JPH11342054A - Marchandise display unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a marchandise display unit capable of being set matched with the size of marchandise, facilitating rearrangement, reducing inventory management and simplifying a structure while maintaining automatic advance. SOLUTION: This unit is composed of a marchandise presser 2 for pressing a pressing part 5 freely movable back and forth on a case 4 to a marchandise stop plate 6 at one end of a case 4 at all times for which the case 4 is provided with a partition plate 7 along the back-and-forth moving direction of the pressing part 5 and a position setter 3 for positioning the marchandise presser 2. Then, the marchandise presser 5 is positioned and mounted on a marchandise display shelf by the position setter 3 and a merchandise 12 are pressed to the side of the marchandise stop plate 7 by the pressing part 5 at all times. Thus, the automatic advance of the marchandise 12 is maintained, the rearrangement is performed regardless of the size of the marchandise 12 and the need of the stock of the marchandise presser 2 is eliminated as well.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise display unit which is mainly used by placing it on a merchandise display shelf or the like installed in a convenience store or a supermarket, so that the merchandise can be automatically advanced. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in convenience stores and supermarkets, various types of products 52 are abundantly displayed on each product display shelf 51 of a product display case 50 shown in FIG.
Since the product 52 is sold from the near side, the front part is inevitably vacant, and therefore, a so-called advance operation for bringing the product 52 at the back to the front is necessary. For this reason, many merchandise display shelves or merchandise display tools having various automatic or semi-automatic advance functions have been proposed. For example, storage case 5
There is a commodity display unit 56 at the bottom of which a number of rollers 54 are attached to the door 55 side of the commodity display case 50 so as to be inclined downward (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-24091). In the product display unit 56, since the width dimensions of the side plates 57, 57 having a partition function of the product 52 are determined, only the product 52 conforming to the width can be used. Therefore, it is necessary to stock a plurality of types of product display units 56 according to the size of the product 52.

[0003]

Since the above-mentioned conventional product display unit 56 needs to have a plurality of types according to the size of the product 52, the cost is high and the management tends to be complicated. The product display unit 56
Since the size is determined, the degree of freedom when changing the pattern of each product display shelf 51 in the product display case 50 is low,
Hard to do. Further, since a large number of rollers 54 are provided on the entire bottom surface of the product storage case 53, the product display case 5
0 tends to be expensive. In addition, in the case of an automatic advance product display device that constantly represses the product forward, there is a problem that the product is deformed or damaged if the resilient pressure is too strong or there is contact with the product depending on the setting position of the partition plate. is there.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a product display unit which can be set according to the size of a product and can be easily changed in pattern while maintaining a smooth automatic advance, and requires less inventory management and has a simple structure. Is to provide.

[0005]

In such a situation, the present inventor has conducted intensive studies, and as a result, provided a partition plate on the case or separately, and provided a holding portion for moving forward and backward along the partition plate on the case. Along with this, a product holding plate is provided on the case positioned at the end of the advance / retreat movement of the holding portion or at the front end of the position setting machine, and the holding portion is configured to resiliently press the product holding plate to constitute a product holding machine. If the product holding machine is positioned by the position setting machine that is placed on the product display shelf,
The present invention has been found to be able to be set according to the size of the product and to eliminate the need for inventory management of a large number of product display units for each product size.

