JP3309180B2 - Panel display connection device for product display - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product display panel and, more particularly, to a connecting device capable of simultaneously forming a hook element retaining groove using a single panel connecting member arranged in a plurality of upper and lower stages. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A strip-shaped locking piece for locking a hook or the like at an edge of an opening groove for hooking a hook element extending in the panel width direction is provided on the entire surface of a product display panel. In a product display panel in which grooves are vertically arranged in multiple stages, a large number of connection devices for panel single members arranged in the vertical direction have been proposed. A specific example can be found in the description of Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-34751.

[0003] The product display panel 51 disclosed in the publication
4 comprises a flat panel substrate 52 and a hook element retaining portion 53 rising from the surface of the substrate 52, as shown in FIG. 4, and a connection structure of a single panel member 54 made of an integral structure such as light metal such as aluminum. ing.

[0004] By forming the hook element hooking portion 53 rising from the panel substrate 52, a horizontally long opening (groove) 55 is relatively formed between the hooking portions 53,53. As described above, the hook element retaining portion 53 and the horizontally long opening (groove) 5
A single product display panel 51 is assembled by connecting the upper and lower edge portions of the single panel material 54 in which 5 are alternately formed.

[0005] The connecting means is a first main hooking portion 5 formed of a band-shaped convex piece at the lower edge of the panel substrate 52 of the upper panel single material 54.
6 engages with a second main hooking portion 57 formed of a band-shaped concave piece formed on the upper edge of the panel substrate 52 of the lower panel single material 54, and also hook element hooking portion 5 rising from the panel substrate 52.
In 3, the first auxiliary hook 58 formed on the lower edge of the upper hook 53 has a downward hook shape, and the first auxiliary hook 58 formed on the upper edge of the lower hook 53 has an upward hook. The panel single members 54, 54, which are respectively engaged with the second auxiliary hooking portions 59 and are arranged in a plurality of stages, are sequentially assembled.

[0006]

The product display panel 51 disclosed as a conventional example, in particular, panel single members 54, 5 are disclosed.
The connecting device of No. 4 is assembled by engaging and connecting the panel substrate portion 52 and the hook element hooking portion 53 at the front and back of the single panel material 54 at two places.

[0007] However, since a single aluminum panel material having a plate thickness of about 2 mm is used for the purpose of weight reduction, the first and second main locking portions 56, 56 of the panel substrate portion 52 are used. 57, and a hook element hooking portion 53
Each of the first and second auxiliary hooking portions 58 and 59 has a small and small-sized structure, and requires a means for assembling work. It will be unthinkable.

[0008] In these latching portions, particularly, the small components of the first and second main latching portions are subjected to local wear of the mold itself for forming the portions in the drawing manufacturing process following the extrusion. This severe wear of expensive molds results in higher costs for the product itself.

According to the present invention, even in a connecting portion of a single panel material, a horizontally long opening (groove) serving as a hooking position of a hook element is formed, and a component of the horizontally long opening (groove) is used as a panel single material. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connecting device for a product display panel plate that can be used as a connecting member and can realize a simplified connecting structure and a quick and simple connection assembling operation.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following constitution. This product display panel is composed of a single panel material that is sequentially connected in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, and a surface portion of the connected and assembled display panel has an inner surface for hooking various hook elements. A locking groove extending in the width direction of the panel and provided with the orienting band-shaped protruding piece at the opening edge thereof is opened in multiple stages at a predetermined pitch.

Further, in this display panel, a connecting member of a single panel member is also used with an essential component of the hanging groove, and a part of the component of the hanging groove is used on a wall or the like. By screwing and fixing, the stability of the single panel material and the concealment of the screw head that can improve the appearance of the display panel by using the constituent members of the locking groove itself are also achieved. .

At the connecting portion of the panel members arranged vertically, a band-shaped end view channel member protrudes toward the back side of the panel plate near the upper end of the lower panel plate. The base part, which is parallel to the panel plate forming a part thereof, comes into contact with the wall surface or the like, and the upper end portion of the single panel material is fixed to the wall surface or the like by screwing means.

A first support leg stands up from the base in the direction of the panel plate. Further, second support legs extend from the upper edge of the lower panel single panel panel to the inside of the channel member.

On the other hand, near the lower end of the panel plate located on the upper side, a band-shaped end-viewing angle member formed of a horizontal bridge portion provided with a hanging connecting leg parallel to the panel plate at the tip behind the panel plate is raised. A strip-shaped locking piece extends from the lower edge of the upper panel plate to the inside of the angle member.

The upper panel is fixed to the wall or the like with screws, and the lower panel is in a standby state. With the first support leg and the second support leg provided at the end of the lower panel single piece, the back side and the front side of the hanging connection leg inserted between the two supporting legs are respectively sandwiched with upper and lower steps to form a hanging connection. The lower end of the leg is abutted on the channel member.

