JP3799051B1 - Product information display for flat product cases - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a product information display tool for a flat product case that can be attached to a front or side frame constituting an opening of the flat product case.
A product information display member for displaying product information, which is formed in a band shape so as to cover at least the upper surface of a frame A constituting an opening of a flat product case, and the product information display member is connected to the frame A. The product information display tool for a flat product case is provided with attachment means 14 for attaching so as to cover the upper surface thereof.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a product information display for a flat product case used for a refrigerated / frozen flat product case for storing and displaying frozen food or fresh food at a retail store such as a supermarket.

  Conventionally, in retail stores such as supermarkets, there are refrigerated / frozen flat product cases that contain products that need to be refrigerated and frozen, such as frozen food and fresh food, and display these products to customers. . In such a flat product case, information on products contained and displayed, for example, product price, product name, etc., are displayed on the product information card 104 on which such information is described as shown in FIG. By sticking with a transparent tape or the like on the front frame 102 forming the opening of 100 or inserting a product information card into a product information card insertion portion provided on the rear frame (not shown), Disclosure to customers.

  On the other hand, various product information display tools for displaying product information have been proposed according to the shape of a product display shelf to which the product information display tool is attached (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-3260

  However, there is no merchandise information display tool that can be used for a flat merchandise case, and as a result, the merchandise information card is pasted with tape or the like as described above. In this way, there is a problem that the product information card is affixed with a tape or the like so that it does not look good and lacks cleanliness. Further, there is a problem that it is difficult to see the product information even if the product information card is inserted into the product information card insertion part on the rear side and displayed on the product side, and there is a strong demand for displaying the product information on the front side. Although it is conceivable to provide a product information card insertion part in the front or side frame, there is a problem that the expensive flat product case needs to be improved or repurchased, which is costly. .

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the product information display tool for flat product cases which can be attached to the frame of the front side or side which comprises the opening of the existing flat product case.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a product information display member for displaying product information, which is formed in a band shape so as to cover at least the upper surface of the frame constituting the opening of the flat product case, and the product information display A product information display for a flat product case, comprising: an attaching means for attaching a member to the frame so as to cover the upper surface thereof.

  As described above, according to the product information display for a flat product case according to the present invention, the product information display member can be attached by the attaching means so as to cover at least the upper surface of the frame constituting the opening of the flat product case. Therefore, the product can be displayed on the front side or the side of the existing flat product case, and particularly the top surface of the frame is covered, so that the appearance is also excellent.

  In the product information display for a flat product case according to the present invention, the attachment means can be in contact with either the outer surface or the inner surface of the frame and is immovable with respect to the product information display member. And a movable member that can contact either the outer surface or the inner surface and is movable in a direction perpendicular to the outer surface and the inner surface, and the frame is formed by the movable member and the immobile member. It is preferable that the product information display member is fixed to the frame by clamping, and the attachment means includes a plurality of blades connected in a moving direction of the moving member. And the moving member includes an arm portion that can be brought into contact with each blade of the saw blade portion, and the position of the blade of the saw blade portion that makes contact with the arm portion. It is preferably configured such positioning is relative to the stationary member of said moving member Te.

  Further, in the product information display for a flat product case according to the present invention, the moving member moves toward the holding frame in a state where the arm portion is in contact with a blade of the saw blade portion. It is preferable to include tilting means for tilting the moving member so as to move the lower end of the moving member. In this way, the lower end of the moving member is moved toward the frame by the tilting means, and the frame is sandwiched. it can.

  Furthermore, in the product information display for a flat product case according to the present invention, the product information display member is preferably curved in a convex shape toward the front, and thus in the front curved in a convex shape. The product information displayed on the product information display member can be easily displayed to the consumer by orienting to the outside of the flat product case. Furthermore, the product information display for a flat product case according to the present invention may be provided with a hook capable of hanging a leaflet or the like on the front side and a category card holder capable of gripping a category card on the rear side. good.

  As described above, according to the product display tool according to the present invention, the product information display tool for a flat product case that can be attached to the front or side frame constituting the opening of the existing flat product case. Can be provided.

  Next, an example of a product information display for a flat product case according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a product information display for a flat product case according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a right side view, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB ′ of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the flat product case on which the product information display tool for flat product cases according to this embodiment is mounted. A product information display tool 10 for a flat product case according to the present embodiment includes a product information display member 12 formed in a strip shape so as to cover at least the upper surface of the frame A constituting the opening of the flat product case, and a product information display And an attachment member 14 for attaching the portion 12 to the frame A. In the product information display 10 for flat product cases according to the present embodiment, the two attachment members 14 are provided for one product information display member 12 as shown in FIG. 1, but three or more may be provided. . Moreover, as shown in FIG. 5, the product information display tool for flat product cases according to the present embodiment can be provided in series with a frame A of the flat product case.

  The product information display member 12 is convexly curved forward from the horizontal rear end, and extends in the left-right direction and has a predetermined length, and the surface of the product information display member main body 16 The cover member 18 that covers substantially the entire area of the product side, is curved in a convex shape along the shape of the product information display member main body 16, and is attached to the left and right ends of the product information display member main body 16. End members 20A and 20B.