That is, in the invention according to the first aspect of the present invention, the pressing portion which can move forward and backward on the case is constantly pressed against the product stopper plate provided at one end of the case, and the pressing force is applied to the case along the moving direction of the pressing portion. And a position setting machine for positioning the product holding machine.The product holding machine is positioned by the position setting machine and placed on a product display shelf. In addition, the present invention provides a product display unit characterized in that a product is constantly pressed against the product stopper plate by the pressing portion. By adopting such a configuration, the product holding machine can be positioned according to the size of the product by the position setting machine, and is placed on the product display shelf in that state, and at this time, the product stopper plate side comes forward of the product display shelf. In this way, if the product is placed between the product stopper plate and the holding portion, it is possible to change the pattern on the product display shelf regardless of the size of the product while maintaining the automatic advance of the product.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a partition plate is provided on a case in a state where the partition plate is divided into two parts, and pressing portions which can move forward and backward along the partition plate on the case are provided on both sides of the partition plate. And a product holding plate provided on a case positioned at one end of the holding plate in the direction of movement of the holding plate, and a product holding machine that constantly presses the holding portion on the product holding plate, and positioning of the product holding machine. And a position setting machine for positioning the product holding machine with the position setting machine, placing the product holding device on a product display shelf, and constantly pressing the product on the product stopper plate side by the holding portion. The present invention provides a product display unit characterized by the following. By adopting such a configuration, in addition to the above function, it is possible to repress two rows of products on both sides of the partition plate toward the product stopper plate with one product holding machine.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a partition plate is provided on a case in a state where the partition plate is divided into two parts, and a holding portion which can move forward and backward along the partition plate on the case is provided on one side of the partition plate. Or a product presser which is located on both sides and has a product stopper plate provided on the case or at the front end located at one end of the pressing portion in the reciprocating movement direction, and wherein the presser is constantly pressed against the product stopper plate, A position setting machine for positioning the product holding machine, and positioning the product holding machine with the position setting machine, placing the product holding machine on a product display shelf, and pressing the product on the product stopper plate side. Accordingly, the present invention provides a commodity display unit characterized by being constantly suppressed. By adopting such a configuration, the product holding device and the product partition plate can be positioned in accordance with the size of the product by the position setting machine, and placed on the product display shelf in that state, and at this time, the product stopper plate side is placed on the product display shelf. When the product is placed between the product stopper plate and the holding portion so as to come in front of the product, it is possible to change the pattern on the product display shelf irrespective of the size of the product while maintaining the automatic advance of the product.

[0009] The invention according to claim 4 is based on claim 1.
3. An article holding machine comprising: at least two article holding machines according to claim 2; at least one article holding machine according to claim 2; and a position setting machine for positioning the two article holding machines. The present invention provides a product display unit characterized in that a presser is positioned, placed on a product display shelf, and a plurality of rows of products are constantly repressed by the press portions on the product stopper plate side. is there. By adopting such a configuration, in addition to the above function, a large number of products of each size can be formed with a minimum combination of both product holding machines.

The invention according to claim 5 further provides a product display unit characterized in that a product display unit having a height equal to or higher than the height of the case is provided at a front end. Is what you do. By adopting such a configuration, the POS function is provided, and the impression of the raised bottom caused by storing the elastic body in the case can be reduced.

The invention according to claim 6 further comprises a sample mounting box provided at the front end, wherein the height of the box for mounting the sample is at least equal to or higher than the height of the case. It is intended to provide a product display unit characterized by the above. With this configuration, the simultaneous display function of the sample is provided, and the impression of the raised bottom caused by storing the elastic body in the case can be reduced.

The invention according to claim 7 provides a product display unit in which the product presser or the presser of the product presser has a rotatable movable plate at least on the opposite side of the partition plate. It is. By adopting such a configuration, if the movable plate of the holding portion is rotated by 90 degrees to the opposite side of the partition plate, even with a wide product, the movable plate can always repress the product stop plate. Further, if the contact angle between the movable plate and the product is adjusted to be large, the product can be maintained in the backward falling state, and the forward falling can be prevented.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments by referring to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a product display unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a product display unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is the front view (A) and rear view (B) which show some goods holding machines of the goods display unit which is an embodiment. In the figure, a product display unit 1
Is composed of two product holding machines 2 and a position setting machine 3 on which these are placed. Since the two product presses 2a and 2b are different and are substantially the same, the product press 2a will be described. That is, the product press 2a
Is a holding part 5 which can move forward and backward on the case 4.
And a partition plate 7 is provided on the case 4 along the direction in which the holding portion 5 moves forward and backward.

The product press 2a is integrally formed and is detachable from the position setting machine 3. Product holding machine 2
In the case 4 a, the same elongated side plate 11 is attached to one side of the elongated upper plate 10, and the partition plate 7, which also serves as a side plate and partitions the product 12 at the same time, is provided on the other side.
The product stopper plate 6 is attached to one longitudinal end of the case 4 and a side plate 13 is provided at the other end. An elongated hole 14 is formed in the upper plate 10 of the case 4, and the elongated hole 14 guides the free movement of the pressing portion 5.

