TWI622371B - Apparatus for keeping packages containing smoking articles ready for sale and/or for temporarily displaying the packages to a customer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for storing packages containing smoke products for sale and/or temporarily displaying such packages to customers. The device according to the invention comprises a frame carrying a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle being adapted to accommodate a predetermined number of packages, in such a way that the packages can be removed one by one from the respective receptacles. Moreover, the apparatus includes a cabinet adapted to receive the shelf body and includes an access aperture for accessing the shelf body, the receptacle and the package therein. The frame is mounted in the cabinet so as to be rotatable about the axis of rotation in at least a first direction of rotation. The frame and the cabinet are arranged in such a manner that, in the initial angular position of the frame, no receptacle is capable of removing a package from any receptacle through the access hole from the outside of the cabinet, and one of the receptacles can be stored. The subset taken can only be accessed after rotating the frame in the first rotational direction to either the delivery angular position or to one of several delivery angular positions. The subset that is accessible depends on the angular position of the frame relative to the cabinet.

Description

For storing the package containing the smoked goods for sale and/or temporarily to the customer Device for displaying these boxes

The present invention relates to a device for storing a package containing smoke products for sale, which device can also be used to temporarily display such packages to customers.

Tobacco products, such as cigarettes, are typically packaged in small packages and sold to customers by retailers, which may hold approximately 20 cigarettes and can be packaged in hard cardboard or cardboard It is in the form of a soft box made of soft paper.

There are quite a few different types of tobacco products, especially many different types of cigarettes that can be found in today's market. The types of smoking products may vary, for example, in their flavor, the tobacco mixture used, the price, and the brand. Because of the wide variety of smoking products, retailers often tend to store a certain number of individual types of cigarettes for each type of package for sale, which has been found in the past to be useful for providing some display racks for presentation and sale. These packages are preferably arranged in an orderly manner according to the brand and flavor of the smoking articles contained in these packages.

Such a conventional frame is described in DE 9417898 U1 and comprises several display shelves which are fixed to vertical supports which are divided into compartments to be adapted to the package containing the smoking article and tilted Inclined so that when the first package is removed from the compartment, the package remaining in the compartment slides to the front of the display frame with the action of a push roller acting on the rear end of the respective package row.

However, when the package contains tobacco products such as cigarettes, which are accessed and ready for sale using this conventional arrangement, the boxes housed in the compartments are always visible to any customer in the store where the tobacco products are being sold. . However, recent legislation may require retailers, except when the box will be explicitly sold, and the remaining retailers store the tobacco packages that are ready for sale in the store to be avoided by the customer at the store.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a device which, on the one hand, is adapted to access a package containing smoke ready for sale, and can, if desired, be able to purchase one or more such packages. A customer of the box temporarily displays these packages and, on the other hand, meets the above-mentioned types of display prohibition regulations. The device should preferably be adapted to access many different types of packaged smoking articles that are ready for sale. Further preferably, the device only needs to occupy a limited space in the store.

According to the features of the apparatus claim 1 of the present invention, the above problems can be solved.

Accordingly, a device for storing a package containing the ready-to-sell tobacco product and/or temporarily displaying the package to a customer includes: a frame carrying a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle being adapted to receive a predetermined number of packages in such a manner that the packages can be taken one by one from the respective receptacles; a cabinet adapted to be received in the frame and having an access aperture for storage therein Taking the frame, the receptacle and the package; according to the invention, the frame is mounted in the cabinet so as to be at least one first The direction of rotation rotates about a rotational axis, and the frame and the cabinet are disposed in such a manner that at an initial angular position of the frame, no receptacle is capable of passing through the access hole from outside the cabinet A receptacle takes out a package, and an accessible subset of the receptacle is only accessible after rotating the shelf in the first rotational direction to a delivery angular position or to one of a plurality of delivery angle positions Access, the accessible subset depends on the angular position of the frame relative to the cabinet.

The basic idea of the present invention is that the frame body is rotatably disposed in the cabinet body, and is accommodated in a certain number of receptacles by a package adapted to individual cigarettes, preferably in accordance with the smoking article. The type of storage, a large number of packages of various smoking articles can be simply accessed and sold, and a package containing a smoking type can be easily selected by rotating the frame. The innovative device, due to the rotatably disposed configuration of the frame in the cabinet, has a limited footprint and is also a limited front area, and a relatively narrow access hole will be used to access a significant number of different Type of smoking. When the package is sold to a customer, the frame can be rotated back to the initial angular position so that the package and its corresponding label receptacle can not be seen from the outside of the cabinet at the time, in this way, The inventive device also meets the display ban discussed above.

