JPH07246139A - Expansion and contraction support for display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a more beautiful view by making engagement holes of an upper support inconspicuous. CONSTITUTION:Projections 10 in the vertical direction are disposed near one side periphery of each of engagement holes 9 arranged on a side surface 8a of an upper support 8, so that the engagement holes 9 arranged on the side surface 8a of the upper support 8 are concealed behind the projections 10 and become inconspicuous, thereby obtaining a more beautiful view of a display device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telescopic column for a display device in which a column for supporting a shelf or the like can be expanded and contracted so as to be convenient for displaying products at a store.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique relating to a telescopic column for a display device, there is a device described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-90168.

The structural feature of the present invention is that the engaging holes are slidably inserted into the base pillars on the telescopic pillars arranged along the longitudinal direction, and are provided at the upper end portion of the base pillars. The elastic column is locked at a desired height by the support tool, and the locked state of the elastic column can be easily released only by slightly moving the support tool.

[0004]

However, in the conventional device as described above, the engaging hole projecting from the upper telescopic column is close to the height of the eyes so that it is easy to see and the appearance of the display device is improved. There is a problem that is damaged.

Further, when the telescopic column is pulled up, the portion of the telescopic column that is fitted into the base column is reduced, and it becomes impossible to lock the shelf support to the lower part of the base column.

Further, when the telescopic column is moved up and down, the shelf support in the base column also moves up and down, and when the telescopic column is pulled up, the shelf support collides with the support tool, so that the layout is changed. If you want to extend or retract the telescopic column with, you must remove the shelf support of the base column. This is an extra work if the purpose is only to change the position and number of the retractable column shelves, that is, if you do not want to change the base column shelves as they are. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the engaging hole formed in the upper strut can be made inconspicuous, and at the same time, the shelf support of the upper strut can be attached to the lower strut. It is an object of the present invention to provide a telescopic column for a display device, which can be height-adjusted and which does not obstruct the shelf support attached to the lower column when adjusting the height of the upper column.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is such that an upper strut is slidably fitted in a hollow cylindrical lower strut, and an upper strut is fitted in the lower strut. Is provided with a fixing means for fixing the bracket at a desired height so that a bracket for supporting a shelf plate or the like can be selectively locked in a plurality of vertically aligned engagement holes formed on any side surface of each column. In the telescopic column for display device as described above, on the side surface of the upper strut where the engagement hole is provided, a protrusion extending in the vertical direction is provided so as to be close to the side edge of each engagement hole, and the lower strut is formed by the protrusion. The feature is that it is designed to guide the vertical movement of the upper strut with respect to.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a pair of protrusions facing up and down are provided so as to sandwich each engaging hole from both sides.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the distance between the pair of ridges is substantially the same as the width of the engagement hole formed in the upper support.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, by providing a ridge, a space is formed between the lower strut and the upper strut so as to accommodate the engaging portion of the shelf support engaged with the lower strut. Is characterized by.

[0012]

[Function] By providing the protrusions that are oriented in the up-down direction in the vicinity of the side edges of the engagement holes of the upper strut, the engagement holes are hidden by the protrusions and are not conspicuous, so that the appearance of the display device is impaired. Never. Further, by providing a ridge on the upper strut, a space can be formed between the lower strut and the upper strut to accommodate the engaging portion of the bracket engaged with the lower strut (claim 4). The height can be freely adjusted without being hindered by the locking portion of the bracket that is locked to the lower strut, and the bracket can be locked to the lower strut even if the height of the upper strut is changed. The range is no longer limited.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

(1) is a multi-stage display device for displaying products and the like.

Left and right sides facing the front-rear direction and having a predetermined interval
A pair of lower columns (3) are erected on the center of the pair of rods (2). The lower ends of the lower columns (3) are connected to each other by the above-mentioned foot rod (2).
It is connected by a reinforcing rod (4) forming a right angle with.

A pair of brackets for mounting the shelf plate (5) on the front and rear surfaces (lower right in FIG. 1) of the lower support column (3).
A plurality of engagement holes (7) for locking the base end portion (6a) of (6) are formed at regular intervals in the vertical direction.

The reference numeral (8) is slidably fitted into the upper end opening of the lower support column (3) and has a plurality of engaging holes (9) for locking the base end (6a) of the bracket (6). ) Is an upper support column which is provided at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction of the front and rear surfaces. As shown in FIG. 2, on both sides of the front and rear surfaces of the upper strut (8) where the engaging holes (9) are provided, face a pair of up-down directions sandwiching the engaging holes (9) from both sides. The ridge (10) is the lower strut (3)
It is formed so as to project back and forth up to the vicinity of the inner side surface.

[0018] And, by this ridge (10), the lower pillar
It is designed to guide the vertical movement of the upper column (8) with respect to (3).

The ridges (10) are, as will be described later, at least the engaging holes (9) on the front, rear, left and right side surfaces of the upper support column (8).
It may be provided only on one side surface provided with. Also in this case, the vertical movement of the upper strut (8) with respect to the lower strut (3) can be guided by the ridges (10).

