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WO2020195887A1
WO2020195887A1 PCT/JP2020/010774 JP2020010774W WO2020195887A1 WO 2020195887 A1 WO2020195887 A1 WO 2020195887A1 JP 2020010774 W JP2020010774 W JP 2020010774W WO 2020195887 A1 WO2020195887 A1 WO 2020195887A1
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勝 角田
佑樹 大竹
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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
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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
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  • the present invention relates to a product display device installed in a store such as a convenience store, for example.
  • the product display device when replenishing products on the display shelf, it is necessary for an operator to enter the product storage room and perform the product replenishment work from the back side of the showcase. Further, in the product display device, in order to pre-cool the products to be replenished in the display shelf in the product storage room, the product storage room is kept at a low temperature at which the products can be cooled. Therefore, in the product display device, the worker who replenishes the product will perform the work in the low temperature product storage room, which imposes a heavy burden on the worker.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a product display device capable of reducing the work load of a worker who replenishes a product.
  • the product display device of the present invention has a display unit on which a plurality of products are displayed, and a product storage provided on the back side of the display unit to store the products displayed on the display unit.
  • a product replenishment mechanism provided between the display unit, the display unit, and the product storage unit, which takes out the products stored in the product storage unit and replenishes the removed products from the back side to the display unit, and the product replenishment mechanism.
  • the remaining number detecting unit that detects the remaining number of products displayed in the display unit and the remaining number detecting unit detects a state in which the remaining number of products placed on the display unit is equal to or less than a predetermined remaining number.
  • the product replenishment control unit is provided with a product replenishment control unit that takes out the products stored in the product storage unit by the product replenishment mechanism and displays them in the display unit.
  • 1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the product display device 1 of the present invention is installed in a store such as a convenience store, and displays vertically long containerized beverages such as PET bottles, cans, and bottles in an upright position as products.
  • the product display device 1 stores a showcase 10 whose front surface faces a passage in the store and a product G which is provided on the back side of the showcase 10 and is stored in the showcase 10.
  • a product provided between the product storage unit 20 and the showcase 10 and the product storage unit 20 to take out the product G stored in the product storage unit 20 and to replenish the taken-out product G from the back side of the showcase 10.
  • a replenishment mechanism 30 and a product storage chamber 40 surrounding the product storage unit 20 and the product replenishment mechanism 30 on the back side of the showcase 10 are provided.
  • the inside of the showcase 10 and the inside of the product storage chamber 40 are cooled to a predetermined temperature by a cooling device (not shown).
  • the upper surface side, the bottom surface side, and the left and right side surfaces are each surrounded by heat insulating walls, a product take-out opening 10a is formed on the front side, and a product replenishment opening 10b communicating with the product storage chamber 40 is formed on the back side. It is formed.
  • the product take-out opening 10a is formed of a transparent member such as a glass plate, and is opened and closed by a product take-out door 11 whose inside can be visually recognized.
  • display shelves 12 as display units for displaying the product G are arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction.
  • the mounting surface for mounting the product G is inclined downward toward the front of the showcase 10, and the mounting surface is partitioned in the width direction for each product G in the front-rear direction.
  • a display product line 12a (shown in FIG. 3) is formed.
  • the same type of products G are arranged in each display product row 12a of the display shelf 12.
  • the product G placed on each display product row 12a of the display shelf 12 is urged forward by its own weight on the inclined mounting surface of the display shelf 12, and is sequentially rearward from the front end side of the display shelf 12. It is designed to line up with.
  • the product G to be replenished to the display shelf 12 is loaded from the back side of the display shelf 12 through the product replenishment opening 10b.
  • a plurality of storage shelves 21 for storing the product G in a sideways posture are arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction.
  • the mounting surface on which the product G is placed is inclined downward toward the front (showcase 10 side), and the mounting surface is partitioned in the width direction for each product G in the front-rear direction.
  • a storage product row 21a (shown in FIG. 3) is formed. Further, the same type of products G are arranged in the stored product row 21a of the storage shelf 21.
  • the product G placed on each storage product row 21a of the storage shelf 21 is urged forward by its own weight on the inclined mounting surface of the storage shelf 21, and is sequentially rearward from the front end side of the storage shelf 21. It is designed to line up with.
  • a first stopper 22 for restricting the forward movement of the product G located on the frontmost end side of the storage shelf 21 and the frontmost end of the storage shelf 21 are provided on the frontmost end side of the storage shelf 21 and the frontmost end of the storage shelf 21.
  • a second stopper 23 for restricting the forward movement of the second product G from the side is provided.
  • the first stopper 22 and the second stopper 23 perform a protruding operation of projecting from the mounting surface and a retracting operation of retreating from the mounting surface by a drive mechanism such as a solenoid. When one of the first stopper 22 and the second stopper 23 protrudes upward from the mounting surface, the other is interlocked so as to retract downward of the mounting surface.
  • the product G of the storage shelf 21 is in a state in which the entire product G is placed on the storage shelf 21 by restricting the movement of the product G on the frontmost end side by the first stopper 22. Further, the storage shelf 21 retracts the first stopper 22 from the mounting surface and restricts the movement of the second product G from the front end side by the second stopper 23, so that only the product G on the front end side is forward. Carry out to.
  • the product G to be replenished in the storage shelf 21 is loaded from the back side of the storage shelf 21 through a product input port provided on the back side of the product storage chamber 40, which will be described later.
  • the product replenishment mechanism 30 performs an operation related to vertical movement and orientation change of the grip portion 31 for gripping the product G carried out from the product storage unit 20 and the grip portion 31.
  • the grip portion operating mechanism 32 for the purpose, the product rotation mechanism 33 for rotating the product G, the imaging unit 34 for imaging the outer peripheral portion of the product G rotated by the product rotation mechanism 33, the grip portion 31, and the grip portion. It is provided with a moving mechanism 35 that moves the operating mechanism 32, the product rotating mechanism 33, and the imaging unit 34 between the showcase 10 and the product storage unit 20 in the vertical, horizontal, and front-rear directions.
  • the grip portion 31 has a pair of grip pieces 31a for gripping the outer peripheral portion of the product G from the outside in the radial direction, and the pair of grip pieces 31a perform a grip operation by a gripping drive mechanism (not shown).
  • the grip portion operating mechanism 32 has a base end side connected to the base 30a and a grip portion 31 connected to the tip end side.
  • the grip portion operating mechanism 32 is a pair of a mechanism that horizontally turns to change the direction of the tip portion of the grip piece 31a to the product replenishment mechanism 30 side or the showcase 10 side, and a mechanism that moves the grip portion 31 in the vertical direction. It has a mechanism for vertically turning to change the posture in which the gripping piece 31a forming the above is arranged in the width direction and the posture in which the gripping piece 31a is arranged in the vertical direction.
  • the product rotation mechanism 33 is provided on the upper surface of the base 30a, has a mounting base 33a on which the product G gripped by the grip portion 31 is placed, and the mounting base 33a rotates by a mounting base drive mechanism (not shown).
  • the product rotation mechanism 33 is one of the elements constituting the display direction adjusting unit.
  • the image pickup unit 34 is, for example, a camera having a solid-state image sensor, and is provided in the grip portion 31.
  • the lens of the imaging unit 34 is oriented in the horizontal direction.
  • the imaging unit 34 is one of the elements constituting the display direction adjusting unit.
  • the moving mechanism 35 moves the front-back moving mechanism 35a for moving the base 30a in the front-rear direction, the left-right moving mechanism 35b for moving the front-back moving mechanism 35a in the width direction, and the left-right moving mechanism 35b in the up-down direction. It has a vertical movement mechanism 35c for the purpose.
  • the front-back movement mechanism 35a, the left-right movement mechanism 35b, and the up-down movement mechanism 35c are each composed of a mechanism for converting a rotational movement consisting of a ball screw and a nut screwed into the ball screw into a linear movement, and are driven by a driving force of an electric motor or the like. To do.
