JPH07255572A - Rail member for locking display member - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a rail member to which display members, i.e., hanger brackets or the like to be mounted on a display rack or a display wall surface can be freely removably attached regardless of the way of displaying and from which power can be taken from a desired position along its longitudinal direction. CONSTITUTION:A rail member H, in which grooves 1-3 are formed for a display bracket and the locked part of a post member to be removably locked in desired positions along their longitudinal directions, has a power outlet 7 provided over or under the grooves 1-3, the power outlet being formed in a straight line along the longitudinal direction of the rail member H.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rail member for detachably supporting a display member attached to a display shelf or a display wall of a product, for example, a bracket or a support member at an arbitrary position in the length direction. More specifically, the present invention relates to a rail member having a power outlet used for lighting or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a display shelf or a display wall surface, the power source for the lighting device or the like is taken out from a commercial power outlet which is fixedly provided in advance at a required position on the shelf or the wall surface. FIG. 4 shows an example thereof, in which a power supply cord AC is drawn out from the lower part of the display shelf DL, an outlet Cn is provided at the tip of this code AC, and the outlet Cn is a required portion of the shelf DL. The plug C of the power cord Lc of the lighting fixture Lm provided on the lower surface of the shelf plate Lp is inserted into the outlet Cn for use.

However, if the power outlet Cn is installed at a fixed position on the display shelf or the wall surface, the outlet Cn will not be used when the display mode on the display shelf or the display wall, for example, when the height of the shelf is changed. The positional relationship between the position and the lighting device Lm changes, so that the plug P of the power cord Lc of the lighting device Lm cannot reach the power outlet Cn, or the power cord Lc is too long. There was a problem that a surplus portion was generated in the drive Lc and the processing was difficult.

[0004]

In view of such a point,
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention, regardless of the display mode, is an optional member in the longitudinal direction of a rail member to which a display member attached to a display shelf or a display wall surface, specifically, a hanger bracket can be detachably attached. It is an object of the invention to provide a rail member formed so that the power source can be taken out from the position.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The structure of the rail member of the present invention made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems is such that the locked portion of the display bracket or the column member is at any position in the longitudinal direction. A rail member having a groove for detachably locking the front surface so that the groove can be attached to a wall surface in a horizontal direction. The rail member is provided above or below the groove in the longitudinal direction of the rail member. A power outlet formed in a linear shape is provided along the line.

[0006]

Since the rail member is provided with a power outlet linearly along the length direction thereof, it is possible to take power from the lighting device or the like from any position of the linear power outlet.
Therefore, even if a bracket or the like is supported at an arbitrary position in the length direction of the rail member and a fixture such as a lighting fixture that requires a power source is attached to the bracket, it may be difficult to connect the power source of the fixture. Absent.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an example of the rail member of the present invention in a use state, FIG. 2 is a front view of an example of the rail member of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an example of connection of an outlet of the rail member of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the relationship between a power outlet of a conventional display shelf and a lighting device.

In FIG. 1, H is an inner contour shape having a laterally convex cross section formed by an opening groove 1 and locking grooves 2 and 3 which are vertically continuous at the bottom of the groove 1 over the entire length on the front surface side. It is a rail member in which a locking portion having is formed.

The grooves 1, 2, 3 are, here, standing walls 2a, 3a bent like hooks for forming the grooves 1 to 3 on the front surface of a plate-like substrate 4, and the standing walls 2a. , 3a, which are formed by the standing pieces 1a and 1b which are raised from the tips. The cross-sectional shape is integrally formed by extruding or drawing aluminum or synthetic resin, or integrally formed by molding each part separately and then joining.

In the rail member H, on the substrate 4,
At the lower end, the support walls 5, 6 that are raised at a right angle to the front side
Are formed. The upper support wall 5 has a groove portion G surrounded by a standing wall portion 2b that is integral with the hooked standing wall 2a that forms the locking groove 2 and the front surface 4a of the substrate 4 in this portion. There is. In the present invention, a linear power outlet 7 described later is mounted in this groove portion G.

