JP4763344B2 - Shelf illuminator for merchandise display shelf - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shelf lighting device for a merchandise display shelf that effectively contributes to sales promotion by effectively producing the front surface of the shelves in the merchandise display shelf with light and facilitating the sales of the merchandise. .

This type of shelf lighting device is described in, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2, and is well known.
JP 2000-354530 A JP 2005-40272 A

  Each of the shelf illuminating devices described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 is a single fluorescent lamp having a light source provided on the lower surface of the shelf, and the light from the fluorescent lamp is converted into a translucent plate or a prism. The illumination means is used to illuminate the front and top surfaces of the shelf and the products on the shelf, so the size of the shelf or the positional relationship between the light source and the translucent plate or the polarization means, etc. Therefore, there is a limit to the improvement of the production effect by the light of the shelf board and the product.

  In addition, since the light source is a fluorescent lamp, the color of the illumination light cannot be changed. Therefore, the effect of the shelf board and the product and the display effect are low, and it cannot greatly contribute to the sales promotion due to the reduction in the ability to attract customers.

  Furthermore, when the light source is a fluorescent lamp, the thickness of the shelf plate becomes large, and the fluorescent lamp provided on the lower surface of the shelf plate located above may be exposed from the lower side, resulting in poor appearance.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and by using a sheet-like light source that is different from a fluorescent lamp, it effectively illuminates a shelf board or a display product regardless of the size of the shelf board. In addition, the shelves in the merchandise display shelves are designed so that the lighting and display effects of the shelves and the merchandise can be enhanced by illuminating with colors suitable for the merchandise, and the thickness of the shelves can be reduced. The object is to provide a lighting device.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) A translucent window hole is provided in the left-right direction on the front surface of the shelf board in the product display shelf, and a surface emitting sheet that emits light by applying voltage to the back surface of the translucent window hole is provided with the translucent sheet. It is provided so as to be exposed in front of the light window hole.

(2) In the above item (1), the front surface of the shelf plate is an arc-shaped curved surface, and a flexible surface emitting sheet is formed on the back surface of the light-transmitting window hole provided on the curved surface portion. Bend along the arc to provide it.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), the rear surface of the surface emitting sheet is pressed and held by a pressing member that is detachably attached to the lower surface of the shelf board.

(4) In any one of the above items (1) to (3), the transparent window hole is formed in a horizontally long slit shape.

(5) In any one of the above items (1) to (3), the translucent window hole is formed in a vertically long slit shape, and a large number thereof are provided at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the front surface of the shelf board emits light beautifully through the translucent window hole provided in that portion, the effect of the shelf board is enhanced, and it is easy to attract attention. Strength will be able to contribute to the sales promotion of the products displayed on the shelf.
In addition, by selecting the light emission color of the surface emitting sheet on the upper and lower shelf boards to a color suitable for the product, each of the upper and lower shelf boards is not a normal shelf board but a display dedicated shelf that uses light. So that the product effect and the display effect are enhanced.
Furthermore, since the surface emitting sheet is used as the light source, the thickness of the shelf board can be minimized, and the appearance when the shelf board is viewed from below is improved.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, since the front surface of the shelf board emits light in a curved shape, the appearance is improved, and the surface light emitting sheet has flexibility, so that the transparent window hole having a curved shape is formed. Can be provided in close contact with the back surface of the plate.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily and detachably attach to the rear surface of the front surface of the shelf board without performing any processing on the surface emitting sheet or using any special fixing means.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the front surface of the shelf board emits light brightly in a wide range along the left-right direction, the shelf board and the products displayed on the shelf board are more easily attracted.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the front surface of the shelf board emits light at predetermined intervals along the left-right direction, so that the shelf board and the commodity are more easily attracted to eyes as described above.
Further, by combining a plurality of upper and lower shelf boards with the invention of claim 4 to change the shape and number of slits and making the light emission patterns different, the shelf boards become more eye-catching and the shelf boards and products Can be differentiated from others and produced with individuality.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a merchandise display shelf provided with the shelf lighting device of the present invention. In the merchandise display shelf (1), opposing surfaces at both upper and lower ends are connected by horizontal connecting rods (2) and (2). A pair of left and right columns (3), (3), a base shelf (4) with a rear end attached to the front of the lower ends of both columns (3), upper and lower horizontal connection rods (2), and left and right columns (3 ) And a plurality of (two in the embodiment) shelves attached to the front face of the left and right support columns (3) above the base shelf (4). And plates (6a) and (6b).

