JP2011030632A - Hung type commodity display furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hung type commodity display furniture capable of securing visibility of a panel unit for displaying commodity samples. <P>SOLUTION: The hung type commodity display furniture has an accommodating body (2) for accommodating cigarette packs and the panel unit (18) arranged in the front face side of the accommodating body (2) for displaying the samples of the cigarette packs and is characterized in that the panel unit (18) is supported by the accommodating body (2) via a hinge (28), so that a link arm (30) and an inclining angle to the accommodating body (2) can be adjusted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hanging-type product display fixture suitable for products such as cigarette packs.

  When cigarette packs are sold at stores such as convenience stores and kiosks, cigarette packs are generally stored for each brand in a display shelf behind the cash register (see, for example, FIG. 15 of Patent Document 1). The clerk takes out the cigarette pack of the brand specified by the customer from the display shelf and sells it to the customer.

JP 2007-307244 JP

The advantage of stores such as convenience stores and kiosks is that they have a wide variety of products. Therefore, the number of product types required for stores tends to increase more and more.
However, since the floor area of the store described above is relatively small, it is already in a limit state to further increase the number of products handled. For this reason, it is conceivable to use a hanging-type product display fixture for selling products such as cigarette packs. Specifically, this type of commodity display fixture includes a container for accommodating a multi-brand cigarette pack therein, and the front surface of the container is configured as a panel unit displaying a sample of the commodity.

  In this case, the customer can specify the brand of the cigarette pack from the sample of the panel unit, while the store clerk can take out the cigarette pack of the brand specified by the customer from the product display fixture and sell it to the customer. That is, depending on the hanging height of the panel unit and the position of the surrounding illumination lamp, it may be difficult for the customer to see the sample of the panel unit.

  The present invention has been made based on the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hanging-type product display fixture that allows a customer to easily see a sample of a product.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the hanging type commodity display fixture of the present invention accommodates various kinds of goods, a container capable of taking out the accommodated goods from the back surface, A suspension device that can adjust the suspension position, a panel unit that is provided on the front surface of the container, displays a sample of the product, and supports the panel unit so that it can tilt downward with respect to the container. And a tilting device capable of adjusting the tilting angle.

According to the above-mentioned commodity display fixture, due to the height position of the panel unit, reflection of light from the panel unit, etc., when it is difficult for the customer to see the sample of the product, by adjusting the tilt angle of the panel unit, Product sample visibility is improved.
Specifically, the tilting device is spanned between a support shaft that rotatably supports either the lower end or the upper end of the panel unit on the container, and the container and the panel unit. And a concatenating element for determining (Claim 2).

For example, the support shaft is realized by a hinge connecting the lower end of the panel unit and the container (Claim 3), and in this case, a link arm (Claim 4) or an extendable rod member (Claim 5) is used as a connecting element. The link arm has an upper end pivotally connected to the housing and a lower end connected at a selected position of the panel unit.
When the connecting element is a rod member that can be expanded and contracted, it is preferable that the hinge is attached to the container so that the distance between the hinge axis and the container can be adjusted.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the above-mentioned commodity display fixture further includes a safety device for determining the allowable maximum tilt angle of the panel unit (Claim 7). In this case, the tilt device fails and the panel unit is supported. Even if it tilts downward around the axis, the tilt is stopped at the maximum allowable tilt angle, and the panel unit does not hang down from the support shaft.
On the other hand, the support shaft described above may be configured such that the upper end of the panel unit is rotatably connected to a bracket extending from the front surface of the container.

  Since the panel display unit of the product display fixtures of claims 1-6 can be tilted, the customer can easily see the sample of the product simply by adjusting the tilt angle of the panel unit, and the product can be easily selected. It becomes. Since the commodity display fixture of claim 7 is provided with a safety device, even if the tilting device breaks down and the panel unit tilts downward and falls, the panel unit can be tilted to the maximum allowable tilt. It can be limited to corners, and the panel unit will not accidentally collide with the surroundings. Furthermore, in the case of the commodity display fixture according to the eighth aspect, the panel unit tilts around the upper end thereof, so that the above-described safety device becomes unnecessary.

It is the perspective view which showed the goods display fixture of one Example. It is a side view of the product display fixture of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state by which the panel unit of the commodity display fixture of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of a goods display fixture, (a) shows the expansion-contraction rod replaced with the link arm of FIG. 3, (b) shows the hinge replaced with the hinge of FIG. It is the schematic which shows the other modification of goods display fixtures.