Advantageous developments and improvements of the apparatus of the present invention are included in the claims and detailed description, with reference to the drawings of the drawings.

According to an advantageous refinement of the device according to the invention, the axis of rotation of the frame is oriented in the vertical direction of the cabinet. By the vertical direction, in this context, the direction relative to the cabinet means that it is oriented vertically, when the cabinet is set and positioned for use by the retailer. Rotating the frame along an axis in the direction of the vertical direction has the advantage that it will not be dumped during rotation of the frame, and therefore, means for preventing the package containing the smoking article from falling out of the receptacle is not required .

According to another preferred development of the device according to the invention, the frame comprises a helicoid And the receptacle is placed thereon. More preferably, the helical surface has a small lead angle, in particular less than 20 degrees, more preferably less than 10 degrees. Such a frame provides a unique appearance which is significantly different from the traditional display racks arranged for smoking articles to thereby attract the interest of the customer, while when the customer purchases a package containing the contents of the smoking article, the retailer Or the clerk removes the package from the receptacle carried by the frame.

In addition, the receptacle is placed on the helicoid because it can be used to assist the retailer or store clerk when he/she needs to quickly identify a package containing a particular type of smoking product, as The frame is rotated and the vertical position of the accessible subset of the receptacle is variable.

In a further preferred development of the device according to the invention, the receptacle is arranged along a portion of an imaginary cylindrical envelope surface of the frame. In this way, a large number of receptacles can be received in the frame within a given size of the cabinet, and because the receptacles are placed along the envelope surface of the frame, they are easily accessible.

According to another preferred development, each receptacle is provided with an opening that allows the package contained within the receptacle to be removed from the opening. The receptacles are disposed on the frame and their openings are disposed outwardly from the axis of rotation. More preferably, the receptacle is provided in such a manner that the package can be removed radially outward from the axis of rotation. In this manner, when the frame has been rotated to the delivery angle position, the retailer can easily take a package of the desired type from the desired receptacle and sell it to the customer.

According to a further development of the device according to the invention, the receptacle is arranged in the frame in a plurality of layers. This allows it to accommodate a larger number of receptacles so that a greater number of different types of smoking articles are housed in the cabinet in the manner of the frame.

Another improvement of the apparatus according to the present invention, which shows that the receptacle is disposed on the frame in such a manner that a sector of the frame does not have the entire longitudinal extent of the frame The seat. More preferably, the sector can extend an angle that is measured in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation, between 60 and 180 degrees. In particular, the sector can be oriented towards the access aperture when the shelf is in its initial angular position. With this improvement, it is possible in a simple manner to avoid any receptacle or the package contained therein being accessed at the initial angular position or being seen by the customer.

According to a refinement, the apparatus further includes a switchable door adapted to shield the access aperture when the door is in the closed position, substantially to prevent the frame from being seen from the exterior of the cabinet. The door can be opened by the retailer in the manner of the device when the retailer sells one or more packages. After sale, the door provided in accordance with this improvement can be closed and allowed to be in its closed position to prevent the receptacle, the package, and possibly the indicia on the receptacle from being visible to customers in the salesroom. In addition, the door further enhances the aesthetic appearance of the device when the door is closed.

According to a further development, the door is arranged in such a way that it can be pivoted from its closed position and pivoted along an axis parallel or coincident with the axis of rotation of the frame to uncover the access. a hole, and a receptacle that can be accessed to the frame. According to this development, when the access hole is completely unobscured, the door is substantially housed in the cabinet. When the door and the frame are arranged in this manner, the movement of the door and the frame can be connected to each other in a simple manner. Moreover, with this improvement, the entire access aperture is conveniently accessible from the outside of the cabinet, and the sales clerk or retailer is not obstructed by the open or half open door extending from the front of the cabinet.

According to a particularly preferred development, the door is coupled to the frame for common rotation with the frame, the door shielding the access opening at an initial angular position of the frame, such that the door can It is simply turned on and off by the rotation of the frame.

According to a variant of the aforementioned development, the door can be rotatably coupled to the frame body together with the frame body to shield the outer periphery of the frame in the frame body which does not have a receptacle, the door being easily configurable Connected to the frame without obstructing access to the receptacle containing the smoking package.

