JPH053823A - Display card holding device for showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To use this device in common for the shelves having different height, and also, to hold the display card in a desired direction by varying the direction of the display card by selecting plural front and rear recessed parts at the time of engaging the engaging projecting part of a card holder with the lower supporting leg of a waveform cross section provided projectingly on a holder supporting body. CONSTITUTION:The center part of a holder supporting body 5 is fixed onto the front end face of a shelf 1 by a small screw 54. Subsequently, the engaging groove 45a of the upper fitting leg 45 of a card holder 4 is engaged with the engaging projecting wire 55a of the upper supporting leg 55 of the supporting body 5, an engaging projecting part 46a of the lower fitting leg 46 is engaged with a recessed part 56a of the lower supporting leg 56, and by the spring force of the supporting legs 55, 56, the card holder 4 is inserted and held therebetween by the supporting body 5. In this case, when the engaging projecting part 46a is engaged with the rear valley 56a, a display card 2 supported by the card holder 4 is turned further forward, and when the engaging projecting part 46a is engaged with the front recessed part 56a, the display card 2 is turned further upward. In such a manner, the device can be used in common for the shelves having different height.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display card holding device for holding a display card such as a price card in a showcase for displaying products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Showcases, which have an opening for taking out products on the front surface and are partitioned into upper and lower stages by shelves, are often used. This showcase displays items on shelves,
Further, a display card holding device is provided on the front end surface of the shelf, and the display card held by the display card holding device displays the product name, price, etc. of the product.

A display card holding device shown in FIG. 7 is conventionally known. In the figure, 1 is a shelf and its front end is shown, and 2 is a display card. A display card holding device 3 comprises a card holder 4 extending laterally in a rail shape and a holder support 5. The card holder 4 has locking grooves 41 on the top and bottom of the front part and claws 42 and supports 43 on the back. On the other hand, the holder support body 5 has a hook-shaped engaging portion 51 and a support 52 projecting forward. Display card holding device 3
The holder support 5 is fixed to the front end surface of the shelf 1 by means of a machine screw 54 at the center thereof. And the front end surface of the shelf and the locking portion 51
The card holder 4 is fixed to the holder support 5 by inserting the claw 42 between them and bringing the support 43 into close contact with the support 52 and inserting the fixing plate 6 between the front end surface of the shelf and the claw 42. Then, the display card 2 is mounted on the card holder 4 by engaging the upper and lower edges with the upper and lower locking grooves 41.

As another conventional example of the display card holding device 3, a device shown in FIG. 8 is also known. In this example, a mounting leg 44 adapted to the front end of the shelf 1 is provided on the back surface of the card holder 4, and the card holder 4 is mounted via the mounting leg 44.
Are directly fixed to the shelf 1.

[0005]

By the way, in the open showcase, it is desired that the display card 2 be oriented differently depending on the height of the shelf 1 in order to make it easy for the customer to see the display contents. However, in the conventional display card holding device, in order to change the direction of the display card, the card holder 4 or the holder support 5 has to be specially manufactured according to the height of the shelf 1.

The present invention can be applied to shelves of different heights,
Another object of the present invention is to provide a display card holding device for a showcase that holds the display card in a desired orientation.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, it is mounted on a front surface of a case,
In a display card holding device of a showcase that holds a display card such as a price card on the front surface thereof, this display card holding device has locking grooves for locking the upper and lower edges of the display card at the top and bottom of the front part, And a card holder in which an upper mounting leg having an engaging groove that runs in the lateral direction and a lower mounting leg having an engaging protrusion whose tip extends in the lateral direction are provided on the rear surface so as to project,
The upper support leg is formed of a spring plate and has a central portion fixed to the case-side front surface portion, and has an engaging ridge that engages with the engaging groove, and a wavy cross section that undulates back and forth is formed selectively in a plurality of valleys. One of them is a lower support leg that is engaged with the engaging projection and is formed to project forward, and is constituted by a holder support body that holds a card holder between the upper support leg and the lower support leg. In addition to having a locking groove for locking the upper and lower edges of the display card, an engaging groove extending laterally in the upper back surface,
In addition, a card holder having a mounting leg with a large number of claws formed in a saw-tooth shape in the front-rear direction on the lower back surface, and an engagement protrusion whose central portion is fixed to the case-side front surface and which is locked in the engagement groove. And a holder support having an engaging protrusion that engages with an arbitrary claw of the mounting leg in a ratchet manner.

[0008]

When the engagement protrusion of the card holder is engaged with the lower support leg of the wavy cross section that is provided on the holder support, the front and rear valleys are selected, or the engagement protrusion of the holder support is The direction of the display card can be easily changed by selecting the claw when the claw of the supporting leg of the card holder is locked.

[0009]

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which parts common to or the same as those in FIGS. 7 and 8 are designated by the same reference numerals. In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a card holder 4 extending laterally in a rail shape is provided with a locking groove 4 at the top and bottom of the front part.
1, an upper mounting leg 45 having an engaging groove 45a on its upper surface and a lower mounting leg 46 having an engaging projection 46a at its tip are provided on the rear surface. On the other hand, the holder support 5 is formed by bending a spring plate, and has an upper support leg 55 having an engaging projection 55a that engages with the engaging groove 45a and a lower portion having a corrugated cross-section having a plurality of valleys 56a in the front and rear. And support legs 56.

