WO2010137304A1 - Article display system, display device and article - Google Patents

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WO2010137304A1
WO2010137304A1 PCT/JP2010/003509 JP2010003509W WO2010137304A1 WO 2010137304 A1 WO2010137304 A1 WO 2010137304A1 JP 2010003509 W JP2010003509 W JP 2010003509W WO 2010137304 A1 WO2010137304 A1 WO 2010137304A1
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Tadanao Ito
Kenji Fujinuma
Youichi Kanai
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Showa Denko K.K.
Showa Aluminum Can Corporation
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
    • A47F1/04—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
    • A47F1/12—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack

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  • the present invention relates to article display system which displays article, and the like.
  • containers such as drink cans and PET bottles, filled with drink are placed to stand upright on a display device put, for example, in a display case.
  • the display device as described above is arranged, for example, in a sloping state so that each container may move frontward in the display case due to its own weight.
  • a plastic flat plate is provided, because of good sliding of containers, to a part on which the containers are placed in the display device.
  • Patent Literature 1 a display device in which a large number of rotatable rollers are arranged has become available in recent years (for example, refer to Patent Literature 1). Additionally, although containers are supplied from a back side of a display device in general, there is proposed a display device allowing containers to be supplied from a front side, and allowing a container, which has moved backward, to move to the front side again so as to be displayed (for example, refer to Patent Literature 2). That is, there is proposed a display device in which a container supplied from a front side makes a U-turn and returns.
  • a can having inside concave portions and vertical ribs alternately formed, in a circumferential direction, in an inner circumferential wall of an annular convex portion formed on a bottom of the can (for example, refer to Patent Literature 3).
  • An outer face of a container is provided with a mark, such as a trade name or a trademark, in order to differentiate a product from other products. If this mark does not face a side from which a purchaser takes out the container, it is difficult to identify the product, and also the product does not look good when being displayed. For this reason, it is preferable that marks on displayed containers face a predetermined direction which is, for example, a front direction or the like.
  • Patent Literature 4 As a conventional technique described in the official gazettes, there has been proposed a display method (for example, refer to Patent Literature 4) in which: on an upper face of a sloping shelf plate on which containers are placed, a rod-shaped guide ridge is provided to extend in a sloping direction of the shelf plate; on a bottom portion of each container, a concave fitting portion is provided to connect a position directly under a mark to a position directly under a face opposite to a face where the mark is attached; and the container is displayed by use of this guide ridge and this concave fitting portion.
  • Patent Literature 4 by performing display of the containers with the concave fitting portions being fit to the guide ridge, the marks are reliably faced frontward.
  • a supplier of the containers is required to fit the concave fitting portions to the guide ridge every time the supplier puts the container on a display device, and this makes displaying work of the containers troublesome.
  • the mark is formed on only one part of each of the containers, it is feared that there may occur a display failure where some of the containers are displayed with the marks facing backward.
  • a store or the like such as a convenience store, where a large number of drinks are sold, work of supplying the containers in a way to make the containers face the same direction is very extensive.
  • a main object of the present invention is to provide an article display system and the like which allow articles such as containers to be displayed with marks thereon facing a predetermined direction even if they are placed with the marks facing random directions.
  • an article display system to which the present invention is applied is an article display system including: an article having a mark attached on an outer circumferential surface thereof; and a display device that displays the article.
  • the display device includes: a placement surface on which the article is placed; a movement unit that moves, along a predetermined movement route, the article placed on the placement surface; and a contact portion that is provided at one side of the movement route, and is contactable with the article moved by the movement unit.
  • the article includes: an article body having the outer circumferential surface on which the mark is attached; and a separation portion that is lifted by the contact portion to separate a part of the article body from the placement surface in a case where the mark faces a direction other than a specific direction.
  • the separation portion is provided to project from the outer circumferential surface of the article body, and the contact portion lifts the separation portion by pushing from beneath the separation portion that is provided to project therefrom. Moreover, the separation portion rotates the article body in a circumferential direction by using any one of resistance force applied by the contact portion and slippage that occurs between the separation portion and the contact portion. Further, the article body is inclined toward the other side of the movement route by the lifting of the separation portion by the contact portion, the display device further includes a regulation portion that makes contact with the outer circumferential surface of the article body having been inclined, to regulate movement of the article body toward the other side, and the article body rotates in a circumferential direction by resistance force applied by the regulation portion. In addition, the separation portion has a section that releases the lifting when the mark on the rotating article body faces the specific direction.
