JP7175505B2 - Product display device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a product display device that can be installed even in a narrow space, for example, in a supermarket, specialty store, or the like.

2. Description of the Related Art A multi-level product display shelf is known as a representative product display in supermarkets, specialty stores, mass retailers, and the like. As this multi-stage merchandise display shelf, for example, one having two posts, brackets attached to the posts, and a shelf member installed across the left and right brackets can be mentioned. This multi-stage product display shelf has a simple structure, has a large product display area, and is often installed in contact with a wall surface.

On the other hand, in supermarkets, specialty stores, etc., there are cases where it is desired to display small items near the cash register or near the corner of a large multi-tiered product display shelf. For displaying such small articles, for example, a hanging-type article display device using a support of a multi-stage article display shelf is used. However, although the hanging-type product display device has the advantage of not taking up much space, it has the problem that it is limited to the display of small, lightweight, and small-quantity products due to its structure. Therefore, it has been desired to develop a medium-sized product display device that does not take up much installation space and is located between large multi-tier product display shelves and hanging-type product display devices.

In addition, in a medium-sized product display device, it is essential to have a locking relationship between the support and the product storage shelf. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-93327 discloses at least two struts, a longitudinally stretchable construction member that is constructed between the two struts, and a surface facing the direction in which the construction members of the struts extend. a plurality of locking projections formed at appropriate intervals in the longitudinal direction of the support, and locking members fixed to the locking projections of the support and fixed to both ends of the bridging member. and, the left and right side surfaces of the locking projection viewed from the extending direction of the installation member are tapered surfaces that gradually expand downward,
The locking member has a U-shape in plan view with one opening in the front-rear direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the bridging member. A shelf device is disclosed that is characterized in that an inner tapered surface corresponding to the tapered surface of the projection is formed. According to this shelf device, since the locking member on the pipe member side is U-shaped in plan view, it is possible to connect both the inner side and the outer side with respect to the pillar, so that a small space in the front-rear direction can be effectively used. . In addition, when releasing the engagement between the locking protrusion on the column side and the locking member on the pipe member side, for example, the minus end of a screwdriver is inserted into the locking recess formed on the other side surface of the column, and the tip of the screwdriver is used as the fulcrum. By pushing up the locking member on the side of the pipe member, the locking can be easily released by the principle of leverage.

Also according to U.S. Pat. No. 7,191,908 B2, a rack having at least two uprights and at least one beam, said beam extending between said two uprights and to said uprights. having a coupler at its facing end, at least one of said uprights being provided with at least one connecting cam, said coupler being provided with a cam receiving groove adapted to said connecting cam, said cam receiving groove defining at least one opening; said at least one upright and said auxiliary coupler further comprising at least one substantially vertically extending connecting rib having an end and at least partially bounded by a cam support wall; the other and said coupler are provided with rib receiving grooves adapted to said connecting ribs, at least one free end being substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said beam, said connecting rib cross-sectionally free end comprising: A rack is disclosed which is characterized by extending in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the beam.

JP 2016-93327 A U.S. Patent No. 7191908B2

However, the shelving device and rack described in the above publication use four pillars, which also takes up space for installation, and cannot be used near cash registers or near the corners of large multi-level merchandise display shelves. For this reason, it has been desired to develop a medium-sized product display device that does not take up much space and can display a large number of products of various types even if they are small products.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a commodity display apparatus which does not take up much space and which can display a large number of various types of commodities even if they are small commodities.

That is, the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems,
one post of substantially rectangular cross section extending in the vertical direction;
a pair of symmetrical first locking portions formed at the same height on the front and rear side surfaces of the column;
a product storage shelf portion having a second locking portion detachably locked to either one of left and right side portions of the pair of first locking portions;
The first locking portion includes a bottom plate projecting in the front-rear direction from the front and rear side surfaces of the column, side peripheral walls standing upward from outer ends of the bottom plate, and front and rear side peripheral walls facing the front and rear side surfaces of the column in the left-right direction. and a wall notch portion that is notched from the top to the bottom in the central portion of the support, and a locking space surrounded by the front and rear side surfaces of the support, the bottom plate, and the side peripheral wall is formed,
By lowering the second locking portion of the product storage shelf from above to the pair of first locking portions, the first locking portion and the second locking portion are locked, and the The object is to provide a commodity display device characterized in that the commodity storage shelf is installed on a support.