  As shown in detail in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 2 and the sectional view of FIG. 3, the lower shelf plate (6a) has a curved surface portion (7a) whose front end surface is bent in an arc shape downward and rearward. And a steel shelf body (7) having a downward bent piece (7b) at the rear end, and the both sides of the shelf body are closed and fixed to the lower surfaces of the left and right ends of the shelf body (7). And a reinforcing member (9) having a U-shaped cross section facing upward in the lateral direction and fixed to the lower front surface of the shelf main body (7) by a spot welding. ing.

  A shelf mounting bracket (10) is fixed to the inner side surfaces of the left and right side plates (8) by welding, and a plurality of engaging claws (10a) projecting from the rear ends are attached to the front surfaces of both columns (3). By selectively engaging with the slit-like engagement holes (11) arranged in a row, the shelf plate (6a) is attached to the front surfaces of both columns (3) so that the height can be adjusted.

  On the top surface of the shelf board (6a), that is, the front side of the shelf body (7), there is a horizontally elongated slit-shaped through-hole window (12), and on the front curved surface part (7a), two horizontally long Slit-like through-hole windows (13) and (13) are formed up to the vicinity of both end portions of the shelf body (7).

  (14) is a shelf illuminating device comprising an isosceles triangular prism prism (15) made of transparent glass or acrylic, a surface emitting sheet (16), and a pressing member (17) thereof. .

  The left and right length of the polarizing prism (15) is a length that can be fitted into the translucent window hole (12), and the front-rear dimension of the bottom is slightly larger than the opening width of the front and rear of the translucent window hole (12). It is considered large.

  The surface emitting sheet (16) is called an inorganic EL (electroluminescence) sheet, and a light emitting layer made of an inorganic light emitting element is polymerized into a plurality of layers between a transparent electrode sheet and a back electrode. Is covered with a transparent plastic sheet and has a flexible structure so that when a voltage is applied to the transparent electrode sheet and the back electrode, the entire sheet emits light with a preset emission color uniformly and with high brightness. It has become.

  The left and right dimensions and the front and rear dimensions of the surface light emitting sheet (16) are such dimensions that the light transmitting window holes (12) and (13) can be closed from the back surface.

  The holding member (17) includes an L-shaped fixing piece (17a) that can contact the lower surface and the front surface of the reinforcing member (9), and a holding piece (17b) that extends horizontally forward from the upper end. And a pipe-like presser that can be fitted from the rear to the curved surface portion (7a) of the shelf body (7) welded to the front surface of the L-shaped downward support piece (17c) of the front end in a side view. It consists of a tube (17d).

  To assemble the shelf illuminator (14) to the shelf body (7), the polarizing prism (15) is first placed in the light transmitting window hole (12) of the shelf body (7) with the apex angle upward. Then, the lower surface of the polarizing prism (15) is placed in contact with the upper surface of the surface emitting sheet (16).

  Next, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the front end portion of the surface emitting sheet (16) is rolled into a downward arc shape and inserted into the back surface of the curved surface portion (7a) on the front surface of the shelf board body (7). To do.

  Next, the presser tube (17) of the presser member (17) is fitted to the back surface of the curved surface portion (7a) from the lower rear side to hold the surface-emitting sheet (16) rounded in an arc shape, and horizontally. The lower surface of the surface light emitting sheet (16) behind the curved surface portion (7a) is supported by the upper surface of the presser piece (17b).

  Next, the fixing piece (17a) at the rear portion of the pressing member (17) is brought into contact with the lower surface and the front surface of the reinforcing member (9), and a plurality of through holes (18) formed in the horizontal portion of the fixing piece (17a). The presser member (17) is fixed to the lower surface of the shelf board body (7) by fitting the screw (19) inserted from below into the nut (20) welded in advance to the upper surface of the reinforcing material (9). To do.

  Accordingly, the front end portion of the surface light emitting sheet (16) is in close contact with the back surface of the curved surface portion (7a) of the shelf board body (7), and the lower end portions of both inclined surfaces of the polarizing prism (15) are the translucent window holes. By abutting the front and rear opening edges of (12), the upper surface of the polarizing prism (15) is held in close contact with the upper surface of the surface emitting sheet (16).

  In this way, when the shelf board (6a) with the shelf board illumination device (14) assembled is attached to the column (3) by the shelf board mounting bracket (10), as shown in FIG. 7) The polarizing prism (15) protrudes from the upper surface of the front end of the front end, and on the left and right sides of the curved surface (7a) on the front surface of the shelf, the curved surface (rounded to the arc of the front end of the surface emitting sheet (16)) 16a) will be exposed.

In this state, when a voltage is applied to the surface emitting sheet (16) to cause the entire surface to emit light, the polarizing prism (15) in close contact with the upper surface of the surface emitting sheet (16) has the same color as the incident light from the surface emitting sheet (16). The illumination light diffuses and radiates from the front and rear inclined surfaces of the polarizing prism (15) toward the front upper side and the rear upper side (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3). Thus, the product (A) on the shelf board (6a) is illuminated with soft light from below.
At the same time, the left and right sides of the front surface of the shelf main body (7) emit light by the curved surface portion (16a) of the surface light emitting sheet (16) exposed in the portion.

