JP3231198U - Fittings for electronic shelf labels - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic shelf label attachment capable of using a product display and an electronic shelf tag at the same time. SOLUTION: This is an electronic shelf tag attachment 1 for attaching an electronic shelf tag that displays product information to a product display attached to a front end of a shelf board of a product display shelf, and can be attached to the product display. A mounting portion 10 and a holding portion 20 capable of holding an electronic shelf label are provided, and the holding section 20 is configured so that the electronic shelf label can be attached and detached. [Selection diagram] Fig. 3

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic shelf label attachment for attaching an electronic shelf tag that displays product information to a product display that is attached to a product display shelf.

Conventionally, in mass retailers such as supermarkets, a product display tool (Patent Document 1) or an electronic product display card or the like is inserted into the front end of a shelf board of a product display shelf in order to display a product price or the like. A shelf tag (Patent Document 2) is provided.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-298419 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-065349

However, the product display tool of Patent Document 1 has a problem that it is necessary to replace the product display card each time the content such as the product price is changed. Further, although the contents of the electronic shelf label of Patent Document 2 can be easily changed, there is a problem that the content that can be displayed is smaller than that of the product display tool because the display area is smaller than that of the product display tool.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic shelf label attachment that allows the product display and the electronic shelf label to be used at the same time.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an electronic shelf tag attachment for attaching an electronic shelf tag that displays product information to a product display attached to the front end of a shelf board of a product display shelf. The product is provided with a mounting portion that can be attached to the product display and a holding portion that can hold the electronic shelf label, and the holding portion is configured such that the electronic shelf label can be attached and detached.

In the mounting tool for electronic shelf tags according to the present invention, the holding portion is located in front of the mounting portion, and the holding portion is a plate-shaped base portion facing the product display tool and the plate-shaped base portion. It has an upper holding piece portion extending forward from the upper end portion and a lower holding piece portion extending forward from the lower end portion of the plate-shaped base portion, and the upper holding piece portion and the lower side. It is preferable that the electronic shelf label is configured to be able to be sandwiched by the sandwiching piece portion.

In the electronic shelf tag attachment according to the present invention, the holding portion comprises an upper locking piece portion formed on the upper holding piece portion and a lower locking piece portion formed on the lower holding piece portion. Further, the holding portion is such that when the electronic shelf label is inserted, the upper locking piece portion and the lower locking piece portion regulate the electronic shelf label from falling forward. It may be configured.

In the electronic shelf label attachment according to the present invention, the holding portion may have at least one of the upper holding piece portion and the lower holding piece portion having a regulation releasing portion capable of releasing the regulation. preferable.

In the electronic shelf tag attachment according to the present invention, the attachment portion has a rear holding piece portion formed by bending rearward from the lower end portion of the plate-shaped base portion, and the rear holding piece portion is the said. The product display tool may be configured to be sandwiched between the plate-shaped base and the plate-shaped base.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an electronic shelf label attachment that allows the product display and the electronic shelf label to be used at the same time.

It is a figure which shows the state which attached the electronic shelf label to the attachment for electronic shelf label which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which separated the electronic shelf tag with respect to the attachment for electronic shelf tag which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment | attachment for the electronic shelf label which concerns on this embodiment. It is a rear perspective view which shows the attachment for the electronic shelf tag which concerns on this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the attachment | attachment for electronic shelf label which concerns on this embodiment. It is a front view which shows the attachment | attachment for the electronic shelf label which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments for carrying out 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 not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are indispensable for the means for solving the invention. .. Further, in the present embodiment, the scale and dimensions of each component may be exaggerated, or some components may be omitted.

[Overall configuration of fittings for electronic shelf labels]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electronic shelf tag attachment 1 according to the present embodiment is an electronic shelf tag that displays product information on the product display 2 attached to the front end of the shelf board of the product display shelf. It is an electronic shelf tag attachment for attaching 3.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the electronic shelf label attachment 1 includes an attachment portion 10 that can be attached to the product display tool 2 and a holding portion 20 that can hold the electronic shelf label 3. The holding unit 20 is configured so that the electronic shelf label 3 can be attached and detached.

