JP3148920U - Cigarette display device with anti-theft function and anti-theft device for cigarette display shelf - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a cigarette display with an anti-theft function capable of surely notifying a person in the vicinity that a cigarette as a product has been taken from a display shelf and detecting an abnormality only by shaking the display shelf. Providing the device. A display shelf 20 in which a front portion of a placement portion 27 on which cigarettes A are placed side by side is exposed, and light emission that emits detection light that passes through a portion immediately before the placement portion in a direction substantially parallel to the front surface of the display shelf. And an optical sensor 50 having a reflection light-receiving part that receives the detection light reflected by the obstacle B, and an alarm device that emits at least one of light and sound when the reflection light-receiving part receives the detection light 55. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a cigarette display device with an antitheft function and an antitheft device for a cigarette display shelf.

In recent years, convenience stores and the like often sell cigarettes by placing a display shelf for cigarettes on a cash register stand on which registers are placed.
The front surface of the display shelf is open, and a display plate for arranging cigarettes in the front-rear direction is provided in a plurality of stages. Further, on the back side of the display plate, spring means for moving and urging the cigarette located at the rear end portion forward is provided.
When the customer located in front of the display shelf takes the cigarette (box containing the cigarette) located at the front end with his / her hand, the cigarette group left by the biasing means of the spring means is moved forward by one cigarette. Pressed. The customer then passes the tobacco taken to a clerk at the back of the register for accounting.

  However, at convenience stores, the store clerk often leaves the cash register at a time such as late at night, and in this time, tobacco is often shoplifted from the display shelf. Shoplifting may also take place when the store clerk is around the cash register.

In order to solve such a problem, a bell or buzzer may be attached to the spring means so that the bell or buzzer sounds when the spring means is deformed by removing the front end tobacco.
However, since cigarettes are light-weight products, the display shelf for cigarettes is generally not so rigid. Therefore, even if a customer or a store clerk touches the display shelf, the display shelf may shake, and a bell or buzzer may sound even though the customer does not remove the cigarette.

  The purpose of the present invention is to provide an anti-theft function that can reliably notify people around the product that tobacco has been removed from the display shelf, and will not detect any abnormalities if the display shelf is shaken. It is an object to provide a cigarette display device and a burglarproof device for a cigarette display shelf.

  The cigarette display device with an anti-theft function of the present invention passes through a display shelf in which a front portion of a placement portion on which tobacco is placed side by side is exposed, and a portion immediately preceding the placement portion in a direction substantially parallel to the front surface of the display shelf. A light emitting unit that emits detection light and a reflection light receiving unit that receives the detection light reflected by the obstacle, or a light receiving unit that passes through and receives the detection light that is not blocked by the obstacle, and the light reception unit that receives the detection light. And a warning device that emits at least one of light and sound when the light receiving unit receives the detection light or when the light receiving unit during passage does not receive the detection light.

  The anti-theft device for cigarette display shelves of the present invention is an anti-theft device used in combination with a display shelf that exposes the front part of the placement part for placing the cigarettes side by side. A light emitting unit that emits detection light that passes in a direction substantially parallel to the front surface of the shelf, and a light receiving unit that reflects the detection light reflected by the obstacle, or the detection light that is not blocked by the obstacle A light-receiving unit at the time of passing, and an alarm device that emits at least one of light and sound when the light-receiving unit at the time of reflection receives detection light or when the light-receiving unit at the time of passage does not receive detection light. It is a feature.

  In any case, the light emitting part and the reflection light receiving part may be integrated, and may be positioned above or below the placement part.

  In addition, the light emitting unit located above or below the placement unit and the light receiving unit at the time of passing, which is located separately from the light emitting unit, may be provided.