According to a further improved embodiment, the door is connected to the frame in such a way that, in the closed position of the door, the door can be pushed radially inwards towards the axis of rotation, more preferably resisting one by elasticity The force generated by the device connects the door to the frame such that the frame is rotated from the initial angular position toward the first rotational direction. More preferably, the rotation of the frame is prevented by a suitable locking device, the locking device being operable to push the door inwardly when the frame is in its initial angular position and the door is not pushed inwardly The rotation of the frame, as previously described, the unintentional rotation of the frame and the inadvertent uncovering of the access opening can be avoided.

In another development, the door is rotatably mounted to the cabinet, the pivotal movement of the door interlocking the rotation of the frame along the axis of rotation with a linkage, in particular by a gear mechanism or linkage, It may be beneficial to provide the receptacle along the entire circumference of the frame.

In the development of the device, the frame can be pivoted from a first angular position conforming to its one of the delivery angular positions toward the rotational axis of the first rotational direction until the frame reaches a final angle that conforms to another delivery angular position. position. Thus, advantageously, when the frame is rotated, a different subset of the entire receptacle carried by the frame can be accessed externally through the access opening.

According to a further development of the apparatus of the present invention, the door is coupled and coupled to the frame in such a manner that the frame assumes the first angular position after the door is opened and the access opening is fully uncovered. The frame body can be aligned by the first angular position with the rotation axis toward the first rotation direction by a delivery angle position until the frame body reaches the final angular position, and the frame body is rotated from the first angular position by the rotation axis toward the first rotation direction. Until the frame reaches the final angular position where one access hole is completely uncovered. The first angular position and the final angular position respectively correspond to respective delivery angular positions of the frame. In this way, different subsets of the complete set of receptacles carried by the frame can successfully pass through the door after the door is opened. The access holes of the cabinet are accessed externally. The removal of the package by the receptacle is accessible, and the frame reaches its final angular position to simply remove the package and be accessed when the frame assumes its first angular position.

According to a further improvement, the device comprises a biasing means, which may be a spring means, and is arranged in such a way that the frame can be rotated by an operator in a first direction of rotation and resisted by the biasing means A force or torque. In a better variant, this action can be performed by the operator's hand. When the operator releases the frame after rotating the frame body, the biasing device causes the frame to rotate in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction. In this enhancement, when the operator (such as a retailer or a salesperson) releases the frame, for example, his/her hand is detached after the frame is rotated, the frame always returns to a predetermined angular position. . Thus, it has the advantage that when the package of the smoking article is sold to a different customer, after another customer, the salesperson or retailer can determine a force or torque generated at the biasing device due to the actuation of the biasing device. Under the action, the frame is rotated back after being sold.

According to a preferred and advantageous refinement, the biasing means is adapted to return the frame to an initial angular position, which is released when the frame has been rotated to one of a delivery angular position or a delivery angular position. With such improvements, the operation of the device is even further simplified. After the sale of a package, the frame can be automatically brought into a state in which the receptacle and the package are accommodated and cannot be accessed through the access hole, even if the salesperson or retailer forgets to rotate the shelf Body to its initial angular position.

In an advantageous refinement, if the device further comprises a door, when the biasing device is actuated, the frame returns to the initial angular position and the door is automatically closed. This has the advantage that when the frame has been rotated to one of the delivery angle position or to the delivery angle position, even if the sales clerk or retailer forgets to close the door again, this will automatically complete the door closing. In this way, it can be confirmed The letter, the door will be closed after each sale, even if the salesperson or retailer does not have any action, and the box containing the smoking goods is ready to be sold under the law.

According to another advantageous refinement, the biasing means is adapted to be released when the frame has been rotated to a final angular position or any angular position between the first angular position and the final angular position, suitable for The frame returns to the first angular position. This is particularly advantageous because when searching for the frame for a particular receptacle, the clerk or retailer can always be sure to start with the first angular position. In addition, it is conceivable that the receptacle of the filling subset is accessible, and when the frame is at its first angular position, the package containing the smoking articles should be able to be purchased in a package. Specific customers see.

In order to indicate the type of package in the receptacle, according to a preferred development, each receptacle may be provided with a suitable label or sign on its outward facing away from the axis of rotation. This is particularly advantageous where the receptacle encloses the package almost entirely of opaque material. Alternatively or additionally, the receptacle may be made of a transparent material such that the package may be at least partially visible to the customer, the storage opening being uncovered when the vendor is selling and the door is in the open position.

The receptacle and the frame may be integrally formed according to a development. In addition to this, the receptacle can be manufactured to be separated from the frame. For example, the receptacle and/or the frame can include means for releasably securing the receptacle to the frame. In a further development, the frame may also be formed by assembling a number of parts and components, each of which, for example, corresponds to one of the layers. Each part or component can be integrally formed with its attached receptacle. The frame and the receptacle can also be made of a thermoplastic synthetic material, such as injection molding.