Hereinafter, in the present specification, when the electronic shelf tag attachment 1 to which the electronic shelf tag 3 is attached is attached to the product display, the direction in which the product display 2 is located is referred to as "rear", and the electronic shelf. The direction in which the tag 3 is displayed is called "forward".

[Configuration of mounting part]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the mounting portion 10 has a rear holding piece portion 11 formed by bending rearward from the lower end portion of the plate-shaped base portion 21, which will be described later, and is located between the mounting portion 10 and the plate-shaped base portion 21. In, a groove (U groove 12) having a substantially U-shaped cross section is formed. The width of the U groove 12 is formed so as to substantially match the thickness of the product display tool 2 (thickness along the horizontal direction). Further, an opening is formed in the vicinity of the central portion of the rear holding piece portion 11 from the vicinity of the lower end portion to the vicinity of the upper end portion of the rear holding piece portion 11.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a protrusion 13 is formed in the width direction at the upper end of the rear sandwiching piece portion 11, so that the product display tool 2 can be sandwiched between the plate-shaped base portion 21 and the plate-shaped base portion 21. It is configured. Specifically, the projecting portion 13 is formed in a substantially triangular cross section protruding forward from the upper end portion of the rear sandwiching piece portion 11, and sandwiches the product display tool 2 with the plate-shaped base portion 21. It is configured to be possible. Further, the protruding portion 13 projects forward at a length that does not contact the plate-shaped base portion 21.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the rear holding piece portion 11 forms a bulging portion 14 that bulges forward from the vicinity of the intermediate portion thereof, and forms a bulging portion 14 with the plate-shaped base portion 21. It is configured so that the product display tool 2 can be sandwiched. Specifically, the bulging portion 14 is formed by bending forward from the vicinity of the lower end portion to the vicinity of the upper end portion of the rear holding piece portion 11 in the opening of the rear holding piece portion 11, and is formed with the plate-shaped base portion 21. The product display tool 2 can be sandwiched between the two. Further, the bulging portion 14 bulges forward at a length that does not contact the plate-shaped base portion 21.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the bulging portion 14 forms an engaging groove portion 15 between the lower side of the bulging portion and the bottom of the U groove 12, and the product display tool 2 is formed in the U groove 12. When inserted, it is configured to be engageable with the lower end portion 2a of the product display tool 2 shown in FIG. Specifically, the engaging groove portion 15 is configured to substantially coincide with the lower end portion 2a of the product display tool 2 when the product display tool 2 is inserted into the U groove 12. The shape of the engaging groove portion 15 can be appropriately changed depending on the shape of the lower end portion 2a of the product display tool 2.

By providing the above configuration, the rear sandwiching piece portion 11 is configured to be capable of sandwiching the product display tool 2 with the plate-shaped base portion 21. Specifically, the rear holding piece portion 11 is elastically deformed toward the rear when the product display tool 2 is inserted into the U groove 12, and the rear holding piece portion 11 is in a state where the product display tool 2 is inserted into the U groove 12 and is forward. The product display tool 2 is sandwiched between the plate-shaped base portion 21 and the plate-shaped base portion 21 by the elastic force of the rear sandwiching piece portion 11.

[Structure of holding part]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the holding portion 20 is located in front of the mounting portion 10, and faces the plate-shaped base portion 21 facing the product display tool 2 and the plate-shaped base portion 21 from the upper end portion to the front. It has an upper holding piece portion 22 extending forward and a lower holding piece portion 23 extending forward from the lower end portion of the plate-shaped base 21, and has a substantially cross section that opens forward as a whole. It is formed in a U shape. Further, the opening of the holding portion 20 is formed so as to substantially match the thickness (thickness along the vertical direction) of the insertion portion 3a of the electronic shelf tag 3.

Further, the holding portion 20 is configured so that the electronic shelf tag 3 can be sandwiched by the upper sandwiching piece portion 22 and the lower sandwiching piece portion 23. Specifically, when the electronic shelf tag 3 is attached to the holding portion 20, the upper holding piece portion 22 and the lower holding piece portion 23 are elastically deformed in a direction away from the electronic shelf tag 3, and the holding portion 20 The electronic shelf label 3 is restored with the electronic shelf label 3 attached to the shelf, and the electronic shelf label 3 is sandwiched between the upper holding piece portion 22 and the lower holding piece portion 23.

