JP7420580B2 - showcase product display shelf - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a product display shelf that is attached to, for example, a product storage section of a showcase with an open front.

A showcase with an open front has a plurality of product display shelves attached to the product storage section in the vertical direction.

Conventionally, this type of product display shelf is known to include a pair of brackets in the width direction that are attached to the product storage section of the showcase, and a shelf board that is supported by the pair of brackets (for example, (See Patent Document 1).

In the product display shelf, the engagement piece extending rearward from the base end of the pair of brackets is connected to one of a plurality of vertically arranged holes provided in the shelf supports extending vertically on both sides of the back surface of the product storage section. It is attached to the product storage section by engaging with the product storage section.

The plurality of product display shelves in the product storage section are each installed at an appropriate distance from the shelves of vertically adjacent product display shelves, depending on the height of the products displayed on each shelf. .

JP2009-219746A

In the product display shelf, when the size of the displayed products in the height direction changes due to switching of the types of products to be displayed, there is a possibility that the height of the shelf board in the product storage section needs to be changed. In this case, even if the height of the product display shelf is changed within a small range of, for example, 15 mm to 60 mm, all products displayed on the shelf should be removed, and the shelf supports and brackets should be removed. This will change the overall installation height of the product display shelf. For this reason, in the product display shelf, changing the height of the shelf board in the product storage section is complicated, and the number of man-hours may increase when changing the products to be displayed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a product display shelf for a showcase that can reduce the number of man-hours required when changing products to be displayed.

In order to achieve the above object, the product display shelf of the showcase of the present invention is a product display shelf that is attached to the product storage section of the showcase, and includes a fixed bracket that is attached to the product storage section, and a fixed bracket that is attached to the fixed bracket. A movable bracket that is movable vertically relative to the movable bracket, a shelf board that is supported by the movable bracket and on which products are displayed, and a positioning section that positions the movable bracket in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed bracket. .

According to the product display shelf of the showcase of the present invention, it is possible to change the height of the shelf board in the product storage section without changing the overall installation height of the product display shelf, so the products to be displayed can be changed. It becomes possible to reduce the number of man-hours required for switching.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a showcase showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of a product display shelf. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a product display shelf with shelf boards set at the lowest position. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the product display shelf with the shelf board moved upward. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a product display shelf with shelf boards set at the lowest position, showing a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the product display shelf with the shelf board moved upward. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a product display shelf with shelf boards set at the lowest position, showing a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the product display shelf with the shelf board moved upward.

1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

A showcase 1 equipped with a product display shelf of the present invention is installed, for example, in a store such as a convenience store or a supermarket, and is used to store and display products such as drinks and foods that require temperature control. .

As shown in FIG. 1, the showcase 1 includes a showcase body 10 and a plurality of product display shelves 20 arranged vertically within the showcase body 10.

The showcase body 10 is formed into a box shape with an open front. The showcase body 10 has a product storage section 11 formed therein for storing products. The product storage section 11 is cooled by a cooling device (not shown) that includes a refrigeration cycle including, for example, a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator. Further, the product storage section 11 is provided on each of both sides in the width direction so as to extend in the vertical direction, and has a pair of shelf supports 12 for supporting a plurality of product display shelves 20.

The pair of shelf supports 12 extend obliquely upward so that the upper end portions are located on the rear side with respect to the lower end portions. A plurality of shelf mounting holes 12a are formed in the pair of shelf supports 12 at intervals in the vertical direction. Each of the pair of shelf supports 12 is provided with two rows of shelf mounting holes 12a extending in the vertical direction in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the product display shelf 20 includes a shelf board 30 for displaying products, and a pair of brackets 40 that support both sides of the shelf board 30 in the width direction.

The shelf board 30 is formed in a rectangular shape extending in the width direction and the front-back direction. A fall prevention part 31 is formed on the outer periphery of the shelf board 30 to prevent the displayed products from falling. The fall prevention part 31 is formed to extend along the outer circumference and upward.

The bracket 40 includes a fixed bracket 41 that is attached to the shelf support 12, a movable bracket 42 that is movable in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed bracket 41, and a positioning bracket that positions the movable bracket 42 in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed bracket 41. It has a section 43.

The fixed bracket 41 is a member extending in the front-rear direction. An engagement piece 41a that engages with a shelf mounting hole 12a located on the outside of the shelf support 12 in the width direction is provided at the rear end of the fixed bracket. The mounting height of the fixed bracket 41 can be arbitrarily adjusted by selecting the shelf mounting hole 12a in which the engagement piece 41a is to be engaged. Further, on both sides of the fixed bracket 41 in the front and back direction, elongated guide holes 41b that guide the movable bracket 42 in the vertical direction extend parallel to the direction in which the shelf support 12 extends.