The cabinet can be made of a metal material such as steel or aluminum, but is preferably made of acrylic glass or polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), which is painted or coated to make it Become opaque. Similarly, the door can be made of metal, such as steel or aluminum, but optimally It is made of acrylic glass.

According to a preferred development, the cabinet is in the form of a block or a cuboid, in particular with rounded vertical edges. This type of cabinet can easily arrange some devices according to the capacity of a single device depending on the invention adjacent to each other. Although it has the ability to store a large number of different smoking articles, it is not sufficient to cope with the needs of special retailers, such as a device for storing a package containing smoked goods for sale, the device can also be used to temporarily display to customers. The devices of these packages can thus be built in a modular manner.

Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will be apparent from the description and appended claims.

1‧‧‧ device

1a‧‧‧ device

1b‧‧‧ device

1c‧‧‧ device

1d‧‧‧ device

2‧‧‧ cabinet

2a‧‧‧ Sidewall

2b‧‧‧ sidewall

2c‧‧‧Back wall

3‧‧‧ vertical edges of rounded corners

4a‧‧‧ top wall

4b‧‧‧ bottom wall

4b’‧‧‧ bottom

5‧‧‧ access hole

6‧‧‧

7‧‧‧ longitudinal side

7a‧‧‧Area

8‧‧‧Internal base plate

9‧‧‧Rotating disk

11‧‧‧ ‧ frame

12‧‧‧Spiral surface

13‧‧‧ center axis

14‧‧‧ 容座

14a‧‧‧ top

14b‧‧‧ positive

15a‧‧ layer

15b‧‧ layer

15c‧‧ layer

15d‧‧‧ layer

15e‧‧ layer

16‧‧‧ openings

17‧‧‧Package containing tobacco products

18‧‧‧ Label or nameplate

21‧‧‧ sector

V‧‧‧Vertical direction

F‧‧‧ front

A‧‧‧Rotary axis

A’‧‧‧Rotary axis

P‧‧‧ Driving direction

R‧‧‧first direction of rotation

R’‧‧‧second direction of rotation

‧‧‧‧ angular position

‧‧‧‧ angle

The invention will be specifically described with reference to the schematic drawings of the following drawings, and illustrate specific embodiments of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a cabinet and a door of the device, the door being closed; Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the device according to the embodiment shown in Figure 1. , further showing that one frame carries a plurality of receptacles; and FIG. 3: is a front view of four devices, each device being made according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 and adjacent to each other, wherein the doors of three devices To open, and the shelves of the devices display doors that open at three different angular positions.

The attached drawings are used to illustrate embodiments of the invention, such that the invention can be further understood. Figure Together with the description, the formula is used to illustrate the principles and concepts of the present invention. Other embodiments and many of the described advantages can be inferred from the drawings. Elements in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

The same elements, features, and components, or components, features, and components that have the same function or function have been designated by the same reference numerals in the drawings.

In Fig. 1, a device 1 for storing a package containing smoke products for sale and/or for temporarily displaying the packages to a customer is shown in a perspective view. The device 1 comprises a cabinet 2 having two vertical side walls 2a and 2b and a vertical rear wall 2c. The cabinet 2 has a slightly rectangular parallelepiped shape but has rounded vertical edges 3. A vertical direction V of the cabinet 2 is indicated by the reference symbol V. At the top and bottom, the cabinet 2 is closed by a substantially flat top wall 4a and a substantially flat bottom wall 4b which is substantially parallel to the bottom wall 4b.

The cabinet 2 includes a slightly rectangular access opening 5 extending from the bottom wall 4b to the top wall 4a along a front face F of the cabinet 2.

In Fig. 1, the access opening 5 is covered by an openable and closable door 6, which is in the closed position in Fig. 1. The two longitudinal sides 7 of the door 6 extend in the vertical direction V and their regions 7a are bent back towards the interior of the cabinet 2.

In Fig. 2, the device 1 of Fig. 1 is now again shown in the form of an exploded view. As shown in Fig. 2, the device 1 further comprises a frame 11 comprising a helical surface 12 which is wound around a central shaft 13 which is fixedly connected to the helical surface 12. The frame 11 carries a plurality of receptacles 14. For the sake of brevity, only a few receptacles 14 are indicated by reference numerals in FIG. The receptacle 14 is disposed on the helic surface 12 of the frame 11 in such a manner as to be fixed to the spiral surface 12.