The holding portion 5 is mounted on the base 20 so that the movable plate 21 can rotate at least 90 degrees on the opposite side of the partition plate 7. That is, the movable plate 21 has a shaft 22, and the shaft 22 is fitted into the insertion hole 24 of the support plate 23 on the base 20 so as to be rotatable, so that the product 12 to be pressed is wide or does not contact. It is designed to be able to cope even with a rough shape. A lower portion of the base 20 is formed in an engagement portion 26 having a slide groove 25 for moving in the elongated hole 14 of the case 4. A hook hole plate 28 for hooking one end of a coil spring-like elastic body 27 is attached to the engaging portion 26. On the other hand, a side plate 15 is attached to a portion of the case 4 adjacent to the product stopper plate 6, and a hook hole plate 16 for attaching the other end of the elastic body 27 is also attached to the side plate 15.
Since the elastic body 27 is hung between the hook hole plate 16 and the hook hole plate 28 of the engaging portion 26, the elastic body 27 is housed in the case 4 so as to be invisible from the outside.

Then, the pressing portion 5 is separated from the product stopper plate 6 against the elastic force of the elastic body 27, and the product 12 can be sandwiched therebetween. When the product 12 is taken out, the pressing portion 5 When the product 12 is moved to the product stopper plate 6 side by the elastic force and the product 12 remains, the product 12 is moved again to the product stopper plate 6 side, and the automatic feeding can be performed. In this embodiment, a coil spring of a tension spring is used as the elastic body 27. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a leaf spring or a resilient spring may be used. Within range.

The position setting machine 3 has a deep groove 30 and a linear groove 31. The product stopper plate 6 of the product presser 2a is inserted into the deep groove 30, and the side plate 11 and the partition plate 7 are inserted into the linear groove 31. Of the same shape formed at the lower part of
By fitting a, the product holding machine 2a is mounted on the position setting machine 3. At this time, since the linear grooves 31 are numerous at small intervals, the product pressing machine 2a
Can be attached arbitrarily, and in this state, it may be placed on the product display case 50 of FIG. 5, for example. Further, the position setting device 3 is provided with an engaging piece 32 and an engaging portion (not shown) for receiving the engaging piece 32, and a required number of the position setting devices 3 can be connected to each other.

FIG. 4 shows a commodity display unit 1a according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those of the commodity display unit 1 shown in FIGS. Only the differences will be described. That is, the difference between the product display unit 1a shown in FIG. 4 and the product display unit 1 shown in FIGS.
The point is that a separate product holding machine 2c is mounted on the position setting machine 3 during 2b, and the two rows of products 12 are placed in an automatic advance state. This product holding machine 2c is a state in which the above-mentioned two product holding machines 2a and 2b have their partition plates 7 back to back, and the other configuration is exactly the same.

Next, a method of using the commodity display units 1 and 1a having the above configuration will be described. First, when the product display unit 1 is used, two product pressers 2a and 2b are mounted on the position setting machine 3 according to the size of the displayed product 12, and the product stopper plate 6 side comes to the front in this state. Thus, the product is placed on the product display shelf 51 of the product display case 50 as shown in FIG. And, two product holding machines 2a, 2
The holding portion 5 of b is separated from the product stopper plate 4 against the elastic force of the elastic body 27 and placed on each case 4 so as to sandwich the required number of products 12. When the product 12 is taken out, the pressing portion 5 is moved to the product stop plate 6 side, that is, the product take-out side by the elastic body 27, so that the product 12 is automatically taken out. As described above, even if the two product pressers 2a and 2b are mounted on the position setting machine 3 first and then placed on the product display shelf 51, on the contrary, the position setting machine 3 is mounted on the product display shelf 51. 3 and then two product holding machines 2a on the position setting machine 3,
Even if 2b is mounted, the result is the same, and the person who can easily perform the operation is selected.

Next, when using the product display unit 1a, first, the product press 2a is mounted on the position setting machine 3, and
The product press 2c is mounted on the position setting machine 3 according to the size of the product 12, and the product press 2b is mounted on the position setting machine 3 according to the size of another product 12. In this state, it is placed on the product display shelf 51 of the product display case 50.
At this time, the size of the product 12 is large and one position setting machine 3
In case of shortage, the necessary number of position setting machines 3 are added. After that, if the products 12 are placed on each case 4 in the same manner as in the case of the product display unit 1, the two rows of products 12 can be automatically advanced. If the product 12 is wide or the shape of the product 12 does not easily come into contact with the holding portion 5, the movable plate 21 of the holding portion 5 is rotated to the opposite side of the partition plate 7.

Further, in order to automatically feed out the products 12 in three or more rows, a plurality of product holding machines 2c as needed are added between the product holding machines 2a and 2b, and the position setting machine 3 You can add more. That is, the number of rows of the product 12 is not limited.