The movable bracket 42 is a member extending in the front-rear direction, and supports the shelf board 30 via a slide rail (not shown). Thereby, the shelf board 30 can be set in a posture that extends forward with respect to the movable bracket 42 by the slide rail. Further, the movable bracket 42 is connected to the fixed bracket 41 via a connecting bolt 42a that is movable within a pair of front and rear guide holes 41b provided on both the front and rear sides of the fixed bracket 41. The movable bracket 42 is vertically movable relative to the fixed bracket 41 within a predetermined range (for example, within a range of 15 mm to 60 mm).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the positioning part 43 is connected to the rear end side of the movable bracket 42 and has an engaging member 43a that can be engaged with the shelf mounting hole 12a of the shelf support 12.

The engagement member 43a is made of a plate-like member extending in the vertical direction, and its upper end portion is connected to the rear end side upper part of the movable bracket 42 via a support shaft 43b so as to be swingable in the front-rear direction. The engaging member 43a is formed with a pair of upper and lower engaging claws 43a1 that can be engaged with the shelf mounting hole 12a located on the inner side of the shelf support 12 in the width direction. The pair of engagement claws 43a1 each protrudes rearward from the rear end of the engagement member 43a, and has an inclined portion 43a11 extending obliquely downward toward the tip on the upper side, and a slope portion 43a11 extending diagonally downward toward the tip on the lower side. A horizontal portion 43a12 extending in the horizontal direction is formed. The horizontal portion 43a12 of the engagement claw 43a1 is a portion that comes into contact with the lower edge of the shelf attachment hole 12a when the engagement claw 43a1 is engaged with the shelf attachment hole 12a. Furthermore, the engaging member 43a has an urging portion 43a2 for urging the engaging member 43a in a direction that causes the engaging claw 43a1 to protrude from the rear end portion of the movable bracket 42. The biasing portion 43a2 is made of an elastic plate-like member, is provided so as to protrude forward from the front end of the engagement member 43a, and the front end side is in contact with a member constituting the movable bracket 42. Furthermore, the engaging member 43a has an operating section 43a3 for the operator to input an operation to disengage the engaging claw 43a1 from the shelf mounting hole 12a against the urging force of the urging section 43a2. There is. The operating portion 43a3 can be operated by an operator via a rectangular operating hole 42b provided in the movable bracket 42.

The showcase 1 configured as described above can be constructed by engaging the engaging pieces 41a of the fixing brackets 41 of the product display shelves 20 with the shelf mounting holes 12a located on the outside in the width direction of the shelf supports 12. A product display shelf 20 is attached to a product storage section 11 of a main body 10. At this time, the mounting height of each of the plurality of product display shelves 20 is determined according to the size in the height direction of the products displayed on each shelf board 30.

The product display shelf 20 attached to the product storage section 11 can be removed by disengaging the engagement pieces 41a of the pair of fixing brackets 41 from the shelf attachment holes 12a. The mounting height of the product display shelf 20 removed from the product storage section 11 can be changed by engaging the engaging pieces 41a with the shelf mounting holes 12a at different height positions.

Furthermore, the height of the shelf board 30 of the product display shelf 20 attached to the product storage section 11 can be changed without disengaging the engagement piece 41a of the fixed bracket 41 from the shelf mounting hole 12a. be. The shelf board 30 can be moved in the vertical direction within the range in which the movable bracket 42 can move in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed bracket 41.

When changing the height of the shelf board 30 upward, first lift one side of the shelf board 30 in the width direction upward to change the height, and then lift the other side of the shelf board 30 in the width direction upward. By lifting and changing the height, the entire height of the shelf board 30 is changed.

When changing the height of the shelf board 30 upward, the movable bracket 42 is moved upward with respect to the fixed bracket 41. At this time, the inclined part 43a11 of the engaging claw 43a1 is pushed against the front surface of the shelf support 12 or the upper edge of the shelf mounting hole 12a, so that the upper end of the engaging member 43a resists the urging force of the urging part 43a2. Since the movable bracket 42 moves forward with the pivot as the center of swing, the movable bracket 42 is allowed to move upward relative to the fixed bracket 41. Further, the engaging member 43a has the engaging claw 43a1 located in the shelf mounting hole 12a of the shelf support 12, and moves rearward with the upper end portion as a pivot center due to the urging force of the urging portion 43a2, and the engaging claw 43a1 When the horizontal portion 43a12 contacts the lower end edge of the shelf mounting hole 12a, the downward movement of the movable bracket 42 relative to the fixed bracket 41 is restricted.

