WO1999056593A1 - Dispositif de presentation et de distribution d'une pluralite de produits - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a device for the presentation and distribution of a plurality of products of the same format or silhouette, in particular in the cosmetic or parapharmaceutical field.
- products are generally presented either on a substantially flat or slightly inclined surface, or along a vertical wall.
- the substantially flat configuration corresponds to the case where the products for sale are presented on a table or on shelves arranged on a gondola.
- these products are commonly presented by means of a specific display in molded plastic, having a generally horizontal surface in which are formed cells each intended to receive a copy of a product.
- cells for elongated products such as, for example, lipstick tubes and especially for products such as mascara tubes.
- Notches or steps may be provided to receive the slices of relatively flat products such as cases for make-up or foundation.
- Shallow cells are also provided to receive the lower part of more complex shaped products, for example bottles of nail polish.
- Such a display contributes to the promotion of the products offered for sale.
- the effectiveness of this enhancement can deteriorate fairly quickly when users take products from their cells, if only to see all of the products such as lipstick or mascara tubes, and do not put them back exactly in place, for example flat between several cells. There then occurs an appearance of disorganization which of course disturbs the overall aesthetics sought.
- the display becomes thin, thus gradually giving the impression of emptiness. To overcome these drawbacks of disorganization and emptiness, it is necessary that sales personnel regularly come to replenish the cells left empty and replace the stored products incorrectly.
- the available surface is found to be a substantially vertical panel, whether it is a gondola panel or a wall panel, the presentation of the products is commonly done by means of a network of substantially parallel hooks, arranged perpendicular to the available surface.
- a network of substantially parallel hooks arranged perpendicular to the available surface.
- Such an arrangement naturally requires that the products offered for sale have been packaged inside blisters, that is to say by means of plastic packaging, having a generally rectangular shape, preventing any direct manipulation of the produced by users.
- the object of the invention is to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks, thanks to a presentation and distribution device, which combines the possibility of presenting the products, each individually and substantially as a whole, the automatic replacement of a product that a user has just won with another of the same kind (while allowing, if not, the reintroduction of this product), with a minimization of the risks of jamming, but in an optimum state of cleanliness, all while optimizing the use of the available volume, without however detracting from the overall aesthetic by an accumulation effect, and without having to be limited to products of simple form.
- the invention proposes a device for the presentation and distribution of a plurality of products of the same format, in particular in the cosmetic or parapharmaceutical field, comprising:
- a receiving element connected to the front panel in front of each opening, shaped so as to be able to receive and maintain the lower part of a product
- - a guide element elongated perpendicular to the front panel and connected to the front panel behind each opening and shaped so as to maintain, with play, the products from below, from above and on the sides; - A pusher engaged with play in the guide element and shaped so that it can be maintained by this element from below, from above and on the sides;
- the invention is characterized in particular with respect to document FR-804 100 by the fact that there is a front panel pierced with openings behind which are arranged guide elements, and an element of reception in front of this panel opposite each guide element.
- the panel constitutes a sort of background on which each product can be distinguished visually individually.
- the presentation in front of the panel allows the guide elements to be perpendicular to this panel, which allows optimal use of the available space (the guide elements can be of the same length, all occupying a substantially parallelepiped volume).
- the panel allows optimal masking of the guide elements arranged behind, in particular thanks to the fact that the openings are shaped according to the product and can therefore approach very closely the silhouette thereof.
