JP7337448B2 - Product display device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention has a vertically extending support, a bracket attached to the support, and a shelf attached to the bracket, and the position of the bracket and the shelf can be adjusted in the vertical direction without attaching or detaching the bracket. The present invention relates to a product display device capable of

Conventionally, in stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, showcases, gondolas, and the like have been used as product display devices for displaying products. Are known.

The showcase described in Patent Literature 1 has a plurality of columns extending in the vertical direction, and each column has a plurality of mounting holes along the vertical direction. A plurality of brackets inserted into the mounting holes are detachably attached to each post, and a shelf board is attached across the opposing brackets.

In this showcase, the attachment position of the bracket to the support can be adjusted in the vertical direction, and along with this adjustment, the attachment position of the shelf board can be adjusted in the vertical direction. The mounting position of the shelf board is adjusted in the vertical direction according to the size and quantity of products to be placed on the shelf board.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-29068

In the showcase disclosed in Patent Document 1, when adjusting the mounting positions of the shelf boards in the vertical direction, the shelf boards are first removed from the brackets, and then the brackets are removed one by one from the posts. After that, the mounting position of the bracket is adjusted in the vertical direction by inserting the bracket into another mounting hole of the column, and the shelf board is attached to the bracket whose mounting position has been adjusted in the vertical direction.

Therefore, when adjusting the mounting position of the shelf board in the vertical direction, the shelf board is removed from the bracket, the bracket is removed from the post, the bracket once removed from the post is changed in the vertical mounting position, and the bracket is mounted again on the post. and then attach the shelf to the bracket. Therefore, when adjusting the mounting position of the shelf board in the vertical direction, the shelf board and the bracket must be attached and detached, which takes time and effort. Furthermore, when goods are displayed on the shelf board, the goods must be removed from the shelf board once, and it takes more time and effort to adjust the vertical position of the shelf board.

The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and its object is to attach and detach the shelf board from the bracket when the bracket is attached to the support and the shelf board is attached to the bracket, To provide a merchandise display device capable of adjusting the vertical position of a shelf board and a bracket without taking time and labor without attaching/detaching the bracket to/from a post.

A product display shelf according to the present invention comprises a plurality of vertically extending columns provided in an apparatus main body, a plurality of brackets attached to the columns so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and a plurality of brackets attached across the opposing brackets. and a lifting mechanism for lifting and lowering the bracket together with the shelf plate. The lifting mechanism includes a sprocket attached to the bracket and rotatable in a vertical plane, a plurality of slots formed therein and engaged by the teeth of the rotating sprocket; a ratchet gear concentrically disposed with the sprocket and rotating with the sprocket; and a ratchet gear engaging the ratchet gear. a ratchet pawl capable of restricting the sprocket from rotating in a downward direction of the bracket and disengaging the ratchet pawl, the ratchet pawl engaging the ratchet wheel; and a release operation lever for moving the release operation lever in a releasing direction, and the engagement release operation of the release operation lever is performed by a pulling operation.

Further, in the aforementioned commodity display device, the support column is formed in a hollow shape having an opening on one surface on the front side, and inside the support column there are vertical passages having a width larger than the width of the opening. It is desirable that a sliding portion is formed along the direction, and has a lateral width dimension to be prevented from coming off from the opening, and is slidable in the passage along the vertical direction at the end of the bracket. .

Further, in the commodity display device described above, a bracket inserting portion having a width dimension larger than that of the slide portion and capable of inserting the slide portion into the passage is formed on one surface of the front side of the column. It is desirable to be

Further, in the aforementioned merchandise display device, it is desirable that the sprocket, the ratchet gear and the ratchet pawl are arranged within a width dimension that allows insertion from the opening into the passage.

In the commodity display device according to the present invention, when the mounting position of the shelf board attached to the bracket is to be adjusted in the vertical direction, the bracket to which the shelf board is attached is moved up and down along the column by the elevating mechanism. It can be done by For this reason, the work for adjusting the mounting position of the shelf board in the vertical direction can be performed without detaching the shelf board from the bracket and without detaching the bracket from the post, thus saving labor and time. It can be carried out. Further, when the ratchet pawl is engaged with the ratchet wheel, the rotation of the ratchet wheel and sprocket in the downward direction of the bracket is restricted, and the position of the bracket and shelf plate is maintained in a fixed state. be. When the fixed shelf plate and bracket are raised, an upward force is applied to the bracket so that the sprocket rotates while maintaining the state in which the tooth portion is engaged with the engagement hole of the post, The shelf board and the bracket rise together. During this ascent, the ratchet gear rotates together with the sprocket without being restricted in rotation by the ratchet pawl. When lowering the fixed shelf plate and bracket, the engagement of the ratchet pawl with the ratchet gear is released so that the sprocket rotates in the direction in which the shelf plate and bracket are lowered by their own weight. The plate and bracket descend together. As described above, the vertical position can be adjusted without attaching and detaching the shelf board and the bracket.

