JPWO2006027871A1

JPWO2006027871A1 - Automatic product shelf unit

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Publication number: JPWO2006027871A1
Application number: JP2006535031A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 宇田川　徹; 徹宇田川
Original assignee: Kawajun Co Ltd
Current assignee: Kawajun Co Ltd
Priority date: 2004-09-03
Filing date: 2005-04-26
Publication date: 2008-05-08
Also published as: WO2006027871A1

Abstract

左右方向に所定のピッチで多数形成され前後方向に延在するガイド部（７０）を有する商品陳列面（７）と、商品陳列面（７）に載置される、ガイド部（７０）にガイドされ且つ自然状態において常に前方移動状態にある商品前出し体（２）と、商品前出し体（２）により前出し状態にある陳列商品を区画する商品仕切り板（５）と、を有し、商品前出し体（２）の商品陳列面（７）との当接部又は商品陳列面（７）のいずれか一方又は両方に滑り手段を付設した。A product display surface (7) having a plurality of guide portions (70) formed at a predetermined pitch in the left-right direction and extending in the front-rear direction, and a guide on the guide portion (70) placed on the product display surface (7) And a product advancement body (2) that is always in a forward movement state in a natural state, and a product partition plate (5) that partitions the display product in the advancement state by the product advancement body (2), A sliding means was attached to either one or both of the abutting portion of the product lead-out body (2) with the product display surface (7) and / or the product display surface (7).

Description

本発明は、スーパーなどで使用される陳列商品の前出しを容易にする商品自動前出し棚装置に関するものである。 The present invention relates to a product automatic advance shelf device that facilitates advance delivery of display products used in supermarkets and the like.

スーパー等において、陳列された商品は陳列棚の手前の方から順次売れるため、時間がたつにつれ陳列棚の手前には商品が無くなったり、ごく少量になったりする。この場合、客は陳列棚の奥の方にある商品を見逃したり、何となく取り辛かったりして、購買意欲が急速に低下し商品の売れ行きに悪い影響を及ぼすことが多くなる。これを解決するため、作業者は、奥に残っている商品を手前に移し、その後方に新しい商品を補充する作業を頻繁に行うことになる。
しかしながら、新しい商品を後方の空間へ補充する作業は、前方にある商品が邪魔をして行い難い。また、奥にある商品を手前に移すのも大変な作業となっている。近年、このような新しい商品の補充を行い易くしたり、商品を常に前出し状態にする方法や装置が種々提案されている。
例えば登録実用新案第３０４３２８８号公報には、固定されている商品陳列棚の棚全体を、ワンタッチで手前への引き出しを可能とし、陳列商品の前面への再整列、整理整頓、並びに補充業務を安全、迅速かつ正確に実施できる新器具が開示されている。この新器具は回転車を組み込んだ中継具と、既存の陳列棚支持具に相当する逆Ｌ字型基軸盤、更に２種類の器具を包み込む支持器カバーを設け、これらの器具を一体として組み込んだものである。また、商品陳列棚が前後方向に移動するのではなく、固定された商品陳列棚に商品前出し機能を有する商品前出し体を設置して、陳列商品を自動的に前に押し出すものも知られている。
登録実用新案第３０４３２８８号公報（請求項１）
しかしながら、登録実用新案第３０４３２８８号公報記載の新器具は、中継具の中に回転車を組み込んでいるなど構造が複雑であり、製造コストが高いという問題がある。また、従来の商品前出し体は、前方下り傾斜の陳列面に設置され且つ錘を載せたものであるため、前方への押圧力が小さく、前後方向に多量の商品が並ぶ場合には、商品を前方へ確実に送り出すことはできなかった。
従って、本発明の目的は、商品が前後方向に多量に並ぶ場合であっても、陳列商品を自動的に確実に前に送り出す作用力があり、作業者の前出し作業の労力を軽減すると共に、顧客にとっては商品が取り出し易い商品自動前出し棚装置を提供することにある。In supermarkets and the like, the displayed products are sold sequentially from the front of the display shelf, so as time passes, the products are lost or become very small in front of the display shelf. In this case, the customer often misses the product in the back of the display shelf, or somehow is difficult to remove, and the willingness to purchase decreases rapidly, and the sales of the product are often adversely affected. In order to solve this, the worker frequently moves the product remaining in the back to the front and replenishes a new product behind the product.
However, the work of replenishing a new product into the rear space is difficult to perform because the product in the front gets in the way. In addition, moving the products in the back to the front is a difficult task. In recent years, various methods and apparatuses have been proposed for facilitating the replenishment of such new products and for always placing products in advance.
For example, in registered utility model No. 3043288, the entire shelf of a fixed product display shelf can be pulled out to the front with a single touch, and the rearrangement, organization and replenishment of display products to the front are safe. A new instrument that can be implemented quickly and accurately is disclosed. This new instrument is equipped with a relay tool incorporating a rotating wheel, an inverted L-shaped baseboard corresponding to an existing display rack support tool, and a support cover that wraps two kinds of instruments, and these instruments are integrated as a unit. Is. It is also known that the product display shelf is not moved in the front-rear direction, but a product advancement body having a product advancement function is installed on the fixed product display shelf to automatically push the display product forward. ing.
Registered Utility Model No. 3043288 (Claim 1)
However, the new device described in the registered utility model No. 3043288 has a problem that the structure is complicated such that a rotating wheel is incorporated in the relay tool, and the manufacturing cost is high. In addition, since the conventional product advancement body is installed on the display surface inclined forward and downward and has a weight on it, the forward pressing force is small and a large amount of products are lined up in the front-rear direction. Could not be sent forward reliably.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to have an act of automatically and surely feeding displayed products forward even when a large number of products are lined up in the front-rear direction, reducing the labor of the operator's advance work. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic product advance shelf device that makes it easy for customers to take out products.