Further, when changing the height of the shelf board 30 downward, the operating portion 43a3 of the engaging member 43a is operated via the operating hole 42b of the movable bracket 42. As a result, the engaging member 43a moves forward with its upper end as the pivot center against the biasing force of the biasing portion 43a2, and the engagement of the engaging claw 43a1 with the shelf mounting hole 12a is released. , the movable bracket 42 can be moved downward relative to the fixed bracket 41.

As described above, according to the product display shelf of the showcase of this embodiment, the movable bracket 42 is movable in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed bracket 41, and the positioning device that positions the movable bracket 42 in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed bracket 41 is provided. It has a section and.

This makes it possible to change the height position of the shelf board 30 within a predetermined range without changing the overall position of the product display shelf 20 in the product storage section 11, so it is possible to change the height position of the shelf board 30 within a predetermined range. It becomes possible to reduce the number of man-hours.

Further, the positioning portion includes an engaging member 43a provided on the movable bracket 42 and provided with an engaging claw 43a1 that can engage with a plurality of shelf mounting holes 12a arranged in the vertical direction in the product storage portion 11. The movable bracket 42 is vertically positioned with respect to the fixed bracket 41 by selectively engaging the engaging claw 43a1 with one of the plurality of shelf mounting holes 12a.

As a result, part of the load of the products displayed on the shelf board 30 acts on the shelf mounting hole 12a of the shelf support 12 via the fixed bracket 41, and the load of other products is applied to the shelf via the movable bracket 42. Since it acts on different shelf mounting holes 12a of the support columns 12, it becomes possible to distribute the load of displayed products and apply it to the shelf support columns 12, and it becomes possible to improve the load-bearing performance.

5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the invention. Note that the same components as those in the embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The product display shelf 20 of the showcase 1 of this embodiment has an engaging member 43a connected to the central part of the movable bracket 42 in the front-rear direction as a positioning part, and a fixed bracket 41 provided with the engaging member 43a as a positioning part. It has an engaged portion 41c with which the mating claw 43a1 engages.

The engaged portion 41c is made of a member that extends vertically in the central portion of the fixed bracket 41 in the front-rear direction, and a plurality of engaged holes 41c1 that can be engaged with the engagement claws 43a1 of the engagement member 43a are arranged in the vertical direction. has been done.

In the showcase 1 configured as described above, the engaging claw 43a1 of the engaging member 43a is selected from the plurality of engaged holes 41c1 arranged in the vertical direction of the engaged portion 41c and engaged. Accordingly, the height position of the shelf board 30 can be changed similarly to the embodiment described above.

As described above, according to the product display shelf of the showcase of this embodiment, similarly to the embodiment described above, in the product storage section 11, the product display shelves 20 can be stored within a predetermined range without changing the overall position of the product display shelf 20. Since the height position of the board 30 can be changed, it is possible to reduce the number of man-hours required when switching products to be displayed.

The positioning portion also includes an engaging claw 43a1 provided on the movable bracket 42 and a plurality of engaged holes 41c1 provided on the fixed bracket 41 and capable of being engaged with the engaging claws 43a1. By selectively engaging one of the plurality of engaged holes 41c1 with the claw 43a1, the movable bracket 42 is positioned relative to the fixed bracket 41 in the vertical direction.

This makes it possible to position the shelf board 30 in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed bracket 41 without using the shelf support 12. It becomes possible to improve the degree of freedom in structural design of the case body 10.

7 and 8 show a third embodiment of the present invention. Note that the same components as those in the embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In the product display shelf 20 of the showcase 1 of the present embodiment, an engaging member 43a and an engaged portion 41c serving as a positioning portion are provided on the front side and the rear side of the bracket 40, respectively.

The showcase 1 configured as described above has a plurality of engaged claws 43a1 of the engaging member 43a arranged in the vertical direction of the engaged portion 41c on each of the front side and the rear side of the bracket 40. By selecting and engaging the matching hole 41c1, the height position of the shelf board 30 can be changed similarly to the first and second embodiments.

