Merchandise display device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a merchandise display device for displaying merchandise on a channel-type merchandise support.

Description

[0001] Product presentation facility

[0002] Description

[0003] The present invention relates to a product presentation device according to claim 1 for presenting products on a product web.

[0004] Goods shelves with self-aligning goods display devices are known in the prior art, with particular reference being made to EP 2 773 242 B1, which relates to a sliding goods shelf with a base structure comprising a pair of supporting elements which support a goods support formed from elongated and horizontal bars.

[0005] Typically, such merchandise display systems display a number of items one behind the other along the shelf. In the store, a customer then manually removes the front item from the shelf. As soon as an item has been removed, the remaining items are automatically pushed along a product line in a feed direction V toward the front by a pusher device until the frontmost item rests against a stop.

[0006] Based on the above-mentioned prior art, the invention is based on

[0007] The aim is to develop an improved, easier-to-use

[0008] To specify a product display device which enables, in particular, improved cooling and / or simpler assembly, in particular due to fewer components.

[0009] The object is achieved by the features of claim 1. Further advantageous features of the invention are specified in the subclaims. The scope of the invention includes all combinations of at least two of the features contained in the claims and / or disclosed in the figures.

[0010] The goods presentation device according to the invention has the following features: a goods support for receiving the goods along a feed direction V from a rear end to a front end of the goods support, a front fixing element arranged at the front end, wherein the fixing element is formed integrally with the goods support, a rear fixing element arranged at the rear end, wherein the fixing element is formed integrally with the goods support, two struts holding the goods support on the rear fixing element, each with a hook section for fastening the struts to a holder, a goods stop arranged on the front fixing element, a pusher device guided along the goods support for advancing the goods in the feed direction V, at least one, preferably two, partition walls laterally delimiting the web of goods,which is designed to adjust the width of the web of material transversely to the feed direction V, wherein the support surface between the struts is at least predominantly, preferably practically completely, designed as a closed surface. Practically completely means that the support surface has a completely closed surface, apart from the liquid drainage openings, which are particularly advantageously provided.

[0011] The design according to the invention not only improves the complexity of the structure of the product presentation device, but also prevents objects from falling through and, in particular when a closed surface is provided made of a material with high thermal conductivity (in particular metals), preferably a metallic material, improves the cooling of the products.

[0012] Accordingly, an advantageous development of the invention is preferred, according to which the product support is formed from sheet metal, in particular rolled or extruded, preferably aluminum. This improves the cooling effect within a shelf formed from the product display device according to the invention, in particular a hanging shelf. At the same time, the product display device has a more valuable appearance, especially when the product lines are empty. The product support is preferably manufactured by aluminum extrusion.

[0013] In a further development of the invention, it is advantageously provided that the product support has at least one bead running continuously in the feed direction V, in particular from the front end to the rear end. The bead reinforces the product support, so that the closed surface of the product support can be made thinner, thus enabling even better heat conduction. At the same time, production becomes more cost-effective, and the weight to be supported by the struts is reduced.

[0014] By having the front and / or rear fixing element with a top surface that corresponds to the shape of the product support, assembly is further simplified and stability is increased.

[0015] A particularly advantageous design for the merchandise display device is one in which the struts are each formed integrally and / or continuously from a single material, preferably steel. Thus, the struts can be designed as delicate steel strips or steel sheets, with the struts being positioned vertically. This improves the supporting effect of the struts for the merchandise support.

[0016] According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the pusher device is advantageously provided with a pusher element having a pusher wall and two guide legs that laterally encompass the product support. This, in turn, simplifies the installation of the pusher device on the product support, with the pusher device being guided along the product support in a sliding manner. The system is thus suitable for continuous use, even under extreme conditions. In particular, the guide legs are integrally formed on the pusher wall. Furthermore, it is preferred if the guide legs extend orthogonally to the pusher wall or along the feed direction V.

[0017] A particularly useful embodiment is one in which a locking element for locking the pusher device, in particular the pusher element, is arranged at the rear end, particularly in the groove. The locking element can preferably be designed as a snap-in device, into which the pusher element snaps when pressed and disengages again when pressed again. This greatly simplifies the operator's loading of the merchandise display device with goods without compromising the space available for goods.

[0018] It is further preferred if lighting means are arranged along and / or in the bead, in particular activated by the locking element. The lighting means can be designed, in particular, as LED strips. This measure not only improves the aesthetics of the product display device but also, in particular, facilitates filling.