As shown in FIG. 6, on the upper surface of the upper holding piece portion 22, a regulating portion 24 is formed with a width (width along the longitudinal direction) substantially matching the width of the upper holding piece portion 22, and the electronic shelf label 3 is attached. It is configured to regulate the displacement to the left and right when it is inserted into the holding portion 20. Specifically, the regulating portion 24 is formed in a stepped shape protruding from the left and right of the upper holding piece portion 22 toward the center, and when the electronic shelf tag 3 is inserted into the holding portion 20, the electronic shelf tag 3 is formed. The protrusion provided on the insertion portion 3a of the above is configured to engage with the stepped portion of the regulation portion 24 and hinder the displacement to the left and right. Further, the regulating portion 24 is formed so as to substantially match the width (width along the width direction) of the protrusion provided on the inserting portion 3a.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an upper locking piece portion 25 is formed on the lower surface of the upper holding piece portion 22 in the width direction, and is engaged with a protrusion provided in the insertion portion 3a of the electronic shelf tag 3. It is configured to be possible. Specifically, the upper locking piece portion 25 has a streak-like inverted triangular cross section formed in the vicinity of the central portion of the regulation portion 24, and is provided in the insertion portion 3a of the electronic shelf tag 3. It is configured so that it can be meshed with the protrusion.

As shown in FIG. 3, a lower locking piece portion 26 is formed on the upper surface of the lower holding piece portion 23 in the width direction, and a protrusion provided on the insertion portion 3a of the electronic shelf tag 3 (FIG. 3). It is configured to be engageable with (not shown). Specifically, the lower locking piece portion 26 has a streak-like cross-sectional triangular shape formed over the entire width direction of the lower holding piece portion 23, and the insertion portion 3a of the electronic shelf tag 3 is provided. It is configured so that it can be meshed with a protrusion (not shown) provided in.

With the above configuration, when the electronic shelf tag 3 is inserted, the holding portion 20 is prevented from falling forward by the upper locking piece portion 25 and the lower locking piece portion 26. It is configured in. Specifically, when the electronic shelf tag 3 is inserted into the holding portion 20, protrusions provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the insertion portion 3a of the electronic shelf tag 3 form an upper locking piece portion 25 and a lower locking piece 25. It is configured to engage with the portion 26 and prevent the electronic shelf label 3 from falling forward.

The holding portion 20 has a regulation releasing portion 27 capable of releasing the above regulation on at least one of the upper sandwiching piece portion 22 and the lower sandwiching piece portion 23. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a regulation release portion 27 is formed on the upper surface of the regulation portion 24 so as to extend forward from the front end portion of the regulation portion 24, and the upper locking piece portion 25 is formed. The lower locking piece 26 is configured to lift the restriction on the electronic shelf tag 3 from falling forward.

Specifically, the regulation release unit 27 elastically deforms by operating the regulation release unit 27 in a direction away from the electronic shelf label 3 in a state where the electronic shelf label 3 is inserted into the holding unit 20, and is on the upper side. The locking piece portion 25 is configured to be disengaged from the protrusion provided on the upper surface of the insertion portion 3a of the electronic shelf label 3. Therefore, the holding unit 20 is configured so that the electronic shelf tag 3 can be attached and detached. Further, the regulation release unit 27 is formed to have a length substantially matching the thickness of the electronic shelf label 3 (thickness along the longitudinal direction) when the electronic shelf label 3 is attached.

As shown in FIG. 3, above the rear end portion of the deregulation portion 27, an insertion portion 28 that matches the width (width along the width direction) of the deregulation portion 27 is formed in a substantially arch shape. The information display object 4 (POP for special sale, campaign, etc.) can be sandwiched.

Specifically, in the region of the insertion portion 28, the first insertion piece portion 29a and the second insertion piece portion 29b are formed so as to project on the upper surface of the regulation release portion 27, and the insertion portion 28 is formed. A third insertion piece portion 29c is formed so as to protrude between the first insertion piece portion 29a and the second insertion piece portion 29b on the lower surface of the above. The first to third insertion piece portions 29a to 29c are formed at the same length as the opening of the insertion portion 28 in the insertion direction.