Further, the column is formed in a hollow shape having an opening on one surface on the front side, and a passage having a width larger than the width of the opening is formed along the vertical direction inside the column, and the bracket At the end of the opening, there is formed a sliding portion that has a width dimension that prevents it from slipping out of the opening and that is slidable along the vertical direction in the passage. Therefore, by locating the slide portion in the passage, the slide portion slides in the passage without slipping out of the opening, and the bracket can be smoothly slid vertically along the column.

A bracket inserting portion having a width dimension larger than the width dimension of the slide portion and capable of inserting the slide portion into the passage is formed on one surface of the front side of the column. Therefore, by inserting the sliding portion of the bracket into the passage through the bracket insertion portion, the number of brackets to be attached to the strut can be increased. Further, the bracket attached to the support can be removed from the support by extracting the slide portion of the bracket from the bracket insertion portion.

Also, when inserting or removing the slide part from the bracket insertion part, the sprocket, ratchet gear and ratchet pawl can be put in and out of the passage through the opening, and the bracket will Even when a sprocket or the like is attached, it is possible to smoothly increase or decrease the number of brackets attached to the strut.

It is a cross-sectional side view which shows the whole showcase structure. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a support|pillar. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment structure of a bracket and a shelf board to a support|pillar. It is a perspective view which shows a bracket, a shelf board, and a part of raising/lowering mechanism. It is a perspective view which shows a bracket, a shelf board, and a part of raising/lowering mechanism. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment structure of the bracket to a support|pillar. It is a side view explaining operation|movement of a raising/lowering mechanism. It is a side view explaining operation|movement of a raising/lowering mechanism.

One embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view showing an open-type showcase 1, which is an example of a product display device installed in stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores. This showcase 1 has a showcase main body 3 which is a box-shaped device main body with an opening 2 formed in the front. and are provided. An area surrounded by the display panel 4, the back panel 5, and the ceiling panel 6 serves as a product display room 7 for displaying products to be sold. A duct 8 through which cool air flows is formed between the display panel 4 , the back panel 5 , the ceiling panel 6 and the inner peripheral surface of the showcase body 3 . A cooler 9 and a blower fan 10 are arranged in the duct 8 . At the front end of the ceiling plate 6, a blowout port 11 is provided through which cool air flowing through the duct 8 is blown downward. A suction port 12 is provided for sucking into 8 .

A plurality of columns 13 extending vertically are provided on the side of the back plate 5 inside the showcase body 3 . A plurality of brackets 14 are attached to these supports 13 along the vertical direction. A pair of opposing brackets 14 are connected by a connecting plate 15 as shown in FIGS. It is designed not to sway in any direction. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 to 5, a shelf plate 16 is attached across a pair of brackets 14 connected by a connecting plate 15. As shown in FIG. Even if there is no connecting plate 15 for connecting the pair of brackets 14, the shelf plate 16 itself can also serve as the connecting plate 15 by making the shelf plate 16 have a structure capable of preventing lateral vibration (horizontal shaking). .

As shown in FIG. 2, the post 13 is formed in a rectangular hollow shape having an opening 17 on one surface on the front side facing the opening 2, and the width dimension of the opening 17 is "a". . Inside the column 13, a passage 18 having a width larger than the width "a" of the opening 17 is formed along the vertical direction. In addition, a plurality of slots 19 are formed along the vertical direction in the wall portion of the column 13 facing the opening 17 .

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the bracket 14 has a constricted portion 20 and a slide portion 21 located on the distal end side of the constricted portion 20 at the end of the bracket 14 attached to the support column 13 . The width dimension of the constricted portion 20 is "b", and the width dimension "b" is smaller than the width dimension "a" of the opening 17. As shown in FIG. The width dimension of the slide portion 21 is "c", and the width dimension "c" is larger than the width dimension "a" of the opening 17. As shown in FIG. Further, the width dimension "c" of the slide portion 21 is formed to have a width dimension that allows the passage 18 to slide vertically. As shown in FIG. 6, the bracket 14 attached to the strut 13 has the sliding portion 21 located in the passage 18 and the constricted portion 20 located in the opening 17 .

Next, the showcase 1 is provided with an elevating mechanism 22 for vertically sliding the brackets 14 attached to the columns 13 and the shelf plates 16 attached to the brackets 14 along the columns 13 . 7 and 8, the lifting mechanism 22 is composed of a sprocket 23, a ratchet gear 24, a ratchet pawl 25, a slot 19 formed in the post 13, and the like.