  The hanging-type commodity display fixture of FIG. 1 includes a container 2, which extends in the horizontal direction and has a box shape, and only the back surface thereof is opened. For example, three suspension tools 4 are provided on the upper surface of the container 2, and these suspension tools 4 are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the container 2, that is, in the horizontal direction. Each of the containers 2 extends upward from the upper surface of the container 2 so that the container 2 can be suspended from the ceiling of the store.

Since each hanging tool 4 has the same structure, its structure will be described below with a focus on one lifting tool 4.
The hanging tool 4 has a pair of parallel prisms 6, which are separated from each other in the depth direction of the container 2. The lower ends of the pair of prisms 6 are connected to the upper surface of the housing 2 via the lower mounting plate 8, while the upper ends thereof are connected to each other via the upper mounting plate 10. The upper mounting plate 10 is used for fixing the hanging tool 4 to the ceiling of the store.

  More specifically, each prism 6 comprises an outer prism on the upper mounting plate 10 side and an inner prism on the lower mounting side 8, and the upper part of the inner prism is slidably inserted into the outer prism. . Therefore, the prism 6 can be expanded and contracted in the vertical direction by inserting and pulling out the inner prism to the outer prism, and the outer and inner prisms are connected to each other by the connecting bolt 12 at a desired expansion / contraction position. Thus, the length of the prism 6, that is, the suspension position of the container 2 can be adjusted. The outer prisms of the pair of prisms 6 are connected to each other via a cross beam 14.

Various kinds of cigarette packs (not shown) are accommodated in the container 2 for each brand. Specifically, as schematically shown only by the broken line in FIG. 2, a large number of magazines 16 are arranged in the container 2, and cigarette packs of the same brand are respectively accommodated in these magazines 16. Yes.
The magazine 16 in the container 2 forms a number of magazine rows arranged adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the container 2, that is, in the horizontal direction, while each magazine row extends along the depth direction of the container 2. The magazines 16 have a cigarette pack take-out port at the lower end thereof, and these take-out ports open toward the back side of the container 2.

  On the other hand, a panel unit 18 is disposed on the front surface of the container 2, and the panel unit 18 has a size that substantially covers the front surface of the container 2. In the panel unit 18, left and right product sample display areas 20 and 22 and an advertisement area 24 between the product sample display areas 20 and 22 are secured. A large number of pockets 26 are arranged in the product sample display areas 20 and 22, and a sample (not shown) for each brand of cigarette pack in the container 2 can be held in each pocket 26. The advertisement area 24 is used for attaching a poster or the like of a new product.

Samples and posters in the product sample display areas 20 and 22 are visible through a transparent front cover (not shown) of the panel unit 18, and a backlight (not shown) is provided in the panel unit 18 to improve the visibility. Not arranged).
The panel unit 18 described above is attached to the container 2 via a tilting device, and this tilting device will be described below.

The tilting device includes a support shaft that connects the lower end edge of the panel unit 18 to the bottom of the container 2, specifically, a plurality of hinges 28, which have a horizontal hinge axis. Therefore, the panel unit 18 is supported with respect to the container 2 so as to be tilted in the vertical direction about the hinge 28, that is, to be rotatable.
In addition, a pair of link arms 30 as connecting elements are bridged between the panel unit 18 and the container 2, and the panel unit 18 is connected to the container 2 via these link arms 30. Specifically, the pair of link arms 30 are arranged on both side surfaces of the container 2, and the upper ends of the link arms 30 are pivotally attached to the upper part of the side surface of the container 2 via pins 32, The lower end of the link arm 30 is connected to the side surface of the panel unit 18 via a connecting bolt 34 and a nut (not shown). In order to allow the connection bolt 34 to be inserted, a plurality of, for example, three insertion holes 36 are formed on the side surface of the panel unit 18, and the insertion holes 36 are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction.

In the state shown in FIG. 2, the connecting bolt 34 is inserted into the lowest insertion hole 36 to connect the link arm 30 to the panel unit 18, and in this case, the panel unit 18 is a vertical parallel to the front surface of the container 2. It is positioned in the posture (tilt angle 0).
However, when the connecting bolt 34 is inserted through the uppermost insertion hole 36 and the link arm 30 is connected to the panel unit 18, the panel unit 18 is centered on the hinge 28 as shown in FIG. When tilting forward and downward, the vertical posture of FIG. 2 is changed to the first inclined posture (first tilt angle), and the connecting bolt 34 is inserted into the insertion hole 36 at the intermediate position, the panel unit 18 is It is positioned at a second inclined posture (second tilt angle) intermediate between the one inclined posture and the vertical posture.