すなわち、本発明（１）は、左右方向に所定のピッチで多数形成され前後方向に延在するガイド部を有する商品陳列面と、該商品陳列面に載置される、該ガイド部にガイドされ且つ自然状態において常に前方移動状態にある商品前出し体と、を有し、該商品前出し体の該商品陳列面との当接部又は該商品陳列面のいずれか一方又は両方に滑り手段を付設した商品自動前出し棚装置を提供するものである。
また、本発明（２）は、該商品前出し体により前出し状態にある陳列商品を区画する商品仕切り板を、更に備える前記商品自動前出し棚装置を提供するものである。
また、本発明（３）は、該商品前出し体が、底板と、該底板から立設する商品押圧板を備えるものである前記商品自動前出し棚装置を提供するものである。
また、本発明（４）は、該商品陳列面を形成する陳列棚の前方に、更に商品転落防止板を付設する前記商品自動前出し棚装置を提供するものである。
また、本発明（５）は、自然状態において常に前方移動状態とする手段が、該商品陳列面を形成する陳列棚の前方端と該商品前出し体を接続する接続部材により該商品前出し体を前方へ引張る手段であるか、該陳列棚の後方端と該商品前出し体を離す方向に付勢する弾発部材により該商品前出し体を前方へ押し出す手段であるか、又は該商品陳列面を前方下り傾斜とする手段である前記商品自動前出し棚装置を提供するものである。
また、本発明（６）は、該接続部材が、帯状鋼板又はワイヤーである前記商品自動前出し棚装置を提供するものである。
また、本発明（７）は、該滑り手段が、ローラー、前後方向に延出するリブ部材又は滑り材である前記商品自動前出し棚装置を提供するものである。That is, the present invention (1) is guided by the product display surface having a guide portion formed in a large number at a predetermined pitch in the left-right direction and extending in the front-rear direction, and the guide portion placed on the product display surface. And a product advancement body that is always in a forward movement state in a natural state, and a sliding means is provided on one or both of the contact portion of the product advancement body with the product display surface and the product display surface. The attached product automatic advance shelf device is provided.
Moreover, this invention (2) provides the said product automatic advance shelf apparatus further provided with the product partition plate which divides the display product in a forward-feeding state by this product advance body.
In addition, the present invention (3) provides the product automatic advance shelf device, wherein the product advancement body includes a bottom plate and a product pressing plate erected from the bottom plate.
Moreover, this invention (4) provides the said goods automatic advance shelf apparatus which attaches a goods fall prevention plate further ahead of the display shelf which forms this goods display surface.
Further, according to the present invention (5), the means for always moving forward in a natural state is such that the product advancement body is connected by a connecting member connecting the front end of the display shelf forming the product display surface and the product advancement body. Or a means for pushing the product advancement body forward by a resilient member that biases the rear end of the display shelf away from the product advancement body, or the product display. The product automatic advance shelf device, which is a means for inclining the surface forward and downward, is provided.
Moreover, this invention (6) provides the said goods automatic advance shelf apparatus whose said connection member is a strip | belt-shaped steel plate or a wire.
Moreover, this invention (7) provides the said goods automatic advance shelf apparatus whose said sliding means is a roller, the rib member extended in the front-back direction, or a sliding material.

第１図は、第１の実施の形態における商品自動前出し棚装置の分解斜視図であり、第２図は、第１図の商品自動前出し棚装置の組み付け方法を説明する図であり、第３図は、商品前出し体の斜視図であり、第４図は、第３図の商品前出し体を裏面から見た一部の斜視図であり、第５図は、第１図の陳列棚の部分拡大図であり、第６図は、商品陳列面と商品前出し体の当接状況を説明する図であり、第７図は、第２の実施の形態例の商品自動前出し棚装置で用いる陳列棚の一部を示す斜視図であり、第８図は、商品陳列面と商品前出し体の当接状況を説明する図であり、第９図は、第３の実施の形態例の商品自動前出し棚装置で用いる商品前出し体の斜視図であり、第１０図は、本例の前出し棚装置で用いる陳列棚の一部を示す斜視図であり、第１１図は、商品陳列面と商品前出し体の当接状況を説明する図であり、第１２図は、第４の実施の形態例の商品自動前出し棚装置で用いる商品前出し体の斜視図であり、第１３図は、本例の前出し棚装置で用いる陳列棚の一部を示す斜視図であり、第１４図は、商品陳列面と商品前出し体の当接状況を説明する図であり、第１５図は、第４の実施の形態例の商品自動前出し棚装置で用いる商品前出し体の斜視図であり、第１６図は、本例の前出し棚装置で用いる商品前出し体の斜視図であり、第１７図は、第１６図の商品前出し体を上下反転して示した図であり、第１８図は、第１７図において、接続部材３を引出した状態を示す図であり、第１９図は、（Ａ）は第１５図におけるＡ−Ａ断面図、（Ｂ）はＢ−Ｂ断面図、（Ｃ）はＣ−Ｃ断面図、（Ｄ）はＤ−Ｄ断面図であり、第２０図は、商品陳列面と商品前出し体の当接状況を説明する図である。 FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a product automatic advance shelf apparatus according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an assembly method of the product automatic advance shelf apparatus of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the product advancement body, FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of the product advancement body of FIG. 3 as viewed from the back, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of FIG. FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged view of a display shelf, FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a contact state between a product display surface and a product advancement body, and FIG. 7 is an automatic product delivery of the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a part of a display shelf used in the shelf device, FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a contact state between a product display surface and a product front-end body, and FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the third embodiment. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a product advancement body used in the product automatic advance shelf apparatus of the embodiment, and Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing a part of a display shelf used in the advance shelf apparatus of this example, FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a contact state between the product display surface and the product advancement body, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the product advancement body used in the automatic product delivery shelf apparatus of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a part of the display shelf used in the advance shelf apparatus of this example, and FIG. 14 explains the contact state between the product display surface and the product advance body. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a product advancement body used in the product automatic advance shelf apparatus of the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 16 is a product used in the advance shelf apparatus of this example. Fig. 17 is a perspective view of the front body, Fig. 17 is a view showing the product front body of Fig. 16 upside down, and Fig. 18 is a state in which the connecting member 3 is pulled out in Fig. 17. 19A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 15, FIG. 19B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB, and FIG. 19C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC. FIG, (D) is a D-D sectional view, FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the contact situation merchandise display surface and product advancing body.