  • the product storage chamber 40 is integrally formed with the showcase 10, and is formed by surrounding the upper surface side, the bottom surface side, the left and right side surface sides, and the back surface side of the back side of the showcase 10 with a heat insulating wall. Has been done. Further, on the back side of the product storage chamber 40, a plurality of product input ports 40a for loading the product G are provided in each storage product row 21a of each storage shelf 21 of the product storage unit 20.
  • the product display device 1 includes a controller 50 for controlling the operation of the product storage unit 20 and the product replenishment mechanism 30 in order to perform the operation of replenishing the product G to the display product row 12a that needs to be replenished.
  • the controller 50 has a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM.
  • the CPU reads the program stored in the ROM based on the input signal and stores the state detected by the input signal in the RAM. , Send an output signal to a device connected to the output side.
  • the controller 50 functions as a product replenishment control unit and a specific unit that is one of the elements constituting the display direction adjustment unit.
  • the image pickup unit 34 in the product replenishment mechanism 30 and the remaining number of products G in each display product row 12a of each display shelf 12 of the showcase 10 are detected.
  • the remaining number detection unit 51 is connected to the unit.
  • the remaining number detection unit 51 is, for example, an optical sensor provided at a predetermined position in the front-rear direction of each display product line 12a of each display shelf 12 of the showcase 10 and composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element.
  • the remaining number detection unit 51 transmits a replenishment signal when the remaining number of products G in the display product row 12a becomes equal to or less than a predetermined remaining number.
  • the product storage unit 20 and the product replenishment mechanism 30 are connected to the output side of the controller 50.
  • each display product row 12a of the display shelf 12 in the showcase 10 and each storage product row 21a of the storage shelf 21 in the product storage unit 20 are associated with each other.
  • the product display device 1 configured as described above, when the store user opens the product take-out door 11 of the showcase 10 and takes out the product G in the front row in each display product row 12a of the display shelf 12, the product G is displayed. The product G remaining in the product row 12a moves forward due to its own weight.
  • the controller 50 receives an output signal from the corresponding remaining quantity detection unit 51 and starts the replenishment operation of the products G.
  • the controller 50 drives the product replenishment mechanism 30 to move the grip portion 31 in front of the stored product row 21a of the corresponding storage shelf 21 in the product storage unit 20.
  • the grip portion 31 is in a posture in which the pair of grip pieces 31a are arranged in the vertical direction.
  • the controller 50 retracts the first stopper 22 and projects the second stopper 23 in the stored product row 21a of the corresponding storage shelf 21 in the product storage unit 20.
  • the controller 50 retracts the first stopper 22 and projects the second stopper 23 in the stored product row 21a of the corresponding storage shelf 21 in the product storage unit 20.
  • the controller 50 moves each of the gripping pieces 31a forming a pair of the gripping units 31 as shown in FIG. 6A. As a result, the replenished product G is gripped by the pair of gripping pieces 31a.
  • the controller 50 After gripping the product G by the grip portion 31, the controller 50 vertically turns the grip portion 31 by the grip portion operating mechanism 32 as shown in FIG. 6B, and grips the product G held by the grip portion 31. Take an upright posture. After that, as shown in FIG. 6C, the controller 50 moves the grip portion 31 downward to place the product G on the mounting table 33a, and releases the grip of the product G by the grip portion 31.
  • the controller 50 drives the mounting table 33a by the product rotating mechanism 33 to horizontally rotate the product G mounted on the mounting table 33a, as shown in FIG. 6D.
  • the outer peripheral surface of the swirling product G is imaged by the imaging unit 34, and a front portion (a portion facing the front side) is specified from the outer peripheral surface of the product G when the product G is displayed on the display shelf 12.
  • the controller 50 After specifying the front portion of the product G, the controller 50 stops the mounting table 33a with the front portion of the product G facing the back side, and grips the product G by the grip portion 31.
  • the controller 50 moves the grip portion 31 that grips the product G by the moving mechanism 35 to the back side of the display product row 12a of the corresponding display shelf 12. After that, as shown in FIG. 7A, the controller 50 turns the grip portion 31 by the grip portion operation mechanism 32 so that the tips of the pair of grip pieces 31a face forward.
  • the controller 50 moves the base 30a forward by the front-rear movement mechanism 35a as shown in FIG. 7B, and puts the product G on the upper surface on the rear end side of the display shelf 12. Moving. After that, as shown in FIG. 7C, the controller 50 moves the grip portion 31 downward to place the product G on the upper surface of the display shelf 12, and releases the grip portion 31 from gripping the product G.
  • the controller 50 sets the posture of the grip portion 31 to a predetermined standby posture, moves the grip portion 31 to a predetermined standby position by the moving mechanism 35, and ends the operation.
  • the product G provided between the showcase 10 and the product storage unit 20 and stored in the product storage unit 20 is taken out, and the taken-out product G is taken out.
  • a product replenishment mechanism 30 for replenishing the display shelf 12 from the back side of the showcase 10 is provided.
  • the face-up work of the product G displayed on the display shelf 12 by the worker is not required, so that the work load of the worker who performs the display work of the product G can be reduced.
  • a product rotation mechanism 33 provided in the product replenishment mechanism 30 to rotate the product G taken out from the product storage unit 20, and an imaging unit 34 for imaging the outer peripheral surface of the product G rotated by the product rotation mechanism 33.
  • the controller 50 identifies the front portion (the portion facing the front side) of the product G by imaging the outer peripheral surface of the product G rotated by the product rotation mechanism 33 with the image pickup unit 34.
  • the product replenishment mechanism 30 can specify the front portion of the product G and place the product G on the display shelf 12 with the front portion of the product G facing the front side of the showcase 10. It is possible to direct the product G to be placed on the display shelf 12 toward the front side of the showcase 10 by one mechanism without requiring a plurality of mechanisms for specifying the front surface of the product.
  • controller 50 stores each of the plurality of displayed product rows 12a in association with any one of the plurality of stored product rows 21a, and the product replenishment mechanism 30 stores the product G among the plurality of displayed product rows 12a.
  • the product G stored in the stored product line 21a associated with the displayed product line 12a to be replenished is taken out, and the product G is replenished to the displayed product line 12a to be replenished with the product G.
  • a product storage room 40 in which the product storage unit 20 is arranged is formed, and on the back side of the product storage room 40, the product storage unit 20 is formed from the outside of the product storage room 40. Is provided with a product input port 40a into which the product G can be input.
  • the remaining number of products G displayed in each displayed product row 12a of the plurality of display shelves 12 is detected by the remaining number detecting unit 51 provided in each displayed product row 12a.
  • the remaining number of products G displayed in each display product row 12a of the plurality of display shelves 12 can be obtained, for example, based on the number of products sold sold by the so-called POS system. In this case, since it is not necessary to attach a sensor for detecting the remaining number of products G to the display shelf 12, it is possible to reduce the cost related to the installation of the sensor.
  • the showcase 10 a so-called reach-in showcase provided with a product take-out door 11 for opening and closing the product take-out opening 10a on the front surface of the showcase 10 is shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the product storage unit 20 and the product replenishment mechanism 30 may be provided on the back side of the open showcase in which the air curtain is formed in the product take-out opening on the front surface.
  • the storage shelf 21 of the product storage unit 20 shows that the product G is stored in a sideways posture, but the product storage unit may be a product storage unit that stores the product G in an upright posture.
  • the product replenishment mechanism 30 shows the grip portion 31 that grips the product G so as to sandwich the outer peripheral surface of the product G, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the product G stored in the product storage unit is taken in by a bucket having a conveyor that moves the product G without gripping the product G. It is possible to display the imported product G on the display shelf.
  • the outer peripheral surface of the product G is imaged, and the front surface of the product G is specified from the captured image.
  • the portion of the outer peripheral surface of the product G that faces the front side for example, the position of the barcode for product management on the outer peripheral surface of the product G is specified, and the side opposite to the specified barcode position. It may be regarded as a part in which the surface of the surface faces the front side.