The position where the product presses 2a and 2b are installed is not particularly limited, but may be on both sides of the product display unit, that is, on both ends of the product display shelf.
It is also preferable in terms of appearance and effective use of space.

FIG. 5 shows a product display unit 1b according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those of the product display unit 1 shown in FIG.
Only the differences will be described. That is, the difference between the product display unit 1b shown in FIG. 5 and the product display unit 1 shown in FIG. 4 is that the pressing portion 5 is provided only on one side of the partition plate of the product pressing device 2d and the front end of the position setting device 3. The product display device 60 is connected to the section. The product display 60 is a so-called pop display, and is used by inserting a card describing product information such as a product name and a price into the card insertion groove 61. Thereby, especially when a box-shaped comparatively hard product is displayed, the present embodiment also has the same effect as the first embodiment, so that the number of parts is substantially reduced, which is advantageous. Further, since the height of the product display device 60 is equal to or higher than the height of the case 4, the POS function is provided and the impression of the raised bottom caused by storing the elastic body in the case is reduced. it can. This product display 6
Numeral 0 may be formed integrally with the position setting machine 3 or may be in a form engaging with the deep groove 30 of the position setting machine.

FIG. 6 shows a commodity display unit 1c according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those of the commodity display unit shown in FIG.
Only the differences will be described. That is, the difference between the product display unit 1c shown in FIG. 6 and the product display unit 1a shown in FIG. 4 is that the product pressing unit 2a used in FIG. A point where an engaging groove 33 corresponding to a fine interval (pitch) of the linear groove 31 is provided in a vertical wall inside the front end of the machine and the product stopper plate 6a is separately formed by engaging with the deep groove 30 of the position setting machine. It is in the point which did. The product retainers 2e and 2f are configured to constantly press forward on the retainer 5, which is movable forward and backward on the case 4. The product partition plate 7a used for the intermediate partition is provided with a vertically provided partition plate extending in the front-rear direction on the shelf plate, the front end portion is engaged with the deep groove 30, and the lower portion of the partition plate is It is fixed by engaging with the linear groove 31 of the position setting machine. The product partition plate 7c installed on both side ends is different from that in which the lower portion of the partition plate engages with the lower engagement groove 74 of the adjacent product presser 2f instead of engaging with the linear groove 31 of the position setting machine.
This is the same as the product partition plate 7a. According to the fourth embodiment, the position setting device can position the product presser and the product partition plate according to the size of the product. Therefore, it is possible to satisfy the delicate requirement of automatic feeding in which a small gap is required so that the product can be urged forward with a small force without being damaged or deformed.

FIG. 7 shows a commodity display unit 1d according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those of the commodity display unit shown in FIG.
Only the differences will be described. That is, the difference between the product display unit 1d shown in FIG. 7 and the product display unit 1c shown in FIG. 6 is that the product partition plate 7b used in FIG. In that a sample box 70 to which a product stopper plate is attached is provided in place of the above. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the product partition plate 7b usable at the middle and both ends is related to the partition plate 72, the front end engaging portion 71 which engages with the deep groove 33 of the position setting machine, and the linear groove 31 of the position setting machine. Engaging piece 74 and partition plate 7
It is composed of a substrate 73 located at the rear end on a part of the bottom surface of No. 2.
Thereby, the partition plate is stabilized. The sample box 70 is formed such that the height of a box portion 71 for placing a sample is at least equal to or higher than the height of the case 4, and a product stopper plate 78 is provided at the rear of the box portion 71. According to the fifth embodiment, the same effects as those of the fourth embodiment can be obtained in addition to the simultaneous display function of the sample products.

The position setting machine is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, in the position setting machine 3 shown in FIG.
A form without a linear groove may be used. In this case, the deep groove 3
It may be fixed by inserting a product stopper plate 6 of the product press 2a or the like into 0. Further, the position setting machine 3 only needs to be installed at a position for positioning the product presses 2a, 2b, 2c, and does not necessarily need to be continuously added.

As another form of the movable plate formed on the base of the holding portion 5, for example, a movable plate made of a plurality of plate members is rotatably attached to the holding portion 5 by connecting pins. A configuration may be employed in which a plurality of plate members are developed in a fan shape, or a structure in which a movable plate is attached to a base by a hinge structure, and an angle formed between a horizontal plane and the movable plate may be adjusted. This hinge structure type is particularly advantageous for the advancement of a product without independence, and the product can be advanced in a state where the product is turned backward.