次に、本発明の第１の実施の形態における商品自動前出し棚装置（以下、単に「前出し棚装置」とも言う。）を第１図〜第６図を参照して説明する。第１図は第１の実施の形態における商品自動前出し棚装置の分解斜視図、第２図は第１図の前出し棚装置の組み付け方法を説明する図、第３図は商品前出し体の斜視図、第４図は第３図の商品前出し体を裏面から見た一部の斜視図、第５図は第１図の陳列棚の部分拡大図、第６図は商品陳列面と商品前出し体の当接状況を説明する図である。本明細書において、「前」は商品を取り出す側（符号Ｘ）、すなわち顧客側を言い、「後」はその反対側（符号Ｙ）を言う。また、左右方向は前側から見た方向を示す。
第１図中、商品自動前出し棚装置１０は、左右方向に所定のピッチで多数形成され前後方向に延在するガイド部７０を有する商品陳列面７と、商品陳列面７に載置される、ガイド部７０にガイドされ且つ自然状態において常に前方移動状態にある商品前出し体２と、商品前出し体２により前出し状態にある陳列商品を区画する商品仕切り板５、５とを有し、商品前出し体２の商品陳列面側、すなわち商品前出し体２の底板２１の裏面に滑り手段であるローラー４を前後方向に多数付設し、且つ商品陳列面７上に滑り手段である前後方向に延在するリブ部材を左右に適宜のピッチで多数付設したものである。
なお、商品前出し体２の底板２１の裏面にローラー等の滑り部材を付設する形態としては、上記の他、例えば商品前出し体２の底板２１の側面に小さな車輪を付設したものであってもよい。また、本発明において、滑り手段としては、ローラー及び前後方向に延出するリブ部材の他、滑り材が挙げられる。滑り材は通常の鋼板に摩擦低減効果のある被覆剤をコーティングしたもの、フッ素系樹脂などの低摩擦材、あるいはエンボス加工面など接触面積を低減したものなどが挙げられる。
本例の商品陳列面７を形成する陳列棚９は、第５図に示すように、背の高い３つの高リブ７１と背の低い２つの低リブ７２の繰り返しから成る商品陳列面７と、商品転落防止板が係合する横係合溝８を有する前方部材９１ａとから構成される。この商品陳列面７は高リブ７１（滑り手段）を有すると共に、高リブ７１と低リブ７２との協働により後述するような商品前出し体２の前方移動をガイドするガイド部を構成する。高リブ７１の上端は尖り状とすることで、滑り易くしている。また、高リブ７１には所定ピッチ毎に商品仕切り板が係合する縦係合溝７６が形成されている。この陳列棚９は、第２図に示すように、既存の商品陳列棚５０に設置してもよく、また、新規の陳列棚を構成してもよい。また、商品陳列面７の形状は、前述の背の高い３つの高リブ７１と背の低い２つの低リブ７２の繰り返しから成るもの以外にも、例えば単一高さのリブの繰り返し構造であって、一のリブと該一のリブに隣接する他のリブ間にローラーが乗る形態であってもよい。
商品前出し体２は、平板状の底板２１と、底板２１の前方端から立設する底板２１上に載置された商品の前方移動を規制する前方部材２３と、底板１のやや中央から立設する後方傾斜面を前方に向けた商品押圧板２２と、先端に基端部３２を有し、後端を商品押圧板２２の後方側で固定する帯状鋼板３１（接続部材３）と、底板２１の底面の両側で且つ前後方向に多数付設されるローラー２９を備える。商品押圧板２２の裏面には、商品前出し体２が前方に移動するにつれ、帯状鋼板３１を巻回して収納するぜんまい収納部（不図示）を有する。なお、接続部材３が接続される箇所としては、一端が陳列棚の前方側部材であり、他方が商品前出し体２であれば特に制限されない。なお、底板２１の上面であって、商品押圧板２２の前方には載置商品の設置安定性を高めるためのリブ部材２４が前後方向に３つ付設されている。
上記の構成部材を組み立てて前出し棚装置１０を形成する。すなわち、商品陳列面７上に商品前出し体２を設置する。この場合、ローラー２９が低リブ７２上に乗るようにし、また接続部材３がローラー２９が乗る低リブ７２、７２間にある他の低リブ７２上にくるようにする（第６図参照）。すなわち、本例におけるガイド部は、一対の高リブ７１と、この高リブ７１間にある低リブ７２であって、ローラー２９の両側には高リブ７２が隣接しているため、左右方向の移動を防止して商品前出し体２の直進性を担保している。そして、接続部材３の基端部３２を商品陳列面（陳列棚）７の前方側に例えばビス固定する。これにより、商品前出し体２は、高リブ７１と低リブ７２からなるガイド部７０にガイドされ且つ自然状態において常に前方移動状態となる。
商品陳列面７の前方端には商品転落防止板６を設置し、更に陳列する商品の幅寸法に応じて左右一対の商品仕切り板５、５の後方部を嵌合溝７６に嵌め込む。商品仕切り板５、５の設置方法としては、当該方法に制限されず、例えば任意の位置に形成された嵌合穴に嵌め込む形態であってもよい。このような商品仕切り板と商品前出し体を１セットとして、適宜の個数のセットを商品陳列面７上に組み付ける。この際、商品仕切り板５は一方の商品前出し体の右側を区画すると共に、該商品前出し体の右側に隣接する商品前出し体の左側を区画する、共通物として使用してもよい。
次に、組み込まれた商品前出し棚装置１０に商品を並べる作業を行う。この作業は、商品転落防止板６と商品押圧板２２間に陳列商品を入れ込むことで行われる。当初の商品は、商品押圧板２２の手前であって且つ底板２１の上面に置かれる。この場合、商品前出し体２は動かない。次いで、商品を手前側にどんどん入れ込んでいくにつれ、商品前出し体２は後方へ下がり、底板２１の後端が陳列棚の後端に接した時点で商品の補充作業が終了する（第２図の右側の商品前出し体２）。また、通常、商品前出し体２は商品陳列面７上、左右方向に多数併設される。
商品前出し棚装置１０によれば、商品陳列面７上に載置された商品は、底板２１上に商品を載せた商品前出し体２の前方移動力により常に前出し状態にある。更に商品陳列面は上端が尖り状の高リブ７１（滑り手段）が付設されているため、商品の底面との摩擦も低減されており、前出しが一層助長されている。更に、帯状の接続部材３は、底板２１の裏面と低リブ７２間の空間に存在するため、接続部材３と底板２１との摩擦は発生せず、商品前出し体２の前方移動の障害にはならない。この状態において、顧客が手前の商品を取り出すと、商品前出し体２の前方付勢により、商品前出し体２及び残置された商品がそのまま前方移動して、商品の自動前出しを行う。なお、高リブ７１の上端は尖り断面状に限定されず、例えば平断面形状状又は半円断面形状であってもよい。
このように、商品前出し棚装置１０は、商品が前後方向に多量に並ぶ場合であっても、陳列商品を自動的に確実に前に送り出す作用力があるため、作業者の前出し作業の労力を軽減すると共に、顧客にとっては商品が取り出し易いものである。また、陳列面には商品仕切り板が係合する縦係合溝が横方向に多数付設されているため、幅寸法が異なる商品毎に横並びで且つ縦列に陳列する場合、商品の幅に見合うピッチで縦列商品毎に個別に好適な前出しができる。
次に、第２の実施の形態における商品自動前出し棚装置を第７図及び第８図を参照して説明する。第７図は本例の前出し棚装置で用いる陳列棚の一部を示す斜視図、第８図は商品陳列面と商品前出し体の当接状況を説明する図である。第７図及び第８図において、第１図〜第６図と同一構成要素には同一符号を付して、その説明を省略し、異なる点について主に説明する。すなわち、本例の前出し棚装置１０ａにおいて、第１の実施の形態における商品自動前出し棚装置１０と異なる点は、商品陳列面７の構造、商品前出し体２の底板構造及び前方移動手段である。
前出し棚装置１０ａにおいて、商品陳列面７ａは高リブ７１で形成され、更に後端には後方転落防止板９１ｂを設けている。また、商品前出し体２の底板２１の裏面は、接続部材が省略され、裏面ほぼ中央には前後方向に延在する左右方向に所定間隔離間した一対のレール状突起４２が付設されている。この一対のレール状突起４２は、設置状態において、商品陳列面７ａの２つの高リブ７１を挟み、且つ前後方向の移動が円滑に行われるものである。このため、レール状突起４２の厚みが高リブ７１間の溝幅よりも小さく、下方に延出する長さは高リブ７１間に係り止めされる程度のものである。すなわち、本例におけるガイド部は、高リブ７１であって、高リブ７１と一対のレール状突起４２との係合において商品前出し体２の前方直進移動がガイドされる。また、前方移動手段は、不図示の商品陳列面７ａを前方傾斜とする手段である。前方傾斜とする手段の具体例としては、前方下り傾斜の既存の陳列面へ陳列棚９を設置する方法、あるいは陳列棚９の後方裏面にスペーサーを介在させ、商品陳列面を前方下り傾斜とする方法などが挙げられる。
前出し棚装置１０ａは、商品前出し体２の商品陳列面７ａとの当接部及び商品陳列面の双方に、それぞれローラー４及び高リブ７１（滑り部材）が付設されており、且つ商品陳列面７ａが前方下り傾斜にあるため、前出し棚装置１０と同様の作用効果を奏する。また、高リブ７１、７１間の溝に商品仕切り板５を嵌め込めるため、掛け違いの無い、きめ細かな仕切りを行うことができる。
次に、第３の実施の形態における商品自動前出し棚装置を第９図〜第１１図を参照して説明する。第９図は本例の前出し棚装置で用いる商品前出し体の斜視図、第１０図は本例の前出し棚装置で用いる陳列棚の斜視図、第１１図は商品陳列面と商品前出し体の当接状況を説明する図である。第９図〜第１１図において、第１図〜第６図と同一構成要素には同一符号を付して、その説明を省略し、異なる点について主に説明する。すなわち、本例の前出し棚装置１０ｂにおいて、第１の実施の形態における商品自動前出し棚装置１０と異なる点は、商品陳列面の構造及び商品前出し体の底板構造である。
前出し棚装置１０ｂにおいて、商品陳列面７ｂは、前後方向の前方１／２が商品仕切り板が嵌合するリブ状の縦嵌合溝７６が多数形成されたものであり、残りが前後方向に多数付設されるローラー７３と、ローラー７３に隣接するローラー幅と概ね同じ幅の凹部７４が、左右方向に繰り返し付設されるものである。なお、第１０図の陳列棚９ｂは左右方向に連続するものであって、例えばゴンドラの陳列棚を形成する。なお、商品陳列面７ｂにおけるリブ状の縦嵌合溝７６の占める割合は上記値に限定されず、前方の１／２以下で適宜決定される。
商品前出し体２ａにおいて、第１図の商品前出し体２と主に異なる点は、底板２１のローラー４が省略され、裏面ほぼ中央には凹部２０３を設け、その両側には商品陳列面のローラー７３と当接する平坦部２０２及び両側端にはスカート部１１を設けた点にある。すなわち、商品前出し体２ａを商品陳列面７ｂに載置した場合、スカート部１１、１１は２つのローラー７３、７３の支持部７３１の両端側に位置するため、陳列面上における商品前出し体２の左右方向の移動を制限し、商品前出し体２の前方直進性を担保する。また、商品陳列面７ｂのローラー７３により、商品前出し体２の前後方向の移動が円滑に行われる。
前出し棚装置１０ｂにおいて、商品陳列面７ｂにローラー７３が付設されており、且つローラー支持部７３１がガイド部として機能するため、前出し棚装置１０と同様の作用効果を奏する。なお、前出し棚装置１０ｂにおいて、商品陳列面７ｂは上記ローラー７３が付設されたものに限定されず、例えば、第１１図において、ローラー７３を省略したリブ構造であってもよい。この場合においても、リブの上面は滑り易いものであり、且つ一のリブ部材と他のリブ部材がガイド部として機能する。
次に、第４の実施の形態における商品自動前出し棚装置を第１２図〜第１４図を参照して説明する。第１２図は本例の前出し棚装置で用いる商品前出し体の斜視図、第１３図は本例の前出し棚装置で用いる陳列棚の斜視図、第１４図は商品陳列面と商品前出し体の当接状況を説明する図である。第１２図〜第１４図において、第９図〜第１１図と同一構成要素には同一符号を付して、その説明を省略し、異なる点について主に説明する。すなわち、本例の前出し棚装置１０ｃにおいて、第３の実施の形態における商品自動前出し棚装置１０ｂと異なる点は、商品陳列面の構造及び商品前出し体の接続部材である。
前出し棚装置１０ｃの商品陳列面７ｃにおいて、前出し棚装置１０ｂの商品陳列面７ｂと異なる点は、ローラー７３、７３間の凹部に代えてリブ部材７６１とした点である。リブ部材７６１の高さは、ローラー７３の上面よりやや低くし、更にリブ部材７６１、７６１を左右に所定の隙間離間させることで縦溝を形成している。なお、第１３図の陳列棚９ｃは左右方向に連続するものであって、例えばゴンドラの陳列棚を形成する。
商品前出し体２ｂにおいて、第９図の商品前出し体２ａと異なる点は、帯状鋼板３１に代えて、ワイヤー部材３４とした点にある。すなわち、商品前出し体２ｂを商品陳列面７ｃに載置した場合、スカート部１１、１１は２つのローラー７３の支持部７３１の両側に位置して、陳列面上における商品前出し体２の左右方向の移動を制限する。また、ワイヤー部材３４がリブ部材７６１、７６１間の溝（空間）に入り、ワイヤー部材３４の移動に伴う陳列棚との摩擦が発生することを防止している。符号３４１は商品陳列面７の前方側の嵌合溝に係合する基端部である。なお、接続部材としては、帯状鋼板やワイヤー部材に限定されず、例えば布製の帯状又は線状部材やプラスチック製の帯状又は線状部材などが挙げられる。
前出し棚装置１０ｃにおいて、商品陳列面７ｃにローラー７３が付設されており、且つローラー支持部７３１がガイド部として機能するため、前出し棚装置１０ｂと同様の作用効果を奏する。
次に、第５の実施の形態における商品自動前出し棚装置を第１５図〜第２０図を参照して説明する。第１５図は本例の前出し棚装置の斜視図、第１６図は本例の前出し棚装置で用いる商品前出し体の斜視図、第１７図は第１６図の商品前出し体を上下反転して示した図、第１８図は第１７図において、帯状鋼板である接続部材３を引出した状態を示す図、第１９図（Ａ）は第１５図におけるＡ−Ａ断面図、（Ｂ）はＢ−Ｂ断面図、（Ｃ）はＣ−Ｃ断面図、（Ｄ）はＤ−Ｄ断面図、第２０図は商品陳列面と商品前出し体の当接状況を説明する図である。第１５図〜第２０図において、第１図〜第６図と同一構成要素には同一符号を付して、その説明を省略し、異なる点について主に説明する。すなわち、本例の前出し棚装置１０ｄにおいて、第１の実施の形態における商品自動前出し棚装置１０と異なる点は、商品陳列面の構造及び商品前出し体の構造である。なお、第１７図及び第１８図は商品前出し体の構造を説明するためのものであり、このように反転したものを使用することはない。
