 28.
, The upper end of the intermediate member 27 is regulated by the first locking piece 23.

When the panel 7 is further lowered to the position (b), the hook-like portion at the tip of the stay 20 is engaged with the lower end portion of the locking member 30. When the lowering of the panel 7 is continued as it is, the locking member 30 is pulled forward by the stay 20 around the pin 34, and accordingly, the second locking piece 24 pushes the lower portion of the intermediate member 27 forward. The intermediate member 27 rotates clockwise in FIG.
When the line connecting the screw 32 and the pin 32 exceeds the line connecting the screw 28 and the pin 34, that is, beyond the dead point, the intermediate member 27 is inverted to the position shown in FIG. Further, it comes into contact with the stopper piece 31 and stops.
At this time, the tilt regulating piece 25 comes into contact with the stopper 35, and further tilting of the locking member 30 is regulated. Therefore, the upward movement of the stay 20 is restricted, and the stay 20 is positioned so that the panel is stationary at the lowermost position.

When the panel is lifted and returned from the position shown in FIG. 5 (c), the stay 20 is first lowered by further depressing the handle below the panel, and the hook at the tip of the stay 20 comes off the locking member 30. The locking member 3
0 moves to the position shown by (d) by its own weight (it may be biased by a spring). For this reason, there is no longer anything that prevents the stay 20 from moving upward, and the handle 15 allows the panel 7 to be lifted freely. In this case, the panel 7 can be easily lifted by the action of the gas spring.

When the panel 7 continues to rise, the pressing piece 37 on the back surface of the handle 15 abuts on the hanging lever 36 as shown in FIG. 6 (e). Through the intermediate member 27
5A is returned to the initial position, and the latch device, that is, the hooking piece 14 and the locking portion 13 are engaged with each other.
As shown in (f), the panel 7 can be held at the uppermost position.

As described above, when the panel 7 is lowered, the panel does not affect the shelves arranged at the lower tier at all and comes down in front of the operator. It can be easily displayed and replaced, and can also be equipped with a product information guide panel.

Further, the panel 7 guided by the parallel link 8 can be moved up and down in a vertical state, and there is no danger that the displayed product will fall.

Further, since the gas spring 11 as the elastic means constantly urges the panel 7 in the ascending direction, the force of the operator is small.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, but may use a screw spring instead of the gas spring 11 and use a weight as a biasing force. The frame may be moved.

[0032]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) The panel guided by the parallel link is:
Since the product is raised and lowered in the vertical state, the displayed products and the like do not fall.

(B) Since the panel is constantly urged in the ascending direction by the elastic means, the operator can move up and down the panel lightly even if a heavy object is placed on the panel surface.

(C) A plurality of hooks are provided at a predetermined portion of the frame material, and the multipurpose panel elevating device can be attached to a slit of a column of an existing display shelf at an appropriate height, so that the display shelf can be mounted. Can be used effectively.

[0036]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional explanatory view of a multipurpose panel elevating device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a multipurpose panel elevating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 2 viewed obliquely from above.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the locking device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a functional explanatory view of the locking device of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a functional explanatory view of the locking device of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display shelf 2 Bracket 3 Prop 4 Shelf 5 Product 6 Multipurpose panel elevating device 7 Panel 8 Parallel link 9 Frame material 10 Back material 11 Gas spring (elastic means) 12 Central material 13 Locking part 14 Hook piece 15 Handle 16 Shelf plate DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 Locking device 19 Reinforcement material 20 Stay 21 Small piece 22 Spring 23 First locking piece 24 Second locking piece 25 Tilt control piece 26 Plate piece 27 Intermediate member 28 Screw 29 Stopper piece 30 Locking member 31 Stopper piece 32 Pin 33 Spring 34 Pin 35 Stopper 36 Hanging lever 37 Pressing piece 40 Hook 41 Slit 52 Vertical frame

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An elastic means for pivotally connecting one end of at least two parallel links to the left and right sides of the panel and the other end of the parallel link to a frame member, and constantly urging the panel to a raised position, A multi-purpose panel elevating device provided with a handle at a lower portion of the panel, wherein a plurality of hooks are provided on the frame member of the multi-purpose panel elevating device, and a display shelf for mounting a shelf mounting bracket is provided. A multipurpose panel elevating device wherein the multipurpose panel elevating device can be attached to the pair of right and left columns by engaging a hook of the frame material with the slit. 2. The multi-purpose panel elevating device according to claim 1, wherein the multi-purpose panel is located near the front surface of the column in its raised position, and in front of a shelf arranged in a lower stage in its lowered position.