Product display rack

Abstract

To more smoothly advance replenishing work in a product display rack in which a product stored on a slide base is pushed forward by a pressing body.SOLUTION: Provided is a product display rack, in which a slide base 23 is pulled out in a front direction from a storage posture on a rear side to a replenishment posture on the front side, a locking part 53 of a pressing body 24 is locked to a locked part 29 of the slide base 23, and the pressing body 24 is automatically displaced to a rear position along a guide mechanism 25 on the slide base 23 while resisting the energizing force of a spring member 26. A slide rail 21 is provided with a lock mechanism 62 for maintaining the slide base 23 in the replenishing attitude.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a product display shelf for storing and displaying products in rows. [Background technology]

[0002] The product display shelf according to the present invention includes a support member fixed to a support column, a slide base supported on the support member so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, a pressing body provided on the slide base for pushing products forward, and a spring member for biasing the pressing body forward. A product display shelf having a similar configuration is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1. In the product display shelf of Patent Document 1, when one of the products displayed on the slide base is removed, the remaining products are pushed forward by the pressing body receiving the biasing force of the spring member, and the vacant space created by the removed product is filled with the remaining products. Therefore, if the product located at the front end on the slide base is always removed, the order in which the products are refilled and the order in which the products are removed can be perfectly matched, and the products can be removed in order in a so-called first-in, first-out manner. It is also possible to prevent the order in which the products are refilled and the order in which the products are removed from being mismatched, and to prevent products that have expired or are past their expiration date from being provided. A similar product display shelf is also found in Patent Document 2. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3227572 [Patent Document 2] Utility Model Registration No. 2569516 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the product display shelf of Patent Document 1, when replenishing products, the worker pulls out the slide base forward, then moves the pressing body to the rear position against the biasing force of the spring member, creates a space between the innermost product and the pressing body, and then stores the product in the space. Therefore, during the replenishing work, the worker needs to keep the pressing body in the rear position against the biasing force of the spring member, and there is room for improvement in that maintaining the pressing body is cumbersome and the replenishing work cannot be carried out with one hand.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to enable smoother restocking operations in a product display shelf in which products stored on a slide base are pushed forward by a pressing body. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The product display shelf according to the present invention includes a support member 20, a fixed rail 32 installed on the support member 20, a slide rail 21 including a movable rail 33 configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction relative to the fixed rail 32, a slide base 23 configured to be movable in the front-rear direction relative to the support member 20 between a storage position on the rear side and a replenishing position on the front side via the slide rail 21, a pressing body 24 configured to be movable in the front-rear direction between a front position closer to the front on the slide base 23 and a rear position closer to the rear on the slide base 23 and pressing forward a product 22 placed on the slide base 23, a guide mechanism 25 that guides the pressing body 24 in the front-rear direction, and a spring member 26 that urges the pressing body 24 forward along the guide mechanism 25. An engaging portion 53 is formed on the pressing body 24, and an engaged portion 29 to which the engaging portion 53 is engaged is formed on the front portion of the support member 20. When the slide base 23 is pulled forward from the storage position to the refill position, the locking portion 53 is locked to the locked portion 29, and the pressing body 24 is displaced to a rear position on the slide base 23 along the guide mechanism 25 against the biasing force of the spring member 26.

[0007] The spring member 26 is a power spring including a spiral coil-shaped power spring portion 55 and a case 49 that houses the power spring portion 55. The case 49 is provided on the pressing body 24, and an end portion 55b of the power spring portion 55 is fixed to the front end of the slide base 23. The slide rail 21 is provided with a lock mechanism 62 for maintaining the slide base 23 in the refilling position.

[0008] The lock mechanism 62 has an operating shaft 63 attached to the movable rail 33, an operating lever 64 formed at the front end of the operating shaft 63 for rotating the operating shaft 63, and an operating piece 65 formed at the rear end of the operating shaft 63 for rotating in response to the rotation of the operating shaft 63. With the slide base 23 in the supplementary position and the movable rail 33 pulled out from the fixed rail 32, the operating lever 64 is rotated to cause the operating piece 65 to engage with the front end of the fixed rail 32, preventing the slide base 23 from being displaced to the stored position.