According to the present invention, since the detection light emitted from the light emitting unit passes through the portion immediately before the display part of the display shelf, when the customer tries to remove the cigarette from the front of the display shelf, the detection light is generated by the customer's hand. Blocked. Then, when the light receiving unit is reflected, the detection light reflected by the hand is received by the light receiving unit when reflected, and when the light receiving unit is passed, the detection light blocked by the hand is received by the light receiving unit during reflection. The alarm will emit either light or sound. Therefore, since the store clerk can surely know that the cigarette has been taken from the display shelf, shoplifting can be effectively prevented.
Further, even if the customer's body touches the display shelf and the display shelf shakes, the alarm will not operate unless the customer removes the cigarette from the display shelf, so that the store clerk will not make a mistake.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the direction in the following description shall be the direction shown by the arrow line of each figure.
The cigarette display device 10 with an anti-theft function of the present embodiment includes a display shelf 20 and an anti-theft device 40 as large components.
First, the structure of the display shelf 20 will be briefly described.
The display shelf 20 includes a lower display shelf 21 placed on the upper surface of a register stand (not shown) on which registers are placed, and an upper display shelf 33 placed on the upper surface of the lower display shelf 21.
The lower display shelf 21 is provided with a pair of left and right side frames 22 made of metal pipe material processed so as to form a substantially parallelogram in a side view, and is substantially horizontal to the opposing surfaces of the left and right side frames 22. The left and right ends of the four shelf boards 23 are fixed. Further, a front loading plate 24 extending in the left-right direction is fixed between the front lower ends of the left and right side frames 22, and a rear side extending in the left-right direction between the rear lower ends of the left and right side frames 22. A mounting plate 25 is fixed, and the lower surfaces of the front mounting plate 24 and the rear mounting plate 25 are mounted on the upper surface of the register table. On the other hand, between the upper surfaces of the left and right side frames 22, both left and right ends of a substantially horizontal top plate 26 are installed in a fixed state.
A total of six storage cases (mounting parts) 27 extending in the front-rear direction are arranged on the upper surface of each shelf 23 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The storage case 27 is a box whose upper surface is open, and is made of a colorless and transparent plastic material. Within each storage case 27, the lower part of a cigarette (box storing cigarettes) A having substantially the same lateral width as the storage case 27 can be stored side by side. Although not shown in the drawing, a spring that urges the rear surface of the cigarette A located at the rearmost end forward is inserted into the rear end of the inner space of the storage case 27, so that it is inserted into the storage case 27. The adjacent cigarettes A are in contact with each other. Further, a lift means (not shown) is provided at the front end of the bottom surface of the storage case 27 to lift the bottom of the cigarette A located at the front end one step above the other cigarettes A.
As shown in FIG. 2, the rear end of the bottom shelf 23 and the rear end of the third shelf 23 from the bottom are upper and lower ends of a rear support member 29 that is substantially V-shaped in side view. Each is in contact. The rear support member 29 has substantially the same left-right width as that of the shelf board 23, and a substantially horizontal lower surface is placed on the upper surface of the register stand.
Furthermore, a decorative plate 31 for preventing the side frame 22, the shelf plate 23, the storage case 27, and the cigarette A from being exposed to the side is fixed to the outer surfaces of the left and right side frames 22. The side-view shape of the decorative plate 31 is a trapezoid that is asymmetrical in the front-rear direction.

The upper display shelf 33 placed on the top plate 26 of the lower display shelf 21 includes a pair of left and right side frames 34 made of metal pipe material processed so as to form a substantially parallelogram in side view. The left and right ends of the shelf plate 23 are fixed to the lower ends of the opposing surfaces of the left and right side frames 34, and six storage cases 27 are slidable in the left-right direction on the top surface of the shelf plate 23 in the front-rear direction. Is placed. Further, between the upper surfaces of the left and right side frames 34, both left and right ends of a substantially horizontal top plate 35 are installed in a fixed state.
On the outer surfaces of the left and right side frames 34, a side frame 34, a shelf plate 23, a storage case 27, and a decorative plate 37 for preventing the cigarette A from being exposed to the side are fixed. The front portion of the decorative plate 37 has a semicircular shape, and the rear surface is a vertical surface continuous with the rear surface of the decorative plate 31 in a side view. Further, an advertisement member 39 made of a lightweight material such as paper is placed on the top surface of the top plate 35. The advertising member 39 is a hollow box having a lower surface and a rear surface opened, and the front surface is an advertising surface for describing brands of tobacco A, which is a product.