陳列棚９ｄは、陳列面７ｄと側板と補強リブからなる箱状物である。陳列棚９ｄの陳列面７ｄは前方から後方に向けて商品仕切り板５ａの脚部が係合する前方係合孔部７２０、接続部材の基端部３２ｄが係合する接続部材係合部７３０、陳列面本体部７４０、商品仕切り板の脚部が係合する後方係合部７２０の各領域を形成する。また、陳列面７ｄには前後方向に延出し左右方向に所定のピッチでリブ部材７が多数形成されている。また、リブ部材７、７間にはひとつ縦溝７５０が形成され、内部空間と連通してガイド部７０を形成している。前方係合孔部及び後方係合部７２０は、リブ部材７、７間において、左右方向に互いに隣接する３つの係合部７６が形成されている。この３つの係合部７６はそれぞれが前後方向に僅かにずれて形成され、商品仕切り板５ａの掛け違いを防止している。また、縦溝７５０の前後方向、所定のピッチで形成されている菱形の穴は成形上の都合で形成されるものである。また、縦溝７５０の接続部材係合部７３０の後方に形成されるやや幅広の縦溝は、商品前出し体２ｄの係合片１１ｄを陳列棚９ｄに設置する際、嵌め易くしたものである。また、陳列面本体部７４０のほぼ中間にも商品仕切り板の脚部が係合する中間係合部７２０が形成されている。
商品前出し体２ｄは、基台２１１の前方端から上方へ延出した商品押圧板からなる全体が略Ｌ字形断面の箱状物である。基台２１１の底部２２２の裏側はリブ部材により３つの裏側収容部を形成している。中央収容部には不図示の軸受けに軸支される帯状鋼板巻取り巻き出し部３５が収容され、両側の収容部には前後回転ローラー４、４がそれぞれ収容されている。また、前後回転ローラー４、４間には縦溝７５０に嵌合する嵌合片１１ｄａが付設されている。
陳列棚９ｄに商品前出し体２ｄを設置するには、接続部材（帯状鋼板）３の基端部３２ｄを陳列棚９ｄの接続部材係合部７３０に係合させると共に、商品前出し体２ｄの係合片１１ｄを幅広部分の縦溝７５０に係合させる。これにより、商品前出し体２ｄの回転ローラ４はリブ部材７、７間の平坦面に載置された状態となる。この状態において、商品前出し体２ｄは陳列棚９ｄの前方側に常に前方移動状態となっている。商品前出し体２ｄは必要個数、陳列棚９ｄに設置される（第２０図）。なお、本例の前出し棚装置１０ｄにおいて、商品仕切り板５ａは必要に応じて使用される。陳列棚９ｄに商品仕切り板５ａを設置するには、商品仕切り板５ａの前方脚部５１ａを前方係合孔部７２０に、中間脚部５１ｂを中間係合孔部７２０に、後方脚部５１ｃを後方係合孔部７２０に係合させればよい。前方係合孔部、中間係合孔部及び後方係合孔部７２０は、左右方向に密に配置されると共に、３つの係合穴が僅かに前後方向の位置を変えており、特段の注意をしなくとも掛け違えることがない。組み込まれた商品前出し棚装置１０ｄに商品を並べる作業などは商品前出し棚装置１０の場合と同じである。
なお、本発明において、自然状態において常に前方移動状態とする手段は、上記の商品陳列面７を形成する陳列棚９の前方端と商品前出し体２を接続する接続部材に限定されず、例えば、陳列棚９の後方端と商品前出し体２を離す方向に付勢するスプリングバネにより該商品前出し体を前方へ押し出す方法であってもよい。Next, a product automatic advance shelf apparatus (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “advance shelf apparatus”) according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a product automatic advance shelf apparatus in the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an assembly method of the advance shelf apparatus in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a product advance body. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a part of the product advancement body shown in FIG. 3 as viewed from the back side, FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the display shelf of FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a figure explaining the contact condition of the product lead-out body. In this specification, “front” refers to the side from which the product is taken out (symbol X), that is, the customer side, and “rear” refers to the opposite side (symbol Y). Moreover, the left-right direction shows the direction seen from the front side.
In FIG. 1, a product automatic advance shelf device 10 is placed on a product display surface 7 having a guide portion 70 formed in a large number at a predetermined pitch in the left-right direction and extending in the front-rear direction. , The product advancement body 2 guided by the guide unit 70 and always in the forward movement state in the natural state, and the product partition plates 5 and 5 for partitioning the display product in the advancement state by the product advancement body 2 A large number of rollers 4 as sliding means are provided in the front-rear direction on the product display surface side of the product front-end body 2, that is, the back surface of the bottom plate 21 of the product front-end body 2, and the front and rear are slide means on the product display surface 7 A number of rib members extending in the direction are attached to the left and right at an appropriate pitch.
In addition to the above, as a form of attaching a sliding member such as a roller to the back surface of the bottom plate 21 of the product advancement body 2, for example, a small wheel is attached to the side surface of the bottom plate 21 of the product advancement body 2. Also good. In the present invention, the sliding means includes a sliding member in addition to a roller and a rib member extending in the front-rear direction. Examples of the sliding material include a normal steel plate coated with a coating agent having a friction reducing effect, a low friction material such as a fluorine resin, or a material having a reduced contact area such as an embossed surface.
As shown in FIG. 5, the display shelf 9 forming the product display surface 7 of this example includes a product display surface 7 composed of repetition of three tall high ribs 71 and two short low ribs 72, It is comprised from the front member 91a which has the horizontal engagement groove | channel 8 with which a goods fall prevention plate engages. The product display surface 7 has high ribs 71 (sliding means) and constitutes a guide portion that guides the forward movement of the product advancement body 2 as will be described later in cooperation with the high ribs 71 and the low ribs 72. The upper end of the high rib 71 is pointed to make it easy to slip. The high rib 71 is formed with a longitudinal engagement groove 76 with which the product partition plate is engaged at every predetermined pitch. As shown in FIG. 2, the display shelf 9 may be installed on an existing product display shelf 50, or may constitute a new display shelf. Further, the shape of the product display surface 7 is, for example, a repetitive structure of ribs having a single height, in addition to the above-described repetition of the three high ribs 71 that are tall and the two low ribs 72 that are short. The roller may be placed between one rib and another rib adjacent to the one rib.
The product advancement body 2 includes a flat bottom plate 21, a front member 23 that restricts the forward movement of the product placed on the bottom plate 21 erected from the front end of the bottom plate 21, and a slight center of the bottom plate 1. A product pressing plate 22 with the rear inclined surface facing forward, a strip-shaped steel plate 31 (connecting member 3) having a base end portion 32 at the tip and fixing the rear end on the rear side of the product pressing plate 22, and a bottom plate A plurality of rollers 29 are provided on both sides of the bottom surface of 21 and in the front-rear direction. On the back surface of the product pressing plate 22, there is a mainspring storage portion (not shown) that winds and stores the strip-shaped steel plate 31 as the product advancement body 2 moves forward. In addition, as a location where the connection member 3 is connected, one end is a front side member of the display shelf and the other is not particularly limited as long as the other is the product advancement body 2. Note that three rib members 24 are attached in the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the bottom plate 21 and in front of the product pressing plate 22 to enhance the installation stability of the placed product.
