JP3346231B2 - Container display shelf - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a bottle, a paper pack,
The present invention relates to a container display shelf used for storing, transporting, and displaying PET bottles (synthetic resin bottles) and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, many of cola, juice, soft drinks, seasonings, sake, and the like have been distributed in packaging containers such as paper containers, bottles, and PET bottles. When these containers are stored, transported, or displayed, container display shelves made of synthetic resin are used. As an example of these container display shelves, there is a "bottle pallet" as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-18264. In these bottle pallets, the bottom of the PET bottle is fitted into the fitting portion to be aligned upright, another bottle pallet is placed on the top of the upright PET bottle, and the PET bottle is placed in the fitting portion on the bottom surface. The upper part is fitted and stacked.

That is, in the bottle pallet, a concave portion surrounded by a plurality of convex portions formed in an island shape on an upper surface of a synthetic resin plate is formed as a fitting portion for fitting a bottle bottom portion. The lower surface of the bottle is formed with a circular protrusion shaped to correspond to the position of the fitting portion as the fitting portion of the bottle head, and a downward flange is formed toward the lower side of the peripheral edge of the synthetic resin plate.
Further, of the plurality of protrusions, a protrusion at the periphery of the synthetic resin plate is formed with a fitting step on the outer side where the downward flange is engaged, and the circular protrusion of one bottle pallet is formed. Is formed such that the downward flange abuts on the fitting step when the is loosely fitted into the recess of the other bottle pallet.

[0004]

The bottle pallet having the above-described structure is provided with protrusions that can be fitted to the upper and lower portions of the PET bottle, so that the parallel and stacking can be stabilized to prevent the collapse of the load during display or transportation. . In addition, since the plurality of bottle pallets are fitted to each other and overlapped with almost no gap, there is an effect that the pallets are compact and there is no risk of collapse of the load. However, since bottle pallets are stacked using a PET bottle instead of a support, there are the following problems in actual use.

[0005] In a conventional bottle pallet, the head of the PET bottle is fitted to a fitting portion formed by a circular projection formed on the lower surface of the bottle pallet. Can only be taken out of the plastic bottles placed on the pallet. Naturally, the replacement of the PET bottles can be performed only for the PET bottles placed on the uppermost bottle pallet. That is, the removal of the PET bottle had to be performed while breaking the stages in order from the top.

[0006] For this reason, when displaying at a store,
If there are many types of soft drinks and juices, it is not possible to stack them in a mixed manner.Therefore, it is necessary to provide rows of stacks of the same type, which requires a large display area and is uneconomical. is there. In addition, when only one or two bottles remain, one pallet for PET bottles must be replaced as it is. Therefore, the pallet is completely empty or replaced, or a few remaining bottles are replaced. There was only a method such as displaying it in front of the pallet for use. In addition, when the display areas are stacked in a plurality of rows as in the related art, there is a problem that even when the display place is rearranged, it takes time and effort to carry the display, and it is not easy to move.
Further, in the conventional bottle pallet, only containers of the same type can be displayed, and paper packs other than bottle containers cannot be displayed.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and allows a container to be freely taken out and replaced even in the middle of stacking. Therefore, a plurality of types of soft drinks, sake, and seasonings are provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container display shelf capable of stacking the same in the same row.

[0008]