- the receiving element has a side wall made of substantially transparent material, this makes it possible to make the entire product visible, and this from several angles, - the receiving element is connected to the front panel by its bottom wall, -
- This device has several identical openings, and receiving elements and guide elements in numbers equal to those of these openings;
- each opening has a section approaching, apart from games, the format of the product considered
- This guide element is made of transparent material; it is for example a profile; this facilitates the counting of the remaining products, without detracting from the overall aesthetics since this element is hidden by the front panel; - This guide element has substantially the same internal section as the opening to which it is connected;
- the pusher has a front face formed of portions having different inclinations chosen according to the format of the product so that the product which is in the receiving element is substantially parallel to the front panel in the same orientation as the opening ;
- the front face of the pusher has a portion inclined upwards and backwards;
- the elastic means is stressed in tension;
- the elastic means comprises at least one elastic blade wound in a spiral which runs along the guide element and one end of which is fixed at least temporarily near the opening; this elastic blade can run along the products from below, or even from above and / or on one side;
- This elastic means may comprise a second elastic blade whose rear end is linked to a removable element which can, as desired, be attached to the piston or to a rear portion of the guide element; this original aspect in itself can be used, in fact, independently of the presence or not of the facade panel and the receiving element;
- This elastic blade is supported on the rear of a portion (for example lower) of the pusher; for this purpose, this portion includes advantageously a wall provided with a transverse slot for the passage of the elastic blade;
- the pusher is provided with at least one rib intended to be guided by the guide element.
- the invention also provides a display comprising a plurality of devices of the aforementioned type, at least some of these devices having front panels of the same dimensions. Such a display is thus modular and the locations of the devices can be easily reversed.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of a product presentation and distribution device according to the invention, in the case of mascara tubes;
- FIG. 2 is a view of this device in section along the line II-II of Figure 1;
- - Figure 3 is a sectional view of this device, just behind the front of it, along the line III-III of Figure 4;
- - Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the device, along the line IV-IV of Figure 3;
- FIG. 5 is a front view of the front panel of the device
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view of this front panel, along the section line VI-VI of Figure 8;
- - Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of the facade panel along the line VII-VII of Figure 5;
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of this panel along your line VIII-VIII of Figure 6;
- XX of Figure 5; - Figure 1 1 is a sectional view of the same panel along the section line XI-XI of Figure 5;
- FIG. 12 is a sectional view of all of the receiving elements of the device of Figure 1, along the section line XII-XII of Figure 14;
- FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view of this receiving element along the section line XIII-XIII of Figure 12 " ;
- - Figure 14 is a sectional view of this receiving element, along the section line XIV-XIV of Figure 12;
- - Figure 15 is a sectional view of a set of guide elements fixed to the rear of the front panel;
- FIG. 16 is a detail view showing a guide element containing a tube of mascara
- FIG. 17 is a front view of the pusher contained in one of the guide elements
- FIG. 18 is a longitudinal sectional view of this pusher, along the line XVIII-XVIII of Figure 19;
- - Figure 19 is a cross-sectional view of this pusher, along the broken line XIX-XIX of Figure 18;
- - Figure 20 is a front view of another product presentation and distribution device, corresponding to the case of bottles of nail polish;
- - Figure 21 is a sectional view of this assembly, just behind the front face of the front panel;
- - Figure 22 is a front view of the front panel of the presentation and distribution device of Figure 21;
- FIG. 23 is a sectional view of this front panel along line XXIII-XXIII of Figure 22;
- - Figure 24 is a sectional view of the facade panel along the line XXIV-XXIV of Figure 23;
- - Figure 25 is a view of a front panel of another display and dispensing device for bottles of nail polish corresponding to an alternative embodiment of the front panel of the device of Figure 20;
- - Figure 26 is a sectional view along the line XXVI-XXVI of Figure 21;
- FIG. 27 is a partial sectional view of this assembly along the line XXVII-XXVII of Figure 21;
- FIG. 28 is a sectional view of the same assembly along the line XXVIII-XXVIII of Figure 21;