  • an article display system to which the present invention is applied is an article display system including: an article having a mark attached on an outer circumferential surface thereof; and a display device that displays the article.
  • the article includes: an article body having the outer circumferential surface on which the mark is attached; and a projecting portion that is provided to project from the article body, and that includes a cutout at a location in a predetermined positional relationship with the mark.
  • the display device includes: a movement unit that moves the article along a predetermined movement route; and an application portion that is provided at one side of the movement route, and, in a case where the mark on the article moved by the movement unit faces a direction other than a specific direction, supports the projecting portion from beneath by using a supporting surface to provide the article body with an inclination toward the other side of the movement route, and applies rotational force to the article body by applying any one of resistance force to the projecting portion and slippage of the projecting portion with respect to the supporting surface, and in a case where the mark on the article body rotated by the application portion faces the specific direction, the cutout and the application portion are opposed to each other, and the support by the application portion is released.
  • the display device includes a placement surface on which the article is placed, a lower surface of the projecting portion supported by the application portion is provided at a position separated from a bottom surface of the article by a first distance, and the application portion provides the article body with the inclination toward the other side by providing the supporting surface so that the supporting surface is separated from the placement surface by a second distance which is longer than the first distance.
  • the display device further includes a guide portion that guides the article so that the lower surface of the article moved by the movement unit is supported from beneath by the application portion.
  • a display device to which the present invention is applied is a display device capable of displaying an article including an article body having a mark attached on an outer circumferential surface thereof and a projecting portion projecting in a radial direction of the article body.
  • the display device includes: a movement unit that moves the article along a predetermined movement route; and an article driving portion that is provided at one side of the movement route, and, in a case where the mark on the article moved by the movement unit faces a direction other than a specific direction, inclines the article body toward the other side of the movement route by supporting the projecting portion from beneath using a supporting surface, and applies any one of resistance force to the projecting portion and slippage of the projecting portion with respect to the supporting surface, to rotate, in a circumferential direction, the article body having been inclined.
  • the display device further includes a regulation portion that regulates movement of the article body having been inclined by the article driving portion, toward the other side.
  • the display device further includes: an upstream side placement surface on which the article is placed; and a downstream side placement surface positioned on a downstream side of the upstream side placement surface in a moving direction of the article and positioned below an extended line of the upstream side placement surface, the article driving portion supports the projecting portion from beneath by bringing the supporting surface into contact with the lower surface of the projecting portion by movement of the article from the upstream side placement surface to the downstream side placement surface.
  • an article to which the present invention is applied is an article capable of being on display in a display device including a movement route for a displayed article and a contact portion that is provided on one side of the movement route and that is contactable with the displayed article which is moving.
  • the article includes: an article body having an outer circumferential surface on which a mark is attached; and a rotation portion, in a case where the article moves on the movement route in a state where the mark faces a direction other than a specific direction in the display device, that inclines the article body toward the other side of the movement route by being lifted by the contact portion, and rotates the article body in a circumferential direction by using any one of resistance force applied by the contact portion and slippage occurring between the rotation portion and the contact portion, the article body having been inclined.
  • the rotation portion is provided to project in a radial direction of the article body and has a cutout at a location having a predetermined positional relationship with the mark. Moreover, the rotation portion is provided on an upper portion of the article body. Furthermore, plural marks are provided, and plural cutouts are provided corresponding to the respective plural marks.
  • an article display system and the like which allow articles such as containers to be displayed with marks thereon facing a predetermined direction even if they are placed with the marks facing random directions.
  • FIG. 1 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a display device used in the first exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the container displayed on the display device.
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of the display device.
  • FIG. 4 is a front elevational view and a rear elevational view of the display device.
  • FIG. 5 is a right side view of the display device.
  • FIG. 6 is a view for illustrating the rotation mechanism.
  • FIG. 7 is a view showing the behavior of the container.