The present invention has the following configuration to achieve the above object. That is, the container display shelf according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a tray main body having a flat rectangular shape having four sides, and four columns connected to the tray main body and extending in at least one of the vertical direction of the tray main body. Two pillars are provided within the length of one side of the tray body, and the other two pillars are provided at opposite corners, and are within the length of the one side. The distance between the outer sides of the two provided columns is smaller than the distance between the inner sides of the other two columns. Further, the container display shelf according to claim 2 is characterized in that the four columns extend in the vertical direction of the tray body. The container display shelf according to claim 3 is characterized in that the four columns extend only downward of the tray body.
The container display shelf according to claim 4 is characterized in that the tray main body is provided with side plates on four sides of a square bottom plate, and the side plates are inclined outward and upward. The container display shelf according to claim 5 is characterized in that the tray main body is provided with side plates on four sides of a square bottom plate, and the side plates are vertical. The container display shelf according to claim 6 is characterized in that the two columns provided at the corners are provided on opposite sides. Moreover, the container display shelf according to claim 7 is characterized in that the two columns provided at the corners are provided at the vertices of orthogonal sides. Further, the container display shelf according to claim 8 may be configured such that at least two of the four columns are provided.
The above is characterized in that it is connected to the tray body via a connecting portion. A container display shelf according to a ninth aspect is characterized in that the column is a hollow column and the upper and lower surfaces are open.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The illustrated embodiment will be described below in detail. FIGS. 1 to 6 show a container display shelf according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a rectangular tray body 1 having four sides and four vertically extending four corners of the tray body 1 are provided. And the hollow pillars 3, 5. The hollow support 3 is connected to a corner facing one side of the tray main body 1 via a connecting portion 7, and the hollow support 5 is connected to a corner opposite to the hollow support 3 via a connecting portion 9. Connected.

The tray body 1 is provided with side plates 13 and 14 inclined upward and outward from a rectangular bottom plate 11.
Horizontal flange-shaped protrusions 1 are provided at the upper ends of the side plates 13 and 14.
5 and 16 are protrudingly provided. The square bottom plate 11 is X
The dimension in the direction is a rectangular shape formed to be larger than the dimension in the Y direction. On the upper surface of the flange-shaped protrusion 16 provided at the upper end of the side plate 14, an upward protrusion 17 for positioning is provided.
Is formed. The interval between the upward projections 17 is equal to or slightly larger than the dimension of the bottom plate 11 in the Y direction, and when the tray main bodies 1 are stacked 90 degrees with each other while changing the orientation by 90 degrees. Are formed so as to fit between the upward projections 17.

Further, a downward projection 19 for positioning is formed on the side edge in the X direction on the lower surface of the bottom plate 11, that is, on the side plate 14 side. The interval between the downward projections 19 is
It is formed to be the same as or slightly smaller than the interval dimension at the upper part of the opposing side plate 14, and
Are turned 90 degrees, and the downward projections 19 on the lower surface of the upper bottom plate 11 are formed to fit inside the side plates 14. Due to the configuration of the upward projections 17 and the downward projections 19, when they are stacked with their directions changed by 90 degrees, the X direction is regulated by the upward projections 17 and the Y direction is regulated by the downward projections 19, so that they do not slide down. It can be stably stacked. The downward projection 19 is provided on the tray body 1.
May be formed so as to sandwich the flange-like projection 16 of the side plate 14 when they are stacked one on another with a 90 ° orientation.

Although the tray body 1 is a tray-like body having an open entire inner surface, one container is provided in a compartment formed by a grid-like partition wall or a recess surrounded by island-like projections. It is good also as a structure stored independently. Further, in the above embodiment, the dimension in the X direction is larger than the dimension in the Y direction in FIG.
Although the case where the inner space between the columns 3 and 5 is smaller than the inner space between the columns 3 and 5 has been described, the inner space between the columns 3 and 3 can be formed larger than the outer space between the columns 3 and 5. In this case, the upward projections 17 and the downward projections 19 may be formed at larger distances.

The hollow columns 3, 5 protrude in the vertical direction of the tray body 1 via connecting portions 7, 9, respectively. The connecting portions 7 and 9 are connected to the tray body 1 as described later.
Are provided so as to have a clearance so as to be fitted between the columns when they are turned 180 degrees and stacked on each other. Therefore, any structure may be used as long as it protrudes slightly from the outer surfaces of the flange-shaped protrusions 15 and 16 and reliably connects the hollow columns 3 and 5. In the illustrated embodiment, the connecting portions 7 and 9 are formed as a frame having an open lower surface. Connecting part 7,
9 can be omitted.