  • portion of the outer peripheral surface of the product G that faces the front side is not limited to the front portion on which the product name is described, and the portion other than the portion that is set for each product G and has the product name described is on the front side. It may be set to face.
  • the product replenishment mechanism 30 takes out the product G stored in the stored product row 21a associated with the display product row 12a for replenishing the product G among the plurality of display product rows 12a.
  • the display product line 12a for replenishing the product G is shown in which the product G is replenished, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the stored product is placed on the mounting surface of the storage shelf.
  • a product storage unit an imaging unit that images the outer peripheral surface of the product G placed on the product storage unit, and a product identification unit that specifies the type of product from the image of the outer peripheral surface of the product imaged by the imaging unit.
  • a product display device including a storage unit that stores the storage position and the type of the product put into the product storage unit in association with each other in the product storage unit can be considered.
  • the types of products associated with the display product line for replenishing the products are placed in a plurality of products placed on the storage shelf based on the product type and storage position stored in the storage unit. Select from and take out by the product replenishment mechanism and replenish the displayed product line.

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[Problem] To provide an article display device capable of facilitating reduction of workload on a worker who performs an article replenishing operation. [Solution] An article replenishing mechanism 30 is provided, the replenishing mechanism 30 being disposed between a showcase 10 and an article storage part 20, taking out an article G stored in the article storage part 20, and replenishing display shelves 12 from the back side of the showcase 10 with the taken out article G.

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商品陳列装置Product display device
　本発明は、例えば、コンビニエンスストア等の店舗内に設置される商品陳列装置に関するものである。 The present invention relates to a product display device installed in a store such as a convenience store, for example.
　従来の商品陳列装置としては、例えばコンビニエンスストア等の店舗内に設置されるものであり、商品が陳列される陳列棚が設けられたショーケースと、ショーケースの背面側に設けられ、陳列棚に陳列される商品を貯蔵する商品貯蔵室と、を備えたものが知られている（例えば、特許文献１参照）。 Conventional product display devices are installed in stores such as convenience stores, and are provided in showcases provided with display shelves for displaying products and on the back side of the showcases on the display shelves. A product storage room for storing products to be displayed is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
特開平１０－２７４４６５号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-274465
　前記商品陳列装置では、陳列棚に商品を補充する際に、作業者が商品貯蔵室内に入って、ショーケースの背面側から商品の補充作業を行う必要がある。また、前記商品陳列装置は、陳列棚に補充する商品を商品貯蔵室内において予め冷却しておくために、商品貯蔵室内が商品を冷却可能な低温に保持されている。このため、前記商品陳列装置では、商品の補充作業を行う作業者が低温の商品貯蔵室において作業を行うことになり、作業者に対する負担が大きい。 In the product display device, when replenishing products on the display shelf, it is necessary for an operator to enter the product storage room and perform the product replenishment work from the back side of the showcase. Further, in the product display device, in order to pre-cool the products to be replenished in the display shelf in the product storage room, the product storage room is kept at a low temperature at which the products can be cooled. Therefore, in the product display device, the worker who replenishes the product will perform the work in the low temperature product storage room, which imposes a heavy burden on the worker.
　本発明の目的とするところは、商品の補充作業を行う作業者の作業負担の低減を図ることのできる商品陳列装置を提供することにある。 An object of the present invention is to provide a product display device capable of reducing the work load of a worker who replenishes a product.
　本発明の商品陳列装置は、前記目的を達成するために、複数の商品が陳列される陳列部と、前記陳列部の背面側に設けられ、前記陳列部に陳列される商品を貯蔵する商品貯蔵部と、前記陳列部と前記商品貯蔵部との間に設けられ、前記商品貯蔵部に貯蔵された商品を取り出すとともに、取り出した商品を背面側から前記陳列部に補充する商品補充機構と、前記陳列部に陳列されている商品の残数を検出する残数検出部と、前記残数検出部によって前記陳列部に載置された商品の残数が所定の残数以下となった状態を検出した場合に、前記商品補充機構によって前記商品貯蔵部に貯蔵された商品を取り出して前記陳列部に陳列する商品補充制御部と、を備えている。 In order to achieve the above object, the product display device of the present invention has a display unit on which a plurality of products are displayed, and a product storage provided on the back side of the display unit to store the products displayed on the display unit. A product replenishment mechanism provided between the display unit, the display unit, and the product storage unit, which takes out the products stored in the product storage unit and replenishes the removed products from the back side to the display unit, and the product replenishment mechanism. The remaining number detecting unit that detects the remaining number of products displayed in the display unit and the remaining number detecting unit detects a state in which the remaining number of products placed on the display unit is equal to or less than a predetermined remaining number. In this case, the product replenishment control unit is provided with a product replenishment control unit that takes out the products stored in the product storage unit by the product replenishment mechanism and displays them in the display unit.
　本発明によれば、作業者による陳列棚に商品を補充する作業が必要なくなるため、商品の補充作業を行う作業者の作業負担の低減を図ることが可能となる。 According to the present invention, since it is not necessary for the worker to replenish the display shelf with the product, it is possible to reduce the work load of the worker who replenishes the product.
本発明の一実施形態を示す商品陳列装置の正面図である。It is a front view of the product display device which shows one Embodiment of this invention. 商品陳列装置の側面断面図である。It is a side sectional view of the product display device. 商品陳列装置の要部側面断面図である。It is a side sectional view of the main part of the product display device. （ａ）商品補充機構の要部平面図、（ｂ）商品補充機構の要部側面図である。(A) A plan view of a main part of the product replenishment mechanism, and (b) a side view of the main part of the product replenishment mechanism. 制御系を示すブロック図である。It is a block diagram which shows the control system. 商品補充動作を説明する図である。It is a figure explaining the product replenishment operation. 商品補充動作を説明する図である。It is a figure explaining the product replenishment operation.
　図１乃至図７は、本発明の一実施形態を示すものである。 1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention.
　本発明の商品陳列装置１は、コンビニエンスストア等の店舗に設置され、商品として、ペットボトル、缶、ビン等の縦長の容器入り飲料を直立した姿勢で陳列するものである。 The product display device 1 of the present invention is installed in a store such as a convenience store, and displays vertically long containerized beverages such as PET bottles, cans, and bottles in an upright position as products.
　この商品陳列装置１は、図２に示すように、前面が店舗内の通路を臨むショーケース１０と、ショーケース１０の背面側に設けられ、ショーケース１０内に収納される商品Ｇを貯蔵する商品貯蔵部２０と、ショーケース１０と商品貯蔵部２０との間に設けられ、商品貯蔵部２０に貯蔵された商品Ｇを取り出すとともに、取り出した商品Ｇをショーケース１０の背面側から補充する商品補充機構３０と、ショーケース１０の背面側において商品貯蔵部２０及び商品補充機構３０を囲む商品貯蔵室４０と、を備えている。商品陳列装置１は、ショーケース１０の内部及び商品貯蔵室４０の内部が、図示しない冷却装置によって所定の温度に冷却される。 As shown in FIG. 2, the product display device 1 stores a showcase 10 whose front surface faces a passage in the store and a product G which is provided on the back side of the showcase 10 and is stored in the showcase 10. A product provided between the product storage unit 20 and the showcase 10 and the product storage unit 20 to take out the product G stored in the product storage unit 20 and to replenish the taken-out product G from the back side of the showcase 10. A replenishment mechanism 30 and a product storage chamber 40 surrounding the product storage unit 20 and the product replenishment mechanism 30 on the back side of the showcase 10 are provided. In the product display device 1, the inside of the showcase 10 and the inside of the product storage chamber 40 are cooled to a predetermined temperature by a cooling device (not shown).