The above-described constituent members are assembled to form the advance rack device 10. That is, the product advancement body 2 is installed on the product display surface 7. In this case, the roller 29 is placed on the low rib 72, and the connecting member 3 is placed on the other low rib 72 between the low ribs 72, 72 on which the roller 29 is placed (see FIG. 6). That is, the guide portion in this example is a pair of high ribs 71 and a low rib 72 between the high ribs 71, and since the high ribs 72 are adjacent to both sides of the roller 29, movement in the left-right direction is performed. This prevents the product advancement body 2 from going straight. And the base end part 32 of the connection member 3 is screw-fixed to the front side of the product display surface (display shelf) 7, for example. As a result, the product advancement body 2 is guided by the guide portion 70 including the high ribs 71 and the low ribs 72 and is always in the forward movement state in the natural state.
A product fall prevention plate 6 is installed at the front end of the product display surface 7, and the rear portions of the pair of left and right product partition plates 5, 5 are fitted into the fitting grooves 76 according to the width of the product to be displayed. The installation method of the product partition plates 5 and 5 is not limited to this method, and may be a mode of fitting into a fitting hole formed at an arbitrary position, for example. An appropriate number of sets are assembled on the product display surface 7 with the product partition plate and the product advancement body as one set. At this time, the product partition plate 5 may be used as a common object that defines the right side of one product advancement body and the left side of the product advancement body adjacent to the right side of the product advancement body.
Next, an operation for arranging products on the built-in product advance shelf device 10 is performed. This operation is performed by inserting the displayed product between the product fall prevention plate 6 and the product pressing plate 22. The original product is placed in front of the product pressing plate 22 and on the upper surface of the bottom plate 21. In this case, the product advancement body 2 does not move. Next, as the product is gradually put into the front side, the product advancement body 2 is lowered rearward, and the product replenishment operation is completed when the rear end of the bottom plate 21 comes into contact with the rear end of the display shelf (second). Product advancement body 2) on the right side of the figure. In general, a large number of the product advancement bodies 2 are provided on the product display surface 7 in the left-right direction.
According to the product advance shelf apparatus 10, the product placed on the product display surface 7 is always in the forward state due to the forward moving force of the product advancement body 2 on which the product is placed on the bottom plate 21. Further, since the product display surface is provided with a high rib 71 (sliding means) having a sharp upper end, friction with the bottom surface of the product is reduced, and the advancement is further promoted. Furthermore, since the strip-shaped connecting member 3 is present in the space between the back surface of the bottom plate 21 and the low rib 72, friction between the connecting member 3 and the bottom plate 21 does not occur, which hinders the forward movement of the product advancement body 2. Must not. In this state, when the customer takes out the product in front, the product advancement body 2 and the remaining product are moved forward as they are by the forward bias of the product advancement body 2 to automatically advance the product. The upper end of the high rib 71 is not limited to a sharp cross-sectional shape, and may be a flat cross-sectional shape or a semicircular cross-sectional shape, for example.
As described above, the product advance shelf device 10 has an acting force for automatically and reliably sending the displayed product forward even when the products are arranged in a large amount in the front-rear direction. This reduces labor and makes it easier for customers to pick up products. In addition, since the display surface is provided with a large number of vertical engagement grooves with which the product partition plates are engaged in the horizontal direction, when the products are arranged side by side and in a vertical direction for each product having different width dimensions, the pitch corresponds to the product width. In this way, it is possible to make a suitable advance for each column product.
Next, a product automatic advance shelf apparatus in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a part of the display shelf used in the advance shelf apparatus of this example, and FIG. 8 is a view for explaining the contact state between the product display surface and the product advance body. 7 and 8, the same components as those in FIGS. 1 to 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof will be omitted, and differences will be mainly described. In other words, the advance shelf device 10a of the present example differs from the product automatic advance shelf device 10 in the first embodiment in that the structure of the product display surface 7, the bottom plate structure of the product advancement body 2, and the forward moving means. It is.
In the front rack apparatus 10a, the product display surface 7a is formed by high ribs 71, and a rear fall prevention plate 91b is provided at the rear end. Further, the connection member is omitted from the back surface of the bottom plate 21 of the product advancer 2, and a pair of rail-like protrusions 42 extending in the front-rear direction and spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance are provided at the center of the back surface. The pair of rail-shaped protrusions 42 sandwich the two high ribs 71 of the product display surface 7a and smoothly move in the front-rear direction in the installed state. For this reason, the thickness of the rail-shaped protrusion 42 is smaller than the groove width between the high ribs 71, and the length extending downward is such that the rail-shaped protrusion 42 is locked between the high ribs 71. That is, the guide part in this example is the high rib 71, and the straight forward movement of the product advancement body 2 is guided by the engagement between the high rib 71 and the pair of rail-shaped protrusions 42. Further, the forward moving means is means for inclining a product display surface 7a (not shown) forward. As a specific example of the means for inclining the front, a method of installing the display shelf 9 on the existing display surface of the front downward slope, or a spacer is interposed on the rear rear surface of the display shelf 9 to make the product display surface inclined forward downward The method etc. are mentioned.