[0009] With the slide base 23 in the storage position and the movable rail 33 pulled into the fixed rail 32, the operating lever 64 is rotated to cause the operating piece 65 to engage with an engaging piece 67 formed on the fixed rail 32, thereby preventing the slide base 23 from being displaced to the refilling position. Effect of the Invention

[0010] In the product display shelf of the present invention, when the slide base 23 is pulled forward from the storage position to the replenishing position, the locking portion 53 is locked to the locked portion 29, and the pressing body 24 is displaced to the rear position along the guide mechanism 25 on the slide base 23 against the biasing force of the spring member 26. In this way, when replenishing the products 22, the worker can automatically displace the pressing body 24 to the rear position and maintain the pressing body 24 at the rear position by simply pulling the slide base 23 to the replenishing position and maintaining the slide base 23 in the replenishing position. This eliminates the need for the worker to displace the pressing body 24 to the rear position or to maintain the pressing body 24 at the rear position when replenishing the products 22, and allows the replenishing work of the products 22 to proceed more smoothly. Instead of maintaining the pressing body 24 with one hand and replenishing the products 22 with the other hand, the replenishing work of the products 22 can be proceeded with both hands, which also allows the replenishing work of the products 22 to proceed more smoothly.

[0011] In a configuration in which the spring member 26 is a power spring, the case 49 housing the power spring portion 55 is fixed to the pressing body 24, and the terminal end portion 55b of the power spring portion 55 is fixed to the front end of the slide base 23, if the biasing force of the spring member 26 is large, the biasing force may cause the slide base 23 to inadvertently move from the replenishment position on the front side to the storage position on the rear side, and when the slide base 23 moves from the replenishment position to the storage position in this manner, the biasing force of the spring member 26 may cause the pressing body 24 to inadvertently displace forward from its front-rear position. For this reason, when the above-mentioned configuration of the spring member 26 is adopted, the worker is required to perform the work of replenishing the products 22 while maintaining the slide base 23 in the replenishing position, which is disadvantageous in that the maintenance work of the slide base 23 is cumbersome. Therefore, if a locking mechanism 62 for maintaining the slide base 23 in the replenishing position is provided on the slide rail 21 as in the present invention, it is possible to reliably prevent the slide base 23 from inadvertently moving to the storage position, as well as the pressing body 24 from inadvertently displacing forward, so that the worker can proceed with the replenishing work of the products 22 with both hands, and the replenishing work of the products 22 can be carried out more smoothly.

[0012] The lock mechanism 62 has an operating shaft 63 extending in the front-rear direction along the movable rail 33, an operating lever 64 formed at the front end of the operating shaft 63 for rotating the operating shaft 63, and an operating piece 65 formed at the rear end of the operating shaft 63 for rotating in response to the rotation of the operating shaft 63. With the slide base 23 in the refilling position and the movable rail 33 pulled out from the fixed rail 32, the operating lever 64 is rotated to engage the operating piece 65 with the front end of the fixed rail 32, preventing the slide base 23 from shifting to the storage position. With this, the lock mechanism 62 can be turned on and the slide base 23 can be maintained in the refilling position by a single operation of simply rotating the operating lever 64. Therefore, the locking operation of the lock mechanism 62 is easy and not time-consuming, and the refilling work of the products 22 can be smoothly carried out.