Similarly, as seen in Figure 2, the helical surface 12 is formed in a manner that is looped about the central axis 13. The lead angle of the helicoid 12 is rather small rather than exceeded, especially 20 degrees, and the lead angle is more preferably set to be equal to or less than 10 degrees.

According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the receptacle 14 is disposed on the spiral surface 12 in a manner of five layers 15a-15e, and the ten receptacles 14 are disposed along the imaginary cylindrical envelope surface of the frame 11. On each layer 15a-15e. More preferably, the receptacles 14 are disposed in an equally spaced manner within each of the layers 15a-15e, but are preferably in close proximity to one another to accommodate a plurality of receptacles 14 on the frame 11.

Each of the receptacles 14 shown in Fig. 2 includes an opening 16 so that the package 17 containing the smoking article can be removed from the receptacle 14 via the opening 16. The receptacle 14 is disposed on the helicoid 12 of the frame 11 and the opening 16 faces radially outward from the central axis 13 and thus also faces radially from a rotational axis A defined by the central axis 13 external.

In the embodiment depicted in Figure 2, each receptacle 14 is preferably formed into a box-like shape, but is open at their top 14a. The cross section of the receptacle 14 is selected in such a manner that a stack of packages 17 can be received within each receptacle 14. The receptacle 14 can be filled by a package 17 inserted through the open top 14a of the receptacle 14. The opening 16 is for successful removal of the package 17 by the receptacle 14, the opening 16 being disposed at a bottom end of a front face 14b of the receptacle 14 from the axis of rotation A The central shaft 13 faces the outside radially. The opening 16 is sized to allow a single package 17 to enter and exit, and in particular is a stack of the lowermost package 17 of the package 17 housed within the receptacle 14 from which the receptacle 16 can be accessed. 14 was taken out. When the lowermost package 17 is taken out of the receptacle 14 via the opening 16, the remaining package 17 contained in the receptacle 14 is moved downward by gravity.

As also shown in Figure 2, the cabinet 2 is adapted to receive the frame 11 therein. The shelf The body 11 is mounted in the cabinet 2 in such a manner that the axis of rotation A defined by the central axis 13 is oriented in the direction of the vertical direction V of the cabinet 2, which is indicated by the reference symbol A' in Fig. 2. In the use of the device 1, that is, when the device 1 is set up, for example, in a store for accessing a package 17 ready for sale, the vertical direction V of the cabinet 2 extends slightly perpendicular to the ground. The detail is not shown in Fig. 2, and the frame body 11 is mounted in the cabinet 2 in such a manner that the frame body 11 can be rotated along the rotation axis A.

In Figure 2, the door 6 is also shown. The door 6 is basically for preventing the frame 11, the receptacle 14 and the package 17 housed in the receptacle 14 from being seen from the outside of the cabinet 2, in order to comply with legal requirements except as a retailer. When selling, smoking must be hidden from the customer's field of vision.

Further, in Fig. 2, it is shown that the receptacle 14 is disposed on the frame body 11 in such a manner that a sector 21 indicated by a chain line in the figure is along the entire longitudinal direction of the frame body 11. There is no receptacle 14 in the range. The sector 21 can extend an angle β which is measured in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation A, between 60 and 180 degrees, such as an angle β which is slightly equal to 90 degrees.

On the front side 14b of the receptacle 14, a label or nameplate 18 indicates the type of package 17 that is received in the respective receptacle 14 and is secured in a suitable manner. For example, the label 18 may be bonded to the front side 14b of each receptacle 14 with a bond.

Referring now to Figure 3, the mode of operation of the apparatus 1 including the operation of the door 6 and the frame 11 will be described. As shown in Fig. 3, the frame 11, the cabinet 2 and the door 6 of the device 1 have the required dimensions and are arranged in such a manner that when the door 6 of the device 1 is opened, a child of the receptacle 14 The set can be accessed from the outside of the cabinet 2 through the access hole 5. Whether the subset can be accessed depends on an angular position α of the frame 11 along the axis of rotation A relative to the cabinet 2 (see Fig. 2), that is, when the frame 11 is in the cabinet 2 The rotation axis A is rotated inside, and different receptacles 14 can be accessed through the access hole 5. This means that the frame body 11 can have several delivery angle positions a, at each delivery angle position a, the receptacle 14 Different subsets can be accessed through the access hole 5.