- FIG. 29 is a sectional view of this front panel along the line XXIX-XXIX of Figure 22;
- FIG. 30 is another sectional view of the facade panel along the line XXX-XXX of Figure 22;
- - Figure 31 is a sectional view of the set of receiving elements along the line XXXI-XXXI of Figure 33;
- FIG. 32 is a sectional view of a receiving element along the line XXXII-XXXII of Figure 31;
- FIG. 33 is a sectional view of this set of receiving elements along the section line XXXIII-XXXIIII of Figure 31;
- - Figure 34 is a sectional view of all of the guide elements of a display device and dispensing bottles of nail polish, according to the device of Figure 20, but in the case of the variant of Figure 25;
- - Figure 35 is a sectional view of a guide element containing a bottle of nail varnish;
- FIG. 36 is a sectional view of this guide element, in which the associated pusher is shown;
- FIG. 37 is a sectional view along line BB of Figure 39 of a variant of the presentation and distribution device for mascara tubes; 10
- FIG. 38 is a partial view, in section along line C-C of Figure 37;
- - Figure 39 is a longitudinal sectional view along the line A- A of Figure 37;
- - Figure 40 is an elevational view, in longitudinal section along line B-B of Figure 42, of the pusher of the device of Figures 37 to 39;
- - Figure 42 is a cross-sectional view along the line A- A of Figure 40; - Figure 43 is a sectional view along line B-B of Figure
- - Figure 44 is a partial view, in section along line C-C of Figure 43; - Figure 45 is a longitudinal sectional view along the line A-
- FIG. 46 is a longitudinal sectional view along line B-B of Figure 48, of the pusher of the device of Figures 43 to 45;
- - Figure 47 is a front view; - Figure 48 is a cross-sectional view along the line A-A of Figure 46;
- FIGS. 49 to 51 are rear perspective views of a group of guide elements whose pushers are disengageable;
- FIG. 52 is an overview of a display formed of a plurality of presentation and distribution devices similar to those of the previous figures.
- FIG. 53 is a flattened view of an example of configuration of different devices for the presentation and distribution of different cosmetic products. 1 1
- Figures 1 to 19 represent the whole, or details, of a device, denoted 100 as a whole, intended for the presentation and distribution of mascara tubes designated under the reference 1
- the device 100 essentially comprises a front panel 2 in which is formed at least one opening 3, a receiving element 4 has in front of the front panel, facing the lower part of each opening, a guide element 5 disposed behind each opening, a pusher 6 engaged in this guide element, and an elastic return element 7 elastically urging this pusher 6 towards the opening
- the device 100 is suitable for the presentation and distribution of seven tubes of mascara at a time
- the openings 3 corresponding to each column of mascara tubes are arranged adjacent to each other.
- their relative positions in height are completely arbitrary, this is how, in the example considered, from the left end, the level of the openings rises until the penultimate opening then decreases for the last Alternatively, the height can remain constant or show any other evolution
- openings intended for mascara tubes there may be, in addition to these openings 3 intended for mascara tubes, openings intended for other products. It is thus that in the example shown, two openings 8 of arbitrary shape, HERE slots curved towards the top, are provided to allow the establishment of pencils Near these openings 8 are formed openings 9 intended to receive, as a test product, a pencil, these openings 9 12
- FIGS. 5 to 5 There may also be an area, here identified by the reference 10, for the installation of any expression support not shown.
- the front panel is shown in more detail in FIGS. 5 to
- openings 3 are identical, since they are intended for the passage of identical products.
- the shape of these openings 3 has a simple geometric section approaching, apart from play, the silhouette of the tube of mascara considered. More specifically, the openings 3 are here the result of the superposition of two narrow rectangles, the upper rectangle being slightly narrower than the lower rectangle, the upper rectangle having a section slightly greater than the upper part of the mascara tube, in the occurrence its cap, while the lower part has a slightly wider section than the lower part of this tube, in this case the body of this tube.
- this opening is slightly greater than the height of the mascara tubes, so as to allow, with play, the passage of this tube.
- this facade 2 has openings 8 and 9, as well as a zone 10 for the installation, for example, of an expression support.
- this front panel 2 advantageously comprises, on its rear face, lower ribs 11, upper 12 and lateral 13 and 14.
- the guide elements 5 are grouped into a rigid assembly, it suffices, for the precise positioning of all the guide elements, to have a single lower stop, and a single upper stop. 13
- the lower ribs 1 1 and upper 12 serve as support for each of the guide elements, which contributes to the solidity of the 'together.