  The front end of the product information display member main body 16 is bent rearward to form a front horizontal portion 22, and the front horizontal portion 22 extends rearward from a bent portion of the front end. A front groove 24 is formed in the left-right direction. The rear end of the front horizontal portion 22 is bent upward in the vertical direction to form a front vertical portion 26. Further, the rear side end portion of the product information display member main body 16 is bent vertically downward to form a rear vertical portion 28. An inner groove 30 opened upward is formed on the front side, that is, the inner side of the rear vertical portion 28, and extends in the left-right direction. An outer groove 32 opened toward the left is formed in the left-right direction.

  The front end portion of the cover member 18 is bent rearward to form a horizontal portion 34, and the horizontal portion 34 is inserted into the front groove 24 of the product information display member main body 16. It can be attached to the information display member main body 16. The front horizontal portion 22 of the commodity information display member main body 16 slightly protrudes forward, and a flange 36 protruding upward is formed at the protruding end. It is possible to prevent the cover member 18 from falling off the product information display member main body 16 by the inner side of the flange 36 coming into contact with the front end of the cover member 18. Further, the angle of bending that forms the horizontal portion 34 of the cover member 18 is formed to be smaller than the angle of bending that forms the front horizontal portion 22 of the product information display member main body 16. The rear side is biased toward the product information display member main body 16. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the product information card X can be displayed by inserting the product information card X or the like between the product information display member main body 16 and the cover member 18.

  The end members 20A and 20B are attached to the left and right ends of the product information display member main body 16 and have a function of preventing the attachment member 14 attached to the product information display member main body 16 from falling off. Since the inner edges of these end members 20A and 20B do not cover the cover member 18 as shown in FIG. 1, this hinders insertion of the product information card between the cover member 18 and the product information display member main body 16. There is nothing.

  The attachment member 14 includes an attachment member main body 38 that is mounted on the back surface of the product information display member main body 16, and a moving member 40 that is movable in the horizontal direction with respect to the attachment member main body 38.

  The attachment member main body 38 extends horizontally rearward from the vicinity of the front end portion of the bending portion 42 and the bending portion 42 that curves convexly forward along the shape of the product information display member main body 16. The horizontal part 44 and the non-moving part 46 extended perpendicularly | vertically toward the downward direction from the vicinity of the edge part of the front side of the curved part 42 are provided. The front end portion of the curved portion 42 is bent vertically downward to form a front vertical portion 48, and the front vertical portion 48 and the non-moving portion 46 form a front groove 50 therebetween. Further, the rear end portion of the curved portion 42 is bent downward in the vertical direction to form a rear vertical portion 52. Then, the front vertical portion 26 of the product information display member main body 16 is inserted into the front groove 50 of the attachment member main body 38, and the rear vertical portion 52 of the attachment member main body 38 is inserted into the inner groove 30 of the product information display member main body 38. As described above, the attachment member main body 38 can be attached to the commodity information display member 12 by sliding the attachment member main body 38 from the side end portion of the commodity information display member main body 36 and inserting it. Further, two notches 54 are formed inwardly from the left and right side ends of the curved portion 42, and the portion between the two notches 54 at the left and right side ends is formed in the portion between the two notches 54. The flange 56 protrudes upward. For this reason, since the flange 56 always urges the back surface of the product information display member main body 16, the movement of the attachment member main body 38 relative to the product information display member main body 16 can be suppressed. Furthermore, a rib 58 that stands vertically is provided between the curved portion 42 and the horizontal portion 44.

  On the upper surfaces of the left and right end portions of the horizontal portion 44, saw blade portions 60, 60 are formed in which a plurality of blades each having a slope facing backward and a vertical surface facing forward are continuously provided in the front-rear direction. Further, the horizontal width of the horizontal portion 44 is shorter than the horizontal width of the curved portion.

  A J-shaped hook 62 is provided below the immovable portion 46 on the front side, and a flyer or the like can be hung on the hook 62 as shown in FIG. Further, a buffer member 64 made of an elastic material or a flexible material such as rubber or sponge is provided on the rear surface of the non-moving portion 46 over almost the entire area.

  The moving member 40 includes a moving member main body 66 formed in a substantially planar square shape, and a pair of arm portions 68 and 68 that protrude upward from the upper surfaces of the left and right ends of the moving member main body 66 and are curved forward. And a fixing screw 72 screwed into a through hole 70 penetrating from the bottom surface to the top surface of the moving member main body 66.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, projecting portions 74 and 74 projecting inward are formed at the tips of the arm portions 66 and 66, and the front side is attached to the bottom surfaces of the projecting portions 74 and 74. The contact portion 76 has a slope capable of coming into contact with the slope of the saw blade portion 60 of the horizontal portion 44 of the member main body 38 and protrudes downward so that the rear side can contact the vertical surface of the saw blade portion 60. , 76 are formed. Then, the contact portions 76, 76 of the projecting portions 74, 74 of the arm portions 66, 66 are brought into contact with the blades of the saw blade portion 60 of the horizontal portion 44 of the mounting member main body 38, thereby moving. The member 40 can be attached to the attachment member main body 38, and the moving member 40 can be moved in the horizontal direction with respect to the attachment member main body 38 by changing the position of the blade of the saw blade portion 60 with which the contact portions 76 and 76 abut. Make it possible.