The hollow columns 3, 5 are formed in a substantially semicircular cross section, and the upper and lower end surfaces are open. Hollow pillar 3,
Through holes 20 and 21 are formed in the upper and lower ends of the fixing hole 5 for fixing a connecting member for connecting the columns. The hollow column 3 is
It is connected to the side plate 13 through the connecting portion 7 within the length thereof, and is flush with the end surface of the flange-shaped protrusion 16 in the Y direction. On the other hand, the hollow column 5 is connected to a corner of the flange-shaped protrusion 16 via a connecting portion 9, and is flush with the end surface of the flange-shaped protrusion 15 in the X direction. That is, the interval between the columns 3 is formed smaller than the interval between the columns 5.

Next, FIGS. 7 to 9 show an embodiment of a connecting tool used when connecting the columns 3 and 5 to columns of another display shelf. The connecting member 30 is a hollow body having the same cross-sectional shape as the hollow pillars 3, 5, and provided with insertion portions 33 inserted into the hollow pillars 3, 5 on both sides of the body 31, A projection 35 having elasticity is formed on a side surface of the insertion portion 33. The projection 35 is formed by projecting from a central portion of a thin connecting plate 39 which is provided in a through hole 37 formed on a side surface of the insertion portion 33. The tip of the projection 35 projects beyond the outer surface of the insertion portion 33. The projection 35 is formed so as to fit into the through holes 20 and 21 when the insertion portion 33 is inserted into the hollow columns 3 and 5.

The connector 30 having the above-mentioned structure is fitted integrally by inserting the insertion portion 33 into the columns 3, 5, and the upper display shelf and the lower display shelf can be integrally connected and stacked. Further, when removing, the protrusion 35 may be pulled out while being pushed. In this manner, the display shelves can be stacked by placing the containers on the tray body 1, and the containers can be taken in and out of the stacked state. Therefore, the lengths of the columns 3 and 5 are formed to have a gap between the head of the container placed on the lower tray body and the lower surface of the upper tray body. In addition, the connector 30 prepares a plurality of types in which the length of the body 31 is changed in accordance with the size of the container to be mounted on the tray main body 1, and mounts the plurality of types of containers by appropriately changing the length. Can be placed.

Next, a cap member fitted to the columns 3, 5 will be described with reference to FIG. Cap material 40
Is formed by closing one end surface of the insertion portion 41 which is detachably fitted to the openings on the upper and lower surfaces of the column with a smooth plate 43. The insertion portion 41 has the same structure as that of the insertion portion 33, and has a projection 45 which can be fitted to the through holes 20 and 21 on the side surface of a hollow body having the same cross-sectional shape as the hollow columns 3 and 5. Have been. The protrusion 45 has the same configuration as the protrusion 35 formed on the side surface of the insertion portion 33.
The cap member 40 is fitted to a lower end surface of a column of the lowermost container display shelf or an upper end surface of a column of the uppermost container display shelf.

Instead of the cap member 40, a caster may be attached to the lower end surface of the column of the lowermost container display shelf. When the casters are stacked and the casters are attached to the lowermost column via the connecting tool, they can be moved, and the rearrangement of the display can be easily performed.

Next, a method of using the container display shelf having the above configuration will be described. First, the cap member 40 is attached to the lower end surface of the column of the lower container display shelf. Next, the tray body 1
The containers are placed in parallel, and the columns 3 and 4 at the four corners are
Then, the containers are stacked on the stacked tray main bodies and arranged side by side. Since the placed containers have a gap between the head and the upper tray body, the containers placed on the lower tray can be easily taken in and out even when they are stacked.

On the other hand, when the container display shelves are stacked and stacked, there are two methods of stacking by changing the orientation by 90 degrees and by changing the orientation by 180 degrees in the upper and lower stages. Is possible. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show a method of stacking by changing the direction by 180 degrees in the upper and lower stages. The interval between the columns 3 and 3 is smaller than the interval between the columns 5 and 5.
Since the trays 3 and 14 are inclined, if they are turned 180 degrees in the upper and lower tiers, the tray bodies fit together, and on one side, the upper tiers are displayed inside the columns 5, 5 of the lower tier display shelf B. The columns 3, 3 of the shelf A enter, and the columns 5, 3 of the upper display shelf A are arranged outside the columns 3, 3 of the lower display shelf B on the opposite side.
5 is located. Therefore, it is possible to stack the container display shelves.