　ショーケース１０は、上面側、底面側及び左右両側面側がそれぞれ断熱壁によって囲まれ、前面側に商品取出用開口１０ａが形成され、背面側に商品貯蔵室４０に連通する商品補充用開口１０ｂが形成されている。商品取出用開口１０ａは、ガラス板等の透明な部材によって形成され、内部を視認可能な商品取出扉１１によって開閉される。ショーケース１０の内部には、商品Ｇを陳列するための陳列部としての陳列棚１２が上下方向に複数段配置されている。陳列棚１２は、商品Ｇを載置するための載置面がショーケース１０の前方に向かって下り傾斜となっており、載置面を１つの商品Ｇごとに幅方向に仕切ることにより前後方向に延びる陳列商品列１２ａ（図３に示す）が形成されている。また、陳列棚１２の各陳列商品列１２ａには、同一種類の商品Ｇが並べられる。陳列棚１２の各陳列商品列１２ａに載置された商品Ｇは、陳列棚１２の傾斜した載置面において自重によって前方に付勢されることになり、陳列棚１２の前端側から順番に後方に並ぶようになっている。陳列棚１２に補充する商品Ｇは、商品補充用開口１０ｂを介して陳列棚１２の背面側から投入される。 In the showcase 10, the upper surface side, the bottom surface side, and the left and right side surfaces are each surrounded by heat insulating walls, a product take-out opening 10a is formed on the front side, and a product replenishment opening 10b communicating with the product storage chamber 40 is formed on the back side. It is formed. The product take-out opening 10a is formed of a transparent member such as a glass plate, and is opened and closed by a product take-out door 11 whose inside can be visually recognized. Inside the showcase 10, display shelves 12 as display units for displaying the product G are arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction. In the display shelf 12, the mounting surface for mounting the product G is inclined downward toward the front of the showcase 10, and the mounting surface is partitioned in the width direction for each product G in the front-rear direction. A display product line 12a (shown in FIG. 3) is formed. In addition, the same type of products G are arranged in each display product row 12a of the display shelf 12. The product G placed on each display product row 12a of the display shelf 12 is urged forward by its own weight on the inclined mounting surface of the display shelf 12, and is sequentially rearward from the front end side of the display shelf 12. It is designed to line up with. The product G to be replenished to the display shelf 12 is loaded from the back side of the display shelf 12 through the product replenishment opening 10b.
　商品貯蔵部２０は、商品Ｇを横倒しの姿勢で貯蔵するための貯蔵棚２１が上下方向に複数段配置されている。貯蔵棚２１は、商品Ｇを載置する載置面が前方（ショーケース１０側）に向かって下り傾斜となっており、載置面を１つの商品Ｇごとに幅方向に仕切ることにより前後方向に延びる貯蔵商品列２１ａ（図３に示す）が形成されている。また、貯蔵棚２１の貯蔵商品列２１ａには、同一種類の商品Ｇが並べられる。貯蔵棚２１の各貯蔵商品列２１ａに載置された商品Ｇは、貯蔵棚２１の傾斜した載置面において自重によって前方に付勢されることになり、貯蔵棚２１の前端側から順番に後方に並ぶようになっている。また、貯蔵棚２１の各貯蔵商品列２１ａの前側には、貯蔵棚２１の最前端側に位置する商品Ｇの前方への移動を規制するための第１ストッパ２２と、貯蔵棚２１の最前端側から２番目の商品Ｇの前方への移動を規制するための第２ストッパ２３と、が設けられている。第１ストッパ２２及び第２ストッパ２３は、ソレノイド等の駆動機構によって載置面から突出する突出動作、載置面から後退する後退動作を行う。第１ストッパ２２及び第２ストッパ２３は、一方が載置面から上方に突出すると、他方が載置面の下方に後退するように連動する。貯蔵棚２１の商品Ｇは、第１ストッパ２２によって最前端側の商品Ｇの移動を規制することで、全体の商品Ｇが貯蔵棚２１に載置された状態となる。また、貯蔵棚２１は、第１ストッパ２２を載置面から後退させて第２ストッパ２３によって最前端側から２番目の商品Ｇの移動を規制することで、最前端側の商品Ｇのみを前方に搬出する。貯蔵棚２１に補充する商品Ｇは、商品貯蔵室４０の背面側に設けられた後述する商品投入口を介して貯蔵棚２１の背面側から投入される。 In the product storage unit 20, a plurality of storage shelves 21 for storing the product G in a sideways posture are arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction. In the storage shelf 21, the mounting surface on which the product G is placed is inclined downward toward the front (showcase 10 side), and the mounting surface is partitioned in the width direction for each product G in the front-rear direction. A storage product row 21a (shown in FIG. 3) is formed. Further, the same type of products G are arranged in the stored product row 21a of the storage shelf 21. The product G placed on each storage product row 21a of the storage shelf 21 is urged forward by its own weight on the inclined mounting surface of the storage shelf 21, and is sequentially rearward from the front end side of the storage shelf 21. It is designed to line up with. Further, on the front side of each storage product row 21a of the storage shelf 21, a first stopper 22 for restricting the forward movement of the product G located on the frontmost end side of the storage shelf 21 and the frontmost end of the storage shelf 21 are provided. A second stopper 23 for restricting the forward movement of the second product G from the side is provided. The first stopper 22 and the second stopper 23 perform a protruding operation of projecting from the mounting surface and a retracting operation of retreating from the mounting surface by a drive mechanism such as a solenoid. When one of the first stopper 22 and the second stopper 23 protrudes upward from the mounting surface, the other is interlocked so as to retract downward of the mounting surface. The product G of the storage shelf 21 is in a state in which the entire product G is placed on the storage shelf 21 by restricting the movement of the product G on the frontmost end side by the first stopper 22. Further, the storage shelf 21 retracts the first stopper 22 from the mounting surface and restricts the movement of the second product G from the front end side by the second stopper 23, so that only the product G on the front end side is forward. Carry out to. The product G to be replenished in the storage shelf 21 is loaded from the back side of the storage shelf 21 through a product input port provided on the back side of the product storage chamber 40, which will be described later.
　商品補充機構３０は、図３及び図４に示すように、商品貯蔵部２０から搬出された商品Ｇを把持するための把持部３１と、把持部３１の上下動及び向きの変更に関する動作を行うための把持部動作機構３２と、商品Ｇを回転させる商品回転機構３３と、商品回転機構３３によって回転している商品Ｇの外周部を撮像するための撮像部３４と、把持部３１、把持部動作機構３２、商品回転機構３３及び撮像部３４をショーケース１０と商品貯蔵部２０との間を上下方向、幅方向及び前後方向に移動させる移動機構３５と、を備えている。 As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the product replenishment mechanism 30 performs an operation related to vertical movement and orientation change of the grip portion 31 for gripping the product G carried out from the product storage unit 20 and the grip portion 31. The grip portion operating mechanism 32 for the purpose, the product rotation mechanism 33 for rotating the product G, the imaging unit 34 for imaging the outer peripheral portion of the product G rotated by the product rotation mechanism 33, the grip portion 31, and the grip portion. It is provided with a moving mechanism 35 that moves the operating mechanism 32, the product rotating mechanism 33, and the imaging unit 34 between the showcase 10 and the product storage unit 20 in the vertical, horizontal, and front-rear directions.
　把持部３１は、商品Ｇの外周部を径方向外側から挟んで把持するための対を成す把持片３１ａを有し、図示しない把持用駆動機構によって対を成す把持片３１ａが把持動作を行う。 The grip portion 31 has a pair of grip pieces 31a for gripping the outer peripheral portion of the product G from the outside in the radial direction, and the pair of grip pieces 31a perform a grip operation by a gripping drive mechanism (not shown).
　把持部動作機構３２は、基端側が基台３０ａに連結され、先端側に把持部３１が連結されている。把持部動作機構３２は、把持片３１ａの先端部の向きを商品補充機構３０側またはショーケース１０側に変化させるために水平旋回する機構と、把持部３１を上下方向に移動させる機構と、対を成す把持片３１ａを幅方向に配置する姿勢と上下方向に配置する姿勢に変化させるために垂直旋回する機構と、を有している。 The grip portion operating mechanism 32 has a base end side connected to the base 30a and a grip portion 31 connected to the tip end side. The grip portion operating mechanism 32 is a pair of a mechanism that horizontally turns to change the direction of the tip portion of the grip piece 31a to the product replenishment mechanism 30 side or the showcase 10 side, and a mechanism that moves the grip portion 31 in the vertical direction. It has a mechanism for vertically turning to change the posture in which the gripping piece 31a forming the above is arranged in the width direction and the posture in which the gripping piece 31a is arranged in the vertical direction.