Next, the configuration of the antitheft device 40 manufactured as a separate member from the display shelf 20 having the above configuration will be described.
The antitheft device 40 includes a sensor unit 45 placed on the upper surface of the cash register stand and a speaker (alarm) 55 placed on the top plate 35 of the upper display shelf 33.
The sensor unit 45 includes a support plate 46 obtained by bending a metal plate. As shown in the figure, the left and right width of the support plate 46 is substantially the same as that of the display shelf 20, and is parallel to the horizontal portion 47 and the extending direction of the side frame 22 from the front end of the horizontal portion 47 (the direction inclined with respect to the vertical direction). And an inclined portion 48 extending in a certain direction. A horizontal portion 47 is placed on the top surface of the register stand, and a front portion of the front placement plate 24 of the lower display shelf 21 is placed on the rear portion of the horizontal portion 47. Further, a circuit board 49 extending in the left-right direction is fixed to the upper surface of the horizontal portion 47. Four optical sensors 50 are fixed side by side at the front end of the upper surface of the circuit board 49, and each optical sensor 50 is electrically connected to the circuit of the circuit board 49. The front surface of each optical sensor 50 is in contact with the rear surface of the inclined portion 48, and the flat upper surface of the optical sensor 50 is not horizontal but is orthogonal to the inclined portion 48. On the upper surface of the optical sensor 50, a light emitting unit that emits detection light such as visible light and infrared rays upward (in a direction substantially parallel to the front surface of the display shelf 20), and reflected downward by being blocked by an obstacle. A light emitting / light receiving portion 51 having a reflection light receiving portion (light receiving portion) for receiving the detected light is provided. The detection range (irradiation range) of the detection light is a range indicated by a symbol R in FIGS.
The speaker 55 is placed on the rear part of the top plate 35 of the upper display shelf 33 and is located inside the advertising member 39. The speaker 55 is electrically connected to the circuit of the circuit board 49 by an electric cord C1, and the other end of the electric cord C2 having an outlet 56 at one end is connected to the speaker 55. The speaker 55 emits a sound (for example, “I welcome you”, “Thank you”, etc.) when the light receiving portion of the optical sensor 50 emits light and the light receiving portion 51 receives reflected light (detection light). Is.

Next, the operation of the cigarette display device 10 with the above-described anti-theft function will be described.
A customer who approaches the cigarette display device 10 with an anti-theft function from the front of the cash register stand can take out one of the cigarettes A located at the front end from the storage case 27 by extending the hand (obstacle) B.
At this time, the customer's hand B always passes the detection range R of the detection light emitted from the light emitting / receiving unit (light emitting unit) 51. Therefore, the detection light emitted from the light emitting / receiving section 51 (light emitting section) of any one of the optical sensors 50 is reflected downward by being blocked by the hand B, so that the reflected light is emitted from the optical sensor 50. It is received by the cum light receiving part 51 (light receiving part during reflection). Then, since the speaker 55 emits sound, even if the store clerk is in the back of the store and cannot see the state near the cash register stand, the store clerk confirms that the customer has taken out the tobacco A from the cigarette display device 10 with the anti-theft function. I can know for sure.
In addition, even if the customer's hand B or body touches the decorative plate 31 or the decorative plate 37 and the display shelf 20 is shaken, the speaker 55 will not sound if the customer's hand B or body does not enter the detection light detection range R. Does not emit. Therefore, although the customer does not remove the cigarette A from the display shelf 20, the speaker 55 does not generate sound, so that the store clerk does not make a mistake.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using the said embodiment, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, It can implement, giving various changes.
For example, each optical sensor 50 is fixed to the front end of the upper part of the upper display shelf 33, and the light emitting / receiving unit 51 of each optical sensor 50 is directed downward, so that the detection light is emitted from the light emitting unit of each light emitting / receiving unit 51. May be launched downward (in a direction substantially parallel to the front surface of the display shelf 20). Further, each optical sensor 50 is fixed to the left side of the front part of the display shelf 20 (for example, the front part of the left decorative plates 31 and 37) and the right side part (for example, the front part of the right decorative plates 31 and 37). Then, each optical sensor 50 may emit detection light toward the opposite side.
A warning light may be used instead of the speaker 55 as a warning device. In this way, even if the clerk's hearing is weak, the clerk can be informed that the cigarette A has been taken from the display shelf 20. In addition, a warning device that emits sound and light may be electrically connected to the circuit board 49, so that the alerting power to the store clerk is further improved. Further, the warning device may be integrated with the optical sensor 50.
Furthermore, instead of the optical sensor 50, an optical sensor including a light emitting unit that emits detection light and a light receiving unit during passage (light receiving unit) that receives the detection light may be used. In this case, a light emitting part is disposed on one of the upper part of the uppermost cigarette A and a lower part of the lowermost cigarette A in the immediately preceding portion of the display shelf 20, and a light receiving part on passing is disposed on the other side. The warning device emits sound and light when it does not receive the detection light. If implemented in this manner, when the customer's hand B does not enter the detection range R of the detection light, all the detection light emitted by the light emitting unit is received by the light receiving unit when passing, so that the warning device does not operate. On the other hand, when the customer's hand B enters the detection range R of the detection light, a part of the detection light is blocked by the hand B, so that at least one of the light receiving units does not receive the detection light when passing, and the warning device sounds. And emit light. Further, one of the light emitting part and the light receiving part (light receiving part) at the time of passing is fixed to the left side part of the front part of the display shelf 20 (for example, the front part of the left decorative plate 31, 37), and the other is fixed to the right side part (for example, It may be fixed to the front side of the right decorative plates 31 and 37.
In the above embodiment, the four optical sensors 50 are arranged side by side because the detection range (right and left width of the luminous flux) R of each optical sensor 50 is narrower than the left and right width of the display shelf 20. The number and arrangement of the sensors can be freely changed according to the detection ranges of the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit.