By providing the ridge (10), the upper support
Between the (8) and the lower support (3), the engaging hole of the lower support (3)
A space (11) is formed to the extent that the base end (6a) of the bracket (6) locked to (7) does not come into contact with the upper strut (8).
That is, by providing the ridges (10), the lower column (3)
In contrast, the upper strut (8) and the base end (6a) of the bracket (6)
And do not interfere with each other.

By doing so, the height of the upper strut (8) can be freely adjusted, and even if the height of the upper strut (8) is changed, the bracket (6) is attached to the lower strut (3). The lockable range is not limited.

A fixing device (12) is a tightening screw for adjusting the vertical movement of the upper strut (8) on the inner surface of the upper end of the lower strut (3) so as to fix the upper strut (8) at an appropriate position. Is.

Thus, the lower strut (3), the upper strut (8) and the fixing means (12) form an extendable strut (A).

With the above structure, the bracket (6) can be locked in both the engaging holes (7) and (9) of the upper strut (8) and the lower strut (3), and the bracket (6) can be attached to the lower strut (3). It is possible to move up and down by the upper strut (8) alone while keeping the lock. At this time, since the bracket (6) locked to the lower support (3) is not affected by the vertical movement of the upper support (8),
It is possible to flexibly deal with the case where it is necessary to change the layout, the display items, and the display quantity of each of the lower columns (8) and (3).

Further, the ridge (10) is an engaging hole of the upper strut (8).
Since it is provided so as to sandwich (9), the engaging hole (9)
Is less noticeable, and the aesthetic appearance of the display device (1) is not impaired.

In the first embodiment described above, the upper column (8)
Welding a pair of iron plates (22), which are folded back inward, on both sides of the hollow square tube (21) that constitutes the core, by the amount corresponding to the amount of protrusion of the ridge (10) at the front and rear ends. By fixing by
Although four ridges (10) extending in the front-rear direction are formed on both front and rear sides of the upper support column (8), the ridges (10) may be formed by other means.

4 (a) to 4 (f) show modified examples thereof.

In FIG. 4, the same members as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 4 (a), instead of the iron plate (22) of the previous embodiment, a pair of left and right iron plates (23) whose front and rear ends are bent inwardly in an L shape is used as a hollow square tube ( A pair of front and rear ridges (10) are formed by fixing the both sides of the ridge (21) by welding or the like, and the space (13) between the tip portions of the left and right ridges is set in the engaging holes (7) (9). By making the width substantially the same as that of (), it is possible to make the engagement hole (9) difficult to see from the outside, and thus to further improve the aesthetic appearance.

In FIG. 4B, a recess (25) is formed in the center of a pair of left and right side plates (24) made of synthetic resin having a large thickness and facing each other, and a hollow rectangular tube (21) is formed therein. By fitting and fixing both side portions of the above, the manufacturing is facilitated and the aesthetic appearance is further improved.

In FIG. 4 (c), the front and rear parts of the first side piece (26) formed by bending an iron plate into a so-called hat-shaped cross section in which the central part is bent to the right side in a U shape, The two side pieces (26) (27) are joined to each other by bending the front and rear ends of the second side piece (27) made of an iron plate that is brought into closer contact with each other by bending it into a U shape and gripping it.
By forming the ridges (10) close to the left edge of the engaging hole (9) only on the left and right sides of the upper support (8), the material cost can be maintained while maintaining only the aesthetics from one side. It is the one that has been reduced and is optimal as the telescopic column to be arranged on the outermost side.

FIG. 4D shows a structure in which the upper support column 8 having the four protrusions 10 is integrally formed by extrusion molding of aluminum light alloy so that it can be easily manufactured. is there. (28) is a central space, and (29) is a space for lightening formed in each ridge (10).

FIG. 4 (e) is a pair of front and rear channel members made of iron plates, which are bent in a U-shape in plan view so as to face each other in the front-rear direction and have an engaging hole (9) formed in the center of the front-rear surface thereof. Around (30), the outer shape is almost the same as in Fig. 4 (b), and a bridge part (31a) is formed in the center.
By molding the synthetic resin part (31) so as to form the structure, the strength is maintained and the aesthetic appearance is improved.

In FIG. 4 (f), the front and rear ends of the iron plate (32) fixed to both side surfaces of the hollow rectangular tube (21) are bent inward in a U-shape.
By making the space between the left and right protrusions (10) formed thereby substantially equal to the width of the engaging hole (9), the engaging hole (9)
To make it hard to see and improve the aesthetic appearance, and also to make the iron plate (32)
Even if the thickness is reduced, it is possible to maintain sufficient strength.

Even if the structure as in the modified example of FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (f) is obtained, the same effects as those of the above-mentioned embodiment can be obtained, and the appearance is improved, the manufacturing is easy, and the strength is high. It is possible to achieve the above-described individual effects such as improvement.