- the lower rib 1 1 comprises a number of steps 1 1 A, 1 1 B, etc. each corresponding to the lower edge of one of the guide elements
- the upper rib 12 likewise comprises, for each guide element, support steps 12A, 12B, etc.
- the lower ribs 1 1 and upper 12 can have different mechanical roles, they can have, perpendicular to the plane of the front panel, different dimensions.
- this lower rib 1 1 advantageously has, perpendicular to the plane of the front panel, a dimension greater than that of the upper rib. It is thus seen, in Figures 9 to 11, that the lower rib 1 1 has, perpendicular to the plane of the facade panel, a dimension substantially equal to twice that of the upper rib 12.
- the latter advantageously comprises, along its periphery, a flange 15, the dimension of which is perpendicular to the plane of the front panel is substantially equal to that of the upper rib.
- stiffening webs 16 visible in particular in FIG. 11.
- the front panel 2 advantageously comprises, on its rear face, lower ribs 17 and 18 and lateral 19 visible in particular on the figure 6. 14
- Figures 12 to 14 show the receiving elements 4 appearing in Figures 1 to 4.
- the receiving elements 4 are integral with one another, and therefore form a single part. They may, in a variant not shown, be independent of each other.
- Each receiving element 4 comprises a bottom portion 4A extended by a rear leg 4B, and a lateral portion 4C defining with the bottom portion 4A a kind of balcony shaped so as to maintain and surround the base of the product therein. .
- the bottom portion 4A is here slightly thicker than the rear leg 4B. It thus appears a recess identified by the reference 20. This recess is intended, when the retaining element 4 is put in place, to come into the plane of the front face of the front panel.
- the lateral part 4C does not extend until it comes into contact with this front face of the front panel, on either side laterally of each opening: in fact, it can be seen in FIG. 13 that this lateral portion 4C, which has a maximum height opposite the rear leg 4B, has on either side of this front portion a height which gradually decreases to 0, near the shoulder 20. Consequently, it there is no connection between this lateral portion and the front face of the front panel other than by the bottom portion 4A. This gives a certain elasticity to the receiving element. Such a configuration ensures good maintenance of the products while allowing easy reintroduction.
- Each rear leg 4B has a projection oriented downwards marked 22.
- This projection 22 is intended to come into abutment, when the receiving element enters through the rear leg inside an opening, behind the rear edge of the portion concerned of the lower rib 1 1. The correct positioning of each receiving element is thus guaranteed by a clipping and wedging effect of this receiving element, in the opening, by the coming of a guide element above of this hind leg.
- the receiving elements can be fixed to the front panel and / or to the guiding elements.
- These receiving elements may further comprise upper retaining elements, such as claws or preferably flexible lateral ears, for example integral with the receiving elements.
- FIG. 15 shows, by way of example, all of the guide elements intended to be attached to the front panel, secured to each other. However, as already stated, they can, as a variant, be independent (although adjacent).
- the general configuration of these guide elements takes up the variation in height of the openings 3 made in the front panel.
- these guide elements have, in the example shown, the same profile as these openings 3.
- These guide elements thus have a shape corresponding to the superposition of two narrow rectangles, the upper rectangle being slightly narrower than the lower rectangle.
- the width of the guide element is chosen so as to leave only a small clearance e laterally on either side of the mascara tube (for example of the order of millimeter).
- each of the rectangles is here shaped so as to follow each, the lower or upper part of the mascara tube.
- the guide element could have a rectangular shape, having the height of the profile described in FIGS. 15 and 16, however having as constant width that of the lower rectangle.
- the height of the profile is chosen so as to leave only a vertical clearance e ⁇ moderate between the top of the mascara tube and the top of the guide element (for example of the order of 1 to 2 millimeters).
- each guide element is shaped so as to be able to guide the mascara tubes from below, from above, and from the sides.
- the guide elements 5 are here profiles, which therefore have solid and continuous lower, upper and lateral faces.
- at least some of the zones of the guide element may be simple longitudinal support elements (or rails), in particular near the upper part of the mascara tube. This can save material.