  Thus, the polarizing prism (15) and the front surface of the shelf body (7) emit light beautifully, and the product (A) on the shelf plate (6a) is illuminated uniformly from below by the polarizing prism (15). As a result, the production effect and display effect of the shelf board (6a) and the product are enhanced.

  As a result, the shelf board (6a) and the product (A) are easy to attract attention from a distance and increase in the degree of attention, so that the ability to attract customers can be improved and contribute to sales promotion.

  In addition, what is necessary is just to select the luminescent color of a surface emitting sheet | seat (16) as what is suitable for the production | presentation of the goods (A) to display, for example, if it is goods (A), such as cosmetics, a blue system, a yellowish green system, etc. The bright emission color is good.

  The upper shelf board (6b) is different from the curved window section (7a) only in the shape of the transparent window hole formed in the curved surface section (7a) on the front surface of the shelf board body (7). A large number of arcuate slit-like light-transmitting window holes (21) are formed at predetermined intervals along the left-right direction, and the surface emitting sheet (16) exposed through the light-transmitting window holes (21) is formed in the left-right direction. The light is emitted at regular intervals.

  Even if it does in this way, there can exist an effect similar to the said downward shelf (6a). Further, the shelf boards (6a) and (6b) are more easily attracted to the eyes than by making the light emission patterns on the front surfaces of the upper and lower shelf boards (6a) and (6b) different.

  The shape of the polarizing prism (15) is not limited to that of the above-described embodiment, and as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, use a trapezoidal cross section, a fan-shaped cross section, or a substantially semi-cylindrical cross section. You can also.

In addition, the surface emitting sheet that emits light from the front surface of the shelf boards (6a) and (6b) and the surface emitting sheet that emits light from the polarizing prism (15) are separated, and the surface emitting sheets emit light with different emission colors. It may be.
The light transmitting window hole (12) and the polarizing prism (15) on the top surface of the shelf main body (7) may be omitted, and only the front surface of the shelf main body (7) may be caused to emit light.

  The shape of the translucent window holes (13) and (21) on the front surface of the shelf main body (7) may be letters and symbols, and these may be caused to emit light by the surface emitting sheet (16).

It is a perspective view of a goods display shelf provided with the shelf lighting device in one embodiment of the present invention. Similarly, it is a disassembled perspective view of a shelf board and a shelf lighting apparatus assembled thereto. It is the III-III line enlarged vertical side view of FIG. It is a vertical side view of the same part as FIG. 3 of the modification which made the polarizing prism trapezoidal cross section. Similarly, it is a vertical side view of the same portion as FIG. 3 of the modified example having a sector cross section. Similarly, it is a longitudinal side view of the same portion as FIG. 3 of a modified example having a kamaboko-shaped cross section.

Explanation of symbols

(1) Product display shelf
(2) Horizontal connection rod
(3) Prop
(4) Base shelf
(5) Back plate
(6a) (6b) Shelf
(7) Shelf body
(7a) Curved surface
(7b) Downward bent piece
(8) Side plate
(9) Reinforcing member
(10) Shelf mounting bracket
(10a) Engaging claw
(11) Engagement hole
(12) (13) Translucent window hole
(14) Shelf lighting device
(15) Polarizing prism
(16) Surface emitting sheet
(17) Presser member
(17a) Fixed piece
(17b) Presser piece
(17c) Downward support piece
(17d) Presser tube
(18) Through hole
(19) Screw
(20) Nut
(21) Translucent window hole
(A) Product

Claims (5)

  A translucent window hole is provided on the front surface of the shelf board in the product display shelf in the left-right direction, and a surface emitting sheet that emits light by applying a voltage to the back surface of the translucent window hole is provided on the translucent window hole. A shelf illuminating device for a product display shelf, which is provided so as to be exposed on the front surface of the product.   The front surface of the shelf board is formed into an arcuate curved surface, and a flexible surface emitting sheet is provided on the back surface of the transparent window hole provided in the curved surface portion by bending it in an arc shape along the back surface of the curved surface portion. The shelf illuminating device in the merchandise display shelf according to claim 1.   The shelf illuminating device for a merchandise display shelf according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rear surface of the surface emitting sheet is pressed and held by a pressing member that is detachably attached to the lower surface of the shelf.   The shelf illumination device for a merchandise display shelf according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the translucent window hole has a horizontally long slit shape. The shelf illuminating device for a merchandise display shelf according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the translucent window hole is formed in a vertically long slit shape and is provided in a large number at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction.

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