　商品回転機構３３は、基台３０ａの上面に設けられ、把持部３１によって把持した商品Ｇを載置する載置台３３ａを有し、図示しない載置台駆動機構によって載置台３３ａが旋回動作を行う。商品回転機構３３は、陳列方向調整部を構成する要素の一つである。 The product rotation mechanism 33 is provided on the upper surface of the base 30a, has a mounting base 33a on which the product G gripped by the grip portion 31 is placed, and the mounting base 33a rotates by a mounting base drive mechanism (not shown). The product rotation mechanism 33 is one of the elements constituting the display direction adjusting unit.
　撮像部３４は、例えば、固体撮像素子を有するカメラであり、把持部３１に設けられている。撮像部３４は、レンズが水平方向に向けられている。撮像部３４は、陳列方向調整部を構成する要素の一つである。 The image pickup unit 34 is, for example, a camera having a solid-state image sensor, and is provided in the grip portion 31. The lens of the imaging unit 34 is oriented in the horizontal direction. The imaging unit 34 is one of the elements constituting the display direction adjusting unit.
　移動機構３５は、基台３０ａを前後方向に移動させるための前後移動機構３５ａと、前後移動機構３５ａを幅方向に移動させるための左右移動機構３５ｂと、左右移動機構３５ｂを上下方向に移動させるための上下移動機構３５ｃと、を有している。前後移動機構３５ａ、左右移動機構３５ｂ及び上下移動機構３５ｃは、それぞれ、例えばボールネジとボールネジに螺合するナットとからなる回転動作を直線動作に変換する機構からなり、電動モータ等の駆動力によって駆動する。 The moving mechanism 35 moves the front-back moving mechanism 35a for moving the base 30a in the front-rear direction, the left-right moving mechanism 35b for moving the front-back moving mechanism 35a in the width direction, and the left-right moving mechanism 35b in the up-down direction. It has a vertical movement mechanism 35c for the purpose. The front-back movement mechanism 35a, the left-right movement mechanism 35b, and the up-down movement mechanism 35c are each composed of a mechanism for converting a rotational movement consisting of a ball screw and a nut screwed into the ball screw into a linear movement, and are driven by a driving force of an electric motor or the like. To do.
　商品貯蔵室４０は、図２に示すように、ショーケース１０と一体に形成され、ショーケース１０の背面側の上面側、底面側、左右両側面側及び背面側を断熱壁で囲むことによって形成されている。また、商品貯蔵室４０の背面側には、商品貯蔵部２０の各貯蔵棚２１の各貯蔵商品列２１ａに、商品Ｇを投入するための複数の商品投入口４０ａが設けられている。 As shown in FIG. 2, the product storage chamber 40 is integrally formed with the showcase 10, and is formed by surrounding the upper surface side, the bottom surface side, the left and right side surface sides, and the back surface side of the back side of the showcase 10 with a heat insulating wall. Has been done. Further, on the back side of the product storage chamber 40, a plurality of product input ports 40a for loading the product G are provided in each storage product row 21a of each storage shelf 21 of the product storage unit 20.
　また、商品陳列装置１は、補充が必要な陳列商品列１２ａに商品Ｇを補充する動作を行うために商品貯蔵部２０及び商品補充機構３０の動作を制御するためのコントローラ５０を備えている。 Further, the product display device 1 includes a controller 50 for controlling the operation of the product storage unit 20 and the product replenishment mechanism 30 in order to perform the operation of replenishing the product G to the display product row 12a that needs to be replenished.
　コントローラ５０は、ＣＰＵ、ＲＯＭ，ＲＡＭを有している。コントローラ５０は、入力側に接続された装置からの入力信号を受信すると、ＣＰＵが、入力信号に基づいてＲＯＭに記憶されたプログラムを読み出すとともに、入力信号によって検出された状態をＲＡＭに記憶したり、出力側に接続された装置に出力信号を送信したりする。コントローラ５０は、商品補充制御部、及び、陳列方向調整部を構成する要素の一つである特定部として機能する。 The controller 50 has a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. When the controller 50 receives the input signal from the device connected to the input side, the CPU reads the program stored in the ROM based on the input signal and stores the state detected by the input signal in the RAM. , Send an output signal to a device connected to the output side. The controller 50 functions as a product replenishment control unit and a specific unit that is one of the elements constituting the display direction adjustment unit.
　コントローラ５０の入力側には、図５に示すように、商品補充機構３０における撮像部３４と、ショーケース１０の各陳列棚１２の各陳列商品列１２ａにおける商品Ｇの残数を検出するための残数検出部５１と、が接続されている。 On the input side of the controller 50, as shown in FIG. 5, the image pickup unit 34 in the product replenishment mechanism 30 and the remaining number of products G in each display product row 12a of each display shelf 12 of the showcase 10 are detected. The remaining number detection unit 51 is connected to the unit.
　残数検出部５１は、例えば、ショーケース１０の各陳列棚１２の各陳列商品列１２ａの前後方向の所定位置に設けられ、発光素子と受光素子とからなる光センサである。残数検出部５１は、陳列商品列１２ａにおける商品Ｇの残数が所定の残数以下になると補充信号を発信する。 The remaining number detection unit 51 is, for example, an optical sensor provided at a predetermined position in the front-rear direction of each display product line 12a of each display shelf 12 of the showcase 10 and composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The remaining number detection unit 51 transmits a replenishment signal when the remaining number of products G in the display product row 12a becomes equal to or less than a predetermined remaining number.
　また、コントローラ５０の出力側には、商品貯蔵部２０及び商品補充機構３０が接続されている。 Further, the product storage unit 20 and the product replenishment mechanism 30 are connected to the output side of the controller 50.
　さらに、コントローラ５０の記憶領域には、ショーケース１０における陳列棚１２の各陳列商品列１２ａと、商品貯蔵部２０における貯蔵棚２１の各貯蔵商品列２１ａと、がそれぞれ対応付けられている。 Further, in the storage area of the controller 50, each display product row 12a of the display shelf 12 in the showcase 10 and each storage product row 21a of the storage shelf 21 in the product storage unit 20 are associated with each other.
　以上のように構成された商品陳列装置１において、店舗の利用者がショーケース１０の商品取出扉１１を開放して陳列棚１２の各陳列商品列１２ａにおける最前列の商品Ｇを取り出すと、陳列商品列１２ａに残っている商品Ｇは、自重によって前方に移動する。 In the product display device 1 configured as described above, when the store user opens the product take-out door 11 of the showcase 10 and takes out the product G in the front row in each display product row 12a of the display shelf 12, the product G is displayed. The product G remaining in the product row 12a moves forward due to its own weight.
　陳列棚１２の各陳列商品列１２ａにおいて所定数の商品Ｇが取り出されると、コントローラ５０は、対応する残数検出部５１からの出力信号を受信し、商品Ｇの補充動作を開始する。 When a predetermined number of products G are taken out from each display product row 12a of the display shelf 12, the controller 50 receives an output signal from the corresponding remaining quantity detection unit 51 and starts the replenishment operation of the products G.
　まず、コントローラ５０は、商品補充機構３０を駆動して把持部３１を、商品貯蔵部２０における対応する貯蔵棚２１の貯蔵商品列２１ａの前に移動させる。このとき、把持部３１は、対を成す把持片３１ａが上下方向に配置された姿勢となっている。 First, the controller 50 drives the product replenishment mechanism 30 to move the grip portion 31 in front of the stored product row 21a of the corresponding storage shelf 21 in the product storage unit 20. At this time, the grip portion 31 is in a posture in which the pair of grip pieces 31a are arranged in the vertical direction.