The sprocket 23 is attached to the side surface of the bracket 14 by a support shaft 26 having a horizontal axis, and is rotatable about the support shaft 26 in a vertical plane. A plurality of radially projecting teeth 27 are formed on the outer peripheral portion of the sprocket 23 . These teeth 27 are engageable with the slots 19 as the sprocket 23 rotates.

The ratchet gear 24 is fixed to the side surface of the sprocket 23 and provided so as to rotate around the support shaft 26 together with the sprocket 23 . A plurality of claw portions 28 are formed on the outer peripheral portion of the ratchet gear 24 . The number of pawl portions 28 of the ratchet gear 24 and the number of tooth portions 27 of the sprocket 23 are set to be the same, or one is set to be an integral multiple of the other.

The ratchet pawl 25 is a member that restricts the rotation of the ratchet gear 24 by engaging with the pawl 28 of the ratchet gear 24 , and is biased by a spring 29 in the direction of engagement with the pawl 28 . A pawl release stay 30 is connected to the ratchet pawl 25 for releasing engagement with the pawl portion 28 , and an opening operation lever 31 is connected to the pawl release stay 30 . In this embodiment, the case where the ratchet pawl 25 and the opening lever 31 are connected via the pawl opening stay 30 has been described. good.

Sprocket 23, ratchet wheel 24 and ratchet pawl 25 are covered by a cover 32 attached to the side of bracket 14 as shown in FIGS. The width dimension including the sprocket 23, the ratchet gear 24, the ratchet pawl 25 and the cover 32 is smaller than the width dimension "a" of the opening 17, and the sprocket 23 etc. It is inserted into passageway 18 through opening 17 as shown at 6 .

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, a bracket insertion portion 33 is formed on one surface of the support 13 on the front side. The width dimension of the bracket inserting portion 33 is “d”, and the width dimension “d” is formed larger than the width dimension “c” of the slide portion 21 . The slide portion 21 can be inserted into the passage 18 by passing through the bracket insertion portion 33 . It is possible to pull it out from the passage 18.

In such a configuration, a plurality of brackets 14 are attached to the column 13 along the vertical direction, and a shelf board 16 is attached across the opposing brackets 14 . The bracket 14 and the shelf board 16 are vertically slidable along the column 13 by an elevating mechanism 22 . Therefore, the operation of adjusting the mounting position of the shelf plate 16 in the vertical direction can be performed without attaching or detaching the shelf plate 16 to or from the bracket 14 and without attaching or detaching the bracket 14 to or from the column 13. can be easily performed without much effort and time. When the bracket 14 slides in the vertical direction, the slide portion 21 of the bracket 14 has a width dimension "c" that is larger than the width dimension "a" of the opening 17. 18 , and the bracket 14 slides vertically along the support 13 .

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the bracket 14 and shelf board 16 are fixed at a predetermined height position. In the state shown in FIG. 7, the weight of the bracket 14 acts downward. The teeth 27 of 23 abut the edge of the slot 19, the bracket 14 abuts the back inner surface of the post 13 at point C, and the ratchet pawl 25 engages the teeth 27 of the ratchet wheel 24 at point D. there is Due to the contact and engagement at these points A to D, the bracket 14 is stably fixed in position without swinging. Moreover, since the ratchet pawl 25 is engaged with the pawl portion 28 of the ratchet gear 24, the ratchet gear 24 and the sprocket 23 are restricted from rotating around the support shaft 26 in the counterclockwise direction. Therefore, when the bracket 14 and the shelf 16 are fixed in position, the ratchet gear 24 and the sprocket 23 rotate counterclockwise around the support shaft 26, causing the bracket 14 and the shelf 16 to fall unexpectedly. The occurrence of such a situation is surely prevented.

When the bracket 14 and the shelf board 16 are slid upward from the state in which the bracket 14 and the shelf board 16 are fixed as shown in FIG. Add. When an upward force is applied to bracket 14, sprocket 23 engaging tooth 27 in slot 19 rotates clockwise as indicated by arrow X, causing sprocket 23 to position tooth 27 upward. The bracket 14 and the shelf plate 16 are gradually lifted while engaging with the slots 19 that are aligned. At this time, the ratchet gear 24 rotates clockwise together with the sprocket 23 without being affected by the ratchet pawl 25 . By raising the left and right pair of brackets 14 by a predetermined distance, the brackets 14 and the shelf board 16 can be raised to a desired height position.