[0013] With the slide base 23 in the storage position and the movable rail 33 pulled into the fixed rail 32, the operation lever 64 is rotated to engage the operation piece 65 with the latched piece 67 formed on the fixed rail 32, thereby preventing the slide base 23 from shifting to the refilling position. This allows the slide base 23 to be held in the storage position after the refilling of the products 22, preventing the slide base 23 from accidentally shifting to the refilling position when the products 22 are sold. With a single touch of rotating the operation lever 64, the lock mechanism 62 can be turned on to maintain the slide base 23 in the storage position, and this is also advantageous in that the locking operation is easy. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view of the product display shelf according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the slide base is in a replenishing position and the pressing body is in a rear position. [Diagram 2] 1 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of a refrigerated open showcase to which a product display shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. [Diagram 5] 5 is a vertical sectional side view of the product display shelf, and is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4. [Figure 6] 6 is a vertical sectional front view of a main part of the product display shelf, and is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 5. [Figure 7] 4 is a vertical sectional front view of a main part of the product display shelf, and is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 2A is an exploded perspective view of a pressing body and a spring member which constitute a product display shelf, and FIG. [Figure 10]1A and 1B are explanatory diagrams showing a locking mechanism that constitutes a product display shelf, in which (a) shows the locked state when the slide base is in a storage position, and (b) shows the locked state when the slide base is in a replenishment position. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] (Embodiment) Fig. 1 to Fig. 10 show an embodiment in which the product display shelf according to the present invention is applied to a refrigerated open showcase. In this embodiment, front, rear, left, right, and up and down refer to the crossed arrows shown in Figs. 1 to 3 and the indications of front, rear, left, right, and up and down written near each arrow. As shown in Fig. 2, a refrigerated open showcase (hereinafter, simply referred to as a "showcase") includes a case body 1 made of a heat-insulating box having an opening on the front side, and a base 2 supporting the lower surface of the case body 1. The inside 3 surrounded by the case body 1 is divided into a display room 5 and a circulation passage 6 by an inner case 4 having a U-shape when viewed from the side. In the display room 5 opening to the front, product display shelves 7 for placing products 22 (see Fig. 3) to be displayed are installed in multiple levels in the upper and lower directions. In the showcase in this embodiment, a total of three product display shelves 7 are installed. The products 22 to be displayed include, for example, refrigerated foods.

[0016] The circulation passage 6 is formed in a U-shape in a side view so as to surround the display room 5 from three sides. The circulation passage 6 is provided with a circulation fan 9 for forming an air flow in the passage 6 and an evaporator 10 for cooling the air flowing through the passage 6. A downward air outlet 11 is provided at the upper front end of the circulation passage 6, and an upward air inlet 12 is provided at the lower front end of the passage 6. When the circulation fan 9 is driven, the cold air cooled by the evaporator 10 is blown downward from the air outlet 11 to the air inlet 12, forming an air curtain of cold air in front of the display room 5. This air curtain cools the air in the display room 5 and blocks the intrusion of outside air into the display room 5. A compressor 14, a condenser 15, a condenser fan 16, etc. are installed in a machine room 13 formed in the base 2.

[0017] As shown in Figures 1 and 8, the product display shelf 7 is composed of a support member 20 fixed to a back panel 17 (see Figure 5), a slide rail 21 fixed to the support member 20, a slide base 23 on which a product 22 is placed and which is movable in the front-to-back direction by the slide rail 21, a pressing body 24 which pushes forward the product 22 placed on the slide base 23, a guide mechanism 25 which guides the pressing body 24 in the front-to-back direction, and a spring member 26 which urges the pressing body 24 forward along the guide mechanism 25.

[0018] As shown in Fig. 8, the support member 20 is composed of a pair of left and right brackets 27, 27 that are locked and fixed to the back plate 17, and a connecting plate 28 that is installed between the brackets 27. Hooks 27a, 27b that are locked into locking holes formed in the back plate 17 are formed at the rear end of each bracket 27. As shown in Figs. 1, 6 and 8, a locked portion 29 that is locked to the locking portion 53 of the pressing body 24 is bent upward at the front end of the connecting plate 28. In Fig. 6, reference numeral 30 denotes an arm that connects the brackets 27 and the connecting plate 28.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 8, a slide rail 21 is installed on each of the left and right brackets 27. As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 10(a)(b), each slide rail 21 includes a fixed rail 32 fixed to the bracket 27, a first movable rail 33a (33) configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction relative to the fixed rail 32, and a second movable rail 33b (33) configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction relative to the first movable rail 33a. Each of the fixed rail 32 and the movable rails 33a and 33b is made of a metal elongated body that extends linearly in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 6, the cross sections of the fixed rail 32 and the second movable rail 33b are formed in a "C" shape, and the cross section of the first movable rail 33a is formed in an "E" shape. Inside the fixed rail 32, the first movable rail 33a is held via a ball 35 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. Inside the second movable rail 33b, the first movable rail 33a is held via a ball 36 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. These balls 35 and 36 are held by a retainer (not shown).

