JP3514833B2 - Product display container - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for dispensing and displaying small commodities such as sample tobacco, which can be displayed at a store and taken out one by one. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a large number of cigarettes are displayed side by side on a tray as an over-the-counter sampling for tobacco advertising, and if desired, one cigarette is taken out and smoked. ing. [0003] However, simply arranging a large number of cigarettes on a tray as described above does not provide a feeling of cleanliness and cannot be said to be a very good advertising method. Therefore, there has been a demand for the development of a container for display in which products such as cigarettes are stored in a container and dispensed one by one as needed. The present invention has been made based on such a demand, and provides a product display and dispensing container which can store small commodities such as cigarettes and easily take them out one by one when necessary. The purpose is to: [0005] According to an aspect of the present onset Ming, a support base, held on the support base, the container body having an opening for product removal to and lower can accommodate a state of stacked items And a tray for receiving products discharged from the opening at the lower end of the container body, and a lever component for discharging the products one by one from the container body, the lever component having an upper end fixed to the back surface of the container body. A deformable back plate, a first claw provided at a lower end of the back plate and supporting a product at an opening position of a lower end of the container body, and a container connected to a vicinity of a lower end of the back plate, An operation button portion located on the upper surface side of the main body, and a second claw provided on the operation button portion and capable of being inserted between a lowermost product in the container main body and a product thereon. In a normal state, the first claw is positioned at the opening position of the lower end of the container body. The second claw is inserted into the container body when the operation button is pressed, and the second claw is inserted into the container body when the operation button is pressed. Wherein the first claw is moved to a position outside the lower opening of the lower end of the container body at the same time. In the above-described dispensing container for displaying goods according to the present invention , in a normal state, the first claw of the lever component is positioned at the lowermost position of the commodity in the container main body, that is, the opening position of the lower end of the container main body. Are supported in the container body. From this state, when the operation button portion of the lever component is pressed to displace the lever component, the second claw is inserted into the container main body, enters between the lowermost product and the product thereon, and the product thereabove. At the same time, the first claw is disengaged from under the opening at the lower end of the container body, and the lowermost product is released. As a result, only the lowermost one product is discharged onto the tray. After that, when the lever component is released, the lever component returns to the original position and prepares for the next operation.
In this manner, the products can be discharged one by one by a simple operation of simply pressing the operation button part of the lever component. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. Figure 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the product display dispensing container of the present onset bright according to the embodiment applied to tobacco exhibition, FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing a product display dispensing container in a state of taking out a cigarette, FIG. 3 FIG. 1 And FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a lever part used for the product display / dispensing container shown in FIG. In FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a support, which has a flat bottom surface 1a so that it can be used by placing it on a counter, a product case, or the like. If necessary, a sponge rubber plate 1b or the like may be attached to an appropriate position on the bottom surface 1a to make it difficult to move. Reference numeral 2 denotes an opening 2a for accommodating tobacco products 3, which can be accommodated in a state in which the tobacco products 3 are stacked in a line, and at the lower end thereof.
And is attached to the support base 1 in an inclined state. The upper end of the container body 2 is formed as an opening 2b so that the cigarette 3 can be inserted therein, but may be closed with a lid or the like as necessary. An opening 2c is formed on the front surface of the container body 2. This opening 2
“c” is provided so that the tobacco 3 put in the container body 2 can be neatly aligned with a finger. If the inside cigarettes 3 are neatly arranged without being arranged with a finger, it is preferable to eliminate the opening 2c since the intrusion of dust and dirt can be prevented. To put the cigarette 3 into the container body 2,
The cigarettes 3 may be inserted one by one from the opening 2b at the upper end, but instead, the cigarettes are arranged in a tray-shaped container that can be inserted into the container body 2 and inserted into the container body 2 for each tray-shaped container. It may be configured. However, in this case, it is necessary to eliminate the side wall on the side located at the opening 2a at the lower end when the container is inserted into the container body 2 in the tray-shaped container. The inclination angle of the container body 2 is arbitrary as long as the tobacco 3 can be extracted from below by its own weight and the tobacco 3 thereabove can be moved downward by its own weight, but is usually set to about 70 to 45 degrees. Can be When the angle of inclination approaches vertical, it becomes difficult to see and becomes difficult to handle, and when the angle of inclination approaches horizontal, a large installation space is required, which is not preferable. In consideration of these, as described above, the inclination angle is preferably set to about 70 to 45 degrees. Reference numeral 4 denotes a tray for receiving the tobacco 3 discharged from the opening 2a at the lower end of the container body 2, and reference numeral 5 denotes a lever component for discharging the cigarettes 3 from the container body 2 one by one. The lever component 5 includes a deformable back plate 5a provided on the back surface of the container body 2 with the upper end fixed by a double-sided tape 6;
A first claw 5b provided at a lower end of the back plate 5a and supporting the cigarette 3 at an opening position of a lower end of the container body 2;
Between the lowermost cigarette 3 in the container main body 2 and the cigarette 3 on the operation button 5c, which is connected to the vicinity of the lower end of the container main body 2 and is located on the upper surface side of the container main body 2. And a second claw 5d that can be inserted into the second claw. The container body 2 has a hole 2d for inserting the first claw 5b and a second claw 5
Holes 2e for inserting d are formed respectively. In the normal state, ie, when the operation button 5c is not depressed, the first claw 5b supports the cigarette 3 in the open position at the lower end of the container body 1, as shown in FIG. And the second claw 5d occupies a position where the second claw 5d does not interfere with the cigarette 3 in the container body 2. When the operation button 5c is pressed, the back plate 5a is elastically deformed as shown in FIG. 5d is inserted into the container body 2 to prevent the movement of the cigarette 3 thereon, and at the same time, the first claw 5b moves to a position where it comes off from under the opening 2a at the lower end of the container body 2,
Further, when the operation button 5c is released, the state shown in FIG. 1 is restored by the elasticity of the back plate 5a.