FIG. 6 shows a method of stacking by changing the direction by 90 degrees in the upper and lower stages. When the upper display shelf A is turned 90 degrees and placed on the lower display shelf B, the bottom plate of the upper display shelf A is placed on the flange-shaped protrusion 16 of the lower display shelf B. The side plate 14 of the upper display shelf A fits between the upward projections 17 and 17 and at the same time, the downward projection 1
9 and 19 fit inside the side plate 14 of the lower display shelf B. In this way, displacement in any direction is prevented, and by alternately changing the direction by 90 degrees, sequential stacking becomes possible.

Next, FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of a container display shelf according to a second embodiment, which is different from the above-described embodiment in that a hollow column 3a is formed slightly inside the edge and a hollow column 5a is formed.
The only difference is that a is formed at the vertex of the corner, and other configurations are the same. Therefore, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. . The hollow column 3a has a connecting portion 7a on one side of the side plate 13.
The outer surface in the Y direction is formed inside the end surface of the flange-shaped protrusion 16. On the other hand, the hollow columns 5a are connected to the vertices of the side plates 13 and 14 via the connecting portions 9a, and therefore protrude from the end surfaces of the flange-shaped protrusions 15 and 16. In the above description, the interval between the outer sides of the hollow columns 3a, 3a is formed smaller than the interval between the inner sides of the hollow columns 5a, 5a.

The method of using the container display shelves in the second embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the size and shape of the tray body, changes in the internal structure, or the length of the hollow column,
The change of the cross-sectional shape and the like can be appropriately performed as in the case of the first embodiment.

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
It will be described based on. When compared with the second embodiment,
The hollow column 3b is formed inside the corner, the hollow column 5b is formed on a side surface opposite to the side surface on which the hollow column 3b is formed, and the hollow columns 3b, 5b protrude only below the tray main body and are connected. In that it is combined with the support column 50. The tray body 1c has a square bottom plate 11a.
The side plates 13a and 14a rise from the side plates 13a and 1a.
4a, a stepped portion 18 is provided at the upper end, and a horizontal flange-shaped protruding portion 2 is formed continuously with a fitting wall 23 formed from an outer end of the stepped portion 18.
5 and 26 are formed. The cross-sectional shape of the tray main body 1c is formed stepwise toward the upper opening as a whole. The rectangular bottom plate 11a has a rectangular shape in which the dimension in the X direction is larger than the dimension in the Y direction.
In addition, the tray main body 1c is configured such that containers are individually stored one by one in a compartment formed by a lattice-shaped partition wall or a recess surrounded by island-shaped projections, similarly to the above-described embodiment. Is also good.

The hollow columns 3b, 5b are formed in a substantially semicircular cross section, and protrude only downward of the tray main body 1 via the connecting portions 7b, 9b, respectively. Since the upper surfaces of the hollow columns 3b, 5b are flush with the flange-shaped projections 25, 26, it is easy to put the container in and out of the uppermost stage. The connecting portions 7b and 9b are connected to the tray body 1c.
Are arranged to take a clearance so that the tray main body is inserted between the hollow columns 3b and 5b when the trays are stacked one on another by changing the direction by 180 degrees.

Therefore, any structure may be used as long as the structure slightly protrudes from the outer surfaces of the flange-shaped protrusions 25 and 26 and securely connects the hollow columns 3b and 5b. The structure is the same as in the first and second embodiments. Can be. In the above, the interval between the outer sides of the hollow columns 3b, 3b is formed smaller than the interval between the inner sides of the hollow columns 5b, 5b, and the hollow columns 3b, 3b are formed between the hollow columns 5b, 5b. Is inserted into. The hollow columns 3b and 5b are provided with through holes 29 for fitting projections protruding from the connecting columns 50.

The structure of the connecting column 50 is the same as that of the connecting member 30 except that the connecting portion 50 is different from the connecting member 30 in that the connecting portion 50 is different from the connecting portion 30 in that the length of the body portion 31 is longer. The description is omitted. When the insertion portion 33 is inserted into the hollow columns 3b, 5b, the projections 35 are fitted into the through holes 29. By preparing a plurality of types of connecting columns having different lengths of the body 31a and replacing them appropriately, the interval between the upper and lower tray bodies when stacked can be adjusted. In addition, about the usage method, it is the same as that of the said connection tool 30.