As described above, since the posture of the panel unit 18 can be selected from the vertical posture, the first inclined posture, and the second inclined posture, the visibility of the panel unit 18 due to the suspended position and the reflected light from the front cover thereof is improved. In order to eliminate the badness, the panel unit 18 can be easily viewed from the customer, which greatly contributes to the sale of cigarette packs.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, the panel unit 18 is connected to the container 2 via a chain 38 as a safety device. Although this chain 38 has a sufficient length that allows the panel unit 18 to tilt, the chain unit 38 prevents the panel unit 18 from tilting further downward, for example, exceeding a horizontal posture (allowable maximum tilt angle). .

If such a chain 38 is provided, the connection between the link arm 30 and the panel unit 18 by the connecting bolt 34 described above is released, and the panel unit 18 can freely rotate around the hinge 28. Even if it becomes the state, the panel unit 18 does not tilt downward beyond the horizontal posture, and collision with surrounding objects can be avoided.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.

For example, instead of the hinge 28, a rotation shaft that rotatably supports the panel unit 18 on the container 2 may be used.
Further, if the air or oil damper type expansion / contraction rod 40 is used as the connecting element as shown in FIG. 4A, the tilt angle of the panel unit 18 can be adjusted steplessly. In this case, if the distance between the hinge axis of the hinge 28 and the container 2 is adjustable, as is apparent from the hinge 28 shown by the solid line and the two-dot chain line in FIG. The depth (length in the front-rear direction) of the product display fixture can be varied.

Specifically, the hinge 28 has an extendable attachment part with respect to the container 2, has a plurality of attachment positions, or by providing an extension member between the hinge 28 and the container 2, The distance between the hinge axis and the container 2 can be adjusted.
On the other hand, as schematically shown in FIG. 5, the container 2 has a pair of brackets 42 extending forward from the upper ends thereof, and the upper ends of the panel unit 18 are connected to these brackets 42 via support shafts 44. May be pivotally connected. In this case, connecting elements such as the chain 46 or the above-described link arm 30 and the telescopic rod 40 are bridged between the panel unit 18 and the container 2. Such a connecting element can hold the panel unit 18 at a desired tilt angle. Even if the chain 46 or the link arm 30 is detached or the telescopic rod is broken, the panel unit 18 is merely suspended from the bracket 42, and the panel unit can be provided without providing a safety device as described above. 18 does not collide with the surroundings.

  Furthermore, the goods accommodated in the container 2 are not limited to cigarette packs, and the configuration of the panel unit 18 can also be arbitrarily changed.

2 Container 4 Suspension 18 Panel unit 28 Hinge (support shaft)
30 Link arm (joint element)
34 Connecting bolt 36 Insertion hole 38 Chain (safety device)
40 Telescopic rod (joint element)
42 Bracket 44 Support shaft 46 Chain (connecting element)

Claims (8)

A container that accommodates a variety of products, and that can be taken out from the back,
A hanging tool capable of hanging the container and adjusting a suspension position of the container;
A panel unit provided on the front surface of the container and displaying a sample of the product;
A hanging type product display fixture comprising: a tilting device capable of tilting the panel unit while adjusting the tilting angle of the panel unit while supporting the panel unit to be tiltable downward. The tilting device is
A support shaft that rotatably supports either the lower end or the upper end of the panel unit with respect to the container;
The hanging-type product display fixture according to claim 1, further comprising a connecting element that spans between the container and the panel unit and determines a tilt angle of the panel unit.   The hanging-type product display fixture according to claim 2, wherein the support shaft is a hinge connecting the lower end of the panel unit and the container.   The connecting element includes a link arm, and the link arm has an upper end rotatably connected to the container and a lower end connected at a selected position of the panel unit. Item 4. A hanging-type commodity display fixture according to item 3.   The hanging-type product display fixture according to claim 3, wherein the connecting element is a rod member that can be expanded and contracted.   6. The hanging type commodity display fixture according to claim 5, wherein the hinge is attached to the container so that a distance between the hinge axis and the container is adjustable.   The hanging type product display fixture according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a safety device that determines an allowable maximum tilt angle of the panel unit.   The hanging-type commodity display fixture according to claim 2, wherein the support shaft has a top end of the panel unit rotatably connected to a bracket extending from a front surface of the container.

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