The linear power outlet 7 has a comb-shaped separating body which divides the inside of the body 7a into three parts inside a main body 7a having a groove-shaped cross section fitted in the groove G. −
The separator 7b is housed and the separator 7b forms 3
The conductors 7c and 7d in the form of elongated leaf springs are formed along the entire length of the upper and lower grooves of the book groove. The shapes of the conductors 7c and 7d and the separator 7b in which they are housed are arranged.
The groove may have another shape.

With the above structure, the locking portion such as the bracket and the linear power outlet 7 are formed in a parallel positional relationship over the entire length of the rail member H, and the outlet 7 is the above-mentioned. On the front surface of the upper half side of the rail member H, the insertion surface of the plug faces forward. Although the above embodiment is an example in which the linear power outlet 7 is provided on the front surface of the upper half side of the rail member H and the plug insertion surface is directed to the front surface, in the present invention, the outlet 7 is It may be formed forward on the lower half front surface of the rail member H, or on the upper half side of the rail member H with the plug insertion surface facing upward, or of the rail member H. It may be provided on the lower half side with the plug insertion surface facing downward.

As described above, the linear power outlet 7 formed along the length direction of the rail member H has the electric conductor.
By inserting a connection terminal (not shown) of an insertion plug for an ordinary commercial power source into an arbitrary position of the groove provided with 7c and 7d, for example, the terminal of the plug is connected to the conductor 7
It will be connected to c and 7d. Therefore, in the rail member H of the present invention, the locking portion of the display member such as a bracket formed over the entire length in the length direction and the rail parallel to the locking portion.
Linear power outlet 7 provided over the entire length of the member H
Thus, a display member such as a bracket can be locked and mounted at an arbitrary position in the length direction of the rail member H, and the display member locked at an arbitrary position can be connected to a power source. Even if an electric appliance is installed, its power
Since the cord can be connected to any position of the linear power outlet 7, the power cord of the instrument cannot be connected due to its short length, and there is no need to deal with the excess cord.

To introduce the electric power of the external power source into the power outlet 7, the mode shown in FIG. 3 is taken as an example. That is, in FIG. 3, 8 is a grounded outlet for a commercial AC power source, 9 is a connecting cord for taking out the power source of the power source, and both ends are provided with a plug 9a with an arm terminal and a connecting plug 9b. The plug 9a with the ground terminal on one side is connected to the outlet 8a of the power source 8 and the plug 9b on the other side is connected.
Is inserted into the pin-jack type power receiving socket 10 previously inserted in the grooves of the conductors 7c and 7d of the linear power outlet 7, the outlet 7 can be used as a power outlet. The length of the linear outlet 7 is regulated by related laws and regulations.
When the length of the rail member H is longer than the allowable length of the linear outlet, the rail member H has power outlets 7, 7 ′ formed by dividing the length of the rail member H by an insulating material 11. Is provided. FIG. 3 shows an example of the state.
The outlet 7'on the right side of FIG. 3 introduces power from another power outlet (not shown).

On the other hand, the linear power outlet 7 of the present invention is
The power plug or a portion of the power output socket into which the plug is inserted has a groove-like portion at which a terminal is inserted, and the rail member H is formed.
Since it is formed to be long along the length direction of the socket, the power plug of the lighting device or the like can be inserted at any position in the length direction of the outlet 7, while other parts where the power plug is not inserted are inserted. Are all exposed and exposed to the outside. In view of this point, in the present invention, since a portion where the power plug is not inserted is closed from the front surface, a groove-shaped conductor is formed on the front surface of the remaining portion except the power plug portion inserted into the outlet 7. Cover 12 covering 7c and 7d
(Indicated by a chain line in FIG. 3) may be provided (see FIG. 3). The cover 12 has engaging legs (not shown) on the back surface thereof, which are fitted and locked in the grooves provided with the conductors 7c and 7d, and the upper and lower sides corresponding to the vertical width of the linear power outlet 7. It is formed of a non-conductor such as plastic having a width.