The hanging connection leg conceals the screw head shown on the base portion surface, the back wall of the locking groove body, the second support leg extends the bottom wall of the groove body, and Hook element hooks in which the top wall of the groove body is formed by a horizontal bridge part which forms a part of the band-shaped angle member provided on the panel alone, and the inward locking piece is provided at the upper edge of the opening of the groove body Groove is formed at the connecting portion of the upper and lower panels.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This product display panel 1 has a panel surface 2 formed by vertically arranging panel members 2 extending in a horizontal direction and connecting an upper end portion and a lower end portion of each panel member 2 to the panel surface. A display panel of a desired size having a hook element retaining groove body 3 provided at a predetermined pitch in the portion is formed on a wall surface A or the like.

In the present invention, a notable construction is such that the hook element retaining groove 3 is relatively formed also at the connection portion between the panel members 2 and 2 arranged vertically. In the panel single material 2 arranged in the vertical direction, the lower panel single material 2a
A band-shaped end-view channel member 5 protrudes toward the upper end of the panel plate 4 and on the back side of the panel plate 4, and a base portion 6 which is a part of the member 5 and which is parallel to the panel plate 4 is a wall surface b. And the lower panel single material 2a by means of screws 7
To the top of the wall.

The channel member 5 has a base portion 6 and a first support leg 9 having an overall L-shape as viewed from the end face, in which a bent piece 8 is provided from the base portion 6 toward the panel plate 4, that is, outward. Is shaped. In addition, from the upper edge of the panel plate 4 of the lower panel single material 2a, inside the channel member 5,
That is, the second support leg 10 extends inward.

Near the lower end of the panel plate 4 of the upper panel single member 2b, a horizontal bridge portion 13 provided on the back side of the panel plate 4 with a hanging connecting leg 12 parallel to the panel plate 4 at its tip end. When viewed from the end face of the band, the angle member 11 protrudes, and further, from the lower end edge of the upper panel plate 2b, a band-shaped locking piece 14 extends inward of the angle member 11, that is, inward. Also, on the tail of the hanging connection leg 12,
An extension piece 13a that extends beyond the intersection with the horizontal bridge portion 13 and that makes the hanging connection leg 12 itself long is formed.

The lower panel single member 2a, which is fixed to the wall a by using a base portion 6 which constitutes a part of the strip-shaped channel member 5, is fixed on the wall. For the lower panel single member 2a, the hanging connection leg 12 of the upper panel single member 2b is connected to the first supporting leg 9 which constitutes a part of the channel member 5 of the lower panel single member 2a. And the front side portion of the connecting leg 12 with the inward second support leg 10 provided at the tip of the lower panel single member 2a,
It is inserted between both support legs 9 and 10 so that it can be clamped with the upper and lower steps, and the lower end of the hanging connection leg 12 is abutted and fixed to the channel member 5.

The heads of the screws 7 appearing on the surface of the base portion 6 are concealed by the hanging connection legs 12 which play an important role in connecting the upper and lower panels alone, and a part of the hanging connection legs 12 is used. The back wall of the hook element retaining groove 3 is
The bottom wall of the groove body 3 is further formed, and the top wall of the groove body 3 is formed by the horizontal bridge portion 13 which forms a part of the band-shaped angle member 11 provided on the upper panel single member 2b. A hook element retaining groove 3, which is an essential component of the display panel 1, having an inward band-shaped locking piece 14 provided on the upper edge of the opening is inevitably formed at a connection portion between the upper and lower panel single members 2a, 2b. Is done. With the above-mentioned means, the display panel is gradually connected to the display panel upward while the upper panel single member 2b is screwed to the upper portion of the upper panel single member 2b.

It is to be noted that there is a hanging connecting leg 12 which is a center point of connection between the two panel single members 2a and 2b, and a first supporting leg 9 on one side for holding the connecting leg 12, and a tip of the first supporting leg 9 A bent piece 8 is integrally provided, and an extension piece 12a is further extended to the tail portion of the hanging connection leg 12, and both of the bent piece 8 and the extension piece 12a are used as a holding contact surface. Is enlarged, and the certainty of the one-stage hanging connection leg 12 is more reliably held.

In the above description, the hook element retaining groove 3 is formed relatively at the connection point between the panels alone, but the substantially identical groove is provided at the desired position on the panel plate surface at the desired pitch. 1 and 3 are provided as an example. That is, the top wall 22 and the back wall 2 that constitute the groove body 21
3 and at the opening edge of the bottom wall 24 and the groove 21, the respective components of the inwardly extending band-shaped locking piece 25 for engaging the hook element are integrally formed when the single panel material 2 is drawn out.
The bottom wall 24 of the bent groove body is extended to the back side of the panel plate 4 to form a band-shaped support leg 26 integrally with the groove body 21. The support leg 26 supports between the panel single material 2 and the wall surface a. Similar to the channel member 5 including the base portion 6 which plays an important role in forming the groove 3 at the connecting portions at the upper and lower ends of the panel plate, the panel single material serves as a rib for the panel single material. As a result, it greatly contributes to shape retention of the assembled display panel and stability on the wall surface.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a lower part of the channel member type, which is fitted to the free angle member 11 of the panel single member 2 located at the lowermost end of the connected and assembled state, and screws and fixes this portion to a wall a or the like. It is a cover.