Next, another example of use of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The same members as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the display device (1 '), instead of the shelf plate (5) and the bracket (6) supporting the shelf plate (5), several different kinds of hanging members (33) (36) for hanging a hanger are attached. It was done. If necessary, the shelf plate (5) may be used in combination with the hanging members (33) (36).

(33) is a rod-shaped body facing the left-right direction between the tips.
Each base end (35) of a pair of brackets (35) on which (34) is installed.
a) is a suspending member for suspending clothes, for example, which is locked in the engaging holes 7.

Reference numeral (36) is a rod-shaped body facing the left-right direction between the tip portions.
A pair of upwardly inclined brackets (37) on which (34) are erected
Each of the base end portions (37a) of the above is a suspending member in which the engaging hole (7) is locked.

The reference numeral (38) is formed by bending a supporting rod (39) installed between the lower support columns (3) substantially in parallel with the reinforcing rod (4) and an inclined portion (40a) inclined downward toward the front. The product suspension that is made up of a bar (40) that is fixed to the support rod (39) by a fastener (41) fixed to the rear surface of the base end (40b) of the bar (40). It is a hook member for lowering. Reference numeral (42) is a protrusion for locking the displayed product.

Similarly, (43) is composed of a support rod (39) and a bar member (44) having a substantially inverted L shape in which a horizontal portion (44a) facing forward is formed by bending. A hook member fixed to the support rod (39) by a fastener (41) fixed to the rear surface of the base end (44b) of the.

As described above, between the pair of telescopic columns (A), instead of the shelf board (5) or in combination with the shelf board (5), these hanging members (33) (36) and hooks are provided. It is also possible to mount the members (38) and (43) and lock the products themselves, or hangers (not shown) for suspending the products, etc., to display a large number of products in a good appearance.

Even in such a case, if each of the telescopic columns (A) is constructed as in the first embodiment, the above effects can be obtained.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, a pair of telescopic columns
Hanging members (33) (36) and hook members (38) only on the front surface of (A)
Although (43) is attached, they may be attached to the rear surface of both telescopic columns (A) or only to the rear surface.

[0045]

The present invention has the following effects. (a) On the side surface of the upper strut in which the engagement hole is provided, a ridge pointing in the up-down direction is provided close to one edge of each engagement hole. The engaging hole is hidden by the ridge so as to be less noticeable, and the appearance can be improved (the inventions according to all claims).

(B) Since the protrusion acts as a guide, the upper column can be moved up and down smoothly (the inventions described in all claims).

(C) By disposing the engagement hole between the pair of protrusions, the engagement hole of the upper support column becomes less conspicuous, and the appearance is further improved (claim 2). invention).

(D) When the distance between the pair of ridges is substantially the same as the width of the engaging hole of the upper support, the engaging hole becomes less noticeable (the invention according to claim 3).

(E) Even if the upper support is pulled up, the range in which the bracket can be locked to the lower support does not change, and the height of the upper support can be adjusted while the bracket is attached to the lower support. , The bracket attached to the lower column does not interfere with the height adjustment of the upper column.
(Invention according to claim 4).

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a display device including a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged transverse plan view of the same taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical side view of the same taken along line III-III of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a modified example of the upper column.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another usage example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (A) Telescopic column (1) (1 ') Display device (2) Leg rod (3) Lower column (4) Reinforcing rod (5) Shelf plate (6) Bracket (6a) Base end (7) Engagement hole (8) Upper strut (8a) Side surface (9) Engagement hole (10) Projection (11) Space (12) Fixing means (13) Gap (21) Hollow square tube (22) (23) Iron plate (24) Side plate (25) Recess (26) First side piece (27) Second side piece (28) (29) Space (30) Channel material (31) Synthetic resin part (31a) Bridge part (32) Iron plate (33) Suspension Member (34) Rod (35) Bracket (36) Suspension member (37) Bracket (38) Hook member (39) Support rod (40) Bar (40a) Slope (40b) Base end (41) Stop Clothing (42) Protrusion (43) Hook member (44) Bar (44a) Horizontal part (44b) Base end part

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A hollow cylindrical lower strut is slidably fitted to an upper strut, and fixing means for fixing the upper strut at a desired height is provided on the lower strut, and a hole is formed on either side of each strut. In a telescopic column for a display device in which a bracket supporting a shelf plate or the like can be selectively locked in a plurality of vertically arranged engaging holes, a side surface of the upper column where the engaging hole is provided , A vertical protrusion is provided close to the side edge of each engagement hole,
A telescopic column for a display device, characterized in that the projections guide the vertical movement of the upper column with respect to the lower column. 2. The telescopic column for a display device according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of protrusions directed in a vertical direction so as to sandwich each engagement hole from both sides. 3. The telescopic column for a display device according to claim 2, wherein the distance between the pair of ridges is substantially the same as the width of the engagement hole provided in the upper column. 4. A space formed in the space between the lower strut and the upper strut for accommodating the engaging portion of the bracket engaged with the lower strut is formed by providing the ridge. An extendable column for a display device according to any one of 3 to 3.