The cover 12 is a conductor which is formed in a proper unit length, but is a plurality of conductors in which a power plug is not inserted.
The cover 12 is fitted and mounted in the groove formed by 7c and 7d, or one cover 12 is fitted and mounted in the groove formed by the conductors 7c and 7d except for the plug portion to be inserted. In the present invention, it goes without saying that the cover 12 may be attached in any other manner.

In the rail member H of the present invention formed as described above, the rail member H is a display member such as a bracket.
The opening groove 1 and the locking grooves 2 and 3 formed over the entire length of the above can be removably locked at any position of the locking portion. That is, in the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the column member V for locking the hanger bracket is locked at an arbitrary position of the locking portion formed over the entire length in the length direction of the rail member H of the present invention. It is a side view of the state. The strut member V is, as an example, a latching claw 14a which is laterally L-shaped on the upper end of a plate-shaped vertical member 13.
And a lower locked portion 15 having a hooking projection 15a on the tip side is provided at the lower end of the upper locked portion 14 having
The vertical member 13 has a hole 16 for locking a hanger bracket or the like.
Are formed at an equal pitch.

First, the support member V is first provided with the upper engaged portion 14
The latching claw 14a is engaged with and supported by the locking groove 3 of the rail member H, and then the lower latched portion 15 is slightly bent downward to adjust the latching projection 15a in the opening groove 1. By fitting the through locking groove 2 elastically, the upper and lower locked portions 14, 15
However, they are locked to the upper and lower two rail members H by an elastic force that pulls the rail members H from above and below. It should be noted that, in addition to the above-mentioned strut member V, a locking member formed by the opening groove 1 and the locking grooves 2 and 3 over the entire length of the rail member H of the present invention, a display member by a hanger bracket (not shown). The locked part of can be locked.

[0019]

The present invention is as described above, and the rail members attached to the display shelves and the display wall for detachably supporting the display members such as the brackets and the columns are the display members such as the brackets. Since only the shape for attaching the member for the display, the shape for the structure and the decoration, the structure, etc. are provided, the power supply of the lighting device for the display shelf or the display wall, for example, is completely different from the rail member. Although it had to be prepared separately, in the present invention, the rail member is formed with a locking portion such as a bracket along the length direction thereof,
Since a linear outlet formed along the locking portion is attached inside the rail member, the display member such as a bracket is locked at an arbitrary position in the length direction of the rail member. Since it can be attached and the power source can be taken out from any position in the length direction of the rail member together with this, a power outlet for a lighting device or the like is separately provided on a display shelf or a display wall. There is no need.

Further, since the rail member is provided with the linear power outlet, it is sufficient that the installed power source code of the lighting device and the like is the shortest one with respect to the outlet. As a result, the power cord is arranged along the wall surface of the display, so that it is not unsightly.

[0021] Further, the unused linear power outlet can have a cover attached from the front side to prevent it from being seen from the outside, and in addition, if the color of the cover is taken into consideration, the decorative effect can be enhanced. Benefits are obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an example of a rail member of the present invention in a use state.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an example of the rail member of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a connection example of an outlet of the rail member of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the relationship between a power outlet of a conventional display shelf and a lighting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Opening groove 1a, 1b Standing piece 2, 3 Locking groove 2a, 3a Standing wall 4 Board 5, 6 Support wall 7 Power outlet 7a Main body body 7b Separator 7c, 7d Conductor 8 Commercial AC power source 9 Connection code 10 Input socket 11 Insulation material 12 Cover 13 Vertical member 14 Upper locked part 15 Lower locked part G Groove H Rail member V Column member

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A groove for detachably locking a locked portion of a display bracket or a pillar member at an arbitrary position in a longitudinal direction is formed on a front surface so that the groove can be attached to a wall surface in a horizontal direction. In the rail member, above or below the groove,
A rail member for locking a display member, comprising a power outlet formed in a linear shape along a length direction of the rail member. 2. The rail member for locking the display member according to claim 1, wherein the linear power outlet has a front surface, a lower surface, or an upper surface of the rail member, the insertion surface of the power plug being formed. 3. The rail member for locking the display member according to claim 2, wherein a detachable lid member is mounted as a cover on the power plug insertion surface of the linear power outlet.