Further, according to the present invention, one of the left and right side peripheral walls of the pair of first locking portions is a front locking wall formed at the outer end of the front bottom plate and having a substantially L shape in plan view. and the other is a rear locking wall formed at the outer end of the rear bottom plate and having a substantially L-shaped symmetrical shape in a plan view.

In the present invention, the second locking portion includes a front locking recess that fits into the front locking wall of the first locking portion and a rear locking recess that fits into the rear locking wall of the first locking portion. The product display device is characterized by having a recess.

Further, according to the present invention, the front locking recess has a surface that abuts on the peripheral side surfaces on both sides of the front locking wall of the first locking portion, the upper surface, and the end surface on the side of the wall notch,
The product display device is characterized in that the rear locking recess has a surface that abuts on both peripheral side surfaces of the rear locking wall of the first locking portion, an upper surface, and an end surface on the side of the wall notch. It is something to do.

Further, the present invention provides the commodity display device characterized in that one commodity storage shelf is installed on the left side of the support, and another commodity storage shelf is installed on the right side of the support. It is something to do.

Further, the present invention provides the commodity display device, wherein a large number of the pair of first locking portions are formed at a predetermined pitch in the vertical direction of the column.

Further, the present invention provides the commodity display device, wherein the commodity storage shelf is a box-shaped container.

In the present invention, the bottom plate is omitted from the first engaging portion, and a second engaging space surrounded by the front and rear side surfaces of the column and the side peripheral wall is formed. A merchandise display device is provided.

According to the present invention, since a single post can be used to install commodity storage racks in multiple stages on both the left and right sides, it is possible to display a large number of small commodities of various types without taking up much space.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a merchandise display device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the merchandise display device of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of a support that constitutes the product display device of FIG. 1; Figure 4 is a plan view of the strut of Figure 3; 4 is an enlarged partial front view of the strut of FIG. 3; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a commodity storage shelf that constitutes the commodity display device of FIG. 1; FIG. 8 is a plan view of the product storage shelf of FIG. 7; FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line X ₁ -X ₁ of FIG. 7; FIG. 8 is a side view seen from the X2 direction of _FIG . 7; FIG. 8 is a partial rear view of FIG. ₇ viewed from the X3 direction; It is a figure explaining the latching relationship of the 1st latching|locking part of a support|pillar, and the 2nd latching|locking part of a goods storage shelf part. 1. In the merchandise display apparatus of FIG. 1, it is a figure explaining the method of removing a merchandise storage shelf part from a support|pillar, and it removes through the process of order of (A), (B), and (C).

Next, a merchandise display device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12. FIG. In this specification, of the four front, rear, left, and right surfaces of the column having a substantially rectangular cross section, the two opposing surfaces on which the first locking portions are formed are the front and rear surfaces, and the two surfaces that are substantially perpendicular to the front and rear surfaces are the front and rear surfaces. The plane is the left and right plane, and "front and back" and "left and right" correspond to this direction. In FIG. 4, the symbol X is the front of the front, and the symbol Y is the rear.

A product display device 10 has one support 1 and at least one product storage shelf 2 . A single support 1 is a hollow support having a substantially rectangular cross section that extends in the vertical direction. 36 in the case, and 72 in total in the front and rear). The column 1 is fixed to a plate-like base 3 having four wheels 4a to 4c at its lower end. As a result, the product display device 10 does not require a large installation area and can freely travel on the floor surface. As for the predetermined pitch, the minimum pitch is slightly larger than the maximum height of the second engaging portion 6 of the product storage shelf portion 2 . As a result, the second engaging portion 6 of the product storage shelf can be inserted and installed between the first engaging portions 5, 5 which are vertically adjacent to each other.

In the product display device 10, the first locking portions 5 (5a, 5b) are formed on the front and rear side surfaces 11a, 11b of the column 1 at the same height. They have the same shape and are symmetrical to each other. Moreover, all of the many first locking portions 5a (5b) formed in the vertical direction have the same shape. Therefore, as for the shape of the first locking portion 5, a pair of first locking portions 5a and 5b at the same height will be described.