In the above-described structure, the display card holding device 3 has the holder support 5 fixed to the front end surface of the shelf 1 by fixing the central portion of the holder support 5 to the shelf 1 with the machine screw 54. Then, the card holder 4 engages the engagement groove 45a with the engagement protrusion 55a, and the engagement protrusion 46a is formed in one trough 56a of the lower support leg 56.
And is held by the holder support 5 by the spring force of the upper and lower support legs 55, 56. Further, the card holder 4 is easily pulled by pulling its lower portion forward and obliquely upward and by pushing it in the opposite direction, the trough 5 with which the engaging protrusion 46a engages easily.
6a can be changed. By selecting the engaging valley 56a, that is, by engaging the rearmost valley as shown in FIG. 2, the display card 2 supported by the card holder 4 is directed further forward, and as shown in FIG. If you engage the valley,
The display card 2 faces upward. In this way, the display card holding device 3 can change the direction of the display card 2 simply by moving the lower part of the card holder 4. Further, this makes it possible to commonly use the shelves having different heights.

4 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention, which is different from the above-described embodiment in the following points. That is, the engagement groove 45a formed in the upper back surface of the card holder 4 opens downward, and the upper edge of the holder support 5 forms the engagement protrusion 55a upward as it is. Further, the card holder 4 has a mounting leg 47 projecting rearward on the lower rear surface thereof, and a large number of claws 47a connected to each other in a saw blade shape are formed on the upper surface of the mounting leg 47. On the other hand, on the lower end of the holder support body 5, an engaging projection 57a is formed at the front end of the support leg 57 which projects forward and has a spring property and which engages with the pawl 47a in a ratchet manner.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the card holder 4 first engages the engaging groove 45a with the engaging protrusion 55a, and then engages the rearmost claw 47a of the mounting leg 47. The display card 2 is held in the uppermost state by being locked to the abutting portion 57a. Further, by pushing the lower end portion of the card holder 4, as shown in FIG.
The claw 47a locked to a is sequentially moved to the front, and with this, the direction of the display card 2 is changed from upward to forward. Further, the slit 4 provided at an appropriate position of the mounting leg 47
When the support leg 57 is pushed up by using 8, the card holder 4 can be returned to the original state in which the rearmost claw 47a is engaged or can be removed from the holder support 5. By holding the card holder 4 by engaging the claw 47a at an appropriate position with the engaging projection 57a as described above, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained in this embodiment as well.

[0013]

According to the present invention, in a display card holding device for a showcase which is attached to a front surface of a case and holds a display card such as a price card on the front surface thereof, the upper and lower ends of the display card are arranged above and below the front surface. A card in which an upper mounting leg having a locking groove for locking an edge and having an engaging groove running in the lateral direction and a lower mounting leg having an engaging projection whose tip extends in the lateral direction are provided on the rear surface. A holder, an upper support leg having a spring plate formed and a central portion fixed to the case-side front surface portion, and an engaging support ridge that engages with the engaging groove, and a wavy front-back corrugated cross-section are selectively formed. A lower support leg that engages with the engagement protrusion in one of the valleys of the above, and is constituted by a holder support body that holds the card holder between the upper support leg and the lower support leg, or the front face. Lock the top and bottom edges of the display card above and below A card holder that has a locking groove, an engaging groove that extends in the lateral direction at the top of the back surface, and a mounting leg that has a large number of claws formed in a sawtooth shape at the bottom of the back surface in the front-back direction; A holder support having an engaging projection having a central portion fixed to the front surface and being engaged with the engaging groove, and an engaging projection that is engaged with an arbitrary claw of the mounting leg in a ratchet manner. Since it is configured, it is possible to provide a display card holding device which can be shared by shelves having different heights and which can hold the display card in an appropriate direction at each height.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a display card holding device according to a first embodiment of the present invention in which a card holder and a holder support are separated from each other.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the display card holding device of FIG. 1 with the display card facing forward.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the display card holding device of FIG. 1 with the display card facing upward.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the display card holding device according to the second embodiment of the present invention with the display card facing forward.

5 is a side view of the display card holding device of FIG. 4 with the display card facing upward.

6 is a perspective view of the display card holding device of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a conventional display card holding device.

FIG. 8 is a side view of another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 shelf (front side of case) 2 display cards 3 Display card holding device 4 card holder 5 Holder support 45a engaging groove 46a engagement protrusion 47 mounting legs 47a nail 55a engagement ridge 56a valley 57a engagement protrusion

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A display card holding device for a showcase, which is attached to a front surface of a case side and holds a display card such as a price card on the front surface thereof, for engaging upper and lower edges of the display card above and below the front surface. A card holder in which an upper mounting leg having a stop groove and an engaging groove that runs in the lateral direction and a lower mounting leg having an engaging protrusion whose tip extends in the lateral direction are projected on the rear surface, and a spring plate. An upper support leg having a central portion fixed to the case-side front surface portion and having an engaging ridge that engages with the engaging groove, and a corrugated cross-section that undulates back and forth is formed selectively into one of a plurality of valleys. A display card for a showcase, characterized in that a lower support leg with which the engaging protrusion engages is provided so as to project forward and comprises a holder support for holding a card holder between the upper support leg and the lower support leg. Holding device. 2. A display card holding device for a showcase, which is mounted on a front surface of a case and holds a display card such as a price card on the front surface thereof, for engaging upper and lower edges of the display card above and below the front surface. A card holder having a stop groove, an engaging groove extending in the lateral direction at the upper rear portion, and a mounting leg having a large number of claws formed in a sawtooth shape in the front-rear direction at the lower rear portion, and the case-side front surface. And a holder support having an engaging projection having a central portion fixed to the engaging portion and being engaged with the engaging groove, and an engaging projection engaging with an arbitrary claw of the mounting leg in a ratchet manner. A display card holding device for a showcase, characterized in that