Figure 3 shows four devices 1 according to the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2, arranged in an arrangement adjacent to each other and indicated by reference numerals 1a-d. The door 6 of the leftmost device 1a in Fig. 3 is closed so that the holder 11 and the package 17 are carried therein, which are concealed in nature and prevent the receptacle 14 from being The package 17 is accessed to the frame body 11. The door 6 is arranged in such a way that it can be pivoted from its closed position, which is shown on the device 1a, pivoted along an axis parallel or coincident with the axis of rotation A of the frame body 11 The access hole 5 is opened.

As shown in the device 1b of Fig. 3, when the door 6 is opened, it is possible to access the receptacle 14 to the frame 11. In the state of use of the devices 1b, 1c and 1d in the figure, the access hole 5 is completely open. And in these states of use, the respective door 6 is housed within the cabinet 2. In Fig. 3, the frame 11 of each of the devices 1b, 1c and 1d presents a different delivery angular position a with respect to the cabinet 2.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, the door 6 is coupled to the frame 11 so as to be rotatable together with the frame 11. In the state of the device 1a in Fig. 3, when the frame body 11 assumes an initial angular position with respect to the cabinet 2, the door 6 shields the access hole 5.

The door 6 is coupled to the frame body 11 and has a dimension that substantially shields the entire length of the frame body 11. The portion of the sector 21 does not include the receptacle 14, and the detailed structure is shown in FIG.

In a preferred variation of this embodiment, the door 6 is coupled to the frame 11 by a suitable mechanism, in such a manner that the door 6 can, when it is in the closed position, the device 1a as shown in FIG. It is pushed radially inward toward the central axis 13, and its pushing direction P is indicated by an arrow. This may be an elastic device, not shown in the figure, capable of connecting the door 6 to the frame body 11, for example, between the door 6 and the frame body 11 and generating a force against the door 6 and the The frame 11 is such that the door 6 can be pushed inward by the hand along the pushing direction P.

After the door 6 is pushed inwardly, the door 6 and the frame body 11 can be rotated together, as the case may be, which is indicated by reference symbol R in Fig. 3, which is rotated by the central axis 13 The axis A is the axis and is directed toward a first angular position from the initial angular position of the frame 11 in the device 1a shown in Fig. 3 to a first angular position of the frame 11 of the device 1b shown in Fig. 3. The direction R is rotated. Therefore, after the access hole 5 is completely uncovered, the frame body 11 assumes the first angular position. In the state of the device 1b, a given subset of the receptacles 14 can be accessed through the access aperture 5. More preferably, the receptacle 14 is accessible in the state of the device 1b and is filled with those types of smoking packages 17, and the customer should be able to see most and longest packages 17 at the time of sale.

Furthermore, in an alternative variation of this embodiment, the device 1, 1a-d can have no such door 6. In this case, in order to provide a function of preventing the package 17 and the label or the nameplate 18 from being seen by the outside of the cabinet 2, when the frame 11 assumes its initial angular position, The sector 21 is not configured with any receptacle 14 so as to face the access aperture 5, in which case it is preferred that the angle β is chosen to be sufficiently large in such a manner that at the beginning of the shelf 11 In the angular position, the front surface 14b of the frame body 11 without any receptacle 14 can be seen through the access hole 5.

From the first angular position of the frame body 11, which is shown in the device 1b and coincident with the delivery angular position of the frame body 11, the frame body 11 can be further rotated in the cabinet body 2 in the first rotational direction R. Assuming that a second, intermediate angular position conforms to another delivery angular position of the frame 11, which is shown in the device 1c, and when further rotated in the first rotational direction R, thereby presenting a final angular position, In the device 1d. The final angular position of the frame 11 conforms to its further delivery angular position.

When the frame 11 is at a first angular position, a final angular position, or at any intermediate angular position, a retailer or salesperson can access one of the respective accessible subsets of the receptacle 14. A package 17 containing the smoking article is taken out of the selected receptacle 14.

The device 1 comprises a biasing device, not shown in the figures, which may be, for example, a spring device, and in such a way that it is better placed in connection with the frame 11 and the cabinet 2, such that the frame The body 11 can be rotated by an operator, in particular by hand, in the first direction of rotation R against a force or torque generated by the biasing means. When the retailer or the salesperson releases the frame 11 after taking out the package 17, the biasing means causes the frame 11 to rotate in a second rotational direction R' opposite to the first rotational direction R. The frame 11 is then automatically rotated and homed. In the embodiment described in the figures, to the first angular position of the frame 11, the device 1b is shown, wherein the frame 11 displays those containing smoking articles. The receptacle 14 of the package 17 allows the customer to be seen as much as possible for the longest time at the time of sale. When the frame 11 is released by the operator at any angular position between the first and final angular positions of the frame 11, the rotation in the second rotational direction R' is initiated by the biasing means.