The first engaging portion 5 (5a, 5b) includes bottom plates 52a, 52b projecting in the front-rear direction from the front and rear side surfaces 11a, 11b of the post 1, and side peripheral walls 51a, 51b standing upward from the outer ends of the bottom plates 52a, 52b. and wall cutouts 53a and 53b that are notched from the top to the bottom in the central portion in the left-right direction of the front and rear side peripheral walls that face the front and rear side surfaces 11a and 11b of the column 1. Engagement spaces 57a and 57b surrounded by 11a and 11b, bottom plates 52a and 52b, and side peripheral walls 51a and 51b are formed (see FIG. 4).

That is, the right side portion of the side peripheral walls 51a and 51b of the pair of _first locking portions 5a and 5b is a front locking wall 5a1 which is substantially L-shaped in plan view and whose front is formed at the outer end of the front bottom plate 52a. There is a rear locking wall 5b1 formed at the outer end of the rear bottom plate 52b and having _a substantially L-symmetrical shape in a plan view. The left side of the side peripheral walls 51a and 51b of the _pair of first locking portions 5a and 5b is a front locking wall 5a2 which is formed at the outer end of the front bottom plate 52a and has a substantially L shape in plan view. There is a rear locking wall 5b2 formed at the outer end of the rear bottom plate 52b and having a substantially L _- symmetrical shape in a plan view. The front locking wall 5a- ₁ consists of a front first locking front wall 54a- ₁ and a front first locking side wall 55a- ₁ continuous therewith. The rear locking wall 5b- ₁ is composed of a rear first locking front wall 54b- ₁ and a rear first locking side wall 55b- ₁ continuous therewith. The front locking wall 5a2 is composed of a front _second locking front wall _54a2 and a front _second locking side wall 55a2 continuous therewith. The rear locking wall 5b2 is composed of a rear _second locking front wall _54b2 and a rear _second locking side wall 55b2 connected thereto.

In the product display device 10, the front locking wall 5a1 and the rear locking wall 5b1 of the _first locking portion 5 on the right side of the post 1 are provided with the second locking portion 6a of _one product storage shelf portion 2a. On the front locking wall 5a2 and the rear locking wall 5b2 of the first locking portion 5 on the left side of the post ₁ , the _second locking portion 6b of another product storage shelf portion 2b is mounted. Lock.

The product storage shelf 2 has a second locking portion 6 that locks onto the first locking portion 5 of the post 1 . In this example, the product storage shelf 2 is a rectangular box-shaped container, and the second locking portion 6 is formed at the center of one of the four side plates in the front-rear direction. The second locking portion 6a includes a front locking recess _6a1 that fits into the front locking wall 5a1 of the _first locking portion 5a, and a rear locking recess that fits into the rear locking wall 5b1 of the _first locking portion 5b. 6a ₂ .

The second engaging portion 6a is formed with a recess 61a that is inserted into a substantially half size of the main body portion 11 of the post 1 in the left-right direction. is formed on the rear surface of the projecting portion, and a front locking recess 6a1 having a shape corresponding to the front locking wall 5a1 of the _first locking portion 6 and a rear locking recess _6a1 having a shape corresponding to the rear locking wall 5b1 of the _first locking portion 6 are formed. A stop recess _6a2 is formed.

That is, the front locking recess _6a1 has a surface that abuts on both peripheral side surfaces, an upper surface, and an end face on the side of the wall notch of the front locking wall 5a1 of the _first locking portion 5a. ₂ has a surface that abuts on both peripheral side surfaces, an upper surface, and an end surface on the wall notch side of the rear locking wall 5b1 of the _first locking portion 5a.

In the second locking portion 6a, the front locking concave portion _6a1 is composed of a front wall portion 623a1 projecting downward from the front end of a _top plate _62a1 , which is substantially rectangular in plan view, and a _top plate 62a1 continuing thereto. It is a concave portion formed from a substantially L-shaped projection formed by _a side wall portion 622a1 protruding downward from the inner end, and the substantially L-shaped projection and the main body side wall _63a1 of the product storage shelf portion 2 form a concave portion. The enclosed space corresponds to the shape of the front locking wall 5a1 of the _first locking portion 5a.

In the _second locking portion 6a, the rear locking concave portion 6a2 is composed of a front wall portion _623a2 projecting downward from the front end of the top plate _62a2 , which is substantially rectangular in plan view, and the top plate _62a2 continuing thereto. It is a concave portion formed by a substantially L-shaped projection formed by a side wall portion _622a2 protruding downward from the inner end, and the substantially L-shaped projection and the main body side wall 63a2 of the product storage shelf portion ₂ form a concave portion. The enclosed space corresponds to the shape of the rear locking wall 5b1 of the _first locking portion 5b.