Then, by inserting the information display object 4 between the first insertion piece portion 29a, the second insertion piece portion 29b, and the third insertion piece portion 29c, the information display object 4 can be sandwiched. .. The first to third insertion pieces 29a to 29c are formed at a height such that the information display object 4 can be inserted and sandwiched.

The electronic shelf label attachment 1 is formed by integral molding using a synthetic resin or the like, and has a strength that does not break when it is attached to the product display tool 2 and when the electronic shelf tag 3 is attached. ..

[How to use the electronic shelf label attachment]
Next, an example of using the electronic shelf label attachment 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the electronic shelf tag 3 is attached to the electronic shelf tag attachment 1, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state before the electronic shelf tag 3 is attached.

The electronic shelf label attachment 1 according to the present embodiment is used by attaching one or more (for example, three to four) to one product display 2 at a predetermined interval in the width direction. As shown in FIG. 2, by inserting the product display tool 2 into the U groove 12 of the mounting portion 10, the product display tool 2 is sandwiched between the rear holding piece portion 11 and the plate-shaped base portion 21, and the electronic shelf label. The attachment tool 1 is attached to the product display tool 2. Further, when attached, the lower end portion 2a of the product display tool 2 and the engaging groove portion 15 engage with each other.

Further, the upper locking piece portion 25 and the lower locking piece portion 26 of the holding portion 20 are engaged with the protrusions provided in the insertion portion 3a of the electronic shelf tag 3, so that the upper holding piece portion 22 and the lower side are engaged with each other. It is sandwiched by the sandwiching piece portion 23, and the electronic shelf tag 3 is attached to the holding portion 20. Further, the information display object 4 can be attached to the holding unit 20 by inserting the information display object 4 into the insertion portion 28 of the holding unit 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, by attaching the electronic shelf label 3 to the product display device 2 via the electronic shelf label attachment 1, more product information than the product display device 2 alone or the electronic shelf label 3 alone can be obtained. Can be disclosed.

[Advantages of electronic shelf label attachments according to this embodiment]
As described above, the electronic shelf label attachment 1 according to the present embodiment includes an attachment portion 10 that can be attached to the product display and a holding portion 20 that can hold the electronic shelf tag 3. , The electronic shelf tag 3 is detachably configured.

According to the electronic shelf label attachment 1 having such a configuration, the product display tool 2 and the electronic shelf label 3 can be used at the same time. Further, as a result, the information display of the product on the electronic shelf label 3 can be easily changed by wire or wirelessly, so that the work can be simplified. Further, since the product information can be displayed by both the product display tool 2 and the electronic shelf label 3, more information can be transmitted as compared with the product display tool 2 alone or the electronic shelf label 3 alone.

In particular, in the electronic shelf tag attachment 1 according to the present embodiment, the holding portion 20 is located in front of the attachment portion 10, and the holding portion 20 has a plate-shaped base portion 21 facing the product display tool 2 and a plate-shaped base portion 21. It has an upper holding piece portion 22 extending forward from the upper end portion of the plate-shaped base 21, and a lower holding piece portion 23 extending forward from the lower end portion of the plate-shaped base portion. The electronic shelf tag 3 can be sandwiched by the portion 22 and the lower sandwiching piece portion 23.

According to the electronic shelf label attachment 1 having such a configuration, the electronic shelf label 3 can be attached by a simple operation of inserting the electronic shelf label 3 into the holding portion 20. Further, since the electronic shelf tag 3 is sandwiched between the upper holding piece portion 22 and the lower sandwiching piece portion 23, the attached electronic shelf tag 3 can be stably held.

Further, in the electronic shelf tag attachment 1 according to the present embodiment, the holding portion 20 is formed on the upper locking piece portion 25 formed on the upper holding piece portion 22 and the lower holding portion 23 formed on the lower holding piece portion 23. Further having a stop piece portion 26, the holding portion 20 is moved forward by the upper locking piece portion 25 and the lower locking piece portion 26 when the electronic shelf label 3 is inserted. It is configured to regulate dropouts.

According to the electronic shelf label attachment 1 having such a configuration, the protrusion provided on the insertion portion 3a of the electronic shelf label 3 is engaged with the upper locking piece portion 25 and the lower locking piece portion 26. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the electronic shelf tag 3 from falling forward, and it is possible to improve the strength and safety of the electronic shelf tag attachment 1.

