JP3009134U - Lighting equipment for display shelves - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide lighting equipment for display shelves that can be easily attached to and detached from shelf boards of various shapes and materials without reducing the display space. [Structure] The first lateral surface portion 8 that abuts on the upper surface of the front end portion of the shelf plate 6.
And a vertical surface portion 11 that covers the front end surface of the shelf plate 6,
A groove 9 that is recessed upward between the first lateral surface portion 8 and the vertical surface portion 11, a second lateral surface portion 12 that extends forward from the lower end of the vertical surface portion 11, and a second that has a locking convex edge 13. The base frame 2 including the lateral surface portion 12, the translucent rear board 3 provided upright on the base frame, the fluorescent tube 4 supported by the base frame, the locking groove 21 and the locking convex edge 13. It was attached to cover the fluorescent tube by locking the upper and lower edges.
The translucent front cover 5 also serves as a product information display plate, and is used by being fixed to the shelf plate via the first lateral surface portion.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a lighting device to be used by being attached to a display shelf for product display used in, for example, a supermarket or a convenience store, and in particular, it can be used as a display plate for necessary product information to increase sales of products. Regarding lighting equipment that can be.

[0002]

[Background of device]

 Generally, comparatively large display shelves used in supermarkets, convenience stores, etc. for product display are assigned to each maker or sales agent, such as each stage or half of each stage. . Therefore, in order to increase the sales by identifying only our own products in the display shelves where the same type of products are displayed, only certain products are lit up, and at the same time, the product name, price, catch phrase, sale period, etc. There is a demand for a retrofit illuminator that can display (hereinafter referred to as "product information") conspicuously.

By the way, as an illuminating device that lights up a product on the display shelf and also serves as a display plate of product information, it is conceivable that it is used by being attached to the upper surface of the front end portion of the shelf plate as shown in FIG. 5 (a). . However, although such a lighting fixture is easy to install, it is not preferable because it reduces the display space of the product and the display surface cannot be widened so as not to block the product. Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the type that is attached to the lower surface of the shelf on the upper stage side is advantageous in that it does not reduce the display space, but it requires a mounting support structure for lighting equipment. However, there is still a problem in that it is not possible to illuminate or display information for the top and bottom products, and it is easy to confuse whether the product information display is for the top product or the bottom product.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Therefore, the object of the present invention is to light up the products on the display shelf without reducing the display space, sufficiently display the product information, and easily attach and detach the products to and from the shelves of various shapes and materials. The purpose is to provide lighting fixtures for display shelves that have been devised in this way.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The lighting device for a display shelf according to the present invention is a lighting device for a display shelf, which is used by being attached to the front end portion of the shelf plate of a display shelf for displaying a product, and which is brought into contact with the upper surface of the front end portion of the shelf plate. The surface portion, the vertical surface portion that covers the front end surface of the shelf plate, the groove portion that is recessed upward between the first horizontal surface portion and the vertical surface portion, and extends forward from the lower end of the vertical surface portion and is locked at the front end. A base frame having a second lateral surface portion provided with a convex edge, a transparent rear board having a locking groove at the upper end and being attached to the base frame in a state intersecting with the first lateral surface portion, and a base frame. The fluorescent tube supported by a supporting member connected to the base frame, and the bottom edge is locked to the locking convex edge of the second lateral surface portion of the base frame, and the top edge is fitted and locked to the locking groove of the back board. The transparent front cover is attached to cover the fluorescent tube with. A chromatography, is adapted to be secured to the shelf plate via the first lateral surface portion of the base frame.

Therefore, the lighting fixture for display shelves according to the present invention does not need a structure because the first horizontal surface portion and the vertical surface portion are simply brought into contact with the front end portion of the shelf board to support the weight of the equipment. Therefore, simple fixing with a double-sided tape or a magnet is possible. In addition, the product display space on the shelf board is placed substantially only on the first horizontal surface portion, and by displaying the product on the first horizontal surface portion, the product can be practically used as a shelf and at the same time, the product can be displayed. The weight allows the device to be installed more reliably. In addition, the transparent front cover used as a product information display surface has a large area that covers the lower part of the shelf from the top surface. Since it is attached by locking the bottom edge, it is easy to exchange product information. In addition, since there is a groove between the first horizontal surface portion and the vertical surface portion, even when a ridge for product fall prevention is attached to the shelf board provided on the upper surface of the front end portion, this groove forms a ridge portion. By straddling, the first lateral surface portion can be brought into close contact with the upper surface of the shelf board. Furthermore, the back board provided on the base frame also functions as a product drop stopper, and is suitable as a lighting fixture for display shelves.