　次に、コントローラ５０は、商品貯蔵部２０における対応する貯蔵棚２１の貯蔵商品列２１ａにおいて、第１ストッパ２２後退させて、第２ストッパ２３を突出させる。これにより、貯蔵棚２１の対応する貯蔵商品列２１ａに貯蔵されている複数の商品Ｇのうち最前端側に位置する商品Ｇのみが、貯蔵棚２１から落下して把持片３１ａの間に進入する。 Next, the controller 50 retracts the first stopper 22 and projects the second stopper 23 in the stored product row 21a of the corresponding storage shelf 21 in the product storage unit 20. As a result, only the product G located on the foremost end side among the plurality of products G stored in the corresponding storage product row 21a of the storage shelf 21 falls from the storage shelf 21 and enters between the gripping pieces 31a. ..
　商品貯蔵部２０から商品Ｇを取出した後、コントローラ５０は、図６（ａ）に示すように、把持部３１の対をなす把持片３１ａをそれぞれ移動させる。これにより、補充される商品Ｇは、対を成す把持片３１ａによって把持される。 After taking out the product G from the product storage unit 20, the controller 50 moves each of the gripping pieces 31a forming a pair of the gripping units 31 as shown in FIG. 6A. As a result, the replenished product G is gripped by the pair of gripping pieces 31a.
　把持部３１によって商品Ｇを把持した後、コントローラ５０は、図６（ｂ）に示すように、把持部動作機構３２によって把持部３１を垂直旋回させ、把持部３１が把持している商品Ｇを直立姿勢とする。その後、コントローラ５０は、図６（ｃ）に示すように、把持部３１を下方に移動させて商品Ｇを載置台３３ａ上に載置し、商品Ｇの把持部３１による把持を解除する。 After gripping the product G by the grip portion 31, the controller 50 vertically turns the grip portion 31 by the grip portion operating mechanism 32 as shown in FIG. 6B, and grips the product G held by the grip portion 31. Take an upright posture. After that, as shown in FIG. 6C, the controller 50 moves the grip portion 31 downward to place the product G on the mounting table 33a, and releases the grip of the product G by the grip portion 31.
　把持部３１による把持を解除した後、コントローラ５０は、図６（ｄ）に示すように、商品回転機構３３によって載置台３３ａを駆動させて載置台３３ａに載置された商品Ｇを水平旋回させ、旋回している商品Ｇの外周面を撮像部３４によって撮像し、陳列棚１２に商品Ｇを陳列する際における商品Ｇの外周面の中から正面部分（前面側に向ける部分）を特定する。 After releasing the grip by the grip portion 31, the controller 50 drives the mounting table 33a by the product rotating mechanism 33 to horizontally rotate the product G mounted on the mounting table 33a, as shown in FIG. 6D. The outer peripheral surface of the swirling product G is imaged by the imaging unit 34, and a front portion (a portion facing the front side) is specified from the outer peripheral surface of the product G when the product G is displayed on the display shelf 12.
　商品Ｇにおける正面部分を特定した後、コントローラ５０は、商品Ｇにおける正面部分を背面側に向けた状態で載置台３３ａを停止し、把持部３１によって商品Ｇを把持する。 After specifying the front portion of the product G, the controller 50 stops the mounting table 33a with the front portion of the product G facing the back side, and grips the product G by the grip portion 31.
　把持部３１によって商品Ｇを把持した後、コントローラ５０は、移動機構３５によって商品Ｇを把持した把持部３１を、対応する陳列棚１２の陳列商品列１２ａの背面側に移動させる。その後、コントローラ５０は、図７（ａ）に示すように、対を成す把持片３１ａの先端が前方を向くように把持部動作機構３２によって把持部３１を旋回させる。 After gripping the product G by the grip portion 31, the controller 50 moves the grip portion 31 that grips the product G by the moving mechanism 35 to the back side of the display product row 12a of the corresponding display shelf 12. After that, as shown in FIG. 7A, the controller 50 turns the grip portion 31 by the grip portion operation mechanism 32 so that the tips of the pair of grip pieces 31a face forward.
　把持部３１を旋回させた後、コントローラ５０は、図７（ｂ）に示すように、前後移動機構３５ａによって基台３０ａを前方に移動させ、陳列棚１２の後端側の上面に商品Ｇを移動する。その後、コントローラ５０は、図７（ｃ）に示すように、把持部３１を下方に移動させて商品Ｇを陳列棚１２の上面に載置し、把持部３１による商品Ｇの把持を解除する。 After turning the grip portion 31, the controller 50 moves the base 30a forward by the front-rear movement mechanism 35a as shown in FIG. 7B, and puts the product G on the upper surface on the rear end side of the display shelf 12. Moving. After that, as shown in FIG. 7C, the controller 50 moves the grip portion 31 downward to place the product G on the upper surface of the display shelf 12, and releases the grip portion 31 from gripping the product G.
　最後に、コントローラ５０は、把持部３１の姿勢を所定の待機姿勢とし、移動機構３５によって把持部３１を所定の待機位置に移動させて動作を終了する。 Finally, the controller 50 sets the posture of the grip portion 31 to a predetermined standby posture, moves the grip portion 31 to a predetermined standby position by the moving mechanism 35, and ends the operation.
　このように、本実施形態の商品陳列装置によれば、ショーケース１０と商品貯蔵部２０との間に設けられ、商品貯蔵部２０に貯蔵された商品Ｇを取り出すとともに、取り出した商品Ｇを前記ショーケース１０の背面側から陳列棚１２に補充する商品補充機構３０を備えている。 As described above, according to the product display device of the present embodiment, the product G provided between the showcase 10 and the product storage unit 20 and stored in the product storage unit 20 is taken out, and the taken-out product G is taken out. A product replenishment mechanism 30 for replenishing the display shelf 12 from the back side of the showcase 10 is provided.
　これにより、作業者による陳列棚１２に商品Ｇを補充する作業が必要なくなるため、商品Ｇの補充作業を行う作業者の作業負担の低減を図ることが可能となる。 As a result, it is not necessary for the worker to replenish the display shelf 12 with the product G, so that it is possible to reduce the work load of the worker who replenishes the product G.
　また、商品補充機構３０によって商品貯蔵部２０に貯蔵された商品Ｇを取り出して陳列棚１２に陳列する際に、商品Ｇにおける所定の部分をショーケース１０の正面側に向けている。 Further, when the product G stored in the product storage unit 20 is taken out by the product replenishment mechanism 30 and displayed on the display shelf 12, a predetermined portion of the product G is directed to the front side of the showcase 10.
　これにより、作業者による陳列棚１２に陳列される商品Ｇのフェイスアップ作業が必要なくなるため、商品Ｇの陳列作業を行う作業者の作業負担の低減を図ることが可能となる。 As a result, the face-up work of the product G displayed on the display shelf 12 by the worker is not required, so that the work load of the worker who performs the display work of the product G can be reduced.
　また、商品補充機構３０に設けられ、商品貯蔵部２０から取り出した商品Ｇを回転させる商品回転機構３３と、商品回転機構３３によって回転している商品Ｇの外周面を撮像する撮像部３４と、を備え、コントローラ５０が、商品回転機構３３によって回転している商品Ｇの外周面を撮像部３４によって撮像することで、商品Ｇにおける正面部分（前面側に向ける部分）を特定している。 Further, a product rotation mechanism 33 provided in the product replenishment mechanism 30 to rotate the product G taken out from the product storage unit 20, and an imaging unit 34 for imaging the outer peripheral surface of the product G rotated by the product rotation mechanism 33. The controller 50 identifies the front portion (the portion facing the front side) of the product G by imaging the outer peripheral surface of the product G rotated by the product rotation mechanism 33 with the image pickup unit 34.
　これにより、商品補充機構３０において、商品Ｇにおける正面部分を特定するとともに、商品Ｇの正面部分をショーケース１０の前面側に向けた状態で陳列棚１２に載置することが可能となり、商品Ｇの正面を特定する複数の機構を必要とすることなく、１つの機構によって陳列棚１２に載置する商品Ｇをショーケース１０の正面側に向けることが可能となる。 As a result, the product replenishment mechanism 30 can specify the front portion of the product G and place the product G on the display shelf 12 with the front portion of the product G facing the front side of the showcase 10. It is possible to direct the product G to be placed on the display shelf 12 toward the front side of the showcase 10 by one mechanism without requiring a plurality of mechanisms for specifying the front surface of the product.