[0019] According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the versatility of the goods presentation device is expanded in that the partition wall has a front-side guide element and a rear-side guide element for guiding the partition wall, wherein the front-side guide element runs in particular through the front-side fixing element and the rear-side guide element runs in particular through the rear fixing element, in particular in each case transversely to the feed direction V.

[0020] In an advantageous development of the invention, the pusher device has two wheels rolling on the product support, in particular on each side of the groove. In this way, the pusher device runs much more smoothly, so that an actuating element, in particular a spring, can be made less powerful and long-term operation is ensured. Filling the product presentation device is also simplified. According to a particularly space-saving embodiment of the present invention, it is advantageously provided that the pusher device has a roller spring that rolls in the groove, in particular one that is suspended. Further advantages, features, and details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments and from the drawings. These show schematically in:

[0021] Figure 1: an embodiment of the inventive

[0022] Product presentation device in exploded view,

[0023] Figure 2 : the embodiment according to Figure 1 in the assembled state in a perspective view,

[0024] Figure 3 : the embodiment according to the invention in a front view with retracted partition walls and

[0025] Figure 4: the embodiment according to the invention in a front view with the partition walls extended to their maximum extent.

[0026] In the figures, components with the same or similar function are marked with the same reference numerals.

[0027] The goods presentation device 1 is composed of the following elements as shown in Figures 1-4:

[0028] A material web 2 made of an aluminum sheet with a bead 17 is formed integrally at a rear end 4 with a rear fixing element 6 and at a front end 5 with a front fixing element 7.

[0029] The fixing elements 6, 7 are shaped in cross-section according to the cross-section of the goods support 3.

[0030] Furthermore, the fixing elements 6, 7 have guide channels 24, 24', in particular arranged at the rear end 4 and the front end 5. The guide channels 24, 24' run transversely to a feed direction V of the goods, in particular completely through the fixing elements 6, 7.

[0031] A merchandise stop 10 is fixed, preferably screwed, to the front fixing element 7. The merchandise stop 10 is preferably designed as a plate-shaped, in particular transparent, element.

[0032] Struts 8 are fixed to each side of the rear fixing element 6, which is formed integrally with the goods support 3, and each has a hook section 9 at the rear end 4. By means of the hook sections 9, the struts 8 are fastened, preferably suspended, to a corresponding holder of a hanging shelf.

[0033] In addition to the fixation of the struts 8 to the rear fixing element 6, the struts 8 support the goods support 3 in that side wings 25, 25' of the goods support 3 rest at least partially, in particular predominantly, preferably completely, on the struts 8. The side wings 25, 25' preferably run continuously over the entire length of the goods support 3, each to the side of the bead 17. The side wings 25, 25' simultaneously serve as support and sliding surfaces for the goods resting on the goods support 3.

[0034] The struts 8 are preferably formed in one piece and / or continuously from one material, preferably steel.

[0035] A pusher element 13 of a pusher device 11 is connected to the goods support 3. The connection is established by the pusher element 13 having guide legs 16 on an underside of the pusher element 13, which guide legs laterally encompass the goods support 3 at the side wings 25, 25'. The pusher element 13 can be displaced along the goods support 3 in the feed direction V and counter to the feed direction V, wherein the guide legs 16 are slidably guided along the side wings 25, 25'. The guide legs 16 are preferably formed on a pusher wall 14 of the pusher element 13 and run orthogonally to the pusher wall 14.

[0036] To improve the mobility of the pusher element 13, the pusher element 13 has two wheels 15, which, in addition to the guide legs 16, can serve to guide the pusher element 13. The wheels 15 preferably roll along the side wings 25, 25'.

[0037] Furthermore, the pusher device 11 has a roller spring 21, which is secured to the front-side fixing element 7 by means of an angled fixing end. The roller spring 21 is mounted in a freely suspended manner on a rear side of the pusher wall 14, in particular in a corresponding pocket. The pusher element 13 can thus only be displaced from the front end 5 to the rear end 4 against the spring force of the roller spring 21.

[0038] To facilitate filling the goods display device 1 with goods, a locking element is preferably arranged at the rear end 4, into which the pusher element 13 can be locked. The locking element is preferably designed as a pressure snap, so that the pusher element 13 can be locked by pressing against the pressure snap and can be released again by applying further pressure.