[0020] As shown in Figs. 1 and 8, the slide base 23 is composed of a rectangular base body 38 fixed to the second movable rail 33b of the slide rail 21, and a partition plate 39 attached to divide the surface of the base body 38 in the left-right direction. As shown in Figs. 1 and 6, the base body 38 is formed in a hollow box shape that is flat from top to bottom. As shown in Figs. 3 and 8, three partition plates 39 are attached to the base body 38, and four storage passages 40 (40a to 40d) are formed in the left-right direction in the base body 38, in which the products 22 are stored in rows in the front-rear direction. As shown in Fig. 3, a maximum of five products 22 are stored in one storage passage 40. The left-right dimensions of each storage passage 40 are set to be the same. As shown in Fig. 1, a front wall 41 is attached to the front end of the base body 38 to divide the front end of each storage passage 40 and prevent the products 22 from falling. This front wall 41 is made of a card rail that holds price cards that display the prices of the products. The number of storage passages 40 and products 22 stored in the passages 40 are merely examples, and the number of storage passages 40 and products 22 can be changed as appropriate depending on the showcase size and product size.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 3, the storage passage 40 is provided with a pressing body 24 that pushes the products 22 forward through the products 22 located at the rear end of each row. As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 9(a), the pressing body 24 is composed of a runner unit 45 configured to be movable in the front-rear direction along a guide rail 44 formed in the storage passage 40 in the front-rear direction, a pressing plate 46 attached and supported by the runner unit 45, and a guide body 47 that protrudes downward from two positions on the left and right of the pressing plate 46. As shown in FIG. 9(a), the guide rail 44 is a strip material with a U-shaped cross section that has an upward opening and is disposed in the hollow portion of the base main body 38, and rail walls 44a, 44a are respectively provided on the inner upper end inner surfaces of the left and right walls thereof in an opposing manner. As shown in FIG. 7, the guide rail 44 is formed in the center of the left and right direction in each storage passage 40 of the slide base 23. As shown in Figures 9(a) and (b), the runner unit 45 has a slider 48 that is supported by rail walls 44a of the guide rail 44 so as to be able to slide freely in the front-to-rear direction, a spring box (case) 49 that is positioned above the guide rail 44, and a holder 50 that is formed in front of the spring box 49 and supports and fixes the pressure plate 46 in a vertical position, and is composed of a plastic molded product in which the slider 48, spring box 49, and holder 50 are integrally formed.

[0022] 7, guide grooves 52 for guiding and supporting the guide body 47 are formed in the front-rear direction at symmetrical positions on either side of the guide rail 44 of each storage passage 40. As described above, with the guide body 47 inserted into the guide grooves 52, the pressing body 24 is able to move in the front-rear direction while the pressing plate 46 maintains a vertical position by moving the runner unit 45 along the guide rail 44. The lower end of this guide body 47 becomes the locking portion 53 that is locked to the locked portion 29 provided on the connecting plate 28 of the support member 20.

[0023] The guide mechanism 25 in this embodiment is configured by the guide rail 44 and the guide groove 52. As shown in Fig. 3, the guide rail 44 and the guide groove 52 are formed so as to extend from the rear end of the base main body 38 of the slide base 23 to the vicinity of the front side.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 9(a) and (b), the spring member 26 is a constant-load power spring, and includes a spring box 49 constituting the runner unit 45, and a spiral coil-shaped power spring portion 55 housed in the spring box 49. A winding end 55b of the power spring portion 55 is fixed to the front end of the guide rail 44. A pull-out opening 58 communicating with the guide rail 44 is formed at the lower end of the spring box 49, and the end 55b of the power spring portion 55 pulled out from the pull-out opening 58 passes through the guide rail 44 and is connected to a grip piece 59 fixed to the front end of the guide rail 44. A relief recess 60 is formed in the center of the slider 48 to avoid contact with the strip material 55a of the power spring portion 55.

[0025] As described above, the slide base 23 is configured to be movable in the front-rear direction between a rear side storage position (see FIG. 5) and a front side replenishment position (see FIG. 1) relative to the support member 20 via the slide rail 21. In the storage position, the first and second movable rails 33a and 33b of the slide rail 21 are housed in the fixed rail 32 (see FIGS. 5 and 10(a)), and from this storage position, an operator can release a lock mechanism 62 (described later) and hook a finger on the operation lever 64 or the lower part of the base body 38 and pull it toward himself, thereby drawing out the first and second movable rails 33a and 33b from the fixed rail 32 and displacing the slide base 23 to the front side replenishment position (see FIGS. 1 and 10(b)). The pressing body 24 is configured to be movable in the front-rear direction between a front position (see the storage passage 40 (40c) in the third row from the left in FIG. 3) closer to the front on the slide base 23 and a rear position (see the storage passage 40 (40b) in the second row from the left in FIG. 3) closer to the rear along the guide mechanism 25. A forward biasing force is always applied to the pressing body 24 by the biasing force of the spring member 26.