  The fixing screw 72 is formed so as to be able to be screwed into a nut 78 provided in the through-hole 70, and when the through-hole 78 is screwed, the tip of the fixing screw 72 moves to the bottom side of the horizontal portion 44 of the mounting member main body 38. It has a length that can be pressed. A circular knob 80 is provided at the base end of the fixing screw 72.

  Next, an operation of attaching the flat product case product information display tool 10 according to the present embodiment to the frame A constituting the opening of the flat product case will be described. First, the position of the blade of the saw blade portion 60 with which the abutting portions 76 and 76 are brought into contact is determined and hooked so that the frame A is sandwiched between the moving member main body 66 and the non-moving portion 46 with a play. 40 is attached to the attachment member main body 38. Next, the frame A is sandwiched between the movable member main body 66 and the immovable member 46, and then the holding screw 72 is gripped and rotated to rotate the fixing screw 72. When the fixing screw 72 is screwed, the tip of the fixing screw 72 protrudes from the upper surface of the moving member main body 66 and presses the bottom surface side of the horizontal portion 44. When the bottom surface side of the horizontal portion 44 is pressed, the moving member 40 tilts forward about the contact position of the contact portions 76, 76, and the lower end portion of the moving member 40 presses the rear surface of the frame A. . When the rear surface of the frame A is pressed, the front surface presses the buffer member 64 of the immobile portion 46, and the buffer member 64 is deformed against its elasticity. And since the rear surface of the end A presses the front surface side of the moving member main body 40 by the restoring force of the buffer member 64, the attachment member 14 can be fixed to the frame A (see FIG. 6).

  As shown in FIG. 7, a category card holder 82 can be mounted in the outer groove 32 of the product display member main body 16 of the product information display tool 10 for flat product cases according to this embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the category card holder 82 includes a main body 84 and a gripping portion 86 provided so as to protrude rearward from the main body 84. The main body 84 is formed in a plate shape, and its upper end is bent forward and further downward. A protruding portion 84A protruding rearward is formed at the bent tip, and the category card holder 82 is formed by engaging the protruding portion 84A with the protruding portion 32A protruding inside the rear wall of the outer groove 32. Can be attached to the product information display 10 for a flat product case. The gripping portion 86 extends from the main body 84 to the rear side, and extends from the main body 84 to the rear side, and is provided on the left side of the central plate portion 88. The first holding plate 90 that can hold a relatively thick category card by sandwiching it with 88 and the right side of the central plate portion 88, and can hold a relatively thin category card by sandwiching with the central plate 88 And a second gripping plate 92. A state where the category card Y is held is shown in FIGS.

It is a perspective view of the Example of the merchandise information display tool for flat type merchandise cases concerning this invention. It is a side view of the product information display tool for flat type product cases which concerns on a present Example. It is sectional drawing along the AA 'line of FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB ′ in FIG. 3. It is a perspective view of the flat product case with which the product information display tool for flat product cases which concerns on a present Example was mounted | worn. It is a figure corresponding to FIG. 3 which shows the state which clamps the product information display tool for flat type product cases which concerns on a present Example between frames. It is a figure corresponding to FIG. 3 which shows the state which mounted | wore with the category card holder in the product information display tool for flat type product cases which concerns on a present Example. It is a top view of the category card holder used for the merchandise information display tool for flat type merchandise cases concerning this example. It is a perspective view of the flat type product case where the product card was stuck by the conventional method.

Explanation of symbols

12 Product information display member 14 Mounting member

Claims (3)

A product information display member, which is formed in a band shape so as to cover at least the upper surface of the frame constituting the opening of the flat product case, and displays product information;
Attachment means for attaching the product information display member to the frame so as to cover the upper surface thereof;
A product information display tool for a flat product case, comprising:
The attachment means can be in contact with either the outer surface or the inner surface of the frame, and can be in contact with an immovable member that is immovable with respect to the product information display member, and either the outer surface or the inner surface. And a movable member that is movable in a direction perpendicular to the outer surface and the inner surface, and a saw blade portion that is provided on the stationary member along a plurality of blades along the moving direction of the movable member. ,
The product information display member is fixed to the frame by sandwiching the frame by the moving member and the immovable member,
The moving member includes an arm portion that can contact each blade of the saw blade portion,
A product information display tool for a flat product case, wherein the movable member is positioned with respect to the immovable member according to the position of the blade of the saw blade portion with which the arm portion abuts.        The moving member includes tilting means for tilting the moving member so that the lower end of the moving member is moved toward the sandwiched frame in a state where the arm portion is in contact with the blade of the saw blade portion. The product information display tool for flat product cases according to claim 2, comprising:        The product information display tool for a flat product case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the product information display member is curved in a convex shape toward the front.

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