In a selected and preferred embodiment, the biasing means may be adapted to restore the initial angular position of the frame 11 to the frame 11, which is shown in device 1a of Figure 3, which is shown when the user releases The frame body 11 will automatically close the door 6.

In a preferred variant, when the frame 11 is returned to the initial angular position, the door 6 is radially displaced from the central axis, previously mentioned by the elastic means connecting the frame 11 and the door 6. 13 is moved outward and then covers the access hole 5. In this state, the rotation of the frame body 11 is more preferably prevented by a suitable locking mechanism unless the operator pushes the door 6 inwardly in the pushing direction P again.

In a further preferred variant shown in Figures 1 to 3, the door 6 is rotatably mounted to the cabinet 2 in such a manner as to be detachable from the frame 11. In this state, a transmission, not shown, in particular a suitable gear mechanism or a suitable linkage, is capable of providing a pivotal movement of the door 6 and linking to the frame 11 for rotation. The rotation of the axis A.

1 is indicated by a dotted line, in a preferred embodiment shown in the figure, the bottom wall 4b of the cabinet 2 can be replaced by a box-shaped bottom 4b' which is at a height compared to the bottom wall 4b. It is bigger. The box-shaped bottom portion 4b' can be used to accommodate mechanical parts, not shown in detail, in order to be able to connect the rotation of the frame body 11 and the rotation or pivoting action of the door 6, and to enable the door 6 to be as described above Generally pushed inward along the pushing direction P. The aforementioned biasing means can also be housed in the box-shaped bottom portion 4b'.

Specifically, a rotatable disk 9 can be provided in the box-shaped bottom portion 4b'. This disc 9 is shown schematically in dashed lines in Figure 2. More preferably, such a rotatable disk 9 is circular and essentially fills a corresponding circular groove in an inner bottom plate 8 in the cabinet 2 so as to be flush with the inner bottom plate 8. The inner bottom plate 8 is formed by a top end of the box-shaped bottom portion 4b'. The rotation of the first and second rotational directions R, R' with respect to the rotational axis A (shown in Fig. 3) can be achieved by means of the rotatable disc 9. In particular, the frame body 11 can be arranged above the rotatable disk 9, and the door 6 and the frame body 11 can be connected to each other via means of a rotatable disk 9, in such a manner that the device 1 The actuation, as described above, is implemented with reference to Figures 1 through 3 and/or their variant embodiments.

The top wall 4a, the bottom wall 4b, and the side walls 2a, 2b and the rear wall 2c of the cabinet 2, and the box-shaped bottom portion 4b', if provided, can be made of metal such as steel or aluminum, but optimally It is made of acrylic glass or polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), which is painted or coated to make it opaque. Likewise, the door 6 can be made of metal, such as steel or aluminum, but is also preferably made of acrylic glass. The frame 11 may be integrally formed with the receptacle 14 and the central shaft 13. In addition to this, the frame 11 may also be formed by assembling a number of parts and assemblies, each of which, for example, corresponds to one of the layers 15a-15e. Each part or component can be integrally formed with its associated receptacle 14. The frame 11 and the receptacle 14 can also be made of a thermoplastic synthetic material, such as injection molding.

Alternatively, the receptacle 14 can be manufactured separately from the central axis 13 by the helical face 12 of the frame 11, the receptacle 14 being capable of being permanently or detachable, not shown and suitable, as shown. Fixed to a predetermined position of the spiral surface 12.

Although described in the drawings in this embodiment, the receptacles 14 are all formed in the same manner and size, except for the packaged package 17 and the label or nameplate 18 placed on the front side 14b. It is contemplated that different sizes and/or shapes of the receptacles 14 can be arranged, such as variations in width on the helicoidal surface 12, although the same receptacle 14 provided can be more optimal.

Although the invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments described above, the invention is not limited thereto, but can be modified in various ways.