  • FIG. 8 is a view showing the behavior of the container.
  • FIG. 9 is a view showing a modified example of the display device.
  • FIG. 10 is a view showing a modified example of the display device.
  • FIG. 11 is a view showing a modified example of the container.
  • FIG. 10 is a view showing a modified example of the display device.
  • FIG. 12 is a view showing a modified example of the container.
  • FIG. 13 is a view showing a modified example of the container.
  • FIG.14 is a view showing another example of the container and the like.
  • FIG. 15 is a top view of the display device in the second exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 16 is a front elevational view and a rear elevational view of the display device in the second exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 17 is a right side view of the display device in the second exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 18 is a view for illustrating the rotation mechanism.
  • FIG. 19 is a view for illustrating the behavior of the container in the display device.
  • FIG. 20 is a view for illustrating the behavior of the container in the display device.
  • FIG. 1 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a display device according to the first exemplary embodiment.
  • the display device 30 according to the first exemplary embodiment includes: a placement portion 31 having a container placement surface 31A on which containers 20 (an example of articles) each of which is filled with drink and equipped with, on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a film F having a pattern printed thereon; and guides 32 that form a movement route of the containers 20 and guide the movement of the containers 20.
  • the display device 30 also includes a regulation plate 34, preferably formed to be transparent, that is arranged along one side of the placement portion 31 to stop the movement of the containers 20.
  • the display device 30 further includes a rotation mechanism 50 that rotates the containers 20 to cause identification marks (described later) attached thereon to face the front side of the display device 30.
  • the display device 30 is, as shown in FIG. 1B, put inside a display case 10 installed in a convenience store, a super market or the like.
  • This display case 10 includes: a case main body unit 10A formed into a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and doors 10B provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to this case main body unit 10A, which form a main part of the display case 10.
  • the display device 30 is placed on a shelf (not shown in the figure) provided to the inside of the display case 10.
  • the display device 30 is placed so that the side thereof where the regulation plate 34 is provided may be located at the side where the doors 10B are provided.
  • the placement portion 31 is placed so that the side thereof where the regulation plate 34 is provided may be positioned at a lower level than a side opposite to the side where the regulation plate 34 is provided. That is, the container placement surface 31A of the placement portion 31 is arranged in a downward sloping state from a back side of the display case 10 toward a front side thereof (a side of a taken-out portion) from which the containers 20 are taken out.
  • the display case 10 in the exemplary embodiments also has a door (not shown in the figure) provided on the back side thereof, whereby the back side becomes also openable.
  • the containers 20 are supplied to the display device 30 from this back side. That is, the display case 10 has a configuration where a supplying portion for the containers 20 is provided at the back side of the display case 10, and at the back side of the display device 30. There, the containers 20 having been supplied move on the placement portion 31 toward the doors 10B.
  • a side where the doors 10B are provided is sometimes referred to as a front side (frontward), whereas the side opposite to the doors 10B is sometimes referred to as a back side (backward).
  • a width direction (a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the containers 20 move) of the display case 10 is sometimes referred to as a lateral direction, or as a width direction.
  • FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the container 20 displayed on the display device 30.
  • FIG. 2A shows a front elevational view of the container 20, and
  • FIG. 2B shows a cross-sectional view taken along a line IIB-IIB of FIG.2A.
  • the container 20 according to this exemplary embodiment is illustrated as a container made of a resin material such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate).
  • a resin material such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate).
  • an injection molding (blow molding) method using a resin material, or a method that involves molding a preform by use of a resin material and then blow-molding the preform may be used to manufacture such a container 20.
  • the container 20 according to this exemplary embodiment includes: the container body 21 (an example of an article body) that has the opening (the lip) in the upper portion thereof, and that is formed into a tubular form and filled with drink therein; and the cap 22 that closes the opening of the container body 21.
  • the film F is mounted as described above.
  • the cap 22 includes convex portions each provided on the outer circumferential face thereof and arranged extending in a height direction of the cap 22, and concave portions each provided in the outer circumferential face and likewise arranged extending in the height direction.
  • the plural convex portions and concave portions are provided and are also arranged alternating with each other in a circumferential direction of the cap 22.