The means for returning the lever component 5 to the state shown in FIG. 1 is not limited to the case where the elasticity of the back plate 5a itself is used, but an appropriate spring may be used. However, it is preferable to use the elasticity of the back plate 5a as in the embodiment, because the advantage of simplifying the structure can be obtained. The components constituting the container for dispensing and dispensing products, that is, the support 1, the container body 2, the tray 4, the lever component 5, and the like are usually made of plastic, but in some cases, a paperboard or a metal plate is used. You may. The support table 1 and the container body 2 can be printed with a description or an advertisement, or a printed paper can be attached to the support 1 or the container body 2 as necessary. Also,
The container main body 2 may be made transparent so that the products inside can be seen. The container for dispensing and displaying goods having the above-mentioned structure is used by placing it at a store or the like. In a normal state, as shown in FIG. 1, the first claw 5 b of the lever part 5 supports the tobacco 3 at the lowermost part in the container body 2, so that all the tobacco 3 is stored in the container body 2. Have been. For this reason, the appearance is good, and there is no adhesion of dirt and dust, and there is a sense of cleanliness.
The person who wants to smoke the cigarette 3 presses the operation button 5c of the lever component 5 on the front side to push the lever component 5c.
Is displaced to the state shown in FIG. Thereby, the second claw 5
d is inserted into the container body 1 and enters between the lowermost cigarette 3 and the cigarette 3 thereon to prevent the cigarette 3 thereon from falling, and at the same time, the first claw 5b is It is released from under the opening 2a at the lower end, and the lowermost cigarette 3 is released.
Thus, only the lowermost one cigarette 3 is discharged onto the tray 4. When the lever part 5 is released, the lever part 5 is released.
Returns to the original position shown in FIG. 1, the tobacco 3 previously restrained by the second claw 5d is released and moves downward, and the first claw 5
b and ready for the next operation. Thus, the cigarettes 3 can be taken out one by one onto the tray 4 by a simple operation of simply pressing the operation button portion of the lever component. [0015] [0016] [0017] [0018] [0019] The above examples are intended for exhibition dispensing tobacco, exhibition dispensing container of the present invention is not limited to tobacco, other products It can also be used for [0020] As described above, according to the present invention, product display dispensing container of the present onset Ming, since stored in the container body in a state of stacking a plurality of items, cigarettes, for example, Compared to the conventional display on a flat tray, the display is cleaner, has a better appearance, and occupies less area. And has effects such as easy handling.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a container for dispensing and displaying goods according to an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a cigarette display. FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the container for dispensing and displaying products shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a lever component used in the container for dispensing and displaying products. 2a opening 3 cigarette 4 tray 5 lever part 5a back plate 5b first claw 5c operation button section 5d second claw

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47F 1/04-1/12 A47F 7/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claim 1] A support base, a container main body which is held by the support base, is capable of accommodating products in a stacked state, and has an opening for taking out products at a lower end thereof. A tray for receiving goods discharged from an opening at a lower end of the container body; and a lever part for discharging the goods one by one from the container body, wherein the lever part is provided with an upper end fixed to a back surface of the container body. A deformable back plate, and a first claw provided at a lower end of the back plate and supporting a product at an opening position of a lower end of the container body,
An operation button portion connected to the vicinity of the lower end of the back plate and located on the upper surface side of the container main body, provided on the operation button portion, and inserted between a lowermost product in the container main body and a product thereon. A possible second claw, and in a normal state, the first claw is at a position where the first claw supports the product at the opening position of the lower end of the container body and the second claw is at a position where it does not interfere with the product in the container body. Position, but when the operation button portion is pressed, the second claw is inserted into the container body to prevent the movement of the product thereon, and at the same time, the first claw comes off from under the opening at the lower end of the container body. A product display dispensing container configured to move to a position.