The advance shelf device 10a is provided with a roller 4 and a high rib 71 (sliding member) on both the contact portion of the product advance body 2 with the product display surface 7a and the product display surface, and the product display. Since the surface 7a is inclined forward and downward, the same effect as that of the front shelf apparatus 10 is obtained. Further, since the product partition plate 5 is fitted into the groove between the high ribs 71, 71, it is possible to perform fine partitioning without any crossover.
Next, a commodity automatic advance shelf apparatus according to a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a product front body used in the front shelf apparatus of this example, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a display shelf used in the front shelf apparatus of this example, and FIG. 11 is a product display surface and the front of the product. It is a figure explaining the contact condition of a taking-out body. 9 to 11, the same components as those in FIGS. 1 to 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof will be omitted, and differences will be mainly described. That is, the advance shelf apparatus 10b of the present example is different from the automatic article advance shelf apparatus 10 in the first embodiment in the structure of the product display surface and the bottom plate structure of the product advance body.
In the front shelf apparatus 10b, the product display surface 7b is formed with a number of rib-like vertical fitting grooves 76 into which a product partition plate is fitted in the front half in the front-rear direction, and the rest in the front-rear direction. A large number of rollers 73 and recesses 74 having a width substantially equal to the roller width adjacent to the rollers 73 are repeatedly provided in the left-right direction. The display shelf 9b in FIG. 10 is continuous in the left-right direction, and forms, for example, a gondola display shelf. In addition, the ratio for which the rib-shaped vertical fitting groove 76 occupies the product display surface 7b is not limited to the above value, and is appropriately determined to be 1/2 or less of the front.
The main difference between the product advancement body 2a and the product advancement body 2 shown in FIG. 1 is that the roller 4 of the bottom plate 21 is omitted, a recess 203 is provided at the center of the back surface, and the product display surface is provided on both sides thereof. The flat portion 202 that comes into contact with the roller 73 and the skirt portion 11 are provided at both ends. That is, when the product advancement body 2a is placed on the product display surface 7b, the skirt portions 11 and 11 are positioned at both ends of the support portions 731 of the two rollers 73 and 73, so the product advancement body on the display surface. The movement of 2 in the left-right direction is limited, and the straight advanceability of the product advancement body 2 is ensured. In addition, the product advancement body 2 is smoothly moved in the front-rear direction by the roller 73 on the product display surface 7b.
In the front shelf apparatus 10b, the roller 73 is attached to the product display surface 7b, and the roller support portion 731 functions as a guide portion, so that the same effect as the front shelf apparatus 10 is achieved. In the preceding shelf device 10b, the commodity display surface 7b is not limited to the one provided with the roller 73, and may be, for example, a rib structure in which the roller 73 is omitted in FIG. Also in this case, the upper surface of the rib is slippery, and one rib member and the other rib member function as a guide portion.
Next, a commodity automatic advance shelf apparatus in the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a product front-end body used in the front-end shelf apparatus of this example, FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a display shelf used in the front-end shelf apparatus of this example, and FIG. 14 is a product display surface and the front of the product It is a figure explaining the contact condition of a taking-out body. 12 to 14, the same components as those in FIGS. 9 to 11 are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof will be omitted, and different points will be mainly described. That is, the advance shelf apparatus 10c of the present example is different from the automatic product advance shelf apparatus 10b in the third embodiment in the structure of the product display surface and the connection member of the product advance body.
The product display surface 7 c of the front shelf device 10 c is different from the product display surface 7 b of the front shelf device 10 b in that a rib member 761 is used instead of the recess between the rollers 73 and 73. The height of the rib member 761 is slightly lower than the upper surface of the roller 73, and the rib members 761 and 761 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined gap to form vertical grooves. The display shelf 9c shown in FIG. 13 is continuous in the left-right direction, and forms, for example, a gondola display shelf.
The difference between the product advancement body 2b and the product advancement body 2a in FIG. 9 is that a wire member 34 is used instead of the strip steel plate 31. That is, when the product advancement body 2b is placed on the product display surface 7c, the skirt portions 11 and 11 are positioned on both sides of the support portion 731 of the two rollers 73, and the left and right sides of the product advancement body 2 on the display surface. Limit movement in direction. In addition, the wire member 34 enters a groove (space) between the rib members 761 and 761, thereby preventing the friction with the display shelf accompanying the movement of the wire member 34. Reference numeral 341 denotes a base end portion that engages with a fitting groove on the front side of the product display surface 7. In addition, as a connection member, it is not limited to a strip | belt-shaped steel plate or a wire member, For example, the strip | belt shape or linear member made from cloth, the strip | belt shape or linear member made from a plastic etc. are mentioned.