  • a first identification mark 23a and a second identification mark 23b for differentiating the container 20 from other products, such as a trade name or a trademark, are printed on the film F, as shown in FIGs. 2A and 2B (note that, in this description, these marks will be referred to simply as "identification marks 23" in some cases).
  • the first identification mark 23a and the second identification mark 23b may be the same configuration, or different configurations. Note that the first identification mark 23a and the second identification mark 23b are arranged so that their phases are shifted 180 degrees in a circumferential direction of the container 20.
  • the container 20 has a projecting portion (brim portion) 24 that projects from the outer circumferential surface of the container body 21 on an upper portion of the container body 21 (below the cap 22) in a radial direction thereof.
  • the projecting portion 24, functioning as a separation portion and a rotation portion, is formed integrally with the container body 21 and provided along a circumferential direction of the container body 21.
  • the projecting portion 24 is in a form of a partially cutout circle having a diameter D2, as shown in FIG. 2B.
  • the projecting portion 24 has a shape in which the circle having the diameter D2 is provided partially with chamfered portions.
  • the projecting portion 24 is such a condition that one part of the circle having the diameter D2 is provided with a first flat portion 241, and that another part thereof is provided with a second flat portion 242.
  • the first flat portion 241 and the second flat portion 242 are provided along a direction of orientation of the first identification mark 23a and a direction of orientation of the second identification mark 23b, respectively.
  • the projecting portion 24 is in a state of projecting from the outer circumferential surface of the container body 21 by extending in the direction of orientation of the first identification mark 23a and the direction of orientation of the second identification mark 23b.
  • the projecting portion 24 also projects so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the direction of orientation of the first identification mark 23a and a direction orthogonal to the direction of orientation of the second identification mark 23b.
  • an amount of projection of this portion is smaller than the amount of projection of the portion projecting in the direction of orientation of the first identification mark 23a and the direction of orientation of the second identification mark 23b.
  • the first flat portion 241 and the second flat portion 242 are arranged in a relationship parallel with each other.
  • the first flat portion 241 and the second flat portion 242 are arranged with a distance D1 therebetween which is smaller than the above-described diameter D2.
  • the first flat portion 241 and the second flat portion 242 are arranged in a state of a 90-degree phase shift with the first identification mark 23a and the second identification mark 23b, respectively.
  • the width of the projecting portion 24 is D1.
  • the width of the projecting portion 24 in the direction of orientation of the first identification mark 23a or the second identification mark 23b is D2
  • the width of the projecting portion 24 in the direction orthogonal to the direction of orientation of the first identification mark 23a or the second identification mark 23b is D1, which is smaller than D2.
  • a depth dimension of the projecting portion 24 is D2 and a width dimension is D1, which is smaller than D2.
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of the display device 30.
  • FIG. 4 (FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B) shows a front elevational view and a rear elevational view of the display device 30. Specifically, FIG. 4A is the front elevational view and FIG. 4B is the rear elevational view.
  • FIG. 5 is a right side view of the display device 30.
  • FIG. 6 (FIGS. 6A to 6C) is a view for illustrating the rotation mechanism 50.
  • plural roll-shaped members 311 are provided on the container placement surface 31A of the placement portion 31.
  • a first roller array 312 in which the plural roll-shaped members 311 are arranged in a front-back direction and a second roller array 313 in which the plural roll-shaped members 311 are also arranged in a front-back direction are provided on the container placement surface 31A.
  • Each of the roll-shaped members 311 is provided to be rotatable along the movement route of the containers 20, thereby smoothly moving the containers 20 frontward.
  • the rotation mechanism 50 has a first guide 51 and a second guide 52 which are provided along the front-back direction of the display device 30.
  • the first guide 51 is supported by a support member 53 connected to a guide 32 located at the left-hand side in the figure (hereinafter, referred to as "a left-hand side guide 32" in some cases) (also, refer to FIG. 4).
  • the second guide 52 is supported by a support member 54 connected to a guide 32 located at the right-hand side in the figure (hereinafter, referred to as "a right-hand side guide 32" in some cases) (also, refer to FIG. 4).