[0026] Each of the right slide rails 21 is provided with a lock mechanism 62 for holding the slide base 23 in the refilling or storage position. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 10(a) and (b), the lock mechanism 62 has an operation shaft 63 attached to the lower end of the second movable rail 33b and extending in the front-rear direction, an operation lever 64 formed at the front end of the operation shaft 63 for rotating the operation shaft 63, and an operation piece 65 formed at the rear end of the operation shaft 63 and rotated in response to the rotation of the operation shaft 63. As shown in FIG. 10(b), the operation shaft 63 is supported by shaft holders 66 formed at the front and rear ends of the second movable rail 33b. Each shaft holder 66 is a cylindrical body and fixed to the lower end of the second movable rail 33b. The operation piece 65 is a hook-shaped metal molded product and is cantilevered toward the circumferential direction of the operation shaft 63. The operation piece 65 is divided into two parts so as to sandwich the rear shaft holder 66.

[0027] As shown in Fig. 10(a), a latched piece 67 is fixed to the rear lower end of the fixed rail 32, and by rotating the operating lever 64 outward (clockwise in Fig. 10(a)) with the slide base 23 in the storage position and the first and second movable rails 33a and 33b retracted into the fixed rail 32, the operating piece 65 is displaced upward to engage with the latched piece 67, thereby preventing the slide base 23 from displacing forward (the slide base 23 from displacing to the refilling position). By rotating the operating lever 64 inward (counterclockwise in Fig. 10(a)) from this state, the operating piece 65 is displaced downward to release the engagement between the operating piece 65 and the latched piece 67, and the slide base 23 can be displaced from the storage position to the refilling position. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10(b), with the slide base 23 in the refilling position and the first and second movable rails 33a and 33b pulled out from the fixed rail 32, the operating lever 64 can be rotated outward (clockwise in FIG. 10(b)) to displace the operating piece 65 upward and engage with the front end of the fixed rail 32, thereby preventing the slide base 23 from being displaced rearward (the slide base 23 from being displaced to the storage position).

[0028] In the product display shelf configured as described above, when the slide base 23 is in the rear storage position and no product 22 is stored in the storage passage 40 of the slide base 23, the pressing plate 46 of the pressing body 24 is in the front position due to the biasing force of the spring member 26 (see the storage passage 40 (40d) on the right side of FIG. 3). Also, the operating piece 65 of the locking mechanism 62 is engaged with the interlocking piece 67 (see FIG. 10(a)). From this state, the operator rotates the operating lever 64 inward to release the engagement between the operating piece 65 and the interlocking piece 67, and then places his or her fingers on the lower part of the base body 38 of the slide base 23 or on the operating lever 64 to pull the slide base 23 forward, whereby the slide base 23 can be moved to the forward replenishing position via the slide rail 21 (see FIG. 1). Furthermore, when the slide base 23 is moved from the storage position on the rear side to the refilling position on the front side in this manner, the pressing body 24 formed on the slide base 23 also moves forward, but as a result of the locking portion 53 formed on the lower end of the guide body 47 of the pressing body 24 engaging with the locked portion 29 formed on the connecting plate 28 of the support member 20, the pressing body 24 is displaced rearward relative to the slide base 23 along the guide mechanism 25, and displaced from the front position to the rear position. In other words, by moving the slide base 23 from the storage position to the refilling position, the pressing body 24 can be automatically displaced from the front position to the rear position.

[0029] When the pressing body 24 is in the rear position, the pressing body 24 is subjected to the biasing force of the spring member 26, and at the same time, the sliding base 23 is subjected to the biasing force of the spring member 26 which tends to displace the sliding base 23 from the replenishment position on the front side to the storage position on the rear side. Therefore, in order to maintain the sliding base 23 in the replenishment position and the pressing body 24 in the rear position, the operating lever 64 of the locking mechanism 62 is rotated outward to engage the operating piece 65 with the front end of the fixed rail 32 of the slide rail 21. This allows the sliding base 23 to be maintained in the replenishment position and the pressing body 24 to be maintained in the rear position, so that the worker can use both hands to proceed with the replenishment work of replenishing the products 22 in the space of the storage passage 40 between the pressing body 24 and the front wall 41 of the base main body 38.