Claims (15)

A device (1) for storing a package (17) containing smoke products for sale and/or temporarily displaying the packages to a customer, comprising: a frame (11) carrying a plurality of receptacles (14) Each receptacle is adapted to receive a predetermined number of packages (17) in such a manner that the packages (17) can be removed one by one from the respective receptacles (14); a cabinet ( 2) adapted to receive the frame body (11) and having an access hole (5) for accessing the frame body, the receptacle and the package therein; the frame body (11) is mounted to the cabinet body (2) inside, thereby being rotatable about a rotation axis (A) in at least one first rotational direction (R); and the frame body (11) and the cabinet (2) are arranged in such a manner that the frame body (11) an initial angular position, no one is capable of removing a package (17) from any receptacle (14) through the access hole (5) from outside the cabinet (2), the capacity An accessible subset of the seat (14) can only be stored after rotating the frame (11) in the first rotational direction (R) to a delivery angular position or to one of a plurality of delivery angle positions. Accessible Depending on the current collector body (11) with respect to the cabinet body (2) of the angular position (α). The device of claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft (A) is oriented in a vertical direction (V) of the cabinet (2). The device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the frame (11) comprises a helicoid (12), the receptacle (14) being disposed on the helicoid (12). The device of claim 1, wherein the receptacle (14) includes an opening (16) that enables a package (17) received in the receptacle (14) to be received from the receptacle (14) It is taken out, the receptacle (14) is placed on the frame body (11), and the opening (16) faces outward, and more preferably faces radially outward from the rotation axis (A). The device of claim 1, wherein the receptacle (14) is disposed in the frame (11) in a plurality of layers (15a-15e). The device of claim 1, wherein the device (1) further comprises a switchable door (6) adapted to shield the access hole (5) when the door is in the closed position, substantially to prevent The frame (11) is seen from the outside of the cabinet (2). A device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the door (6) is arranged to be pivotable by its closed position along an axis parallel or coincident with the axis of rotation (A) of the frame (11) for uncovering The access hole (5) is capable of accessing the receptacle (14) to the frame body (11). When the access hole (5) is fully opened, the door (6) is essentially accommodated In the cabinet (2). The device of claim 6, wherein the door (6) is coupled to the frame (11) so as to be rotatable together with the frame (11) when the frame (11) is at the initial angular position The door (6) shields the access hole (5). The device of claim 8, wherein the door (6) is in a manner that the door (6) can be pushed radially inward toward the axis of rotation (A) when the door (6) is in the closed position. Attached to the frame body (11), more preferably resisting a force generated by an elastic means connecting the door (6) with the frame body (11), along a position from the initial angular position The frame body (11) is rotated in a rotational direction (R) so that the access hole (5) can be immediately uncovered. The device of claim 6, wherein the door (6) is rotatably mounted to the cabinet (2), and the pivoting action of the door (6) is linked by the transmission device (11) along the rotation The rotation of the shaft (A), in particular a gear mechanism or a linkage. The apparatus of any one of claims 6 to 10, wherein the door (6) and the frame (11) are disposed and when the door (6) is opened, the frame (11) is stored Immediately after the hole (5) is completely uncovered Now a first angular position, and the frame body (11) is rotated from the first angular position with the rotation axis (A) toward the first rotation direction (R) until the frame body (11) reaches a final angle Positionally connected, wherein the access aperture (5) is still completely uncovered, the first angular position and the final angular position being in accordance with one of the delivery angular positions of the frame (11). The device of claim 11, wherein the device (1) further comprises a biasing device, in particular a spring device, for enabling the frame (11) to be rotated by an operator in the first rotational direction (R) And resisting a force or torque generated by the biasing means, when the frame (11) is released after being rotated, the biasing means inducing the frame (11) to be opposite to the first direction of rotation (R) Two rotation directions (R') are rotated. The device of claim 12, wherein the biasing device is adapted to be released when the frame (11) is rotated to the delivery angular position or any of the delivery angular positions, which replies to the frame (11) Up to the initial angular position, or the biasing means is adapted to be released after the frame (11) is rotated to the final angular position or any angular position between the first angular position and the final angular position, The frame (11) is returned to the first angular position. The device of claim 1, wherein the device (1) further comprises a biasing device, in particular a spring device, for enabling the frame (11) to be rotated by an operator in a first rotational direction (R) Resisting a force or torque generated by the biasing means when the frame (11) is released after rotation, the biasing means inducing the frame (11) to face a direction opposite to the first direction of rotation (R) Two rotation directions (R') are rotated. The device of claim 14, wherein the biasing device is adapted to be released when the frame (11) is rotated to the delivery angle position or any of the delivery angle positions, which replies to the frame (11) Up to the initial angular position, or the frame body (11) is rotated from the first angular position to any of the delivery angle positions toward the first rotational direction (R) by the rotational axis (A) until the frame body (11) Reaching a final angular position in accordance with another delivery angular position, wherein the biasing means is adapted to rotate the frame (11) to the final angle The degree position or any angular position between the first angular position and the final angular position is released, which returns the frame (11) to the first angular position.