In addition, the lighting equipment for display shelves according to the present invention is provided with a ventilation slit parallel to the fluorescent tube on the back board or as a gap between the lower end of the back board and the base frame. Therefore, ventilation is performed through the ventilation slit, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the temperature inside the device. Furthermore, if the support member for the base frame and the fluorescent tube is made of metal and the heater portion of the fluorescent tube is covered with the support member, the heat of the heater portion of the fluorescent tube, which is most easily heated, is radiated through the base frame. Therefore, it is possible to further suppress the temperature rise inside the equipment. The reason why we devised such heat dissipation is because of the heat resistance of the plastic material used for the front cover and back board. That is, for lighting equipment, it is necessary to use plastic materials that are self-extinguishing due to legal regulations, but vinyl chloride, which is a typical material, has a practical continuous heat resistance temperature of around 54 to 71 ° C. Because it is low.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the description of the embodiment, "front" or "rear" is as indicated by an arrow in FIG.

The lighting fixture 1 of the present embodiment is mounted in a state in which the base frame 2, the back board 3 standing upright on the base frame 2, the fluorescent tubes 4 supported by the base frame 2, and the fluorescent tubes 4 are covered. And a front cover 5 that is provided.

The base frame 2 is provided with a first lateral surface portion 8 that is placed in contact with the upper surface 7 of the front end portion of the shelf plate 6 of the display shelf, and a recessed upward shape along the front end of the first lateral surface portion 8. The groove portion 9 having a U-shaped cross section, and the vertical surface portion 11 extending downward from the groove portion 9 so as to cover the front end surface 10 of the shelf plate 6, and the lower end of the vertical surface portion 11 so as to be substantially horizontal to the front. It is composed of a second lateral surface portion 12 that is bent toward the front and a locking convex edge 13 that is bent upward at the front end of the second lateral surface portion 12. In this example, it is integrally formed by bending a metal plate. There is. If the measures for heat dissipation of the fluorescent tube 4 which will be described later are not taken into consideration, the fluorescent tube 4 may be formed in the same shape as above by using resin, for example.

The first lateral surface portion 8 is an elongated rectangle whose long side is the same as the left-right width of the main body of the lighting fixture 1, and the lower surface thereof is for a magnet sheet for metal shelf boards and for wooden shelf boards. It is designed to be fixed to the upper surface of the shelf 6 by using a double-sided tape or the like. Further, the first lateral surface portion 8 is provided with a screw hole 14 so that it can be fixed with a screw if necessary.

The groove portion 9 is for straddling a protruding portion 15 for preventing the product from falling off, which is formed on the front edge portion of the shelf, which is illustrated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, and the protruding portion 15 and a bolt described later. The cross-sectional shape is not limited to the U-shape as long as it does not interfere with the nut 16.

The downward dimension A of the vertical surface portion 11 may extend further below the lower surface of the shelf plate 6 as long as it does not hide the lower products. Further, it is preferable that the projecting dimension B of the second lateral surface portion 12 be within a range in which the lighting fixture 1 is less likely to fall from the shelf board 6 and does not conceal the lower products.

A locking claw 17 is erected on the second lateral surface portion 12 so as to be close to the locking convex edge 13. This is for making the curved shape of the front cover 5 into a desired shape, and is used selectively.

The rear surface board 3 is a translucent vinyl chloride panel having a long and narrow rectangular shape, and is fixed to the support leg 18 attached to the rear side surface of the groove 9 by a screw 19, and intersects with the first lateral surface portion. It stands upright. As shown in FIG. 4, a gap C is formed between the upper end of the groove 9 and the lower end of the back board 3 as a ventilation slit 20. Further, a locking groove 21 for fitting and locking the upper edge of the front cover 5 is formed in the front upper end portion of the back board 3. The back board 3 may be provided directly on the base frame 2 without the support legs 18, and the ventilation slit 20 may be provided directly on the back board 3.

The fluorescent tube 4 is a well-known fluorescent lamp for general illumination, and the periphery of the heater portion 22 near both ends thereof is covered with a metal support member 23, and the lower portion of the support member 23 is covered with a groove 9 by a bolt / nut 16. It is supported by the base frame 2 by being attached to the front side of the. Sockets 24 are inserted at both ends of the fluorescent tube 4 and are connected via a cord 25 to a separately provided ballast 26. This ballast 26 reduces the space for displaying the products on the shelf 6 as much as possible. To prevent this, attach it to the back of the display shelf or the back of the shelf 6 as appropriate.