　また、コントローラ５０は、複数の陳列商品列１２ａのそれぞれと、複数の貯蔵商品列２１ａのいずれかと、を対応付けて記憶し、商品補充機構３０は、複数の陳列商品列１２ａのうち商品Ｇを補充する陳列商品列１２ａに対応付けられた貯蔵商品列２１ａに貯蔵されている商品Ｇを取り出して、商品Ｇを補充する陳列商品列１２ａに商品Ｇを補充する。 Further, the controller 50 stores each of the plurality of displayed product rows 12a in association with any one of the plurality of stored product rows 21a, and the product replenishment mechanism 30 stores the product G among the plurality of displayed product rows 12a. The product G stored in the stored product line 21a associated with the displayed product line 12a to be replenished is taken out, and the product G is replenished to the displayed product line 12a to be replenished with the product G.
　これにより、複数種類の商品Ｇを陳列する場合にも対応可能となり、陳列棚１２に陳列する商品Ｇに関する作業負担の更なる低減を図ることが可能となる。 As a result, it becomes possible to cope with the case where a plurality of types of products G are displayed, and it is possible to further reduce the work load related to the products G displayed on the display shelf 12.
　また、ショーケース１０の背面側には、内部に商品貯蔵部２０が配置される商品貯蔵室４０が形成され、商品貯蔵室４０の背面側には、商品貯蔵室４０の外側から商品貯蔵部２０に商品Ｇを投入可能な商品投入口４０ａが設けられている。 Further, on the back side of the showcase 10, a product storage room 40 in which the product storage unit 20 is arranged is formed, and on the back side of the product storage room 40, the product storage unit 20 is formed from the outside of the product storage room 40. Is provided with a product input port 40a into which the product G can be input.
　これにより、冷却されている商品貯蔵室４０内に作業者が入る必要がなくなるため、作業者の作業負担をより低減することが可能となる。 As a result, it is not necessary for the worker to enter the cooled product storage room 40, so that the work load of the worker can be further reduced.
　尚、前記実施形態では、複数の陳列棚１２の各陳列商品列１２ａに陳列されている商品Ｇの残数を、各陳列商品列１２ａに設けられた残数検出部５１によって検出するようにしたものを示したが、これに限られるものではない。複数の陳列棚１２の各陳列商品列１２ａに陳列されている商品Ｇの残数は、例えば、所謂ＰＯＳシステムによって集計された商品Ｇの販売数に基づいて取得することも可能である。この場合には、陳列棚１２に商品Ｇの残数を検出するセンサを取り付ける必要がないので、センサの設置に係るコストの低減を図ることが可能となる。 In the above embodiment, the remaining number of products G displayed in each displayed product row 12a of the plurality of display shelves 12 is detected by the remaining number detecting unit 51 provided in each displayed product row 12a. I have shown, but it is not limited to this. The remaining number of products G displayed in each display product row 12a of the plurality of display shelves 12 can be obtained, for example, based on the number of products sold sold by the so-called POS system. In this case, since it is not necessary to attach a sensor for detecting the remaining number of products G to the display shelf 12, it is possible to reduce the cost related to the installation of the sensor.
　また、前記実施形態では、ショーケース１０として、ショーケース１０の前面の商品取出用開口１０ａを開閉する商品取出扉１１を備えた所謂リーチインショーケースを示したが、これに限られるものではない。例えば、前面の商品取出用開口にエアカーテンが形成されるオープンショーケースの背面側に商品貯蔵部２０及び商品補充機構３０を設けてもよい。 Further, in the above-described embodiment, as the showcase 10, a so-called reach-in showcase provided with a product take-out door 11 for opening and closing the product take-out opening 10a on the front surface of the showcase 10 is shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the product storage unit 20 and the product replenishment mechanism 30 may be provided on the back side of the open showcase in which the air curtain is formed in the product take-out opening on the front surface.
　また、前記実施形態では、商品貯蔵部２０の貯蔵棚２１において、商品Ｇを横倒しの姿勢で貯蔵するものを示したが、商品Ｇを直立した姿勢で貯蔵する商品貯蔵部であってもよい。 Further, in the above-described embodiment, the storage shelf 21 of the product storage unit 20 shows that the product G is stored in a sideways posture, but the product storage unit may be a product storage unit that stores the product G in an upright posture.
　また、前記実施形態では、商品補充機構３０を、商品Ｇの外周面を挟むように商品Ｇを把持する把持部３１を示したが、これに限られるものではない。例えば、商品Ｇを直立した姿勢で貯蔵する商品貯蔵部の場合には、商品Ｇを把持することなく、商品Ｇを移動させるコンベアを有するバケットによって、商品貯蔵部に貯蔵された商品Ｇを取り込み、取り込んだ商品Ｇを陳列棚に陳列することが可能である。 Further, in the above-described embodiment, the product replenishment mechanism 30 shows the grip portion 31 that grips the product G so as to sandwich the outer peripheral surface of the product G, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the case of a product storage unit that stores the product G in an upright position, the product G stored in the product storage unit is taken in by a bucket having a conveyor that moves the product G without gripping the product G. It is possible to display the imported product G on the display shelf.
　また、前記実施形態では、商品Ｇの外周面における正面部分（前面側に向ける部分）を特定する方法として、商品Ｇの外周面を撮像し、撮像した画像から商品Ｇの正面を特定するようにしたものを示したが、これに限られるものではない。商品Ｇの外周面における前面側に向ける部分を特定するその他の方法としては、例えば、商品Ｇの外周面における商品管理のためのバーコードの位置を特定し、特定したバーコードの位置と反対側の面を前面側に向ける部分とみなしてもよい。また、商品Ｇの外周面における前面側に向ける部分は、商品名が記載されている正面部分には限られず、商品Ｇ毎に設定して商品名が記載された部分以外の部分を前面側に向くように設定してもよい。 Further, in the above-described embodiment, as a method of specifying the front portion (the portion facing the front side) on the outer peripheral surface of the product G, the outer peripheral surface of the product G is imaged, and the front surface of the product G is specified from the captured image. However, it is not limited to this. As another method of specifying the portion of the outer peripheral surface of the product G that faces the front side, for example, the position of the barcode for product management on the outer peripheral surface of the product G is specified, and the side opposite to the specified barcode position. It may be regarded as a part in which the surface of the surface faces the front side. Further, the portion of the outer peripheral surface of the product G that faces the front side is not limited to the front portion on which the product name is described, and the portion other than the portion that is set for each product G and has the product name described is on the front side. It may be set to face.
　また、前記実施形態では、商品補充機構３０が、複数の陳列商品列１２ａのうち商品Ｇを補充する陳列商品列１２ａに対応付けられた貯蔵商品列２１ａに貯蔵されている商品Ｇを取り出して、商品Ｇを補充する陳列商品列１２ａに商品Ｇを補充するようにしたものを示したが、これに限られるものではない。商品貯蔵部に貯蔵された複数種類の商品から特定の種類の商品を取り出して、陳列商品列に商品Ｇを補充するその他の例としては、貯蔵される商品が貯蔵棚の載置面に載置される商品貯蔵部と、商品貯蔵部に載置される商品Ｇの外周面を撮像する撮像部と、撮像部によって撮像された商品の外周面の画像から商品の種類を特定する商品特定部と、商品貯蔵部に投入された商品の商品貯蔵部における貯蔵位置と種類とを対応付けて記憶する記憶部と、を備える商品陳列装置が考えられる。この商品陳列装置では、商品を補充する陳列商品列に対応付けられた種類の商品を、記憶部に記憶された商品の種類と貯蔵位置に基づいて貯蔵棚に載置された複数の商品の中から選択して商品補充機構によって取り出し、陳列商品列に補充する。これにより、前記実施形態と同様に、複数種類の商品Ｇを陳列する場合にも対応可能となる。 Further, in the above embodiment, the product replenishment mechanism 30 takes out the product G stored in the stored product row 21a associated with the display product row 12a for replenishing the product G among the plurality of display product rows 12a. The display product line 12a for replenishing the product G is shown in which the product G is replenished, but the present invention is not limited to this. As another example of taking out a specific type of product from a plurality of types of products stored in the product storage unit and replenishing the displayed product line with product G, the stored product is placed on the mounting surface of the storage shelf. A product storage unit, an imaging unit that images the outer peripheral surface of the product G placed on the product storage unit, and a product identification unit that specifies the type of product from the image of the outer peripheral surface of the product imaged by the imaging unit. , A product display device including a storage unit that stores the storage position and the type of the product put into the product storage unit in association with each other in the product storage unit can be considered. In this product display device, the types of products associated with the display product line for replenishing the products are placed in a plurality of products placed on the storage shelf based on the product type and storage position stored in the storage unit. Select from and take out by the product replenishment mechanism and replenish the displayed product line. As a result, similarly to the above-described embodiment, it is possible to handle the case where a plurality of types of products G are displayed.