Further, in the electronic shelf tag attachment 1 according to the present embodiment, the holding portion 20 has a regulation releasing portion 27 capable of releasing the regulation on at least one of the upper holding piece portion 22 and the lower holding piece portion 23. ing.

According to the electronic shelf label attachment 1 having such a configuration, the electronic shelf label 3 can be removed by a simple operation of operating the regulation release unit 27 in a direction away from the electronic shelf label 3.

Further, in the electronic shelf tag attachment 1 according to the present embodiment, the attachment portion 10 has a rear holding piece portion 11 formed by bending the plate-shaped base portion 21 from the lower end portion toward the rear, and the rear holding piece portion 11 is held. The piece portion 11 is configured so that the product display tool 2 can be sandwiched between the plate-shaped base portion 21 and the plate-shaped base portion 21.

According to the electronic shelf label attachment 1 having such a configuration, when the product is attached to the product display 2, it is possible to prevent the product from falling off downward and to prevent the position shift (lateral shift) in the left-right direction. Can be done.

[Modification example]
The electronic shelf label attachment 1 according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within a range that does not deviate from the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the bulging portion 14 has an opening formed in the rear holding piece portion 11, and the bulging portion is formed in the opening, but the present invention is not limited to this. , The rear sandwiching piece portion 11 may bulge forward over the entire width direction.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the regulating portion 24 is provided on the upper surface of the upper holding piece portion 22, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the regulating portion 24 may not be provided.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the upper locking piece portion 25 is provided on the lower surface of the regulating portion 24, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper engaging piece portion 22 covers the entire width direction of the upper holding piece portion 22. The piece portion 25 may be formed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the insertion portion 28 is formed on the upper surface of the regulation release portion 27, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the insertion portion 28 may not be formed.

It is clear from the description of the scope of claims for utility model registration that the above-mentioned modified examples are included in the scope of the present invention.

1 Mounting tool for electronic shelf tag 2 Product display tool 2a Lower end 3 Electronic shelf tag 3a Inserting part 4 Information display object 10 Mounting part 11 Rear holding piece part 12 U groove 12
13 Protruding part 14 Protruding part 15 Engaging groove part 20 Holding part 21 Plate-shaped base part 22 Upper holding piece part 23 Lower holding piece part 24 Restricting part 25 Upper locking piece part 26 Lower locking piece part 27 Unregulated part 28 Insert 29a 1st insertion piece 29b 2nd insertion piece 29c 3rd insertion piece

Claims (5)

It is an electronic shelf tag attachment for attaching an electronic shelf tag that displays product information to the product display attached to the front end of the shelf board of the product display shelf.
An attachment part that can be attached to the product display and
It is provided with a holding unit capable of holding the electronic shelf label.
The holding portion is a mounting tool for an electronic shelf tag, which is configured such that the electronic shelf tag can be attached and detached. The holding portion is located in front of the mounting portion.
The holding part is
A plate-shaped base facing the product display and
An upper holding piece portion extending forward from the upper end portion of the plate-shaped base portion,
It has a lower holding piece portion that extends forward from the lower end portion of the plate-shaped base portion.
The attachment for an electronic shelf label according to claim 1, wherein the electronic shelf label can be sandwiched between the upper sandwiching piece portion and the lower sandwiching piece portion. The holding part is
It further has an upper locking piece portion formed on the upper holding piece portion and a lower locking piece portion formed on the lower holding piece portion.
When the electronic shelf label is inserted, the holding portion is configured to prevent the electronic shelf label from falling forward by the upper locking piece portion and the lower locking piece portion. The electronic shelf label attachment according to claim 2. The electronic shelf label attachment according to claim 3, wherein the holding portion has, at least one of the upper holding piece portion and the lower holding piece portion, a regulation releasing portion capable of releasing the regulation. .. The mounting portion has a rear holding piece portion formed by bending rearward from the lower end portion of the plate-shaped base portion.
The attachment for an electronic shelf tag according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the rear holding piece portion is configured to be able to hold the product display device between the rear holding piece portion and the plate-shaped base portion. Ingredients.

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