[0030] After replenishing the products 22, the worker rotates the operating lever 64 of the locking mechanism 62 inward to release the engagement between the operating piece 65 and the fixed rail 32, and then moves the slide base 23 toward the storage position on the rear side. When the slide base 23 reaches the storage position, the worker again rotates the operating lever 64 of the locking mechanism 62 outward to engage the operating piece 65 with the locked piece 67. This makes it possible to prevent the slide base 23 from being inadvertently displaced to the replenishing position.

[0031] When the slide base 23 is in the storage position in this manner, the pressing plate 46 of the pressing body 24 receives the biasing force of the spring member 26 and pushes forward the multiple products 22 stored in a front-to-back row in the storage passage 40. For this reason, when the products 22 are sold, each time a customer removes the product 22 located at the forefront from the storage passage 40, the pressing body 24 advances the product 22 stored in the storage passage 40. Therefore, the product 22 can always be positioned at the forefront position where it is easy to remove from the slide base 23.

[0032] As described above, in the product display shelf of this embodiment, when the slide base 23 is pulled forward from the storage position to the replenishing position, the locking portion 53 is locked to the locked portion 29, and the pressing body 24 is displaced to the rear position along the guide mechanism 25 on the slide base 23 against the biasing force of the spring member 26. Therefore, when replenishing the products 22, the worker simply pulls out the slide base 23 to the replenishing position and maintains the slide base 23 in the replenishing position, and the pressing body 24 is automatically displaced to the rear position and maintained at the rear position. This eliminates the need for the worker to displace the pressing body 24 to the rear position or maintain the pressing body 24 at the rear position when replenishing the products 22, and allows the replenishing work of the products 22 to proceed more smoothly. Instead of maintaining the pressing body 24 with one hand and replenishing the products 22 with the other hand, the replenishing work of the products 22 can be proceeded with both hands, which also allows the replenishing work of the products 22 to proceed more smoothly.

[0033] As in this embodiment, when the slide rail 21 is provided with the lock mechanism 62 for maintaining the slide base 23 in the replenishing position, it is possible to reliably prevent the slide base 23 from inadvertently moving to the storage position and the pressing body 24 from inadvertently displacing forward. This allows the worker to use both hands to carry out the replenishing work of the products 22. Also, the replenishing work of the products 22 can be carried out more smoothly.

[0034] The lock mechanism 62 has an operating shaft 63 extending in the front-rear direction along the movable rail 33, an operating lever 64 formed at the front end of the operating shaft 63 for rotating the operating shaft 63, and an operating piece 65 formed at the rear end of the operating shaft 63 for rotating in response to the rotation of the operating shaft 63. With the slide base 23 in the refilling position and the movable rail 33 pulled out from the fixed rail 32, the operating lever 64 is rotated to engage the operating piece 65 with the front end of the fixed rail 32, preventing the slide base 23 from shifting to the storage position. With this, the lock mechanism 62 can be turned on and the slide base 23 can be maintained in the refilling position by a single operation of simply rotating the operating lever 64. Therefore, the locking operation of the lock mechanism 62 is easy and not time-consuming, and the refilling work of the products 22 can be smoothly carried out.

[0035] With the slide base 23 in the storage position and the movable rail 33 pulled into the fixed rail 32, the operation lever 64 is rotated to engage the operation piece 65 with the locked piece 67 formed on the fixed rail 32, preventing the slide base 23 from shifting to the replenishing position, so that the locking mechanism 62 can be given the function of maintaining the slide base 23 in the storage position. This allows the slide base 23 to be maintained in the storage position after the replenishing of the products 22, preventing the slide base 23 from inadvertently shifting to the replenishing position when the products 22 are sold. With a single touch of rotating the operation lever 64, the locking mechanism 62 can be turned on to maintain the slide base 23 in the storage position, and is also excellent in that the locking operation is easy.