[0039] The rolling spring 21 is preferably arranged such that the unrolled region of the rolling spring 21 rolls in the bead 17.

[0040] Finally, partition walls 12, 12' are each pushed into the correspondingly extending and arranged guide channels 24, 24' by means of a front guide element 19 and a rear guide element 20. The guide elements 19, 20 of the partition wall 12 are offset from the guide channels 19, 20 of the partition wall 12' so that the guide elements 19, 20 can be guided in different guide channels 24, 24'.

[0041] The partition walls 12, 12' furthermore have an L-shaped shoulder 22, each of which points in the direction of the goods support 3 and whose shoulder surface preferably extends from the rear end 4 to the front end 5. The shoulder 22 is preferably aligned with the side wings 25, 25' and, together with the side wings 25, 25', forms a support surface and sliding surface for the goods.

[0042] List of reference symbols

[0043] 1 product presentation device

[0044] 2 Material web

[0045] 3 circulation of goods

[0046] 4 rear end

[0047] 5 front end

[0048] 6 rear fixing element

[0049] 7 front fixing element

[0050] 8 struts

[0051] 9 Hook section

[0052] 10 Goods stop

[0053] 11 Pusher device

[0054] 12, 12' partition walls

[0055] 13 Pusher element

[0056] 14 Pusher wall

[0057] 15 wheels

[0058] 16 guide legs

[0059] 17 bead

[0060] 19 front guide element

[0061] 20 rear guide element

[0062] 21 Roller spring

[0063] 22 L-shaped heel

[0064] 24, 24' guide channels

[0065] 25, 25' side wings

[0066] V feed direction

Claims

Patent claims 1 . Goods presentation device ( 1 ) for presenting goods on a product web ( 2 ) with: a product support ( 3 ) for receiving the goods along a feed direction (V) from a rear end ( 4 ) to a front end ( 5 ) of the product support ( 3 ), a rear fixing element ( 6 ) arranged at the rear end ( 4 ), wherein the fixing element ( 6 ) is formed in one piece with the product support ( 3 ), a front fixing element ( 6 ) arranged at the front end ( 5 ) Fixing element (7), wherein the fixing element (7) is formed in one piece with the goods support (3), two struts (8) holding the goods support (3) on the rear fixing element (6), each with a hook section (9) for Fastening of the struts (8) to a holder, a goods stop (10) arranged on the front-side fixing element (7), a pusher device (11) guided along the goods support (3) for advancing the goods in the feed direction (V), at least one, preferably two, partition walls (12, 12') laterally delimiting the web of goods (2), which partition walls are designed to be adjustable transversely to the feed direction (V) to set a width of the web of goods (2), wherein the goods support (3) between the struts (8) is designed at least predominantly, preferably practically completely, as a closed surface.

2. Goods presentation device according to claim 1, wherein the goods support (3) consists of, in particular, rolled or extruded sheet metal, preferably aluminum.

3. Goods presentation device according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the goods support (3) has at least one bead (17) running continuously in the feed direction (V), in particular from the front end (5) to the rear end (4).

4. Goods presentation device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the front fixing element (7) and / or the rear fixing element (6) has an upper side corresponding to the shape of the goods support (3).

5. Goods presentation device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the struts (8) are each formed in one piece and / or continuously from one material, preferably steel.

6. Goods presentation device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the pusher device (11) has a pusher element (13) with a pusher wall (14) and two guide legs (16) which laterally encompass the goods support (3), in particular are formed on the pusher wall (14) and preferably run orthogonally to the pusher wall (14).

7. Goods presentation device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a locking element for locking the pusher device (11), in particular the pusher element (13), is arranged at the rear end (4), in particular in the bead (17).

8. Goods presentation device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein lighting means are arranged along and / or in the bead (17), in particular actuated by means of the locking element.

9. Goods display device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the partition wall (12, 12') has a front-side guide element (19) and a rear-side guide element (20) for guiding the partition wall (12, 12') transversely to the feed direction (V), wherein the front-side guide element (19) runs through the front-side fixing element (7) and the rear-side guide element (20) runs through the rear-side fixing element (6).

10. Goods presentation device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the pusher device (11) has two wheels (15) rolling on the goods support (3), in particular each to the side of the bead (17). 1 1. Goods presentation device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the pusher device (1 1) has a roller spring (21) rolling in the bead (17), in particular mounted in a floating manner.

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