The front cover 5 is formed as a pair of two translucent rectangular vinyl chloride panels 5 a and 5 b, each of which has an upper edge in the locking groove 21 of the back board 3. The bottom edge is fitted and locked between the locking convex edge 13 and the locking claw 17, respectively, and covers the fluorescent tube 4 in a curved state. Various product information is displayed on the front cover 5, and the frequency of change is small on the inner panel 5a, for example, the product name, company name, and catch copy, and the frequency of change on the outer panel 5b. It is more convenient to replace the product information if it is used to indicate the price, sale period, discount rate, bar code, etc. It should be noted that a piece of paper or a plate may be sandwiched between the panels 5a and 5b to display the product information.

The luminaire 1 is first placed with the first lateral surface portion abutting on the upper surface 7 of the front end portion of the shelf 6 and the vertical surface portion 11 abutting on the front end surface 10 of the shelf plate 6. At this time, when the shelf plate 6 is provided with a ridge 15 for stopping the fall of products, the groove 9 is arranged to straddle the ridge 15. Next, the ballast 26 is attached so as not to obstruct the display space, the product is displayed on the shelf 6 including the upper surface of the first lateral surface portion 8, and the power is turned on. Then, the light of the fluorescent tube 4 is transmitted through the back board 3 to light up the product, and the front cover 5 on which the product information is displayed emits light so that the product on the shelf board 6 can be effectively illuminated. You can

Further, when the lighting fixture 1 is used, the heat of the heater portion 22 of the fluorescent tube 4 which is heated most is radiated to the base frame 2 through the support member 23, so that the ambient temperature of the fluorescent tube 4 is increased. Will be kept low. According to an experiment by the applicant, the ambient temperature of the fluorescent tube 4 is 60 to 80 degrees C without the support member 23, but when the support member 23 is attached as described above, the average temperature is about 40 degrees C. Became. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the outside air flows in through the ventilation slit 20 and the hot air of the fluorescent tube 4 is urged to be discharged from the side of the lighting fixture 1. The board 3 and the front cover 5 are reliably protected from the heat of the fluorescent tube 4.

[0020]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, since the lighting device for the display shelf according to the present invention is fixed to the shelf board substantially only through the first lateral surface portion of the base frame, the display space for the products is not reduced. Since it can be easily attached and detached and has a groove, it can be adapted to various shapes of shelves. In addition, a wide display area for product information can be secured, product information can be easily replaced, and the heat generated by the fluorescent tube can be effectively dissipated, so inconvenience due to heat is unlikely to occur and the overall structure is simple. Therefore, it has many excellent effects that the manufacturing cost is very low.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the structure of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a ventilation state of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a conventional lighting fixture for a display shelf.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Lighting Fixture 2 Base Frame 3 Back Board 4 Fluorescent Tube 5 Front Cover 6 Shelf Board 7 Front End Top 8 First Horizontal Side 9 Groove 10 Front End 11 Vertical Side 12 Second Side 13 Locking Edge 20 Vent Slit 21 Locking groove 23 Support member

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Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A lighting fixture for an exhibition shelf, which is used by being attached to a front end portion of a shelf board of an exhibition shelf for displaying products, wherein a first lateral surface portion which comes into contact with an upper surface of a front end portion of the shelf board, in front of the shelf board. A vertical surface portion that covers the end surface, a groove portion that is recessed upward between the first horizontal surface portion and the vertical surface portion, and a protruding protrusion that extends forward from the lower end of the vertical surface portion and is provided at the front end. A base frame having a second lateral surface portion, a translucent rear board having a locking groove at the upper end portion and attached to the base frame in a state intersecting with the first lateral surface portion, and a support for connection to the base frame. The fluorescent tube supported by the member and the fluorescent convex tube by locking the lower end edge to the locking convex edge of the second lateral surface portion of the base frame and fitting and locking the upper end edge into the locking groove of the back board. With a translucent front cover attached to cover the A lighting fixture for a display shelf, wherein the lighting fixture is fixed to a shelf board through a first lateral surface portion of the room. 2. The lighting equipment for display shelves according to claim 1, wherein a ventilation slit parallel to the fluorescent tube is provided on the back board or as a gap between the lower end of the back board and the base frame. 3. The lighting equipment for display shelves according to claim 1, wherein the base frame and the support member for the fluorescent tube are made of metal, and the heater portion of the fluorescent tube is covered with the support member.