Reference numeral 17 denotes the angle member type upper cover, which is also engaged with the channel member 5 of the panel single material 2 having the upper end located at the uppermost end screwed and fixed to a wall surface or the like. .

Numeral 19 denotes a product mounting or hooking bracket for hooking the hook at the base end of the inward strip-shaped locking piece 14 provided on the upper edge of the opening of the groove 3.

[0028]

According to the present invention, the hanging connection leg of the single panel member located above is connected between the first supporting leg which forms a part of the channel member of the single panel member located below and the second supporting leg located inside the channel member. By inserting and holding the hanging connection leg between the two support legs, the upper and lower panels can be connected simply, quickly and firmly.

Further, the hanging connection leg can hide the screw head for fixing the base portion constituting the channel member on the wall surface, and the hanging connection leg itself which is an essential member for connecting both the upper and lower panels alone. Can be used more effectively, and the appearance of the entire product display panel can be improved.

In addition, with a simple structure in which the hanging connection leg is fitted into the channel member of the lower panel single member, a groove for hook element hooking is relatively formed at the connection point simultaneously with the connection of both panel single members. An opening can be formed.

The lower surface of the hook element retaining groove is
Since it is closed by the second support leg, which is a one-sided member that sandwiches the hanging connection leg, dust adhering to the horizontally long groove can be easily removed.

Further, the base portion itself, which serves as a screw fixing portion of the lower panel single member, constitutes a part of the channel member forming a part of the laterally elongated groove, so that it is structurally and materially. Can also achieve effective use of parts without waste,
In addition, it greatly contributes to reinforcing display panels.

[0033] In the upper and lower panel single members to be connected, the load is the highest, and the connection portion of the two panel single members, which is the weakest point of the display panel, is located on one side of the panel single member, that is, located below. Since the upper portion of the single panel material is fixed in advance to a wall surface or the like with screws, the entire panel also serves to reinforce locally weakened portions.

In this type of display panel device in which the grooves are formed in multiple stages, the first and second support legs serving as essential members for forming the grooves are suspended together. It can be effectively used as a support member for holding the connecting leg from both sides, greatly contributing to the simplification of the configuration of the device itself.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side end view of a part of a display panel embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side end view of the display panel centering on a hook element retaining groove formed in the panel single material connecting portion according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a part of the display panel.

FIG. 4 is a side end view of the center of a connection portion of a single panel material of a conventional display panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Commodity display panel 2a Lower panel single material 2b Upper panel single material 3 Hook element hooking groove 4 Panel plate 5 Channel member 6 Base 7 Screw 8 First support leg bent piece 9 First support leg 10 Second support leg 11 Angle member 12 Hanging connection leg 12a Extension piece of hanging connection leg 13 Horizontal bridge portion 14 Band-shaped locking piece

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A base portion parallel to the panel plate on the back side of the panel plate near the upper end of the lower panel plate in the connection portion of the panel material arranged vertically. A band-like channel member composed of first support legs rising in the direction of the panel plate from the portion, further on the upper end of the panel plate,
A band-like angle formed by a horizontal bridge portion provided with a hanging connection leg parallel to the panel plate at the tip near the lower end of the panel plate located on the upper side while the band-like second support legs extending toward the channel member are integrally provided. At the lower end of the panel plate, a belt-shaped locking piece extending in the direction of the back side of the panel plate is integrally provided, and the base portion of the lower panel single material is fixed to a wall surface with a screw, and then the upper panel single material is vertically connected. The leg is inserted between the first and second support legs provided on the lower panel single member, and is clamped with a vertical step to form a hook element retaining groove at the connection portion between the upper and lower panel single members. Product display panel board connection device. 2. A display panel comprising a panel plate surface and a plurality of vertically extending grooves provided with an inward band-shaped locking piece at an upper edge of an opening, wherein a part of the groove is a single panel material. The connection portion is also formed, and at the connection portion, near the lower end of the single panel material located on the upper side, a downward facing portion including a horizontal bridge portion having an inward locking piece disposed inside and a hanging connection leg. A channel member having a horizontal second support leg provided therein is provided near the upper end of the lower panel single material.
Between the first support leg rising from the base portion screwed to the wall constituting the support leg and the channel member, the hanging connection leg of the angle member is inserted, and this is sandwiched between the two support legs at the vertical step position, In addition, a connecting device for a product display panel plate in which a hook element retaining groove is also formed in the connecting portion. 3. A bent piece is provided at a tip of a first support leg rising from a base part forming a part of a channel member, while an extension piece is provided at an end of a hanging connection leg forming a part of an angle member. 2. The contact surface between the first support leg and the hanging connection leg is enlarged by the contact between these two pieces.
Or 2) a connecting device for a product display panel plate. 4. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein a hook element hooking groove is formed for each connecting portion of the single panel material, wherein a panel plate surface between the vertically positioned grooves is provided. Is
A groove body having substantially the same as at least one groove body and provided with an inward hook-shaped locking piece for hook engagement at the upper edge of the opening is formed integrally with the panel plate, and a panel mounting is provided on the back surface of the groove body. A connecting device for a product display panel plate in which a band-like support leg reaching a wall surface is formed integrally with a groove body.