Next, when lowering the fixed bracket 14 and shelf plate 16 as shown in FIG. 7, the release operation lever 31 is pulled in the direction of arrow Z as shown in FIG. As a result, the ratchet pawl 25 is pulled via the release stay 30, and the engagement of the ratchet pawl 25 with the pawl portion 28 of the ratchet gear 24 is released. By disengaging the ratchet pawl 25 from the pawl 28, the ratchet gear 24 and the sprocket 23 can rotate about the support shaft 26 in the counterclockwise direction (arrow Y direction). When the weight of the bracket 14 and the shelf plate 16 acts on the sprocket 23, the sprocket 23 rotates counterclockwise together with the ratchet gear 24, and the sprocket 23 engages the slot 19 with the teeth 27 positioned below. Descend while aligning. By opening the left and right opening operation levers 31, the bracket 14 and the shelf board 16 can be lowered to a desired height position. Here, the number of pawls 28 of the ratchet gear 24 and the number of teeth 27 of the sprocket 23 are set to be the same number, or one is set to be an integral multiple of the other. The regulation angle can be made constant, and the heights of the pair of brackets 14 and the adjacent shelf boards 16 can be easily adjusted.

As described above, the bracket 14 attached to the post 13 and the shelf board 16 can be slid vertically by the elevating mechanism 22, and this sliding operation is performed when the product is placed on the shelf board 16. In this case, the product can be placed on the shelf plate 16 without being taken down.

Next, when increasing the number of brackets 14 attached to the strut 13 , the slide portion 21 of the bracket 14 is inserted through the bracket insertion portion 33 formed on the strut 13 . Since the width dimension "d" of the bracket insertion portion 33 is larger than the width dimension "c" of the slide portion 21, the slide portion 21 can be inserted into the passage 18 through the bracket insertion portion 33. The number of brackets 14 attached can be increased. When removing the bracket 14 attached to the support 13 from the support 13, the slide portion 21 of the bracket 14 to be removed is opposed to the bracket inserting portion 33, and the bracket 14 is pulled forward to remove the bracket from the support 13. 14 can be removed.

Sprocket 23 , ratchet wheel 24 and ratchet pawl 25 are positioned within a lateral width dimension “a” that is insertable from opening 17 into passage 18 . Therefore, when the bracket 14 is attached to the post 13, the sprocket 23 and the ratchet gear 24 can be inserted into the passage 18 from the opening 17, and when the bracket 14 is additionally attached, the attachment can be smoothly performed. be able to.

In the present embodiment, the vertical sliding operation of the bracket 14 and the shelf plate 16 is described as an example. and the shelf plate 16 may be electrically slid.

Moreover, in the present embodiment, the showcase 1 is described as an example of a product display device, but the present invention can also be applied to a gondola, which is an example of a product display device.

1 showcase (merchandise display device)
2 opening 3 showcase body (apparatus body)
4 Display board 5 Rear panel 6 Ceiling board 7 Merchandise display room 8 Duct 9 Cooler 10 Ventilation fan 11 Air outlet 12 Suction port 13 Support 14 Bracket 15 Connecting plate 16 Shelf plate 17 Opening 18 Passage 19 Slot 20 Constriction 21 Slide 22 Lifting mechanism 23 Sprocket 24 Ratchet gear 25 Ratchet pawl 26 Support shaft 27 Tooth 28 Claw 29 Spring 30 Pawl release stay 31 Opening operation lever 32 Cover 33 Bracket insert

Claims (4)

a plurality of pillars provided in the device body and extending in the vertical direction;
a plurality of brackets attached to the strut so as to be vertically slidable;
a shelf board attached across the opposing brackets;
a lifting mechanism for lifting and lowering the bracket together with the shelf;
with
The lifting mechanism is
a sprocket attached to the bracket and rotatable in a vertical plane;
a plurality of slots formed in the column along the vertical direction and engaged with the teeth of the rotating sprocket;
a ratchet gear provided concentrically with the sprocket and rotating integrally with the sprocket;
a ratchet pawl that engages with the ratchet gear to restrict rotation of the ratchet gear and the sprocket in a direction in which the bracket descends and that can be disengaged;
has
A release operation lever is connected to the ratchet pawl for moving the ratchet pawl in a direction to release engagement with the ratchet gear,
A product display device , wherein the disengagement operation of the disengagement operation lever is performed by a pulling operation . The pillar is formed in a hollow shape having an opening on one surface on the front side, and a passage having a width dimension larger than the width dimension of the opening is formed along the vertical direction inside the pillar,
2. The bracket according to claim 1 , wherein the end of the bracket is formed with a slide portion having a width dimension that prevents the bracket from slipping off from the opening and that is slidable along the vertical direction in the passage. Product display device. 2. A bracket inserting portion having a width dimension larger than that of the slide portion and capable of inserting the slide portion into the passage is formed on one surface of the front side of the column. The described merchandise display device. 3. The merchandise display device according to claim 2 , wherein said sprocket, said ratchet wheel and said ratchet pawl are arranged within a width dimension that allows insertion from said opening into said passage.

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