It is a front view of the cigarette display device with an anti-theft function of one embodiment of the present invention. Similarly, it is the side view which showed the decorative board with the virtual line. It is a top view of a sensor unit.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cigarette display device 20 with anti-theft function Display shelf 21 Lower display shelf 22 Side frame 23 Shelf 24 Front mounting plate 25 Rear mounting plate 26 Top plate 27 Storage case (mounting part)
29 rear support member 31 decorative plate 33 upper display shelf 34 side frame 35 top plate 37 decorative plate 39 advertising member 40 anti-theft device 45 sensor unit 46 support plate 47 horizontal portion 48 inclined portion 49 circuit board 50 optical sensor 51 light emitting and receiving portion (Light emitting part) (Receiving light receiving part)
55 Speaker (Alarm)
56 Outlet A Tobacco B Hand (obstacle)
C1 C2 Electric cord

Claims (6)

A display shelf in which the front part of the placement part for placing the cigarettes side by side is exposed,
A light emitting unit that emits detection light passing through a portion immediately before the placement unit in a direction substantially parallel to the front surface of the display shelf;
A light receiving unit for reflection that receives the detection light reflected by the obstacle, or a light receiving unit for passage that receives the detection light that is not blocked by the obstacle, and
An alarm device that emits at least one of light and sound when the light receiving unit at the time of reflection receives detection light, or when the light receiving unit at the time of passage does not receive detection light;
A cigarette display device with an anti-theft function, comprising: The cigarette display device with an anti-theft function according to claim 1,
A cigarette display device with an anti-theft function, wherein the light emitting part and the light receiving part at reflection are integrated, and are located above or below the placing part. The cigarette display device with an anti-theft function according to claim 1,
The light emitting unit located on one of the upper side and the lower side of the mounting unit;
A cigarette display device with an anti-theft function, comprising the above-described light-receiving unit at the time of passage that is separate from the light emitting unit. An antitheft device used in combination with a display shelf in which the front part of the placement part for placing the cigarettes side by side is exposed,
A light emitting unit that emits detection light passing through a portion immediately before the placement unit in a direction substantially parallel to the front surface of the display shelf;
A light receiving unit for reflection that receives the detection light reflected by the obstacle, or a light receiving unit for passage that receives the detection light that is not blocked by the obstacle, and
An alarm device that emits at least one of light and sound when the light receiving unit at the time of reflection receives detection light, or when the light receiving unit at the time of passage does not receive detection light;
An antitheft device for a cigarette display shelf, comprising: The antitheft device for cigarette display shelves according to claim 4,
An antitheft device for a cigarette display shelf in which the light emitting unit and the reflection light receiving unit are integrated. The antitheft device for cigarette display shelves according to claim 4,
An antitheft device for a cigarette display shelf, wherein the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit at the time of passage are separate bodies.

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