  • the first guide 51 functioning as a regulation portion, is composed of a cylindrical member and provided at an upper side of the placement portion 31. Also, the first guide 51 is provided along the movement route of the container 20. Moreover, the first guide 51 is provided at one side of the movement route of the container 20.
  • the second guide 52 functioning as a contact portion and an article driving portion, is configured with a cylindrical member and provided at an upper side of the placement portion 31.
  • the second guide 52 is provided to be spaced from the first guide 51.
  • the second guide 52 is provided along the movement route of the container 20 at the other side of the movement route of the container 20.
  • the second guide 52 has a straight portion 521 (an example of an application portion) that is straightly formed at the front side thereof, and a slope portion 522 at the back side of the straight portion 521.
  • the slope portion 522 is arranged to approach the right-hand side guide 32 according to movement toward the back side of the display device 30. Also, the slope portion 522 is arranged to approach the container placement surface 31A according to the movement toward the back side of the display device 30 (also, refer to FIG. 5). In other words, the slope portion 522 is arranged to be separated from the container placement surface 31A according to movement toward the front side of the display device 30. In addition, the slope portion 522 is arranged such that an end portion (an upper end portion in the figure) thereof is positioned below the lower surface of the projecting portion 24 of the supplied container 20 (refer to FIG. 2A). The slope portion 522 guides the supplied containers 20 toward the first guide 51.
  • the slope portion 522 and the straight portion 521 lift the container 20 from beneath to incline the container 20.
  • the slope portion 522 may be captured as a guide portion to guide the container 20 so that the lower surface of the projecting portion 24 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the straight portion 521.
  • FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view taken along a line VIA-VIA of FIG. 3
  • FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along a line VIB-VIB of FIG. 3
  • FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view taken along a line VIC-VIC of FIG. 3.
  • illustration of the first guide 51 and the guides 32 is omitted.
  • the second guide 52 is provided with the slope portion 522, which is arranged to approach the container placement surface 31A according to the movement toward the back side of the display device 30.
  • the slope portion 522 is arranged so that a separation distance between the slope portion 522 and the container placement surface 31A becomes larger according to the movement toward the front side of the display device 30.
  • the separation distance between the container placement surface 31A and the upper surface of the slope portion 522 is H1 in FIG. 6A
  • the separation distance will be H2 (>H1) in FIG. 6B
  • the separation distance will be H3 (>H2>H1) in FIG. 6C.
  • the separation distance H1 is smaller than a distance H10 from the bottom surface of the container 20 to the lower surface of the projecting portion 24 (refer to FIG. 2A).
  • the distance H3 is larger than the distance H10.
  • the first guide 51 (not shown in the figure) is arranged substantially in parallel with the container placement surface 31A.
  • the container 20 in the case where the container 20 is supplied to the display device 30 in a state that the identification mark 23 faces a side of the movement route (in a state that the identification mark 23 faces any direction other than the frontward direction), the right-hand side of the container 20 is lifted by the second guide 52 (the right-hand side of the projecting portion 24 is pushed from beneath by the second guide 52), and thereby the container 20 is inclined toward the left-hand side.
  • the second guide 52 makes contact with the container 20, the container 20 starts rotating. Then, when the identification mark 23 faces frontward, lifting of the container 20 by the second guide 52 is released, and therefore the container 20 moves frontward with the identification mark 23 facing frontward.
  • FIG. 7A shows the rotation mechanism 50 and the container 20 shown in FIG. 6A
  • FIG. 7B shows the rotation mechanism 50 and the container 20 shown in FIG. 6B
  • FIG. 7C shows the rotation mechanism 50 and the container 20 shown in FIG. 6C.
  • the slope portion 522 goes into a state of being positioned below the projecting portion 24 of the container 20.
  • the slope portion 522 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the projecting portion 24 as the container 20 moves frontward, thereby inclining the container 20.
  • a side of the container body 21 closer to the second guide 52 is separated from the container placement surface 31A. Due to the slope portion 522 making contact with the lower surface of the projecting portion 24, resistance force is applied to the projecting portion 24. By the resistance force, rotation of the container 20 (container body 21) is started.