[0036] The rotation shaft 63 of the lock mechanism 62 can be biased by a spring member (e.g., a kick spring) so that the operating piece 65 rotates in a direction to engage with the locked piece 67 and the front end of the fixed rail 32. In this case, the operation of moving the slide base 23 from the rear side storage position to the front side supply position is performed by rotating the operating lever 64 against the biasing force of the spring member in a direction to release the engagement state of the operating piece 65 with the locked piece 67, and then moving the slide base 23 forward while maintaining this state. Then, when the operating lever 64 is released in a state in which the first and second movable rails 33a and 33b are drawn out from the fixed rail 32, the operating piece 65 is automatically displaced by the biasing force of the spring member in a direction to engage with the front end of the fixed rail 32, and an engagement state between the operating piece 65 and the front end of the fixed rail 32 is established.

[0037] On the other hand, the operation of moving the slide base 23 from the supply position on the front side to the storage position on the rear side is performed by rotating the operating lever 64 against the biasing force of the spring member in a direction in which the engagement state of the operating piece 65 with the front end of the fixed rail 32 is released, and then, while maintaining this, the slide base 23 is moved rearward. Then, when the operating lever 64 is released with the first and second movable rails 33a and 33b retracted into the fixed rail 32, the operating piece 65 is automatically displaced by the biasing force of the spring member in a direction in which it engages with the locked piece 67, and an engagement state between the operating piece 65 and the locked piece 67 is established. In this way, when the rotating shaft 63 is biased by a spring member, it is possible to automate part of the operation of moving the slide base 23 from the storage position to the supply position or from the supply position to the storage position. [Explanation of symbols]

[0038] 20 Support member 21 Slide rail 22 items 23 Slide Base 24 Pressing body 25 Guide mechanism 26 Spring parts 29 Locked part 32 Fixed rail 33 Movable Rail 33a First movable rail 33b 2nd movable rail 49 Case (Spring box) 53 Locking part 55 Mainspring Section 55b Termination section 62 Locking mechanism 63 Operation axis 64 Operating lever 65 Operation piece 67 Locked piece

Claims

1. A support member (20); A slide rail (21) including a fixed rail (32) installed on a support member (20) and a movable rail (33) configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction relative to the fixed rail (32); a slide base (23) configured to be movable in the front-rear direction between a storage position on the rear side and a replenishment position on the front side with respect to the support member (20) via a slide rail (21); a pressing body (24) configured to be movable in the front-rear direction between a front position on the slide base (23) close to the front and a rear position on the slide base (23) close to the rear, and pressing forward a product (22) placed on the slide base (23); A guide mechanism (25) that guides the pressing body (24) in the front-rear direction; a spring member (26) that biases the pressing body (24) forward along the guide mechanism (25); Equipped with A locking portion (53) is formed on the pressing body (24), and a locked portion (29) to which the locking portion (53) is locked is formed on the front portion of the support member (20), This product display shelf is characterized in that, when the slide base (23) is pulled forward from the storage position to the replenishment position, the locking portion (53) is locked to the locked portion (29), and the pressing body (24) is displaced to a rear position on the slide base (23) along the guide mechanism (25) against the biasing force of the spring member (26).

2. the spring member (26) is a spiral spring including a spiral coil-shaped mainspring portion (55) and a case (49) for housing the mainspring portion (55); A case (49) is provided on the pressing body (24), and a terminal end (55b) of the spring portion (55) is fixed to a front end of the slide base (23), 2. The product display shelf according to claim 1, wherein the slide rail (21) is provided with a locking mechanism (62) for maintaining the slide base (23) in the replenishing position.

3. The lock mechanism (62) has an operating shaft (63) attached to the movable rail (33), an operating lever (64) formed at the front end of the operating shaft (63) for rotating the operating shaft (63), and an operating piece (65) formed at the rear end of the operating shaft (63) for rotating in response to the rotation of the operating shaft (63), 3. A product display shelf as described in claim 2, wherein when the slide base (23) is in a replenishing position and the movable rail (33) is pulled out from the fixed rail (32), the operating lever (64) is rotated to cause the operating piece (65) to engage with the front end of the fixed rail (32), thereby preventing the slide base (23) from being displaced to the storage position.

4. 4. A product display shelf as described in claim 3, wherein when the slide base (23) is in a storage position and the movable rail (33) is pulled into the fixed rail (32), the operating lever (64) is rotated to cause the operating piece (65) to engage with an interlocking piece (67) formed on the fixed rail (32), thereby preventing the slide base (23) from being displaced to the replenishment position.

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