- the guide elements can be formed from several pieces, the top one having, for example, the elasticity desired for possible upper retaining claws projecting in front of the panel. facade.
- FIGS. 17 to 19 represent a pusher as shown under the reference 6 in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the pusher 6 has a substantially identical shape, with a clearance allowing sliding, to the internal section of the guide element.
- the guide element is thus able to guide the pusher in the same way as the mascara tubes, that is to say from below, from above and laterally.
- the pusher advantageously comprises, in the lower part, two longitudinal ribs 23 which are connected to a transverse rear rib 24. These ribs have the advantage of minimizing the contact surface between the pusher and the lower surface of the guide element and therefore the surface of 17
- the sides of the pusher have lateral ribs 25, 26, 27 and 28 minimizing the surface in contact (apart from play) with the guide element
- the pusher has a front face which comprises, over part of its height, an approximately vertical portion then, beyond, a portion inclined towards the rear and upwards
- FIG. 2 where it can be seen that the last tube of mascara of a column can, taking into account the general shape of this tube and of those which precede it, curved in a central portion but fine in portion low, be tilted backwards
- the force applied by the pusher on the last tube of mascara is transmitted gradually to the first tube of mascara, while allowing the latter to adopt a configuration vertical, rather than a tilted forward configuration
- the geometry of the front face of the pusher depends on the geometry of the mascara tubes.
- this tube adopts a concave configuration
- the lower portion of this front face can be- inclined backwards and downwards, so as to present, in a view similar to that of FIG. 18, a protrusion to the right suitable for being in contact with the body of a mascara tube in its concave zone
- the device for presenting and distributing mascara tubes has an elastic element marked 7
- this elastic element bears on the pusher marked 6 and extends from it, under the foot of the mascara tubes, to a fixing zone, marked 30 at the Figure 2. In a variant not shown, this element can extend above the tubes. 18
- this elastic element is here a strip made of elastic material, for example spring steel, which extends inside the guide element 5 itself. It is fixed to the lower part of this element. guiding in any suitable known manner, in an area sufficiently advanced towards the receiving element to ensure sufficient thrust to apply a holding force on the tube of mascara 1 which is located in the receiving element.
- the elastic element 7 is fixed in its front part substantially in the plane of the front panel 2, here by means of a not shown notch formed in the bottom wall of the element guide 5, substantially opposite the notch 21 visible in FIG. 14.
- This elastic element 7 can, in a particularly simple variant of embodiment of the pusher, be directly supported on the rear face of the lower (or even upper) portion of the front wall of the pusher.
- the pusher in particular for reasons of rigidity, advantageously comprises a bottom zone marked 31, in which is formed a notch 32 whose edges are advantageously inclined downward so as to be able to be easily traversed by the elastic element, without generating friction and without risk of wear when this elastic element slides through this notch 32.
- FIGS. 20 to 36 jointly represent an alternative embodiment of the presentation and distribution device of FIGS. 1 to 19.
- the presentation and distribution device shown in FIG. 20 under the general reference 1 10 is intended for the presentation and distribution of another type of cosmetic product, in this case bottles of nail varnish, an example is shown under the reference 51. 19
- this distribution and presentation device 1 10 is similar to that of the device of FIGS. 1 to 19. This is the reason why the elements of this device 110 which correspond to those of the device 100 of FIGS. 1 to 19 after adding the number 50.
- the device 1 10, as it appears in FIG. 20, comprises a front panel 52 in which are formed openings 53, receiving elements 54 opposite each openings 53, and, as can be seen in FIG. 21, guide elements 55 at the rear of each opening 53.
- a bottle of nail varnish commonly has a height substantially less than that of a mascara tube.
- FIG. 20 thus shows a set of ten openings 53, with therefore, as can be seen from FIG. 21, a set of ten guide elements 55.
- the front panel 52 comprises, as in the case of the panel 100, lower ribs marked 61.
- the lower ribs 61 have, as is the case of the rib 1 1, a set of steps each intended to be arranged under one of the openings.