  • the slope portion 522 is brought into contact with the lower part of the projecting portion 24 as the container 20 moves frontward (refer to FIG. 7B). Accordingly, the resistance force is applied to the container 20, thereby starting rotation of the container 20 in a counterclockwise direction (circumferential direction) when viewed from above (refer to the arrow in the figure). As the container 20 further moves frontward, the projecting portion 24 is lifted by the straight portion 521 (refer to FIG. 7C). Consequently, the container 20 is inclined toward the first guide 51. In addition, because the contact area between the container placement surface 31A and the container 20 is reduced, the container 20 is more readily rotatable.
  • the container 20 When the container 20 is lifted by the straight portion 521, in some cases, the container 20 moves in a direction away from the straight portion 521 (toward the left-hand side guide 32). Therefore, according to the first exemplary embodiment, the first guide 51 is provided at a position contactable with the outer circumferential surface of the container 20. Consequently, the movement of the container 20 is regulated, and the container 20 and the straight portion 521 (the second guide 52) are kept in contact with each other.
  • the container 20 moves frontward while continuing to rotate as shown in FIG. 8A, thereby gradually causing the first identification mark 23a to face frontward. Then, when the identification mark 23 (first identification mark 23a) faces frontward as shown in FIG. 8B, the support (lifting) of the projecting portion 24 by the straight portion 521 (the second guide 52) is released. Specifically, when the identification mark 23 faces frontward, the first flat portion 241 or the second flat portion 242 of the projecting portion 24 (cutout of the projecting portion 24) (refer to FIG. 2B) is opposed to the straight portion 521, and then the support of the projecting portion 24 by the second guide 52 is released. More specifically, as shown in FIGS.
  • the container 20 slides frontward in a state of maintaining the attitude shown in FIG. 8C. That is, the container 20 moves to the front side of the display device 30 while maintaining a state where the identification mark 23 faces frontward.
  • the first identification mark 23a comes to face frontward at the stage when the container 20 reaches the front. Therefore, even though the container 20 is placed (supplied) in a state where the first identification mark 23a does not face frontward, the container 20 goes into a state where the first identification mark 23a faces frontward when the container 20 reaches the front side of the display case 10 (refer to FIG. 1B). That is, according to the first exemplary embodiment, the identification mark 23 results in facing frontward without a special operation by a supplier who supplies the display device 30 with the containers 20.
  • the container 20 in the case where the container 20 is supplied with the identification mark 23 facing frontward, the lifting of the projecting portion 24 by the slope portion 522 is not performed. Accordingly, the container 20 moves toward the front side of the display device 30 while maintaining the attitude when being supplied (maintaining a state where the identification mark 23 faces frontward).
  • the container 20 rotates in the counterclockwise direction when the container 20 is supported by the second guide 52 .
  • the container 20 rotates in the clockwise direction depending on a surface property of the first guide 51, the second guide 52 and the container 20.
  • FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are views showing a modified example of the display device 30.
  • FIG. 10A is a top view of the display device 30.
  • FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along a line XB-XB of FIG. 10A.
  • the display device 30 may be provided with rotatable ball rollers 523 on the surface of the second guide 52. If the ball rollers 523 are provided, it is preferable to form the second guide 52 to have a rectangular cross-section, instead of forming the second guide 52 cylindrically, so that a flat top surface thereof is formed.
  • the second guide 52 may be formed to have a semi-circular cross-section, instead of being formed cylindrically. In this case, a portion having an arc is placed on the upper side. As shown in FIG. 10C, the second guide 52 may also be supported from beneath, not from the lateral side. In other words, the support member 54 may be connected to the lower portion of the second guide 52.
  • FIG. 11 (FIGS. 11A and 11B) and FIG. 12 (FIGS. 12A and 12B) are views showing modified examples of the container 20.
  • the projecting portion 24 is provided with a single chamfered (cutout) portion. That is, a single first flat portion 241 is provided.
  • the first flat portion 241 is arranged with a shift of 90 degrees from the identification mark 23.
  • the cutout is provided at a part of the projecting portion which is opposed to the second guide 52, that is, which is opposed to the second guide 52 when the identification mark 23 faces the front side of the display device 30.