　１…商品陳列装置、１０…ショーケース、１２…陳列棚、１２ａ…陳列商品列、２０…商品貯蔵部、２１…貯蔵棚、２１ａ…貯蔵商品列、３０…商品補充機構、３３…商品回転機構、３４…撮像部、４０…商品貯蔵室、４０ａ…商品投入口、５０…コントローラ、５１…残数検出部、Ｇ…商品。 1 ... Product display device, 10 ... Showcase, 12 ... Display shelf, 12a ... Display product line, 20 ... Product storage unit, 21 ... Storage shelf, 21a ... Stored product line, 30 ... Product replenishment mechanism, 33 ... Product rotation mechanism , 34 ... Imaging unit, 40 ... Product storage room, 40a ... Product input port, 50 ... Controller, 51 ... Remaining number detection unit, G ... Product.

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  1. 　複数の商品が陳列される陳列部と、
    　前記陳列部の背面側に設けられ、前記陳列部に陳列される商品を貯蔵する商品貯蔵部と、
    　前記陳列部と前記商品貯蔵部との間に設けられ、前記商品貯蔵部に貯蔵された商品を取り出すとともに、取り出した商品を背面側から前記陳列部に補充する商品補充機構と、
    　前記陳列部に陳列されている商品の残数を検出する残数検出部と、
    　前記残数検出部によって前記陳列部に載置された商品の残数が所定の残数以下となった状態を検出した場合に、前記商品補充機構によって前記商品貯蔵部に貯蔵された商品を取り出して前記陳列部に陳列する商品補充制御部と、を備えた
    　商品陳列装置。     A display section where multiple products are displayed, and
    A product storage unit provided on the back side of the display unit and storing products displayed on the display unit, and a product storage unit.
    A product replenishment mechanism provided between the display unit and the product storage unit, which takes out the products stored in the product storage unit and replenishes the removed products from the back side to the display unit.
    A remaining number detection unit that detects the remaining number of products displayed in the display unit, and
    When the remaining number detecting unit detects a state in which the remaining number of products placed on the display unit is equal to or less than a predetermined remaining number, the product replenishment mechanism takes out the products stored in the product storage unit. A product display device including a product replenishment control unit for displaying in the display unit.
  2. 　前記商品補充機構によって前記商品貯蔵部に貯蔵された商品を取り出して陳列部に陳列する際に、商品における所定の部分をショーケースの正面側に向ける陳列方向調整部を備えた
    　請求項１に記載の商品陳列装置。     The first aspect of claim 1 is provided with a display direction adjusting unit for directing a predetermined part of the product toward the front side of the showcase when the product stored in the product storage unit is taken out by the product replenishment mechanism and displayed on the display unit. Product display device.
  3. 　前記陳列方向調整部は、前記商品補充機構に設けられ、前記商品貯蔵部から取り出した商品を回転させる商品回転機構と、前記商品回転機構によって回転している商品の外周面を撮像する撮像部と、前記商品回転機構によって回転している商品の外周面を前記撮像部によって撮像することで、商品における所定の部分を特定する特定部と、を有している
    　請求項２に記載の商品陳列装置。     The display direction adjusting unit is provided in the product replenishment mechanism, and includes a product rotation mechanism that rotates the product taken out from the product storage unit and an imaging unit that images the outer peripheral surface of the product that is rotating by the product rotation mechanism. The product display device according to claim 2, further comprising a specific portion that identifies a predetermined portion of the product by imaging the outer peripheral surface of the product that is rotating by the product rotation mechanism with the imaging unit. ..
  4. 　前記陳列部には、同一種類の複数の商品が前後方向に並ぶ複数の陳列商品列が設けられ、
    　前記商品貯蔵部は、前記陳列部に陳列する商品を貯蔵する貯蔵棚に設けられ、前記陳列部に陳列される商品の種類ごとに商品を貯蔵する複数の貯蔵商品列を有し、
    　前記商品補充制御部は、複数の前記陳列商品列のそれぞれと、複数の前記貯蔵商品列のいずれかと、を対応付けて記憶し、
    　前記商品補充機構は、複数の前記陳列商品列のうち商品を補充する前記陳列商品列に対応付けられた前記貯蔵商品列に貯蔵されている商品を取り出して、補充する前記陳列商品列に商品を補充する
    　請求項１乃至３のいずれかに記載の商品陳列装置。     The display unit is provided with a plurality of display product rows in which a plurality of products of the same type are arranged in the front-rear direction.
    The product storage unit is provided on a storage shelf for storing products displayed in the display unit, and has a plurality of storage product rows for storing products for each type of products displayed in the display unit.
    The product replenishment control unit stores each of the plurality of displayed product rows and any one of the plurality of stored product rows in association with each other.
    The merchandise replenishment mechanism takes out the merchandise stored in the stored merchandise line associated with the displayed merchandise line that replenishes the merchandise from the plurality of displayed merchandise lines, and puts the merchandise in the displayed merchandise line to be replenished. The product display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 to be supplemented.
  5. 　前記商品貯蔵部に貯蔵する商品の外周面を撮像して商品の種類を特定する商品特定部を備え、
    　前記陳列部には、同一種類の複数の商品が前後方向に並ぶ複数の陳列商品列が設けられ、
    　前記商品補充制御部は、前記商品貯蔵部に貯蔵する商品を、前記商品特定部によって特定された種類と、前記商品貯蔵部における貯蔵位置と、を対応付けて記憶し、
    　前記商品補充機構は、複数の前記陳列商品列のうち商品を補充する前記陳列商品列に対応付けられた種類の商品を、前記商品貯蔵部の貯蔵位置から取り出して、前記陳列商品列に補充する
    　請求項１乃至３のいずれかに記載の商品陳列装置。     It is provided with a product identification unit that identifies the type of product by imaging the outer peripheral surface of the product stored in the product storage unit.
    The display unit is provided with a plurality of display product rows in which a plurality of products of the same type are arranged in the front-rear direction.
    The product replenishment control unit stores the products stored in the product storage unit in association with the type specified by the product identification unit and the storage position in the product storage unit.
    The product replenishment mechanism takes out a product of the type associated with the displayed product line for replenishing the product from the plurality of displayed product lines from the storage position of the product storage unit and replenishes the displayed product line. The product display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
  6. 　前記陳列部の背面側には、前記商品貯蔵部が配置され、前記陳列部と一体に形成された商品貯蔵室が設けられ、
    　前記商品貯蔵室の背面側には、前記商品貯蔵室の外側から前記商品貯蔵部に商品を投入可能な商品投入口が設けられている
    　請求項１乃至５のいずれかに記載の商品陳列装置。     On the back side of the display unit, the product storage unit is arranged, and a product storage room integrally formed with the display unit is provided.
    The product display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a product input port capable of inputting products into the product storage unit is provided on the back side of the product storage room from the outside of the product storage room.
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