- these lower ribs 61 preferably have, as shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, a dimension perpendicular to the plane of the front face of the facade panel, which is approximately equal to twice that of said panel.
- the front panel 52 also comprises, by analogy with what has been indicated with respect to the device 100, ribs 62.
- the upper rib 62 of the lower opening row can be discontinuous.
- the same discontinuous configuration appears for the upper row of openings. It should however be clearly understood that, as a variant, the upper rib 62 of the upper opening row can be continuous, like the rib 12 of the device 100.
- the receiving elements 54 have rear legs 54B, interposed between the lower rib and the bottom wall of the guide element concerned.
- lateral positioning ribs 63 and 64 are provided, but only for the lower row of openings.
- lateral positioning ribs can also be provided for the upper row of openings.
- the guide panel 52 is bordered around its entire periphery by a section 65.
- Figure 25 shows under the reference 52 'an alternative embodiment of the front panel of Figure 22, with the only difference, a number of openings reduced to four in the upper part. Indeed, there is plenty of latitude to choose, in the lower and upper parts, different numbers of openings.
- l 'reception element 54 playing the role of balcony comprises, from the bottom portion 54A, a low lateral portion 54C1 slightly diverging then a high lateral portion 54C2 substantially vertical.
- the receiving elements 54 also include, by analogy with what has been indicated with respect to the device 100, a recess 70 between the bottom portion 54A and the rear leg 54B, a slight depression 71 immediately behind this recess, and a downward projection 72 intended, as is apparent in particular from Figures 27 and 28, to come immediately behind the corresponding lower support rib 62.
- FIG. 34 represents a set of two rows of guide elements 55 joined to one another laterally. There are therefore two sets of guide elements, the lower set having five guide elements while the upper set has only four guide elements. This set of guide elements formed by the two lower and upper parts is therefore suitable for being fixed to the rear of the front panel 52 'of FIG. 25. As a variant, these guide elements can be individually independent, albeit adjacent .
- a guide element 55 has a simpler geometric shape than the shape of the bottle of nail varnish, while approaching, apart from play, this shape of the bottles.
- the guide element 55 of FIG. 35 comprises a first portion 55A inclined upwards and outwards, a substantially vertical portion 55B, a recess 55C and a vertical portion 55D.
- the portion 55B is positioned so as to follow a gap near the swollen portion of the body of the bottle of nail polish while the vertical portion 55D is positioned so as to follow a similar clearance near the cap of this bottle of nail polish. nails.
- the guide element 55 has, as has been indicated with regard to the mascara tubes, the shape of a superposition of two rectangles, or even the shape of a single rectangle.
- each opening 53 has a shape that best approaches that of the product under consideration, namely a bottle of nail polish. And, it appears desirable but not necessary for the guide element to have a shape similar to that of the opening. But we understand that, we may have to choose much simpler forms.
- the guide element 55 is advantageously constituted by a profile, extending continuously along the guide path of the products to be guided. This profile can be produced in several pieces.
- lower, upper and lateral bars suitable for maintaining the height and lateral of each product.
- Height guidance does not necessarily take place along the upper part of the body to be guided; this is how effective guidance can be effected by means of a lower surface along which the base of the bottles moves, two lateral bars holding the body laterally and two slightly closer bars preventing the bottle from rising during its guide, at its narrowing, at the base of the cap.
- the pusher need not have the same shape as the section of the guide element.
- the pusher 56 has a front face, substantially vertical, which extends only over the section of the bulged lower part of the guide element, being sufficiently enlarged in the upper portion so as to be able to be guided, during sliding, from below, laterally, and from above thanks to the horizontal portions 55C. 23
- Figures 37 to 42 show an alternative embodiment of the device of Figures 1 to 19.
- the guide elements 5 ' are disjoint. Their evolution in height includes a fall, an ascent then a new fall.
- the receiving elements 4 ′ are disjointed although adjacent.
- both the lower rib 1 1 'and the tabs of the guide elements have openings 21' and 1 1 'A jointly forming a fastening zone 30' for the front end 7'A of an elastic element 7 '.