  • the projecting portion 24 is provided so as to extend in three directions: a direction of orientation of the identification mark 23; a direction opposite to the direction of orientation of the identification mark 23; and a direction orthogonal to the direction of orientation of the identification mark 23.
  • the amount of projection of the projecting portion 24 extending in a direction opposite to the direction orthogonal to the direction of orientation of the identification mark 23 is reduced.
  • the two identification marks 23 are arranged with a shift of a predetermined angle (in this example, 90 degrees) from each other.
  • a predetermined angle in this example, 90 degrees
  • the second flat portion 242 is provided corresponding to the first identification mark 23a and the first flat portion 241 is provided corresponding to the second identification mark 23b.
  • the amount of projection of a part of the projecting portion 24 projecting toward the right side of the container 20 is reduced in comparison with the other portions.
  • the amount of projection of a part of the projecting portion 24 projecting toward the right side of the container 20 is reduced in comparison with the other portions.
  • the projecting portion 24 is supported by the second guide 52, thereby rotating the container 20 in the same manner as described above.
  • the support by the second guide 52 is released in the same manner as described above.
  • the container 20 shown in FIG. 12 is supplied to the display device 30 in the state where neither the first identification mark 23a nor the second identification mark 23b face the front side of the display device 30, the projecting portion 24 is supported by the second guide 52, thereby rotating the container 20.
  • the support by the second guide 52 is released in the same manner as described above.
  • the container 20 made of resin, such as a PET bottle, may have a form as shown in FIG. 13, not limited to have a cylindrical form, due to high degree of design flexibility.
  • FIG. 13 (FIGS. 13A to 13C) is a view showing a modified example of the container 20.
  • FIG. 13A is a front elevational view of the container 20
  • FIG. 13B is a cross-sectional view taken along a line XIIIB-XIIIB of FIG. 13A
  • FIG. 13C is a cross-sectional view taken along a line XIIIC-XIIIC of FIG. 13A.
  • the container 20 shown in the figure is basically formed to have a prismatic (quadrangular prismatic) shape.
  • the identification marks 23 are attached to a first side 211 and a second side 212 that are in facing relationship with each other.
  • a portion brought into contact with the container placement surface 31A (bottom portion side of the container 20) is formed to have a cylindrical shape.
  • the outer shape of the container 20 at the bottom portion side is formed to be circular. With such a shape, it is possible to rotate the container 20 smoothly and cause the identification mark 23 to face frontward.
  • FIG. 14 shows another example of the container 20.
  • a mounting member 70 having a circular outer shape may be attached to the bottom portion of the container 20, as shown in FIG. 14A.
  • FIG. 14B shows the mounting member 70 being mounted to the container 20 with a triangular bottom shape
  • FIG. 14C shows the mounting member 70 being mounted to the container 20 with a quadrangular bottom shape
  • FIG. 14D shows the mounting member 70 being mounted to the container 20 with a hexagonal bottom shape
  • FIG. 14E shows the mounting member 70 being mounted to the container 20 with an elliptical bottom shape.
  • the container 20 made of resin is exemplified in the above exemplary embodiment, similar functions may be imparted to a so-called metal bottle can. However, it is preferable that a portion corresponding to the above-described projecting portion 24 is formed by attaching a different member.
  • the container placement surface 31A is provided with plural roll-shaped members 311 (refer to FIG. 3). However, the roll-shaped members 311 may be omitted and instead the container placement surface 31A may be smoothly formed.
  • concavities and convexities may be provided, or a rubber member such as EPDM (ethylene-propylene rubber) may be adhered, to the portion of the second guide 52 brought into contact with the projecting portion 24.
  • EPDM ethylene-propylene rubber
  • the separation distance between the slope portion 522 and the container placement surface 31A is gradually made longer to incline the container 20.
  • the inclination may also be provided to the container 20 by using the container placement surface 31A.
  • FIG. 15 is a top view of the display device 30 in the second exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 16 (FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B) are a front elevational view and a rear elevational view of the display device 30 in the second exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 17 is a right side view of the display device 30 in the second exemplary embodiment.
  • the same reference numerals are given and explanations thereof are omitted.