In any of the above embodiments, a change in the size and shape of the tray main body, a change in the internal structure, or a change in the length and the cross-sectional shape of the hollow column, etc.
It can be performed as appropriate. That is, the cross-sectional shape of the hollow pillar can be any shape such as a circle, an ellipse, and a polygon other than the embodiment. Needless to say, the cross-sectional shapes of the connecting member, the connecting post, and the cap material are changed in accordance with the cross-sectional shape of the column. Further, the connecting member, the connecting post and the cap material may be of a female type, as opposed to the embodiment, and may have a structure in which the upper and lower ends of the post are inserted. Further, the side plate of the tray main body may be formed vertically without being inclined. Further, the support does not need to be hollow.

[0029]

According to the container display shelf according to the present invention,
Containers such as PET bottles can be stably placed in the same manner as conventional container display shelves, and they can be stacked one on top of the other via a detachable connection tool. Since the gap is provided between the lower surface and the lower surface, the container can be easily taken in and out from an arbitrary stage while being stacked. Therefore, when displaying at a store, not only can fresh beverages and the like be always displayed, but even when there are many types of soft drinks and juices, display shelves on which different types of containers are placed can be stacked on each other, A plurality of types of containers can be displayed on one display shelf. As described above, since it is not necessary to provide a stacked row for each display shelf on which containers of different types are placed, the display place can be effectively used. In addition, it is possible to use it as a plurality of container display shelves having different sizes by replacing it with connecting members having different lengths, so that versatility can be provided. In addition, since empty container display shelves can be stacked, space is not required for storage and transportation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory top perspective view of a container display shelf according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the same.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory plan view of a stacked state.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a stacked state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a stacked state in a 90-degree direction.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the coupler.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the connecting device.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the coupling tool.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a cap member.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory top perspective view of a container display shelf according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory top perspective view of a container display shelf according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a connecting column.

FIG. 14 is a front view of a main part for explanation in a state where pillars are connected via a connecting tool and stacked.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 tray body 3, 3a, 3b hollow support 5, 5a, 5b hollow support 7, 7b connecting portion 9, 9b connecting portion 11, 11a square bottom plate 13, 13a side plate 14, 14a side plate 15, 16, 25, 26 Flange-shaped projection 17 Upward projection 19 Downward projection 20, 21, 29 Through-hole 30 Connector 31 Body 31a Body 33 Insertion part 35 Projection 40 Cap material 41 Insertion part 43 Smooth plate 45 Projection

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-63-41261 (JP, U) JP-A-5-86244 (JP, U) JP-A-5-18264 (JP, Y2) Registered utility model 3028509 ( JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47F 5/10 A47F 7/00 A47B 47/04 A47B 73/00 A47B 83/02

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A tray main body having a quadrangular planar shape having four sides, and four columns connected to the tray main body and extending in at least one of the up and down directions of the tray main body. Provided within the length of one side of the body, the other two pillars are provided at opposite corners,
A container display shelf, wherein an outer interval between two columns provided within the range of the length of one side is smaller than an inner interval between the other two columns. . 2. The container display shelf according to claim 1, wherein the four columns extend in a vertical direction of the tray body. 3. The container display shelf according to claim 1, wherein said four columns extend only downward of the tray body. 4. The tray body according to claim 1, wherein side plates are provided on four sides of a square bottom plate, and the side plates are inclined upward and outward. 2. The container display shelf according to claim 1. 5. The container display according to claim 1, wherein the tray body is provided with side plates on four sides of a square bottom plate, and the side plates are vertical. shelf. 6. The container display shelf according to claim 1, wherein the two columns provided at the corners are provided on opposing sides. 7. The container display shelf according to claim 1, wherein the two columns provided at the corners are provided at vertices of orthogonal sides. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least two or more of the four columns are connected to a tray body via a connecting portion. Container display shelf. 9. The post according to claim 1, wherein said post is a hollow post, and upper and lower surfaces are open.
The container display shelf according to any one of the above items.