Further, when changing the height position of the shelf board 30, the engaged holes 41c1 are engaged with the engaging claws 43a1 of the plurality of engaged holes 41c1 arranged in the vertical direction on the front side and the rear side of the bracket 40. By changing the angle, it is possible to change the angle of the surface of the shelf board 30 on which products are displayed. In FIG. 8, the surface of the shelf board 30 on which products are displayed is set to slope downward toward the front.

As described above, according to the product display shelf of the showcase of the present embodiment, similarly to the first and second embodiments, in the product storage section 11, without changing the overall position of the product display shelf 20, Since the height position of the shelf board 30 can be changed within a predetermined range, it is possible to reduce the number of man-hours required when switching products to be displayed.

Further, as in the second embodiment, since the shelf board 30 can be vertically positioned with respect to the fixed bracket 41 without using the shelf support 12, the angle of the shelf support 12 and the shelf position of the shelf support 12 can be adjusted. It becomes possible to improve the degree of freedom in structural design of the showcase body 10, such as the arrangement of the attachment holes 12a.

Further, the positioning portions are provided on the front side and the rear side of the fixed bracket 41 and the movable bracket 42, respectively.

As a result, the products on the shelf board 30 can be displayed by changing the engaged holes 41c1 that are engaged with the engaging claws 43a1 in the plurality of engaged holes 41c1 arranged in the vertical direction between the front side and the rear side of the bracket 40. Since it is possible to change the angle of the surface where the shelf board 30 is held, and a dedicated mechanism for adjusting the angle of the shelf board 30 is not required, it is possible to suppress an increase in manufacturing costs.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a showcase having a product storage section with an open front surface, but the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can also be applied to, for example, a so-called round open showcase in which the front, back, and one end face in the width direction are open.

Further, in the above embodiment, a refrigerated showcase that cools the product storage section is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention may be applied to a showcase equipped with a heating device that heats displayed products, or can be applied to a showcase that does not have a heating device or a cooling device.

Further, in the second and third embodiments, the engaging member 43a having the engaging claw 43a1 is provided on the movable bracket 42 side, and the engaged portion 41c having the engaged hole 41c1 is provided on the fixed bracket 41 side. Although the example provided is shown here, it is not limited to this. In the present invention, even when an engaging member having an engaging claw is provided on the fixed bracket side and an engaged portion 41c having an engaged hole 41c1 is provided on the movable bracket side, the second and third It is possible to exhibit the same effects as the embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Showcase, 11...Product storage part, 12...Shelf support, 12a...Shelf mounting hole, 20...Product display shelf, 30...Shelf board, 40...Bracket, 41...Fixing bracket, 41c...Engaged part, 41c1 ...Engaged hole, 42...Movable bracket, 43...Positioning part, 43a...Engaging member, 43a1...Engaging claw.

Claims (5)

A product display shelf that is attached to a product storage section of a showcase,
a fixed bracket attached to the product storage section;
a movable bracket that is movable up and down with respect to the fixed bracket;
a shelf board supported by the movable bracket and on which products are displayed;
a positioning unit that positions the movable bracket in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed bracket;
The positioning part is provided on the movable bracket and has an engaging claw that can engage with a plurality of holes arranged in the vertical direction in the product storage part and can move in the front and back direction with respect to the movable bracket. and a product display shelf for a showcase in which the movable bracket is vertically positioned with respect to the fixed bracket by selectively engaging the engaging claw with one of the plurality of holes. The engagement claw is provided on the engagement member,
The engagement member is connected to the movable bracket via a support shaft so as to be swingable in the front-rear direction.
The product display shelf of the showcase according to claim 1. A product display shelf that is attached to a product storage section of a showcase,
a fixed bracket attached to the product storage section;
a movable bracket that is movable up and down with respect to the fixed bracket;
a shelf board supported by the movable bracket and on which products are displayed;
a positioning unit that positions the movable bracket in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed bracket;
The positioning portion is provided with an engagement claw that is provided on one of the movable bracket and the fixed bracket and is movable in the front-back direction , and is provided on the other of the movable bracket and the fixed bracket, and the engagement claw is engageable. a plurality of engaged holes, and by selectively engaging one of the plurality of engaged holes with the engaging claw, the movable bracket is moved in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed bracket. positioning
Showcase product display shelves. The engagement claw is provided on the engagement member,
4. The product display shelf of a showcase according to claim 3, wherein the engaging member is connected to one of the movable bracket and the fixed bracket via a support shaft so as to be swingable in the front-rear direction. The positioning portion is provided on each of the front side and the rear side of the fixed bracket and the movable bracket.
The product display shelf of the showcase according to claim 3 or 4 .

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