  • the placement portion 31 of the display device 30 shown in the figure has a first container placement surface A1 (an example of an upstream side placement surface) positioned at the side of the supplying portion for the container 20, as a placement surface on which the container 20 is placed, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 17.
  • the placement portion 31 also includes a second container placement surface A2, which is connected to the first container placement surface A1, positioned on a downstream side of the first container placement surface A1 in the moving direction of the container 20, and has a slope steeper than that of the first container placement surface A1.
  • the placement portion 31 also includes a third container placement surface A3 (an example of a downstream side placement surface), which is connected to the second container placement surface A2 and positioned on a downstream side of the second container placement surface A2 in the moving direction of the container 20.
  • the third container placement surface A3 is not positioned on an extended line of the first container placement surface A1, but is positioned below the extended line.
  • the first container placement surface A1 and the third container placement surface A3 are connected via the second container placement surface A2.
  • the slope portion 522 is provided as shown in FIG. 15. However, the slope portion 522 is sloped in the width direction of the display device 30, but is not sloped in the height direction of the display device 30, as shown in FIG. 17.
  • FIG. 18 is a view for illustrating the rotation mechanism 50.
  • FIG. 18A is a cross-sectional view taken along a line XVIIIA-XVIIIA of FIG. 15
  • FIG. 18B is a cross-sectional view taken along a line XVIIIB-XVIIIB of FIG. 15
  • FIG. 18C is a cross-sectional view taken along a line XVIIIC-XVIIIC of FIG. 15.
  • illustration of the first guide 51 and the guide 32 is omitted.
  • the separation distance between the first container placement surface A1 and the upper surface of the slope portion 522 is H1. Because the slope steeper than that of the first container placement surface A1 is provided to the second container placement surface A2, at the portion where the second container placement surface A2 is provided, the separation distance between the second container placement surface A2 and the upper surface of the straight portion 521 is H2 (>H1) as shown in FIG. 18B. Further, as shown in FIG. 18C, the separation distance between the third container placement surface A3 and the upper surface of the straight portion 521 is H3 (>H2>H1). Here, the separation distance H1 is shorter than the distance H10, which is between the bottom surface of the container 20 and the lower surface of the projecting portion 24 (refer to FIG. 2A). The separation distance H3 is longer than the distance H10.
  • FIG. 19 shows the rotation mechanism 50 and the container 20 shown in FIG. 18A
  • FIG. 19B shows the rotation mechanism 50 and the container 20 shown in FIG. 18B
  • FIG. 19C shows the rotation mechanism 50 and the container 20 shown in FIG. 18C.
  • the slope portion 522 goes into a state of being positioned below the projecting portion 24. Since the slope of the second container placement surface A2 is steeper than that of the first container placement surface A1, and the second container placement surface A2 is gradually separated from the second guide 52 in the second exemplary embodiment, the straight portion 521 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the projecting portion 24 as the container 20 moves frontward (refer to FIG. 19B). Accordingly, provision of the inclination to the container 20 is started as well as start of the rotation of the container 20 by applying resistance force thereto.
  • the identification mark 23 (the first identification mark 23a) goes into the state of facing frontward as shown in FIG. 20B, the support of the projecting portion 24 by the straight portion 521 (the second guide 52) is released. Specifically, if the identification mark 23 goes into the state of facing frontward, either the first flat portion 241 or the second flat portion 242 of the projecting portion 24 (refer to FIG. 2B) is opposed to the straight portion 521, thereby releasing the support of the projecting portion 24 by the second guide 52. Then the container 20 slides frontward while maintaining the attitude shown in FIG. 20C. That is, the container 20 moves to the front side of the display device 30 while maintaining the state where the identification mark 23 faces frontward.
  • the container 20 filled with drink has been explained as an example, but the container 20 is not limited to those filled with drink.
  • a container 20 filled with cosmetics or a container 20 filled with liquid soap may be exemplified.
  • the identification mark 23 may be caused to face frontward (a specific direction) by using the above-described exemplary embodiments.
  • Container 21 Container body 23a First identification mark 23b Second identification mark 24 Projecting portion 30
  • Display device 31A Container placement surface 51 First guide 52 Second guide 521 Straight portion 522 Slope portion A1 First container placement surface A3 Third container placement surface

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