In the advance shelf apparatus 10c, the roller 73 is attached to the product display surface 7c, and the roller support portion 731 functions as a guide portion. Therefore, the same effect as the advance shelf apparatus 10b is achieved.
Next, the automatic product shelf rack apparatus according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the advance shelf device of this example, FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the product advance body used in the advance shelf device of this example, and FIG. 17 is a top and bottom view of the product advance body of FIG. FIG. 18 is an inverted view, FIG. 18 is a view showing a state in which the connecting member 3 which is a strip-shaped steel plate is pulled out in FIG. 17, FIG. 19 (A) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. ) Is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB, (C) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC, (D) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD, and FIG. 20 is a view for explaining the contact state between the product display surface and the product advancement body. . 15 to 20, the same components as those in FIGS. 1 to 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof is omitted, and different points are mainly described. That is, the advance shelf apparatus 10d of the present example is different from the automatic article advance shelf apparatus 10 in the first embodiment in the structure of the product display surface and the structure of the product advance body. FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 are for explaining the structure of the product advancement body, and the inverted one is not used.
The display shelf 9d is a box-shaped object including a display surface 7d, side plates, and reinforcing ribs. The display surface 7d of the display shelf 9d has a front engagement hole portion 720 with which the leg portion of the product partition plate 5a engages from the front to the rear, a connection member engagement portion 730 with which the base end portion 32d of the connection member engages, Each area | region of the rear engaging part 720 which the display surface main-body part 740 and the leg part of a product partition plate engage is formed. The display surface 7d has a large number of rib members 7 extending in the front-rear direction and at a predetermined pitch in the left-right direction. Further, one longitudinal groove 750 is formed between the rib members 7, 7 and communicates with the internal space to form a guide portion 70. The front engagement hole portion and the rear engagement portion 720 are formed with three engagement portions 76 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction between the rib members 7 and 7. Each of the three engaging portions 76 is formed slightly shifted in the front-rear direction, and prevents the product partition plate 5a from being overlaid. The rhombic holes formed at a predetermined pitch in the front-rear direction of the vertical groove 750 are formed for convenience of molding. Further, the slightly wider vertical groove formed at the rear of the connecting member engaging portion 730 of the vertical groove 750 facilitates fitting when the engaging piece 11d of the product advancement body 2d is installed on the display shelf 9d. . Further, an intermediate engagement portion 720 that engages with the leg portion of the product partition plate is formed substantially in the middle of the display surface main body portion 740.
The product advancement body 2d is a box-shaped object having a substantially L-shaped cross section as a whole consisting of a product pressing plate extending upward from the front end of the base 211. The back side of the bottom portion 222 of the base 211 forms three back side accommodating portions by rib members. The central accommodating portion accommodates a belt-shaped steel sheet winding / unwinding portion 35 supported by a bearing (not shown), and the longitudinally rotating rollers 4 and 4 are accommodated in the accommodating portions on both sides. Further, a fitting piece 11da that fits in the longitudinal groove 750 is provided between the front and rear rotating rollers 4 and 4.
In order to install the product advancement body 2d on the display shelf 9d, the base end portion 32d of the connection member (band steel plate) 3 is engaged with the connection member engaging portion 730 of the display shelf 9d, and the product advancement body 2d The engaging piece 11d is engaged with the wide vertical groove 750. As a result, the rotating roller 4 of the product advancement body 2d is placed on the flat surface between the rib members 7 and 7. In this state, the product advancement body 2d is always in a forward movement state on the front side of the display shelf 9d. The required number of product advancement bodies 2d is installed on the display shelf 9d (FIG. 20). In addition, in the advance shelf apparatus 10d of this example, the product partition plate 5a is used as needed. In order to install the product partition 5a on the display shelf 9d, the front leg 51a of the product partition 5a is set to the front engagement hole 720, the intermediate leg 51b is set to the intermediate engagement hole 720, and the rear leg 51c is set. The rear engagement hole 720 may be engaged. The front engagement hole, the intermediate engagement hole, and the rear engagement hole 720 are densely arranged in the left-right direction, and the three engagement holes slightly change the position in the front-rear direction. Even if you don't, you won't make a mistake. The operation of arranging the products on the built-in product advance shelf device 10d is the same as that of the product advance shelf device 10.
In the present invention, the means for always moving forward in the natural state is not limited to the connecting member connecting the front end of the display shelf 9 forming the product display surface 7 and the product advancement body 2, for example, Alternatively, a method may be used in which the product advancement body is pushed forward by a spring spring that biases the rear end of the display shelf 9 and the product advancement body 2 away from each other.