The product storage shelf portion 2a stores display products, is installed on the right side of the support column 1, and is a rectangular box-shaped object with a bottom having a bottom plate 22a and front, rear, left, and right side plates 21a. The product storage shelf portion 2b is the same as the product storage shelf portion 2a, is installed on the left side of the support column 1, and is a bottomed rectangular box having a bottom plate 22b and front, rear, left, and right side plates 21b. The product storage shelf portion 2 only needs to have the second locking portion 6, and each dimension of the depth, the depth, and the lateral width is appropriately determined.

Next, a method for installing the product storage shelf 2 on the support 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The order in which the product storage shelves 2 are installed on the pillars 1 is performed in the order of (C) to (A) in FIG. 12 . First, the first locking portion 5 at the height to be installed on the post 1 is determined, and then the second locking portion 6 of the commodity storage shelf portion 2 is laterally inserted into the upper gap of the first locking portion 5. , and insert until the back surface of the first concave portion 61 a of the second locking portion 6 abuts on the support column 1 . As a result, the first engaging portion 5 of the post 1 and the second engaging portion 6 of the product storage shelf 2 face each other vertically (FIGS. 12(C) and 12(B)). Next, by lowering the second locking portion 6 of the product storage shelf 2 with respect to the pair of first locking portions 5, the first locking portion 5 and the second locking portion 6 are locked. , a commodity storage shelf part 2 is installed on the support 1. - 特許庁

That is, the substantially L-shaped convex front locking wall 5a1 and the substantially L-shaped convex rear locking wall 5b1 on the right side of the support column ₁ are connected to the _second locking wall 5b1 of the commodity storage shelf 2a. The front locking recess _6a1 and the rear locking recess _6a2 of the portion 6a _are locked, and the substantially L-shaped convex front locking wall 5a2 on the left side of the post 1 and the substantially L-shaped convex The front locking recess 6b- ₁ and the rear locking recess 6b- ₂ of the second locking portion 6b of the product storage shelf 2b are locked to the rear locking wall 5b- ₂ . More specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, the inner wall surface of the front locking recess _6a1 of the product storage shelf 2a is formed on both sides of the front locking wall 5a1 of the _first locking portion 5a of the post 1. , the upper surface and the end surface on the side of the wall notch. In addition, the inner wall surface of the front engaging recess _6a2 of the product storage shelf 2a is formed on both peripheral side surfaces, the upper surface, and the end surface of the wall notch side of the rear engaging wall 5b1 of the _first engaging portion 5a of the post 1. Abut on each side. In addition, the inner wall surface of the front locking recess _6b1 of the product storage shelf 2b is formed on _both peripheral side surfaces, the upper surface, and the end surface of the wall notch side of the front locking wall 5a2 of the first locking portion 5b of the post 1. Abut on each side. In addition, the inner wall surface of the front engaging recess _6b2 of the product storage shelf 2b is formed on _both peripheral side surfaces, the upper surface, and the end surface of the wall notch side of the rear engaging wall 5b2 of the first engaging portion 5b of the post 1. Abut on each side. In addition, the rear surface of the concave portion 61a of the product storage shelf portion 2 is in contact with the left and right side surfaces of the support column 1. As shown in FIG. As described above, the second locking portion 6 is locked to the first locking portion 5 of the column 1 and is in contact with the left and right side surfaces of the column 1, so that the commodity storage shelf 2 can be moved downward and laterally. Demonstrates stable and strong supporting force against external force in the direction.

Next, a method for removing the product storage shelf 2 from the support 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The order of removing the product storage shelf 2 from the support 1 is performed in the order of (A) to (C) in FIG. 12 . First, the product storage shelf 2 is lifted upward, unlocked from the support 1, and pulled out laterally in the direction opposite to the support 1 (FIGS. 12B and 12C). . As a result, the product storage shelf 2 can be removed from the support 1. As shown in FIG.

