JP4868281B2 - Product display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rotary product display device used for displaying various products such as books, discs, and miscellaneous goods at a store.

Traditionally, various kinds of products such as various kinds of books, discs such as video discs and compact discs, and luxury goods such as boxed luxury underwear are displayed at book stores and convenience stores. Therefore, mobile product display devices that are long in the vertical direction are widely used. Usually, this type of merchandise display device has a display section that rotates around a support column that is erected on a movable base, and is configured to line up products in the display section. . The consumer can select and purchase a desired product while rotating the display section.
Registered Utility Model No. 311526 Publication Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-52501

  The rotary product display device described above can be installed using a small space in a store, and can display many products. Moreover, since it can be moved and installed in a conspicuous place, there is also an advantage that the effect of sales promotion is great. However, even if a product is sold and vacant, it may be difficult to see if the vacant space is on the back side, so replenishment may be forgotten.

  On the other hand, recently, a method using an IC tag is known as means for managing products placed on a shelf. In other words, an IC tag is attached to each product, and a tag reader held by hand is brought close to the product on the shelf and traced in order, and management is performed by reading the IC tag for each product. Yes. However, in the case of a normal flat shelf, it is relatively easy to trace the products lined up with a tag reader, but in the rotary type product display device as described above, the products are not arranged flatly, It's not easy to trace with a tag reader, and it takes extra effort.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rotary product display device that can efficiently manage products with IC tags. It is in.

  The product display device according to claim 1 is a product display device for displaying products with an IC tag, and a base and a non-metallic support member erected so as to be rotatable on the base. A plurality of non-metallic display members that are detachably attached to a plurality of attachment portions of the support member, each display member having an IC tag attached thereto, and the support member for display The antenna of a tag reader is built in the state which circulates the some attachment part which attaches a member, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  A product display device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the product display device according to the first aspect, wherein a support member having a shape in which two plates in the vertical direction are crossed is used. .

  A product display device according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in the product display device according to the first or second aspect, means for enabling movement of the entire device is provided on the base.

  In the commodity display device according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the commodity is arranged on the display member attached to the support member, the tag reader antenna circulates around the display member. Information on products with IC tags can be read, and since the display member has an IC tag, information on the display members can also be read. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently manage merchandise for each display member without reading information.

  Since the product display device according to claim 2 is the product display device according to claim 1, since the support member has a shape in which two longitudinal plates are crossed, a total of 8 surfaces It is possible to appropriately arrange the display member and the commodity by using the above, and it is possible to devise, for example, to attach another article such as a monitor to any attachment part.

  The product display device according to claim 3 is the product display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the base is provided with means for enabling movement of the entire device. There is an effect that it can be easily moved to an arbitrary place and installed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with specific examples.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a product display device according to the present invention.

  This merchandise display device A is for displaying merchandise with an IC tag. Examples of such products include a book 1 as shown in FIG. 2, a video disc 2 in a resin case as shown in FIG. 3, and a boxed product 3 as shown in FIG. The book 1 in FIG. 2 has an IC tag T attached to the back part of the cover, and the video disc 2 in FIG. 3 has the IC tag T attached to the back part of the resin case. Has an IC tag T attached to the side of the box. In addition, the kind of goods arranged in the goods display apparatus of this invention is not limited to these.

  As shown in the figure, the commodity display device A includes a base 10, a tall support member 20 erected on the base 10, and a plurality of boxes that are detachably attached to a plurality of attachment sites on the support member 20. In this product display device A, books 1 with IC tags are arranged in the display member 30.

  The base 10 is composed of two plate-like members 11 and 12 with built-in bearings, whereby the support member 20 is in a state of standing upright on the base 10. Further, as shown in the figure, a plurality of casters 13 are attached to the back side of the base 10 as means for enabling movement of the entire apparatus.

  The support member 20 has a shape in which two plates in the vertical direction cross each other at right angles, and four mounting holes 21 are provided in the four plate portions extending from the center at intervals in the vertical direction. The support member 20 may be made of a non-metal material. For example, a decorative plywood is preferably used. As shown by the dotted line in the figure, the tag reader antenna 22 is built in the support member 20 so as to go around a plurality of attachment portions to which the display member 30 is attached. In the illustrated example, a loop-shaped antenna 22 is provided so as to surround two adjacent attachment portions in each of the orthogonal plate member and the other plate member. That is, four sets of loop-shaped antennas 22 are arranged vertically in an orthogonal state.