[0028]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the product holding machine can be positioned according to the size of the product by the position setting machine, and is placed on the product display shelf in that state. At this time, if the product stopper plate is set to the front side of the product display shelf and the product is placed between the product stopper plate and the holding part, automatic product advance can be maintained and the product size There is no need to change the pattern on the product display shelf. Therefore, automatic feeding can be performed regardless of the size of the product, and it is not necessary to manage the inventory of the product holding machine according to the size of the product.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, two rows of products on both sides of the partition plate can be pressed against the product stopper plate by one product press. Therefore, in addition to the above effects,
The number of product holding machines can be reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the position setting device can individually position the product presser and the product partition plate according to the size of the product. For this reason, products are damaged,
It is possible to satisfy the delicate requirement of the automatic advance that a small gap is required so that it can be urged forward with a small force without being deformed.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a large number of products of each size can be formed with the minimum combination of both product presses. Therefore, in addition to the above effects, it is possible to maintain the automatic advance delivery with a minimum cost for a small number and a large number of displayed products.

According to the fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, P
The OS function or the sample product simultaneous display function is provided, and the impression of the raised bottom caused by storing the elastic body in the case can be reduced. According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, by rotating the movable plate of the holding portion by 90 degrees to the opposite side of the partition plate, even with a wide product, the movable plate can constantly suppress the product on the product stopper plate side. Therefore, there is no more restriction due to the size and shape of the product, and the automatic advance can be maintained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a product display unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a product display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a front view showing a part of a holding unit of the product display unit, and FIG. 2B is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a product display unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a product display unit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a product display unit according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a product display unit according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a product partition plate used in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Description of Signs] 1, 1a-1d, 56 Commodity display unit 2, 2a-2f Commodity press machine 3 Position setting machine 4 Case 5 Press section 6 Commodity stopper plate 7 Partition plate 7a, 11a Convex portion 10 Upper plate 11, 13 , 15, 57 Side plate 12, 52 Product 14 Long hole 16, 28 Hanging hole plate 20 Base 21 Movable plate 22 Shaft 23 Support plate 24 Insert hole 25 Slide groove 26 Engagement part 27 Elastic body 30 Deep groove 31 Linear groove 32 Coupling 50 Product display case 51 Product display shelf 53 Storage case 54 Roller 55 Door 60 Product display 70 Sample product mounting box 72 Partition plate 73 Substrate

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A pressing portion which is movable forward and backward on a case is constantly pressed against a product stopper plate at the front or at one end of the case, and a partition plate is provided on the case along a moving direction of the pressing portion. A product presser, and a position setting device for positioning the product presser, wherein the positioner is used to position the product presser, placed on a product display shelf, and the product stopper plate side. A product display unit, wherein the product is constantly suppressed by the holding portion. 2. A partition plate is provided on a case in a state where the partition plate is divided into two parts, and a pressing portion which can move forward and backward along the partition plate on the case is positioned on one side or both sides of the partition plate. A product holding plate is provided on the case or at the front end located at one end in the forward / backward movement direction of the product, and a product pressing machine formed by constantly pressing the pressing portion on the product stopping plate, and a position setting for positioning the product pressing machine. The product holding device is positioned by the position setting machine, placed on a product display shelf, and the product is constantly pressed against the product stopper plate by the holding portion. Product display unit. 3. A product presser which constantly presses a pressing portion movable forward and backward on a case against a product stopper plate at the front or at one end of the case, and a product presser which is separated from the product presser and which is separated from the product presser. A product partition plate installed along the forward / backward movement direction, and a position setting device for positioning the product presser and the product partition plate, and the product presser and the product partition plate at the position setting device. A product display unit positioned on the product display shelf and constantly pressing the product toward the product stopper plate by the holding portion. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: two or more product presses according to claim 1; one or more product presses according to claim 2; and a position setting machine that positions the two product presses. The two product presses are positioned by a position setting machine, placed on a product display shelf, and each product in a plurality of rows is constantly repressed by the press portions on the product stopper plate side. Product display unit. 5. The product display according to claim 1, further comprising a product indicator provided at a front end having a height equal to or higher than the height of the case. unit. 6. A sample mounting box, wherein a height of a box portion for mounting a sample is at least equal to or higher than the height of the case, is provided at a front end. Item 4. The product display unit according to any one of Items 4. 7. The product display unit according to claim 1, wherein the product press or the press portion of the product press has a rotatable movable plate on at least the opposite side of the partition plate.