本発明の商品自動前出し棚装置は、スーパーやドラッグストアなどで用いれば、商品が前後方向に多量に並ぶ場合であっても、陳列商品を自動的に確実に前に送り出す作用力があり、作業者の前出し作業の労力を軽減すると共に、顧客にとっては商品が取り出し易いものである。また、幅寸法が異なる商品毎に横並びで且つ縦列に陳列する場合、商品の幅に見合うピッチで縦列商品毎に個別に好適な前出しができる。 The product automatic advance shelf device of the present invention, when used in supermarkets and drug stores, has the power to automatically and reliably display displayed products even when products are arranged in a large amount in the front-rear direction, While reducing the labor of the operator's advance work, the customer can easily take out the product. In addition, when products are displayed side by side and in a column for each product having different width dimensions, a suitable advance can be made individually for each column product at a pitch corresponding to the width of the product.

Claims

A product display surface having a plurality of guide portions formed at a predetermined pitch in the left-right direction and extending in the front-rear direction, and placed on the product display surface, is guided by the guide portions and is always in a forward movement state in a natural state. A product automatic advance shelf device characterized in that a sliding means is attached to either one or both of a product leading body and a contact portion of the product leading body with the product display surface or the product display surface. .

2. The product automatic advance shelf apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a product partition plate that partitions the displayed product in the advanced state by the product advance body.

3. The product automatic advance shelf apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the product advancement body includes a bottom plate and a product pressing plate standing from the bottom plate.

The automatic product dropout shelf device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a product fall prevention plate attached in front of a display shelf that forms the product display surface.

Whether the means for always moving forward in the natural state is means for pulling the product advancement body forward by a connecting member connecting the front end of the display shelf forming the product display surface and the product advancement body, A means for pushing the product advancement body forward by a resilient member that urges the rear end of the display shelf and the product advancement body away, or a means for tilting the product display surface forward and downward The product automatic advance shelf device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the product automatic advance shelf device is provided.

6. The automatic commodity shelf rack according to claim 5, wherein the connecting member is a strip steel plate or a wire.

The automatic product shelf rack device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the sliding means is a roller, a rib member extending in the front-rear direction, or a sliding material.