In the product display device 10, the product storage shelf 2 can be installed on either one of the left and right sides of the support 1, or both. In addition, when the product storage shelves 2 are installed on the left and right sides of the support 1, the two product storage shelves 2, 2 may be installed at the same height or at different heights. good. In addition, a plurality of product storage shelves 2 can be installed in multiple stages on the support 1 vertically and rearwardly. The product display device 10 can be installed on a floor surface or the like by the larger projection area of the base 3 or the left and right two product storage shelves 2, and does not take up much space.

The product display device 10 of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made. The product storage shelf portion 2 is not limited to the box-like container having four side plates as shown in FIG. 1, and various shaped containers such as a plate-like body without side plates or shelf plates can be used. Further, the post 1 is not limited to having a square cross-sectional shape, and the left and right surfaces, on which the pair of front and rear first locking portions are not formed, may be slightly outward convex surfaces. In this case, the shape of the second locking portion 6 of the product storage shelf portion 2 may be a shape corresponding thereto. Moreover, the cross-sectional shape of the support|pillar 1 may be a rectangle.

In the product display device 10, the bottom plates 52a and 52b of the first locking portion 5 may be omitted. In this case, the first locking portion 5 is an annular shape in which the left and right front locking walls 5a ₁ and 5a ₂ are continuous, or a projection that is substantially L-shaped in plan view on the right side of which the annular shape is divided at the center. , and a protrusion on the left side that is substantially L-shaped in plan view. Such a first locking portion 5 forms a second locking space surrounded by the front and rear side surfaces of the column 1 and the side peripheral walls.

The product display device of the present invention does not take up much space and can display a large number of products of various types even if they are small products. For this reason, it is convenient for the store side that the store can be easily installed at a position where the customer can easily see it, and the customer can easily see the desired products such as seasonal items and featured items.

1 Strut 2 Product storage shelf 3 Base 4 Wheels 5 (5a, 5b) First locking portions 5a ₁ , 5a ₂ Front locking walls 5b ₁ , 5b ₂ Rear locking walls 6 (6a, 6b) Second locking Stopping portion 6a ₁ Front locking recess 6a ₂ Rear locking recess 10 Merchandise display device

Claims (8)

one post of substantially rectangular cross section extending in the vertical direction;
a pair of symmetrical first locking portions formed at the same height on the front and rear side surfaces of the column;
a product storage shelf portion having a second locking portion detachably locked to either one of left and right side portions of the pair of first locking portions;
The first locking portion includes a bottom plate projecting in the front-rear direction from the front and rear side surfaces of the column, side peripheral walls standing upward from outer ends of the bottom plate, and front and rear side peripheral walls facing the front and rear side surfaces of the column in the left-right direction. and a wall notch portion that is notched from the top to the bottom in the central portion of the support, and a locking space surrounded by the front and rear side surfaces of the support, the bottom plate, and the side peripheral wall is formed,
lowering the second locking portion of the commodity storage shelf from above to the pair of first locking portions to lock the first locking portion and the second locking portion; A product display device, wherein the product storage shelf is installed on the support. One of the side peripheral walls on one of the left and right side portions of the pair of first locking portions is a front locking wall formed at the outer end of the front bottom plate and having a substantially L shape in plan view, and the other is a rear bottom plate. 2. The merchandise display device according to claim 1, wherein the rear locking wall is formed at the outer end of the and has a substantially L-shaped symmetrical shape in a plan view. The second locking portion has a front locking recess that fits into the front locking wall of the first locking portion, and a rear locking recess that fits into the rear locking wall of the first locking portion. 3. The commodity display device according to claim 2, characterized by: The front locking recess has a surface that abuts on both peripheral side surfaces of the front locking wall of the first locking portion, the upper surface, and the end surface on the side of the wall notch,
4. The product according to claim 3, wherein the rear locking recess has a surface that abuts on both peripheral side surfaces of the rear locking wall of the first locking portion, an upper surface, and an end surface on the side of the wall notch. display device. 5. The item according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that one product storage shelf is installed on the left side of the support, and another product storage shelf is installed on the right side of the support. The product display device described in . 6. The commodity display device according to claim 1, wherein a large number of said pair of first engaging portions are formed at a predetermined pitch in the vertical direction of said column. The commodity display device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the commodity storage shelf is a box-shaped container. 2. The commodity display according to claim 1, wherein the first engaging portion has the bottom plate omitted and a second engaging space surrounded by the front and rear side surfaces of the column and the side peripheral wall is formed. Device.

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