- Each pusher 6 ′ is in fact here elastically urged forward by two springs: the aforementioned lower spring 7 ′, and an upper spring 7 ′′, running alongside the products from above, and hung from the front panel, by its end 7 "A, by means of openings made in 30" through the upper rib 12 '.
- the front ends 7'A and 7 "A of the two springs advantageously cross the level of the upper and lower walls of the guide elements thanks to 2'A depressions in the front panel.
- the pusher 6 'of Figures 40 to 42 is distinguished from that of the figures
- the horizontal spacer connecting ribs 25 ′ and 26 ′ defines an upper compartment within the pusher which can receive the spiral of the upper elastic element.
- the presence of the two springs allows the return force to be adjusted as required; for example, when the facade 2 'is oriented 24
- Figures 43 to 45 represent, for their part, an alternative embodiment of the device of Figures 20 to 36. There are substantially the same elements, which are designated by reference numbers derived from those of Figures 20 to 36 by addition of the "prime" index. We observe that all the products in the same row are at the same height; so it is the same for the upper and lower ribs 62 '.
- the guide elements 55 ′ although adjacent, are independent.
- the pusher 56 ' differs essentially from that of Figure 36 by the fact that it extends to the top of the section of the corresponding guide element.
- FIGS 49 to 51 showing a particularly interesting variant, original in itself, of the mounting of a spring in a pusher engaged in a guide element.
- FIGS represent the rear upper part of a group of three guide elements 85 held by a spacer 85B and in which 25
- each guide element has this particular with respect to the above that it has a projection 90 towards the rear, here bordered by two slots 91.
- this projection 91 itself comprises a projection 92 directed upwards, advantageously stiffened by a rib 93.
- the pusher it comprises a compartment 94 open towards the rear, in which is engaged with block clearance 95 to which the rear end of an elastic return element is coupled 87.
- This block 95 comprises in the upper part a beak portion 96 extending upwards and forwards and whose configuration is chosen so as to be able to cooperate with the projection 90 of the guide element 85; this is how the portion of this beak which extends forward comprises a T-shaped slot.
- the block 95 is normally engaged in the compartment and transmits to a front wall of this compartment, therefore to the pusher, the force applied by the elastic element.
- the block is thus at least temporarily separated from the pusher. A possible return to service of the elastic element is very easy since it suffices to reverse the four aforementioned movements.
- Figures 52 and 53 show examples of combinations of devices which can be carried out in application of the invention.
- the display unit of FIG. 52 has a curved shape, that is to say that the lower blocks have roughly horizontal front panels while the upper blocks are roughly vertical, the intermediate blocks have intermediate inclinations This overall presentation is left to the free choice of his (her) manager who may alternatively prefer to show changes in inclination well marked
- the elastic element (in one or more springs) associated with a device gives elastic performance preferably adapted to the service configuration the spring will be, in horizontal configuration, stronger than in vertical configuration to be able to compensate for gravity
- tubes of mascara 100 or the bottles of nail polish 110 are easily generalized to any other cosmetic or parapharmaceutical product, thus tubes of lipstick can be present and distributed by a device as shown under the reference 120, and boxes of make-up or foundation can be presented or distributed by devices such as that represented under the reference 130
- Some blocks can be of different dimensions and serve for the presentation and distribution of different products, as is represented under the reference 140, with a block which offers both cases, bottles and tubes of lipstick
- FIG. 53 An example configuration is shown in more detail in FIG. 53, from which it is clear that the implementation of the invention leaves a large part to aesthetic considerations for the combination of presentation and distribution openings and sample samples, or simple decorations
- block 130 ' has four product locations 131' and four test product locations 132 ', in a staggered configuration.
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Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP99916960A EP1075200B1 (fr) | 1998-04-30 | 1999-04-29 | Dispositif de presentation et de distribution d'une pluralite de produits |
DE69909281T DE69909281T2 (de) | 1998-04-30 | 1999-04-29 | Vorrichtung zur präsentation und abgabe von mehreren produkten |
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