  The display member 30 has a box shape and is provided with a hook 31 on the back surface. The display member 30 is attached to and detached from a predetermined mounting portion of the support member 20 by hooking the hook 31 in the mounting hole 21 of the support member 20. Can be attached freely. The display member 30 may be made of a non-metal material, and is usually made of a resin such as polypropylene. The display member 30 is attached with an IC tag T ′ at a predetermined location.

  The IC tag T to be attached to the product is a well-known RFID (automatic wireless recognition technology) tag, and is mainly composed of a storage unit composed of an IC chip, a communication unit, and an antenna. It is possible. Among these, a small type called an inlet type is preferable. This inlet-type IC tag uses a small IC chip of 0.01 to 0.5 mm square, and is attached to an external antenna having a length of 50 to 60 mm to form a tape with a width of about 1 mm. The IC chip is placed and bonded on an insulating base film such as a PET film, and the external antenna is formed on the base film by printing.

  The IC tag T ′ to be attached to the display member 30 may be the inlet type described above, but a normal IC tag may be used because the size does not have to be so small.

  On the other hand, the tag reader is a well-known one that transmits and receives radio waves between its own antenna 22 and the antennas of the IC tags T and T ', and can simultaneously read information on various products without contact. A reader circuit as a reading unit is connected to the antenna 22 of the tag reader, and a personal computer as a management terminal is connected to the reader circuit.

  The merchandise management method in the merchandise display apparatus A is as follows. First, information such as the usage and storage capacity of a plurality of display members 30 is input to a personal computer connected to the product display device A, and information such as the types of books 1 arranged on the display members 30 is also displayed. Input in advance. When it is time to confirm the product, the information written on the IC tag T ′ of the display member 30 is read, and the article information written on the IC tag T of each book 1 is read. In this case, since the antenna 22 is provided so as to go around the display member 30, the IC tag T ′ of the display member 30 and the IC tag T of the book 1 placed thereon can be reliably read.

  A signal of information detected by the antenna 22 of the tag reader is input to the reader circuit and sent from the reader circuit to the personal computer. In the personal computer, it is possible to automatically confirm which books are present in each display member 30 based on the input signal. Therefore, the merchandise management for each display member 30 can be efficiently performed without reading the information by tracing the book with a tag reader held by hand. Based on this information, it is also possible to automatically place an order for a missing book.

  In addition, the commodity display device A may attach the display member 30 to all attachment portions of the support member 20, but for example, a monitor 40 as illustrated may be installed with the aim of various effects at the storefront. It is possible to attach other articles.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific examples, the product display device according to the present invention is not limited to the above examples, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. That is natural.

  For example, in the above example, the support member 20 having four attachment parts in the vertical direction is used, but the number of attachment parts in the support member is arbitrary, and the situation such as the type of product and the exhibition space is considered. And design. Moreover, although the thing of the shape which crossed two board | plate materials of the up-down direction was used as the supporting member 20, you may comprise by the board | plate material of 1 sheet.

  In the above example, the antenna of the tag reader is provided in a state of circling the attachment site in the support member 20, but one antenna may be circulated for a plurality of attachment sites.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the goods display apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the book as an example of goods with an IC tag. It is a perspective view which shows the video disc as an example of goods with an IC tag. It is a perspective view which shows the product in a box as an example of a product with an IC tag.

Explanation of symbols

A Product display device T, T ′ IC tag 1 Book 2 Video disc 3 Boxed product 10 Base 11, 12 Plate member 13 Caster 20 Support member 21 Mounting hole 22 Antenna 30 Display member 31 Hook 40 Monitor

Claims (3)

  A product display device for displaying products with an IC tag, which is detachable from a base, a non-metallic support member that is rotatably erected on the base, and a plurality of attachment parts on the support member A plurality of non-metallic display members to be attached, each of the display members has an IC tag attached thereto, and the support member has a tag reader in a state of circling a plurality of attachment parts to which the display members are attached A product display device having a built-in antenna.   The product display device according to claim 1, wherein the support member has a shape in which two plates in the vertical direction are crossed. The product display device according to claim 1, wherein means for enabling movement of the entire device is provided on the base.

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